Pax, Amor, et Lepos in Iocando

I cannot believe the news that Derek Webb's new album, She Must and Shall Go Free is not going to be sold in several "Christian bookstores." Derek, is best known as a member of Caedmon's Call--one of my favorite bands.

So why, oh why, is this album going to be banned? It apparently uses--in two whole songs--a nasty word. And therefore, should not be heard by Christians. The word in question? Whore. Why would a nice Christian guy like Webb want to use such a word? Well the album is about the Church, and the songs were inspired by a series of sermons his pastor did on Ezekiel. Where God calls his church the "w-word."

Ugh. How utterly and totally asinine.

No wonder the TNIV has a market.