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Exposed: A Demonic Force Behind Rap Music
A few years ago when I was researching the impact of rap and hip-hop music on youth culture, I learned that a huge percentage of rap songs glorify the sexual exploitation of women. I can’t print too many examples of the lyrics here because they are laced with some of the most disgusting profanity imaginable, and many rap videos should be classified as pornography.
And yet rap/hip-hop is the most pervasive music genre in the United States today, and a huge percentage of listeners are underage school kids. With their smartphones, youth today are listening to hours and hours of songs with lyrics that glorify gun violence and sexual cruelty. Is it any surprise that kids are shooting up schools or abusing classmates when they are listening to lyrics like this?
— “Dumped her body in the trash like I never knew her / Blood runnin’ down the gutter into the sewer.” (Esham)
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John and Lisa Bevere Expose Dark Principalities of This Age
Is the darkness surrounding our world today a sign that we are nearing the end of the age?
In a recent episode of their podcast, “Conversations with John and Lisa Bevere,” John and Lisa Bevere detailed how the dark principalities in the world around us today are a tell-tale sign that we are approaching the end.
“I believe there are literally principalities, and we’re talking about very high-ranking dark spirits,” John Bevere says. “I believe that what’s behind this is one of those princes. I believe it’s a very high-ranking spirit that’s literally causing people’s minds to be completely darkened and alienated from life.”
‘God Is Number One’: Christian Olympian Responds After Being Suspended for Making Sign of Cross
A sporting organization is doubling down on its decision to suspend a Christian athlete for five months after he made the sign of the cross during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) suspended Nemanja Majdov, 28, over the action, which it said is a violation of its code of conduct, The Christian Post reported.
The sport’s body’s Disciplinary Commission noted Majdov was charged with “having showed a clear religious sign when entering the field of play and having refused to bow your opponent at the end of the contest.”
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