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Pastor Mike Jr. calls Tye Tribbett ‘irresponsible’ for calling the institution of the Church ‘silly’

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Eight-time Stellar Award winner Pastor Mike McClure Jr. (PMJ), had to tug the plug on one of his gospel bandmates after he called the church “crazy” during an interview earlier this week.

The 38-year-old founder and senior pastor of Rock City Church in Forestdale, Alabama, took to social media to call out Tye Tribbett by name and inform him that not only were his comments irresponsible, but that he wouldn’t win the Grammy-nominated singer. without your support.

Pastor Mike Jr. sharply criticizes Tye Tribbett
Pastor Mike Jr. sharply criticizes Tye Tribbett, calling the institution of the church “stupid.” (Photos: @pastormikejr/Instagram; @The Breakfast Club/YouTube)

“I heard Tye Tribbett’s interview on The Breakfast Club this morning and I understand what he was trying to say. However, he made a very irresponsible statement on the wrong platform. He said, “The church sucks,” PMJ said in a recording circulating on The Jasmine Brand.

“How can you stand on a national platform and completely throw under the bus the very institution that made you who you are?” he then asked.

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The “Victory” singer said in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious hosts this conversation that he doesn’t need anything to distract him from God as his “source” and that every part else ought to be a “resource” in pointing people to God.

DJ Envy asked about the “pastor” trend where everyone desires to be a preacher and begin a church, when Tribbett shared his belief that the church is a “religious system” and its “structure” is “stupid.”

“I do not subscribe to this service, even though I grew up with it and benefited from it,” the recording artist said. “But I found out that God is not a church, and when I realized, ‘oh, God is not a church,’ for me – you know, it means I’m not from the street – that was a huge event for me.”

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Charlamagne then referred to Acts 17:24, which states that “The Lord of heaven and earth doesn’t dwell in man-made temples,” to which Tribbet asked, “How often do you hear this sermon?”

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According to a Camden, New Jersey resident, pastors make people care more about the identity of a church member than about serving and loving people, and cite this as the reason he left the church. “The church should focus on people, but it is the people who care about the church.”

PMJ, who recently performed at the WOW Gospel Live event in Savannah, Georgia, believes Tribbett missed the mark by trying to put his opinions ahead of responsible service.

“You had the opportunity to shine God’s light… to push people back to a place of healing, but instead you wanted to feel peace. You could have been the light. You could tell people, “Man, falling in love with God was the neatest thing I ever did and I discovered the right church.” Go and find the right church,” he said.

Adding: “There is no telling who will accept this statement and leave a church that could have truly impacted their life.”

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People move on social media he believed that PMJ was defective.

“This ‘reprimand’ only proves his point! Instead of listening to his words… you took up arms in defense of the institution! You are this system and I promise it won’t save any souls!” one person wrote.

“And here we go!!!! Smh!!! More divisions among brothers in Christ!!!” another person wrote. “He could have called or had this conversation in private!!! This is a mess!!! Tye never said the church sucked. He said that the SYSTEM… The institution of the Church is useless… But OK!!! I pray people watch the entire interview and LISTEN to understand and not respond!!!”

One person agreed with PMJ, writing in part: “This is definitely irresponsible. Some lost souls MAY still need to associate with other believers to strengthen their walk with Christ, and if they reach the point in their lives that they decide to leave the church, they will have all the tools necessary to do so.

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The preacher-turned-singer confessed in his remarks that his church is not perfect and neither is anyone else’s.

“There is no perfect church, just like there is no perfect restaurant… there is no perfect radio show. Everyone fails,” he said, before adding, “I literally met you at a church meeting. You changed my life forever. The Church is not stupid.”

PMJ, whose real name is Michael McClure, grew up in the church, his father was a pastor and his grandfather was civil rights leader Bishop Calvin Woods.

With his old-school heritage and newer way of reaching people, he amassed a following that made his church one of the most popular in Birmingham and helped him gain over 830,000 followers on Instagram alone, where he shares inspiring words with those who are looking for a message inside or outside the church.

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He said God told him he would be “an interpreter for the generation that was leaving the Church,” and with that guidance he started his church in 2009 with ten people. In two years, his church has grown from just a double-digit number to thousands, and now he is spreading his message around the world, redefining church “systems” as his father and grandfather knew them.

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Coco Jones is fearless on the debut album “Why not more?”

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What music would you create if there have been no external influences or imposed creative restrictions? This is what the singer Coco Jones considered.

“What would I do if I wasn’t afraid to compare myself with” Oio “and my EP? And if I thought there was a formula that people wanted from me? ” Jones wondered. “It was a kind of mood: just or fearless.”

The R&B star tried to answer her debut album – “Why not more?” – publishing Friday. She follows her breakthrough EP 2022 “What I didn’t tell you.”

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“I am simply proud of every version of myself that I was and who I will become after this album,” said Jones, who took her first grammy home at the starting of this yr, winning the best performance of R&B “ICU”. “And really proud of preparing a project in which I feel confident.”

The 14-seater album from the actor “Bel-Air” goes through the spectrum of R&B Sonics and Vibes, from intraosphere to seductive, pop & b to the trap and b. Writing about each song, Jones secured the production from Stargate, London on Da Track and Jasper Harris in addition to Future and Yg Marley functions.

One of the latest generation of R&B faces does not shun the pressure, which may come from an try to repeat the success of a song equivalent to “ICU”.

