don clark stated, "i guess we liked to ride the fence. then we got a little older, maybe wiser, and you know what, we're a christian band. we're five dudes, we're all believers, we really don't want to ride the fence anymore." ryan clark claimed, "when we officially started we wanted to be very bold about it, we didn't see any purpose of just beating around the bush." fans who are christians are supportive of the band's bold faith position. "they respect that we don't walk the fence between a non-christian and christian band." similarly, non-christian bands and fans reportedly respect the band for their honesty about their faith.