Kings of Leon On David Letterman Tonight
 

Just got through watching the news and saw that on the David Letterman Late Show coming on (now on) the musical guests are "The Kings of Leon".

Some have posted about this group on NFCF and I think here. They are the kids from a family that not only used to be UPC but the father was a UPC pastor.

I don't know the story first hand but have heard that the entire family got out of church about the same time and the kids ended up into rock and roll.

I assume this had to be around ten years or more ago since I moved to Nashville in 1999 and the dad was suppposed to have pastored here and I have never heard of him.

I am guessing it must not have been a very big church or it would have been big news.

Does anyone know the family or the story?

I know most of the story; pretty sad. He pastored closer to this area, in West Tennessee. They ended up splitting up, because he had some major character problems, which I won't go into. His ex-wife actually was the secretary at our insurance office here in Jackson for a while, but she had known Eddie since they were kids at youth camp. She eventually married her boss, I think, and moved to Nashville and they attend Christ Church. Her sister goes to our church here in Jackson.

The sad thing is that the boys were so hurt by all of this that they have never recovered spiritually. They are very talented; I've seen them on TV before. But they need to overcome their bad feelings about the church and God, which are all based on their negative experiences, I guess.

I wonder if the kids ever come visit their mom here in Nashville and if so if they ever visit Christ Church?

Seeing as how they are demon posessed, I doubt they have any interest in going to church [except to mock maybe].

I don't think the boys ever go to church, but I could be wrong. They do have a relationship with Betty Ann though (the mom).

Where in the world did this come from? Do you know them personally????

they are demon possessed?

These guys play fiddle and banjo music?

naw

Oh they play Alternative Country then?

Well, since that is devil music...:slaphappy

It's called discernment. Listen to thier music - read the lyrics and watch how they perform. Demonic spirits are the foundation of the type of music they play. If you want, I can post the link to a 5 minute video and you can watch them grunt, sweat and start screaming while they wreck their instruments before leaving the stage.

What are you saying by your post? That they are "nice little long haired Christian boys" who haven't made Jesus the Lord of their life yet?

They are backslidden reprobates who have rejected Jesus Christ and now promote their Father Satan's lies to anyone who will listen.

Devil music no way?

Hey, I don't like their music, I just said they were talented young men. They are very mixed up, but if you knew the whole story, you would be a little more compassionate and a lot less judgmental. You are, by and large, a product of your upbringing.

You mean they smash guitars like Pete Townsend,they are from the wicked one then,especially if they smash any Les Pauls?

I am judging righteous judgement. I don't have anything personal against them. The truth is the truth and it really doesn't matter what happened to them. Things weren't all that easy for me either. That won't excuse anyone on the day of judgement.

And you know they are demon possessed??

I know you're joking but I am really going to be saddened if a bunch of Apostolic people come on here and start defending them because they are "hurt by a preacher types."

I suppose Marylin Manson is really a good guy if you take the time to understand why he's such a freak...

LadyRev knows the family as they attended her church. She was the boys' SS teacher.

banjo music- genius music for genius minds

Marylin Manson is very talented.!!

Berkeley, it's called Holy Ghost discernment. If I were to just post the lyrics to a few of their songs the Admin would remove them because of offensive content. Those ideas and philosophies come from Satan.

Devil music.

I've listened to a few of their songs and did not hear anything inappropriate.

marilyn mason is a devil like alice cooper or the kiss I used to listen to.

Well, what did you hear?

Alice Cooper.. haha.. get real man!

I used to listen to black sabbath as well.

only when they use electric banjos with super distortion pickups going through a digital delay and a wall of Marshal amps cranked up to 11.


ARPH:doggyrun

I like Alice Cooper...:friend

you know, his father was some kind of preacher.

Probably.. lol... pk's like to rebel!!

I dont know about Les Pauls, but you mess up a Fender Tele and you are headed straight down.

Wow. Their website says they named one of their albums, "Because Of the Times" after an annual preachers conference they used to attend.

He was Baptist.

Really? I think you're incorrect.... :coffee2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Leon

Quote from Wiki:

"The group's name is derived from Nathan, Caleb, and Jared's father and grandfather, both named Leon [1]. Jared and Caleb were born in Tennessee, while Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma. The brothers spent much of their youth travelling around the American South with their father, a traveling United Pentecostal Church preacher and their mother, who taught them when they were not in school."

Also....their new album title is "Because Of The Times", and is a direct reference to BOTT in Alexandria, which they attended with their parents.

I knew the family fairly well.

Their father was a talented preacher wityh a lot of oratory ability but serious character issues and a very shallow devotional life.

This is a sad deal.

Come on, nobody's defending these boys or what they're doing. They are definitely on the wrong track. And I don't care what you say, if your father (who was also your pastor) did the things that their father did, you might have lost confidence in church or God too. I think instead of condemning them, you might ought to pray for them. They have a long way back to the God of their youth!

Their dad could crawl out of bed, get up, and preach a flashy and catchy sermon almost without effort.

But when he preached revivals for us, you had a hard time catching him praying.

Berkeley's pastor, on the other hand, also preached for us.

That man prayed. I know, because I was young and spent a good bit of time at the church praying, and he was there a lot when I was.

He impressed me; the other fellow didn't, although he was the better natural orator.