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Christians Call For Boycott Of Kirk Franklin's Upcoming Zimbabwean Music Tour

8 months agoThu, 11 Jul 2024 10:28:13 GMT
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Christians Call For Boycott Of Kirk Franklin's Upcoming Zimbabwean Music Tour

Some members of the local Christian community in Zimbabwe have called for a boycott of an upcoming music tour by American gospel singer, choir director, record producer, and rapper Kirk Franklin.

Franklin, along with the Maverick City Music, is scheduled to perform at the Glamis Arena in Harare on August 12, 2024.

However, it appears that certain segments of the Zimbabwean Christian population are opposed to the tour.

Commenting on the calls for a boycott of Franklin and Maverick City Music’s Zimbabwean tour, journalist Ranga Mberi wrote on Facebook:

Behold,

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I too was curious to know why some Krishens are calling for a boycott of a music tour by Kirk Franklin, Maverick City (I was a HUGE Kirk fan in my youth).

I therefore climbed to the top of Mount Sinai, the virtual high hill upon which many Krishens reside. And, now, I return down to you, like Moses, bearing tablets with the following summary for you, the lowly people of Facebook:

1. Kirk Franklin is a Satanist. How do we know? He did a freestyle and said something about the G.O.A.T. We all know this is a certified reference to the Dhevho.

2. As if this wasn’t enough, he performed a duet with Will Smith ku BET. We know Smith is a heretic. Besides, and worse, the Will Smith video was a ritual because it had fire in it. That the lyrics of the song talk about walking through “the smoke and fire” and to the light, as illustrated in the very same video, is neither here nor there. It’s still demonic.

3. Oh, and Chandler Moore of Maverick City was also in the song.

4. Candler has a nose ring. Gay and demonic.

5. Kirk also must be gay

6. Kirk is Illuminati

7. We are a krishen neshen and anyone who goes to Maverick thing is being initiated into Satanism.

Summary: Kirk Frankin and Maverick City vakaromba.

Thus says the Lords of Facebook.

Amen.

Also commenting on the issue, Tinashe Nyamukapa, Tinashe Nyamukapa argued that gospel music should be viewed as a ministry rather than mere entertainment.

Nyamukapa contended that gospel artists should not adopt a business-oriented model, as he believes the primary purpose of gospel music should be spiritual edification and outreach, not commercial gain. He wrote on X:

So there has been much noise on social media regarding the Maverick City, [Kirk Franklin] world tour.

So I decided to take some time to investigate the context of why there has been such an uproar( which is a first ) concerning a gospel concert.

And all roads led me to the Masters Voice Prophecy Blog as well as to Kirk Franklin’s current issues with his song where he says the lion and the lamb will bow to the G.O.A.T.

Kirk Franklin has been unfortunately highly controversial of late and this one lyric when you sing Gospel music which should be based on theology is highly concerning.

Personally, where do I stand? Firstly I have always maintained and will always maintain that you cannot make people pay to worship.

That’s not the biblical model and yes I know musicians should be paid and I strongly believe and have even done a blog on why musicians should be paid but the concert model is not a biblical model and the moment you copy the world and the love of money becomes the motivation it eventually catches up with you!

Secondly, gospel artists know your audience. I know there are a lot of people crying that this is Christians being judgey. I disagree.

The moment people are paying for a product they have a right as customers to certain privileges. You cannot claim to run a business and then cry foul when you are treated like a business.

I would say Kirk especially has been rather reckless and even unrepentant with his actions which his Christian clients consider not in line with their beliefs and value system.

Hence he cannot cry foul when people no longer want to spend their money on his product. He should know his audience and let his business respect the wishes of the customer. The customer is King as the saying goes.

Thirdly I see my brother Takesure Zamar’s cancellation as protecting his brand. And I say protecting his brand because he had initially agreed to do the concert had he not; so they had agreed on payments and so on.

I don’t think that was the issue. The issue was that Takesure could not let his brand be associated with this controversy knowing full well that the church world can be very punitive when it comes to cancelling gospel artists.

And we can see by the comments on his cancellation post that his clients were very happy with the decision that he took. Fourthly what’s gonna happen now?

Well, I think certain people will still go to the event but it’s most likely going to flop because of this controversy.

Unlike in the secular world where controversy sells and no publicity is bad publicity. In Christian business controversy kills brands and bad publicity causes the saints to avoid you.

Lastly to those in the Christian music business, the lesson to be learnt here is to know your customer and beware of your conduct.

The Christian music scene has some unwritten rules and if you break them your business will suffer loss. I do not subscribe to gospel music being a business model but I subscribe to gospel music being a ministry because it’s more than entertainment.

