i didn't read anything but the first post. i assume it was just a huge argument (and probably was).
mostly, i have nothing against any views (political, religious, whatever) as long as they are pro-views. what i mean is, i would totally listen to a band that's blatantly pro-pagan. i don't care. i'm pro-christian. from my viewpoint, they have interesting stories and music. i can enjoy music that bashes on governments or other organized structures (like various churches, business, or media).
where i draw the line is when music singles out specific people, types of people, or pure belief to bash on. i don't like music that is anti-christian, though anti-(insert church here) is fine, because the two are seperate things. criticism of organization is fine by me, but criticism of the core thoughts and beliefs i'm not ok with. i'm all for music that glorifies sex, however, if it's homophobic, that pisses me off. bashing US government is fine, bashing on freedom and justice is not.
its a complicated system, but generally: if the band is metaphorically opening doors, i'm cool with it. its as soon as they start shutting them that i dislike what they do.
as a result of this, i end up disliking most BM bands. the one ideology i'm against, even if the music is simply a pro- stance, is national socialism/nazism/fascism.