Posted on 01/30/2015 7:20:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I suspect most so-called Christian rock bands consist of failed musicians who couldn’t hack it in the secular world and stumbled across this particular niche.
“I always felt uncomfortable with the strict rules imposed by Christianity”
There are no rules imposed by Christianity.
Or at least not by Christ.
Rules in this world are quite draconian, he may find.
Then again, he doesn’t seem that bright.
He may have left his boy band in 1990 but he still needs to grow up.
You really can’t “do science” without the Christian assumptions of a logical, orderly, and predictable universe.
Sounds like he was a CINO.
The doofus couldn’t think for himself?
“I always felt uncomfortable with the strict rules imposed by Christianity. All I wanted to do was play rock and roll,” Perdikis wrote. “And yet, most of the attention I received was focused on how well I maintained the impossible standards of religion.”
Clearly not a Christian then.
This guy was never a Christian. He was a player with a Christian band and maybe nothing more.
I have looked at the wikipedia.org discography for the band.
Could not find that Mr. Perdikis appeared on any album with the band, though he did pen some of the songs that appeared:
George Perdikis (1985–1987,1989–1990) Left the band before their first album, but co-wrote most of the songs on it.
Also from the Christian Post article above:
"I always felt uncomfortable with the strict rules imposed by Christianity..."
Rules? Imposed? Wow. He must not have been given an accurate representation of Christ's sacrificial love--or he chose not to listen to the Truth.
I’m afraid that there are many, many people who claim to be Christians - even sincerely - and who do not know Christ (as the Bible states). The power of relgious seduction cannot be overstated and people (meaning true believers) need to get themselves free of ‘religion’ by going straight to the Word and God in prayer. Let somebody or something come between you and the power of the Spirit in the Word, and all bets are off.
Also, how does one "quit their job in the Air Force"? In Australia, isn't an enlistment like in the US that you either have to fulfill it or get discharged for medical or disciplinary reasons?
The guys story has a lot of holes in it. Sounds to me like the person who lost their faith because they fell into sin, but has to justify themselves by slamming his former religion and the people that still hold it.
Some of us don’t have enough faith to believe in atheism.
Pray America is waking
Look at the focus on "I", "me", "my" here - It's pretty obvious what happened and why.
My nephew has known Micahel Tait since Tait’s DC Talk days and says he’s a fine and righteous Christian. Perdikis is just absolutely wrong in all aspects of this article.
There’s some irony: avowed atheist.
“I always felt uncomfortable with the strict rules imposed by Christianity”
Like that whole 10 Commandments crap, right?
So he wont mind if I just steal his car, cause you know, strict rules suck.
I don’t know what Trey Parker of South Park’s religious beliefs are, but I like this remark which basically shows how ridiculous of a premise that atheism is....
“Basically... out of all the ridiculous religion stories which are greatly, wonderfully ridiculous—the silliest one I’ve ever heard is, ‘Yeah... there’s this big giant universe and it’s expanding, it’s all gonna collapse on itself and we’re all just here just ‘cause... just ‘cause’. That, to me, is the most ridiculous explanation ever.”
It's really sad that people somehow believe that an understanding of cosmology makes one an atheist. And sadly many Christians have been helping that discussion along as much as atheists have.
His decision was influenced by the host of Family Feud? Oh.....wait a minute.....that was Richard Dawson, not Richard Dawkins.....nevermind!
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