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Founded in 1984, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving homeschoolers in North Carolina and beyond.
In order to better serve, NCHE divides the state into nine regions. Each region has an assigned number and Regional Director.
Homeschooling is the view that education is best when teaching and learning are integrated into the relationships and activities of the family.
The oldest form of education, homeschooling was legally recognized in NC in 1988.
Article 39 of chapter 115C of the General Statutes defines a Homeschool in NC. The Division of Non-Public Instruction (DNPE) administers the NC law governing homeschooling practice.
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It is our goal to have the most informative website about homeschooling in North Carolinia.
Recordings of conference workshops & lectures.
NCHE is proud to share in the work of vast network of passionate educators who serve as authors, speakers, and volunteers.
There are many groups of North Carolinians who are working to promote or practice home education. Find home educators like or near you.
NCHE divides the state into 9 regions. Each region has a director.
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A multi-day event occuring in Winston-Salem in late Spring featuring national and regional speakers, workshops for the curious as well as the experienced and a vendor hall of over 45,000 square feet.
Coinciding with our annual conference, NCHE hosts a graduation ceremony for NCHE members.
Our biannual Spring event in Raleigh. Meet legislators and visit state museums.
Become part of an organization devoted to serving NC homeschoolers. Help us advance our threefold purpose: PROTECT the freedom of educating at home, PROVIDE encouragement & support to homeschooling families, and PROMOTE home education as an excellent method of education.
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In the January, 1987, issue of the Greenhouse Report, the NCHE leadership informed homeschoolers that Walt Goforth had resigned his position as vice president of legislative affairs. He and his wife, Sandi, had been so involved with lobbying the legislature and teaching other homeschoolers to lobby that it was almost a full-time job in itself. He needed to turn his attention to his business and his family. He recommended that NCHE hire a lobbyist who lived in the Raleigh area. Acting on Walt's advice, NCHE hired Diane Ridenour to be available on a full-time basis to act for NCHE whenever she was needed. Diane wrote an excellent article for this same Greenhouse Report issue on how to lobby. NCHE also appealed to its members to contact their legislators in visits to Raleigh and via telephone with three messages:
In April 1987 the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) proposed legislation entitled An Act to Permit Home Instruction under Certain Conditions, as a Means of Complying with Compulsory School Attendance Requirements. Under this proposed legislation homeschools would be under the authority of DPI and local boards of education: homeschool teachers would be required to have a college education and to teach a state approved curriculum. This proposal also required a six-hour school day and gave the local school authorities ability to deny the permission for a family to homeschool based on a twice-a-year subjective review of their homeschool.
NCHE responded immediately. The home of Susan and Gerald Van Dyke, treasurer and vice president of NCHE, became a virtual mail room. NCHE's legal liaison, Diane Ridenour, composed a letter to all North Carolina home schoolers and friends of home schoolers informing them of DPI's move and the impending legislation. She asked home schoolers to write, phone, and visit their legislators immediately, not to wait for the bill to be introduced.4
NCHE proposed legislation that would keep homeschooling the same as it had been since the 1985 Supreme Court ruling. That proposal was never introduced to the house or the senate.
Then on April 17, 1987 disaster struck. Representative Tyndall introduced HB 837 (PDF) for its first reading. This bill was identical to the DPI proposal. Immediately, NCHE members began to flood Raleigh with letters and calls. On April 30, Senator Marvin introduced SB 779 which was virtually identical to HB 837. On May 1, Senator Hardison introduced a substitute bill, SB 708 (PDF), which was a proposal put forward by DNPE director Rod Helder. While SB708 was less restrictive than HB 837 and SB 779, NCHE lobbied against it as well as the other two bills.
On May 1-2, NCHE held its third annual conference in Winston-Salem with featured speaker basketball pro Jerry Lucas. Bob and Teena Goble were once again in charge of conference planning, and Carolyn Winslow planned and managed the book fair. The growth of the conference attendance was a good indication of how homeschooling was growing in North Carolina.
On May 14 both senate bills came before the Senate Education Committee, and they were both sent to a subcommittee for additional study. By May 18, SB 779 had received an unfavorable report and there had been no action on SB 708.
