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In reply to the discussion: Christian Metal Star Convicted of Attempted Murder Admits He Was Secretly Atheist [View all]unblock
(52,190 posts)32. are you kidding me? ever hear of a band called "u2"?
how about pete townshend's "let my love open the door"?
peter gabriel's "solsbury hill"?
there are many, many actual rock songs with spiritual, religious, and explicitly christian themes.
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Christian Metal Star Convicted of Attempted Murder Admits He Was Secretly Atheist [View all]
Alex P Notkeaton
Jun 2014
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So when she outs him he hires someone to kill her to keep the cash coming. Just another asshat.
freshwest
Jun 2014
#2
evidently, you can' trust christians either, they might be atheists in diguise.
olddad56
Jun 2014
#5
Or maybe it says Christians are too gullible for words. Already into magic, easy to fool. n/t
jtuck004
Jun 2014
#7
"We toured with more “Christian bands” who actually aren’t Christians than bands that are. In 12
bloomington-lib
Jun 2014
#9
suggested headline revision. Professional evangelical admits his only motive was money, not faith.
merrily
Jun 2014
#19
I'll bet you make fun of Mormon Rock and Jew Rock, too. No need to be a hater.
valerief
Jun 2014
#24
Ha! I dunno. I just made them up, but I didn't check to see if they were real.
valerief
Jun 2014
#33
now i'm confused. are you saying rock can have christian themes but should avoid religion?
unblock
Jun 2014
#37
If all your songs are religious, then you are a religious music group.....sincere or not.
TNNurse
Jun 2014
#41
U2 aren't "christian rock" because they don't rock. Christian marching band music perhaps.
Tom Ripley
Jun 2014
#49
On the other hand, there's Dave Navarro, definitely NOT an evangelical, with Bill Maher in 2001
Alex P Notkeaton
Jun 2014
#54
The difference is, Lambesis's band actually preached Christianity. Maiden had that one song based on
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#59