The definition of Christian music can be a slippery slope, because having the right content can be less about biblical topics and more about acceptable language. Sho Baraka's overtly pro-black album The Narrative, despite its strong Christian themes, was pulled from Lifeway Christian stores in January because his lyrics contained the word “penis.”
“If Christian music is just an infrastructure, then you can talk about anything,” Propaganda says. “We have to say, what is the 'consumer' actually asking for? And what they're asking for is not Christian music; they're asking for safe music.”
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