There’s an interesting essay about CCM and how most of us tend to listen to music that agrees with our own worldview up at Stylus Magazine. It’s actually more of a personal “how I stopped listening to youth group music” essay, but it’s really well done.
My favorite part:
Fun fact: in 2000, art-punks Wire released their limited-edition EP The Third Day; four years later, Third Day released their seventh album, entitled Wire. Both groups likely remain ignorant of each other.
I always approach this kind of stuff with an open but guarded attitude – the writers of pieces like this often seem to have an axe to grind against organized religion, and assume that for anyone to sing about their faith is a stupid and ultimately pointless thing. This article pleasantly surprised me.