Religious intolerance of popular music
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Extreme conservative Christians single out the music genres of hip hop and rock as well as blues and jazz as containing jungle beats, or jungle music, and claim that it is a beat or musical style that is inherently evil, immoral, and/or sensual. Thus, according to them, any song in the rap, hip hop and rock genres as inherently evil because of the song's musical beat, regardless of the song's lyrics or message. Some extend this analysis even to Christian rock songs. Far right author David Noebel is one of the most notable proponents of the existence of jungle beats. In his writings and speeches, Noebel held that the use of such beats in music was a communist plot to subvert the morality of the youth of the United States. This is considered a very extreme view point to both Christians and non Christians. It is seen as a sense of racism against music that is influenced or made by African Americans since all the genres they attack have African American roots. Several churches have used the style of rock to worship God, and it has become very popular with the younger generations as well as the older even in most conservative churches. When asked if he was "still playing the Devil's music" Jerry Lee Lewis stated "Yes, I am. But you know it's strange, the same music that they kicked me out of school for is the same kind of music they play in their churches today. The difference is, I know I am playing for the devil and they don't."
See also
- Religious criticism
- Social effects of rock and roll
- Deal with the Devil
- Music and spirituality
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia
- Devil's Trill sonata by Giuseppe Tartini
