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Do you listen to religious music?

I’m an atheist but grew up Christian/catholic. I attend a Christian college (long story) and I constantly have to listen to Christian music. However, some artist I actually like. I love some of needtobreath songs and I love Racheal Plattern (she sang fight song).
I’m just curious on where other nonbelievers stand.

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chlorine413 6 Nov 15
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I have trained my brain to block that shit out so I don't even notice it

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No, but kinda. On my own I listen to a local alternative rock station.

At work, I listen to whatever is on the boss's mix. It ranges from Gaga to Michael W Smith.

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Yeah actually, I really enjoy Christian Rock. Bang your head for jesus

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Almost never but there are a couple of groups I miss and some of their music is very good without really mentioning religion.

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I used to record that crap. Made me cringe.

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I jam whatever music I like doesn't really matter what it's about

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I used but not as much anymore. But sometimes I find something I listen .

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Christian music and Jewish music can both be good

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I listen to music based on a lot of mythology, I don't see why the christian mythos can't be one of those. If I happen to like it, I like it. One of my favorite metal bands, Corrosion of Conformity, regularly sing about god, but hey it's good music.

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It usually depends. I do think it’s kind of silly and close-minded to auttomatically day “I don’t listen to anything like that.” Are you afraid you’re going to convert? If the lyrics are eye-rollingly stupid or annoying, I change the song, but as others have commented, if the song itself is good, sure I’ll listen.

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If forced to listen to it I suppose I could eventually like some sounds, as I'm sure there's some decent sounding ones out there. But I won't listen to it willingly, so I like none and probably never will.

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Atheist and 30 year Stryper fan. The lyrics are positive and the music is great. Kinda like the Satanic Metal bands. I like the music but ignore the lyrics ?

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I have one. Place In This World by Michael W Smith. Maybe some stuff by Switchfoot. But other than that, not if I can help it.

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I'm an atheist, but I truly enjoy Christmas music and the religious hymns are my favorites!

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Bwahahaha

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Choir, organ, brass: I just like the sound. As another poster noted, it is uplifting.
I don't need to swallow the message to enjoy the broadcast!!!
That said, I have much less time for most contemporary religious musicians. I like my atheism old-school.

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Once in a great while. For example the hallelujah chorus is "religious" but it is a great work of art by Handel. If you enjoy classical music, you will hear some music of religious nature.

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I’d pop a CD in half if I’d missed a religious song; remember doing that to the beach boys greatest hits (god only knew).. Though surrounded by bluegrass groups, I won’t chance purchasing a cd unless I’ve heard and determined there’s no religious bs on it. Religion is wrong, even in a song ~

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I don’t listen to religious music at all... if by chance I hit it on the car radio I immediately move away from it....

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I still listen to some of the bands I grew up with, Five iron frenzy, Kevin Max, Extol. But generally nothing newer.

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Typically just classical stuff

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Hell no. Can't stand to hear the poor deluded fools going on about their love for a dead guy, and how they think they'll meet him in heaven. Saddening and depressing to think humanity still hasn't grown out of this nonsense.

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Shit No, I can think of a million better ways to bore myself silly.

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Well, I used to listen to skillet before I realized they were all jesus freaks. I guess the songs i liked the most were the only ones i would have paid any attention to, lyrically speaking, and they were sort of ambiguous with regard to their religious connotations. It pisses me off no end that just knowing that a work was religiously-motivated can sully it like that, much the same way I can no longer watch a Mel Gibson movie (well, except the end of Braveheart where he gets his small intestines pulled out and wound around a spiked wooden spindle....that part I like now)

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I don't very often; but there are some religious songs/music I like. I was not raised Catholic, but when I hear Ave Maria (in Latin, of course) I enjoy it. I also like Gregorian chants.

There are also some some church hymns from my childhood I like ('In the Garden', for example), but, also, I think some are despicable because of their message (like Amazing Grace--seriously, I'm a wretch?).

Usually, when a religious song from my childhood pops into my head, I change the lyrics to reflect my non-belief.

As far as any contemporary Christian music--no thanks!

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