From May 19 through August 11, HB 837 went through several subcommittee and committee meetings, was revised five times and finally passed its third reading in the House. During this time, it became apparent that DPI was orchestrating the entire process. NCHE had requested a public hearing on the bill and that request was denied. However, NCHE was allowed to have an expert speak in favor of home education during a House Education Committee meeting on July 14. "Bill Suttles introduced Dr. John Wesley Taylor, V, an educational specialist in curriculum and testing from Virginia, who was himself home schooled. He spoke forcefully and articulately for about seven minutes, after which there was discussion from the floor."5 Prior to this meeting NCHE passed out roses to all the secretaries of all the House and Senate Education Committee members. Susan Van Dyke remembers spending hours with her children removing the thorns from all those roses and tying them with ribbons. Those who spent hours in the legislative building during this long process knew how hard the secretaries were working due to our lobbying efforts, and NCHE wanted to appropriately acknowledge them.
There were several NCHE leaders that volunteered countless hours lobbying the legislators, attending meetings, keeping NCHE members informed and fighting this bill. Their sacrificial giving of their time and efforts in rallying homeschoolers from across the state saved us from having to live with an onerous homeschool law. They were Bill and Carolyn Suttles, Gerald and Susan Van Dyke, Walt and Sandi Goforth, Don and Diane Woerner, Charlie and Debbie Leverett and Herman and Karen Logan.
The House passed HB 837, and, because there was money requested for the 1987-1988 fiscal year, it was sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee for approval. When the 1987 legislative session came to an end, HB 837 was still waiting for Appropriations Committee approval. With the State Board of Education backing these bills and HB 837 having already been passed by the House, it seemed inevitable that both bills would be passed in the 1988 short legislative session.
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While both investigations are ongoing, a decision will be made on whether to file charges at the same time.
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department has still plenty of work to do before sending the extortion case to the D.A.
Oksana Grigorieva may subpoena Robyn Gibson
In the meantime, Oksana's lawyers are pretty unsure about Mel's ex-wife claims that the actor was never violent during their marriage and are ready to subpoena Robyn Moore Gibson to appear before a deposition.
Mel left Robyn around the same time he got together with Oksana. Shortly after news of Mel's divorce hit, Oksana Grigorieva became pregnant. She and Mel are also battling for custody of daughter Lucia, now nine months.
Oksana has told police that Mel once admitted hurling a TV at Robyn Gibson, and claims that she personally witnessed him hit his youngest son, Tommy.
Earlier this summer, Mel's ex-wife, Robyn Moore Gibson, came to Mel's defense with a sworn affidavit submitted to the court stating Mel was never once abusive to her or his kids.
"Mel never engaged in physical abuse of any kind toward me before, during, or after our marriage," Robyn reportedly told the judge overseeing the case.
Considering the way their marriage ended and the leak of Mel's phone meltdowns, Robyn's support was surprising, leading some to question her motivation.
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…what exactly the refrain reminds me of, but the whole song is on the level of the Cleanse the Bloodlines one – legit melodeath rather than that "flower/core" blend their stuff sounded like on the previous albums. Partly I guess it's because of improved guitar tone, but the whole songwriting approach has shifted, and I applaud the move.
The lyric vid itself, though… *shakes head* Yeah it's legible, but the yellow sans font is kinda ridiculous in the context. And why all the vertigo-inducing motion, huh? Cuz trendy?


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Space shuttle Endeavour returns home
Endeavour ends historic mission
Published 5:30 am, Saturday, August 1, 2009
Space shuttle Endeavour glided to a smooth landing Friday morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a successful 16-day mission to upgrade the international space station.
The construction mission included five spacewalks to install add a new experimental facility to Japan's laboratory as well as replace some of the station's aging batteries that store solar power.
"Congratulations on a superb mission from beginning to end," Alan Poindexter, an astronaut in Mission Control, radioed the crew. "Very well done."
Endeavour's was the 29th mission to the space station, and NASA now has just seven missions left before it wraps up the shuttle program unless President Barack Obama decides to extend its lifetime.
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Bengal teenager who fell into well brought out dead
June 25th, 2012 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) A teenage boy who fell into an open 30-feet-deep well in West Bengal's Howrah district Sunday noon was brought out dead early Monday following ten-and-a-half hour ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad police nab former MLA's killer
January 13th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 13 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police have arrested the alleged killer of former BJP MLA, Tripal Dhama, officials said.The police said they came upon the murderer accidentally while checking ... Read more...
