Still, the industrialists refuse to admit this and claim that they are "ministers". They demand, that they are acknowledged as workers in the Christian Church.

But what kind of Christianity appears when they are acknowledged as such? 

Christian Industrialists have a rather schizophrenic way of presenting themselves. The bizarre aspect in this is, that most of them do not even realize just how schizophrenic they actually are, in their statements.

An Industry Professional may call himself a "minister". The reason is -more often than not- that Christians have to be tricked into believing that it is their Christian Duty to "support the ministers" by buying their products.

This very same Christian Industrialist may also present himself as "industry professional". He can even change from being a "minister" into an "industry professional" in one conversation. When you adress him as a minister, he would respond as an Industry professional and so you can never reach out to him. (See In-depth analysis of one example)

A few well-known ministers from the days of the early church are Paul and Peter, the apostles. But there are many more. The Bible mentions how there are teachers, prophets, apostles (missionairies), elders and deacons.

Now when you meet someone who works in/for the Christian Industry, chances are big that they would present themselves to you as a "minister". They would tell you, how "God told them" to start their business enterprises and they will tell you how "God wants you" to buy their products rather than the "secular" products which they imitate.

Now, these "ministers" may even believe in their own story. They might truly believe, that "God told them" to start their business. And fair enough, a supernatural source could indeed very well be the driving force behind their enterprises. 

But, is it truly God?

We at the CRC believe, that God doesn't lie. We don't believe, that He would communicate a contradictional message. We don't believe, that He would call on His ministers to compete against each other.

We at the CRC believe that because of it's nature, the Christian Industry is nothing but a perverse imitation of -on one hand- the true Christian Church, true Christian livity ("life style"), and -on the other hand- the Music Industry. 

They produce some -usually bad- imitation of let's say Rastafari or Reggae, change a few phrases with words taken from their preferred "version" of "the Bible", and call it "sanctified". 

We believe that this can easily be seen by anyone, even a child. It's very simple: compare their statements and business with what they claim it is. Just remember what the Bible says about ministries and see if it is an accurate description of the Christian Industry.

Let's take a look at two different "ministries", as the Christian Industrialist's business enterprises are often called. According to the heads of these "ministries", "God told them" both to start their businesses.

So, did He?

We've often mentioned the founders of the "Gospel Reggae" industry. They have websites called "GospelReggae.com" and "GospelDancehall.com", where you can read all about how "God told" them to start their business. They even go so far to claim, that "God told" them to become the founders of "Gospel Reggae", but these very same people will also tell you how "Reggae started in the Church". 

Interesting detail, is that the founder of GospelReggae dot com wasn't even born when Reggae started back in the 1960's. So how can he be the founder of something that was allready there, even before he was born? And even more important: would "God" tell anyone to become the founder of something which was there before he was born?

This very same person also claimed, how "God told him" to "start the first Christian Reggae band". After he was pointed out to the fact that there were (what he would call) "Christian Reggae Bands" before that, he changed his claim and now says how "God told him" to "start the first Christian American Reggae Band"...

Now, did "God" make a mistake, or did He change His mind? Can He be corrected in His staments, must He be corrected in His statement? We don't think so.

Obviously, when someone claims that "God told him" a thing, and this turns out to be a lie, this makes that someone into what the Bible calls a "false prophet". 

If a Christian would find out, that he was claiming a thing which the Lord could never have said, would this Christian not repent? Would he not apologize to the people who spoke to? Would he not be happy when he was corrected, as no true Christian would ever want to claim a thing which the Lord has not said?

We at the CRC have yet to see that repentance from the one who made the claims we have identified as false prophecies. Instead, they change the contents of what "God" supposedly has "told" them, a thing which only makes it worse. And in the same time, we have seen and reported how ones who try to expose this are continually insulted, cursed and sometimes even threatened!

One sign of a false prophet is, that he would not want anyone to scrutinize their statements. He tells people to obey him, because "God says it". 

