New Release Today: what is happening to Christian music
- Is the New Release Today editor being too persnickety, or protecting the right things?
A host reads an editorial from New Release Today titled 'what the bleep is happening to Christian music,' reacting to foul language and sexualized content from artists marketed as Christian. Examples read on air: Derek Webb's LGBTQ-affirming 'Boys Will Be Girls' video with drag queen Flamy Grant hitting number one, Dante Bowe's sexualized 'Wind Me Up' video, and JUDAH.'s single 'Beatitudes' with an explicit and a family version. The editor argues Capitol Christian Music Group is pushing explicit lyrics alongside worship albums.
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Dawson's question: what to watch for in a new church
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