{"id":4385,"date":"2010-10-09T19:40:48","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T01:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2011-05-03T16:59:53","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T16:59:53","slug":"insane-clown-posse-have-always-been-evangelical-christians-pg-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesusneedsnewpr\/2010\/10\/insane-clown-posse-have-always-been-evangelical-christians-pg-13.html","title":{"rendered":"Insane Clown Posse Have ALWAYS Been Evangelical Christians?! (PG-13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/2010\/10\/icp2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/2010\/10\/icp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a>That&#8217;s the rumor. Or actually truth according to the UK&#8217;s Guardian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/music\/2010\/oct\/09\/insane-clown-posse-christians-god\">According to the Guardian&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Insane  Clown Posse have this entire time secretly been evangelical Christians.  They&#8217;ve only\u00a0been pretending to be brutal and sadistic to\u00a0trick their  fans into believing in God. They released a song, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ssrj-taPkaU\">Thy Unveiling<\/a>, that spelt out the revelation beyond all doubt:<\/em><em>Fuck it, we got to tell.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All secrets will now be told<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No more hidden messages<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026Truth is we follow GOD!!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;ve always been behind him<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The carnival is GOD<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And may all juggalos find him<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re not sorry if we tricked you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The  news shook the juggalo community to its core. While some fans claimed  they&#8217;d actually had an inkling, having deciphered some of the hidden  messages in several songs, others said they felt deeply betrayed and  outraged: they&#8217;d been innocently enjoying all those songs about chopping  people up and shooting women, and it was Christian rock?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thoughts? Do you think Tobymac is a member?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/christiannightmares.tumblr.com\/\"><br \/>\nFound at Christian Nightmare!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s the rumor. Or actually truth according to the UK&#8217;s Guardian. According to the Guardian&#8230; Insane Clown Posse have this entire time secretly been evangelical Christians. They&#8217;ve only\u00a0been pretending to be brutal and sadistic to\u00a0trick their fans into believing in God. 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