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" We don't tell you what to think or believe in. That's not our job. We're rock musicians. Our job is to rock. "

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" We never claimed to be a Christian band; we just were outspoken about our faith. It's not like we knew there was a scene. "

" When you become a Christian, all of a sudden you start to live on this rapture mentality, like tomorrow the world's going to end. You live in that frenzy. We come from the streets, so the mentality was like, 'Yo, dude, what's up? You're not going to tell me I'm not down with God. What's up!' "

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" We were never Christian enough for the Christian world, but were always way too Christian for the rock world. "

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