It is a ministry that is supposed to change lives, bring healing and miracles and lead souls to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

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55 Comments

Anonymous · 8 months ago
We have gukurahundi on table, zanupf has done worst things and people still attend their rallies. Who are you to judge
vusa · 8 months ago
everything is pagan when you're broke
G42 · 8 months ago
Siyai vaite varikuba Mari yenyika hamusi kuvaona here asingadi kuenda anorega.
Christian · 8 months ago
How was the show yesterday, Friday 12 July?
Doc · 8 months ago
Zim yaramba
🏃 Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 8 months ago
ko SDA Church yapindira papi panyaya ye show ya kirk franklin zvimwe zvacho unotoona kuti vanhu varipano vanopenga kwazvo kuda kuzviita vatsvene ndokunokunetsai
📛 · 8 months ago
When it comes to Zimbabwe being a Christian country,I think it's full of wolves in sheep's clothing.Some very hypocritic people exist here in Zimbabwe.I believe it's not up to me to declare a person a satanist, the holy spirit in me should let me choose to go or not to go.If I start influencing other people it shows I lack something.I lack faith that the holy spirit will guide them just as it did with me.Our biggest job as christians is to use prayer as a weapon against the devil. As far as Kirk Franklin is concerned I don't know anything about his motives and in all honesty I haven't heard his side of the story so I dare not judge.
· 8 months ago
You pray and preach to people.
Antman · 8 months ago
Everyone believes in something. Whoever or whatever you cry ti when things Go south thats what you believe in. Some in God through ancestors, some in their ancestors, some in tbeir ststues some Bhudha, some different spirits like Nehanda, Manjuzu, mahari etc
mods · 8 months ago
I see most of you guys blasting Christianity, meaning you are not Christians saka muri chii then... Moslems???
Anyone · 8 months ago
kkkk ha vanhu vakushaya zvekuita
Satan · 8 months ago
Your fire is still to burn these fingers. Christians need help. You will wallow in this your borrowed doctrine. Chant each other down...make noise and all but fact remains Yours Truly Satan I have you hooked to my sweetness. Now here you are bashing your Franklins and Co. Confusion plenty with you morons. Down with you hypocrites. I have vip ticket for you at my table you pseudo Evangelist . That is if you are not one of guests already. Christians i have you all. This your noise is music to my ears. This world is better off without this silly doctrine of yours. Crap crap crap crap.
Erudite · 8 months ago
This fake outrage is hilarious to watch in real- time...I am sure the majority of people who are threatening to boycott the show never had the funds to attend😂😂😂...Kirk Franklin is a mediocre musician and atrocious rapper in a genre that is synonymous for having snowflake fans..One day people will wake up and realize how much of a scam Christianity is... Erudite out
Anyone · 8 months ago
nhaiwe 😂😂😂 kutoshaya kuti vanhu vari serious here
AMAZED · 8 months ago
I have never seen such a low level of hypocrisy and ****. The Bible itself( 1 Timothy 5:17)says that the Ministers of the Gospel should receive adequate salary for the Scriptures say that one should not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain and that the worker is worthy of his salary. The Scriptures also say that no soldier goes to war at his own cost and that he who tends the Vines must also eat of the grapes and the headman should drink of the milk. So how can these hypocrites stoop so low as to say that Gospel singers should not treat their Music as business and should do it for free???? How crazily **** can one be?? Do you think those artists can hire stadiums and Auditoriums , transport instruments over thousands of Miles, hire security and crew and incur so much costs only to throw a concert at their own loss?? One needs to think with their brains and not with their back sides and besides that all these satanism accusations are all gibberish devised against the successful Ministers of the Gospel by the satanic Religious cults like the Seventh Day Adventists, the Jehovah's witnesses and the Mormons and other such satanic religious cults to destroy them as much as possible and no wonder why they never attack the worldly but only those in Ministry. They don't speak against the worldly artists playing in Zim, only to decampaign Gospel singers?? what a shame!!👿👿👿👿👿👹👹👹👿👿
Antman · 8 months ago
Siyai manje and le JW and SDA teach ehst they understand from scriptures. How do you defend thst there are Satanist? Just one example. We have real cults in Zimbabwe and JW and SDA rarely fit in. Uou just take Joshua Maoonga teaching and implement it every where. The same Maponga guys were at some point SDAs fir a long period. Do SDA fo rituals?, do they break the law? Fo they worship the devil?
unknown · 8 months ago
The main problem is the woke mentality sweeping across America. In a woke society anything goes.
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Be professional Pindula. You should have left out all the jibberish written by so called journalist journalist Ranga Mberi. He write in that sick style to his kids. Clown!
