The Order of Elijah: No Longer a Christian Band




The Thinking Atheist Podcast show

Summary: SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR:  <a href="http://www.lootcrate.com/sethandrews" rel="noopener">http://www.lootcrate.com/sethandrews</a> (promo code sethandrews) <br><br><br>"The Order of Elijah" is a metalcore band from Joplin, Missouri.  Since their debut album "Accession" released in 2012, they have been identified as a Christian band.  Yet lead singer Shannon Low recently declared that he - and the band - no longer held to the Christian faith.  Low is an atheist, and he is being very public about it.<br><br>Shannon Low joins Seth Andrews for a candid discussion about Christianity, the business of Christian music, his apostasy, the backlash, and the future of a "formerly Christian" band.<br><br>VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW:  <a href="https://youtu.be/NdA2IWwiZXo" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/NdA2IWwiZXo</a><br><br>The Order of Elijah pages:<br>FACEBOOK:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theorderofelijah" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/theorderofelijah</a><br>LUXOR RECORDS:  <a href="http://www.luxor-records.com/#!the-order-of-elijah/c1igh" rel="noopener">http://www.luxor-records.com/#!the-order-of-elijah/c1igh</a><br><br>Hemant Mehta's article:  <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/22/the-lead-singer-of-a-christian-metal-band-just-came-out-as-an-atheist" rel="noopener">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/22/the-lead-singer-of-a-christian-metal-band-just-came-out-as-an-atheist</a>