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Re: Nine Inch Nails and other sundries
>Dan:
><< the "christian vs. secular" dichotomy seems
> really pointless and futile anyhow, on many
> levels.
Kevin:
> IMO I'd go as far as to say the dichotomy is completely false --- a lie.
>It's like saying that we can slice away certain chunks of reality from
>God's
>greater reality and call these slices "ours".
> Of course I also believe that Christ, in some mysterious way, is
>redeeming
>back the entire world not just our souls.
Sure, but it isn't finished yet. Until that time, we are instructed to be
"in" the world but not "of" the world.
I like dichotomies.
Kevin:
I do take great joy in listening
>to many musicians who are not Christian by seeing music this way but at the
>same time I also try to listen to artists who are, in some way, trying to
>bring healing into a sick world. I can't honestly say I know much of Trent
>but what I have heard seems to be contributing to the sickness and not the
>healing.
Yep, and every CD purchase is a vote to propagate said sickness, or so I see
it. So, I can't support Trent, even if I may like his particular brand of
noise. We all must make sacrifices for the greater good.
I'm such a saint!
Also a sinner,
Matt (LTD)
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