Lee Ann Womack – “There Is A God”

You go Lee Ann! Your song is simply beautiful. I wouldn’t pay any attention to the negative parts of this review. I would buy this song in a minute and I don’t often say that. Well done!!

How would you like your beliefs to be completely misrepresented in a song? Science most certainly does not say “it’s all just circumstance/Like this whole world’s just an accident.”

Being a Christian myself, I am actually not a big fan of the lyrics of the song. Rarely does “proof” and “faith” intersect, especially since a person who doesnt believe in God think that “God” is the reason that rain falls, the sun shines or whatever else is listed in the song. I also see where Chris N is coming from as well, and I wouldnt like it if a singer were to conveniently ,and perhaps ignorantly, condense my beliefs into simple little cliches that make for catchy lyrical content.

Exactly! I had no problem with “I Saw God Today,” because it didn’t trample roughshod over other people’s convictions to make its point.

Faith isn’t supposed to refute reason, it’s supposed to transcend it. At the end of the day, that’s why religious belief and a scientific approach can (and do) co-exist; they operate in different realms. To the extent that the song rejects that fact, it’s ultimately ineffectual – though personally, I can find a lot more things to yell about than this. But I do find the correlation in several reviews between the writer’s distaste for the lyric content and the characterization of Womack’s performance as unsatisfactory to be suspect; I think she sings it just fine.

I’m a sucker for Christian themed country – I did make “The Rock” my staff pick for June after all – but these lyrics are painful to listen to. There’s a right way and a wrong way to touch on those themes, and this is the wrong way.

“Of course she sings it just fine, she’s Lee Ann damn Womack.”

Well, yeah. But I was struck by the fact that Jim calls her singing “syrupy” here and Kevin Coyne called it “tepid” over on Country Universe, and I bet that if they’d like the song, they’d have been singing a different tune.

I always like her voice, but rarely like her songs.

Evolution is, actually, the percise opposite of circumstance and accident. It is based on millenia of trial and error where certain traits expand to fit certain niches.

@rick “Its all a matter of where the scientist is coming from in a religious sense.”

Nope, that’s wrong.

@stormy “Evolution is, actually, the percise opposite of circumstance and accident. It is based on millenia of trial and error where certain traits expand to fit certain niches.”

That’s wrong, too.

Sheesh.

I really respected the country music community (and their fans) when I thought they were the one segment of the music business that still was conservative in their beliefs about God and country. Listening to you guys I realize that this is not so anymore. It really makes me sad, because I’ve noticed that some of the popular country artists today are not very conservative. The ones that are open about their Christian beliefs aren’t as plentiful as they were even 6 or 7 years ago. When I do hear someone openly talk about God, it at least gives me hope.

This is the exactly the same Trent Willmon cut. I actually enjoy Trent’s version a little bit more, but it is hard to compete with Lee Anne’s vocals. I usually hate songs similar to these, but I actually enjoy this one.

Evie,
Just because people don’t like this particular religiously themed song, it does not mean that they’re against all religious songs. I think you’re generalizing a lot to try to make a dramatic point. I don’t like this song, but I have a lot of religious songs on my iPod and believe me, I’m selective about what makes it on to the iPod due to limited space.

I have no problem with someone singing gospel hymns. Since I am not Protestant I might not get moved by them, but I have no problem with them. Its when religion is used as a justification of the continuance of ignorance I get offended.

I don’t claim to be any denomination of Christianity and I see some of the lyrics of this song to be there for the sake of the song rather than the lyric but the fact that it’s Lee Ann Womack singing the song makes it work for me. Guess I can be that simple.

I could never judge this song fairly, so I’m going to just not listen to it, despite it coming from one of my very favorite artists.

I don’t think these comments show that people are offended by faith in God. They just seem to be expressing that they are offended by the way the lyrics present faith in God. It’s not a black and white issue. Because people don’t appreciate the way in which these lyrics present God’s existence, you say “I really respected the country music community (and their fans) when I thought they were the one segment of the music business that still was conservative in their beliefs about God and country. Listening to you guys I realize that this is not so anymore.”

