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Secular v Christian music

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 I just read an article on praise music on Yahoo News. It was an interesting article, mentioning that certain songs have been on the Billboard Top 100 charts for quite a long time, some for more than 77 weeks. Many listeners are drawn to songs featuring references to Heaven, God, altars, and strong emotions. However, my main concern is that these songs, while sounding spiritual, are actually secular and not focused on worship. This blending of secular themes with spiritual language is not new—it has often occurred in songs that address topics such as loss or longing, sometimes even invoking God's name for personal gain rather than worship. Now, understand, a great deal of music is generic, focusing on loss of a loved one, a dog, or a truck. Or expressing strong desires to achieve a goal, and there’s nothing wrong with that – at all. Music will always influence a reaction, but true praise and worship music stirs the soul and helps direct the listeners toward God, not a goal or a...