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BPL survey to have exclusion, inclusion criteria: Officials
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The methodology for the below poverty line (BPL) census will be based on an automatic inclusion and exclusion criteria and deprivation scores for the remaining ... Read more...
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Global warming is a cyclic process: Guinness record holder
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'Ghaziabad residents forced to drink hazardous water'
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Orissa environment panel clears Vedanta refinery
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Tom's voice ranges from boisterous and excited to mellifluous and intimate depending on what's required in any particular project. His voice can also be described as intelligent, sensitive and eloquent but can be morphed into funny and/or colloquial characters if the need arises. His is a mid to low male voice that purrs or proclaims and covers everything in between.
British, England - London (Cockney, Estuary, East End), US New York (New Jersey, Bronx, Brooklyn), US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta)
Special Skills
Documentaries, Radio
10-25 years
Neumann TLM 103-ML, AKG C 414 B-ULS, Beyerdynamic M500N(C) (Ribbon mic), CAD Equitek E-100, Matched pair Rode NT5's, MXL 2001
Computer & Software
Macintosh Dual G5 2 GHz with Protools and various plug-ins
Special Equipment
Extensively modified Digidesign OO2 Rack Unit (Mods include improved clock chip, power supply and preamp circuitry..it thumps!)
Turnaround Time
1-5 days (depending on scheduling and scope of project. But usually closer to one day than five..
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Jamie Cullum
Royal Festival Hall, London SE1
It's easy to dislike the idea of Jamie Cullum, the trim, middle-class, Home Counties 24-year-old who apes Sinatra and Harry Connick Jr and signed to Universal Jazz for £1 million. The woman who introduces him tonight says he is set to do for jazz what Jamie Oliver has done for cooking. It's a wonder the entire muso (and journo) communities aren't mock-retching into their pints.
But Cullum has gone to town for this, the closing concert of the London Jazz Festival; he's even pulled in a string quartet, a full horn section and the wonderful John Parricelli on guitar to bulk out his customary trio. He's surrounded by great musicians - one reason so much of the set is a treat.
It's also the only reason this can be classed as a jazz gig. There's a huge gulf between the 'standards' Cullum tackles and the numbers he or his brother, Ben, have written. The latter simply lack the harmonic complexity to be jazz; the arrangements place them firmly in the lounge rather than the saloon.
It's also debatable whether Cullum's middle-England musings fit the jazz idiom. 'Twentysomething', which gets the distinctly uncool young couple in front of me mouthing along, swings along at a fair old pace. Cullum produces some of his finest piano improvisation of the night; the piece features a great a cappella section and has a lovely trombone solo. But jazz? It's full of lines about paying off your loans and drinking less beer. Hip to be square, indeed.
Not that it isn't enjoyable. More than once, I'm reminded of Van Morrison's 1973 live LP, It's Too Late to Stop Now: Cullum's bunched chords on Radiohead's 'High and Dry' may not quite be Jeff Labes's, but the strings are the spit of the Caledonia Soul Orchestra.
His voice is pleasant enough, but still a bit reedy. Perhaps you really do need to be 40 to sound 40. His youth, however, gives him great energy, and he opens with a cracking 'I Get a Kick Out of You'. Starting slowly, it builds until he is thumping the keys of his Steinway to prove the point.
The night's best bits are the oldies. 'Blame it on my Youth' finds Cullum accompanied by Parricelli on muted, mellifluous guitar. 'In the Wee Small Hours', the closer, is also understated and touching.
By far the liveliest is 'I Could Have Danced All Night', which ends the first set and starts with Cullum tapping out a rhythm on different parts of the grand piano, comparing the resonances of struts and surfaces, then turns into a jazz funk workout with knotty horn solos, and finishes with audience participation. By now, a dozen people are dancing in front of the stage, hands in the air like clubbers .
It's hard to see where Cullum will go with this music - creatively speaking, it's a decades-old dead-end - but the gig is a showcase for the elusive crossover appeal which has earned him such a high price tag.