But a true minister would allways hold to the claim: "Let God Proof Himself". A true minister would encourage those who actually check out the scriptures to see as to whether "God" really would say what the minister claims.

Not so in the "Christian Industry". Not so in the "Gospel Reggae Industry". The CRC has been cursed for simply pointing out to the falsities in the many claims from the Gospel Reggae Industrialists. 

They signalled to their following, that it's a sin to speak out against the Christian Industry. The keyword which they used for that is "negative". When something is labeled "negative", the Christian Industrialists and their following seem to believe that therefore it cannot be a Christian thing.

Disagreements are "negative". Critique is "negative". And sure, it is. But is a negative content reason to disregard that content? For the Christian Industrialist and their following it sure is.

"Positive", on the other hand, is the keyword they use to describe everything they do. When it's "positive", it must be good. 

And so, when you visit Gospel Reggae dot Com, you will find their slogan. "Gospel Reggae" is "strictly positive music".

So far, so good. God told them, or so they claimed...

But appearantly, the God that spoke to them also spoke to others. When you visit Dancehall Gospel dot com, you will read all about how God told them to start their "ministry" as well.

So, did God call on one and another, like He called the apostles Peter and Paul? Remember, this is what the Christian Industrialists themselves claim, by calling themselves ministers and their enterprises "ministries".

And appearantly, God wants ministers to compete against each other. Just look at the slogan of GospelReggae's competition:

Indeed: "more than just positive music"

A closer look reveals clearly, how the people at DanceHallGospel have patterned themselves after their competition. It's a mentality which you will find allways in the mind-set of the Christian Industrialist. Take the name "Christafari": an obvious attempt to discredit "Rastafari" by imitating "Rastafari" in a "Christian" setting.

A lack of originality? Definitely. Most music in the Gospel Reggae Industry is rather boring, low quality and allways a bad imitation of something else. 

That's why Christafari (and their GospelReggaeDotCom/DancehallGospelDotCom business) are a bad imitation, a perverse charicature even, of what they would perceive as a "Rasta Industry".

That's why DancehallGospelDotCom is a bad imitation of "GospelReggae dot Com". They look to what they want to imitate and "Christianize" the surface by changing words like Rasta into "Christa", or by turning "GospelDancehall" into "DancehallGospel".

Anyway, "God" tells one person to start a business and present it as "strictly positive", while "God" tells others to start a business and present it as "more than just positive".

So let's compare this, with Peter and Paul. Did God call Peter and Paul so that they would compete with eachother by selling their services?

Obviously, not.

Neither Peter nor Paul ever sold their services, and they never competed against eachother. Paul critisized Peter on occasion, and Peter listened. Paul worked as a tent maker to finance his work, and Peter received gifts. Both were well aware of the fact that they were mere ministers, working for the very same cause and not willing to see themselves as "Industry Professionals".

The same with the ones who were being ministered to. By reading through the Biblical account of the early church, it is obvious that people would never speak about Peter's, or Paul's work as "strictly positive" or "more than just postitive". Both ministers were often very negative in their writings and exposed a lot of wrongdoings. If they would be Industry Professionals, they surely would not get a lot of profit.

It's clear, at least when you want to take your Christian faith serious: these self-proclaimed Industry Professionals are not ministers. And their business are definitely not "ministries".

Some of them might be fooled, blinded by the praises they get at "Gospel Music Awards" and all of that. They might even be real Christians, we can't judge that. But others are definitely knowing what they are doing. Stiffnecked fools, who in their heart think that there is no God!

What kind of "Christianity" is that, when "ministers" compete against each other because they all have to sell their products because "God told them" so? 

Obviously, not the biblical one.

What kind of "Christianity" is that, when "ministers" give each other praises and honors in "Gospel Reggae Award" rituals and explain it on the Dubroom Messageboards as "It's nice to be honoured on earth" (See Article)?

Obviously, not the biblical one.

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