To me, that’s unfairly overgeneralizing.

Jon: Evolution is the opposite of circumstance. And, ironically, when you look at virtually everything in this song–from the horses, to the plants, to the baby–you are looking at proof of evolution.

Jon: But natural selection is a kind of trial and error that leads one species to go off in several directions depending on what traits best work for what locale (IE: Humans and Monkeys and traits that don’t adapt to any locale to die out. I was not using trial and error as a scientific term, but rather as an explination.

Everybody stand clear: It turns out Jon is not only the final authority on music but on evolution as well.

@chris n. not the final authority, but I have some idea of what I’m talking about here.

@stormy the terms of the question are still gibberish.

Evolution is the product of the interaction between organisms and their environments – in other words, circumstance. It is not “trial and error” because it is not purposeful; it just happens. In that respect, the song’s assertion isn’t wholly wrong; where it goes wrong is in claiming that “science” says it’s “all just” circumstance, that the world’s “just” an accident. Science says that the evidence doesn’t support the idea that all species were simultaneously (or nearly simultaneously) created, and it doesn’t support the idea of “intelligent design” (which is what logically ultimately underlies your notion of “trial and error”). But that still leaves a lot of territory – notably with respect to purpose, meaning, etc. – unaddressed. Those are matters of faith, and they are ultimately addressed outside of science, which is why the two can and do coexist.

Rick, I am personally acquainted with conservatives who would rather cut their hands off than vote for a Democrat but who are completely comfortable accepting evolution as the explanation for how humans got to be human. I just don’t know what your strawDemocrats have to do with the question.

Also, folks like Dr. No need to be careful about using science to “prove” religion. The God of the Gaps is going to disappear as the gaps in scientific knowledge shrink. The idea that there are two sets of questions to be asked, which are answered by two different forms of human investigation, is going to leave you with a much more solid basis for religious belief.

It is nothing new that a song about the “Creator God” divides and offends people. But why is that? Because the God of the bible is either the Creator and Lord of all, or the biggest liar there ever was, and a song that proclaims His deity is a reminder to each of us that we have a decision to make about Him and that we will face Him one day. Depending on where we are in making that decision determines our reaction to the claim of His deity. I love the song and the lyrics. They are so logical and scientific to those who have ears to hear. Remember, whether or not I believe in the law of gravity or not, my beliefs have nothing to do with what actually is….. as I will quickly find out when I leap off the cliff.

Jim: Because if God doesn’t exist then obviously she is lying.

Since God didn’t write the bible, how could He be a liar?

AMEN TO THIS REVIEW!

“There Is a God’, as expected with any single that makes overt, repetitive religious references and is released into the mainstream market, may ruffle a few feathers of country fans who are agnostic or believe that religion and science can peacefully coexist. But aside from subject matter, Womack delivers a vocal over the simple and organic tune that is similar to Alison Krauss’ unique, laid-back style and is sweet, sensitive and pleasant.”

I agree with what the review is saying, but I’m pretty biased and still enjoy the song quite a bit. Lee Ann is one of the top female vocalists ever in my opinion, I just love pretty much everything she does.

Jesse, You really should give a link or at least acknowledge where a review is coming from in order to avoid copyright infringement and so we can read the cut and paste in its original context.

Of course comments have been personal. Religion is a personal subject.

Jesse – regardless of whether the two sentences you quoted in your post above are the entire review or just part of the review, they aren’t particularly helpful. My main point is unchanged. If there is more to this review, it would be helpful to post a link or to attribute the source.

Steve — the from fact that religion is a personal subject, it does not follow that the comments are “personal.” Most of the comments are not about religion itself, but the manner the song presents its points.

I mean, this song tells me I’m stupid for not believing in God. How am I supposed to feel about that?

