Um…I don’t know. Something about this seems very insincere compared to how her previous remarks against LGBTQ were said with her whole chest. And also, at 51 years I’m pretty sure Kim Burrell is set in her ways but hey, I could always be wrong.
Kim Burrell used her time on stage at the Stellar Awards over the weekend to apologize to the LGBTQ community while accepting the Aretha Franklin Icon Award. In doing so, she said she’s hoping the award can be used as a moment of “bridge-building” as she seeks peace.
“I want to apologize to the LGBTQ community,” she began. “Let’s give them a great big round of applause. We want them to have strength and to sincerely know that we must all do the work to embrace all of God’s people and show forth His love to everyone. I hope that this award and this moment can be the beginning of a bridge-building and listening to each other as we follow peace with all man and develop the character of God, which requires seeing God.”
Burrell previously came under fire in 2017 for labeling homosexuality perverted in a sermon. “Anybody in this room who’s dealing with the homosexual spirit, beg God to free you. Play with it in 2017; you’ll die from it,” she said at the time. When pressed over the comments, she initially doubled down on social media by writing: “To every person that is dealing with the homosexual spirit, I love you because God loves you, but God hates the sin in you and me.”
Fans on social media have been having mixed responses to the apology with many doubting her sincerity. Check it out for yourself and let us know your thoughts. Do you believe it’s possible that Burrell has had a sudden change of heart or is she looking to get her career back in a better place?
