{"id":1497,"date":"2012-02-04T09:35:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T14:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2012-02-04T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2012-02-04T15:10:29","slug":"madonna-puhleez-how-about-christian-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2012\/02\/madonna-puhleez-how-about-christian-rock.html","title":{"rendered":"Madonna? Puhleez! How About A Christian Rocker Like Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are reasons why I call Sunday’s game the “Stupor Bowl”.<\/p>\n

I enjoy the NFL and LOVE the New York Giants<\/strong>, but some things that go with the game are pretty ridiculous … like the choice of music acts for the halftime show.<\/p>\n

Madonna<\/strong>? Puh…leez!<\/p>\n

Isn’t her act kind of stale by now … if she ever WAS that great?<\/p>\n

Instead of trying to continually push the boundaries of\u00a0 bad taste … which organizers constantly try to do (think Justin Timberlake-Janet Jackson<\/strong> … or don’t think about it).<\/p>\n

I have a novel idea\u00a0 … why not try something new, fresh, different and WHOLESOME.<\/p>\n

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Michael W. Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Go mainstream Christian rock with someone like the amazing Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jars of Clay<\/strong> or even a cross-over act like Amy Grant<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

I know, I know … they often sing about Jesus Christ and that could offend some people.<\/p>\n

You know what? … TOO BAD!<\/p>\n

Christians have put up with hours and hours of offensive programming, but are still the largest block of audience one can find … except in the pews on Sunday.<\/p>\n

That’s another matter though … most people would enjoy a Christian rock act at the “Stupor Bowl”.<\/p>\n

It could make the event a little more Super, actually, for a lot of us.<\/p>\n

Check out Matt’s blogs on the New York Yankees at: http:\/\/yanksgoyard.com\/author\/mattster\/<\/p>\n

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