Have you ever had those people that come up to you and tell you how to live or bash the way you are? I get that all the time. People will say things like,"Hey you're a Christian you shouldn't listen to metal music. You should be listening to Point Of Grace and Bill Gaither." Now Billy G. is a great artist but he doesn't tingle my taste-buds when it comes to musical style. I like the heavy, loud, bang your skull on desk, kind of music. I like most forms of rock: Metal, Hard rock, Alternative, classic, just about anything you can think of. Except for alot of the stuff that Micah (former blogmate) listens too. He's into the Indie scene and I'm not. Anyway, alot of people at my school think that to be a Christian band you can't scream, jump around on stage, or talk about other issues besides God and Heaven. Well I have news for you people. About 99.9 percent of all Christian metal, rock, punk, emo, bands sing about drugs, sex, drinking, partying, and even cutting. They also sing about their creator and salvation but its sporadic or in metaphors. Most Christian rock artists have the nuts to sing about these things. In The Showdown's new record, they say the word, Whore and Bastard. Does any one doubt their faith? I don't. The song 'Fanatics and Whores' talks about people that "sell" Jesus and make money from him. Let's take a look at the word "whore" for a second. When somebody calls someone a whore, they are saying they do 'it' too much. I think whore means someone who does 'it' too much for their own satisfaction. Hmm, these people that 'sell' Jesus do it too much (sell Jesus) for themselves (make money). Well, to me this song bashes the 'whores' of Christianity. Let's examine another song by these no good Christian metal bands. Living Sacrifice was a pioneer of Christian metal. They had numerous albums finishing with greatest hits. A song off of that greatest hit was a song called 'In Christ'. The song talks about being a part of Christ. Here are some of the lyrics, "I am in Christ, the son of God, I am in Christ, No longer condemned, I am in Christ the son of God, I am in Christ Resurrected" Well I don’t think this is satanic or not Christian in anyway. Even in the Bible it says to worship God in song. In Psalm 150: 3-5 it says," Praise him with trumpet blasts; Praise him with harps and lyres. Praise him with tambourines and dancing; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. Praise him with loud symbols; praise him with crashing symbols." The last time I checked a guitar is a stringed instrument and a drum kit has loud, crashing symbols. These men and some women are only doing what their God has told them. If you can't handle the metal, stick to Rebecca St. James and Point Of Grace.
Some people make fun of the way I live. They think because I have long hair that I am a female. I can assure you that I'm not. I have the video tape of my birth. If you would like to see it I will gladly let you borrow it. You can see my unit quite clearly. I am not by any means a girl. If you don't like my hair, my hair doesn't like you. You can SUCK IT. If you think your all big and pick on me we'll see who's big on the field or on the court.
If it's so wrong for me to wear black, have long hair, and listen to uplifting metal music then this world is gonna turn into another Nazi nation. If you don't like the way I live then you sir can...SUCK IT
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Hi Brandon, I love you blog! Thanks for sharing it with me!
Ms. Jack
"Have you ever had those people that come up to you and tell you how to live or bash the way you are? I get that all the time."
i find it a little hard to believe that you take as much crap for your clothing choices as you say you do.
"Now Billy G. is a great artist but he doesn't tingle my taste-buds when it comes to musical style."
and everyone knows you listen with your taste-buds.
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