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This page is to help you understand the arguments people may have against listening to the type of music that we have placed on this site. We are CD destroyers! We are constantly challenged by people that don't want to give up their music or people that just don't care enough to hear this message. You will be confronted with the same types of people. Here we have answers for their arguments. If you have an argument that we did not cover here, email us and let us know. We will address it! We are for real about what God is doing and we will not stop until God says the work is completed!
NOTE: We do not address rumors, personal issues, or personal attacks on G. Craige Lewis or EX Ministries, nor do we allow slanderous blogs, comments, or personal attacks on others, on this site. We fight the devil at EX Ministries, not people. Ephesians 6:12
G. Craige Lewis – The Messenger
Please click the "+" to reveal G. Craig Lewis' response to these questions.
PROOF – How many TV commercial jingles do you know? And how many of those did you actually learn purposely? Your answer is probably that you never intended to learn them, but because they played in your mind, you learned them without putting forth any effort. Now, where do you think the foul messages from Hip Hop are going when you listen to them?
SCRIPTURE – Galatians 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
PROOF – What kind of music do you like? Okay, now, what kind of things do you do that are not of God? Told ya!!!
SCRIPTURE – James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
PROOF – Count the number of songs that glorify sin on their album. Then, count the number of songs that glorify God on their albums. Who won?
SCRIPTURE – Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
But the worst part is that the message of Christ is made of non-effect by the message of sin. You are causing people to sin and then letting them know it's okay as long as they sing about Christ afterwards? God forbid. Music cannot save them. Look at Lucifer in heaven. He was making God's music and ushering in the very presence of God. But his heart turned evil and proud. Did the music change him? What about the sinful artists you are recording with. Is the music changing them? NO! They can record a 20 song CD and have one gospel song and if it doesn't change them, what makes you think it will change others that listen to it? I have yet to hear one of these "crossover" gospel artists say that the rest of the music on the secular albums that they are recording on is bad! They can't because they are on the project!
And what happens when the gospel music fans want to hear the new song that their favorite artists has recorded? They have to buy the sinful CD, sit and listen to the sin, sex, violence, etc. to get to the gospel song? Do you know what you are doing to the youth of America? Not only are you supporting the secular industry, but you are causing Christians to buy the XXX cd's just to hear you! Can you imagine a 15 year old Christian teenager purchasing Missy Elliot's CD because they are a fan of Evangelist Dorinda Clark, or a fan of Yolanda Adams? Can you imagine what happens to them when they listen to "Get your freak on" or "One Minute Man" while they sleep or while they are riding in their car? God is upset people! He would never tempt people with sin before he offers salvation!
PROOF – Imagine a large 24 x 24 foot billboard of 2 teenagers having sex. And on the bottom corner, written very small, are the words "Jesus Christ". Now, what do people see first? Why? Because the painting glorifies the sin, and not Christ. And even worse, Jesus' name appears as a signature of approval and not a message for change! Now, imagine that the billboard is a CD. Get the picture?
SCRIPTURES – Luke 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 2 Corintians 4:2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Second, signing a secular contract sells away your right to make your own decisions about your music. How can a person that is governed by secular ideas, marketing strategies, and demonic influences, be in position to hear from God? The record company has the final say! You have put yourself in a position to be governed by the enemy and not God. Whatever they want from you, you are legally charged to give. Wherever they say go, you must go. Whatever they say do, you must do! All for the sake of fame and "getting out there". The saddest part is that the mentality of our nations musicians are changing. Now, before they ever hear from God, before they even get seasoned, or many times, get saved, they are searching for a record deal and trying to "get out there".
Third, this scripture has been taken out of context. The key to the whole Proverb is the word "Laid up" or "Set aside". That means that it is "detached" and stored up for the just. God is not gonna use you to prosper the wicked! God is not gonna use a gospel artist to promote a sinful artist. He is not gonna let you use his name to validate the lifestyle of a sinful artist! God forbid. If the wealth is still attached to the wicked, God doesn't want it. Since these wicked artists are hurting his people, they are cursed. And their money, as long as it's attached to them, is cursed. So, don't use this scripture if you are talking about money you are "making" for the wicked. God will lay it up, or set it aside for you.
