Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Southern gospel music (sometimes marketed as quartet music) is a sub-genre of gospel music. I used to be like you at one time but God opened up my eyes and I realized that gays and lesbians are people too and we should accept them as they are. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. For more on the difficulties faced by black gospel singers who come out as gay see, Kelefah Sanneh, "Revelations: A Gospel Singer Comes Out," The New Yorker, February 8, 2010, 4857, http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/02/08/100208fa_fact_sanneh. You can email Bruce via the Contact Form. Programmed by Mark Blackwell. I think I have said enough and answered most of the questions here. Its no wonder that Kirk and Kenny have some common dates this year, since they share the same crowd! Theyre not in bed with the enemy, Kirks an old friend of their cause. Todays Gospel hits along with your favorites, Christian Country from yesterday and today, all with a positive message, Christian adult pop from 2000 through 2009, The best Christian Rock of today and from the 2000's, The best in Christian music from the '70s to the early 2000s, Get encouraged and inspired by R&B and gospel greats like Mary Mary, Smokie Norful, and more. It will still happen. I doubt anyone would say that was the motive and be offended by me stating my gut feeling. Here Harrison counters the hagiography of industry leaders in the 1990s that characterized Vaughn as the genre's true founder and patron saint. In this older work, Heilbut argued that black gospel appealed to gay people because of the music's "theatrical" qualities. Stewart Varnado is a Southern Gospel musician and concert promoter. The scandals simply reveal the truth for what it is. But, due to parental pressure, I did have a Catholic wedding, at that same Newman Center. But Christians know that this great pleasure-cruiser will eventually come into contact with the immovable iceberg of the Law of God, sink into hell and take all those on board with it. *Bruce, thanks again for your work and your contributors and those that comment. Yes, they had been legally seperated for 1 year and Mike filed for. So the Bible shows. ." Judge not lest you be judged. A holy and perfect Creator has seen your thought-life and every secret sin you have ever committed. I remember hearing the Talleys in concert and Kirk has always sounded like a sincere Christian which proves to me that the idea that gays are evil is all in the mind. sitting thru it from toddlerhood thru high school. Many people try to defend CCM and Southern Gospel. He argues that southern gospel's cultural function, if not all of its professional and commercial infrastructure, developed during the social, cultural, and economic upheavals unleashed by the Civil War that wrecked an old agrarian world and led to the rise of the New South's business ethos. You always get a false reading when you do that. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life See it. Why does it seem that individuals assume that Bible believing Christians are always unfulfilled and unhappy? Two contributors complained that theres a culture of sweeping things under the rug when a given singer sins in some way, criticizing sunshine and roses press releases that give the false impression all is well. People who heard about it 2nd or 3rd or quintillionth-hand might get confused about exactly who it was and view the entire group suspiciously because they heard that somebody involved had done something really bad.) The problem is, how do I tell? Rather than offend homosexuals by directly confronting the issue of their sinful lifestyle, modern evangelism often tries to soften the approach by saying that God hates the sin, but loves the sinner. This isnt a new concept. Brian Free is undeniably the most recognizable southern gospel tenor of our. The ability to reconcile tensions between old and new, orthodoxy and heterodoxy, queer and straight, represents "a key psychodynamic dimension of modern southern gospel" (60). Now, to get to the verse I know some of you are waiting to throw at me. If you do accept God, and do it his way, not yours, you will find the answers to the questions you ask. Now, the word entertainment was never uttered. Perhaps the most fascinating part of Harrison's historical analysis is his overview of how southern gospel became self-consciously "southern." The first book printed was the Bible. Since the Bible condemns homosexuality in many passages, (1Co 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? That is just some problems with me as a individual. Religion and American Culture 18, no. Jesus made it very plain in our text, Mt. In 1956, a performer named J. D. Sumner recorded a song in "flamboyant black dialect" (99). Please feel free to comment. Frankly, Im not sure what folks mean when they talk about everybody knowing that a given group turnover is scandalous. Harrison credits Aldine S. Kieffer, a former Confederate solider, and Ephraim Ruebush, a former Union soldier with laying the foundations for southern gospel's growth during Reconstruction and into the New South Era. Those who are looking for contradictions may therefore say, Seethe Bible is full of mistakes! and choose to reject it entirely as being untrustworthy. Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.) An interesting bit is that he has one sister who is bold enough to obey the Bible and stop fellowship. His love for the music changed after he heard the McKameys sing twice in one week. You see, believing is more than just acknowledging the existence of Jesus, it is to put you faith in and submit to Him. He said that he went there and experienced a move of God more powerful than he had ever experienced in any type of church. The benefits of southern gospel certainly outweigh the burdens for Harrison. Hypocrisy is the practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold.. So I was told. Man is prone to make mistakes. Worth repeating over and overjust to acknowledge the existence of God is not to believe in him. The singing in my Baptist church was rigid and boring even when the spirit revved up the congregation. Listen online to southern gospel music for free at Last.fm. Harrison, Douglas. Attending IFB Churches for over three decades Ive heard many talented people preform Southern Gospel Music. Black Collar Crime: Former Catholic Youth Worker Brian Werth Spent Three Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse, Accused of Child Pornography Crimes. Heres the good news, though, if there is no hell: You wont know a thing after you die. dont make a conscious decision to choose that self-destructive lifestyle, they simply give in to their sinful desires. Years and a divorce later, Kenny admitted to his bar-hopping ways. _an_interview_with_anthony_heilbut/. If anyone else enjoys it ( I suspect that possibly millions of people do enjoy it) that is fine with me. 1 John 4:1. As Harrison says, southern gospel would not exist without "queers and their contributions as fans, songwriters, performers, producers, players, and industry executives." He destroyed the power of the grave for all who obey Him. The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) all Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming contradictions in His Word to snare the proud. The next year they were back but this time Annie Hering was sick and the group performed without her. 2. He, too, thought doing so would be a spiritual endeavor for him. Not to get into a debate, but many Christians believe that the Bible verses most often used to condem homosexuality are misinterpreted. While Harrison emphasizes Kieffer and Ruebush's role in creating what would become "southern gospel," he does not discount the significant role Vaughn played in the modernization of the genre and industry. Then you will find yourself in a terrible dilemma. He has hidden things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes (Luke 10:21), purposely choosing foolish things to confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27). The sexual behavior of some male pastors, many of them also gospel singers, also has stoked rumors or led to scandal. Blues music? By doing that you will find out for yourself that the gospel is indeed the gospel truth. Jesus said that if you obey Him, you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free (see John 8:31,32). These exceptions, however, hardly diminish the important role racism and expressions of whiteness have played in creating a separate "southern" gospel culture. While he is right that race is not the only story and has not been a dominate concern for southern gospel performers (they have tended to worry about redemption and salvation), racial fears and white supremacy have still wormed their way into white gospel throughout the twentieth century. Bruce, you wrote of your experience of Marketing Southern Gospel concerts hoping to gain Church members. He was no stranger to the crowd. Contemporary Christian music (CCM)? For almost a decade, he has maintained a blog on southern gospel music at averyfineline.com that attracts "orthodox fans and professionals who regularly and vociferously dissent from [his] secular humanist approach . What Harrison describes as "Vaughnism" amounts to a search for a "usable past" by an increasingly marginalized southern gospel industry seeking to legitimize its historical importance. Kirk shes a lesbian, what are you driving at? They are just different styles of music. I dont view Southern Gospel Music as any more Spiritual as any other kind of music. In John 3:16 (your verse), the Greek word translated as believe is pisteuo. Rather than try to rehabilitate a lost agrarian world, he returned to another familiar pursuit and became a gospel song writer and businessman along with Ruebush (5051). well i notice the bible mentions slavery,so i can sell someone into slavery,help me out on this, its in the bible in Lev. Then without warning, the great ocean liner strikes an iceberg and suddenly sinks, taking all on board with it. Since 2005, Kathie Lee Gifford, the well-known television host, has been telling Mrs. McPherson's dramatic and admittedly convoluted story in a theatrical production. 