I have always been bewildered by the raunchy worded secular music, (especially rap or heavy metal) that can glorify anything from suicide to sex, sex and more sex and then get up and give God the glory for their creation of the song or it's popularity. I want to vomit. God was NOTHING of that, thank you very much!

Whoever posted that the Dove Awards should include more than JUST Christian music, (therefore judging, once again, nobody should be bias or prejudice, UNLESS your a Christian, which makes you a given target for you and this world to shoot at,) well, let's just say that perhaps 30 years ago, The MTV and other music awards should have invited and INCLUDED the CHRISTIAN MUSIC ENTERTAINERS into THEIR territory. But nooooooo.

It's all good. You can watch it of not. I don't watch the world's crap and I doubt the world is interested in watching Jesus either. You can't handle the truth.

I seriously don’t understand how all of you can cut down a genre of music that you obviously don’t know anything about. You might call it “cookie cutter,” but it is anything but. That cookie cutter music is worship music, not something we simply turn on to listen to and rock-on. We actually worship to that music, and it is beautiful, and I don’t know a Christian alive that gets sick of the same old, same old. It’s not like that for us, it is a way to worship our savior. The familiarity of the same old cookie cutter (as you say) sound is what gives us that close feeling to God; certain songs remind us of certain struggles we have surmounted, and the familiarity also gives us that feeling of our steadfast Savior.

I agree that the Dove awards can be quite a joke. Definitely, they should include musicians from all genres, not simply from the contemporary musicians, but this is what they are used to. Christian music has come so far in the last 5 to 10 years, that us old folks have a hard time realizing that there is an entire new world of Christian head banging going on in the world today. For this, I am thankful; and I think the new genres that touch different age groups and show their subjective tastes need appreciation and recognition as well.

I’m past the age of rock and roll, although I still love my classic rock, you might find me at a Peter Frampton concert, but you certainly would see me at a rock concert of today’s artists, I simply can’t hack it anymore, I’m too old. I did, however, go to a Skillet concert last night, and Hawk Nelson was the top back-up band of the night. I have to tell you, it was one heck of a party! Although I am up in years, I absolutely loved Hawk Nelson (I do love alternative and punk rock, although you may not hear me admit that too readily in public, lol. I would, I’m only joking.), and Skillet (for their message and caring hearts, musical ability, and the addition of strings, not to mention their love of rock-n-roll), was an amazing rock-n-roll show. It was no different from any classic rock-n-roll show I went to as a young girl, besides the fact that the lyrics were about God. When they started cranking up the rock, and it became harder and harder towards the end of the show, I was with them. Although I do not listen that kind of music, I did appreciate the sound, and as I said, their ability. The show rocked!

I don’t see any Christians in here cutting you down for your music choices, so why do you feel compelled to cut down our preferences? Music is a beautiful thing, no matter what the genre, the instrument, the sound, someone is enjoying it, and I say, to each his own. We can’t change our preferences, we are born this way. I appreciate all music, because it is an expression of our individuality, and I would never dream of slamming someone for his or her choice, because each type of music only adds to our huge selection and shows our diversity. To each his own. If you feel you need to cut down a genre of music, I have to wonder if you feel intimidated by it.

I cover Christian music (for Beliefnet; thanks for the links) and even I get sick of most of the cookie cutter, pop drivel. But there are great artists out there who embody the Christian faith and also make great music. (Mat Kearney and Shawn McDonald come to mind.)

I’m not sure what the controversy is about MuteMath. I saw them perform during Gospel Music Week where they were promoting their album to the Christian community … ?

But Joe Jonas sang harmony with him and while I am sure it would be a shock to many, it was one of the best I’ve had the pleasure to hear in person…it came off much more country that way, too. I also think Mr. Chapman was a bit tipsy…but I can’t say as I blame him.

They also won a Dove Award a few years ago which they refused to accept because they’re not a Christian band and don’t even have overtly Christian lyrics. It’s like calling Kevin Smith a “Christian filmmaker” because he goes to church every Sunday or calling me an “agnostic blogger” because I openly identify as an agnostic.