Giving the Puritans a Bad Rap

Dr. Joel Beeke offers some helpful insights on the new rap song by Propaganda. 

 

"A new rap song by Propaganda has caught the attention of a number of Christians in the blogosphere. It styles itself as a series of questions to a pastor who loves to quote the Puritans, criticizing them for their culpability in the slavery of African-Americans. The rap repeatedly uses the phrase "your precious puritans" in a way that is ironic, to say the least. It is sad that "precious" becomes a piece of sarcasm, for the Lord Himself said to His people that we are "precious in my sight" and "I have loved thee" (Isa. 43:4)."

 

The article can be read in full here:

http://www.joelbeeke.org/2012/10/propaganda-giving-the-puritans-a-bad-rap/