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To: JoeMomma
I can't find the entire song's lyrics, but here's the chorus to a song that directly makes fun of televangelists ( and justifiably so): Ray Stevens' "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex?"

Here's another one:

SEND ME YOUR MONEY
(lyrics by Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies)

Lights, camera, silence on the set
Tape rolling, 3-2-1-action
Welcome to the church of Suicidal
We'll have a service and wonderful recital
But before we go on, there's something I must mention
An important message I must bring to your attention
I was in meditation and prayer last night
I was awakened by a shining bright light
Over head, a glorious spirit
He gave me a message and you all need to hear it

"Send me your money", that's what he said
He said to "Send me your money"
Now if you can only send a dollar or two
There ain't a hell of a lot I can do for you
But, if you want to see heaven's door
Make a check out for five hundred or more
"Send me your money", do you here what I'm saying?
"Send me your money"

Now give me some bass, um yea that's how he likes it
Now give me some silence, for all you sinners
Now give me some bass, yea that was funky
Now take them on home Brother Clark, send me your ...money

Here comes another con hiding behind a collar
His only god is the almighty dollar
He ain’t no prophet, he ain’t no healer
He's just a two bit goddamn money stealer

Send me your money
Send it, you got to send it
Send me your money
You hear what I'm saying?
Send it, send it
Send me your money

Now how much you give is your own choice
But to me it's the difference between a Porsche and a Rolls Royce
I want you to make it hurt when you dig into your pocket
I want you to make it hurt!
We'll take cash, we'll take checks
We'll take credit cards, we'll take jewelry
We'll take your momma's dentures if they got gold in them
So whose gonna be the next king of the fakers
Whose gonna take the place of Jim and Tammy Faye Baker?
See my momma, she didn't raise no fool
Cause you can't put a price on a miracle
Amen

304 posted on 11/29/2001 9:05:12 PM PST by just deserts
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To: just deserts
"Alone" was Suicidal's best tune. (Just one fella's opinion, of course).

Shockingly, enough, Punk Rock is one of the few (modern) musical genres in which I would rank the dedicated "Contemporary Christian" artists as the equals of their "secular" rivals.

The very best of class being, of course, The Crucified. Here's their thoughts on Paul and Jan Crouch, et al (as well as the Pope... they are hardcore Protestants, after all)...

Crucified, 1989, self-titled. Check it, yo.

Best,
The Orthodox Presbyterian

372 posted on 11/30/2001 11:37:12 PM PST by OrthodoxPresbyterian
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