What I meant by personal was my objection to the song attempting to ram down the throat of its listerners that science was bad, religion good.

It doesn’t bother me particularly, I just like griping about stuff on the internet.

Griping in real life is fun, and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. But griping on the Internet is even better.

Ok, I had to laugh on how this turned into the pleasures of griping.

This song is not condemning at all, what in the world…listen to how she sings it!

Some one answer this question..Is science made up of one theory?

No need I will answer it…NO science consists of a variety of theories, and one of those theories is that this world is here by accident, DO NOT try and make it out that science does not suggest this! Just like religion does not consist of one belief…so many are out there…all this song is doing is stated what the writers and singers believe to be true. I put belief in my Lord and Savior, putting faith in science is like a person stranded in the desert that is dehydrated. You see so many things but its hard to see reality from what we want to see. You could say that about God, but I chose GOD. Argue with me if you must, oh well who cares!

I don’t care for this song.

Just enjoy the song and don’t analyze it to death. I heard it for the first time yesterday (ironically) on the way to church. I liked the melody and thought the lyrics were simple. I’m just going to enjoy it without beating her up for it. Geez, does everything have to be complicated?

Like she said do not analyze it too death.. I still don’t see where you are coming from, but thats not me!

If we analyze every single that comes out of the mouths of everyone around us, we would all be contradicting! Though still don’t believe this song is doing that, but what ever who cares!

“all the song does is says there are many beautiful, mysterious, unexplainable things in the world.”
True, but it don’t need evidence…the evidence is in the mystery.

Jesse: Many of the things the song lists is easy explainable–by science via Evolution.

This song was originally sung by Trent Willmon. LeeAnn Womack didn’t even write it. It’s a beautiful song, and she sung it beautifully. I can’t believe this song is being overanalyzed this much. If it offends you, change the radio station, don’t download it…whatever. All I know is that when I first heard it, it brought tears to my eyes. I just had a daughter in May and it was an awesome reminder to me from God of the miracle that she is. Any song that can make me appreciate what I have and make me cry is a winner in my book. I can’t believe that a 4 minute song about one person’s beliefs is sparking this much debate!

Anything that goes agaisnt the Bible, GOD’s WRITEN WORD, is wrong..period!

This song does not do that, it encourages it!

I like this review….http://cmlchart.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/lee-ann-womack-%E2%80%9Cthere-is-a-god%E2%80%9D/#comments

Lee Ann recently stated…(try to get as close as I can) “Singers, tend to sing what they believe”

When I listen to this song she is joyous in what God created, not obnoxious…don’t take scripture out of contexted to manipulate it to satisfy your arguement, God or the Bible is not a crutch to use when you want or when you need it!

“The Bible says “make a JOYOUS noise unto the Lord.” Not “make an obnoxious noise unto the Lord.”

So I guess you know what God wants huh?

Sam (Sam) how you come up with those conclusions I do not know! Your putting words and intentions that are not relevant with this song and its meaning!

Tell me what statement in this song is false!

Go read God’s word, you will find God takes pleasure in the little things, read how he created this world, read how he cares for the sparrows and how much more he cares for us.
You took my statement and analyzed it to death, again, like you did with the song.

Wow! I don’t care what other people say, and I don’t care if you have a good voice or not, that song needed to be sung! Wonderful! Perfect! Amazing! Great! Awesome! Good work! KEEP IT UP! KEEP SINGING SONGS LIKE THAT, AND AMERICA MIGHT GO BACK TO BEING A CHRISTIAN NATION AGAIN, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT. AND YES, THAT’S WHAT WE WANT. I don’t care what anyone else says. That song is AWESOME!!!
Way-to-go!
Bravo!
Wonderful!
Forkmedabla!
Vanya!
=) =) =) =) ♥♥♥♥♥♥
good work
love, emily

Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear.
-Thomas Jefferson, 1787

I love your song There Is A God. Whenever you make the music video can you email it to me.

