Beyonce‘s ‘Renaissance’ song ‘Church Girl’ may proclaim ‘no one can judge me but me,’ but Bishop Patrick Wooden, Sr., President and CEO of the Upper Room COGIC, begs to differ.
Not long after Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole – one-fourth of the legendary Clark Sisters (whose 1981 song ‘Center of Thy Will’ is sampled in ‘Girl’) – took to the pulpit to tell religious critics to ‘leave Beyonce alone’ over the tune’s content, Wooden is making headlines for calling for public rebuke and denunciation of its creators and contributors.
Look inside to hear his fiery words.
In a clip that’s going viral, the Bishop took time from his sermon to wax honest on his thoughts about Bey’s ‘Church Girl’ – which currently sits at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Beyonce just released sacrilege,” he said of the ‘Renaissance’ song before suggesting the Pop megastar “sold her soul to the devil” and calling The Dream-produced tune a “piece of trash.”
His admonishment didn’t stop with Bey, however. He also set his sights on the Twinkie Clark, the lead singer of The Clark Sisters who penned the song that ‘Church Girl” samples.
“I don’t know whether [Twinkie] knew what [Beyonce] was going to do with the song or not, but [Twinkie] knows [Beyonce] isn’t saved,” he said of the 67-year-old. “I pray to God that a stiff denunciation of what she did with that song is put out.”
Just two weeks after Twinkie took to Twitter to thank Bey for using ‘Center of Thy Will’ as the base for the controversial tune (as we reported here), Wooden’s viral clip sees him publicly reprimand the Gospel legend.
“You can’t win the world enamored by them,” he relayed before mocking Twink’s message of gratitude by saying, “‘I’m just so proud that somebody wants to use my music.’ What do you mean? You’re one of the best in the world.”
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Needless to say, the sermon ruffled the feathers of Clark Sister and Beyonce fans (affectionately called #Beyhive) alike. Look below for highlights of their responses.
I’m sorry….
Saying Beyoncé is satanic or “sold her soul” bc she sampled twinkie is really….. pic.twitter.com/aWLd1c3mkz
— Can you huuusssh?! (@LLSqueeze) August 12, 2022
As of time reported, Bey nor the Clarks have issued a statement in response.
She knew that she would have a miscarriage she had several.. Beyonce is not saved. She made deal with devil… multiple un.born babies dead.. she had u Blu ivy Cantrell cause she said she took care of herself. Well wtf about the other babies that died…she a evil money hungry demon everyone said sit down Beyonce but noo she hated Rhianna and scarified multiple babies for these Grammys
The Grammy association knew she was miscarriages multiple babies…it’s not ok…
Did you really just say Blu Ivy Cantrell 😭😭😭🤣 looney
Why are these old, holy, sanctified hypocrits always so familiar and aware of what the sacrilegious folks are doin? Beyonce just released this album and this 60+ year old pastor already has the rundown.🤔🤔🤔. These closet fairy princesses always tell on themselves
And Crackney was a crack-hungry demon. AS ARE YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT DEAD BABIES! Keep that same energy and BURN IN HELL with your fave.
I mean the fact that you can’t even accept the fact that a black woman can be successful without being a stereotype and is gorgeous, incredible talented and hardworking shows why america’s instinctual generation racism has been passed down to blk people 😂 in America, the fact that you would support Rihanna knowing full well she can’t really sing, can’t dance, has absolutely no creative input or control over her music, can’t sell albums and compete with the overrated white women like adwle or taylor and flops in tour and isn’t ranked amongst top 10 most beautiful women when mainstream do the ranking (meanwhile beyonce is number 4) shows how you can’t see a blk woman being successful and it is sad, also throwing around accusations you have absolutely no proof to back off is so incredibly ridiculous, if I was beyonce I would make sure people like you who use being a Christian as an excuse to have a bad attitude never have a platform to spread lies and negativity. Also for your information, a miscarriage is very different from an abortion 😂
I dont know why those pastors in amrica always think they had to defend God…
God is migthy enough to defend gimself your job is not to go in front of the stage and talk about Gossip the moment you step on the altar its not about your opinion your feeling or critic people. Yes That song was disrespecfull and i didnt like it at all but Beyonce is a witch (she use witchcraft) we all know that but let her do her thing GFod know when he will deliver her. I dont like stiff like that sorry but Pastors should not be like that im pretty sure that in that church their are thousand of people with serious problems so focuse more on that.
