"If your a Christian, why do you listen to Secular music?"

I can't tell you how many times I've had this question asked to me...And honestly, it's getting tiring answering it all the time. In case you haven't noticed (and I don't mean to cow across as rude or brash here), I don't JUST listen to/review Christian music. Most people, as I have come to realize, when they think Christian music, they think of the contemporary. But oh my friend, I am NOT a contemporary limited listener.

Just in case you haven't noticed, I do listen to Secular music. But I know when enough is enough and when to change gears. I'm not going to get all preachy on your guys, saying that "rock 'n roll is the devil!", because that would make me a huge friggin' hypocrite. To answer the question, I listen to it because I like it. Most of the Secular music I listen to isn't "over-the-top, extreme" Secular. If it bashes my faith, I don't listen to it. I won't lie, I do listen to Five Finger Death Punch on occasion. I'm not going to say "but only the stuff that doesn't have cussing in it", because that would deprive the point of the music. What I like about 5FDP is that most of there music, if you REALLY listen to it and break it down, is themed around the Military. If you would like, I can do a quick review of War Is The Answer and better explain what I mean.

But I will tell you this; I really have to micromanage myself when it comes to music, because I am an easily influenced person. If I listen to too much of 5FDP, I become angry and bitter at the world and everyone around me. If I listen to too much slow stuff, I become depressed and emotional. If I listen to too much high octane, fast action stuff, I become so pumped up that I have to burn off my energy by any means whatsoever.

Yes, I am a Christian. Yes, I listen to both Christian and Secular music, a majority of it being Metal. And no I don't have a problem with it, and neither does anyone else I know, because I know when the right time is metal and what is the right time for contemporary. And most of the time I ask people before I just put on a random song, because I know a few people that don't like metal.

I'm not one of those people that are like "it's metal or nothing!" because I was raised with a diversity of music. When my dad drove the car, it was classic country. When my mom drove the car, it was classic rock and 80's pop. And as time went one, I found other styles of music that I liked. I'm a well rounded person, and will listen to just about anything, from A Capella to Country, From Metal to Classical, from Big Band/Swing to Jazz. I don't care, I love music. I listen to whatever I'm in the mood for.

If your still lost about this whole thing, don't worry, so am I.