Crazy Christian Culture Stories | August 2023

7 - Flamy Grant
https://www.today.com/popculture/music/flamy-grant-christian-music-rcna96962?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_kh

(Eric from FiveTwenty Collective sat down with the CEO of New Release Today, Kevin McNeese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYEGnGdIdkA

"What The Bleep Is Happening To Christian Music?" https://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=3892

6 - Christian Gamer
Raise $20k in August on Kickstarter for a Christian game.
Game Name: As 1 We Survive
Official website - https://wesurvive-game.com/

Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revelationgames/as-one-we-survive

Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2387670/As_One_We_Survive/

5 - Voddie Baucham interview circle in the US
@VoddieBaucham said on The @BabylonBeePod
He will not watch The Chosen because he considers it a Second Commandment violation (2CV) among other things…. https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status/1688560092889915392

Watching The Chosen Violates the Second Commandment, Dr. Voddie Baucham Says
https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/milton-quintanilla/watching-the-chosen-violates-the-second-commandment-dr-voddie-baucham-says.html

Racist Rachad Richey - https://twitter.com/jessibridges/status/1689290542469791744?s=20
It's a graven image. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onLHQLnFUbk

But Dallas Jenkins pushes back
https://www.christianpost.com/news/voddie-baucham-says-he-wont-watch-the-chosen.html

4 - A Southern California pastor is helping a self-described clown barber to become a pastor - https://www.christianpost.com/news/californa-pastor-shares-pulpit-with-clown-barber-says-testimony.html

UK Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6337761/California-man-clown-make-tattooed-face.html

Website - https://www.richiethebarberco.com/

Gives his life to Jesus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kto-jDLId-4

Testimony Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW6tEXJ4Bts

3 - Florida Man (ex-pastor) accused of stealing $1.4M worth of products from Home Depot and selling the items online (story on the Christian post) https://www.christianpost.com/news/ex-pastor-accused-of-stealing-1-4-million-worth-of-home-depot-products.html

Pastor ‘stole $1.4m from Home Depot in an elaborate scheme where he targeted stores up to 6 times a day over ten years https://www.the-sun.com/news/8816277/pastor-stole-1-4m-home-depot-10-year/
Also got his wife and Mother involved.

2 - "Haunted Mansion" mocks Christianity, promotes prayers to the dead, demonic possession
https://www.christianpost.com/news/haunted-mansion-mocks-christianity-prayers-to-the-dead.html

A Random Mother’s Thoughts - https://amothersrandomthoughts.com/disney-haunted-mansion-christian-movie-review-parent-guide-2023/

Beliefnet - https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2023/08/haunted-mansion-openly-mocks-christianity-and-promotes-demonic-possession.html

Dishonorable Mention - Yeah - it's about 4-6 months old, but it's called the Holy Spirit board: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-Board-Games/dp/B09QH3HC72

1 - Oliver Anthony
https://www.christianpost.com/news/rich-men-north-of-richmond-singer-oliver-anthony-quotes-bible.html

Bryson Gray Sparks outrage after tweeting about Oliver Anthony, that he doesn't want to listen to music with profanity in it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ0wGgWdK-Q

Christianity Today attacks the song as a right-wing propaganda song:
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/august-web-only/oliver-anthony-song-rich-men-north-richmond-love-neighbor.html

But embraces Barbie? https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/august-web-only/barbie-beyonce-taylor-swift-girl-female-women-church-youth.html

Enter John Cooper from Skillet to defend the faith and dispel lies https://cooperstuffpodcast.com/cooper-stuff-ep-177-why-christianity-today-is-wrong-about-oliver-anthony-0

SourPatchLyds goes off on Progressive-Christianity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o-NC7HutGU

Christian Blogger Sara Johnson (The Salty Lady) also calls out CT - https://heysaltylady.com/index.php/faith/christianity-today-triggered-over-oliver-anthony-song/08/21/2023/

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Never Would Have Made It (Single Version)
Marvin Sapp
Content found during: 6:00 - 8:30

The Legend of Xero (used with permission)
Crazy Praises - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU-VRDERPZI
Let the Music Play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rjgzzw46Ho

Bryson Gray - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ViBB_l_0M

indie. CHRISTIAN. Culture.