Can Christians listen to GAY artists?

I had two responses along those lines. Maybe I should go look at what I posted.

The singer 'came out of the closet' many years ago about how he had had homosexual feelings for a long time, and seemed to be justifying it, and started going to a perversion-supportive church. He had that hairdo back then, but that was kind of like the rock musician hair styles back then, but a bit more curly, so I didn't think he was gay by looking at him. But if someone suggested he's gay and he's got that hair nowadays, it may seem obvious.

He looks a lot like Burton Cummings, of The Guess Who. Rock stars back then
tended to have long or rather longish hair... not all of them, of course

The Beatles' hair barely came to their shoulders, yet it was considered long

During BC's decade in the band, from 1965 to 1975, he sang, wrote or co-wrote
many hit songs, including "American Woman," "No Time," "Share the Land,"
"Hand Me Down World", "Laughing", "Star Baby", "New Mother Nature", "These Eyes,"
and "Clap for the Wolfman." His solo career includes many hit singles, including
"Stand Tall," "My Own Way to Rock," "Fine State of Affairs," and "You Saved My Soul."

That last pic is way more recent

I believe a Christian can listen to any type of music whether or not the artist is Christian or secular. I think it can be a freeing experience to be able to listen to secular music if one has only felt comfortable with the Christian genre. I am glad about feeling comfortable now listening to secular music. Still I try to listen to music that makes me feel encouraged. I typically do not care for songs with cuss words in them though I have found some that I like. There are some songs that bother me such as songs that curse God’s name. Those are the kind I wish stores would never play over their radio.

Definitely a poofter.

Are you convicted? Then stop
Are you not convicted?
Ask God- not others
Not yourself
Pray and ask God

My guess is you know

The fact is we need to guard our hearts, and souls. I say simply ask yourself what message is being expressed in the art? Be honest. If it's a bad message then cut it out. Even if I he beats or melody or skill of the song is good, cut it out.

I want to believe in Jesus and the impossibilities that can become possible in this world because of His words but I don't know what is keeping me doubting His goodness. Something just makes me think that, it's about His love for all mankind despite their beliefs. There are people who do find direction and peace just by meditation and surrendering their problems to a 'greater force' not necessarily Jesus Christ. I don't know what to say about that. We thumping our Bibles and preaching out loud about Jesus ....how does it bring a total spiritual change in someone's life? How does it make Jesus above everything that they could reach out to? And if they get their peace by doing meditation, yoga and such things. Why would they want to seek Jesus ?

The Holy Spirit leads people to Jesus. Tell others about Jesus and let the Holy Spirit work in the hearts of people.

oh ok so its obvious with everyone then
what about michael jackson.

even though he insisted he wasnt. Or Whitney Houston. Or are bisexual people just obvious too.

apparently aretha franklin was a christian but you might not know it if you just judged her by her diva antics and promiscuity when she was a teenager. Or her somewhat sensuous songs.

Elvis sang gospel too.

I grew up listening to Elton John back in the 70s, I still listen to my albums every once in a while but I refuse to go see a movie about him pushing a Homosexual is A-OK agenda. But, if we buy a Hot Dog from a corner stand, and we understand that guy is a homosexual, I think it's quite an arrogant statement to up and say, I will not buy this hot dog, this man is a sinner. We all are sinners, now if that guy puts up a banner proclaiming Homosusuality is A-OK and God loves Homosexuality, (either one) I would refuse to be a party to that man's thinking and I would not but there.

Since I bought those albums long ago, I will sometimes listen, but I would never support anything that supports his position or any other homosexuals agenda. If I came face to face with a homosexual celebrity I would come right out and say, your soul is going to be damned for your homosexual lifestyle unless you repent. We don't have to go overboard, I mean what if I am told a guy is cheating on his wife, should I not allow him to install carpet in my house? But, if that guy has a sign on his van saying that wife-beating and wife cheating is a GOOD THING, I would tell him to get out of my yard, of course. It all has to be looked at in a practical manner.