Truthfully, the review was bs. And so are some of these comments. This was one of the best songs Lee Ann has sung in years. If you don’t like it, keep it to yourself. Just because your miserable without the power of God in your life, doesn’t mean you need to put anyone else down for their beliefs. This song is about miracles and beauty that can’t be explained by anything else besides.

About time for people that look at this song the way it was intended, to come on here!

I LOVE T HIS SONG

Hey guys… this is very simple. If you don’t like the song, just switch to another station or don’t buy the CD. Now if you wanna start analyzing a song from your intellectual microscopic perspective then go analyze something else. There’s a lot of stupidity playing on the radio and nobody raises questions about it… At the end of the day, do you really think the artist cares about your opinion? A little challenge to the critics or songwriters wanna be: Why don’t you start writing some stuff(songs) and let’s see how good you are… How many songs have you ever wrote? Do you know what inspiration is? Talent? Probably it is a lot easier to sit down and discuss about something that you don’t understand right?
God bless you Lee Ann…

A personal challenge for you Mr or Ms Sam… can’t tell by the first name only…
” think the world would be a considerably worse place if we all took the advice of Lucas Pimentel.”
This is the kind of comment that shows the intelligence level of some wanna be critics… Not the competent ones… And once again, I did not give advices… I did give you a challenge… Come on… just one decent song by Sam and maybe the world will become a better place…

Have fun buddy!

“There is a God” states the obvious in a pleasant way. Great job Lee Ann. Those requiring more proof will probly only obtain it when it’s too late to admit they were wrong.

This song has some really dubious logic. It makes obvious errors in reasoning. And Womack seems to have a very unsophisticated understanding of religion and of science.

People who want to stereotype country music as music of the ignorant and backward could use this song as evidence.

This song panders to the worst traits of the country audience, rather than appealing to their better traits.

The only word for this song is “atrocious.”

Oh: and for the record I believe in God and I think evolution is a credible theory.

Yes, those poor Christians; constantly oppressed.

Amen! I’m in full agreement with BJ’s comment. The song may have a few weak parts lyrically, but I champion the subject matter, and therefore, ignore the song’s imperfections.

“Shame on you, Lee Ann Womack. You release a song that exploits ignorance and backwardness instead of being responsible and releasing something better. She has access to a large audience and she panders to the dumb and uneducated country listener instead of offering something of cultural value. I don’t respect “artists” like Womack. She uses her talents to promote ignorance.”

I hope this is a joke. Because this statement is really funny.

Our country was founded upon Christian Faiths and Values. The song is beautiful and what is also great, if you don’t like it you are not REQUIRED to listen.It seems songs about beer and whiskey, barrooms, trucks and all kinds of infidelity are what people like but you know, if you just broaden your views and minds, you may be able to enjoy the kinder side of life. There is so many terrible things that happen in life and songs like this one bring you back to earth, back to what life is about. Believe it or not, just like the song says, ‘There is a God and one day the ones who have chosen not to believe will get the opportunity to see it and possibly understand it. Great Song Lee Ann! Keep singing from your heart because that is what makes your songs so awesome. Ignore the negative responses. Not everyone is going to like all you do but the ones who feel the same way you do will ALWAYS be appreciative of your talent and strength to be willing to express it in a world that is so willing to believe in nothing or no one. Kudos to you!

“All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.” —Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, 1794

“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect.” —James Madison, letter to William Bradford, April 1, 1774

The idea that this country was founded by “Christians” who hold the same values as those Protestant fundamentalists of today has no basis in reality. Jefferson for example rejected organized religion and considered himself a deist. Because of the experiences with the Church of England, a church that is inherently political by nature with the monarch as its head, the founding fathers were distrustful of organized religion. They wanted a healthy separation of church and state.

Whoa, how’d the government get into all this? Is there some bit of lyric in “There Is A God” advocating an establishment of religion?

