Kirk Franklin divides Christian community after LGBT apology over 'homophobic' black churches.

Grammy award-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin is in hot water with some members of the Christian community after apologising to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people for homophobia prevalent in the black church. During a promotion pit-stop for his ninth studio album, Losing My Religion, the 45-year-old said he was "embarrassed" by some of the actions of his fellow Christians.

"I want to apologise for all of the hurtful and painful things that have been said about people in the church that have been talented and gifted and musical, that we've used and we've embarrassed... and all this other horrible crap that we've done," Franklin told The Grio. "We have not treated them like people. We're talking about human beings, men and women that God has created."

With the US Supreme Court ruling in favour of same-sex marriage in June, LGBT issues has been heavily in the spotlight. Franklin, who has been open about his past personal struggles with pornography, said he wants the world to know God is about grace and love and the Bible is not a book "that's an attack on gay people," or a "book written to attack gay people".



By Toyin Owoseje.
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