Is it wrong to listen to Marilyn Manson if you're a christian?

i cant speak from a christian perspective, but i can speak as someone who has made a fairly fdetiled study of the Bible at school, and i feel equipt to speak about the ethos of the religion, even if i dont beleive it.

actually having said that, i dont particularly feel like a long post, so ill keep it short

ye si think its fine, because without experiencing alternative views and styles of music, no one can ever learn what it is they truly believe.

I listen to him and some of my friends do. Like one of them is a total Christian and he loves Marilyn Manson. Besides it's not like if you listen to him your going to hell, or you wont like automatically worship satin or anything. so i guess you know my view on the whole issue.

my christian friends are told not to listen to it. if you can't be christian and listen to manson, i definetly prefer listening to manson.

It's just music. Not some bloody call for a cult.

I totaly agree.

i agree with everyone else... one he looks like a devil and i hate the lyrics espically that personal jesus one... its wrong and the music is so... =/

i went to some thing my church put on to help teens learn about god and what we should do in order to get to heaven and according to them, yes, it is bad. i personally don't agree with them because i don't think that the music you listen to should decide wheter you get into heaven or not. go ahead and do what you want. god wants you to be happy.

as long as you love god...

exactly, as long as its purely pleasure, u dot automatically practice satanism

remember, this is my viewpoint, im not debating, im just putting my opinion.
my viewpoint: yes, it is wrong.

why? it would offend me quickly... i dont want to listen to songs that offend my religion. could possibly harm my faith if i even listen to just one of his songs.

but here's sort-of a twisted example of that:

Utada's new American debut is Exodus 04.

Track 01 is Devil Inside (a club hit that actually made Number #1 in the Billboard Club Hits). I listened to it for a while and it kinda harmed my faith (i dont wanna listen to it anymore).. I don't know what religion Utada is.. but here's more.. 2 tracks later, to Track 03, the song "Workout," she sings "I was dancing with a born-again Christian."

That gets me confused, but my question to Utada is that: Is she promoting the Devil?

Yes, I understand that some rappers put the word "devil" on their songs. Here's the verses to hear what Utada sang.

Devil Inside:

Maybe there's a devil or something like it inside // Maybe there's a devil or something like it inside of me // Devil or something like it inside // Maybe there's a devil somewhere really deep inside me // Devil inside of me // Jealous angel deep inside me

The Workout:

I was talking with a born-again Christian // "So what's it like to start life all over?" // He said "Amen, //I feel like I've been rediscovering the tomb of Tutankhamen." //

Confusion right there.... i deeply respect Utada's singing, but sometimes, that kind of stuff can confuse me.

my brother does and hes christian. i dont think realigion matters.

I don't really comprehend how this can 'Harm your faith'...

If you were a parent, adivising your child, no, You shouldn't let them listen to Manson. It might make them go into a cult. That is how parents can be. We all have them (Well, most. Sorry if I offend anyone with that.) And they are going to look out for 'Our Well-being'. Which is their version of 'keeping us safe'. These days, there is more 'bad' influences than before, so it is going to be hard hiding them from your child.

So- It may be bad for people to listen to it if the are in a religion, but I don't think so.

im in a spiritual battle right now. it's really hard to understand and i can't really put it in words, but it can harm my faith though.

If a bunch of songs can harm your faith, then you can tell you were a pretty weak Christian to start off with.

No.

Music cannot affect your religious faith and/or beliefs. [Opinion]

There isn't anything that says that you HAVE to listen to Christian music, is there?


It's music...
And it's YOUR choice, not others.


Btw: I'm not of Christian beliefs, but I stand by what I say.

I'm catholic, and I listen to him. I find nothing wrong with it, just because hes anti-christ doesnt mean i am or will turn like that.

dunno. don't have that problem becuz im athiest <33

LOL!!!
Yes... we Christians take things very seriously. The Bible says that "every human being is weak."

"weak Christian to start with"? That's a very profound term right there. As I said, I'm in a spiritial battle, and we're all weak in the same way. =)

i don't like manson plus his music video looks like its for devil worship, so im totally against manson.

I kind of meant...weak in your faith. As in you weren't an exactly "good" Christian to begin with. Anyway. Yeah.

I just don't think that music affects your faith, unless it's sending some sort of subliminal message in the lyrics or music or whatever. I think that if you're a Christian that strongly believes in God, believes in the things He says, then I don't think music will affect the faith.

Yeah I 2ally think it doesnt really matter crz yeah mayb hes different n hes kinda satan looking but just crz we listen 2 him doesnt mean we r goin 2 hell. is he goin 2 hell 4 tht Personal Jesus song?

I don't think it's wrong. I'm not Christian but I think that listening to Marilyn Manson, is no different than listening to any other singer or band. It's just music that people enjoy. If you really have a strong faith and belief with your religion, then music won't affect it at all.

No, it doesn't really matter. I mean I listened to them twice.
I don't really listen to their lyrics, just the beat.
So yeah, they don't lure me to their lyrics.
Well it's really bad if the Christian people listen to
their lyrics and if it lures them to that, yeahhh I call that bad.
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Marilyn Manson doesn't worship the devil, so I think his music is fine. He's also a very strong-minded person, and he's actually very opinionated in his views. He's a good person, overall

Ugh.
Yes, you most certainly can be a Christian and listen to him.
I listen to him. *shrugs*
I don't see what the big deal is.
Just because you listen to a band/artist that SEEMS to be anti-what-you-are doesn't mean it'll change the way you worship.