Whout the artistic and emotnal ntributns of gay people there would be no gospel mic. This is the provotive and nvcg claim ma by Anthony Heilbut his majtic new book, "The Fan Who Knew Too Much."
Contents:
- TREY PEARSON, A POPULAR CHRISTIAN ROCKER, TELLS FANS HE’S GAY
- HOW GAY GOSPEL ARTISTS LEFT A TATED LEGACY- FROM HOLY TO NOT AT ALL [PART THREE]
- WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
- “I DON’T CONMN HOMOSEXUALY” GOSPEL SGER TYE TRIBBETT SAYS BEG GAY IS NATURAL
- GAYS, GOD AND GOSPEL MIC
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
TREY PEARSON, A POPULAR CHRISTIAN ROCKER, TELLS FANS HE’S GAY
In an terview wh Sister 2 Sister magaze, gospel sger Tye Tribbett says beg gay is natural. Get his full stance si. * how gay gospel artists left a tainted legacy *
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTJune 2, 2016The lead sger of the popular Christian rock band Everyday Sunday, Trey Pearson, me out as gay on Tuday an open letter to his fans, endg a yearslong personal stggle between fah and sexualy and jog a flock of Christian micians who have e out as gay or lbian recent Pearson, 35, has enjoyed a succsful reer Christian rock wh Everyday Sunday, whose 2009 album “Bt Night of Our Liv” reached No.
HOW GAY GOSPEL ARTISTS LEFT A TATED LEGACY- FROM HOLY TO NOT AT ALL [PART THREE]
* how gay gospel artists left a tainted legacy *
To make an extremely long story short, I have e to be able to adm to myself, and to my fay, that I am gay.
“I was faced wh a cisn at that pot: if I was gog to try to keep buryg down and blamg on other thgs, or if I was gog to adm to myself and her that I was gay.
”Eliel Cz, the executive director of Fah Ameri, a relig anizatn for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people, said that each time a Christian mician me out, fans stggled to rencile their spirual enjoyment of the mic wh nservative teachgs on homosexualy. It is yet to be seen whether he will face the same blowback as other gay Christian he said he was not worried. “When you have mted your life to the belief that God hat homosexualy and all of a sudn your son is gay, there is a stra, ” he add.
WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
While many black pastors nmn homosexualy om the pulp, the choir lofts behd them are often filled wh gay sgers and micians. The fact that gays and lbians often hold learship posn the church is the worst kept secret black Ameri. * how gay gospel artists left a tainted legacy *
This is Part 3 which will explore a gay gospel artist and mister and his part startg a gay revolutn the black church by pure disobedience.
This is prumably the last part of our seri: How Gay Gospel Artists Left a Tated Legacy For Today’s Generatn. As a black Christian who don’t believe homosexualy is a s, I’m nstantly disheartened to hear some Black Church and black lears speak out so vehemently agast the liftyle. So ’s rehg to hear someone so closely nnected to the church say somethg even remotely ls homophobic than what we’re ed to.
“I DON’T CONMN HOMOSEXUALY” GOSPEL SGER TYE TRIBBETT SAYS BEG GAY IS NATURAL
In the April 2014 issue of Sister 2 Sister magaze, Tribbett spoke about homosexualy and why he believ Christians n reach more people through love rather than hate.
In reference to the way pastors al wh homosexualy, Tribbett had this to say:.
GAYS, GOD AND GOSPEL MIC
While Tribbett acknowledged that the church has improved over the years their stance, he spoke further about homosexualy and whether or not was God’s bt for His people.
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
When the Sister 2 Sister terviewer stated that she believed homosexualy was natural, Tribbett agreed.