Clay: The conspiracy is spiritual for a couple reasons...
1) most of these artists are possessed when they perform onstage
And you know this how? Sure, we see a lot of blatant sexually charged antics, or those with lyrics celebrating all manner of debauchery. But there are certainly pop performers not doing this.
2) Satan directly inspires their lyrics
Unless their lyrics are sinful or encourage sin, then how do you know this?
3) Satan directly inspires their instrumentals
Um, instrumentals are a series of sound waves generated by whatever instrument - how the heck is an instrumental satanic?
4) Without Christ your default ruler is Satan, and b/c of this most of the population loves satanic stuff and thinks it's "cool
Um, so isn't this true of the sweetest grandmother baking cookies for her grandchildren - unless she is saved? Are cookies made by unsaved grandmothers EVIL? I like cookies, btw!
Don't you think it's odd that the most successful bands of all time have this problem?
MOST? How about, MANY do.
And you could take your question: "Don't you think it's odd that the most successful _________ of all time have this problem?" The reality is, you could fill that blank in with those from any industry, its leaders, its products.
Hollywood has a similar problem.
Modern pop music is POISON, same with hollyweird movies.
Of course, evil will utilize whatever tool is most effective with the largest number of people - which means many high-visibility industries will be co-opted for evil things. But, again, it's not the industry, the tool, movie/music or genre - it's the people behind them. There has been a lot of great art created - and yet a lot of whatever type of art has been used to inspire sin. I love many different kinds of music - but I know how to distinguish between evil influences and just enjoyable music and songs. I lot of fun movies have been made by non-Christians - should we shun them if the content isn't problematic or sinful? Every day, you and I ride down streets and bridges built by non-Christians - are these streets and bridges evil because the builders have rejected God? Do you insist upon a Christian pilot before flying anywhere? I doubt it!
God didn't say to withdraw from the culture or to isolate ourselves from unbelievers - and Jesus didn't! But God did say we aren't to be OF the world - or immersing ourselves in things that encourage evil or sin. Cults frequently have attached themselves to the Bible AND to additional things they have used
in addition to the Bible in an attempt to link some sinful teachings or practices to it. Does that mean the
Bible is evil? Course not! So, it's all about the sinful content of whatever is being used to influence actions, words and behaviors - and not necessarily the
vehicle themselves. We should be careful about making this important distinction. Or otherwise our credibility as people of reason will diminish our Christian influence on them.