Her un.born babies don’t care about no music she is a devil worshiper. Several miscarriages to be Beyonce boys n girls
Tabloid lies!
The same as you say about Crackney’s crack habit.
Satanist don’t act worship Satan, if you came out of that religious delusional bubble of yours and had an open mind and actually interacted with the world from an objective point of view, you won’t feel the need to sound so dense and bitter. Also abortions and miscarriages are 2 completely different things, the fact that you think to be beyonce she has to do all of that shows you admire her but due to your religion you feel it is a sin so you justify it by accusing her of something sooo serious yet you have no proof because it isn’t true and deep down you know it. Your bank account doesn’t exist because you spend your time hating on successful blk women because you deep down are a self hating black woman.
That was bound to happen, no surprise at all.
EXACTLY! IT DOESNT MATTER IF THE CLARK SISTERS LIKE IT ITS SO DAMN TACKY AND PATHETIC! ITS GIVING VERY MUCH! MID LIFE CRISIS ONCÉ. LYRICS LIKE “SHAKE IT LIKE A THOTTY” WHILE SAMPLING A CHURCH SONG? SIS! NOO! LMAOO SHOULDA PULLED A RICK JAMES 😈!!! STREAM SUPER FREAK GURL FOR CLEAR SKIN THOUGHH 😌 HE WANNA EEEEFFFF🦄🦄ARRRRRR🦄🦄🦄EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
MESS! THE FLEAS WON’T HOLD HER ACCOUNTABLE THOUGH SMH AND I ACTUALLY LIKE BE-ONCE
MESS! THE FLEAS WON’T HOLD HA ACCOUNTABLE THOUGH SMH AND I ACTUALLY LIKE BE-ONCE
When I first heard the song and the use of Clark Sister sample alongside this message, I immediately thought this was in very poor taste for the ‘Creatives’ to do such a thing. Anyone that knows the The Clark Sister, understands they are committed to using their voices to sing strictly about gospel as well as staying far away from any secular entanglement, hence their backlash for singing on the Grammys.
At any rate, for someone to take their voices and use it to promote a message they would never sing nor promote, I find it disrespectful to the artist your are sampling. I agree with the pastor…that the Clark Sister likeness should not be used in this manner.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Exactly Twinkie just on the Beyoncé band wagon wanted that check
I do agree that it was distasteful of Beyonce to take a sacred religious song and thot it out. Anything else the preacher is saying is blabble. Christian’s are the biggest hypocrites out there.
God also said not to judge. That includes the pastor. God Himself will do the judging.
Hot s*** is still on charts and didn’t fall off the billboard hot 100 like Nicki had and Meg’s new song did after 1 week you mad it’s still on hot 100 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wrong. The Bible gives us authority to judge righteously. Christian’s have the right to speak out against blasphemy. Beyonce was dead wrong for turning the Clark Sisters gospel song into “shake that ass girl, drop that ass girl” and she claims to be a Christian…..
Blessed stfu and drop it like a thotty💃 I know u do every weekend church girl and/or queen
THOU SHALL NOT JUDGE
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
“You know you got church in the morning, the morning.” 🙏🏽
Some of ya’ll missed the whole point lol….SO many of us party on Friday and Saturday, but go to church on Sunday! This song tells a specific story…and if you don’t like gospel mixed with blues and jazz, then stop listening to R&B/Soul 🎶 That’s all it’s EVER been 🤣 That’s WHY we listen to it! That’s the secret ingredient that makes it so moving and powerful! It’s the spiritual element 💯 “She ain’t trying to hurt nobody…she is tryna do the best she can, happy on her own…” Get a life lol 🤳🏽
I’m not allowed into a church as I’m a dirty t r a n n i, I’ll probably explode into dust or the a i d s might kill me first. 👩🏿🎤⚧ 💉
Now you’re about to get it, you socially retarded, trailer trash, BUSTED imposter troll lmaooooooo….yo mama is the very definition of UGLY and your stupid daddy skeeted in the wrong thang on a highly uneventful night 🤣 They should’ve named you Regret 😂 Get a life and seek help…plus, you’re getting too old for this imposter gig lmaooooooooo 💯 🤳🏽
I’m a lady boy for life yo.
