Andrae crouch gay
Andraé Crouch and the authority of the Cross
Few gospel artists have worked with personalities of the stature of Michael Jackson or Madonna. This, however, was one of the claims of Andraé Crouch, who died from a heart attack on 8 January, aged 72. He was the author of many of the songs that are sung in churches today and he collaborated with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross and Ringo Starr. In the seventies, Elvis Presley recorded one of his songs, “I’ve got confidence”, and Paul Simon performed “Jesus Is The Answer” in his concerts. So how did he become so influential?
According to his biography, “Through It All” (1974), Andraé was born in Compton, Los Angeles, in 1942 – although many websites say that he was born in San Francisco–. He has a twin sister, Sandra, who won a Grammy in the 1980s, having played the tambourine for many Motowns recordings at the inception of the 1970s. His parents owned a thirsty cleaning business and a restaurant in Los Angeles, but they also preached on the street and visited hospitals and prisons to share the gospel. In 1951, they founded the Christ Me
Outlaw's Evidence of the Unseen
It’s all things gay and Christian in this episode, with a specific look at the history of the ex-gay movement and reparative therapy. What do Tim and Ray think about Biblical infallibility and the “clobber verses”? What about the concept of deliverance? Is gay persona a choice or are we born this way? Is ex-gay identity a fallacy? Is the “decision” to adjust one’s sexual orientation really just the result of coercion? Tim and Ray review a pair of documentaries on the subject, including the new-ish Netflix film Pray Away, and take to task the narratives of former ex-gay church leaders who have now embraced their queer identities. There are a few focus points along the way: Dave Chappelle, the relationship between anti-science and anti-LGBT rhetoric in the church, Donnie McClurkin, exvangelicalism, and the challenge with leadership models and the force structures in affirming LGBT faith spaces that mirror their conservative counterparts.
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Who's gay in Gospel music?
I view the Gaither Reunion shows from time to time and I have to say there come across to be a number of flamers in the gospel society. Mark Lowry, for one.
Who else?
| by Anonymous | reply 154 | October 25, 2019 1:02 PM |
Cynthia Clawson isn't gay but she's very gay positive, apparently. She's taken a lot of heat from the more conservative fundamentalist elements of the gospel world but she's sticking to her guns. Beautiful voice, too. Interesting that Bill Gaither chooses to include and feature her all the time.
Vestal Goodman also loved the gays, apparently. She's seemed like a big-hearted loving sort of woman who truly loved everyone.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 6, 2011 1:22 AM |
Not quite gospel, but what about Mchael Tate? He pinged big time when he was in DC Speak . So did TobyMac for that matter. Wish both would be gay.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 6, 2011 1:26 AM |
That guy who hosts the gospel show on Wager sure seems gay.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 6, 2011 1:32 AM |
Kirk Talley. He admitted to sending out nude pics a few years ago because he was about to be blackmailed. Pretty much ruined his career in