PROOF – Remember when Saul tried to keep the wealth of wicked and offer it to God? 1Samuel 15:2 God didn't want it because it was from the very people that were destroying his people! Or what about Achan! Joshua 7:1 Was the wealth he kept "laid up" for the just? Well, the very people that are destroying the minds and hearts of our youth today are Hip Hop artists! Do you think God wants you to make them prosper even more? God forbid!
SCRIPTURE – 1Corinthians 10:20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
What has happened in America, is that the people with curses, demons, or serious emotional issues and problems are famous now. They are making the music that the world is buying. They are spreading confusion and the very hidden issues in their lives to the public. So, people with issues love and desire to be with people with issues! Even in Gospel, artists with undealt with demons, emotional problems, and dysfunctions are famous now! And they are causing many others to follow them without even addressing the hidden issues of their own lives.
PROOF – Just like Lucifer in heaven. Remember that, he did not leave the presence of God alone, but he convinced 1/3 of the angels to follow him. How in the world can you convince anyone to leave the presence of God for evil? MUSIC!
SCRIPTURES – (Read it all, thoroughly!)
Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any m.an have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
PROOF – If you are riding in a car with someone and they get pulled over for having drugs in the car, guess who goes to jail? Even if you didn't know, you will go down because by riding with that person, you are saying "I agree" or "I condone your actions". People of God, when you record, listen to, or in anyway support this Hip Hop movement, you are in agreement with it fully. You are condoning by association!
SCRIPTURE – 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
PROOF – The word of God was very clear in it's dealings with the prophet Ezekiel and the sin of Israel. In the book of Ezekial, God's people began to close their eyes to sin because of prosperity and they begin to teach and promote sin. The prophets and ministers began to join themselves with prosperous sinners and began to embrace the sins of the people without standing up and teaching the true Word of God. They even began falsely prophecying to justify their actions. Sounds like our Gospel Music industry? Homosexuality was ignored and not dealt with. Vanity and self promotion was ignored and the norm. Mixing and mingling with sinful, secular people that claimed God and yet worshipped idols and other gods was and still is an abomination to the living God! How can you join your ministry to that? So we do believe that good music can be created by many of these compromising artists, but you must allow God to lead you in your support of them. After all, Lucifer was allowed to make music in Heaven, but when he crossed the line, he was removed. Many gospel artists are crossing the line by supporting the secular industry and it's up to us as a church to take a stand. So do not allow sinful secular artists, producers, and writers to prophecy their doctrines of sin upon your ears. Even though their lyrics may be gospel, they are joined to Satan and are workers of iniquity! And since music carries their spirit, you may be inviting an evil presence into your church, home, or into you mind! God does not want any part of it. Check out what he told Ezekiel about this same subject:
SCRIPTURE – Ezekiel 4:11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
PROOF – Say you work for a major corporation like Sony. You come up a monster invention that no one has ever seen before. You found a way to erase old CD's that you don't listen to anymore and rerecord on them. You tell your boss, he gets the development team to build it and it's placed on the market. From this point on, no one throws away cd's or sales them because they can now rerecord them. The world is changed by your invention. Who gets the credit for the change? You or Sony? Is your name on the invention? Is your face in the stores next to your invention? NO. Even though you came up with the concept, the origin of the idea belongs to Sony. Sony employed you, owned you, established you, gave you the resources, and even put you in the mode to create because Sony created the first CD!!!
Well, if what we are doing to reach the lost, win souls for Christ, and establish the Kingdom of God is Hip Hop, then who gets the credit? God? No! The culture does because you have pledged your allegiance to them!!!!
SCRIPTURE – Php 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Many Christians are trying to hold on to their pasts by staying true to the culture and embracing it because that's where they came from. But Paul says that he counts all that he had attained as DOOKIE!!! That means that we must let go of who we were and move on in our new identity in Christ. God never intended for the black man to be oppressed, poor, and discriminated against. And God seeks to deliver us out of that mentality that influenced us to act on our oppression. But he never wanted us to look within ourselves and find the answers, as the hip hop leaders preach, but he wants us to look to him and use his method, the word of God, to break free from the curses of our oppressors.
