I know.... people need to get a clue. We praise Johnny Cash for his christian stands. And that’s good. But he made his fame with secular songs. And we accept that he does both because we like Johnny Cash music. But we don’t like “POP” style music... so we hold those artists to a different standard. Its hypocricy... and if it leaves a mark... then so be it. It drives me crazy.
dang, you nailed it again…….2 for 2!!!
I am sure there were plenty of Southern planters and slave traders,people who owned slaved who enthusiastically sang what the author of this article would think are “correct” hymns in their Baptist, Presbyterian and methods pews. very reverential I am sure, right before they went home and beat, starved and abused their “property”. The BTK killer was a deacon who sung like songbird on Sundays those old timey hymns. The article and the author are utterly clueless about G*d, his nature, what’s important to him as he has said plain as day in his word. NOT WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. No proper amount of music, behavior, devotions, rituals, church attendance makes you any more Holy. You are imbued holiness by the Lord Jesus Christ, he finished it on the cross. There is lots of great contemporary Christian music out there, with awesome, heartfelt, God revering lyrics..MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, Laura Story, etc. This kind of Pharisetical crappola in this article needs to be ignored, does not edify Christ or bring people closer to the Father..THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT. Even Paul and the Apostles used the culture of the time to bring people to Christ.
The only awards for music Elvis received were for his Gospel Albums. It didn’t matter how popular his songs were, and still are, his gospel was his BEST music.
Milky White Way
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That's almost right - I think the difference is that Country Music has always had Gospel music associated with it. They are nearly inseparable. Gospel has always been carried forward as contemporary within the genre... See 'Three Wooden Crosses' - by Randy Travis, 'I Believe' - by Diamond Rio, 'Some People Change' - by Montgomery Gentry, 'Long Black Train' - by Josh Turner. And while it keeps driving contemporary Gospel forward, it honors it's past as well - there is hardly a country star that hasn't covered 'Amazing Grace' or 'Old Rugged Cross'... Thus Gospel music survives and thrives within the greater context of the Country music ecosystem, it's own thing, by definition, but embraced, part and parcel, as a big part of the Country lifestyle.
Christian Contemporary, admittedly Pop music leaning toward Rock, is it's own thing - There is no strong Christian identity in either pop or rock (quite the opposite, generally) - It does not rely on or survive within the genres it came from (where it is largely hated). It is supported by Christian folks who came out of Pop/ Rock (probably with a lot of baggage), and their children... It does not benefit from the 'lifestyle' aspect that Country Gospel does.
Thus the 'standard' that contemporary Christian stars are held to is far more rigid, contained firmly within it's own world - ONLY Christians are listening, and the artists are portraying themselves according to the needs of their audience. There is no allowance for error - Step off the straight and narrow and doom ensues. Quite unlike Country, where folks know what 'good ol' boys' are gonna do, and will grant a certain amount of clemency.
But we don’t like “POP” style music... so we hold those artists to a different standard.
Johnny Cash and Tennessee Ford made their money before going to Gospel music.
These kids going around to the churches with their so called music are depending on the people in the pews to doll out for something they would not pay a dime to go see if it was not a Church thing.
I left the Church when this started happening but I assume it is still the same way, that has been a lot of years ago.