i've often wondered how much of that exists (as a percentage of the sample population) among those who play "Acceptable" forms of Religious music.
It has always bothered me that the sins of a Michael English, or Amy Grant/Chapman/Gill, yet the sins of a Jimmy Swaggart, or Sandi Patti, or Richard Roberts and Patty Roberts/Thompson are glossed over. It appears as if there is a double standard in effect somewhere.
I remember that Michael English felt there was very much a double standard when his news broke as compared to when the news broke about Sandi Patti.
I do remember that Sandi Patti took a break, I think delaying the release of an album. And when she came back I remember her talking quite openly (to Jan Crouch even) about the fact that she got to a point that she had to say "God, I can't go on like this." And that's when she took the break. I'm sure getting exposed didn't help.
I don't necessarily fault these folks for their mistakes. We're all fallible. What speaks volumes though is how they responded.
***the sins of a Jimmy Swaggart, or Sandi Patti, or Richard Roberts and Patty Roberts/Thompson are glossed over***
Not by those with eyes to see.