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Chandler Moore with his wife Hannah.(Photo:
Instagram/Chandler Moore) |
With a swipe on Christian critics, the lead singer of a popular US Christian worship band has issued an apology over a wedding picture he posted on Instagram.
The post has since generated over 10,000 comments from his fans on Instagram particularly, from Christians who called it "ungodly" and unbecoming of a believer.
"No one needs to see your private married life except the two of you. This was too far sir, it's not right," Mermaid_the_artist said in a comment.
"The second picture is literally like a porn picture. It's triggering and sexual. Yup. That def isn't lead by the Holy Spirit," Gracelilly19 said.
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| Chandler Moore with his wife Hannah.(Photo: Instagram/Chandler Moore) |
According to Christian Today, The Maverick City member posted the controversial photo to his Instagram page among a number of pictures from his wedding to Hannah Grace last week. Moore struck a provocative pose with his wife bent over in front of him in the photo booth set up at their wedding.
The caption to the photo was equally
provocative, with Moore saying his wife "knows how to twerrrrrrrk.
#hallelujah JEEESUS."
Maverick City Music frontman Chandler Moore married Hannah Poole this month and has offered an apology to those offended by his posting of a photo from the wedding that some found “inappropriate.”, Christian Post reports. The couple wed on their one-year anniversary of meeting, June 8. Moore shared several photos of the "special" ceremony, including a motion photo of his wife dancing on him. “@hgracemoore knows how to twerrrrrrrk. #hallelujah JEEESUS,” the popular worship leader captioned the picture. His timeline filled with people criticizing the photo for being sexual and suggestive. Moore said people even began to speak against his marriage. Someone said Moore knew that his post was “salacious & ungodly. Carnal behavior.” Another chimed in, noting that “Modesty is something you’d expect from someone with such an anointed platform. Marriage is beautiful. Sex within a marriage is beautiful but this is unnecessary. We’re called to a higher standard.”
While on his honeymoon, the singer felt the
need to address the photo and those who criticized it.
"I won't give too much context,
because it's not necessary but for those who actually care... My wife was
dancing on me. We weren't doing a 'sexual act,'” Moore explained in his latest
Instagram post.
“As I said in caption, she was dancing.
There was great music being played. We took a pic while dancing. That's all. If
it offended you that I posted it, I apologize.”
The 26-year-old went on to say how saddened
he was by all of the “negative demeaning” comments he and his new wife received
as a result of the post. Moore said the animosity came their way because they
were “dancing in some ways believed inappropriate.”
“Some people literally said we would
struggle in the future, we would have a rough marriage,” Moore shared of his
feedback.
“No part of that is Christlike," he
added. "The first principle of correction is... you need proximity to
someone to give healthy correction. 100% of those who posted publicly or
commented literally do not know me. They know what they think about me. That's
it. Lol”
The worship leader for one of the most
popular worship groups today revealed that he is “accountable to several leaders,”
and they correct him on a “daily basis.” However, he maintained that to speak
against his “marriage is ungodly.”
The South Carolina native said he does not
care if people “shame” him but is appalled by what people have said about his
wife.
“To have people who call themselves
Christians speak against my wife, our marriage and our union is super heart-breaking,”
he concluded.
Maverick city lead singer in his apology
post according to Premier
Christian News said he and his wife were dancing and not "doing a
'sexual act'".
He went on to say that it was very "saddening" to see the number of negative comments being made about his marriage.
"Some people literally said we would struggle in the future. We would have a rough marriage. No part of that is Christ-like. The first principle of correction is - you need proximity to someone to give healthy correction. 100% of those who posted or commented literally do not know me. They know what they think they know about me - that's it lol."
Admired worship leader Israel Houghton, who attended Moore’s wedding, chimed in on the controversy on Instagram, Christian Post reports. “I’m blown away by the ‘saints’ in these comments. But if you go to their pages there’s plenty of inappropriate posts. Guys- this was a Private Celebration of their love. Unless they know you personally they’re not going to take anything you say personally. They chose to make this public by way of the photo booth. Please stop,” Houghton urged.
“We wonder why people don’t want to come to
our churches... it’s because of the ‘saints.’ Stop it. Let these lovebirds
live. Unfollow if you’re offended. But also take some of your offensive pics
down while you’re at it. God bless you as you go."
Houghton urged: “If you’re a Christian -
please stop fighting other Christians. Thanks.”
Houghton, who recovered from a scandal of
past infidelity, is now remarried to mainstream talk show host Adrienne Bailon.
He received backlash for coming to Moore’s defense. Users argued that they
thought Moore's post was an "error in judgment" and that worship
leaders should be held to higher standards on social media because they should
lead by example.
Church
Leaders reports that other people also offered support online for Moore,
saying the photo didn’t require an apology. “You don’t owe any over-entitled
strangers any explanations for what you and your wife do,” one comment states.
“Quite frankly, it’s none of our business.”
The couple, who were married in Fort Worth,
Texas exactly one year after meeting, shared wedding
photos with People
magazine. “These last 12 months have been full of joy, and that’s exactly what
our wedding was,” the couple tells the magazine, testifying that the ceremony
was a spiritual experience for him and his bride while they were exchanging
vows.
However, at press time, the photos still
remain on his Instagram profile.
Maverick City Music has been releasing a plethora of worship music recently, Christian Post reports. The group won Top Gospel Album at the Billboard Music Awards for their April 2020 release of Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1. Their collaborative album with Elevation Worship, Old Church Basement, also made history recently, setting a new worldwide record for the most first-day streams for a Christian and gospel album on Apple Music. The album cover was also featured on a giant billboard in New York City's Times Square.
Church Leaders has more on this submission: Since the group’s debut in 2019, Maverick City Music has been churning out worship albums. “Old Church Basement,” a collaboration with Elevation Worship, set a streaming record, and the video for the song “Jireh” has been viewed more than 800,000 times on YouTube since its Easter release. Moore also sings with Justin Bieber on the pop star’s new faith-centered EP “Freedom.”
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