Are Christians trying too hard to be cool?

[Crystal Winds]

This is Christians making fools of themselves to outsiders, not being cool, that's for sure. I feel that a lot of modern day Christians aren't trying to be too cool, I feel they're trying to be too commercial. Lots of Christian performers are trying to imitate secular entertainment they know youngsters like, but often fail miserably. I remember one song I heard by Skillet that sounded like a Marilyn Manson rejected song.
I think Christian entertainers, if they want to be "cool" they need to learn to be original. In other words, there need to be more Christian ARTISTS. They didn't have a problem with this before. Look at The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Heironymus Bosch. That was surrealism long before surrealism became a movement!

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

They are.
They just tend to be about fifty years behind everybody else.

 

[freefall]

How can they be cool when they ban virtually every clothing, style, and songs that is considered sinful (by themselves)? That's called licking their own [strike]cum[/strike] spit.

 

[T-Rexx]

Jesus loves spinning socks - as long as they're not gay.

 

[Knucklehead]

Lame...................

 

[JasunStrikesBack]

Can you imagine how awful it smells in that room with a bunch of teenagers twirling their socks in the air?

And they know that song was written by a gay disco band, right?

 

[JasunStrikesBack]

"We're going to have a Holy Ghost Ho Down?"

Why is the drummer wearing Kraft singles on his head?

And... is that singer chanting "MR. SUB!!! MR. SUB!!" at the end?

 

[G-Lexington]

In the name of "appealing to the kids", Christians have co-opted everything popular "with the kids". Literally everything.

How about some Christian pogs?

How about some born-again gangsta rap, courtesy Grapetree Records?

And tell me you wouldn't want to check out the Hyphy 4 Christ tour, featuring DJ Born Again?

Lex

 

[G-Lexington]

I used to love going to the Grapetree website and just reading the things, because the dichotomy was just surreal. I like the idea that you can take absolutely anything, remove all the sinful stuff, replace it with Christian stuff...and assume fans will still like it.

Ooo, here's an idea I just had - Christian gay porn!

Setting - a cheap wood-paneled basement substituting for an apartment.

A poorly dressed but attractive HOMEOWNER sits disinterestedly watching TV. Upon hearing a knock on the door, HOMEOWNER gets up and answers the door. It's the PIZZA GUY, also attractive but younger.

PIZZA GUY
(nervously) I've brought your pizza. That will be fifteen dollars, please.

HOMEOWNER
(hands PIZZA GUY two bills) Here you go. I'm...afraid I don't have any money for a tip.

PIZZA GUY
(pocketing the money, but still looking nervous) Oh, that's a shame.

HOMEOWNER
(knowingly) However, perhaps I can come up with some other way to...repay you?

PIZZA GUY
(still nervous) Really?

Bad synthesizer music starts playing "We Gather Together".

HOMEOWNER
(with a stare/leer) What do you know about...Jesus?

PIZZA GUY
(shocked) Jesus?! I...I...don't know...

HOMEOWNER
Well, let me show you.

HOMEOWNER pulls PIZZA GUY into apartment and closes the door. HOMEOWNER gets on his knees, and pulls PIZZA GUY down to his knees as well.

PIZZA GUY
I've...never done anything like this before...

HOMEOWNER
(smiling) That's OK. I love helping guys do it the first time.

HOMEOWNER and PIZZA GUY fold their hands and start praying. Despite PIZZA GUY's claims of innocence, he immediately starts reciting the Ave Maria. However, he keeps glancing at the camera.

Lex

 

[chatolandia]

but I though "You Spin Me Right 'Round" came out in the 80's?

you mean the song originally performed by a drag queen addicted to plastic surgery?


Nothing says Jesus like that...

it is more like "Jesus Christ that singer is a freak!"