Is foreign blasphemic music a morally sound substitute for english blasphemic music?

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Pre-conversion, I liked to listen to Slayer while I worked out. Post-conversion, I assume that’s a no-go. Would listening to, for example, German thrash metal be a morally acceptable substitute? The lyrics will still be conveying the same message (a distinctly anti-Christian one), but I will no longer be able to understand them.
 
What do you find interesting about that genre for curiosity’s sake?
 
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That’s a good question. I can’t speak on behalf of Christianity. I can only speak to what my conscience says. My conscience tells me that God ought to be glorified when it comes to art. The book of Psalms says that God should be praised when we sing songs and whatnot. My personal opinion is that one should stay away from anti-christian music, regardless of what language the lyrics are in.

I used to listen to Deicide, which is a band with a pro-Satan agenda. The Lord lead me away from that and I thank Him for it. It doesn’t matter what I say, though. It only matters what God thinks. Ask Him to guide you. 🙂
 
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God understands all languages. What is offensive to Him in English will also be offensive to Him in German, even if you don’t understand the latter.

Moreover, you do seem to know that the message is “distinctly anti-Christian” despite not knowing exactly what the German lyrics say. Isn’t that enough reason to avoid this music?
 
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What do you find interesting about that genre for curiosity’s sake?
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It just gets me going, no good reason why. I wouldn’t listen to it outside the gym.

Anyway, I decided to listen to some ‘unblack’ music (Christian metal) and it was surprisingly effective. I think I’ll stick with it. Thanks to all the posters in this thread!
 
The Devotion to the Holy Face instituted by Pope Leo XIII was communicated to Sister Mary of St Peter by Jesus as a result of the blasphemies that were becoming more commonplace. The opposite of blasphemy is the tenderness showed by St Veronica when she wiped the face of Jesus. Blasphemy is related to the first 3 of the 10 Commandments and we must always honor these Commandments for love of our Lord.

Pope Leo XIII was the same Pope who was communicated the prayer of St Michael the Archangel. The prayer to St Michael and the Golden Arrow are two good devotions for making reparations to Our Lord and for combating the enemy.
 
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Would listening to, for example, German thrash metal be a morally acceptable substitute?
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I really can’t answer your question directly but will just say I Iike to listen to Ramstein when lifting weights. I have no idea what they’re saying but I find their music gets the blood pumping much better than Vivaldi or Gregorian Chant, which are my normal first choices for listening. 🙂
 
Tom Araya is Catholic, so Slayer isn’t really that bad. The anti religious music, however, is. (Which is kind of why Slayer fell apart, Tom Araya didn’t write those lyrics, he was more into psychology in his song writing). I would not listen to music that’s specific purpose is to bash Christianity. Now, if they have songs that DON’T do that, then feel free to listen to those songs. I listen to some Industrial metal from Germany and Austria, and whilst some of the songs are anti religious, I stay away from those.
 
I love P.O.D.! It stands for Payable on Death. Your soul is payable on death.

They are a commercially popular heavy metal band. I got into them because they were on one of the Matrix movie soundtracks. One day I was listening to an online Christian rock channel and one of their songs came on and I figured someone screwed up. Nope! I looked them up and they are very Christian. I went to one of their shows and got to meet them. Very cool guys.
 
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