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- FORMER CHRISTIAN SGER JENNIFER KNAPP WHO CAME OUT AS GAY SAYS HOMOSEXUALY CONVERSATN IS 'IMPORTANT' TO THE CHURCH
- JENNIFER KNAPP IS GAY — SO, NOW WHAT?
- JENNIFER KNAPP, AN UNLIKELY GAY CHRISTIAN IN
- JENNIFER KNAPP DETAILS HER JOURNEY AS A GAY CHRISTIAN SGER IN 'FACG THE MIC'
- JENNIFER KNAPP, CHRISTIAN MIC SGER, ANNOUNC SHE IS GAY ON EVE OF 'LETTG GO' ALBUM RELEASE
- JENNIFER KNAPP, CHRISTIAN MIC SGER, ANNOUNC SHE IS GAY ON EVE OF 'LETTG GO' ALBUM RELEASE
- JENNIFER KNAPP MAK A SE FOR BEG GAY AND CHRISTIAN UPG BOOK
FORMER CHRISTIAN SGER JENNIFER KNAPP WHO CAME OUT AS GAY SAYS HOMOSEXUALY CONVERSATN IS 'IMPORTANT' TO THE CHURCH
Jennifer Knapp, the Christian mic artist who announced this month that she is gay, recently qutned the thenticy of Bible translatns on the issue of homosexualy. * jennifer knapp gay *
Former Christian sger Jennifer Knapp, who me out as a lbian a few years back, discsed the importance of the nversatn about homosexualy the church durg a recent asked by host Matt Carter on the Bad Christian Podst last Sunday about the nversatn's relevance to the church, Knapp rpond by sayg that is que important for believers to talk about the issue.
She left the scene 2002 due to strs and 2010, she me out as gay. She discsed her experience and views on homosexualy beg a s durg the podst.
"I don't thk homosexual orientatn, whether you're lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, I don't thk sexual inty any way is a s. I unrstand where the teachg [that says] homosexualy's a s om. "We have really wrtled wh this topic and I thk all of still at a different gree lean a ltle more towards thkg I thk maybe 's a s, but for the big thg is jt don't matter as much as the church mak an issue, " said and Christian Post op-ed ntributor Michael Brown recently discsed former Christian artists g out as gay while attemptg to rencile their fah wh their liftyle.
JENNIFER KNAPP IS GAY — SO, NOW WHAT?
The Christian mician Jennifer Knapp has jt stated an terview wh Christiany Today that she is gay. Jennifer released albums 2000 and 2001 * jennifer knapp gay *
Jennifer Knapp, the Christian mic artist who announced this month that she is gay, recently qutned the thenticy of Bible translatns on the issue of her appearance on CNN's Larry Kg Live on Friday, Knapp poted out that believers rely on a text that is not the origal language. She said scholars have qutned the terpretatn of the origal Greek words that have been translated to acknowledgg that she is by no means a scholar or theologian, Knapp brought up the Bible translatn issue to challenge those who ce the Bible as statg that homosexualy is a s. "Well, I thk there is plenty of evince my exploratn of my fah through the sacred text of the Holy Bible that I have fely regnized that we are somewhat at the handip of our own terpretatn of a sacred text, " rpond Knapp to Kg's qutn on if she feels the Bible speaks agast homosexualy.
"The issue of Bible translatn me up twice durg the LKL show that featured Knapp, Pastor Bob Botsford of Horizon Christian Fellowship San Diego, and former evangelil lear Ted Haggard, who was volved a gay sex sndal 2006. "Knapp at one pot durg the show said she is not there to jtify homosexualy, but to talk about her personal choice and path.
She risted the role of a gay activist and said Botsford has the right to teach his church his terpretatn of Scripture on homosexualy. That the next time that you want to talk about an example of what you mean to teach to your followers, please e the words this is the way this ngregatn and how we're gog to talk about homosexualy wh our muny, wh our church, " said an apparently trated Knapp toward the end of the show. Do not e my name as a substute for the word homosexualy.
JENNIFER KNAPP, AN UNLIKELY GAY CHRISTIAN IN
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He refed to give a clear answer when asked if homosexualy is a s and whether is a choice or not. Award-wng Christian mic artist Jennifer Knapp has returned om a seven-year hiat wh a om tourg wh provotive sger-songwrer Derek Webb and preparg for the release of a new album, Knapp is nfirmg what some had for years spected – she's gay.
