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Censorship: Has it Ever Happened to You?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:02 am
by pitterpatter
I recently wrote a song that makes a political/religious statement. I asked myself from a spiritual standpoint, why God was lifting his blessings off of America. I came up with some ideas based on the bible. I asked myself what was America doing wrong in the here and now to anger God and cause Him to lift his blessings. Then I wrote a song about it called, "America. You Reap What You Sow." Here's the lyrics:America, You Reap What You SowYou were the home of the strong and the brave and the freeAnd that’s the way God wanted it to be.But you’ve turned from God to your evil ways.It had to catch up with you someday.Amer-a-ca. You reap what you sow.Amer-a-ca. There’s a God, don’t you know? All those kids on the streets without Daddies,Taking drugs and living violent TV.And the ones that were and never will be,God formed in the womb and you will see.Amer-a-ca. You reap what you sow.Amer-a-ca. There’s a God, don’t you know? When you tamper with God’s covenant Jews,Dividing Israel is trouble for you.The bible says you’re poking God’s eye.If you wanna be blessed, do think that’s wise?Amer-a-ca. You reap what you sow.Amer-a-ca. There’s a God, don’t you know?Bridge:If you turn back to God, Humble yourselves in prayer.God will forgive and He will heal this land. Amer-a-ca. You reap what you sow.Amer-a-ca. There’s a God, don’t you know?Amer-a-ca. You reap what you sow.Amer-a-ca. There IS a God, you know.I knew that it was unlikely that the song could ever go anywhere but everyone I sang it for loved it and thought I should do a demo in spite of that fact that it's not a commercial song. So, I put a cassette in an envelope and I sent it to a new demo service that I was trying out in the US...in hindsight, maybe not the best move. In my whole life I don't remember any mail of mine ever getting lost. That demo has not reached it's destination in over a month. It recently occurred to me that maybe it was held up indefinitely at the border. Maybe I'm just being paranoid or having an overly active imagination but I wonder if my song has been censored. Has anyone here ever had a similar experience? Have you ever come up against the thought police?