Is Hip-Hop the Anti-Christ?

I was looking for something else when I happened upon this site: EX Ministires headed by G. Craige Lewis. Man, talk about extreme! It's goal is to shut down Hip-Hop (as if) because it's the work of the devil.

Everything I happen to not like about Hip-Hop and everything I don't want my children to pick up from Hip-Hop has been put under a microscope, magnified and blown out of proportion. I had to laugh and shake my head and say "this bull sh!t..." when I read letter "d" next to 2pac's picture: "Homosexuality and Bi Sexuality is normal and accepted." (But then again, in the context of the portrayal of women it's true.)

More comedy on "The Watch" page. On the left hand side are links to different artists and their lyrics. Now truthfully, I can't argue with 80-85% of what's listed. But Alicia Keys? Hezehiah Walker? And to top it all off, Whitney Houston?! Damn, G.!

But the current state of Hip-Hop readily lends to this objectification. I mean, the Islamic influence on the early years and the T&A-BLING-SPINNER-PIMP era we're in now put me in a situation like, "I see what you're saying, but...nah. It ain't like that."

My nine year old knows all of the radio songs by the instrumental. But it tripped me out when she came home one day and told me she studied about "African-Americans" and was genuinely surprised when I told her that she was one. That's when I had to teach her about N'Zingha, Harriet Tubman and her grandma.

It's an understatement to say that it's a struggle to teach the kids what they need to know it this MTV/BET/VH-1 world their in, but that doesn't make Hip-Hop the culprit, just the scapegoat. As far as Hip-Hop not being Christian, I can deal with that. Most of the "Christians" I know aren't Christians.

Comments

[Alex]

Daaaaaaaaaang that website ticks me off... I'd like to think that all christians aren't like that, but the truth is most christians are.

[StussyD]

From the exministries website:
"In more detail he showed me that the white youth of America were being lead astray by the Heavy Metal and Hard-core Metal music fad"

I don't understand. Racism is essential to the third sentence of "the vision." And G. Craige Lewis is black...

[StussyD]

Actually, the post above is poorly written. Sorry. Lewis says that white youth were affected by heavy metal, and black youth by hip-hop. I misread that.
But this is scary stuff. Both in its extremism, and in its truth:
"We as a church must be aware of the danger of music laced with sex, violence, Satanism, and drug use."
If you replace church with society and cross out Satanism, this is definitely a valid point.

Extreme stuff. Good story

[Joey Pinkney]

_____ is the "Devil's Music". Just put in whatever genre you like. The website loosely reminds me of a story I read in a great book entitled: Steel Face, Black Heart. (Or something close to that...)

A priest lives across the street from a whore. Everyday, the priest sees men go in and out. He says, "Look at them! All lured by that wicked woman. God will surely condemn her to hell for her wickedness."

Everyday, the whore sees men go in and out. She says, "I am doing all that I know. I am sure that priest is blessed because his work is far better than mine."

They both die. The whore goes to heaven. The priest goes to hell. On the way to hell, the priest asks, "How can you send me to hell when that fornicating adulterer lived the way she did?

Gods reply, "She lived the only way she knew how, but she did not take it upon herself to condemn the lives of others" God replied. "You on the otherhand, did..."

Maybe the story is (a little) butchered, but the moral of the story is: DO YOU.

[StussyD]

I like how they clearly state, in the Contact Us section, that they automatically delete any negative e-mails. Mr. Lewis suggests you take your negative comment "to God in prayer" instead. I'll write them anyways.

[obifromsouthlondon]

what can I say? welcome to a hell called hip hop. I've always said hip hop destroys our youth and ... I'm tripping now. Ex really has it twisted. must be that shit he be schmoking. aint no one told him not to hate the game but the players?

[Roger]

word! its not the right way to hate the game!
but its ok to play it! ;)

[Roger]

word! its not the right way to hate the game!
but its ok to play it! ;)

[DCI74]

From the exministries site:

"I personally believe in art as it exist in the context of the phrase "thou art god". in this phrase, art is the word that connects the individual (thou) to their higher self (god) or to that which is universal." - taken from The Watch page D'Angelo link

This statement proves the basis for his entire movement. He's created this entire relgious agenda on his interpretation of one scripture. Is all Hiphop bad? No. Does it have problems? Even a purist must admit yes. But just by looking at the opening video short on the home page, you can see he REALLY believes what he preaches. All said, the website was an interesting read.

[Q.B. Wells]

Christian Crazinss I guess. I thought your blog was very interesting even if just to play the devil's advocate.

[gerald]

the whole fact pf the matta is that when u look at music r hip hop whateva it may be 99.9% of whatz talked about is glorifying everything that represnts sin or summin that is wrong! itz all bout influence on the youth even adults. even though everybody is their own person and their own mind subconciously it sinks into the mind and everyone knows that music moves u. u dance u sing and these entertainers, singers know what to give the people and keep'em movin and groovin, to sinful music. just gotta try to picc the right music to listen to positively.

[joy]

I PERSONALLY THINK GOSPEL HIP HOP IS A WAY TO COMPEL THE YOUTH OF TODAY. IT IS A WAY THAT THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF GODS SAVING GRACE. HIP HOP CAN BE SOUL STIRRING IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON'S REACTION.WORLDLY MUSIC WAS STOLED OUT OF THE CHURCH SO I FEEL LET THE CHURCH TAKE BACK IT'S THRONE. JESUS SAID IF I BE LIFTED UP I WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO ME.

