Amy Grant on Homophobic Criticism Over Niece's Same-Sex Wedding: 'I Love Those Brides'

People ^ | January 16, 2023 | Brenton Blanchet and Topher Gauk-Roger

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Amy Grant loves her family, and she's making that very clear.

The Grammy Award winner, 62, is opening up about her decision to host her niece's same-sex wedding and how she's been navigating the varying feedback that's come as a result.

"I never chase any of those rabbits down the rabbit hole," Grant told PEOPLE of social media responses — both good and bad. "I love my family, I love those brides. They're wonderful, our family is better, and you should be able to be who you are with your family, and be loved by them."

The wedding came to be when Grant offered her farm for the ceremony — the same place where she and husband Vince Gill got married in 2000. Gill and Grant will celebrate 23 years of marriage in March.

"I own a farm that I bought back in the '90s and they were just looking for a beautiful place to get married," she tells PEOPLE at the Music Center in Los Angeles for an event honoring Jerry Moss on Saturday. "So, she and Sam got married on the same hillside where Vince and I got married."

[Varsity Flight]

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[NorthMountain]

If we stray off into other areas dealing with sinful nature

Please start a thread dealing with your favorite aspect of sinful nature.

But here, on this thread ... you're way off base trying to distract from the grave sin of sodomy, and the fact that the popular culture violently supports it.

[Antoninus]

"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 told the Post. "I mean, hey — that's pretty simple."

Translation: "I am a fake Christian in it for the money."

[Antoninus]

In general, I find that “Christian rock” is neither Christian nor rock. Or at least not very good examples of either thing :)

[robowombat]

Joke?

[Theophilus]

Theophobia is the beginning of wisdom.

Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell

[minnesota_bound]

She is one of the reasons country music became so bad.

[originalbuckeye]

When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.

I always think of Humpty Dumpty when I hear any word that has been corrupted. The first one was the word ‘Marriage’, which for centuries had meant the lawful union of a man and a woman. Now the word ‘woman’ is corrupted, too. Appalling situation we find ourselves in, driven by those who want to fundamentally change our beloved country.

[The Unknown Republican]

The problem for her is that “love God” means loving his commandments and precepts as articulated in Scripture. She ignores this point and thinks she’s loving others by leading them into damnation. She actually is following neither commandment with her actions.

[1Old Pro]

So she’s another fake in the entertainment business, knock me over with a feather.

[SuzyQue]

I wouldn’t know her if I heard her, so I’ll take your word for it. I do like her husband’s music though.

[SuzyQue]

Agreed.