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American Idol, The Voice and gay contestants, oh my

posted by Joanne Brokaw | 11:50am Tuesday August 16, 2011

When I left the Gospel Soundcheck blog for my little hiatus last fall, the hot topic was (besides Katy Perry), homosexuality (which, I suppose, includes the singer who kissed a girl and liked it). I know. What on earth does being gay have [...]

Documentary “Wish Me Away” chronicles coming out of Christian and country singer Chely Wright

posted by Joanne Brokaw | 11:18am Monday July 18, 2011

The L.A. Times did a story yesterday on the documentary “Wish Me Away,” which chronicles the coming out of country music artist Chely Wright. Wright also happens to be a Christian. The film has already won the jury documentary prize [...]

Jennifer Knapp is “out of the closet” and back with a new album

posted by Joanne Brokaw | 2:33pm Thursday April 15, 2010

Let me clear the air right out of the gate: I love Jennifer Knapp. Her music has been an incredible inspiration for me, and when I heard she had a new album out I was very excited. Jennifer Knapp burst [...]

Video: Christians and homosexuality – Do you really love gay people?

posted by Joanne Brokaw | 8:52am Wednesday November 11, 2009

This has nothing to do with Christian music, but the topic of homosexuality and Christianity comes up often on this blog when we’re talking about gay Christian music, so I thought I’d share it.It’s a message for Christians – maybe [...]

Previous Posts

The X Factor final performances - care to predict a winner?
Tonight was the final performance episode of this first season of The X Factor in the US, and what a way to end the competition. The three finalists - Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro - pulled out all of the stops for their final performances. First, each performed a duet with a star,

posted 9:45:43pm Dec. 21, 2011 | read full post »

Jon Bon Jovi is not dead. Honest.
  Rock fans and women around the world are breathing a collective sigh of relief: Jon Bon Jovi is not dead. Despite rumors of his demise, the charming rock legend is alive and well. It appears to have started with a fake blog post reporting that Bon Jovi suffered cardiac arrest. However at a

posted 8:13:10pm Dec. 19, 2011 | read full post »

The X Factor final four results: Marcus goes home
On tonight's The X Factor results show, Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene went through to the next round and Marcus Canty was sent home. OK, OK, I know, I know. I 've been hard on Marcus Canty the last few weeks, so you may be thinking that I'm happy he went home tonight. I wasn't happy

posted 9:25:44pm Dec. 15, 2011 | read full post »

The X Factor final 4 performances (videos) - is it too early to predict a winner?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJydFvjfpGs&list=PLF6E714D211E0A7EF&index=1&feature=plpp_video[/youtube] We're down to the wire on this first season of The X Factor, and there's one burning question still yet to be answered: How is it that Marcus Canty is still in the compe

posted 10:23:44pm Dec. 14, 2011 | read full post »

The X Factor final 5 results - Nicole refuses to make a decision, Rachel goes home, and Marcus gets yet another chance
If last week was a tough week for X Factor Nicole Scherzinger after she voted to send home Drew, this week might be downright dangerous. After host Steve Jones announced that Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik and Melanie Amaro were straight through to the semi-finals, Marcus Canty and Rachel Crow were left t

posted 9:30:42pm Dec. 08, 2011 | read full post »


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