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What is called popular music today is a vitiated compilation of depravity. I'm sure most here know that. But it is still very encouraging to find artists that are spiritual and sing of great subjects and use their talents to God's purpose. Here is one that found its way to my suggested viewing. From a comment in the video: " ... Her style is elegant, luxurious, and delicately feminine. Grace be her habit; blessing be her garment; dignity be her abode ...". We need to support the good ones or we won't have any.

This song is called Popular Music. It is about normal courtship of man and woman and concluding with marriage.

 

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Yes and no. But you know there are believers that would say that, don't you?

I don't have much patience for arguments about whose holiness is holier than whose.
First I listen to the music. Secondly, I read the lyrics. Lastly, I evaluate the singer. I think it is mean and unfair to expect women to be completely wrapped up hiding every contour. A bikini is one thing, but a long dress in nature is completely wholesome and good in my view.

I agree with you in that I don't have much patience for a holiness competition.
 
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Yes and no. But you know there are believers that would say that, don't you?

I don't have much patience for arguments about whose holiness is holier than whose.
Sounds like you're just rearing for conflict.

Anyway, I confess I listen to secular music quite a bit. Mostly drum and base with no lyrics. But still. Maybe it's a problem? Idk
 
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What is called popular music today is a vitiated compilation of depravity.
Popular music certainly can be depravity that is opposed to biblical principles - I agree with that. It can also be neutral with regards to biblical teaching or aligned with those teachings and principles even when not overtly religious. Such broad brush generalizations hurt credibility of the arguments you make which follow.
 
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I always used to hate the 'what kind of music do you listen to' question. I listened to secular music, but I never liked it. I thought it was forced on me, something you had to listen to b/c that's just what people do.
Then I started listening to Christian music + hymns & it's like 'wow, this is the kind of music I always wanted.'

I do still listen to secular music a bit, some is fine in moderation, most is very worldly, & I tend to stop when I realize most of the lyrics are: 'give me, give me, give me', 'you should want this, you should want this, you should want this.' Awful. Most are like that.

I could never relate to the lyrics. Christian music + hymns, I can. I didn't start that till a few years ago even tho I've been a Christian all my life & knew the music was out there.

In regards to 'showing too much collar bone', my goodness, that's pretty tame compared to what you see most of society displaying.

Sounds like you're just rearing for conflict.
He doesn't believe in standards, or whatever his personal standard is his master, that's clear enough. I also sense some objectification of women in him, considering that's the 1st thing his depraved mind went to, & thought that was the most relevant thing he could contribute to the topic. If he wants to see more skin on them, he s/ just come out & say it.
It's pretty sad.

I'm betting if there is a full body shot it shows far more than 4 inches of unshaven ankle!
If you want them nude or dressing very risque to be objectified simply for your pleasure, just say it. Don't beat around the bush. You're only coming across as someone who likes being deceptive & can't be trusted, or aren't confident in what you want to really say.
 
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Popular music certainly can be depravity that is opposed to biblical principles - I agree with that. It can also be neutral with regards to biblical teaching or aligned with those teachings and principles even when not overtly religious. Such broad brush generalizations hurt credibility of the arguments you make which follow.
I would use a "broad brush" over what the major studios put out as "popular music". To be popular in that club, ALL the "stars" have to be directly or indirectly members of the occult. There is no doubt about it. Every major song and every major album has the Satanic-occult-masonic symbols all over it -for those that know how to identify them. The purpose of what is called "popular music" is to make depraivity popular. This has been going on for at least 50-60 years.
 
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I would use a "broad brush" over what the major studios put out as "popular music". To be popular in that club, ALL the "stars" have to be directly or indirectly members of the occult. There is no doubt about it. Every major song and every major album has the Satanic-occult-masonic symbols all over it -for those that know how to identify them. The purpose of what is called "popular music" is to make depraivity popular. This has been going on for at least 50-60 years.
Tying them into the Occult is a little too conspiracy theory, but yeah, modern 'pop music' is designed to be played at clubs, & guess what kind of people that attracts & what music therefore gets played there. This couldn't be more obvious.
70s & 80s pop music a bit better, so that's what I've been gravitating to when I want a taste of something different.

