Comments on: Are Atheists Allowed to Like Christian Music?

By: Matthew W.

Matthew W. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:06:17 +0000

Yah I love the band apologetix.it seems so inspirational and yeah.

By: Ant

Ant — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:05:16 +0000

Music is just music, I reckon. There’s this song I like by Brian Littrell (of the Backstreet Boys) – Welcome Home.

By: MothandRust

MothandRust — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:27:21 +0000

Thanks for the Billy Connolly youtube link, that was pure priceless godless gold. Had to blog that.

Did anyone ever get into the Christian cover band, The Apologetix… they used to cover ‘worldly’ songs into Xtian, eg. The Bethlemian Rhapsody, or Shepherd’s Paradise and so on… a bit like how Porno movies rip off mainstream movie titles… like Edward Penishands… well, you get the picture.

By: Cafeeine

Cafeeine — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:44:46 +0000

Being in Greece, the only christian music widely available is Greek Orthodox hymns, so I was unaware of modern Christian-themed music as a genre until I found the Internet and scratched my head at the concept of a "Christian rock station". While I had heard songs referencing christianity or general religious themes, the first non-hymnal songs I heard that I thought as unambiguously christian came from Michael W Smith. As a sidenote, Billy Connolly commented hilariously on christian rockers here

By: Mark Daniel

Mark Daniel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:16:04 +0000

Okay, maybe this isn’t “Christian,” but George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord makes me choke up every freakin’ time.

By: bullet

bullet — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:34:51 +0000

I’m surprised no one mentioned Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer. I love that song.

By: Kevin C.

Kevin C. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:11:20 +0000

I personally enjoy “The Man Comes Around” by the late Johnny Cash. I also enjoy the “Dies Irae” segment of Verdi’s “Requiem.” (I think both reflect my fondness for music of an eschatological bent).

By: Christophe Thill

Christophe Thill — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:18:09 +0000

“Jesus is just alright” by the Byrds !
and “I say a little prayer” by Arteha Franklin (ok, she doesn’t say who she prays to…)

Is “One of us” really considered a Christian song ? I find the lyrics slightly… I don’t know, strange.

By: MothandRust

MothandRust — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:22:00 +0000

I went to school with members of the band Newsboys, here in Qld Australia back in the late 80s, they put on a concert in the school grounds and were pretty much ignored… I couldn’t give a toss until I became a Christian a year later. And I have to say that since leaving Christianity I still LOVE the music of these guys. I always wonder how they would have went without the Christian angle.

I still have a sweat spot for PETRA and WHITEHEART… the lyrics are mostly cringey for me, but I still appreciate their style. DC Talk and their solo efforts still get my attention too.

By: Cain

Cain — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:11:10 +0000

There's nothing inherently wrong with Christian rock. It's just that most Christian rock nowadays is either sappy acoustic ballads or nu-metal, and these genres suck no matter what the lyrical content is. This atheist loves the OC Supertones.