(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.
Contents:
- FORMER CHRISTIAN SGER JENNIFER KNAPP WHO CAME OUT AS GAY SAYS HOMOSEXUALY CONVERSATN IS 'IMPORTANT' TO THE CHURCH
- JENNIFER KNAPP DETAILS HER JOURNEY AS A GAY CHRISTIAN SGER IN 'FACG THE MIC'
- JENNIFER KNAPP, AN UNLIKELY GAY CHRISTIAN IN
- 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
Sger-Songwrer On Her 'Complited' Journey As A Gay Christian * is 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. 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.
JENNIFER KNAPP DETAILS HER JOURNEY AS A GAY CHRISTIAN SGER IN 'FACG THE MIC'
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. * is jennifer knapp 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.
”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. Four years later, Knapp is back wh an all-new memoir, Facg the Mic: My Story, which she explor her "plited, plex" journey as a vout Christian who intifi as gay.
JENNIFER KNAPP, AN UNLIKELY GAY CHRISTIAN IN
As Knapp reveals this exclive trailer for HuffPost Gay Voic, the dilemma she ntually faced was: "What do I do about beg a person of fah when I'm an environment that tells me I'm nsistently nflict wh ? The ia that I uld be gay never took hold.
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.
JENNIFER KNAPP MAK A SE FOR BEG GAY AND CHRISTIAN UPG BOOK
"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.
He refed to give a clear answer when asked if homosexualy is a s and whether is a choice or not. Bee Knapp was one of those CCMers many Christians latched onto, you n image the shockwav that rippled throughout the dtry when she publicly me out as gay 2010. Jennifer Knapp, former darlg of the Contemporary Christian Mic dtry, publicly me out as gay 2010, promptg numero nversatns fah muni.