Charles+

Good Point.  I take what you say both as humor and a reminder of the breadth
of expression of the faith.

I stand by my opinion that Christian Rock is an oxymoron, because most rock
music is unredeemable.  I have heard it said many times by youth that the
evil, if not satanic, lyrics to so much of rock don't matter, because all
they listen to (or can make out?) is the music.  So if this is true, then
"Christian" Rock also is just music, and that is hardly Christian--those
lyrics lost as well in the pagan din.

My crack about Christian recording artists is based on their commercialism.
They are in it for the money and in many cases lead the same decedent
lifestyles as secular singers.

But I did not mean my original submission of new oxymorons to be taken too
seriously--about the level of army intelligence.

John+

----- Original Message -----
From: "charles" <chasrscott@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 10:18 AM
Subject: [FaithandLife] Oxymorons and Heavenly Strains


>
> Fr. John+
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> We may have a problem.
>
> What if at the last trumpet we find it is Dizzy Gillespie who blows the
horn and Satchmo Armstrong is leading the procession to Heaven playing "When
the Saints Go Marching In" ala the style of a New Orleans funeral?
>
> Then, when we get to heaven and hear the Alleluia Chorus,  we find Pattie
LaBelle soloing and giving her nervewracking, ear puncturing soul scream
accompanied by Amplified Guitars, Drums and the gravely voiced Rod Stewart?
>
> Let everthing that has voice praise the Lord.  Let all the people praise
Him.  I can hear Duke join the chorus even now.
>
> Maybe there are ear plugs in heaven?
>
> Charles+
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  --- On Tue 12/30, John Longcamp < jlongcam@... > wrote:
> From: John Longcamp [mailto: jlongcam@...]
> To: faithandlife@...
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 15:41:17 -0500
> Subject: [FaithandLife] Oxymorons
>
> I have come up with two oxymorons:<br><br>Christian Rock
music<br><br>Christian recording artists<br><br>John+<br>
>
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