brettnolan
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I never thought of U2 as Christian at all, and I love U2.
It was all in what I was listening for.
It was all in what I was listening for.
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I always thought it meant keep it simple stupid !brettnolan said:Hey,
Did you know that KISS stands for....
Just kidding.
Axver, you are to be highly commended for your restraint.![]()
I forgot there are a lot of young 'uns around here that might not get that...DMB233 said:what does kiss stand for???
I believe that - all 4 stories there pretty much say the same thing, but most importanty, it sounds good phonetically, which would make this coincidence a believable possibility.seebs said:"Eidetic was closest when he explained te origin of NIN's name. Trent simply thought it up one day, while living with drummer Chris Vrenna. He wanted something that sounded "hard"... tough as nails. Plus it looked good when written down and could easily be abbreviated in many ways, shapes, and forms. After passing Trent's brutal one-week-test (if a name he thought up didn't sound good after a week, Trent would automatically dismiss it and move on to another one) Nine Inch Nails was accepted. HOWEVER, the stories of the crucifixtion nails, coffin nails, and state of liberty's fingernails are indeed true, but 100% coincidental. This is coming straight from the source (Trent Reznor) himself."
(http://www.amiright.com/names/origins/n.shtml)
12volt_man said:I agree. I was one of those guys. I used to be the most strident anti-rock crusader when I was a new Christian.
I went out and bought all of the books that told me how evil rock and roll was: the Peters Brothers (who later renounced many of their anti-rock views), Fletcher A. Brothers, Hell's Bells, all of that stuff.
If David Cloud and "dial the truth" had been around then, I probably would have fallen for their garbage, too.
There was nothing anyone could say to change my mind. Anytime they opened their mouths I would just say that they were decieved and if they were a Christian that they were backslidden or some such nonsense.
So I know all of the arguments and all of the tricks from both sides. There was a time when virtually every thread on baptistboard.com was a music debate about rick and roll. Those who opposed it quit arguing because they knew they were wrong and went and started onlinebaptist.com, where they will tell you that no talk of Christian rock or [mainstream] rock and roll will be tolerated, but virtually every thread is there to condemn it.
That's fine. It's their board and they can run it any way they want to. My point (and I didi have one) is that when someone is this dogmatic about anything, there's no talking to them. That's precisely why I haven't debated with this guy.
I threw out God only knows how many albums. I quit playing music. Little did I know that not only was I not doing what God wanted me to, but that He would later call me to minister right in the midst of it.
Hardly. I enjoy their music as a casual listener but, to be honest, I doubt their even in my top twenty favorites.
Hardly blind "love for" them.
They are a mainstream band but, by definition, they aren't secular.
christpunx said:i know plenty of christians who like marylin manson.
PreacherFergy said:I honestly would like to ask some of you if you've ever experienced true salvation. Have you had that change in your heart, that change that turned your heart from the things of the world to the things of God.
True salvation as opposed to fake ?
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I read post after post and all I could think of was the church of Laodicea. I'm sure they cusses, were involved in wordly events, praised ungodly men, and were apathetic toward the things of Christ. It's easy to say "I'm a Christian," or "I'm a prayer warrior," but you know what? I've met some people who talk about the things "they've done for Christ" or their supposed accomplishments, how they're such Bible students and prayer warriors, but when you actually peel away the facade, they're quite carnal. On the other hand, I've met some people who never boast of their works they've done for Christ, or how much they've prayed, but you can just see that their walk w/ Christ is so pure, you can see their lives are truly bathed w/ prayer (and I'm not talking about that carnal, false "prayer bathing," etc. found on 'Praise the Lord'/TBN.
Problems like these have answers. The answer for this problem isn't to sit here and debate every little topic, or point out all the fallacies in some of the half-hearted rebuttals, but the good thing would be to pray for those who apparently have a "heart problem." I'm not saying they need a "triple bypass," but I'm saying, they may need one spiritually. The things of this world have clogged up several "hearts" in this thread and it's apparent by your word usage, comments, and views on things.![]()
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