Amy Grant doesn’t have time for homophobia!
In case you didn’t hear, the Christian singer received into some scorching water with homophobes when she agreed to host her niece’s same-sex wedding ceremony at her very personal farm. On Saturday she spoke to People about why her determination to host this wedding ceremony is so necessary — and why ignoring the backwards-thinking haters is, too:
“I never chase any of those rabbits down the rabbit hole. 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.”
Exactly!
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Sadly, within the 12 months 2023 many individuals nonetheless have an issue with same-sex marriages. It’s downright disgusting. Everyone deserves to like and be cherished, so we’re so glad Amy is sticking up for her niece!
(Not to say, Christianity didn’t invent marriage!)
The farm the Baby, Baby songstress hosted the marriage at has an enormous significance to her household and family members — it’s the place she and her hubby Vince Gill tied the knot:
“I own a farm that I bought back in the ’90s and they were just looking for a beautiful place to get married. So, she and Sam got married on the same hillside where Vince and I got married.”
So candy! What a particular second that’s going to attach her and her niece for a lifetime…
And so far as the 62-year-old’s religion and religious beliefs? She’s received nothing however love to present! She spoke to the Washington Post throughout summer season final 12 months and defined:
“Honestly, from a faith perspective, I do always say, ‘Jesus, you just narrowed it down to two things: love God and love each other.’ I mean, hey — that’s pretty simple.”
It’s nice the Lucky One recovered in time to have the ability to undergo with the marriage plans! As it’s possible you’ll bear in mind, The Queen of Christian Pop was admitted to the hospital following a motorcycle crash in Nashville which precipitated her to postpone her tour. Speaking to People over the weekend, she gave an replace in regards to the incident saying she’s “glad for every day” following the scary collision that left her with reminiscence points:
“The biggest thing was in the two months after the wreck, it was really depressing. Everything canceled, and I just said, ‘What if I’m never all the way back?’ And [Gill] said, ‘Things happen to people every day, and you just have to take one day at a time, and we’re here, and I love you.’ And that just kind of made every day of the journey okay. And I do feel fantastic … Well, they said a 12 to 18-month recovery for a head injury and so every once in a while, I’ll be talking to somebody, and they’ll say something that I guess I used to know, and I’ll gasp and go, ‘Are you kidding me?!’ But I’m telling you, I’m glad for every day.”
It’s great to listen to she appears to be on an uphill climb and is giving a lot like to her household. We’re sending congratulations to Amy’s niece and new niece-in-law! Reactions, Perezcious readers?
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