Amy grant and lgbtq
In 2013, when I interviewed Amy Grant, Christian tune icon and one of my childhood idols, there was something she went out of her way to tell me that made our interview one of the most meaningful I’ve done over the last 10-plus years. That interview, her first Queer press interview ever, ended up being what so many queer Christians hoped to hear, not just me.
At one point, Amy expressed her overall mark of my questions, which covered LGBTQ+ marriage, which was not yet legal, and whether she was concerned about Christians who might judge her for speaking with me on queer topics. “This is interesting because I hold never done an interview where it feels every question is saying, ‘Tell me I’m OK,’” she said. She understood the assignment — it was me trying to understand how she reconciles her very public faith with the fact that so many LGBTQ+ people, including myself, admire her. It was then that she said, “Can I say one thing?”
Her closing quote was affirming for anyone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community but has felt betrayed by religious homophobia, particularly from those in the Christian people. And it wa
Becket Cook Discusses Amy Grant Hosting Niece's Same-Sex Wedding
Amy Grant recently hosted her niece's same-sex wedding at her farm. She stands by this decision, saying, "Honestly, from a faith perspective, I do always say, 'Jesus, you just narrowed it down to two things: love God and love each other.' I mean, hey – that's pretty simple." Various pastors, among them Franklin Graham, have spoken out against this decision: "Yes, we are to desire God & love each other. But if we love God, we will seek to obey His Word. Jesus told us, 'If you love Me, keep My commandments' (John 14:15). God defines what is sin, not us; & His Word is clear that homosexuality is sin."
In this podcast episode, Becket Cook looks at the story of Amy Grant hosting her niece’s lesbian wedding on her farm. Amy calls it love, but what is love according to the Bible? Becket looks at Franklin Graham’s response to her hosting this wedding as well as another Christian writer who wrote a piece on this. Becket also talks about the time he attended a gay wedding and how and why he regrets this decision. Finally, Becket discusses whether a Christian should go to a gay wedding or not.
Discuss this topic wit Crossover Christian and pop music megastar Amy Grant recently made clear her thoughts on the Homosexual community and Christianity. Grant shared her most pro-LGBTQ+ sentiment to date with Apple Music's Haughty Radio host Seeker Kelly. Though she has a large Gay following — there's even a Homosexual Friends of Amy Grant group on Facebook — the singer has been somewhat guarded in verbalizing her sustain for the Homosexual community. We can now say without a doubt that the community has Grant's support. "Who loves us more than the one who made us?" Grant asked Kelly in the July 12 interview. "None of us are a surprise to God. Nothing about who we are or what we've done. That's why, to me, it's so important to establish a welcome table. Because I was invited to a table where someone said 'Don't be afraid, you're loved.' …Gay. Straight. It does not matter." "It doesn't matter how we behave," Grant continued. "It doesn't matter how we're wired. We're all our best selves when we consider to our core, 'I'm loved.' And then our creativity flourishes. We're fond, 'I'm gonna arrange flowers on your table and my table.' When we're loved, we're fearless enough to tell yes to every good impulse that comes to Amy Grant is hosting her niece’s same-sex wedding on her farm, and Franklin Graham wants everyone to know he disapproves. Of course, this should approach as no surprise to Graham. In a 2013 interview with the LGBTQ news outlet PrideSource, Grant said she knew by the time she was 18 she had a gay fan build. “Even when I was discovering my own sexuality and meeting people that had a different life, I didn’t categorize then, and I don’t categorize right now. It makes me realize I don’t have any idea of what it would touch like every moment of my life to travel somewhere and feel judged.” The former Contemporary Christian Song star who crossed over to mainstream appeal still maintains a wholesome churchgoing appeal and has moved from cautious to unlock talk of her back for the LGBTQ community. Back in 2013, when asked about the politics of gay marriage, she said, “I never talk about anything like that.” At the time, Ross Murray, senior director of the GLAAD Media Institute, found Grant’s interview to be “somewhat circumspect. She speaks in general terms of loving and ac By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter The Rev. Franklin Graham criticized contemporary Christian music star Amy Grant after she and her husband announced their plans to host a same-sex wedding for their niece at their farm, denouncing homosexuality as a sin. In a Sunday Facebook post, Graham, the son of famous evangelist Billy Graham and head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said, "God defines what is sin, not us; and His Word is transparent that homosexuality is sin." Graham took issue with Grant creature quoted in a Washington Post article as saying: "Jesus, you just narrowed it down to two things: treasure God and affection each other." The artist told the outlet about her and her husband's plans to host her niece's wedding at their farm. The wedding will be the family's "first bride and bride" nuptials, according to the report. Subscribe to get daily/weekly email with the highest stories (plus extraordinary offers!) from The Christian Post. Be the first to know. The 70-year-old Graham agreed that God calls Christians to love one another
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