Amy grant on gays
In , when I interviewed Amy Grant, Christian music 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 plus years. That interview, her first LGBTQ+ press interview ever, ended up being what so many queer Christians hoped to hear, not just me.
At one point, Amy expressed her overall impression 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 absorbing because I include never done an interview where it feels every interrogate is saying, ‘Tell me I’m OK,’” she said. She understood the assignment — it was me trying to grasp how she reconciles her very general 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 be
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Her niece is family. Though she may (or may not) condone her behaviors that is no reason to blacklist her niece. If you are a staunch Christian and one of your children chooses to be gay you think the Christian thing to do is chop them off, ostracize them etc? I'm not sure that is what Jesus would do. You can POLITELY counsel them and clarify your feelings, but then move on. Where does it say you should be hateful and mean as a Christian?
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This. Especially for family, but should be for everyone.
I have family members that are the exact other side of Christian--pagan, in fact. Should I be just prefer the liberals, verb a big virtue signal by angrily, publicly, and maliciously cutting them out of my lifeor do I endeavor to love them like Jesus would, while at the same time not condoning or accepting their lifestyle choices?
Turns out with just a tiny bit of endeavor and self-control, you can do both at the adj time. Jesus sure did (woman at the well, numerous tax collectors, all of the Pharisees, and, well, all
Crossover Christian and pop music megastar Amy Grant recently made clear her thoughts on the LGBTQ+ community and Christianity. Grant shared her most pro-LGBTQ+ sentiment to date with Apple Music's Pleased Radio host Hunter Kelly.
Though she has a large LGBTQ+ following — there's even a Gay Friends of Amy Grant group on Facebook — the singer has been somewhat guarded in verbalizing her help for the LGBTQ+ 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 place 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 think to our core, 'I'm loved.' And then our creativity flourishes. We're love, 'I'm gonna arrange flowers on your tabl
Amy Grant recently admitted she has a "love-hate relationship" with some sections of God&#;s word.
Christian and multi-Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Grant recently admitted she has a "love-hate relationship" with some sections of God's word.
Christians follow and hold the Bible up as the inspired and breathed word of God. For followers of Jesus Christ, the Bible is essentially a blueprint and guidebook for daily living. The Bible is filled with trials, triumphs and failures of people looked up to as giants in Christianity, including Abraham, Moses, Noah, David and Paul. The book also contains Jesus’ sacrifice, words and lessons on several subjects.
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In addition to being a guide, the Bible is a guide filled with passages that are meant to enlighten and convict Christians, possibly highlighting a potential issue or battle in their lives. Some of those passages, for one reason or another, can be tough to get through. The Bible does not shy away from showing the