My concern about heavy metal and how it affects kids has to do with my worldview that God loves other kids in the world just as much as He does my own; it is my concern when Christian leaders seem to either promote it or think it is harmless, even if they are people with whom my own kids don’t come in contact . You do not stand alone among those in Christian leadership positions in thinking that this music is sinless, harmless. I see the whole discussion as not just applying to your situation, but to many similar situations.

As far as my IP address, I am aware that you know the area that I live in and that there is no way that I could make it to your church each Sunday. I know that you and anyone who writes on this site know that. But to have a “personal connection” doesn’t mean that one oneself has to attend someone’s church. I realized something about you a few months ago that gave me enough sense of a “personal connection” that suddenly the person who I once said “I can’t believe you are a pastor” to simply because of the rude way you treated me in discussion here became more than just a name out there. When your comment on the gaming site and the way you handled discussing it came out a month or two later, I lost several hours of sleep on several nights wondering what/if anything my personal responsibility was in the matter. Enough said. And rest in peace, I have decided that at this point I probably don’t have a personal responsibility in the matter.

It would have made life easier for us all if you had simply not written the article about the church being just a building. Because the issue was never really about whether the church was a building or not. The issue is apparently that you don[’t see anything wrong with this music. If I had understood that from the beginning this discussion could have been somewhat simplified.

You and your church are in my prayers, and I am thankful that perhaps God has led you to these kids (or them to you) in such a time as this.

Blessings,

Chris

As far as this being none of my business as it specifically relates to Tim and his church, how do you know that, unless you assume you’ve been given some “special knowledge?” The “Christian world” is a small place.

Its not special knowledge, its IP knowledge.

“She took great exception to my opinion that death metal music promotes Satan and death. She wanted me to continue to communicate with band members because several were such great Christian kids, . . . .”

(from Slice, “Death Metal Fans and the Gospel”)