Danny Thee Imposter has NO FLAVOR lmaoooooooo 🤣🤳🏽
The song doesn’t denounce doing what you want every Friday/Saturday before church. It tells you to enjoy yourself without shame and to be confident that you can still pass yourself off as a believer. The song favors destruction over redemption and the Bishop is calling out Beyonce for what she hides in plain sight.
I love being bipolar, I’m always arguing with myself hoping it would help better myself. My family are circus freaks just like me that’s why I said all them things above. Please can you all call me by my new name Clownocchio, I wish that someday I’ll be a real lady.
BrownSkinDanny…go read the Quran and leave black folks alone. You’re tired and dry. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Who’s a good boy, following me around here like a lost puppy. Good doggy now roll over and die b I t c h! Before you do that send your dad my way to lick my batty hole clean after I have taken a big 💩, oh wait I forgot your daddy isn’t around, you can send your mom my way. 👋🏾
What does the Quran say about clowns, Danny? I take it you’re from the Middle East? That would explain a lot bitchass. LMAO! 🤡🤡🤡
Anyone that speaks out against Bey, careers go to shambles. We all know this is a known fact 😂🤣🤣🤣 he better tread carefully. And besides he’s WRONG, I’m saved 😇 and I still listen to raunchy music. Doesn’t make me a 😈
If you listen to
Raunchy music your not saved if your truly saved your spirit won’t let you even want to hear it. If you are truly saved you know it’s only one Jesus Christ and you call Beyoncé Besus Christ that’s blasphemy again your not saved
Shut UP! lmaoooooooooo 🤣 Shouldn’t you be somewhere streaming Hot S***?
So basically you and Cardi are going to hell is what your telling me? She takes are her BIG FAT WIDE SMELLY P USSY on all of her songs. Including WAP, UP, and HOT DOOKEY 💩
Well the Bishop listened to it….
God essentially put us on this Earth to FÛÇK.
Fûçking is what keeps the world going round and keeps our species from extinction. We are programmed to fûçk yet we can’t sing a song about it? Let alone ENJOY THE ACT itself?
You just know that Bishop goes home after church and be whacking off to and about the same s*** he condemns. Just like the majority of them get found out for molesting underage choir boys. Oh, but Beyoncé, a happily-married woman who simply sings a song is the demonic one?
Get out and STAY OUT! 🚪lmaoooooooooo! 🤣
Shayla shut the hell up you already have a first class ticket to hell for being a trolling trannieee lmao
Same as that album Trenches you speak of then.
I think she knows her fate is sealed and that’s why she has nothing left to lose 🤣
@Yaaaas Lmaooo you right!!! It’s a lost cause at this point 🥴💀
Lost like Trenches? Take yo big ole sweaty man feet with the crusty yellow toenails in them stank ass flip-flops OUT!
Some of these MALE preachers only have smoke for Beyoncé. They are misogynistic cowards. The church seem to ALWAYS condemn mostly Women, and the sheep go along with it.
Lil’ Uzi Vert OPENLY admitted to being a devil worshipper. His music was played all over the radio with little to no backlash from churches.
Kayne West and many other MALE rappers often refer to themselves as the Messiah. Again no BACKLASH. It’s simply perceived as “art”.
It’s like what women are ACTUALLY being condemned for is for BEING WOMEN and speaking their minds 💯
Because most religions have misogynistic undertones. And because of this….women are judged more frequently and harshly than men.
Apparently men are ALLOWED to disrespect their own religious figures and shout out Lucifer in their music.
We want even get into all the Rock and Hip-Hop artists who done this yet Beyoncé is ALWAYS called out.
Most religions have misogynistic undertones because they were created by misogynistic men.
Which gospel song did they sample to promote their rebellion??
LOL!
So you think sampling a gospel song is any different than MALE artists transforming themselves into a sacred figures and using profanity while in character??
Imagine the enormous BACKLASH from the Muslim community if an artist impersonated Muhammad and used explicit lyrics.
