christian music

So I hate to beat a dead horse, but I just now saw two comments made by Janelle and Melinda in the music section that I wanted to respond to...I couldn't commented on the actual music blog but then they probably never would have read it. So basically a for real post is coming Sunday I just thought I'd make this little response

1) Melinda said something about how I need to be "careful" about supporting people who "water down the gospel" because sometimes "it becomes nothing" or something to that degree. I agree I should be careful, Mindy, but in this case I don't think it applies. Switchfoot/Relient K/Hawk Nelson aren't watering down the Gospel that they're presenting because they, for the most part, aren't presenting the Gospel. That's the whole point. They're presenting Christian IDEAS and Christian THEMES but they aren't "presenting the Gospel" in that way. The only way they could be "watering" down what they're saying is by watering down the themes (creationism, anti-postmodernism, repentence, forgiveness, commitment, courage to just to name a few of the themes I can think of.)

2) Janelle, any band that is on a Christian label and writes themes w/, at the very least, moral overtones is considered a Christian band. Everyone from Chevelle (back in the day) to Project 86 to P.O.D. to Relient K to Hawk Nelson to Kutless to dc talk.