I heard this in a calvinistic baptist church in the south:

The black africans used tribal beats for their pagan worship. When they became slaves they brought their pagan music over. Rock and roll was nothing more than whites taking up black music and popularizing it for the general population - i.e. the general culture adopting elements of low culture, and ever since our society has been indecline - which is what happens when we adopt traits of cultures that are less refined.

No lie.



Is anyone advocating that here?



Also, what is wrong with music affecting our moods? Techno is very good to run to. We can put music under human use.


In the M river valley, guitars in church are welcome but not flutes, which are associated with pagan worship. In fact, if someone stubs their toe, they shout "bamboo flute" - i.e. taking the name of their flute in vain. Therefore, if the local church tried to introduce worship music with a drum...no problem....but the flute...... they would be severely opposed - because after all it is obvious that flute music is the devil's music!

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