Sufjan Stevens is pretty amazing, and definitely a unique sound. If you like that sort of thing, I would also recommend Shugo Tokumaru. Sort of similar energy, just in Japanese.

Just one of those things kids learn at church, at least in the areas I grew up in. Kinda like the “cool S” but not quite as universally iconic.

OC Supertones and the Insyderz??? I didn’t even bother mentioning those, but hell yeah those were my absolute jam!

I’m a former Christian, if that counts.

DC Talk - the album Jesus Freak is peak Christian Rock, but the earlier, hokey rap stuff was fun, too.

Five Iron Frenzy - ska band that I absolutely adored as a teen. Saw them live at a reunion tour a few years ago (as an atheist) and had a great time.

Audio Adrenaline - more Christian Rock, just a good all around band.

Relient K - really fun and melodic punk/alternative. Went more rock than punk over time, but always solid quality. They made one of the better Christmas albums on offer, too.

And just for fun, try singing Amazing Grace to the tune of Gilligan’s Island!

Ooooooh. Interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah I guess I just meant like… logistically?

Ports of entry don’t move, and shipping containers are huge. I’m probably just not thinking flexible enough.

is that even possible?

My comment was more about the hypocrisy of the term “American values”. The people who most loudly espouse “American Values” rarely do more than pay lip service to ideals they think are good in a vacuum, but never actually support in practice when those values are tested even a little bit (democracy, equality, free speech, the right to protest, etc etc).

That may not be a uniquely American trait, either, but it is still annoyingly present enough it warrants complaining about.

This technically isn’t a filibuster, apparently.

But yes, they could suspend the filibuster rule, potentially. I’m not sure of the specifics. It might require 60 votes?

Should be. But isn’t.

American Values TM©®