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Okay, Ill admit it-I dont like POD. I know I porlly should, but I jsut dont enjoy the music. Regardless-I appreciate them for what they do. They speka to alot of kids in ways that other Christians cant, and they do it in a way that dosent threaten them or make them defensive. From what Ive heard, theyre good guys, all married or with significant otehrs, nd they turn away the groupies and booze at the door. So, rock on POD!
I just read this however-http://www.av1611.org/crock/pod.html-an anti-POD 4 article set bout hwo theyre horrible nonChristians that make everyone hate Jesus and stuff.
Okay, First off, the person that wrote this article was completely RIDICULOUS. He (or she, Terry is sort of hard to call) takes every POD quote he can find and immediatley interprets it as a God-bashing thing. You know what? There are many different ways to worshuip the lord, and just cause soemones way is different then yours dosent mean its bad. I dont come down on the MXPX fans, and I dont expect them to come down on me.
Also, every quote where POD tries to explain why they are worried about Christianity's image is interpreted as an attck on christianity. Well, you know what? THE CHURCH HAS MADE MISTAKES! And it can be scary to admit youre a Christian sometimes because of those mistakes! The important thing is that no matter what humans do in his name, God remains the same!
I will admit, POD has apparead on some unsavory colections. But I dont think they had much of a choice-odds were it was the company that stuck it on there. And also, even if it was, good for them! He complains that the songs arent Christian enoughg. But if a non-believer picks up that CD, and they hear a song that goes "jesus, Jesus,cha cha cha!" they arent gonna eb convinced, theyre gonna be turned off. So many hearts are hardened to the Lord that to appeal to them you HAVE to strt off slow. I think POD does a good job of presenting a non-threatening Christianity-a PRACTICAL Christianity-for kids that are starting out.
Ack, this is gettign too long. Basically, I just wanted to say that this article made me like POD alot, so more power to em.
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