Can good Christians really listen to secular music?
by Ruth Woodhouse, adapted from http://www.helium.com [April 26 2010] Britain’s “prince of pop”, Cliff Richard, a devout Christian who has been singing rock’n’roll for nearly five decades, sang a great song some years ago that asked, “Why should the devil have all the good music?” Cliff’s phenomenal career which has been largely secular but has also included many Christian songs, presents a worthy argument that it’s fine for good Christians to listen to – and even perform – secular songs. No fair person could doubt that this man is a very genuine and committed Christian, whose life and words are a glowing testimony for his faith in God. Of course there must be guidelines and limits with regard to the kind of secular music Christians listen to. It’s clear that Christians should not listen to any heavy rock music that has satanic messages. Nor should they purposely listen to songs that have lyrics promoting a decidedly immoral lifestyle. When I say purposely I mean that they should not b