Interesting discussion folks. The way I see it is that the US is indeed a secular nation politically, with guarenteed freedom of religion. But a Christian nation culturally, with an ongoing Christian majority poplualtion.

However, the founding principles of the US owe as much to the Enlightenment as to Judeo-Christian tradition and philosophy, the elevation of Reason to complement Faith.

Jefferson was no Atheist nor was he a fundamentalist Christian, he was Deist in his philosphy and theology, and Unitarian (as opposed to Trinitarian) when affiliated with a Church. Franklin was also Deist in his thinking, and Paine was a radical Deist calling for a “second American revolution” to overthrow the remnants of organized religion’s influence in govenment, as well as to free the individual from what he considered the tyranny of superstition. Franklin and Jefferson on the other hand didn’t go as far, seeing the Church a beneficial restraining factor in human behavior.

Some examples from the Declaration of Independence contradict those who claim this is a specifically Christian Nation. Jefferson writes:

“and to assume among the powers of the earth, the seperate and equal station that the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them..”

This is inclusive, Deistic language…notice he did NOT say “the Laws of the Bible and of the Bible’s God” which would be the wording of someone who intended this country to be an exclusively Christian nation.

And “endowed by their Creator” not “endowed by Jehovah,(or Jesus or Allah)”..again this is inclusive language.

And the original wording was “we hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable”, but Franklin prevailed on Jefferson to have the wording changed to “we hold these truths to be self evident” Again, the language of Reason, and of the Enlightenment.

That is nice. Still has nothing to do with the creation of this country or the origins of the constitution.

A religous nation by inspiration, custom and culture, Andrew, and not by law. It is clear that most of the Founders were religious men in one sense or another. But no kind of Theistic or even Deistic belief is compeled by American law.

Regarding Jefferson’s Theism or Deism, it is certainly debatable and depends on the definition of Deism, I guess. The commonly held definition of the “watchmaker God” who created the Universe then abandoned it is a very misleading and limited defiinition.

I prefer Thomas Paine’s definition that Deism is a belief in God based on Reason and Nature, and not based on revelation. He considered Reason a Divine gift. Jefferson too, was suspicious of “revelation” as evidence by his editing the New Testament to remove all passages pertaining to the Supernatural, as well as some of the quotes attributed to Jesus that seem to contradict his benevolent nature.

And Womack’s song, I kind of like it except for the simplistic way she seems to address science.

Without disputing or attempting to refute the theory of evolution, I think Lee Ann’s voice(like those of Patty Loveless and Sara Evans) is a gift from God. ;)

my big problem with Womack’s song is the “science is the enemy” theme coupled with the fact that most of what she offers as examples of God are examples of evolution.

My big problem with this song is that it’s too syrupy and Hallmark-y. Nowhere does the song say that science is the enemy.

I agree with Razor X that nowhere does the song explicitly say “science is the enemy.” Nowhere at all.

But it does say, “Science says it’s all just circumstance /Like this whole worlds just an accident/But if you want to shoot that theory down/Look around. ”

Though the song does not explicitly state “science is the enemy,” I think the song is quite irresponsible in suggesting that “just looking around” is enough to refute a reputable scientific theory. (Note: observation of course is a large part of science, and careful observation can lead to new theories. But “just looking around” seems quite different, as though even the briefest glance is enough.)

Moreover, the idea that you can refute the theory by “just looking around” can be interpreted to insinuate that somehow scientists are so blinded that they cannot see the obvious, that which is right in front of their eyes. That’s not only insulting, its also wrong, and in a song that repeats “There Is A God,” multiple times, its hard for me not to think that this song is intended in part to mock science when science conflicts with certain religious beliefs.

Though the song does not explicitly state the things Razor X mentions, I think the song does play on some sort of science v religion debate, even if only by insinuation. And it does so in a simplistic and ignorant way.

