Christian Rapper Jahaziel Denounces Christian Faith

Christian British rapper Jahaziel  has released two studio albums, Ready to Live in 2007 and Heads Up in 2013. Along with these, Jahaziel released a mixtape in 2011, The Still Livin '​ Mixtape. Recently, he has shared that he's no longer a Christian because he has been frustrated by "the brutal nature of God" as found in the Bible and the corruption found in the church.

After being a Christian for 20 years, he has declared that he's no longer a believer in Jesus Christ. On Instagram, he writes: I need not explain myself to anyone but I feel the need to make a quick statement. A short while ago I turned away from 20 years as a professing Christian. I had a good job with a church organization, a house provided by the church, a large social circle of likeminded people, a career in gospel music, a worldwide fan base, a respected reputation & status within Christian and non Christian circles... Etc."

His distrust of the Bible is cited as one of the reasons why he left his faith.  " When I first joined Christianity I was told 'you must believe this book is God's infallible word'... Before I'd even read the book!! How can one decide for themselves whether a book is accurate and true BEFORE they have even read & investigated the book thoroughly?"

Then he goes on to talk about the "negatives" of Christianity.  "Now after 20 years of being vocal about the positives of Christian faith I would like to take some time to be equally vocal about the negatives I have found. i.e Christianity and its controlling dictatorship, its historic blood trail, its plagiarized bible stories characters and concepts, the many human errors of the bible and its contradictions, the brutal nature of its God, it's involvement in the slave trade, the crusades, the inquisition, the witch hunts, it's second class view of women, it's masculinization of God, it's emasculation of men, its financial corruption... You get the drift. So YES I will go on, and I will not be silent as some have asked - my integrity will not allow me to be so passive against mass corruption. In all love."

Jahaziel followed his extensive Facebook post with a series of tweets, at one point suggesting that just because he has left Christianity as a religion does not mean he has lost complete faith in God. "Turning from religion is not turning from God." 

As a result, Jahaziel's record label, Xist Music, which is home to Gemstones, Swift and Sean Simmonds, among others, has decided to terminate Jahaziel's contract with them.

"There's definitely no love lost between myself and Sean, and our brother Jahaziel," Xist CEO T. Black said. "Every one of us has to take their own path when it comes to their relationship with God, and Jahaziel's is simply taking him in a direction which is different from the one we claim here at Xist Music. But, we definitely wish him all the best, and he and his family are in our prayers." 

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