SHAWNEE, KS — On the heels of the band's new release of a thrashing version of the classic Christmas hymn "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," a local grandma wondered why Skillet couldn't just make nice, pretty songs riddled with false doctrine like normal Christian bands.

Donna Whitaker, 74, found herself confused this week after the popular Christian rock band Skillet released a cover of the beloved holiday song and asked her family why the band couldn't just do what other Christian music acts do and pump out a bunch of heretical slop.

"What's this theologically correct stuff assaulting my ears?" Whitaker said. "Nobody listens to Christian music to hear sound doctrine. We just want nice, pretty little songs that are catchy despite being rife with errant teaching. Why can't Skillet just do thing

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