Christian Musicians Scheduled to Play At Blasphemous "Bruce Almighty" Sequel Premiere

Four Contemporary Christian and "crossover" bands are scheduled to play at the premier to the sequel to the blasphemous Bruce Almighty movie.

The sequel, Evan Almighty, is based loosely on the biblical Noah and depicts a congressman who is charged by God with building an ark. The Hollywood comedy makes a mockery of the fear of God.

Bruce Almighty, which starred Jim Carrey, was about a man who was given divine powers after he cursed God for the difficulties in his life. The movie was filled profanity and sexual innuendos, as well as the main character "living together" with his girlfriend.

The groups that are playing at the movie's premier on June 11 are [b]Switchfoot, Relient K, Jeremy Camp, and DecembeRadio.[/b]

The gross worldliness of Contemporary Christian Music is growing worse and worse by the hour, is evident on every hand for those who have an eye to see and a heart a care.

I was a long time listener of Christian Rock... and then I became very cautious about which one's I listened to as I matured in the Lord. Sad to say, the list is getting smaller and smaller everyday. There is a real problem in the Christian Music [b]Indu$try[/b].

Krispy

I knew the Christian rock bands were low...but that low?

Well, lets not throw a blanket over all Christian bands. There are some that are very sincere and not given to all the garbage that seems to have invaded the "industry" ... however, they are very much in the minority.

Krispy

Uhmmm... this is relevent to this thread becuuuuuz.... ?

Krispy

I don't know this might be off the beaten path but when I first got saved (1979), I went to Memorial Hall in Dayton, OH for a Southern Gospel Jubilee get together. Though the singing was good, intermission and afterwards was a horrible experience. (I'm talking the Kingsmen, the Hinsons, everyone who was anyone in Southern Gospel music was there... 10 or more groups.)

These groups might have behaved differently elsewhere but this night I saw such greed in the lobby. They were leaning on their tables, standing on their tables trying to out yell the group next to them, "5 albums for $50.00." "Come over here young lady, we got a deal for you!"

Being just 18 and newly saved, it was horrible just walking through the lobby going to the girl's room. I never went back to one of those Southern Gospel things. Do I listen to Southern Gospel today, sometimes! When I'm in the mood. I mostly listen to the sermons I download!! LOL I do! I drive my kids nuts, they are like, "Oh, mom please, can we listen to the radio?" LOL

But anyway, my point was that all have something detracting from it or them and there style of music. I cannot judge Switchfoot's motives for playing at that movie. Just a what if... What if God told them to and here we are judging them? I cannot say, but it's a thought.

Maybe this is too general, but I believe God is going to judge our hearts not the kind of music we played... contemporary christian music verus whatever.

That's just Lisa's two or five cents worth!!
God bless...

I was actually subjected to overhearing a portion of that awfully blasphemous Bruce Almighty movie, but even that portion was enough to cause great distress...

Against my better judgement, my wife and I watched 30 minutes of Bruce Almighty, and we did so at the suggestion of some Christian friends of ours. They raved about it, said if they didnt know better they would have thought it was made by Christians.

Well... I dont know what Christians they were talking about, but 30 minutes was all we could take. Whats worse, a lot of the Christian media touted it as a great movie with good Christian overtones.

ugh...

Krispy

These groups might have behaved differently elsewhere but this night I saw such greed in the lobby. They were leaning on their tables, standing on their tables trying to out yell the group next to them, "5 albums for $50.00." "Come over here young lady, we got a deal for you!"

Again, we cant lump all Southern Gospel groups together, just as we cant CCM groups (and I know you were not doing that!) ... but just ask Mylon LeFevre about the Southern Gospel industry. Some of them are the biggest adultrous alcoholic hypocrites you'd ever meet.

His daddy was one of the biggest names in Southern Gospel in the 60's & 70's... yet, his daddy never got right with the Lord until he got real sick and was fixing to die around 1980.

I dare southern gospel is worse than CCM when it comes to living a holy lifestyle. It's just that with those $1200 suits and fancy hair cuts no suspects anything. Funny how that works, huh?

Krispy