From 3f11afd7ce55b16034ddf4871dc294fa16e4b72c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: boose_magoose Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:04:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2025-01-23 05:04:44 Affected files: Clippings/The Worship Tax - How your church's worship profits secular investors via CCLI.md --- ...ship profits secular investors via CCLI.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Clippings/The Worship Tax - How your church's worship profits secular investors via CCLI.md diff --git a/Clippings/The Worship Tax - How your church's worship profits secular investors via CCLI.md b/Clippings/The Worship Tax - How your church's worship profits secular investors via CCLI.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a602621 --- /dev/null +++ b/Clippings/The Worship Tax - How your church's worship profits secular investors via CCLI.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +title: "The Worship Tax - How your church's worship profits secular investors via CCLI" +source: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb0mY6U3i3o" +author: + - "[[Selling Jesus]]" +published: 2025-01-09 +created: 2025-01-23 +description: "The Christian music industry commercializes the worship of God. A copyright cartel maintains control of sacred songs and even sells them to secular investors. While churches have a legal exemption to" +tags: + - "clippings" +--- +![](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb0mY6U3i3o) + +The Christian music industry commercializes the worship of God. A copyright cartel maintains control of sacred songs and even sells them to secular investors. While churches have a legal exemption to perform copyrighted music during services, copying lyrics for digital presentations isn't covered. This legal gap has led to the rise of Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI), which charges churches annual fees for various permissions to use songs. This system financially burdens congregations and primarily benefits a select group of artists and organizations, some with questionable practices or theology. It also serves to make sincere worshipers in other countries into lawbreakers. + +Read the unabridged version of this article with sources at https://sellingjesus.org/articles/worship-tax +Related video on the humorous side: https://youtu.be/Ib5nCKdU0Wg +Related profile essay: https://sellingjesus.org/learn/profiles#james-the-worship-composer + +Bible passages mentioned: +Jesus' command to freely give: https://sellingjesus.org/articles/freely-give +Jesus cleansing temple: https://sellingjesus.org/articles/temple-cleansing + +LEARN MORE +https://sellingjesus.org +https://thedoreanprinciple.org +https://copy.church + +SECTIONS +0:00 Introduction +1:37 The Worship Music Industry +4:03 The Business Facilitator - CCLI +7:53 Secular Investors +10:28 The Sanctity of Worship +12:04 An Outdated Exemption +13:14 Exploiting the Legal Gap +14:58 Reform + +See any ads? YouTube imposes them, not us. This channel is not monetized and never will be. See https://lets.church/channel/sellingjesus for an ad-free alternative. + +CREDITS +Boyce Worship Collective: https://youtu.be/3-Tp8HPutZM , https://youtu.be/5wvTKCuqpQU +Chris Tomlin: https://youtu.be/KKo3T0j9qqo +Kari Jobe: https://youtu.be/huFra1mnIVE +Elevation Worship: https://youtu.be/TE1Jke5KPtc +Ever Be: https://youtu.be/byEUIzfVLAs +Lion and the Lamb: https://youtu.be/SBrrWPw5bW4 +Oceans: https://youtu.be/OP-00EwLdiU +First two piano parts: Jeremy Kirles +Ending piano: John Barnts https://youtu.be/18nyRz5r6gE + +--- +