The Immoral Church of the Grammys
English: Queen Latifah, crop Category:Queen Latifah (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In 1971, Don McLean sang “Bye bye, Miss American Pie,” and asked: “…do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so, [or] do you believe in rock and roll, can music save your mortal soul?” Back then there were still options. Asking these two questions in a pop song made sense. No longer. We’ve come a long way, baby. The latest Grammy Awards (January 26, 2014) celebrating the liberating power of music, launched in prime time, with all the stunning technological Hollywood bells and whistles, THE NEW AMERICAN RELIGION. Way back in 1988, at the height of his career as a recognized journalist (having made big money ghost-writing Donald Trump ’s biography, Art of the Deal), Tony Schwartz went on a journey to understand what was happening to the soul of America. In 1995 he published What Really Matters, an examination of the thought and practice of the leaders of the New Age Movem...