From: math1rb@rosie.uh.edu
Subject: Re: What do you do when your child thinks Metallica is cool?
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 03:12:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.232206.15547@wdl.loral.com>, hgs@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Harry Salvini) writes...
>In article <nestabro.721489742@nova>, nestabro@nova.gmi.edu (Noel Estabrook) writes:
>> 
>> math1rb@jane.uh.edu (92F07486) writes:
>> 
>> > Well what I say is let your kid listen to what they want. Take an interest
>> >in it, after all he'll listen to it just to spite ya. Like someone once
>> >said some of the most christian people they knew weren't Christians.
>> 
>> Yeah, and if he wants to go out and have sex, buy him condomes.  (Yes, I 
>> realize this is sarcasm, and I ask for forgiveness in advance, but 
>> Scripture teaches us to "train up our child in the way he should go", not
>> let him go out and do what he wants, especially if we know it could be
>> harmful.
> 
>A couple of years ago, I attended a seminar about music by Al Minccioni (sp?)
>at a local church (Fremont, CA Assembly of God).
> 
>His talk was very thought provoking in that he mentioned a GAP between the
>"older" and "younger" generations.  If I tell my teenager that he can't
>listen to some particular music, or can't do something, that will generally
>produce some type of rebellion, which won't solve the problem.

What's wrong with bucking authority? 

> 
>On the other hand, as Noel states, when we "train up our child", that must
>be done while he is yet a young child, not influenced by the "world".
> 
>My suggestion is to go over the music with him/her, reading the words and ask
>the question: "is this what you want to live by?", and if so, discuss why you
>disagree.
> 

I think here is where we need to make some distinctions. First lets seperate
all the people who have grown up in major cities, and those who grew up in
the more rural areas.
  Because first off, its not "how" they want to live their life, it what
life is really like! And no I'm not talking about the likes of ohh Slayer
or Celtic frost the truely Santanic bands. I mean even rap has some merit
because its not saying what is good, its telling the story of their lives.
  Second, most kids don't listen to this stuff till they are at least in
their teens. Most don't even start listening till around the age that they
are supposed to be seen as "adults" in the eyes of the church. I think a
13 year old is mature enough to make up their own mind about what they want
to listen to, that is of course if you as the parent have been teaching them
all since the day they were born what is right and what is wrong.

>The point is, keep the communication open, don't be a stumbling block in your
>kids mind.
> 
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Vaya con Dios

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