Christians Rage Over Taylor Swift’s “Hateful” New Album

April 26, 2024 Christianists, Pop Music

The Christian Post reports:

Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, has garnered criticism from faith leaders who have taken to social media this week to express their distaste with the lyrical content that they believe mocks God and Christians. Released last Friday, critics have voiced concern over lyrics that seem to suggest that Christians are both hateful and judgemental.

The Christian entertainment review company MovieGuide believes the album “mocks Christianity.” “While it’s no secret that Taylor Swift is not a Christian, she made her hatred for religion known through her newly released album.” MovieGuide stressed in its review.

MovieGuide also objects to the lyrics of the song “Florida!!!,” which the organization says is about “going off the deep end and all in on worldly fun and entertainment.”

Read the full article. In its first week of release, Swift’s new album has broken virtually all physical sales and streaming records, becoming the fastest release to get over one billion plays on Spotify.

Among the lyrics that Christians are upset about are the lines “I just learned these people try and save you ’cause they hate you” and “God save the most judgmental creeps / who say they want what’s best for me / sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I’ll never see.”



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