Comments on: The 1 and 3

By: Doc37172

Doc37172 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:27:02 +0000

WOW!WOW!WOW!…jazz = Satan music? I wonder where death metal fits in then?

By: Doc37172

Doc37172 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:22:46 +0000

As I was in the process of leaving the last fundy-style (not Hyles-like-loony, but bad enough) church I ever will attend, I met the pastor for lunch to discuss our departure. For some reason which I don’t remember, the subject of contemporary music came up and he started to go on about this vary thing – that the beat of the music somehow conveys a sense of immorality. I felt like saying, “CHECK PLEASE!”

By: disgusted

disgusted — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:52:35 +0000

I am just now leaving the pastorate at a fundy church. I thought I was conservative (still feel I am)but these people are nuts! SFL has given me much needed comic relief. TY

By: Papa Bear

Papa Bear — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:24:04 +0000

Does anyone remember “Sketch” Erickson? He used to come to our church every few years with a slideshow and play excerpts of rock music badly distorted by turning it up too high for his cheap sound system and 40 watt speakers. That just goes to show you how evil it is. Is he still around? I would tell you his first name, but I think it’s classified or something.

By: Scorpio

Scorpio — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:20:09 +0000

I am not alone in my theory that satire, sarcasm, irony and humor are lost on fundies.

Must complete data sets faster to publish my works 1st

By: grace2live

grace2live — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:24:34 +0000

I did this as a science fair project in 8th grade!!! Nothing I did with music or reading had any effect on any of the plants, though.

By: Jordan Maria

Jordan Maria — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:08:04 +0000

I remember being scared as a child to listen to rock music cause I thought the different beats were going to mess with my heart and kill me.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:37:42 +0000

Just wanted to clarify that, although I call myself a “fundie”, I also believe that fundies just places too much significance on standards and not enough on holiness. My music class, when I took it, had soooo many debates about retarded songs. One time the teacher played the first 10 seconds the Gaither’s rendition of “The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference”. He asked (as always) if there was anything wrong with the song. And people would raise their hands and say things like, “His singing sounded sensual/breathy/like he was praising himself and not God/etc”. People need to realize that we do have Christian liberties and there is not a set standard for all Christians to abide by when it comes to things not commanded in the Bible, like music.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:33:57 +0000

I attended a Bible college during the school of year fall ’08 and spring ’09 and took a “Philosophy of Music” in the spring semester. A portion of the semester was about the “1 and 3″.

Notes about the “1 and 3″ during my class (I kept all my notes when I attended there):

“What is a rock beat?
1 (big 2) 3 (big 4) â€“ Emphasis is on the 2nd and 4th beat (4/4 time)
(big 1) 2 (big 3) 4 â€“ exciting
1 2 3 4 â€“ boring

If it takes away from the main beat, then it is a rock beat”

A portion of a class hour where we talked about Jazz:

3 Elements to Jazz Music

Strong syncopated rhythms
Reliance on improvisation on set themes
Shared heritage

Storyville â€“ part of New Orleans
Louie Armstrong
JAZZ IS SATAN WORSHIP!!! <— My teacher said that (just not with the emphasis I placed)

What questions should you ask yourself regarding music:

What is the mood of the music?
What are the words?
Who are the people performing the music? What is their background and testimony?
Does it remind you of questionable things or places?

By: Don

Don — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:08:00 +0000

Mark said:
One of my problems with fundamentalism is that it doesnâ€™t allow room for irony, symbolism, satire, hyperbole, etc.

In a word “life”
Fundys have forgotten how to live outside their spiritual bunkers.