Lately I've been finding I like country music, & I never used to like that b/c I always thought it was too.......relaxed.....but now I realize, hey, what they're singing about, they're saying life's pretty darn good the way they have it. So even tho the music itself I don't like, nor that 'redneck' feel to it, I find I'm liking what they're actually singing about, & I used to not just b/c the 'redneck' feel to it.

But yes, absolutely, modern pop music's lyrics are ridiculously anti-Christ (not something a Christian should enjoy listening to) w/ a FEW exceptions.
 
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As someone who spent much of their life listening to what would be considered probably the epitome of blasphemous music, e.g. bands with names such as Deicide, Behemoth, Angelcorpse, etc., now that I am Christian, I actually find pop-music to be infinitely more blasphemous. At least the death metal folks are only half-serious, it's mostly just a morbid sense of humor, they don't really believe most of the stuff they say. To simplify they more or less lack a moral compass, as opposed to pop-music which has one, just pointing dead wrong.
 
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Tying them into the Occult is a little too conspiracy theory, but yeah, modern 'pop music' is designed to be played at clubs, & guess what kind of people that attracts & what music therefore gets played there. This couldn't be more obvious.
70s & 80s pop music a bit better, so that's what I've been gravitating to when I want a taste of something different.

Lately I've been finding I like country music, & I never used to like that b/c I always thought it was too.......relaxed.....but now I realize, hey, what they're singing about, they're saying life's pretty darn good the way they have it. So even tho the music itself I don't like, nor that 'redneck' feel to it, I find I'm liking what they're actually singing about, & I used to not just b/c the 'redneck' feel to it.

But yes, absolutely, modern pop music's lyrics are ridiculously anti-Christ (not something a Christian should enjoy listening to) w/ a FEW exceptions.
Funny, the way I read the OP's separation of music, I would have put country music clearly under their umbrella of popular music. Along with adult contemporary, rock, pop, and all the other genres that show up on the Billboard Top 200.
 
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Funny, the way I read the OP's separation of music, I would have put country music clearly under their umbrella of popular music. Along with adult contemporary, rock, pop, and all the other genres that show up on the Billboard Top 200.
It is, but I saw 'popular' & just jumped to 'pop' music. But I do find the lyrics more stuff I can back as a Christian.
 
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Funny, the way I read the OP's separation of music, I would have put country music clearly under their umbrella of popular music. Along with adult contemporary, rock, pop, and all the other genres that show up on the Billboard Top 200.
Country music, while popular, is not classified as "popular music" by the big tech-big music-big influence factories so it still carries on with good values which have always been its clothes.
 
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Country music, while popular, is not classified as "popular music" by the big tech-big music-big influence factories so it still carries on with good values which have always been its clothes.
So you're using "popular music" to mean the category of "pop music"? Which is not how the music industry categorizes it. While I tend not to see Wikipedia as an always reliable source, they do a good job covering that in a simple list format. You'll note that "popular Music" covers over 30 genres, which includes both country and pop.


That doesn't change your point now that we understand you are referencing a specific genre of popular music, I assume pop but you may clarify. No big deal, trhe only importance is that clear definitions help facilitate meaningful conversations.
 
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So you're using "popular music" to mean the category of "pop music"? Which is not how the music industry categorizes it. While I tend not to see Wikipedia as an always reliable source, they do a good job covering that in a simple list format. You'll note that "popular Music" covers over 30 genres, which includes both country and pop.


That doesn't change your point now that we understand you are referencing a specific genre of popular music, I assume pop but you may clarify. No big deal, trhe only importance is that clear definitions help facilitate meaningful conversations.
Yes, I really mean pop music. Pop is an abbreviation to popular so I presumed readers would know what I meant.
 
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