Amy Grant couldn’t care less about homophobic backlash. “I love those brides,” the Grammy-winning Christian pop singer said.
By John Russell for LGBTQ Nation –
Amy Grant has no time for the homophobic backlash to her decision to host her niece’s same-sex wedding.
This past November, the Grammy-winning Christian pop singer who also received the Kennedy Center Honors last month, spoke to The Washington Post about hosting the nuptials along with husband Vince Gill at their Tennessee farm. She said it would be her family’s “first bride and bride” wedding and recalled her reaction when her niece first came out, saying that it was a gift to her whole family that would widen their experience.
“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.”
“I own a farm that I bought back in the ’90s and they were just looking for a beautiful place to get married,” she told People Magazine more recently. “So, [my niece] and Sam got married on the same hillside where Vince and I got married.”
Predictably, some Christian conservatives took issue with Grant’s decision.
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