{"id":2005372,"date":"2023-08-18T20:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skillet-singer-comes-to-defense-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond-after-christianity-today-hit-piece\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T20:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:50:16","slug":"skillet-singer-comes-to-defense-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond-after-christianity-today-hit-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skillet-singer-comes-to-defense-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond-after-christianity-today-hit-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"Skillet singer defends &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; following Christianity Today criticism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fskillet-singer-comes-to-defense-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond-after-christianity-today-hit-piece%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Lead Singer of \u200bSkillet Calls Out Christianity Today for Criticizing Viral Anthem<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">lead singer<\/a> of the Christian rock band Skillet is calling out Christianity Today for running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talcum-xs-latest-nonprofit-looks-like-yet-another-scam\/\" title=\"Talcum X's Latest Nonprofit Looks Like Yet Another Scam\">story criticizing<\/a> the viral, \u200cworking-class anthem \u201cRich Men North of Richmond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Cooper took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwFxjwzLu-l\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> Friday with a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feel-like-utter-s-chrissy-teigen-talks-despair-of-cancel-club-takes-heat-online\/\" title=\"\u2018Feel Like Utter S***\u2019: Chrissy Teigen Talks Despair Of \u2018Cancel Club,\u2019 Takes Heat Online\u00a0\">lengthy message<\/a> regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2023\/august-web-only\/oliver-anthony-song-rich-men-north-richmond-love-neighbor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> titled: \u201cOliver\u2063 Anthony\u2019s Viral Hit Doesn\u2019t Love Its \u200cNeighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\">\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis article\u2019s take on Oliver Anthony\u2019s overnight sensation, \u2018Rich \u2064Men North of Richmond\u2019 reveals a sad reality,\u201d Cooper began. \u200b\u201cBig Eva\u2062 (our Christian cultural elites) \u2014 of which CT is a \u2063part \u2014 DOESN\u2019T LIKE YOU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2062 are a Christian who is traditional, or even a secular \u200dconservative, they have disdain for you. There\u2019s no need to even get into the content \u2064of the article because the agenda is so obvious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The writer\u200d of the article, Hannah Anderson, took issue with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/defiant-jason-aldean-surprises-new-rendition-hit-anti-woke-song-restaurant-grand-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">song<\/a> as she believes it \u201cis disdainful \u200ctowards people on welfare\u201d and cited her own personal experiences with government aid.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 contrast, the outlet previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2023\/august-web-only\/barbie-beyonce-taylor-swift-girl-female-women-church-youth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> both pop singer \u200cTaylor Swift and the recent \u200b\u201cBarbie\u201d film for showcasing \u200d\u201ca deeper desire for community and collective joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-halts-concert-deliver-message-young-fans-christian-parents-wont-like\/?ff_source=facebook&#038;ff_medium=westernjournalism&#038;ff_campaign=manualpost&#038;ff_content=2023-08-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swift<\/a> is an LGBT advocate and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skillet-singer-comes-to-defense-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond-after-christianity-today-hit-piece\/\" title=\"Skillet singer defends 'Rich Men North of Richmond' following Christianity Today criticism.\">featured \u2064transgender individuals<\/a> in numerous music\u200d videos. The singer also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kushner-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Kushner Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize\">previously endorsed<\/a> now-President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>And \u200bsome have deemed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/warning-barbie-not-harmless-nostalgia-agenda-runs-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbie<\/a>\u201d to be woke and\u2062 an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1682234470131171329?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1682234470131171329%7Ctwgr%5E68c4431e4a38a992557fcbc8b853c8ed3bd6a64d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fwarning-barbie-not-harmless-nostalgia-agenda-runs-hate%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-male<\/a>\u201d film.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper continued and stated he believes \u200b\u201cwe are in the midst of a secular revolution\u2064 against the foundational beliefs of\u200d western civilization;\u2063 namely,\u200d Christianity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe revolutionaries believe that Christianity is the root of all injustice in America. \u2062Big Eva and outlets like Christianity Today sympathize with the secular revolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why they always push left and punch right. Of course, they wouldn\u2019t say that they are against Christianity\u2026just \u200ctraditional or conservative Christianity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, that\u2019s right\u2026conservatives like it. People in the middle\u2063 of the country like it. As it turns out, lots of \u200bnon-conservatives like \u2062it, \u2062too.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\">\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anthony, whose real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rich-men-north-richmond-singer-says-turned-8m-offer-still-lives-camper-without-roof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played<\/a> a free concert at a farmer\u2019s market in Currituck, North Carolina, and had over 12,000 \u2062people show up to hear his Sunday performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language\u2062 that some viewers may find \u2063offensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/skillet-singer-comes-defense-rich-men-north-richmond-christianity-today-hit-piece\/\">Skillet Singer Comes to Defense of &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; After Christianity Today Hit Piece<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christian rock band Skillet&#8217;s frontman, John Cooper, criticized Christianity Today on Instagram for their article titled &#8220;Oliver Anthony&#8217;s Viral Hit Doesn&#8217;t Love Its Neighbors.&#8221; Cooper called out the publication for criticizing their working-class anthem &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":2005373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}