Of course

June 17, 2005

*sigh*

http://www.av1611.org/

And specifically: http://www.av1611.org/crock/crockex1.html

and http://www.av1611.org/crock/crockids.html

First break=Snipping some text]off, I just want to say that my intention wasn't to ridicule Dial-A-Truth. In fact, quite the opposite. For instance, the third link I posted wasn't so I could point and laugh at those kids. Actually, I think it's a very good thing. I think that if you are struggling in your life, and you truly believe that there is something bringing you down and pulling you away from God, then you most definitely should eliminate it. If Christian rock and metal are really hurting these kids' walk, then I congratulate them for taking it out of their life. I would feel the same if it was videogames. If you think that gaming is truly hindering your walk, then get rid of it. You have my full support.

BUT.

You may not know this about me, but I love hardcore. I love metal. I love loud, hard, furious music. And I will never stop listening to it. To me, it's passion, anger, pain, emotion, anguish, and truth. And, on a purely superficial level, I love the screams of hardcore. But, I digress.

My point is this. It's not that Dial-A-Truth is an absolute travesty. I just think it is something that should be dealt with on a person to person basis.

Anyway, as promised, those are my thoughts.

Currently listening to: Aimless Endeavor- Beloved
Currently reading: Interesting Times- Terry Pratchett
Currently feeling: frustrated

Posted by Narzack on June 17, 2005 at 04:50 PM | 14 Dropkicked

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tatsu (guest)

Comment posted on July 6th, 2005 at 11:29 PM

For me...it is what makes me get closer to God. I dont care what anyone says, if I can get by because I had some Christian hardcore blasting in the car and it kept me in a hypocritical church with other flawed beings...then I praise God for it.

Also...a lot of what that person wrote up about the symbols in POD's albums is bunko. For instance the triple six triaguma symbol originated with gnostic jews as a symbol for the three parted God that they were waiting for to conquer the fallen angel Ameyael (The Devil to them) and was adopted in th fifth century as a way to take something dark and have Christ own it. Those Christians (many "celtic") liked to take things away from their pagan beiefs and give them to Christ. As a matter of fact they called it the "Ichthyeas" or "Fish Net" meaning it was severa fish entwined together as a refference to the "Fishers of men" of the Gospels.

Besides there there are other busting in accuracies. The number 13 has been used since the first century by Christians to mean "We (gentile) people are the 13th tribe" often symbolized with skulls because we were a people of decimated bones before Christ. (Later the skulls were replaced with the Omega to symbolize us as the "last" tribe of Judah)

Lots of fright going on there. Pray for them and the people they write about. Amy Grant is a fair bit messed up.

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Lone_Wolf

Comment posted on June 21st, 2005 at 07:41 PM

Good book ... thanks.

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Anonymous (guest)

Comment posted on June 20th, 2005 at 03:22 PM

If you're so blasted conservative to begin with, what the crap are you doing drinking and going to dance clubs anyway? Set the fence as far away from the cliff as possible, isn't that what they used to tell us in youth group? Or was that "Pray and read your Bible"...

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mom (guest)

Comment posted on June 20th, 2005 at 09:02 PM

WOW! That is kind of harsh, don't you think? HHHHMMMMM......judging is kind of tricky when it comes to these kind of comments.....as far as "praying and reading the Bible".....only Narzack can answer that one....and it is up to God to convict, right?

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shadyu

Comment posted on June 21st, 2005 at 05:33 PM

Oh, sorry, the pray and read the Bible thing was a reference to youth group: we used to answer that to everything... it really wasn't meant to be offensive in any way; I actually do believe that praying and reading the Bible is pretty much the best two ways to figure something out (though talking to others seems to help as well). Although in re-reading it I can definitly see how that looks pretty... well, shady... ha. It wasn't meant to be that way. Though I do get mad when people try to place the blame of their own actions onto something else... I guess that is what I thought when I read the last page.

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mom (guest)

Comment posted on June 22nd, 2005 at 07:37 AM

OOOOOHHHH - Thank you for explaining....I feel like when someone is having a difficult time, SOMETIMES, SOME PEOPLE jump to the conclusion that judging the persons faith is the way to help....much like Job's friends...know what I mean, and of course, that really isn't the case some times....but, then again, sometimes it is and that is why God is the one who should be judging and convicting, unless it is blatantly obvious. Does that make sense??? Sorry if it doesn't, I can just ramble at times...I am MOM...:)

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Narzack