When Christian evangelist Franklin Graham and hate-group leader Tony Perkins are calling you a sinner, it’s probably because you made the mistake of being kind. That’s what happened with singer Amy Grant, who received harsh condemnation from the bigots for an act of Jesus-like generosity.
Grant was recently awarded the Kennedy Center Honors, an award give for “lifetime artistic achievements,” making her the first contemporary Christian singer to receive it. It’s a huge deal and a chance to reminisce over what she’s achieved in her decades-long career. There are multiple Grammys, three multi-platinum albums, six No. 1 hits, and more than two dozen Dove Awards (a.k.a. Christian Grammys).
But what the haters noticed in a Washington Post profile of Grant was one section involving her niece:
In recent years, she has voiced support for the LGBTQ community, where she has had a large fan base for decades. Now, she talks about her and [husband Vince] Gill’s plans to host her niece’s wedding at their farm, which is her family’s “first bride and bride” nuptials. Grant recalls her reaction when she learned her niece had come out: What a gift to our whole family to just widen the experience of our whole family.
“Honestly, from a faith perspective, I do always say, ‘Jesus, you just narrowed it down to two things: love God and love each other,’ ” Grant said. “I mean, hey — that’s pretty simple.”
She’s hosting a same-sex wedding ceremony… and that’s it. That’s what set the bigots off. Notice that Grant doesn’t even say if she personally supports marriage equality or LGBTQ rights in general; she’s just doing her niece a favor because it’s a way to express love.
But Graham was furious:
Bigots will use any excuse to spread their vile hatred far and wide.
Quite the reason to be embarrassed by the tight assed culture that surrounds
US society.. Most civilized countries( the happiest & resilient ) have moved on .
Just like Adult Deviciate Disorder ; Athiemers; Depession ; Genius ; Athleticism =sex has a spectrum .
Would you want to live somewhere
where we ARE EXACTLY ALIKE in any /ALL human characteristics???
Not to mention the assets we stand to lose , the GRIEF inflicted , the shattering of families, ect.. Do we have the right to keep LGBT from participating & or contributing to humanity-_- I think NOT.
JUST like females and thier struggle to vote or income equality( most tenured college administration ARE MALE TODAY) we as a society are shooting our collective " foot off "- and dimming the bright future for the next generations.
Thanks for posting☮
An actual Christian outlook as advised by her Jeesus, vs. Hate-mongers.
The contrast is stark.