American gospel artiste Kirk Franklin, known for his strong Christian faith has expressed his dissatisfaction with certain Christian beliefs which he said deviates from the Christian faith.
Speaking on the recent Cam Newton’s Funky Friday show, the 54-year-old musician criticized how marriage, giving, and sexuality have been “weaponized” within the Christian faith.
Franklin argued that marriage has been portrayed as a necessary tool used to judge and pressure single individuals.
He pointed out that many Christians have spiritualized marriage making it look as a solution to sin, an idea he strongly opposes.
“I believe that marriage has been weaponized in Western Christianity, giving and sexuality have been weaponized in Western Christianity… There’s this notion that if you’re living in sin, you need to get married, without understanding that marriage doesn’t fix sin,” he said.
Franklin also highlighted the pressure single women, particularly Black women, face within their communities and pointed out the scrutiny they go through during family gatherings with questions from relatives about their marital status.
“It’s as if not being married or having children is seen as a flaw, a sign that something is wrong with you,” he remarked.
The gospel singer who has been married for 28 years further lamented on how the Christian community often elevates marriage and disregard the potential for single individuals to serve God.
“Marriage is a good thing,” Franklin acknowledged, “but Paul also said that some of you could be even more useful in the kingdom if you were single. Yet, we’ve made marriage a necessary distraction.”
Franklin shared how some of his friends were pressured into marriage by the belief that they needed to be married to serve in ministry.
“People rush into marriage thinking they’re fulfilling God’s will, but they’re really just following man’s dogma,” he said. “You can be single and be used by God. Being married is not a prerequisite for God’s hand on your life, but we’ve weaponized it.”
“I believe that marriage has been weaponized in Western Christianity”
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