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Trey Knowles

In “American Idol,” Trey Knowles uses comedy to show how people in America often worship idols—especially celebrities—whose influence stands in direct opposition to God’s character. Through humor, Trey exposes how celebrity culture can become a spiritual stumbling block when people elevate fame over truth. He highlights that people are without excuse, because we all possess a basic sense of right and wrong, especially when it comes to what we allow to pollute our spirit.

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00:00Who's your favorite artist?

00:02Your favorite famous person.

00:04Okay, okay.

00:05What do you like about that person?

00:09That person smokes weed and you smoke weed?

00:12Okay.

00:13How does that person encourage you?

00:16How does the person have both of you?

00:18Oh, he's very successful.

00:20He makes a lot of money.

00:21Okay, okay.

00:23He came from nowhere.

00:24He came from what?

00:25He came from poverty and he makes a lot of money.

00:28Okay, okay.

00:30Let me ask you, do you believe in God?

00:31You do believe in God.

00:32Okay.

00:33Do you believe whatever you do, you do for the Lord?

00:38You do believe that.

00:39Okay.

00:41And so I'm going to ask you, so you said your favorite famous person, favorite artist.

00:46I'm not going to say that person's name because I don't believe in.

00:50Okay, so.

00:52All right.

00:53So do you believe that person's music, that person, the person where he's influencing you with, is he doing that for the Lord?

01:02No.

01:03No.

01:04All right.

01:04So you said that he encouraged you to make money.

01:08And then the money that he makes, is he doing it for the Lord?

01:13No, no.

01:14So you have common sense.

01:15Okay.

01:16Okay.

01:17You don't care, but you like him anyway.

01:18All right.

01:19Well, that's your idol.

01:20That's your idol.

01:23That's your idol.

01:24You go to church?

01:26Okay.

01:27Okay.

01:28And so.

01:30Okay.

01:31You go to a big church.

01:33Okay.

01:35What do you, what do you see in your pastor?

01:38Is your pastor very successful?

01:41Yeah.

01:43He makes a lot of money?

01:45He drives a big car?

01:46Okay.

01:47Okay.

01:47So you gave me your favorite music person.

01:53He's very successful and making a lot of money.

01:55And your pastor's very successful and making a lot of money.

01:57And he teaches you how to be successful and make a lot of money.

02:00Right.

02:01You like your, you like your, you said your, your favorite artist encouraged you to make

02:05a lot of money.

02:06And now you're saying your pastor encouraged you to make a lot of money.

02:10What's the reason we go to church?

02:12You're learning the same thing.

02:14If they both lead you to make a lot of money, then why are you going to church?

02:19It's the same thing, right?

02:20Okay.

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