Where is this merciful and forgiving energy for Dante Bowe— the “Abba” singer that Maverick City parted ways with after he uploaded an Instagram video singing along to an explicit secular song?

While no Christian is perfect, Ephesians 5:4 does condemn “filthiness” coming from a believer’s mouth, which is what makes a newly-leaked recording of sixteen-time Grammy-winning artist, songwriter, and producer, Kirk Franklin, so shocking.