Comments on: American Idol Erases Jesus http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80533 MInTheGap Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80533 @AG: I called "Imagine" an atheist song because of the whole concept of Lennon asking us to imagine a world without Heaven, Hell, Religion, etc. as a world of peace, and saying that someone or multiples sing this song at AI unedited, and other worldly songs unedited, but they have to edit the Christian song. But like I said, I'm not that upset about it because I expected it, and I don't watch a show that's raison d'être is to create a person who is to be worshiped as an idol for Americans. @AG: I called “Imagine” an atheist song because of the whole concept of Lennon asking us to imagine a world without Heaven, Hell, Religion, etc. as a world of peace, and saying that someone or multiples sing this song at AI unedited, and other worldly songs unedited, but they have to edit the Christian song.

But like I said, I’m not that upset about it because I expected it, and I don’t watch a show that’s raison d’être is to create a person who is to be worshiped as an idol for Americans.

]]> By: AG http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80528 AG Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:51:47 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80528 Okay, y'all just lost me. Que est all this about Lennon and Imagine? AGs last blog post..<a href="http://talmidah-b-yeshua.blogspot.com/2008/04/shout-to-lord.html">Shout to the Lord</a> Okay, y’all just lost me. Que est all this about Lennon and Imagine?

AGs last blog post..Shout to the Lord

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80525 MInTheGap Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:07:31 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80525 @Musicguy: Lennon wants us to "imagine" a place where all the things that separate us are gone. But in order to do that, he has to have no religion. The idea that an atheistic utopia is possible is a pipe dream. @Musicguy: Lennon wants us to “imagine” a place where all the things that separate us are gone. But in order to do that, he has to have no religion. The idea that an atheistic utopia is possible is a pipe dream.

]]> By: Musicguy http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80521 Musicguy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:16:32 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80521 Min, do you really not get the point and meaning behind "Imagine" or are you just being difficult to make a point regarding AI?? AG- I couldn't agree more. Seems like a complete non-issue. <em>Musicguy's last blog post..<a href='http://musicguy2723.blogspot.com/2008/04/idol-hottie.html'>Idol Hottie</a></em> Min, do you really not get the point and meaning behind “Imagine” or are you just being difficult to make a point regarding AI??

AG- I couldn’t agree more. Seems like a complete non-issue.

Musicguy’s last blog post..Idol Hottie

]]> By: AG http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80506 AG Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:02:15 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80506 So? I'm still not seeing why this is a problem. Did you know that for all the times God was mentioned in the Old Testament, his actual name, "I AM," was very seldom used. Usually, the titles for God were used. Even today, we don't usually call him I AM. We call him God or the Father or the Lord. They're not singing heresy or blasphemy by saying Shepherd instead of Jesus. And I don't think we need to try to get the "right" version of the song in front of unbelievers to witness to them with it. It still undeniably speaks of the Judeo-Christian God. <em>AG's last blog post..<a href='http://talmidah-b-yeshua.blogspot.com/2008/04/shout-to-lord.html'>Shout to the Lord</a></em> So?

I’m still not seeing why this is a problem. Did you know that for all the times God was mentioned in the Old Testament, his actual name, “I AM,” was very seldom used. Usually, the titles for God were used. Even today, we don’t usually call him I AM. We call him God or the Father or the Lord.

They’re not singing heresy or blasphemy by saying Shepherd instead of Jesus. And I don’t think we need to try to get the “right” version of the song in front of unbelievers to witness to them with it. It still undeniably speaks of the Judeo-Christian God.

AG’s last blog post..Shout to the Lord

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80494 MInTheGap Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:53:59 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80494 I don't expect a secular show to mention Jesus, but like we said before, it's not consistent. Every year some contestant on American Idol sings Lennon's Imagine (a song I detest) and they don't water down its atheism, do they? I wish there were some statistic on how many songs were censored. If it was a common swear word, they'd have left it in. They didn't have to sing the song, it was their choice. It was also their choice to take the Christian song and neuter it. Certainly you can take it and try to get people to get the "real version" but I can guarantee you that the AI version of that song will now be everywhere, and it will surpass the regular version in downloads. I don’t expect a secular show to mention Jesus, but like we said before, it’s not consistent. Every year some contestant on American Idol sings Lennon’s Imagine (a song I detest) and they don’t water down its atheism, do they? I wish there were some statistic on how many songs were censored. If it was a common swear word, they’d have left it in. They didn’t have to sing the song, it was their choice. It was also their choice to take the Christian song and neuter it.

Certainly you can take it and try to get people to get the “real version” but I can guarantee you that the AI version of that song will now be everywhere, and it will surpass the regular version in downloads.

]]> By: AG http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80479 AG Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:21:46 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/15/american-idol-erases-jesus-3/#comment-80479 Um. So I'm not seeing the big deal here. You honestly expected a secular show to mention Jesus? And yet, instead of using this as the amazing tool God's just placed into our laps, you're condemning it? This is an opportunity! Do you know how many impressionable minds heard that song for the first time and would be more open to hearing the gospel because of it? Good grief. What Satan means for evil, God means for good. Let's use this for good. <em>AG's last blog post..<a href='http://talmidah-b-yeshua.blogspot.com/2008/04/fireball.html'>Fireball</a></em> Um. So I’m not seeing the big deal here. You honestly expected a secular show to mention Jesus? And yet, instead of using this as the amazing tool God’s just placed into our laps, you’re condemning it? This is an opportunity! Do you know how many impressionable minds heard that song for the first time and would be more open to hearing the gospel because of it? Good grief. What Satan means for evil, God means for good. Let’s use this for good.

AG’s last blog post..Fireball

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