WasLost

An interesting video on the power of evil in Rock and Roll. Some might find this far-fetched, but I believe the film and the artists speak for themselves.

http://goodfight.org/goodfight.org/tvad.wmv

WasLost

Boanerges

Waslost I have to tell you my opinion - you can play any type of music and be a satanist- there are evil people in every field of every part of society- from musicians to brainsurgeons- But we know that wouldn't necessarily mean brain sugery was bad. I have stated before that music (in all it's forms ans expressions) was created to worship God- just because ignorant and/or demonized people (I have met both kinds) want to use it for corruption doesn't mean it is all bad- if I use this line of thougth I would be in real trouble as the demonic religions mimic God's ways close enough to cause alot of confusion for some people. I have heard some awesome worship of God come in the form of rock, rap, blues style and many others- don't throw out the proverbial baby with the bathwater.

Banarenth

I think it is easy to find evil in almost anything if you look hard enough and your desire is great enough. The same can be said of good. IMO, music is what you make of it. Both as a listener and as a musician. More often than not, the culure that R&R and Rap musicians follow is filled with drug abuse, sex abuse, and carnal living. I've seen it's effect many time. But that is the effect of the world, not always just the music. Music in any form can be a wonderful thing, and it is your job as a Christian to decide if it is leading you down a bad path. But, I do not believe in wholesale condemnation of any art form.

Struick

The day they start to play rap music in our church would the day I'm leaving.

Struick

Wouldn't you condemn pornographic art?

Boanerges

Brother Striuck I have heard young people who have dedicated their lives to producing rap music that glorifies Christ- the original meaning if r a p was rythem and poetry-of course I can't and will not stand for the obscene garbage that many blast out of some of the car windows I pass There are some preachers who use the Word of God fo nothing more than corrupt efforts to extort money from people (robert tilton for example) but I will not reject someone preaching God's Word with a true heart because of that.
By the way brother- this is America and I respect your right to listen to what you want and I love you as a brother.

Struick

Yes, I have heard these kind of things before, and than you find out later that the whole thing was a false conversion and they were back in the old life.

Banarenth

I would certainly condemn specific works of art, or even specific artists. But that doesn't mean that because someone created a pornographic oil painting, that I condemn all oil paintings and view only Pastel drawings, water paintings, or sculptures.

Struick

Glad to hear it.

Boanerges

"than you find out later that the whole thing was a false conversion and they were back in the old life."- some of these young people I am refering to have been Christian since childhood so going back to their old life would be a good thing- as far as anyone else I guess time will have to tell but I won't execute a man before he even has a chance to commit a crime- we all stand or fall before God.