Hi John H, your words about CCM made me cringe; I dislike it, just like you, and for the same reasons.

There is a term that we have in Greek, that I don't know how to translate properly into English. It is "Conscripted music", and refere to any music written not for art's sake, but to promote a message, whether militaristic, religious, political etc. I abhor any kind of conscripted music, and CCM is such a case. I particularly liked your statement about creativity versus imitation.