Is it OK for Christians to Curse? Pastor Who Used Explicit Rap Song in Service Thinks So
A Los Angeles, California pastor is under fire for featuring a Jay Z rap song in a church service, accompanied by a performance of young women dancing.
The Jay Z song titled “The Story of OJ” contains abundant curse words as well as repetition of a racial slur.
Rev. Marcus Murchinson, the pastor of Tree of Life Missionary Baptist Church, where the young women performed a dance routine to the song, defended using the song during the service.
The music and performance allegedly were meant to represent the “follies” of wasting money on things not of God. Murchinson also defended the explicit song by saying that he sometimes uses curse words when he prays:...