“There was pressure to outdo myself. But I also have to remember that I didn’t try to win anything … I just did me” – explained Jones, who said for the first time that she was patient during a studio session, not focusing on going out with the song ended each time. “I just did what was right. I was honest, I was just defenseless.”

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“Why not more?” He emphasizes the huge range of Jones melodic styles. Four singles were released, including “Here We Go (UH OH)”, which won Jones his first number one on the AirPlay Adult R&B Billboard and “Taste” list, which accommodates the interpolation of the hit song Britney Spears “Toxic” and is currently at number 15.

In the ballad “other side of love” Jones is on a crossroads in a relationship, singing: “I don’t know why I can’t get your love, my mind / it’s like trying, but you come back every time.”

“This is probably the oldest song on the album … It was always a song I knew about it on the back burner, whenever I was ready, I had something ready on them. But it was a bit of time,” said 27-year-old from Tennessee. “I can drop a song like” Taste “, but I will always have a song like” Another side of affection “because I can’t deny this version of myself either.”

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Undertaking is also a subject, rejecting interdependence and covering love for “by yourself”.

“The song that defines me the most is” through me. ” I literally wrote it because I was literally looking at the situation and I thought that I didn’t want to feel that anyone else is so important to me to be the best version of me – I can’t live like that – she said. “All answers cannot come from anyone else … I’m so big in internal work and therapy and growing emotionally.”

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Jones, which appears as Hilary Banks in the dramatic series “Bel-Air”, is preparing for the fourth and last season, which did not start production. It will balance filming with the upcoming route, introducing on May 6 in Philadelphia.

Former actor Disney Channel, he described, says that there are a lot of goals he wants to realize, but travels in the right direction.

“My childhood dreams, I still have to achieve them all. I definitely see how they materialize, but the way I thought about myself as a child was huge, how life than life,” said Jones, who first signed a contract at 14. “I even have some ways to actually be what Coco saw for me from my childhood. And I hope I did it.

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The singer Kehlani fell from the Cornell concert to the alleged “anti -Semitic” sentiments

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Cornell University canceled the R&B Star performance Throw After complaints about the president of the Ivy League school, that she expressed anti -Semitic and anti -Israeli moods.

Kehlani was to appear next month as a headliner during the annual ceremony at Upstate New York School called Slope Day. But President Michael Kotlikoff said on Wednesday that he canceled the invitation because he “injected the division and disagreement” at the event of May 7.

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“In the time, since Kehlani was announced, I heard the serious fears of our community that many are furious, wounded and confused that the day of inclination will have a contractor who supported the anti -peak, anti -izrael sentiments in performances, films and social media,” wrote Kotlikoff in an open letter. “While every artist has the right to express hateful views in our country, Day Slope consists in the unification of our community, not to divide it.”

E -Mail looking for commentary was sent to Kehlani representatives.

Kehlani used his position to publicly support Palestinians. Sings before the Palestinian flag in Music video “Next 2 U”, which at the starting incorporates the phrase “Long Live The Intifada”. Intifada, the Arab word “uprising” or “resistance”, is perceived by some as a call to violence against Jews.

Cornell is one in every of the many American universities which were trying to move in increased campus tensions since the war in Gaza, coping with each pro-Palestinian demonstrations, and accusations that anti-Semitism was allowed to be unquestionable. Trump administration This month, he froze over $ 1 billion In the federal financing of Cornell, while the government is investigating alleged violations of civil rights.

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Kotlikoff said he confessed to the organizers of events and other students before he dropped Kehlani.

“I understand that my decision will be celebrated by some and criticized by others,” wrote Kotlikoff. “I think that this is the right thing and a decision that I have to make to ensure community and security at this loud event that reaches the entire campus.”

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Lizzo shares how she lost weight and closes rumors for drugs ozempic: “Find out what is working for you”

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Lizzo, a singer and flutist standing behind the Billboard Chart-Toppers, akin to “Truth Hurts” and “About Damn Time”, very much shared the audience about his journey in music and life. One of the life journeys, which society was particularly interested, is the journey of Lizzo in slimming. After entering the music stage and not permission for her weight and negative perception by people is an obstacle for her success, the singer underwent a serious transformation. This 12 months, Lizzo began to indicate an enormous lack of weight, which led most people to the idea that it is using popular and fashionable slimming drugs, akin to Ozmpic. The singer is famous and fun, dressed like an ozempic box For Halloween during rumors.

According to the sixth pageIn Instagram Live on Tuesday, April 22, Lizzo refused to make use of drugs akin to ozempic or mounjaro, as a substitute sharing with fans about how she worked within the weight in an old -fashioned way, “calories compared to calories.”

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“If I do something sweet, it must be with some carbohydrate. I will have, for example, almond butter and toast. So the body is different. Learn what works for you,” she divided the singer “Good as Hell”.

Lizzo also said that she realized how many calories she took throughout the day, consuming drinks from places akin to Starbucks, which forced her to count calories, something she admitted is not at all times the healthiest practice.

Lizzo, born Melissa Jefferson, also noticed how managing her anxiety and mental health had a positive impact on her slimming journey.

“For years I worked to master my anxiety. And then I made a decision that I desired to decelerate and I’m able to stop waiting to be myself, fully and be completely satisfied, and I meditated. I lacked. And I made up a little bit isolated – but she didn’t take me that I didn’t take up because I didn’t take up because I lick because I used to be licking, because I’m not as a star. behaviors akin to food, alcohol and people.

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Ultimately, Lizzo said that her slimming journey, which allowed her to lose almost 16 percent of her fat, consisted in summarizing what she put into her body and sacrifice.

“I just focused on me.”

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