Sympathy for the devil

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Is it wrong for any Christian to listen and enjoy this song by The Rolling Stones? I really like this song.
 
I sure hope not, I love this song too! 😛

I personally do not see anything wrong with listening to all kinds of music.
 
The only song I have felt guilty for listening to was Act Of Contrition by Madonna. But I’m not even sure if that’s a sin. Its actually blasphemous, whereas I don’t think Sympathy is.
 
I have had the same feelings about that song. While it’s not directly blasphemous, what strikes me the wrong way is how we are writing songs about the being who has afflicted our human family and actively seeks to destroy as many souls as he can.

Another way of looking at it is to imagine the Blessed Mother looking down on her children, watching this creature sow so much evil upon them and luring them into Hell. I don’t think she would like that song much. So I think I should probably remove it from my playlists.

Since I started praying the rosary often, a lot of things I used to like have become less interesting. I think it was too easy to get caught up in the overwhelming current of our culture and then not notice the direction that current was taking us.
 
Has anyone read Master and Margarita, the book the song is about?
 
Rete said:
I have had the same feelings about that song. While it’s not directly blasphemous, what strikes me the wrong way is how we are writing songs about the being who has afflicted our human family and actively seeks to destroy as many souls as he can.

Another way of looking at it is to imagine the Blessed Mother looking down on her children, watching this creature sow so much evil upon them and luring them into Hell. I don’t think she would like that song much. So I think I should probably remove it from my playlists.

Since I started praying the rosary often, a lot of things I used to like have become less interesting. I think it was too easy to get caught up in the overwhelming current of our culture and then not notice the direction that current was taking us.
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the song is not telling you to have sympathy for the devil, its the devil, sardonically, asking for sympathy. the song, attributes the devil’s hand in the death of Jesus, the communist revolution in Russia, Hitler’s war, the murder of the Kennedy brothers.

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My post had nothing to do with the meaning of the song. It has everything to do with making light of a spiritual being dragging a significant portion of our human family into Hell, and actively trying to destroy the souls of our children and loved ones.

It’s a good song in terms of Rock music. I don’t deny that. But recently I too have begun to feel a little odd about it. I don’t think we should make light of Satan.
 
Rete said:
My post had nothing to do with the meaning of the song. It has everything to do with making light of a spiritual being dragging a significant portion of our human family into Hell, and actively trying to destroy the souls of our children and loved ones.

It’s a good song in terms of Rock music. I don’t deny that. But recently I too have begun to feel a little odd about it. I don’t think we should make light of Satan.
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its not a light hearted tune. are you sure you’re not taking this too seriously?
 
I didn’t say it was lighthearted. I said it was making light of the enemy.
 
Costner said:
Is it wrong for any Christian to listen and enjoy this song by The Rolling Stones? I really like this song.
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The devil is without a doubt the enemy of God and our own enemy as well. The devil has inspired, encouraged, provoked all evil and every atrocity in human history. This is a spiritual being who provokes pedophiles, mass murderers, political despots, and countless others to commit crimes and injustices. Sin entered the world through his personal initiative–let’s not forget that he provided the temptation for original sin which produced the fall of humanity.

Sympathy for the devil? I don’t think so. If such a song is benign to listen to, then what about songs that promote the Nazi party, pedophilia, homosexuality, murder, rape, or other atrocities that can be directly attributed to the work of the devil.

To answer your question specifically. If any Christian enjoys listening to this song, there is a problem somewhere. If we permit our consciences and our sensibilities to become dulled then we will in turn tolerate the work of the devil, let alone a silly song Jagger and Richards wrote about him.
 
Theophilus777 said:
The devil is without a doubt the enemy of God and our own enemy as well. The devil has inspired, encouraged, provoked all evil and every atrocity in human history. This is a spiritual being who provokes pedophiles, mass murderers, political despots, and countless others to commit crimes and injustices. Sin entered the world through his personal initiative–let’s not forget that he provided the temptation for original sin which produced the fall of humanity.

Sympathy for the devil? I don’t think so. If such a song is benign to listen to, then what about songs that promote the Nazi party, pedophilia, homosexuality, murder, rape, or other atrocities that can be directly attributed to the work of the devil.

To answer your question specifically. If any Christian enjoys listening to this song, there is a problem somewhere. If we permit our consciences and our sensibilities to become dulled then we will in turn tolerate the work of the devil, let alone a silly song Jagger and Richards wrote about him.
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What then of “Paradise Lost”? As I recall Satan comes across as sort of a tragic hero or anti-hero with some admirable qualities, and hence one might have some sympathy for him even though ultimately he rebels against God which is obviously evil. Maybe a little like Brutus. I don’t know, I found Shakespeare’s Brutus sympathetic in a way. But then Dante puts him in the lowest circle of hell right next to Satan. That’s literature for you though.
 
The National Review originally had this article, but the link for it seems to be broken, so forgive me in advance for using the the NYT link for it. Sympathy is listed as #3 for the top 50 conservative rock songs. And yes, I know, Catholic and Conservative are not the same thing, but I found the songs and their meanings insightful.

nytimes.com/2006/05/25/arts/music/25brockweb.html?_r=0
 
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