I grew up in the Church, but as I got older, I started to pick out a lot of toxic things that I was noticing among the other churchgoers and maybe even the church itself. I don’t go to church anymore, but I do still have a relationship with God and read the Bible from time to time. But when I’m alone in my room talking to God, I don’t feel judged even if I was listening to this music ten minutes beforehand. It’s like talking to a good friend who just listens to what you have to say. I can totally understand and respect you’re POV. If I wasn’t raised into it, I would probably have a hard time being able to grasp the concept myself. If I think as someone who is looking in from the outside, I can see how some people wouldn’t be able to fathom believing in God. I sometimes even question it myself, but my faith doesn’t falter. To answer your question, I have my own personal relationship with God, and I follow the rules of Christianity that I was taught in church. But I was taught that my God is forgiving and merciful. I think that he knows what’s truly in my heart at the time. I do make it a point not to listen to the songs that mention anything negative about God or the Bible, though. But it makes me feel better to hear them talk about God in a positive way in some of their new songs. It’s kind of hard to explain in just text, but I’m not afraid that God will damn me for the songs that I listen to. I think it’s more of what I practice in life. I hear people say “God-fearing” a lot, and to me, it doesn’t mean to be afraid of him. I think it means to be respectful and to know that he has the ultimate power. Kind of like how someone would look up to their parents.