Moreover, Womack’s idea isn’t very well developed. The fact that trees and raindrops and all sorts of pretty birds exist is quite interesting but that fact alone does not tell us whether they exist by accident or by divine creation.

Nicolas: Without evolution those birds would still be dinosaurs.

What makes you so sure that birds evolved from dinosaurs and not some other species?

Whoa, this is getting dumber by the hour. The song neither advocates an establishment of religion nor challenges evolution. It mischaracterizes what “science says,” insofar as “science” doesn’t say “it’s all just circumstance” nor that “the world is all just an accident,” and in that respect it’s annoying but not exactly heinous; ultimately, at least for me, it’s a pretty but largely lightweight song presenting a largely unobjectionable if lightweight sentiment.

@Andrew While whether or not America was founded as a Christian nation is subject to debate, only a fool would argue that it wasn’t founded as a religious nation.

I would think a self-described history nerd would have a little more respect for precision. The history of the United States and the British colonies that preceded its establishment as a political entity – the clearest point at which one can speak of the “founding” of the country – make unmistakably clear that religious institutions and religious beliefs played a powerful role therein, but the writers of the Constitution (who held a variety of religious beliefs themselves) wisely decided, and with surprisingly little debate, that government on the one hand, and religious institutions and beliefs on the other, needed to be kept at arm’s length from one another – and did so even before adding the establishment clause in the first batch of amendments; Article VI makes that absolutely clear.

It may sound absurd, but that is today’s conventional scientific wisdom, that birds evolved from dinosaurs. And there is some evidence for it.

I appreciate what Womack is trying to say in this song, but those who set up false dichotomies pitting God against science are mistaken, imo, on both sides. The way I see it is that evolution is a tool of the Divine, a chain reaction of physical and bio-chemical events with God as the First Cause. But He is the Cosmic chemist who created the formula with the laws of physics and biology and set it all in motion.

Razor X said: “My big problem with this song is that it’s too syrupy and Hallmark-y.”

Jon also called it lightweight.

I agree with both of these assessments, which is what ultimately makes me uninspired by this song.

There are plenty of songs of which I do not personally agree with the message, including religious songs, that I still thoroughly enjoy. But like “I Saw God Today”, this song is just too generic for me.

Birds didn’t start out as fish or dinosaurs, they started out as eggs

Oh, and by the way, no matter how much indoctrination you’ve absorbed since kindergarten in our liberal (marxist) school system, all the money in the world can’t find the “separation between church and state” in our founding documents. Nice lie (oops) I mean try.

Denise i totally agree with you everything that we see every day is proof that there is a God. No one can look around and say this was totally chance, it is impossible that everything turned out just right on its own, and i personally don’t understand how anyone can look at the sun setting and say that God doesn’t exist

Because when my child asks me why the sky is blue, i don’t say because that is how God made it, I instead refer back to science. This is a song for those aspire to send their kids to Liberty or Bob Jones University, not Harvard or MIT.

Clearly Mr. Malec, you were out to find whatever you could to create some flowery language to try to make some obscure point of why you don’t like this song. If you don’t like it, just say so. Don’t drone on an on with some poorly thought-out response to somehow justify your postion. You started off by claiming “Call Me Crazy, was masterfully sung, beautifully recorded, splendidly arranged, wonderfully written, and, of course, a complete commercial failure.” That tells me you and the marketing arm of the country music industry give little heed to the quality of work and the talent involved in the making of a record. If it was so good, why didn’t you promote that? It seems to me it’s more of an industries recognition of quality that prevented it from being more that a “complete commercial failure”, as you describe it. Had you spoke of the masterful singing, the beautiful recording, the splendid arrangement, and the wonderful writing, it might have been quite a commercial success.

