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I believe it is important to speak out on this issue for two reasons. First, Southern Gospel is big business today and is very influential in fundamental Baptist churches, not only in the South, but also throughout the country and even in Canada and elsewhere. Second, following the lead of Bill Gaither and other prominent names, Southern Gospel groups are rapidly adopting the "music is neutral" philosophy of the Contemporary Christian Music world. In fact, any walls that once existed to separate Southern Gospel from the Christian rock world are rapidly being torn down.

In this presentation we do not take the position that all Southern Gospel is wrong. In our estimation (though not everyone might personally enjoy the country-folk style), there is Southern Gospel music that is spiritual and seeks not to entertain the flesh but to edify the spirit. We praise the Lord for all Christian music, Southern or otherwise, which rejects sexy dance rhythms, which has scriptural lyrics, which seeks solely to glorify Jesus Christ and edify the saints, and which is produced by faithful Christians.

Sadly, though, much of the Southern Gospel incorporates worldly pop, country, boogie, and rock rhythms, and is oriented toward entertainment. It is the latter that is closely akin to Contemporary Christian Music. As a matter of fact, commercial Southern gospel today is one of the branches of the larger CCM world.

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