That guy · 8 months ago
i see haters
ngei · 8 months ago
kuita zve**** kwembudzi
ip · 8 months ago
asingadi ngaarege vagara havanamati
iGwee · 8 months ago
Mutsvene ndiyaniko imi v**** imi. makadzidzepi comrade. ma jenalist epasi pemuti aya
...,. · 8 months ago
to those calling themselves Christians, are the Chinese and other people we accept Christians?
Malume Jafta · 8 months ago
vazhinj kungoita nharo, yet can't even afford kuenda kuShow yacho🤣
Satan · 8 months ago
These Christians sure need help. This one is that...That one is that...all judgey. Wch one one of you is clean anyway?? When you are done with your noise...please subscribe to your usual pastimes...your truly your pastor i will be waiting with al your cups of evil delectos. Down with you christians.
Evangelist · 8 months ago
@Satan. Let the wrath of God Almighty burn you right now. Holy Ghost fire on you. From your head to the sole of your feet burn in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Fire! Fire! Fire on you! Burn in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Fire on your fingers! Fire in your mouth! Be mute you and your kind. Never shall you insult the Lord my God in Jesus's mighty name!
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mbocho · 8 months ago
amen munhu waMwari iyi i blasphemy yemanyemwe but kana uri umwe ita mwana muparadzi wokumbira kuna Baba Wekudenga uwanirwe tsitsi ne nyasha
Doc · 8 months ago
You fulllllllllllllll
itel user · 8 months ago
gore riye vana Akon vakadira mafans mvura izvezvi takujamba maspika 𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐰𝐚 𝐳𝐢𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 .
itel user · 8 months ago
so I heard
twasu · 8 months ago
religion the opium of the oppressed
𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐮 𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮 · 8 months ago
itisanai nharo nezvidinabasa iyo nyika ichipera kumorwa nemaChina
laugh emoji1
Esp · 8 months ago
zvine basa rei vangani vamunofarira kana kutamba navo vari mazviri
Evangelist · 8 months ago
I'm glad that Ranga, your views are supported by Tinashe Nyamukapa. You become a heretic when write "Thus says the Lords of Facebook." in the same article about Christianity. Thanks for informing us though. Kudos to the decision taken by Takesure Zamar.
Mangoma · 8 months ago
Arikutsvakawo mari Ranga wacho. Anomboita nezvei?
...,. · 8 months ago
this report should be from an experienced political journalist. this is more of a campaign against someone, and not a news report. politicians want to control and capture people's minds and thinking towards what they think is good for them. if we had a chain with ten points each representing the ten commandments, how many of those who call themselves Christians would have an unboken chain? how many of those people who are against the show and have relationships outside marriage, receive and give bribes, are involved in corruption, hate people by not loving their enemies and make relatives fight? is their tryitto sway people's thinking and behaviour according to Biblical principles, is it according to our country's constitution? the journalists should not decide for people but give them proper and correct information for them to make their own decisions. even God gave people the choice for people to choose, are the journalists putting themselves above Him and choosing for people?
. com · 8 months ago
Amen Tinashe
june · 8 months ago
zvakubhowa zvekungti ningi akaromba imi muchitamba nevane Mari dzacho
Tsvimbo · 8 months ago
This is rubbish
gbx · 8 months ago
iye zvino anotaura nyaya isingapindirane nezviri kutaurwa ava ma1111111 ake Chivhayo panhau ya Franklin zvinosangana papi enda tatti muzoziva kuti muri vedivi ripi go and donate your hard earnings to devil's agent
mutinhi mira iwe · 8 months ago
you are angry ka… good that was the point which that person wanted to get thru to you… corruption is a serious issue toudzwa zvisingavaki nyika or changing the future of our kids
... · 8 months ago
Ini ndagara handiyendi hangu kuma musical shows. Asi Mwene nemhuri yake vanenge variko, pamwe na Wicknell na Neville.
coni · 8 months ago
zvekuti akaromba kana haana atinei nazvo isu vamwe tirikutoenda nothing can stop me from attending the show
iii · 8 months ago
Inda unyere nhanditi baba venyu ndevamwe
iGwee · 8 months ago
tikuenda ikoko. kana tarombeswa bvq taita mari. vasingaende endai kwa JP mu kristu
Malume Jafta · 8 months ago
Hahaha, though I'm proud of our very own 🇿🇼Annatoria for being part of such a tour &. tinenge titorikooo!!!
𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫👨‍💻 · 8 months ago
meanwhile Chivayo pf is busy looting national resources..
ii · 8 months ago
unotopengawo zvaka zvinopindirana papi nenyaya iyi see
mutinhi mira iwe · 8 months ago
diverting real issues on the ground and being told zvekutungana kwembudzi
dhugu · 8 months ago
kuti murikusiya kugadzirisa real issues affecting pple daily toudzwa zvekugotsi kwatsuro
Christian · 8 months ago
Uuuu, so disturbing, Internationalisation has brought controversy and weird things

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