An evangelist going viral for his response to pop star Taylor Swift’s latest album is explaining why he spoke out and why he’s hoping to encourage Christian parents to be discerning. “I’m not an anti-Taylor guy,” Shane Pruitt told CBN News. “I’m [a] pro-Gospel guy.” He continued, “Anything that I know is largely affecting parents, or Christians, or people in the church that seems to … be anti-Gospel, I think we lovingly call it out.”
Pruitt did just that in a April 22 tweet, gently raising concern over some of Swift’s lyrics on her “The Tortured Poets Department” album. “LYRICS MATTER,” Pruitt tweeted. “Disclaimer, I’m definitely not the minister or parent that has the ‘no secular music’ stance. Also, I fully realize unbelievers are going to act like unbelievers. HOWEVER, there is a difference between being secular, and being ANTI-CHRISTIAN.”
He then pulled lyrics about people “in their Sunday best” who “try to save you ’cause they hate you,” among other related sentiment. Pruitt also quoted Swift as belting out the following lines in another song: “What if I roll the stone away? They’re gonna crucify me anyway. What if the way you hold me is actually what’s holy?” Pruitt concluded his tweet by asking Christians whether it’s appropriate to be “entertained by, sing with, and expose our kids to lyrics that aren’t just different than what you believe, but are actually mocking what you believe.”
The evangelist and preacher told CBN News he believes Swift’s music has changed over the years, with her songs becoming “more and more explicit” and taking a “darker turn” in the process. It’s a concerning matter, Pruitt said, considering the music is consumed by many young and impressionable girls. “I think we just need to be very aware and very careful of what we’re exposing our kids to and how we’re even engaging with things and being entertained by things that are really anti what we say we believe,” Pruitt said.
Of course, Pruitt said Swift isn’t the only vice exposing some Christians’ poor spiritual priorities. In fact, he said some people even struggle with sports teams and athletes, elevating these to a higher position than they should. Calling this out doesn’t always go well, he said. “In recent years, I can say this — especially in the American Church — if I go, ‘Hey, here’s what the Bible says about sexuality, here’s what the Bible says about marriage, here’s what the Bible says about being pro-life, here’s what the Bible says about God determining sex and gender,’ you’ll get some hardy ‘Amens,'” Pruitt said. “People are emboldened by that.”
But if he brings up idolatry, it’s often a very different story. Watch him explain.
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Church Lady was right!
Taylor Swift is the 👿 instrument and she so deceived she thinks she’s a Christian🤮
🙏🙏🙏for her delusional mind!
EVANGELIST MIRANDA, she's demonic everything she was a the beginning of her career has made a 180 degree turn for the worse! Evangelist Miranda 😮
I agree Thank you
Dont worship false idols! Jesus is king and the answer taylor swift cant save your soul only Jesus can!
As believers, we need to "nip it in the bud"… …. And be watchful, prayers
The (REAL) enemy is VERY subtle…. And then things just GRADUALLY Erodes from there .(Like a slow snowball).. …."for we are not ignorant of his devices.."
Taylor said she'd move to Canada. Did she lie???
She did sell her soul with the help of her parents. Pray she sees the light and comes to Jesus before it’s too late.
Charismatics… the left wing nut jobs of the far right.
Basically people get mad when you hit their chiefs
The Lord revealed this to me as well! He called me to pray for her as well. 🙏🏻♥️
I have never Listen to her music. She is dangerous and dark. 🇩🇪🙁
Who do you think you are ? Just because you joined the cbn group, does not make you god. Judging others should be left up to god, not some ego driven desk jockey in an office.
Bad but normal christian production trying to shame others they are obviously jealous of.
Don't care for her anymore. She's totally out of touch
The Bible is made up just like this story. Free yourselves. Christ wasn't a Christian.
I’ve never liked her. There is something about her that I just don’t like.
The feminists ruined it for us all!
Boycott Taylor Swifty ,her shows and her music
Jesus also is the one who said by his holy apostles and prophets: James 4:4; Rom. 8:5-13; I John 2:15-17; Eph. 4:29-30; I Peter 4:17-18; I Cor. 3:16-17; Amos 9:10; John 9:31; Heb. 7:26; Isa. 33:14; Prov. 13:13; Rom. 1:18-32; 6:1-23; … Ezekiel 2:1-3:27; 13:1-23; 18:1-32; 20:1-22:31; 33:1-33; I Tim. 6:3-10 … Matt. 7:1-5, 13-15, 21-23, 26-27; 15:7-14; 23:1-39!! ( King James Bible ONLY! ) … Your ( ALL / Jer. 5:1-31; 6:13-14; 8:19-11; 22:22; 23:1-2, 9-27, 30-40; Isa. 1:1-3:26; 10:1-23; 30:1-3; 33:14; 56:9-12!! ) HYPOCRITES!! … and if CBN and ALL their guest and supporters refuse to TRULY REPENT of ALL your wickedness ( Zech 5:1-11; I Cor. 14:34-37; I Tim. 2:7-14; Rev. 2:2, 9b, 20-24; 9:20-21; … 17:1-18:24; … 22:21!! … you'll end up in HELL where ALL the workers of INIQUITY before you are presently. … because, like the guest on this video; God's holy written word is NOT in your heart, ONLY in your hand. – I Cor. 15:33-34; Daniel 12:10; Prov. 28:4-9; Luke 6:24-26; I Tim. 6:3-10!! … NOTICE, he said not one of the scriptures written in this text. … Even so, Amen.
What does darkness have to do with light. The music of Hollywood are poisoning our children . Take the garbage out, Christian. Judgment is just around the corner.
😂😂😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😂😅😂😂😂
Religious opinion about art is always irrelevant
If this guy was … not that he is… but if was correctly categorized as ridiculous… he would not be able to see it.
Me too God bless you God bless America
She's done.
James 4:4-8 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
Unbelievers are a enemy to god what bible is he reading thats that’s that lukewarm Christian talk
Matthew 12:30
King James Version
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
It’s interesting how you pronounce “Taylor Swift” like “Teller Swift” haha. That is all. 😊
"If you identify as a Swiftie before Christian" that's such a wise statement. Another way to say that could be don't identify as a parent or an American before Christian. Good gifts do not prioritize over God! Love it! Very well said.
Don’t criticize non-Christians
Remember that we were once where they are
Pray that God will open their eyes to the truth of his word🙏✝️👍🙌
We just had idle worshipers in the White House being honored.
Diwali
Let me get this straight: You want everyone to follwoing your retarded religion?