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Jesus in an Assemblies of God church, following the death ofhis mother from an automobile accident.Like most CCM musicians, Keaggy does not describe hissalvation in clear biblical terms in his interviews or at his website. He says that he went forward in a church service andsaid, “Jesus, come into my life” (“Phil Keaggy Interview,”Harmony magazine, 1976). He does not mention repentance.In 1972, he le Glass Harp due to philosophical differencesto do solo work and to begin playing in Christian circles.During the last half of the 1970s he worked with BuckHerring and the 2nd Chapter of Acts, one of the pioneers ofChristian rock. Later he formed the Phil Keaggy Band.ough the Catholic-raised Keaggy made a commitment toChrist in an Assemblies of God church in 1970, he has notrejected Roman Catholicism and he is extremely ecumenical.He claimed to have been “baptized in the Holy Spirit” in1970 at a Kathryn Kuhlman service and that it “was abeautiful experience (Harmony magazine, 1976). Kuhlmanwas not only a female pastor in direct disobedience toScripture, she had “an inordinate love for expensive clothesand jewelry” and was romantically involved with marriedevangelist Burroughs Waltrip, who subsequently le his wifeand two children and married her (Wayne Warner, KathrynKuhlman: e Woman Behind the Miracles; JamieBuckingham, Daughter of Destiny). Kuhlman’s meetings wereoen characterized by the dangerous and unscriptural“slaying in the spirit” phenomenon. Her spiritual blindnesswas evident when she met Pope Paul VI at the Vatican andsaid, “ere was a oneness. When I walked forward herecognized me as a person who loves God--who has anunderstanding of the spiritual. And he stood and just reachedout both hands and took my hands in his and said, ‘You’redoing an admirable job. You not only have my blessing, youhave prayers’” (Christian News, Nov. 10, 1975). at year atthe Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship World Conventionin Anaheim, California, Kuhlman said: “I want you to know194