[b]Michyarob wrote:[/b] [quote][b]MisterNathan wrote:[/b] [quote]Listening to secular music that does not contain a negative message shouldn\'t effect your relationship with Christ.[/quote] Yeah, but its not helping either, is it?[/quote] Without secular music, we might not have a few of our hymns today, as many of them stole the tunes from secular songs (Amazing Grace was a drinking song, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God was based off of Beethoven, if memory serves...).