You go on to say “Here, however, Womack offers what is less a profession or discussion of faith and more a rejection of reason and logic”. First, why is it required to be a profession of her faith? Isn’t just a telling of a story that’s in her heart worthy of a song? Second, I don’t see how it’s a rejection of reason and logic. On the contrary, it’s an argument FOR those things. What it says to me is, if you just look around at the beauty and wonder of this world, it’s obvious that a reasonable thinking person would believe that an intelligent being had a grand design for all of it. It’s only the irrational, unthinking person who thinks it just all came out of a big bang many eons ago. I see no “political” agenda that you say is at the heart of the song.

Using the song “I Believe” as a counter, you argues argue that this is the proper way to profess your faith. Well assuming you are professing your faith, how is

“Everytime I hear a new born baby cry,
Or touch a leaf, or see the sky
Then I know why I believe”

any different from

“Watch a flock of birds
against the morning sun
Close your eyes and listen
to the river run
Catch a firefly in your hand
or a raindrop on your tongue
That’s right
There is a God”

I see no difference, in that both say look around at the mystery of life and know it didn’t just plop out of the abyss of space by mere happenstance.

Personally, I think this is one of the most compelling songs to make you think enough about the marvel of this world and universe to appreciate the fact that God did a bang-up job of designing it.

First of all a christian gos off the same evidence as science, in fact we use science quite often to prove “there is a God”. People interpret the evidence diffrently, the funny thing, is that everything science HAS PROVED doesn’t contridict the Bible in any way but yet any other religion makes loop holes or just changes written documents to fit there wants. THE FOOL SAYS IN HEART,”THERE IS NO GOD”. PSALMS 14:1. If you have any questions or conflict with this please respond. And thank you Lee Ann for singing this true and powerful song.

Yes, because all “true” country fans are Christians. And who said that the people in this thread don’t like or even love Lee Ann?

She said: get over it! Turn the radio station if you don’t like it. It’s not hurting the true country music fans or the wonderful talented musicians that do believe there is a God. So be it!!!

I can see where Eric got his interpretation, though it may just be that the sentence was a little awkward.

Does anybody else prefer the Trent Willmon version of this song?

Amen Adrianne!
The ONLY reason I found this site was because I was searching for this song. I found myself singing it all day the first day I heard it on the radio. As I Christian who has had miracles happen in her life (One miracle that the best doctors and science can’t explain)I know there is a God – I am living proof! I love country music and appreciate all music for what it is but when an artist comes out with a song that gives a positive hopefilled message instead of honky tonks,affairs,and drinking your troubles away on a beach it gets attacked. If you don’t like a song – don’t listen.

Of course she is “attacking science”. The Theory of how the world began is a debate that will never end. So writing this article as if you’re offended just humors me. You sound just like any other scientist trying to get your point across, and defending your scientific theory. But truth is, your scientific theories about this and that wont ever compare to the true and simple, and rather clear fact that there is a God. You might think your college education is far greater than the man who gave you, and your loved ones a life, simply because you went to school for years and years, or because your theories were tried and supposably true. But man has the tendacy to convince themselves of nearly anything they want to believe. So while you’re over there taking tests, trying theories, and what not, you’re believeing what some people would love to believe, that man is self sufficient and that no other force can outsmart them, not even God. Really,you’ve done nothing but spent your money on a bunch of crap. And your time for that matter. And it will all hit you when it’s too late.

And Another thing that humors me. The end of the world is supposably near, right? One that science supports. But everyone who believes in it is turning to the Lord. In the movie, 2012, they build an arc, like Noah’s arc. From the Bible. When it came to be too late, the people turned back to God, they used the Bible as their source, and that source, saved those people’s lives. Now that was just a movie, but talk to people who truly believe the world is going to end in 2012, and i can put money on it, more than half of them are turning to God, to do what? To save their lives.

The 2012 movement is supported by the Mesoamerican Long Callender as is as much superstition as Christian beliefs.

and I might add that you people make something so simple and beautiful, so, so complicated. Spending so much time and money to outsmart somebody and something that you’ll never understand. I think this song points out the simplicity in life. Something as simple as your children’s laughter, that is a GIFT, a true treasure. And instead of enjoying it, you want to challenge it and try to shoot it down. But i can garantee you, if you or someone you loved was diagnosed with Cancer, you’ll figure out that it’s out of your control the only source you’ll have to turn to is one greater than yourself.