PROOF – Why did God, when he changed the lives of Paul and Abraham, change their names? All through the Bible, God would always change the name or give a meaningful name to those that he called and used. Their name would preach a sermon in itself about their transformation process or their intent for living. Well, if God has changed you, how can you hold on to your surroundings, your old ways, your old thought processes? You cannot! God would also take his people out of their environments, away from their friends and family, and move them into new lands. But those that held on to their old customs or cultures were left behind. Why? Because where we come from is not where God wants us to stay. Listen my people, God is not concerned with our cultures. He wants to establish a place for us in the only true culture and that is the Kingdom of God!!!
SCRIPTURE – Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
PROOF – This question is so ridiculous and un-spiritual that I don't want to waste any more of my time proving it! If you want Hip Hop, then follow the Holy Hip Hoppers. They will make you feel that you can be Heaven bound with your worldly identity. Hip Hop made you feel like somebody when you were in the world, so now you can join the Holy Hip Hop movement and keep those feelings with Christ stamped on it? Wake up people.
SCRIPTURE – Gal. 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
PROOF – Understand the Bible! Understand that people are going for TV, radio, movies etc. and they are seeking fame. But when you are famous and you error on that level, then you must be corrected on that level. This is so that all that followed your error will be properly warned and can receive the truth of the matter. You see, many are making music, recording media (dvd/cd) and once this stuff is out, it's out! You can't take it back and you cannot right all the wrong because so many people were affected by the error. So, this is why the scripture tells us to confront before all in certain instances because all need to know the truth of the matter. Don't get caught up in the hype. Many do not teach this because they are afraid of exposure. It doesn't seem right to our modern day belief system because we live in a time where we don't like to expose the truth. We live in a time where people would rather be quiet and just allow the devil run free without any warning. But if you are a true reader and believer of the Word, you know that EX Ministries method of exposing truth is biblical and sound. Only those that do not read and understand the Word have a problem with it.
SCRIPTURE – 1Tim. 5:20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also may be fearful of sinning.
PROOF – In 1 Corinithians 5, Paul judged a man based on this actions and this man was not present! Paul called him out and asked for his removal from the church without him even being present. What does this teach us? It teaches us that we do not judge the world, but we are judges of the body of Christ. We use discernment to look into things and we use the Bible to "try every spirit" as the Word says. We go to our brother in secret when he sins secretly or discreetly. But we go to the public when heresy and public sins are commited. Don't try to use your flesh to understand this. You must born of God and really a total Bible believer.
SCRIPTURE – 1Tim. 5:20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also may be fearful of sinning.
PROOF – When God judged Pharaoh, he used Moses! When God judged Ahab and Jezebel, he used Elijah. When God judged David, he used Nathan. When God judged King Herod, he used John. When God judged the early church, he used Paul, Peter, and John. When God judged the Pharisees and the scribes, he used Jesus. When God judged Peter, he used Paul. And today, when God wants to rebuke, reprove, and expose, he will use MEN. We can't just pray about it and get up, but we must pray about it and stay there until God tells us what to do about it! What if all these people I mentioned had said, "I'm gonna give it to God in prayer and leave it there?" God is gonna use MEN to carry out his orders and there is nothing else to say about that!
SCRIPTURE – 2Tim. 4:2 -preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
PROOF – The Zulu Nation, Afrika Bambaataa, and KRS-One all believe the Bible is flawed and should be reinterpreted. Hip Hop rests upon this belief system, and thus, those that claim to be Holy Hip Hop must subscribe to this belief. It's in the spirit of Hip Hop to deny that the Bible is flawless! If this is what the Cross Movement and DaTruth believe, then why aren't they preaching this openly instead of hiding it in their lyrics? Check this out:
From the Album "Heaven's Mentality"
Song : "Test It"
'. . . even those in the fam lookin' for more than the words of the Son tryin' to have fun sayin': "God told me this" "The Lord told me that" But if it ain't confirmed in the Word it ain't fact. But some still continue and I think it's sick 'cause back in the day they would'a had to catch a brick!
This song suggests that there is no such thing as a Rhema Word. It also suggests that God doesn't speak directly to people. For instance if God told someone to move to California and start a church – according to the Cross Movement – this would not be God. They only believe in what can be confirmed in the Bible. We certainly believe that if any message contradicts the scriptures – IT IS NOT OF GOD. But didn't Jesus say "My sheep hear my voice? There are specific things to our lives that cannot confirmed verbatim in the Bible, however God may speak them directly to us through His spirit or even indirectly through another person. I even had a friend be taunted by the Cross Movements camp for his admission that he had demons! They do not believe in these things, yet they are promoting and marketing themselves to Pentecostal believing churches? Remember, Hip Hop is a move of the enemy, so in order to truly infect the body of Christ, it must hide and disguise itself as something good to move into position to destroy!