[paul gregersen]

Christians taught the wrong understanding of anti christ!
Body: I am still getting massive numbers of e-mails from people who fear that the anti-christ was just elected president. How can we minister to frightened Christians in deep despair? We do have the spirit of Babylon rising in our own country, and the foundations were being built long before 2008’s election.

The public is not challenging the salaries of Police and firemen unions. These organizations are not needed in our society. Yet they have taken control of New York City, California and many other cities and states. These government unions are masking their use of public employees in an organized effort to grow government and remove local control of government. Unions were originally created to help private sector employees and were never intended for gaining government power.

The Soviet Union was another massive government workers union! Our city government located in my town is entirely unionized, they represent a left wing voter block that we cannot remove in the election process. Arnold the governator tried to break California's public employees unions power and quickly learned that they were strong enough to terminate him. When will the people in this nation see these trends? Our schools are unionized, and controlled by the left, and have educated a generation of kids who feel perfectly at home with socialism.

I have spent years writing a book to re-educate people by waking them up to the fact that we are supporting a state growing within a state, and it has formed deep roots within our most trusted institutions. This government power and abuse are a twin prophecy connected to the 3 Hebrews who were forced to fall down and either worship the golden statue erected by the state of Babylon, or die in the fire. (Daniel Chapter 3) The Idol we must bow and worship today is political correctness! If we do not do this we may be fired, or destroyed by character assassinations directed by the Babylon media. If you do not fall down and worship the image of the beast you must be destroyed. (Daniel 3) That is how they sought to destroy Sarah Palin and George W. Bush, even though Bush desperately tried to stop Freddie and Fannie 7 times.

The time has come where we cannot buy nor sell, nor have employment without our tax money being used to build this modern Babylon. They are literally building a political God of gold by taking our own money, robbing our own job. They are ignoring sound principles and offering us as sacrifices to appease their angry god.

We are like cattle (property) being lead by those we have elected to the slaughter. Our thoughts are that these people are honest humans who intend to take care of us. We are being lulled into slavery by the beast of Babylon. And they have us paying for the transportation to the train station, the ticket for the journey, and all the failing plans of scheme. They are empowering their status by allowing us to think all is well as we become enslaved to build their palaces with our sweat and money! They are actually Beastly men who have sold out their own humanity. Everybody is anxiously looking for the mark of the beast while we are being marked by the Beast through our service in Babylon with our own right hand. The mark in the forehead is not a computer chip, like Christians imagine. It is a mark of deception brainwashed into their minds, or foreheads. When did John the Revelator ever say that this prophecy was to be a marked tatto placed on the forehead? He specifically said it was a mark placed "into peoples foreheads". the forehead in the context of scripture represents peoples intellects, and their individual thought processes. A computer chip cannot possibly force a person to go to hell! It is the selling their minds and souls to Satan becoming marked through their personal choice to follow evil.

Look how people just voted with their right hands! What kind of Beast has entered their brains? Is it not the mark of the beast implanted into their thought processes by the media? This deception causes people to sell out their own freedom! Peoples’ right hands voted for slavery in Babylon. Your right hand is the work hand! By their own will people in fear sacrifice their freedom thinking they are accomplishing a greater good. The poor are being used to justify this mass robbery done through slave taxation. Our education systems, and our health care are to become the final foundation to construct the monsters idol. Poor people become the image of the golden idol. The money Idol in which the beast hides himself behind, in order to hide the fact that our sacrifices are not for the poor after all, but actually for the beasts own glory. The poor are just pawns, and will soon become slaves to this modern Babylon after their plight is used.

I have great hope that this failing economy will not respond to Babylon’s social fixes, and things may get much worse. Christians do not comprehend what the mark of the beast is! This makes it easier for them to also be enslaved by spiritual ignorance. They think a tattoo is coming that will be placed upon their head. This blinds them from seeing the true mark! They misplace the Bible's true meaning of the real mark. Did anyone ever notice that John the revelator clearly stated the mark would be imposed "in the forehead" and not placed on the forehead?? The forehead represents mans intellect. His mind, and thought processes being influenced by either good or evil.

The mark is spiritual, and not literal! There were not any computer chips present when Cain was marked in ancient times! The number 666 is the measurement of Nebuchadnezzar’s golden idol. The mark of the historical calendar for the Babylon system, was 600 BC. Sixty cubits high and six cubits wide. See Daniel Chapter Three verse one. Therein resides the meaning of 666. Herein is depicted Babylon’s beastly slavery as recorded in your own Bible. How did so many miss this? The measurements are written in the Bible.

I am still getting frightened e-mails from lots of Christians who believe that the anti-christ has just come to power. Millions of these people have been taught wrong meanings for the "Beast of Babylon" from self serving preachers who do not understand, nor can they properly identify this enemy within correct Bible context. Suddenly after the election millions of these people are confused and lost, not knowing where to turn for spiritual understanding! The evil one wants to destroy America. America protects Israel.

The enemy wants to remove our presence in the Middle East. This is why Sarah Palin and others supporting victory in Iraq must prepare to lead America after they learn hard lessons. Perhaps I can help re-educate willing minds when they begin to feel the hard times.. I believe God will even give ignorant people another chance. He will attempt to teach them something before he resorts to his final judgments.

I am trying to be of some positive assistance, even though I am not a writer, and require another author to help me articulate and promote my book. Help me to reach thousands of frightened and confused Christians, who do not understand what prophecies are happening, or where they can go to find the correct biblical information, to change it.
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