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As we have recently reported,
there was a row on I-tunes because some non-Christian band was labeled as
"Christian" and the "Christians" were kind of angry when
they found out that what was listed to them as Christian was not Christian at
all. They found out after they bought the album of this band, clearly
indicating how the customers on the Christian Industrial Complex buy everything
presented to them by the Industry.
This is exactly the same on the Gospel Reggae dot com market place.
The Merchandisers of the Christian Industry claim, that they are experts of
discernment and will decide for their customers just what they can consume. But
their "discernment" is based on the love of money, on political
correct lyrics.
We don't say anything about whether Sanchez, Beenie Man or Luciano or who
ever is or is not a Christian. We don't know, and it is not relevant.
But let's take the Christian Industrialists on their word that these
artists are not Christian. And we see that
they claim their Industry to be "Christian" and applying Church Rules for their
merchandizing activities. Rules, which they themselves break after they
conditioned their customers into trusting them to apply these rules correctly.
All of this shows, how the very phrase "Christian Industry" is an
oxy-moron. It shows, how in spite of their claims, it is impossible to base an
industry on the true Christian faith. Sooner or later, the
"Industry" will overrule the "Christian" because of
marketing strategies and commercial interests.
But the terrible consequence of this all is, that many have been fooled already.
Many think that being a Christian is all about selling and buying
"Christian" products. Many think, that being a Christian is all about
consuming, about paying others to "discern" for them what they should
"consume".
They will go to Gospel Reggae dot com, and will think that as long as
someone is using the words "Jesus" and "God", this is to be
considered "Christian".
It's one of the subtle deceptions from the Christian Industry. They will use
phrases, even Bible scriptures, to give their commercial enterprises a
"Christian" sauce.
As we saw in the quotes, the Industrialists claim that you should only buy
the products they will sell to you, and disregard everything other. And
although they quote Church Rules which they falsely apply to their Industry, in
reality it's just a hell-of-a-marketing-strategy. It ensures the Industrialists
a steady source of income, while the Christians and those who think they are
sacrifice their money to the altar of these merchandisers.
What was it, that the Bible said about itchy ears that had to be tickled by
false teachers and their sounds?
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
fables. (2 Timothy 4:3,4)
And what was it, that these false teachers would do while itchy ears of the
"average" Christian and those who think they are being taken care of
by the "ministers" of the Christian Industry?
through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of
you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation
slumbereth not. (2 Peter 2:3)
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