Somebody OUGHT To Be Whooped!

E. Dewey Smith Jr. "whooping it up" in the pulpit.
Pastor, Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church

A Crying Shame

Last week, I did an article on the blog called The Road to Hell which discussed the great "performances" which occur in the pulpits as preachers in Babylon use sorcery to control the church members in the pews.  The emphasis is not on opening up the revelation of God's word to impart a clear understanding, but in getting the people jumping, shouting, crying and yelling out "Amen!"

It just so happens that today, CNN has come out with an article entitled, "Black preachers who 'whoop' -- minstrels or ministers?" where they examine the phenomenon of "whooping" in the African-American community. 

whooping: the use of use vocal gymnastics and storytelling
to emotionally inspire & engage (and I might add bewitch) congregations

This is not about cultural roots or the African-American heritage. The same thing is occurring in churches across all races as people seek supernatural 'signs', prophetic 'anointings', or some other "experience" instead of seeking the Lord.  It is all an illustration of how far man's mind has wandered from the things of God where we can no longer separate the soulish from the spiritual. How long will people seek entertainment of the flesh as a replacement for sober-mindedness and spiritual growth in the Lord?

As you read and listen below, consider the language used as they describe whooping:  Non-whooping preaching just doesn't "penetrate"...It is a "synergy between the pulpit and the pew"...The whooping part is the "climax".  Remember what was discussed in The Road to Hell piece.  They are describing spiritual sodomy as the pastor illegally "penetrates" the soul of man in order to give him a false emotional release (whether a good cry or a good shout).  I won't spend time here reiterating the points made in The Road to Hell, but I encourage you to read it if you do not understand why this is such an atrocity to God...and a deception for His people.

"The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" Jeremiah 5:31

While you can read the article for yourselves, I have quoted some interesting comments below as it relates to people being conditioned to mistakenly believe that Babylon is the church of God.

"The Rev. E. Dewey Smith Jr. bangs on the pulpit with his fist. He shuts his eyes and moans. Then a high-pitched sound rises from his throat like the wail of a boiling tea-kettle."

"Rows of parishioners stand to shout. One woman in a satiny blue dress jumps up and down like she's on a pogo stick."

""One Tuesday morning, I heard the voice of Jesus saying, 'C'mon unto me and rest," Smith shouts as he punctuates his delivery with a series of guttural gasps and shrieks backed up by an organist's riffs. "But can I tell you what I did? I came to Jesus, just as I was. And I found in him joy in sorrow. Somebody shout yes. Yeessssss!""

"Whooping pastors use chanting, melody and call-and-response preaching to reach parishioners in a place where abstract preaching cannot penetrate, scholars say."

"Whooping preachers aim "to wreck" a congregation by making people feel the sermon, not just hear it, says the Rev. Henry Mitchell, a scholar who identified the link between whooping and African oral traditions. "The old folks used to say, 'If you ain't felt nothing, you ain't got nothing,''' Mitchell says."

"They deliver diabetic sermons. You have a shot of insulin, but you have to come back later," Brown says. "It's like a candy high. They never look at the text; never any substance. All they give you is sounds."

UPDATE: In contrast to the foolishness below, here is a sound review on the topic of preaching and the importance of following Jesus' example.