SCRIPTURE – II Timothy 3:16 ~ 'All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
1. Build websites and create blogs that will slander G. Craige Lewis and EX Ministries to hurt his reputation so people will not invite our ministry.
2. Build fake EX Ministries websites to try to steer his audience to a fake site that will give the Holy Hip Hoppers an audience to influence against our ministry.
3. Call every church or engagement on the EX Ministries website itinerary page and try to convince them to cancel the engagement or invite a Holy Hip Hopper to give an opposing view.
4. If these tactics don't work, then create some kind of accusations against G. Craige Lewis to discredit him so churches will cancel. We have received reports of faxed letters, emails, and even calls . . . by any means necessary!
These are tactics of devils! If what the Holy Hip Hoppers where doing was right, would they have to resort to mafia like tactics to stop an opposing view? Would they have to use slander, back biting, and gossip to try to stop engagements? And what about the Pastors and ministries that are inviting G. Craige Lewis and EX Ministries? Isn't this questioning their authority and credibility and basically suggesting that they are unable to pray and hear from God about bringing this ministry to their churches? Pastors and leaders should be outraged that their judgement, discernment, and ability to hear God is brought into question by some rappers that are angry and want a platform! It is very sad that the Holy Hip Hoppers would use these types of methods to stop what they disagree with. We believe that any church that invites EX Ministries and G. Craige Lewis to their city does it because God lead them to. That's why we do not address gossip, false accusations, or slanderous rumors on our site because we are totally focused on soul winning and truly believe that what God has established cannot be torn down by man! It's a sad day when so called Christians have to resort to mudslinging and discord to try to stop churches from having an event that will subsequently change the lives of their youth forever! But we know the devil is relentless and will use those that are weak and selfish to block the truth of God.
Proof – The proof is in the pudding! Holy Hip Hoppers are "Hip Hoppers". They are using East Coast/West Coast beef tactics just like the gangstas and thugs in real Hip Hop! They are acting like Tupac and Biggie! They want publicity and want to shine, so because EX Ministries takes a stand against them, they are trying to destroy it. When rappers in the world are upset and want to look "tough" they pick out some other rapper and diss them in their music and interviews. This is the same thing that is going on in Holy Hip Hop. They have songs against G. Craige Lewis and websites dedicated to him! If they would fight the devil like they are trying to fight G. Craige Lewis and EX Ministries, they would be dangerous! This is crazy! These are supposed to be men of God? Ministers of rap gospel? And yet they would go and anonymously send emails and letters to churches accusing G. Craige Lewis and EX Ministries of misconduct? Did God tell them to do that? Did God tell them to stop G. Craige Lewis and make way for themselves? If they were true servants of God, wouldn't they just trust that if God is for them, nothing could stop them?
Scripture -Matthew 5:11 ~ 'Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Secondly, we believe that God called the five fold ministry to minister to His people and His authority should be exercised by the called of God. We cannot just let everyone have a voice that is equal to the called of God's voice. God called Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers to do this and we believe that the called of God should be speaking and teaching the statutes of God to His people. Blogs and comment pages elevate everyone to the level of the 5 fold ministry and makes every voice equal. This is the plan of the devil to teach the doctrine of devils. He wants every voice to count and be just as important as God's voice. So, we fight to protect God's authority and believe that by excluding blogs and comments, we can keep God's voice potent here at exministries.com.
Proof – God wanted Cornelius to be filled with the Holy Ghost in Acts chapter 10. So he sent an angel with a message to Cornelius telling him to find Peter so Peter could tell him what he should do. Now, why in the world would God send an angel and not allow the angel to minister about the Holy Ghost to Cornelius? Because of His ORDER. God has an order that He follows because He doesn't want to undermine Himself. So, because Peter was His Apostle, He wanted Peter to be the one to minister to Cornelius. The angel did not have the authority invested in him to preach to this man, and God desired to keep His 5 fold ministry at the forefront of ministering to His people. This is still true today. There are those that are called to minister to God's people and those that are not. Sure, we are all ministers if we are talking about winning souls to Christ, but we are not all called to minister to God's body in His Kingdom. God has an authoritative hierarchy that cannot be undermined by giving everyone an equal voice in His Kingdom. This would totally do away with authority and cause us to have spiritual mutiny and confusion.