In terviews wh The Advote, Rters, and Christiany Today – all published Tuday – Knapp spoke openly about her sexualy while makg clear that she is not a pro-gay activist or even a self-scribed lbian spe beg an eight-year relatnship wh a woman. "Though not the first Christian mic artist to "e out" as gay, Knapp is arguably the most 's imprsive history clus over one ln albums sold wh her three releas to date – Kansas (1998), Lay It Down (2000), and The Way I Am (2001). (BP)–Dove Award-wng artist Jennifer Knapp has revealed a seri of terviews that she is a lbian and a relatnship — a revelatn that may shock many the Christian muny but that should serve as a lson for the evangelil church, a Southern Baptist Conventn lear Sth, the Southern Baptist natnal strategist for genr issu and reprentative of the nomatn’s Task Force on Mistry to Homosexuals, said Knapp’s story is “far too mon” evangelil circl.
She still nsirs herself a Christian — she says the Bible has “saved my life” — but remas unnvced at the often-ced Bible vers nmng homosexualy. “I’m not pable of gettg to the theologil argument as to whether or not we should or shouldn’t allow homosexuals wh our church, ” she told Christiany Today. She also has given terviews to Rters and the Advote, a homosexual magaze and is livg Nashville but is not attendg church, she said.
JENNIFER KNAPP DETAILS HER JOURNEY AS A GAY CHRISTIAN SGER IN 'FACG THE MIC'
(RNS) Jennifer Knapp is as shocked as anyone wh her newfound role - as a gay Christian artist urgg fellow Christians to affirm homosexuals. And she fds herself sgg and makg her se a most unlikely venue -- church. By Greg Warner. * jennifer knapp gay *
”Sth said the way to w a homosexual to Christ is not through arguments but through love and passn.
Vis the Task Force on Mistry to Homosexuals’ webse at Read the full Jennifer Knapp terview at.
JENNIFER KNAPP, CHRISTIAN MIC SGER, ANNOUNC SHE IS GAY ON EVE OF 'LETTG GO' ALBUM RELEASE
Sger-Songwrer On Her 'Complited' Journey As A Gay Christian * jennifer knapp gay *
Grammy-nomated sger/songwrer Jennifer Knapp shocked the Christian mic dtry and fans by announcg she's gay. STORY HIGHLIGHTSJennifer Knapp abandoned a succsful reer Christian mic 2003The sger has returned wh a new album and the revelatn she is gayShe says she'd "rather be judged before God as beg an hont human beg" (CNN) -- Rumors were rampant when Christian mic artist Jennifer Knapp walked away om a succsful reer seven years ago.
But the one that raised the most ck among her die-hard fans was the one which proved to be te: Jennifer Knapp is gay. "I'm aware that the evangelil muny has problems wh divorce and many other facets of their artists, let alone homosexualy, " Knapp said.
In 2008, Christian sger/songwrer Ray Boltz me out as a gay man after a 20-year reer the dtry. In 2009, gospel star Tonex went public wh his homosexualy as a gut on "The Lexi Show, " a popular program on the Christian channel The Word Network.
JENNIFER KNAPP, CHRISTIAN MIC SGER, ANNOUNC SHE IS GAY ON EVE OF 'LETTG GO' ALBUM RELEASE
Veteran artist returns after seven-year hiat wh a feisty new album, Lettg Go, while also revealg that she's gay. * jennifer knapp gay *
Lexi, who is also a gospel mic artist, said that while many the Christian mic dtry are aware of who is gay, "we don't talk about , bee that's the unspoken le. " Lexi said she doubts most fans will ever fully embrace an openly gay artist, but she pots to other artists who have been able to straddle the le between secular mic and songs of fah.
JENNIFER KNAPP MAK A SE FOR BEG GAY AND CHRISTIAN UPG BOOK
DL Foster is the founr of the Gay Christian Movement Watch Web se and said he believ as society has bee more acceptg of homosexualy, Knapp and other artists are fdg easier to go public. "For a person to try and be [beg gay and beg a Christian mic artist] is not biblilly rrect, and I would hope that the church would reject such mic bee do not reprent , " he said.