Jennifer Knapp

CCM industry stays silent on LGBTQ inclusion as queer artists carve inroads

By Kathryn Post — November 15, 2021
(RNS) — Streaming platforms have allowed LGBTQ Christian artists like Semler to stake a claim in Christian music.

Evolving Faith conference offers evangelical ‘refugees’ shelter

By Roxanne Stone — October 7, 2019
DENVER (RNS) — Nearly 2,500 attendees gathered in Denver for two days to seek community in what many called "the wilderness" of deconstruction. Speakers grappled with questions about faith, church, power and justice. Even as they also mourned the death of co-founder, Rachel Held Evans.

Christian rock star comes out as gay. Here’s the letter he wrote to the world

By Jonathan Merritt — May 31, 2016
(RNS) 'I never wanted to be gay,' Trey Pearson said. 'I was scared of what God would think and what all of these people I loved would think about me.'

Jennifer Knapp makes a case for being gay and Christian in upcoming book

By Jonathan Merritt — May 22, 2014
(RNS) Jennifer Knapp, a beloved musician in some Christian evangelical circles, is ready to take a new role as a lesbian activist. In October, Simon & Schuster will publish her memoir.

As Cornerstone wraps up, Wild Goose Festival takes off

By Greg Horton — June 21, 2012

(RNS) This summer will be the last call for Cornerstone, one of the oldest Christian music and arts festivals in the U.S. Yet as Cornerstone and its heavy metal lineup exit the stage, the young upstart Wild Goose Festival is doubling its size in only its second year. By Greg Horton.

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