Hi, glad to see that on AO everyone can be civil and not create a rucuss! I myself am a Christian, but to me, it's not about having the loudspeaker. To me, it is the choice to live my life in a different way. It has nothing to do with being preachy, or even religion, since religion is man made, but about being honest and sincere, and living for Christ-which means respecting others with different opinions:) I am just like everyone else, except I have found a new way to live. I just wanted to say that cause I feel bad when people get the wrong impression when they see 'so-called Christians' condemning people or having a 'holier than thou' type attitude. Whenever I say I am a Christian, people tend to get defensive cause they think I am gonna slam 'em. I love God, and He says to treat others the way I want to be treated, so there ya go
As for bands, I really don't listen to too much ska, so I can't comment on FIF! The ska I absolutely love is the kind I hear played the least and it's usually background music for something. I mostly listen to Punk Rock and Hardcore. I like Dogwood cause they defy the Anarchist stereotype most people have about punk. I like being able to listen to it, relfect, sing with it, and know what he's talkin' about, it feels good. I hear enough foul language as it is, so I like positive music. Also, Christian music gets a bad name too. If you listen to a band like Dogwood, you wouldn't hear preaching or anything like that. You would hear music that talks about people struggles and how Christ helps them and plain old good stuff. I myself wouldn't listen to music if all it did was preach and stuff...it's not the point. I like music I can relate to. If I am having a lame-o day, I can listen to this music ( or band) and relate and know that this stuff happens to other people too and I can deal with it, it really does help, as I am reminded of some of my favorite lyrics from Dogwood...
"He has shown me what is good and
how to live day by day
in a perfect sort of way. I can't repay.
Though I'll try to live for You, it seems impossible to do
but I can do all things through you, so I'll rest easy
in the knowledge of You."
Simple, but encouraging and powerful. I'll never give it up:)
As for bands, I really don't listen to too much ska, so I can't comment on FIF! The ska I absolutely love is the kind I hear played the least and it's usually background music for something. I mostly listen to Punk Rock and Hardcore. I like Dogwood cause they defy the Anarchist stereotype most people have about punk. I like being able to listen to it, relfect, sing with it, and know what he's talkin' about, it feels good. I hear enough foul language as it is, so I like positive music. Also, Christian music gets a bad name too. If you listen to a band like Dogwood, you wouldn't hear preaching or anything like that. You would hear music that talks about people struggles and how Christ helps them and plain old good stuff. I myself wouldn't listen to music if all it did was preach and stuff...it's not the point. I like music I can relate to. If I am having a lame-o day, I can listen to this music ( or band) and relate and know that this stuff happens to other people too and I can deal with it, it really does help, as I am reminded of some of my favorite lyrics from Dogwood...
"He has shown me what is good and
how to live day by day
in a perfect sort of way. I can't repay.
Though I'll try to live for You, it seems impossible to do
but I can do all things through you, so I'll rest easy
in the knowledge of You."
Simple, but encouraging and powerful. I'll never give it up:)
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