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RE: 19 personal notes on the 'christian v. secular' debate
--- Chris Queen <cqueen at tmsmail_net> wrote:
> This is so well put
to what
> Dan wrote:
> >
> > what i know about music
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<Large snippage (more out of duty that pleasure)>
Let me say that I have mixed feelings on this topic. If all things are
equal, and we're talking about intellectually mature people who take
responsiblity for their actions, then I agree.
I couch that agreement because I feel there are things out there that have
the potential to damage us. Not that it's just music with that
potential--I feel everything we see, hear, smell, feel etc. affects us.
I'm supporting the "garbage in, garbage out" theory here, and I don't
particularly see that as being affiliated with any certain group. I just
think it's good sense. If I see a mutilated body in an accident on the
interstate, that affects me. It may affect me differently than it does
you, and if it affects me adversely (through nightmares, can't travel in
the fast lane anymore, can't eat spaghetti for 6 months--whatever) then I
have to suffer that. In theory, I will learn my lesson and not look at
that again should the opportunity arise. Some people are not affected at
all by seeing the same gore, and this difference should not be confused
with today's popular "whatever is right for me is okay" way of life. I
definitely believe in universal absolutes--ie. don't kill and molest a
helpless five year old child, love your fellow man as you love yourself,
don't take the last Klondike bar out of the freezer--just wanted to throw
that one in to see if anyone was paying attention.
So anyway, I say all that to say this. Not all music is okay--and just
because it *is* music doesn't make it okay. I think most of you know
where I'm headed with this. Just because I can listen to the unedited
Eminem CD and not be offended, doesn't make it right to call people
derogatory names. And I'm aware of the "but the character in the song
doesn't necessarily reflect the views of the singer" argument. It doesn't
matter. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Just as an example,
you don't hear Over the Rhine singing a cover of Marilyn Manson, or Killer
Klown Posse--that generally wouldn't fit with their world view and would
be potentially damaging to them as individuals.
I'm going to break tradition here and end this post without posting the
rest of my thoughts. If anyone is interested in furthering the thread,
email me and if enough people express interest, we can continue on-list,
but if not, off list will be fine too.
M
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"...I don't give a shit about pop stars"--Linford Detweiler at Greenbelt '95
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