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  • Jesus was a rebel

    The article states (correctly) that one of the problems with creating rip-offs of Nirvana and Jay-Z for the Christian music scene is that you are trying to ''shoehorn a message that is essentially about obeying authority'' into an essentially rebellious medium. The fact that this is correct shows how far ''Christians'' have strayed from the ...
    Posted to Books by natwah on May 7, 2008

  • Origins of Christian Rock

    For a different angle on contemporary Christian music, read ''I'd Like to Dedicate This Next Song to Jesus: The Freaky Origins of Christian Rock'' by Erik Davis, posted on Slate Tuesday, July 31, 2007.
    Posted to Books by abbaskid on May 7, 2008

  • SEATTLE '80s & 90's RFJ and Dance of Joy

    Seattle was Rocking for Jesus in the 80's and early 90s with the first ever Christian Dances, the Dance of Joy. Those who went later formed a group called the RFJ, Radicals for Jesus. I was there with David Wheeler, the founder of the Dance of Joy when we picked out the first venue. Here's the history of the RFJ from Dave Wheeler's MySpace ...
    Posted to Music Box by MammaTrain on August 3, 2007

  • SEATTLE '80s & 90's RFJ and Dance of Joy

    Seattle was Rocking for Jesus in the 80's and early 90s with the first ever Christian Dances, the Dance of Joy. Those who went later formed a group called the RFJ, Radicals for Jesus. I was there with David Wheeler, the founder of the Dance of Joy when we picked out the first venue. Here's the history of the RFJ from Dave Wheeler's MySpace ...
    Posted to Music Box by MammaTrain on August 3, 2007

  • Thanks.

    A hearty thank you to Erik Davis & Slate for ''The Freaky Origins of Christian Rock.'' Most importantly for the objective treatment of Christianity. A rarity. But also for shedding light on an obscure topic of great interest (to me, at least). More than any other sub-genre of music, ''CCM'' (a saccharine haystack in which some jewelled ...
    Posted to Music Box by UniversalistX on August 3, 2007