i think it may not sound so to you because you don't understand it and don't believe in their gods. your god makes your music trancendental to you. but it doesn't do the same to everyone else. i think most christian music is crap. i like protest music and epic balads. i think human struggle is something trancendental because it reminds us that we are the same in spite of our professed differences. my opinion.
i like whiter shade of pale even though i still don't understand it. oh and i started a joke. gets me everytime. especially on this scratchy old best of album i have. pops like crazy. so beautiful.
she prolly thinks rennaisance art surpasses impressionism just because monet painted nature and chicks and those old dudes painted naked angels and god.
i think it's interesting though, since you state it that way, that secular music has continued to progress and become even more sublime and christian music has petered out into the meaningless, repetitive drivel that makes up modern worship music. not only is it bad music with bad repetition, but it takes poetic liscence and doesn't even accurately represent scripture. terrible shame.