Christian Music is Everywhere…Deal with It!

Today I was reading a blog commenting about how Christian music seems to be everywhere, and it made me think about all the times I've been somewhere and heard a song I thought was only being played on Christian radio stations being piped into stores, elevators, and more. The blog was commenting on another blogger, who was an atheist, complaining about how she was on an airplane that piped in Christian music.

Yet the blog made a good point of how there are plenty of secular artists that use Christian themes and even direct bible verses in their songs that are played on mainstream radio. There are even Christian artists whose music is played on mainstream radio like Lifehouse, MercyMe, and Switchfoot. I've often laughed when I hear non-Christians talk about how much they love their songs, because I wonder how they would react if they only knew...

Still, the atheist woman found the music offensive, and I understand that, because she felt the religious viewpoint was being forced upon her. No one likes to feel forced into believing anything. Faith is a choice, and she chose not to believe. While her choice makes me sad, I understand her view since I've heard plenty of music I find offensive. Sorry, I don't want to listen to songs about rape, gratuitous sex, or especially songs degrading God. Yet those are often played in public places. Sometimes you just have to learn to tune those things out, because as much as we may choose not to listen to offensive music in our personal lives, we cannot always avoid it in public. Christians may not be of the world when it comes to our own music choices, but we certainly live in a world where we may not always agree with what others play through their sound systems.