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Sufjan Stevens (via fuckyeahsufjanstevens)

Such nice things this article says about our dear indie muses: Devandra Banhart, Sam Beam, and especially Sufjan Stevens (I think the author has a man crush).
Seriously though, I share very similar sentiment about religion as Sufjan, main difference being he is much more eloquent and elusive (at least in interview-mode) than I. He speaks from very different experiences, yet arrives at the same beliefs. Anyway, I say this to point out the author’s acknowledgment that his strong faith makes him unique among his contemporaries, and add as a side to that it’s also rare to find a Christian in the public light whose manner of discussing his beliefs reflects the very heart of intimacy and mystery of his faith. Many men with strong beliefs betray that heart almost immediately, abusing and distorting it for political pride. It’s no wonder everyone else gets a misrepresented idea of Christ when those who truly follow Christ’s example, almost always lead in silence (not in timidity, but in a holy reverence to God’s omnipotence to reveal the truth to those who seek him).
I am impressed by this author’s consistency and detail in capturing socially aware indie music as a very important aspect of our current culture. I’m not sure he’s aware of how connected it all is, the struggle between politics and religion, how none of it is accidental, and these musicians aren’t merely interpreters of the times. I’d like to join them with all the conviction God has put in me, half the talent as the artists mentioned here, and the quiet but bold parable tongue when the world comes at me with the question of how I managed to do it…
…”not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit” says the Lord.

(Source: Los Angeles Times)