Let's not disengage sinners, but let's also not celebrate their sins with them. What would Jesus do? I think he would have a meal with a sinner and tell them of their sins death sentence, and his life-giving forgiveness. So, he went to a tax collector's house to eat, but if that tax collector had been having a wild party full of immoral going on, Jesus would not have gone. So, if we can reach souls, we mingle, but we do not need to be a party to their immoral behaviors. I would never, ever, ever go anywhere where they are celebrating a wicked agenda. That is why I would never vote Dem, and why I feel dirty at times voting Republican. They are both evil parties, for the most part, thieves, crooks, liars, and cowards. But the Dems have become a party full of Anti-God bigots.

I think with political parties you can quit watching the news or going to campaign rallies where they spout a lot of their rhetoric
with singers/artists you dont have to buy their music and can turn off the radio.

I mean you do have a choice on what you choose to listen to. Nobody can really force you to watch tv, its in your power to turn it off you know.

we arent mindless zombies who just listen to or watch anything thats placed in front of us. Advertisers think we are, but you can walk straight pass them and not even pay them any attention. You can place a no junk mail sign on your mail box and filter your inbox too.

its like if you dealing with someone whos an alcoholic or drunk...doesnt mean you have to get drunk WITH them. Practise some detachment. That persons flaws or trasgressions dont need to influence you. Dont idolise artists or politicans. You'll soon find out they have feet of clay.

This is true, but at the same time the comparatively new idea of tolerance being more important that discerning right and wrong has led to a huge increase in homosexuality.

I was told of a man who destroyed all of his large collection of Wagner's music because they were in praise of demons.

I think the wide acceptance of homosexuality in the media has influenced many young people to accept that lifestyle for themselves. It is like a contagious disease.

So what. He was a broken human abused and subsequently a deviant and it was obvious from the early 80s when his thriller stuff made him popular among the pop culture.

Whitney Houston also abused and addicted to drugs from early in her career also obvious by looking at her.

I don't know what part of this stuff is so hard to figure out. It's really just sad. I don't hate the victims of the hollyweird elite exploited and abused by deviants. I don't hate Brittany Spears, or Miley Cyrus either. They are exploited and abused and addicted to drugs by vile disgusting evil beasts and turned into deviants themselves.
But what ever keep watching the box; the blinking blue light and believe what it tells you, and everything in your fantasy eutopia will not be revealed as the dystopia that it really is.

Ditto.

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."

I don't listen to any secular music or watch TV. I might catch the news every so often just to see what's goin' on but that's it.

Satan led me by the hand into the world of secular music at a very early age. Its influence on me spiritually has been way more destructive than any drug or anything else. It begins to cloud your thinking until you can't really hear God.

The bad thing is, there are so many who call themselves Christian who see absolutely nothing wrong with it unless they happen to find out something about the artist they don't like or agree with. But in god's eyes it's all wrong because the message it sends is diametrically opposed to His.

"For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?"

er, its not hard to figure out but we dont judge ppl by appearances.

not sure what you mean by fantasy utopia lol.
music tv was just another way of selling records, which many ppl dont even buy anymore.

ccm is just the same but christianised. It operates on the exact same model...sell a lot of songs, make $$$ for the record label.

It was a means of selling a social narrative, and has doubled down on it now.

Christians can pretty much do as they wish. The question should be: SHOULD Christians listen to gay artists?

One does not always know an Artists sexual choice, but, if I know a person is openly gay/lesbian, I don't listen to them. Why would I?

2 Corinthians, Chapter 6:

14) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

there is nothing wrong with acknowledging God-given talent and Speak on the abuse of that talent and what they could be IF they were saved. Think about those w who was in the church who took the gift out of the church and the devil killed by drugs booze and suicide. Do we really as Christians are so selfish only think about what I get out of listening to the music?

The wonder women and men who were exploited by the devil and taken out were powerfully gifted.

Elvis
Micheal Jackson
Whitney Houston
Prince
Sam Cook

and the list is too big to mention.