1Co 5:10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. One of Goodman's signature songs, "Looking for a City," spoke of the wayfaring pilgrim seeking transcendence from this world of oppression in a heaven that resembled a "utopic invocation of a more accepting world," according to scholars Jeffrey Bennett and Issac West (143). Over the years, I had several well-known groups come to our church: Robbie Hiner and The Journeymen, to name two. Kirk, is worshiping the god of this world really that great? People may have found my preaching helpful or profound, but make no mistake about it, they found me to be quite the entertainer. She acknowledged Him as Lord, but He still told her, Go, and sin no more. If she didnt repent, she would perish. You have a multitude of sins, and God must by nature carry out justice. In his words, The bible tells us the elders who rule well are worthy of double honor, but those that sin, rebuke before all.. Goodman's overtly emotional and bombastic style of singing, along with lyrics that resonated with the plight of many queer gospel fans, made her an icon. In ancient times, books were copied by hand onto manuscripts which were made from parchment and would decay over time. The McKameys sang their hit song, God of the Mountain. His first experience was with a local group from Picayune, Mississippi. When you get up the courage to warn people you care about, they will smile passively, and say, Could you be wrong in your claims about Judgment Day and the existence of hell?, Hypocrites may show up at a church building every Sunday, but there are no hypocrites in the Church (Christs body). Back in 2015 you had a excellent post entitled THE CHRISTIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY. All hypocrites will end up in hell (Matthew 24:51). A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. Included are the sodomites mentioned in CCM and Sodomy as well as Sandi Pattis (Via Dolorosa) divorce, adultery, remarriage, and singing for sodomites. So it is with southern gospel music. All the body activity of the SG quartets is for one simple reason-- they want to dance to the beat, and they cannot stand still. I hope you will accept His gift of direction, forgiveness, and real love. Choirs, consequently, are rare in white southern gospel. 7:18-19: a good tree produces good fruit and a bad tree produces bad fruit. it is not homophobic to say that homosexuality is a sin. Then Sings My Soul was released just one month before Anthony Heilbut's The Fan Who Knew Too Much, portions of which open a door into what he calls the "secret closet" of gays in black gospel music. http://www.religiondispatches.org/books/rd10q/6158/still_captivated_by_southern_gospel. Being gay is considered a sin to many religious people, so the backlash could be harsh whether coming out to family or the entire Christian music world. 1Co 5:9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Imagine for a moment that you are standing on the sea-shore gazing at a large ocean liner. It is meant to get your feelings up, it is sensual, it is mental coasting. Funny you should mention Annie Herring and the 2nd Chapter of Acts. It would be like Germany without its Jews." Ask Him to bring to remembrance your secret sexual sins, the lies, the gossip, and other idle words. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound 2008: Lovin' Life 2008: Christmas Gaither Vocal Band Style You wont even realize that its good news. Luke says something different: This is the King of the Jews (23:38), and John maintains that the sign said Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews (19:19). . For them, southern gospel music was a drug; something that gave them a spiritual pick-me-up. Since 1982, he has been at the forefront of southern. He and his wife have six grown children and thirteen grandchildren. Witness the gyrations of the singers in a SG concert. well didnt you peole once accused Rock N Roll of being a part of a satanic conspiricy and Dungeons And dragons as being evil, why dont you protest against rock music anymore, could it be that its so passe, so 1980s and that the new satanic menance is us gays. Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world. At least nobody lied there!) There is no wind and the sea is calm. These issues and questions make up the emotional and analytical heart of Harrison's fascinating book, even though he addresses them in depth only in his final chapter: "Southern Gospel in the Key of Queer.". Thank you again for reminding us that Gods word is eternal and unchanging. *cough-cough* But you get the idea.) It is unique in its survival. "Still Captivated by Southern Gospel," Religion Dispatches (Q&A with Douglas Harrison) The other day I read an article on MusicScribe where each contributor listed five pet peeves about this music we all love. Its knowing what should be toleratedand refusing to tolerate that which shouldnt.. What he found, instead, was rampant alcohol consumption and immorality. (Notice verse 11 allows for redemption from this lifestyle, but total submission and repentance is necessary). He attempts to add more nuance to what he sees as a historiographical fixation on race in the development of a self-consciously "southern" genre designation. He blamed his church, his High School friends (I went to Middle School in the same building), his family, and the extortionist. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them. Often, Ever the marketer, I advertised these concerts, hoping to draw large crowds. In vivid detail he describes how his world fell apart when the Knoxville News Sentinel broke the story.
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