- Gospel singer Sola Allyson has been criticized on social media for not including the word “Jesus” in her songs.
- Dr. Panam Percy Paul was criticized for turning down £24m in 1995 to maintain the name “Jesus” in his songs.
Gospel singer Sola Allyson has voiced her frustration after receiving backlash from a social media user who criticized her for not explicitly mentioning “Jesus” in her songs.
The criticism came shortly after Dr. Panam Percy Paul revealed he had turned down £24 million in 1995 to preserve the use of the name “Jesus” in his music. In her response, Allyson strongly questioned the intentions of her critics, suggesting that they might be trying to force her to conform to their expectations or that they struggled with self-esteem and sought validation through criticism.
Allyson made it clear that she doesn’t want to align with individuals who claim to follow Jesus but display negative and harsh behavior. While addressing the criticism, she reiterated that her music is deeply rooted in her faith and values, even if she doesn’t always directly reference Jesus in her lyrics.
Allyson wrote on X: “Why are you people this callous and unkind?
“If this is what you are with your own Jesus, I don’t want to be identified with you lots!
“Can you see why really true souls who have found themselves distant themselves from you?
“Or is it that you are desperately looking for an addition of light-souls in your dark space and you must bully them into joining you??? Or you have low self esteem and you don’t feel enough without me? Because, kò yé mi.“
Or the Jesus presented to you is that who has low self esteem and looks for validation.
“Can’t you see that you have failed already? All these years?
“Why must I be like your fathers and mothers before you see what I am? Did I ask to be a part of you? Am I not walking my own journey and getting ahead in it?
“I don’t want to be a part of dark souls who outwardly present “Jesus”!“This act says dark and callous! This is bullying! The Jesus I know Would NEVER do this!
“Anyone who does anything like this only calls The Name and not of The Name!
“I don’t want to be a part of you bullies and manipulators!
“Leave me to be and face your fellow vain, shallow and liar souls!”
It is important to highlight that Allyson has encountered comparable criticism previously, as she has been scrutinized for not explicitly referencing Jesus in her music, leading some to question her authenticity as a gospel artist.
She wrote: “Ṣèbí it’s GOD that souls should be drawn to? Ṣèbí it’s GOD that Jesus Leads us to…I don’t understand the bashing o. Over 20 years now! Ha. Àfí k’Ọ́LỌ́UN Gbà mí o, at this point…“
