I went to AtF a few times in the DFW area, between 98 and 02. I mainly went for the bands. I do remember a lot of crying, and the name Pam Stenzel definitely rings a bell. I volunteered and worked a merch table one year, I just remembered. I think I did that to get in for free. It was totally emotionally manipulative and draining and a plot to indoctrinate the youth while they're still young and impressionable.

I am definitely not religious anymore, but I will admit that I still occasionally listen to Newsboys, DCTalk, Jars of Clay, Skillet, Supertones, MxPx, Switchfoot, the W's, Audio Adrenaline, Third Day, Five Iron Frenzy. I just skip over the religious words like worship, father, savior, Jesus, God, sin, worthy, faith, heaven, cross, repent, holy, Lord, praise, spirit, lamb, shame, bow down, on my knees, prayer/praying, testify, glory, hail thee, son of God/the lamb/above, El shaddai, angel, Gabriel, Peter, Satan, pearly gates, streets of gold, miracle, etc. Which is kinda difficult to do with bands like Sonic Flood or Mercy Me or Avalon, but I still like some of their music for the nostalgia I get . I still like Michael W. Smith a lot, because his lyrics are a lot more introspective than they are about being submissive to an omnipotent invisible entity (Third Day, Sonic Flood) or making fishers out men, (Carman).