Scripture – Ephesians 4:11 ~ 'And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Be careful when you hear people saying things like "we are trying to come up with ways to reach the lost" or " we want to use any means necessary to reach the lost". People that talk like this are only looking for ways to include themselves in the process of reaching the lost and they are searching for ways to expand their territory and enlarge their fan base. If they were really concerned with reaching the lost, they would follow the biblical examples of the apostles and just preach the gospel and allow the Spirit of God to do the work. But when they search for ways or look for ways, they are really trying to add themselves to the equation. After all, those that sell music for a living are subject to the governing powers that market and promote them, not God. So why would God allow the promotion of man to be a vehicle for salvation? Does he need men that sell themselves to sell him too? Is this what he did in scripture? The only biblical example of the sell and promotion of oneself using God's music was Lucifer in heaven. And he was not allowed back in his position because God could no longer trust him. After all, when you seek platform, fame, record sells, and self promotion, you are subject to the industry and will do whatever you must to please the powers that be. You can't stay loyal to God and please man at the same time. You must serve one or the other right?
Proof – Sure God can take what he will and make it Holy. He takes prostitutes and saved them, sets them free and makes them Holy! He takes drug addicts and crack addicts everyday, saves them, and makes them Holy. Those that belong to the red-light culture, the goth culture, the drug culture, the hippy culture, the gay/lesbian culture, and the streetwalking culture are all able to be saved, set free, and delivered to never return again to what they were delivered from. But when he makes them Holy, are they still what they once were? Are the prostitutes Holy Hoe's? Are the drug addicts Holy Crack Heads? Are hippies, Holy Hippies? Or are they new creations? Gospel Gangsta's, Preachin Pimps, and Holy Hip Hoppers are not new creations, but they are spiritual mutations that retain portions of who they were and thus, they are failed new creations. They are not new, but just amended. They are not hot, but luke warm. They are a mixture of hot and cold. This is exactly what God said he would spew out. Those that desire the world and God. And I'm not talking about rap, I'm talking about the Hip Hop culture!
Scripture – 2Cor. 5:17 Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
Notice, before EX Ministries exposed the truth behind Hip Hop, did you ever hear the Cross Movement and others use the term Hip Hop to describe what they were doing? NO! They were not advocates of Hip Hop then because the truth behind it had not been exposed. The world has always giving props to Hip Hop and made a distinct difference between rap and Hip Hop, but now since that difference has been exposed, the Holy Hip Hoppers must use all their energies and exhaust all their resources to prove that they are legitimate, especially since there is no biblical example of what they are doing. They follow EX Ministries around, showing up at our meetings, threatening us, harassing us and our engagement hosts, just to get their voice heard. This proves one thing. That Hip Hop is something much more important to them than rap. It's even more important to many of them than actually winning souls. It's their focus, it's their motivation, and it's to them exactly what KRS-ONE and the pioneers of HIp Hop state: It's their life! And the act of defending it is their main focus in most cases.
Proof – If you want to know what the Constitution of the United States was meant for, you could ask a Supreme Court justice or a circuit court judge and they would give an educated interpretation right? But if you really wanna know the truth about the constitution, the best source of this answer would be one of the original drafters of this document. If you could bring Ben Franklin back from the dead, he could explain the constitution, it's intent, it's meaning, and what every article was written for without any debate because he was an original creator of this document! Well, if you wanna know the difference between rap and Hip Hop, why would you listen to a person or group of people with a biased interpretation of it? The founders of Hip Hop and those that have documented it's beliefs, use, and interpretation are still alive!! You don't have to raise them from the dead, they are preaching it right now. If they say that Hip Hop and rap are 2 separate things, then that's who I will believe, not a group of people that want to profit off this culture, but those that are true Hip Hoppers! You know, the ones that don't serve God or Christ, but they serve their master Hip Hop!
Scripture – 1John 2:15 Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.