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Donnie McClurkin

Background information
BornNovember 9, 1959 (1959-11-09) (age 48)
OriginAmityville, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)Gospel,
Contemporary Christian,
Inspirational/Worship, Hymns
Years active1996 - present
Websitewww.donniemcclurkin.com (Official Website)

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Biography

McClurkin was born and raised in Amityville, New York. Amityville is an upscale village in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. McClurkin found comfort through an aunt who sang background vocals with gospel music musician Andraé Crouch. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Andraé Edward Crouch (born July 1, 1942, in San Francisco, California Musical career His first group was the Church of God After staying close to Crouch throughout his boyhood, he began to play piano and sing with his church youth choir. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers He formed the McClurkin Singers by the time he was a teenager, and later formed another group, the New York Restoration Choir.

Hired as an associate minister at Marvin Winans' Perfecting Church in 1989, with his vocals during a seminar, McClurkin endured a bout with leukemia that year. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs The Winans family is an African-American family of Gospel music artists from Detroit, Michigan. Seminar is generally a form of Academic instruction either at a University or offered by a commercial or professional organization Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood [1]

A friendship with a Warner Alliance executive resulted in his signing to the label for his 1996 self-titled LP, with producers Mark Kibble (of Take 6), Cedric and Victor Caldwell plus Andraé Crouch. Warner Alliance was a Contemporary Christian imprint of Warner Music Group. Mark Kibble is a Gospel music Singer and a member of the award-winning gospel performing group Take 6. Take 6 is an influential American A cappella Gospel music Sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Andraé Edward Crouch (born July 1, 1942, in San Francisco, California Musical career His first group was the Church of God The disc, which featured the perennially popular "Stand," went gold shortly after being publicly lauded by Oprah Winfrey. [2] At the 48th annual Grammy Awards, he won a grammy in the category Traditional Soul Gospel Album, for "Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs". [3] In 2004, he sang at the Republican National Convention. [4] He is now the pastor of Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, New York. Freeport is a village in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA, on the South Shore of Long Island [5]

Views on homosexuality

Although he identified as gay for several years, McClurkin states that he is now an ex-gay. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Ex-gay is a term sometimes used to refer to persons who once identified as Gay or Lesbian, but have since turned away from such identification for [6] In his book Eternal Victim, Eternal Victor McClurkin wrote that homosexuality is a spiritual issue and that one can be delivered from it by God;

"The abnormal use of my sexuality continued until I came to realize that I was broken and that homosexuality was not God's intention. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. . . for my masculinity. "[7]

He then describes himself as going through a process by which he became "a saved and sanctified man". In Theology, salvation can mean three related things being saved from or Liberation from something such as Suffering or the punishment of The word sanctification (see -ification) refers to the act or Process McClurkin has stated that homosexuality is a curse. [4]

Obama campaign involvement

McClurkin's listing as a headlining performer for Senator Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign has stirred controversy because of his views on homosexuality. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. [8][9][10]

Discography

Filmography

Television appearances

Radio show

See related

References

  1. ^ Jeffers, Glenn (August 2001). This article is about a film For other uses of the word "gospel" see Gospel (disambiguation. Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a romantic - dramedy film written by Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American Animated film, the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 musical romantic - dramedy produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999 to May 10, 2004. Girlfriends is a popular American sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000 on The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate Black Americans and other minorities in music acting sports and Ex-gay is a term sometimes used to refer to persons who once identified as Gay or Lesbian, but have since turned away from such identification for Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr (born September 22 1941 is the former Pastor Emeritus of the Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC a Megachurch in Chicago How Donnie McClurkin Overcame Rape, Sexual Abuse And Leukemia Scare To Become A Gospel Music Star. Ebony.
  2. ^ Wadrin, Clarence (January 6, 2003). Donnie McClurkin: gospel music's hidden treasure. Jet Magazine.
  3. ^ List of Grammy winners
  4. ^ a b Richard Leiby (August 29, 2004). Donnie McClurkin, Ready to Sing Out Against Gay 'Curse'. The Washington Post. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D
  5. ^ Popular Gospel Singer Donnie McClurkin Ordained As Pastor. Jet Magazine (June 25, 2001).
  6. ^ EDGE Boston :: News :: GLBT
  7. ^ DL Foster ((ISBN 1-56229-162-9)). Eternal Victim/Eternal Victor: Making the Case for Victory.
  8. ^ Eleveld, Kerry (October 27, 2007), “Obama Explains Why He's the Best Candidate for LGBT Americans”, The Advocate, <http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid50021.asp>. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine. Retrieved on 26 October 2007 
  9. ^ [1] TPM Election's story on McClurkin's invovlement with the Obama '08 Campaign
  10. ^ Obama Delivers Most Crucial Speech of His Campaign | Election 2008 | Advocate.com

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