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Juanita Bynum says, ‘You Ain’t Saved If You Listen To Secular Music’

Is she right?

If I Ain't Readin'
3 min readAug 19, 2022
Photo by Marcelo Chagas

Juanita Bynum is a well-known Gospel Artist, author, and televangelist. She is particularly known for her books, No More Sheets and The Threshing Floor, among other bestsellers.

However, yesterday on social media, she became infamous for saying that Christians aren’t truly saved until they put down that secular music.

I hate to say this, because I adore this woman’s writings and teachings but Juanita…you are wrong for this.

What does secular even mean?

What I hate seeing, more than anything, are “believers” shouting Amen! at everything a speaker says. Please listen to what these televangelists are telling you.

Are you saying, Ms. Juanita, that any music outside of the Christian canon, is not acceptable?

Are you saying that the positive words of ‘Man in the Mirror’ by Michael Jackson or positive words from Kelis’ song ‘Ghetto Children’ shouldn’t be sung and that it can send…

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If I Ain't Readin'
If I Ain't Readin'

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Erica is an essayist and poet who enjoys reading, creating content, and helping others find their purpose too. Above all, she loves to read🖤

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