In the same vein, I play a lot of Christian bands on my show (ala Sixpence). There are a lot of atheist bands in the world and I'm sure on the Moon (ala Mogwai). There are literally thousands who probably don't care one way or the other (ala Insert Band Here). There are songs with pretty vile lyrics and albums with nudity on the cover and pretty tastelessly name tracks too, besides the MF=R GYBE! song (a particular In Cahoots track comes to mind). But unless something "crosses the line" Isay play it (of course "the line" is subjective for different people).
The main criterion for AMship is prog or near-prog music. The nice thing is that Christian bands of superb musicianship that wouldn't get heard elsewhere can play here (ala Keaggy, King, & Dente). Songs that other places wouldn't touch for controversy's sake can play here. No one is forced to buy any album or song here. Also, any person listening to AM is doing so by choice. If there's too much this-or-that, they can turn it off and go elsewhere.
So, unless a song comes to Jim's attention called "Let's All Rape Little Boys," I think AM's doing okay. I'm a devout evangelical religious right Christian, and I DONATED GYBE! So let's just play the prog!
(although it is curious that the song played that day. I wonder if it was requested that day, and it's be interesting to know WHY that person requested it that day.)
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Feels like I'm fiddling while Rome is burning down.
Think I'll lay my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground!
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