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Jamaica Gleaner News – Stitchie incurs wrath at Montego Bay Genesis – Wednesday | January 3, 2007

Before
you condemn ‘Stitchie’, consider the following;

• He has the right to try and
  protect the income from his God given ability. How he uses that income is
  answerable only to God. ‘1Co:9:7: Who goeth a warfare any time at his own
  charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or
  who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

1Co:9:8:
Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? 1Co:9:9: For
it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox
that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?’

• Being a Christian does not mean
  that one should be less professional in their approach to the work of God.
  Mediocrity is not acceptable in the secular world neither should it be accepted
  when dealing with the things of God. If there was a contract, the terms
  should be observed.
• If it is true that various artiste
  were told that there would be a video from which they would not get any
  returns, that could be construed as a way of forcing these individual to
  contribute to the cause of the organizers. Some may have agreed as to say
  no may have appeared ‘not Christian like’. That may be against the concept
  of Christian giving.
• Christians are people also. The
  people of the world know that Christians have differences as others do.
  The reaction to these differences however will determine how the action is
  perceived. Walking out may not have been the right or Christian thing to
  do.
• We need to show a little more
  tolerance.
• If it is true as Stitchie
  claims that gospel performers are being ‘competitive’ in a similar way
  that other performers in the ‘secular’ world are competitive, then we
  should stop and consider the allegations seriously.
• Under normal circumstances,
  Stitichie can still be regarded as a ‘babe in Christ’ even although he is
  a professional performer. He may need council rather than being shunned.
  At the point that the differences became apparent, shouldn’t mature
  Christians pray for Stitchie rather than walk out in disagreement?
• Raising difficult questions
  among a predominantly Christian gathering is not necessarily ‘washing your
  dirty linen in public’. Preachers of the gospel do it all the time and in
  a passionate way. It will often bring offence to some. I can assure you
  that the organizers will be very careful the next time that they draft a
  contract for Gospel performers.