True Tea LMAO! They don’t want smoke with Muslims or even Jews. They take their religion seriously. Christians for the most part are dumb and prey on the vulnerable and uneducated. Drop it like a thotty!!!💃
Kanye already got backlash and we already know he is not wrapped tight. The issue here is symbolic. For her to use a gospel song to promote rebellion is a direct shot of the church. THE SAME as Kanye exalting himself as a deity. Theftyawnce obviously will get called out on it differently since her brand is a different brand. Has nothing to do with her being a woman. J got called out for calling himself Jhova for years. Now we already know what to expect from him and now her. The church has an obligation to call her out.
Then the church has a obligation to call out ALL the artists otherwise they will be accused of cherry picking.
Not all artists are big enough to have influence worthy of discussing. People care about Theftyawncey because of the level of influence she has. Same as people when they called Oprah out, she is not even a singer but she has influence. By calling them out, it automatically speaks to anyone who does what they do. The goal is not to just shame them, but to protect those whose blindly follow them.
It’s the vitriol in his speech. Casting her into hell as if she is the most wicked and problematic individual with influence.
If Beyoncé was a MALE, would she have received the same level of scrutiny?? I’m NOT defending Beyoncé’s behavior, I’m simply wondering if he only sends women into hell whenever he’s ranting against the worldly sinners.
I agree about the song however the grand ole COGIC has more pressing matters to concern themselves with…
Multitasking works. He can address her and then move on to those more pressing issues.
Drop it like a thotty !!!💃
He is not God, he has no say in who is saved or not and shouldn’t even be making such claims.
One more thought…Some people don’t understand that songs are just like mini-movies that tell a story. The song portrays the ironic, conflicted lives that some so-called church girls live. The ones who are in the club or at a party Saturday night but still show up for church Sunday morning. Anyone who thinks that all church girls are purely innocent is very naive. The song is simply a story about that reality.
Exactly! And I can’t recall any preacher during recent times stating that a celebrity is going to hell because of their music, lol
Since when has preachers been this vocal about mainstream music…. The artists been disrespecting Christianity for decades. Where has he been…
And I’m not done, cause this really IRKS me lol…Beyonce put out an ALBUM! The LEAD single is Break My Soul! 🎶 It’s very positive and uplifting, great message, and currently the #1 song in the COUNTRY and parts of the WORLD…but he hasn’t said one THING about THAT! ☕️ And Beyoncé is indeed BLESSED by GOD with not only her beautiful voice but her beautiful FACE and CURVES lol…don’t ACT like you don’t see it either! GOD did THAT and she KNOWS that 😂 🤳🏽 And Beyoncé has a whole CATALOG of SONGS, but now she’s not saved because of ONE song? Get that LIFE, and make sure your own house is clean before you go talking about someone else’s 💋 Funny how the album that has a strong, profound and open love for the LGBTQ+ community and admiration/respect for the very foundations of House music and Ballroom culture is the one these preachers and prudes are coming for…mmhmm, seen it all before, yawns…yeah, I won’t be attending your dusty church that smells like mothballs, old pennies and funky wigs…I’ll find another one to attend LOL…keep being YOU, beautiful Bey! Don’t listen to a WORD hunnie lol ❤️🐝
ALL OF THIS!!! LMAOOOOOOOOOO!!! 🤣 You know she AIN’T listening to his tired ass!
I’ve really come to appreciate Beyoncé again! I just ordered the B’Day vinyl from Amazon as I’d forgotten how much I loved it and had no idea it was still in print on vinyl for a decent price! Now, that is a record I can slap on the turntable and allow to play ALL. THE. WAY. THROUGH and stay BOPPING hunnie! 🎶💃🏽
Who this girl in the back of the room? Who this girl in the back of the room?
Who this girl in the back of the room? It’s the groove, it’s the Yoncé groove
Who this girl in the back of the room? Who this girl in the back of the room?
It’s the groove, it’s the Yoncé groove, it’s a party in the hotel room
I think B should have more Respect for God using words ass m*********** back that ass up B have made music with out curse words
Salvation takesplacein the heart and only God knows the heart. This Bishop has no clue who is
or isn’t saved. He should have been praying for her. If he had ought against the sister then he should gone directly to her. If she didn’t listen, then go again with a witness,. If she still won’t hers, then you take it to Church leadership. That’s how the word says to do it. There hundreds of rap songs with filthy lyrics. Why did he single out Bey? His behavior is not God-like.