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Marriage, sexaulity have been weaponised in Western Christianity; Being married is not a prerequisite for God’s hand in your life – Kirk Franklin
Celebrated American gospel singer and record producer, Kirk Franklin has expressed that Western Christianity has distorted the notions of marriage, generosity, and sexuality into tools of manipulation.
During his appearance on the ‘Funky Friday’ podcast, the ‘Just For Me’ hitmaker asserted that the distortion of these fundamental concepts has led many individuals to adhere to human doctrines, mistakenly believing they are acting in accordance with divine intentions.
Franklin voiced his concern that certain young individuals are being barred from participating in church ministries due to their marital status. He also emphasized the significant role that families play in the societal weaponization of marriage.
“I believe that marriage, giving and sexuality have been weaponised in Western Christianity. Any woman listening to this can attest in our culture: ‘Don’t be no 30, 35 single black woman and go to the family reunion.’ All the older women are going to look at you and be like, ‘Why are you not married?’’
“It’s like a prerequisite for identity and value. If you don’t have a man or kids, then something about you is broken. Do you understand how dysfunctional these messages are and how we superficialise these messages?” he questioned.
“[Apostle] Paul said that marriage is a necessary distraction. I have many friends that were in ministries in church, and the churches told them, ‘If you’re going to be in ministry, you can’t be single.’ So what people do is that they quickly get married thinking that they’re fulfilling God’s will for their lives but they’re fulfilling man’s dogma.
“You can be single and be used by God. You can be single and have purpose. Being married is not a prerequisite for God’s hand in your life. It’s not. But we’ve weaponised it. And they crucify people when those same marriages failed,” he added.
