Also if your religious or not, don’t argue on what’s right or wrong just do what you do. It’s not worth going back and forth.

Is that what passes for a thoughful reply in atheist circles? If Maria & Mriana really buy that sentiment, then they can just ignore anything distasteful that Christians say, ’cause they’s just words too.

What I meant to say and probably didn’t say very well, is that they’re just words that challenge how you think, but they don’t encourage violence or anything like that, unlike most rap. And they don’t damn you to hell, either. I don’t have a problem with most Christian music that sings about Christ and love and forgiveness and all that. What I have a problem with is the Christian music that sings about how bad non-believers are and how they’re all going to hell.

That being said, I have a MAJOR bone to pick with another atheist rap artist. I don’t have a problem with Greydon Square, and I know most atheist “hip hop” is like that, so that’s cool. However, a friend sent me something the other day that very much concerned me. I went and checked it out and heard it for myself. What about this guy “Mr. Gawn?” I heard this song “I would say god” and these lyrics in it: “F*ckin’ Christians, if I can’t convert ‘em I’ll burn ‘em. Learn ‘em a lesson with my Smith and Wesson straight in their sternum. Damn Christians if I can’t teach ‘em I’ll beat ‘em free ‘em” by leadin’ em to the garden of eden”.

What is up with that??? I read that the so called “rational response squad” of which this artist is a major member, said it was a “great song”. Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. Yet, I would expect a little better behavior from people who claim to be “rational”, even though the rss is not exactly known for being nice and I have never been able to bring myself to support them. I thought the blasphemy challenge was a good idea but that was about it. How is this any better than the mainstream rap that everyone is so worried about that openly advocates violence? Also, how is this any better the “left behind culture” that sings and talks about non-believers burning in hell? This is very very disturbing, hypocritical, and disappointing (I guess I just expected a little more from an artist that claims to support “reason” then resorting to immature talk of violence). I hope this is an isolated incident, and not something we’ll see much more of. Otherwise all it will be is bigotry. I don’t understand how anyone can support someone who sings stuff like this. If the religious right cries “persecution” at this one, well, they’ll actually have a leg to stand on. I know it’s only one song so far, but how is this going to solve anything? This is only going to further the stereotype of atheists as bad and violent people. Lyrics like this from any artist no matter what background are disturbing.

Anyone care to fill me in on what this is all about? Perhaps I have judged this unfairly (actually I’m hoping I have). If so, what is the explanation for this?

Is that what passes for a thoughful reply in atheist circles? If Maria & Mriana really buy that sentiment, then they can just ignore anything distasteful that Christians say, ’cause they’s just words too.