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RESEARCH - CHRISTIAN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX |
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TOPIC
DESCRIPTION |
| Jesus
Christ whipped the moneychangers away from
the Temple Yard. The Apostle Peter warned
against false teachers who would "make
merchandize of you". And yet,
Christianity has become big business as the
faith is being transformed into a money
maker.
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"GODLY
GOOD": ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN INDUSTRIAL
COMPLEX
A CRC REPORT |
| NOVEMBER
10, 1997: What's the hottest retail
logo in America right now? Reebok? Tommy
Hilfiger? Polo? Nope, it's the acronym WWJD,
slapped on everything from wristbands to
T-shirts to refrigerator magnets. According
to the Dallas Morning News, the logo WWJD,
representing the provocative question
"What Would Jesus Do?" and meant
to remind Christians to think about their
actions, is now borne on millions of gifts
and apparel items nationwide. The national
retail chain Family Christian Stores,
reports selling 225,000 of the WWJD
wristbands in the last nine months alone.
Here in Knoxville, the WWJD line of
merchandise can be purchased, among other
places, at Cedar Springs Christian Store,
located on North Peters Road. But that's not
all you will find at Cedar Springs. An
afternoon's shopping inside this lavishly
appointed 20,000 square foot
Christian-lifestyle superstore and
coffeehouse could send you home with
everything from a video rental of
Radicals—The Unbelievable Story of the
Anabaptists to a child's plastic suit of
armor with the word
"Righteousness" boldly emblazoned
across the chest, packaged as a
"Christian Character Building Costume.
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COMPETITION
OF THE MINISTERS
A CRC REPORT |
| In
the Christian Industry, Christianity is
transformed into a product which must be
bought or sold.
Still, the
industrialists refuse to admit this and
claim that they are "ministers".
They demand, that they are acknowledged as
workers in the Christian Church.
But what
kind of Christianity appears when they are
acknowledged as such?
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THE
SPIN ON CCM AWARDS
A CRC REPORT |
| WWW,
September 27, 2006 - Recently, Christian
artist JAH Pickney posted a news item on the
Dubroom Messageboards, wherein he announced
how he was nominated for the "Marlin
Awards". These awards are given to
major players in the "Reggae"
branch of the Christian Industry, also
called "Caribbean Gospel" or
"Gospel Reggae".
The posting obviously turned into a very
interesting discussion about the idea of
having such "Gospel Music Awards".
Are these awards a proof of the fact that
the Christian Industry is just that, an
industry, or can bilical justifications be
given to such ceremonies?
A report.
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An
Open Letter To All Christian Reggae Artists
by Messian Dread
A CRC REPORT |
| This
is an open letter to all (DUB) Reggae
Producers and Artists who consider
themselves to be a disciple of Yesus
Kristos. Please forward it to whoever you
might think concerns this...
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A
Word of Prophesy to the Christian Industrial
Complex?
A CRC REPORT/REPRINT |
The
message of a free Gospel is reaching people.
This posting comes from STAR Network and is
by Sister Audrey Gordon.
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