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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I would call the repeated Satanic imagery that premeates his music to be an avowing of same.

I agree with everything from your previous post except the sentence I excerpted above. Truly, the Sovereign God did speak creation into existence. You are correct, words do have power and do mean things. However, one must be careful here. The same argument could be used to say that musicians, such as Creed and Evanescence, who have repeatedly denied any belief in Christianity, are Christians because Christian themes pervade their music. Or, one could just as easily say that J.R.R. Tolkien believed in hobbits, because he wrote voluminously on them.

I would ask, my friend, that in the interest of accuracy you use a qualifier such as "in my opinion" or "apparently" when discussing the religious beliefs of others.

94 posted on 07/15/2004 11:47:44 AM PDT by Terabitten (Father, grant me the strength to live a life worthy of those who came before me...)
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To: Tragically Single
I would never say 'in my opinion'. If you're reading a posting it is always someone's 'opinion' based on fact (either real or imagined). And I don't care for the word 'apparently' any more than I do for the word 'actually'.

As for Tolkien's philosophical beliefs, they can't be missed when reading 'The Hobbit' or 'The Lord of the Rings'. His worldview jumps out at you like the giant spiders in the forest Mirkwood. It's a non-starter to say anyone, except perhaps a nutburger, could infer from his works that Tolkien believed the creatures of Middle Earth ever existed in reality.

Although I am not familiar with the bands 'Creed' and 'Evanescence', I will take your word about their lyrics and belief systems. I would agree that using Christian imagery in their music does not make them committed believers in Christ. In fact, you say they deny belief in Christ. Why do they sing about Him, then? To try and capture some revenue from the burgeoning Christian music industry? I don't know, but at least they are honest about their beliefs.

So you tell me why Osbourne sings about the things he does.

101 posted on 07/15/2004 12:54:31 PM PDT by O.C. - Old Cracker (When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
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