David Bazan on Disbelief - Sojourners Magazine

[redchango]

What is this - a legal document?

[shuckslbj]

"a battle against Darwin... still."

All the weight is on that last word.

[calebpwaggoner]

Listen to Strange Negotiations. It's about social issues rather than religious issues. There you go.

[kondiwagle]

I saw Bazan play a house show in Seattle a few years ago and found it strange that he was still wining about Christianity. Then I found out later that he only just recently "broke up" with Christianity. I find this all to be very strange, because all of his albums seem to reflect a general skepticism and angst about faith. I wonder what he would sing about if he didn't have the post Christian theme. That's what I want to hear; an album about other stuff.

[MayorOfTheWorld]

@kondiwagle You should listen to his latest album "Strange Negotiations." The only allusions to faith made are done more in character descriptions (such as in "Virginia"). The track "Won't Let Go" is amazing.

[abzd555]

"people believing the right things but not doing them is the norm in evangelical christianity...." true. oh, dave's words hurt so good.

[85mariapatricia]

"its a culture shock everytime" no better way to say it

[goodlookinrebel5]

Bazan really seems to be riding the fence on everything. If you are going to have a naturalistic world view then just go with it and develop a coherent and articulate outlook, especially being such a public figure and, however reluctantly, a sort of poster boy for deconversion and post-evangelical skepticism. Perhaps he does not want to alienate his theistic fans. Perhaps having not yet made a full commitment to whatever it is he believes is what makes him sounds like a man divided.

[85mariapatricia]

@goodlookinrebel5 ohh ma gee why do you have to be onething and only one thats just another form of religion, its fine to live in ambiguity and doubt. Life is the great mystery stand in awe of the experience.

[redchango]

@goodlookinrebel5 - That's normal for anyone that's in new territory. He doesn't want to pretend to know things he doesn't - or to be a seasoned nonbeliever. All he knows is that Christianity isn't true.

[Swigbeast22]

@redchango please substitute "believes" for "knows", poor wording

[Swigbeast22]

@goodlookinrebel5 maybe he doesnt know. Theres a great humility and wisdom in claiming to not know.

[jasontheboy]

It's good that he recognizes his modern tendencies but it is interesting that his music is so rooted in existentialist anguish. Existentialist philosophers have done a great job of showing that objectivity is another assumption and the worst kind of deception and that scientific modernism has nothing to say about God. That said, I think his honesty and willingness to say what others are afraid to say are what make his songs great.

[twoheadedboy]

@jasontheboy It's good that he recognizes his modern tendencies but it is interesting that his music is so rooted in existentialist anguish. That said, I think his honesty and willingness to say what others are afraid to say are what make his songs great.

Edited for pedantic bullshit.

[jasontheboy]

@twoheadedboy

Edited to include only the pedanticalness with which you agree.

[taoofmichael]

I very much enjoyed this interview, in spite of the pool game going on in the background. It is good to hear others going through the same kinds of spiritual transitions that I am going through. Havent heard his music. But I will look him up.

[jefferygwatkins]

I wish the people at Sojourners Magazine actually listened to Bazan's music and sent someone to ask some questions related to lyrics/ideas and stuff. It's not like the guy wrote a book.

[jizzm347]

holy shit, are these questions?

"...do you ever hope that will cause your listeners to also question."

what answer is she expecting? "no, I don't ever hope that will cause my listeners to question."

[brokn2pieces]

Dave's new record is my fav of his. Good stuff!

[zekest]

You are  getting better Jeanie