http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/ Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-713 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:23:12 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-713 [...] to the Lord” on American Idol…….oh, the [...]

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-393 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:00:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-393 We’re not compromising our beliefs–we’re just not expecting the producers of American Idol to share them. Thanks for writing and reading, Tim.

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-390 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:19:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-390 Thanks guys. I am an atheist. Your comments verified that you can’t stand up for biblical truth. Compromise begins the process of unbelief.

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-373 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:46:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-373 One of the wise sayings I heard growing up: “Don’t expect regenerate behavior from unregenerate people.” Jason, Marcia, and Kaitlin have a very valid point; this kind of over-reaction gives Christ-followers a bad name as Bible-thumping extremists.

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-371 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:17:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-371 Thanks Jen for addressing this. I’m always curious to know what your spin is on different events.
-Jill

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-369 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:34:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-369 It’s a huge leap….and let’s be honest, isn’t this kind of reaction why a so many people dismiss christians as religious extremists. Instead of the story being about the song being watched by millions of people, we (some) are up in arms that they replaced Jesus with Shepherd. Minus some of the “pitchy” moments, I was moved and totally astounded that they even considered performing the song. Maybe we would have been happier if the left God out of it all together and sang “We are the World”. Kudos to Idol for raising so much money to help those Christ has called US to reach…we were too busy being angry at you for a lyric change to get up off the couch and take out our wallets.

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-367 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:21:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-367 To jump from producers tinkering with lyrics in Hollywood to Christians rewriting the Bible–that’s kind of a leap, don’t you think?

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-366 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:26:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-366 Let the song keep its original lyrics and content. Don’t dub any other word and compromise the name of “Jesus.” What is next- replacing the word “Jesus” with “shepherd” in the Bible.

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-365 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:53:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-365 I loved the title to your post, “Pout to the Lord.” You’re right. I never expected the show to promote such a spiritual song in the first place (although many contestants choose spiritual songs from time to time). It was good to hear it, despite the change in one word in the lyrics. I would have liked to have heard Jesus’ name, but it was better than I would have ever expected anyway.

]]> http://writeaboutnowjt.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-364 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:25:00 +0000 http://writeaboutnow.christianstandard.com/2008/04/14/pout-to-the-lord-2/#comment-364 When the self-appointed “culturally elite” deliberately stifle/scilence Christological content, it is not a harmless accident! If Jesus is not the Lord referred to in the song, then it could be Caesar, Krishna or “he who must not be named” of Potter fame! Jesus MUST always be above culture and never subsumed beneath it! PTL msg

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