Okay, here's the perennial question: Is there such a thing as "Christian" metal music ? It's usually asked as: Is there such a thing as "Christian" rock music? We could also ask: Is there any such thing as "Christian" music, period? The answer is .... YES. Most things are simply amoral - neither moral (good) nor immoral (bad) in essence. Take, for example, a tennis racket. When used for tennis, it accomplishes its purpose - therefore, it is "good" (moral). When used to attack an innocent passer-by, it becomes an instrument of ill purpose, and can therefore be called "bad" (immoral). Now, of course, one must differentiate the actions and intents of the tennis racket from the person holding it. Did the tennis racket initiate the conflict, or cause the hand to move upon its handle? No. It can therefore be argued to still be amoral - neither good nor bad. The hand holding it, however, did cause the racket to be use...
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