Rev. Dr. A'Shellarien AddisonFounder & CEO, Bethel Bethesda Global · Board-certified Army Chaplain | Spiritual Clinical Trauma-Informed Theologian | Empowering Women to Accentuate Their Greatness in Spirit, Finances, Relationships & Business

WTW......Honk For Jesus and Beyonce Full Version

6 Sept 2022 · 2 min

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In this spoken monologue, Reverend Dr. A'Shellarien Addison critiques the 2022 film Honk for Jesus and Beyoncé’s song “Church Girl,” arguing that both works expose hidden hypocrisy within contemporary Christianity. She contends that the movie’s explicit sexual content and plot reveal pastors who are secretly gay or on the “DL,” and that women in the church are pressured to protect their husbands despite infidelity or misconduct, especially when the men are deemed “anointed.” Drawing on her personal experience as the wife of an “anointed” pastor who repeatedly received a pass for wrongdoing, Addison describes how she was told she could not leave, positioning herself as a victim of the same system she critiques. She also challenges the song’s title, suggesting alternatives like “Wanna‑Be Church Girl” to reflect that the track does not represent a genuine church experience. Throughout, she calls for believers to remove “blinders,” confront the truth, and stop normalizing double standards that allow pastors to preach against homosexuality while secretly grappling with it. The monologue blends personal testimony, cultural commentary, and a call to accountability within the church.

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So hey, this is Reverend Dr. A'Shellarien Addison again. Can we just talk about Honk for Jesus? Can we talk about the truth that's in that movie? I made this post about Beyoncé's song Church Girl, and I understand it's about exposure. It's about, you know, what really is going on in the church. Honk for Jesus is the same thing. So can we talk about what the two have in common, which is exposure, which is people covering up what's really going on? And Beyoncé's song I stand by what I say. I, I don't think it should be called church girl. Maybe like wannabe church girl. Like, I'm talking about the real church. I'm not talking about all the stuff that's going on in the church. I'm talking about what's supposed to be the church. And then can we talk about Hung for Jesus? Can we talk about— I don't really think it's about just all the cussing and all the craziness going on. Can we talk about how, how many women cover up the fact that their husband is on the DL or their husband is cheating and they are held accountable and supposed to be ride or die for their husband even though they're wrong? And he gets a pass just because he is anointed. I've been a wife of somebody anointed and who always got a pass for doing a bunch of mess. And guess who was told I couldn't leave? That was me. What did she say? She said, y'all talking about victims, I'm the victim. Can we not miss the gems? I think we really need to talk about what's going on and stop wearing these blinders and act like we don't know what's going on. If you're a pastor and you really a homosexual and you preaching about homosexuals because you trying to deal with your own stuff That movie had a lot in it. I think I'm gonna watch it again. Now, I didn't, um, listen to Beyoncé's song. I did read the lyrics, and I stand by what I said. Maybe it should be called Wanna Be a Church Girl, Should Have Been a Church Girl, Got Turnt Out in the Church. Even if it was called Got Turnt Out in the Church, I think that would be okay. Turn It Up in the Church, like something like that. But Church Girl, I think that's a little beyond it. But Honk for Jesus, I think we really need to talk about what's really going on in the church, what's really going on with these pastors on the DL. What's really going on with these women who are trying to be ride or die for these husbands. Now I know you like, it had this crazy sex scene, but in the sex scene, to let you know, he couldn't have sex with his wife unless he felt like he was having sex with a man. I mean, it was all through the movie. So listen, let's talk about it.