Posted on 10/01/2019 7:41:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
What are we to make of the news that rapper Kanye West has reportedly become a Christian -- "born again," according to his wife, Kim Kardashian West? I'm as cynical as the next person when it comes to stories like this, preferring to wait and see if there's any there there -- if the profession of faith was a flash in the pan or a true conversion that bears fruit. I'm doubly suspicious of professions of faith by big-name stars coming out of the entertainment industry. We've seen a lot of them over the years (hey, Katy Perry!), and more often than not, they turn out to be little more than a) an emotional decision bereft of theology and/or b) a plea for attention/cry for help.
When I see someone like Kanye West claiming to be a Christian — him of the fast lifestyle, profane lyrics, and misogyny — I'm tempted to dismiss it, lumping his profession of faith into one of the categories above.
But then I hear stories of Christian gatherings sponsored by Kanye going on in cities across the U.S., called Sunday Services, and I admit I'm intrigued. Some have criticized the gatherings as being all about Kanye (and selling his albums and merch) rather than Jesus, and there may be some truth to that. Others have said the invitation-only gatherings are secretive and not inclusive enough. (An article at Page Six by an avowed atheist who attended a gathering in New York suggests that the limited number of attendees is due more to the size of the venues and accommodating regular church attendees than about secrecy.)
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Before you dismiss this thing, whatever it is, as a cynical ploy by Kanye to sell albums (more about that from PJM's Tyler O'Neil here) listen to the sermon delivered at Kanye's gathering last Friday in Detroit by Adam Tyson, pastor of Placerita Bible Church in Santa Clarita, California.
One would have to be an idiot to think it was a ploy.
Was supporting Trump a ploy?
No, that was a possible career destroyer.
And that was 3 years ago.
Flash in the pan ain’t 3 plus years.
I think it is ploy by the Kardashians.
They are looking for the church exemption.There have been a lot of blind gossip items about this.
whether or not Kanye believes is something i cant guess. He is bipolar and supposedly not taking meds
If Kanye is sincere, he needs to get off the pulpit & sit his ass down humbly in the pew.
He’s promoting his clothing line & his new album.
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