When my Dad had prostate cancer, his first trip wasn’t to church, but the oncologist. Maybe that is why he is alive and well. of course he is just a scientist himself.

Take a physics class. It sounds like you need it.

Holly–You might also take a geology class as well as some biology.

I have taken plenty of classes, but none of them consisted of a bunch of scientists trying to drill into my head that they are greater and/or than God. I suppose that’s what you’re trying to tell me.

I never said that I didnt believe in biology or geology, but since you want to bring them up, Yes, I know, God made us, and our world very unique, and he gave us smart professors and scientists to teach us how he created them and us.

It will always go back to God, always.

And your child’s looks go to genetics, not the Almighty. You better add Biology to the classes you need.

I never claimed that her looks weren’t genetics, I never shot down any of those theories. Only the one that some BIG BANG created this universe like it was all just a big coincidence…that’s B.S. so stop attacking my beliefs, and reread what I wrote.

You act like i’m just some uneducated fool who doesn’t know, accept or appreciate science, I do. Like I said, I don’t accept or believe in the big bang theory. Plain and simple, you’re making what i said and turning it into a complicated science project. But go ahead, once again. Waste your time defending your theories and make a map, a poster, a science project out of my words, when its pretty clear and simple that you’re not going to change my mind. If you were smart, smart as you think you are, you’d see that arguing with me over this issue is completely pointless. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to see that.

I don’t see where Holly wants to “place a scarlet letter on scientists’ chests.” And FYI, there are plenty of scientists who would say that viewing the “Big Bang” as a good explanation of how the universe originated isn’t incompatible with a belief in God. Oh, and Steve M., that would be “Hubble,” not “Hubbard” telescope; you might want to rethink just how condescending you want to be in these discussions.

You have never heard of Old Mother’s Hubbard’s telescope? It fits into a shoe as well.

I do know, and believe in genetics, biology, the layers of the ozone layers, etc. but i choose to believe that we have a purpose on this earth, not that i’m just here to pay bills…its really not as complicated as you’re making it Steve!~

Well you make your life complicated, ill enjoy mine.

No heated discussions tonight? How boring!

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This song.. hmm. part of me wants to rip it apart and be all “Srsly, Lee Ann? srsly?” but I like her too much for that. In all honesty, I don’t think she meant any harm with this song. The lyrics are a little iffy when it comes to the science aspect but she, well actually whoever wrote the song, because it wasn’t her, was just trying to make a point. and that’s clear. I wouldnt read to far into the lyrics, because they do seem a little flawed and once again.. she’s making a statement.. there IS a god.
I think she was going for another “I hope you dance” reaction.. but it was not well recieved. Songs like this are far too gospelly to be mainstream even if it touches a few people. but hey, she did better than Jodee’s “That’s god.” thank god she didn’t release that one because they had the same timing.
But yea. not a favorite.
PS. Any obscure Trent Wilmon fans notice that he also cut this song on his “Broken In” album? He also cut Jason Aldean’s “The Truth” on that one.

Lucas,

I’m really sorry, but I haven’t worked for The 9513 since June 2010. I don’t keep up with the comments on the 200+ articles I wrote for this site. Why don’t you email me, and I I’ll send you some of my own compositions. Not that whether or not I can write songs is related to anything. But kudos for your persistence!

~ Jim

Hey Jon,

I get an email for every comment that’s left to every article I ever wrote for this site. I assumed this was directed at me. Should have read it better. Why you gotta be so mean?

~ Jim

Aw, come on, Jim, you’ve got to admit that it’s kind of funny that you kept seeing “Sam” and reading it as “Jim,” especially when you got all up in his grille about it. But anyway, about those songs…

That was funny man… :)