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Re: Live (no OtR)



Greetings,

>From: "Bruce Lachey" <b_lachey at hotmail_com>
>>(Matt Messina indicated he's "loathe to pick on anyone's favorite
>>band" then wrote a whiny tirade as to why Christians should boycott
>>Pennsylvania-based popsters Live)
>
Bruce, I AM loathe to pick on anyone's favorite band, but I'm not the type 
to just sit by and not say something that I feel needs to be said.  Sorry if 
you can't respect that.

Also, if being put-off by spending $16 to be told I'm part of a  "crowd that 
has a name" and is being "burned" is whiny, so be it.

I mentioned no boycotting, but, if I had, I wouldn't limit it to christians.

>if humankind would try to see things they have similar or in common with
>oneanother rather than focus on their differences, we wouldn't be in the
>crazy state it is today.

True.  Which brings up my problem with Live.  The singer seems to be rather 
vocal about expressing his fundamental disagreements with christians, rather 
than acknowedging that we are all children of God.  Why do you afford him 
this luxury but balk when you perceive it in me?  Do you realize that what 
you wrote above was exactly what I was citing Live for?
I feel I'm aware enough to continue to
>support their
>art on my personal evaluations.

That's great.  More power to you.   I was just making sure.  And sharing MY 
personal evaulations.  Sorry they struck a nerve with you, despite the fact 
that you responded to them with "big stinkin' deal".  (Funny thing about 
that- in all fairness you could probably write that to just about anyone on 
this list at one time or another.)

>ooh, one more thing:  Matt, you wrote: "I can't support any band who
>promotes their personal religious ideology at the expense of others.
>Period."  What do you think of this lyric:
>
>"I don't wanna tell you lies, like Presbyterians or spies"
>
>Just curious.

Bruce, I sincerely appreciate this part of your message wherein you try to 
engage me in a real dialogue.  Thank you, as I was actually hoping somebody 
would be clever enough to bring this up!

The line in question used to make me uncomfortable, as did hearing Karin's 
beautiful voice utter a curse word. (same song)  I used to wonder about that 
lyric, until I stopped trying to clutch at straws and figure what prompted 
Linford to write it. Truth is, only he (and Karin) know.  I'm sure he had 
his reasons.  In any event, the fundamental difference betwen Linford and 
Live's singer is that Linford is a christian who is merely commenting own 
differing aspects of his own faith.  The Bible instructs christians to use 
discernment and wisdom to judge their own kind.  (Other christians- it tells 
us to let God judge those outside the church.)  It tells us to be stewards 
and keepers to our own, which was all I was trying to do when I wrote about 
Live, believe it or not.  Anyway, if Linford feels wisdom dictates that his 
brethren in the Presbyterian sect are somehow distorting the holy faith and 
sees fit to reference it in a lyric, it is an internal, family matter. The 
singer of Live is NOT part of this family, the body of Christ, and really 
has no business making judgements about us.  To my mind, he's like the nosy 
next-door neighbor who drops by one day, sees your children's toys scattered 
all over the floor, and them tells everyone in the neighborhood that your 
house is a total mess.  Really.  The analogy is not as absurd as you may 
think.

I've probably offended you more.  That is unfortunate.  I think you to be an 
upstanding fellow.  I just gotta be me...a person who thinks listening to 
music is an inheriantly spiritual experience, and can't enjoy music that 
grieves my spirit as a consequence, no matter how good it may sound to my 
ears.  (and Live does, at that.)

too conservative for my own good,

Matt




>Are you?,
>
>Bruce
>
>"I don't wanna argue
>hurt your pride or make you blue
>your tongue is forked and clearly
>there are scales upon your skin"
>
>PS I've shared this view many times this past weekend, and I'll share it
>again: If Calista Flockhart is concerned with female circumcision, dammit,
>we should ALL be concerned about it!!
>
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