Newsboys Canadian Tour Cancelled

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Promoter's Version

[Dan]

That's quite the drama!

[Dan]

Actually, there is more to this. If what is being said is true then this is another sad turn of events for CCM. All I can say is the devil is working overtime.

[Mountain Man]

Don't blame the Devil. We Christians are more then capable of getting into a mess all by ourselves.

[Dan]

I'm surprised no one else had any comments on Tait...

[PiedPiper]

Very disappointed by the news about Tait. I find it hard to believe that none of his bandmates knew about this behavior.

[Dan]

Agreed, seems like a hard thing to keep hidden from band mates, they have to have known.

[Dan]

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ccm- ... g-use.html

[Dan]

Coke used on the tour bus too. The band on a whole is done too.

[PiedPiper]

This whole situation keeps reminding me of a quote by Bill Gaither on a documentary about Russ Taff. Paraphrasing, he basically said that if you want perfect people to make Christian music, there won't be any. I understand that we're all sinners, but I don't have a problem holding Christian musicians to a higher standard than non-believers. We are called to holiness, all believers, and I feel like there is a lot of justification that goes on for bad behavior, which I find troubling.

[Dan]

Well said.

[zman7720000]

I wonder if this could lead to Peter Furler acquiring the band itself and starting fresh?

[Mountain Man]

This whole situation keeps reminding me of a quote by Bill Gaither on a documentary about Russ Taff. Paraphrasing, he basically said that if you want perfect people to make Christian music, there won't be any. I understand that we're all sinners, but I don't have a problem holding Christian musicians to a higher standard than non-believers. We are called to holiness, all believers, and I feel like there is a lot of justification that goes on for bad behavior, which I find troubling.

That Bill Gather quote is, quite frankly, self-serving BS. There is, of course, a lot of ground between "perfect" and "blatantly sinful". We shouldn't expect our fellow Christians to be perfect, but it's also not unreasonable for us to expect them to be repentant.

[Dan]

Peter Furler and Phil Joel need to be brought back, the current band needs to be 100% purged to save the brand. Their temp singer isn't good. A lot of problems on the way

[zman7720000]

Unfortunately, on the practical side, I think the band is toast. However, I agree that if Peter and Philip could be brought back, as well as some others from earlier generations, as a retro band under Peter’s leadership, it might have a future. This also brings up a question that I posted several months ago about the ownership and structure of the band. Do None of the founding members own it?