Well, the USA Today reported it .... Amy and Vince are officially a couple around Nashville .... even in church. She admits they are dating.<P>Interesting, huh?<BR>

A friend of mine in Nashville was supposed to deejay Amy Grant's New Years Eve party this year and the day before the party, her secretary called and said they had cancelled the party.......she and vince had been found out and her H cancelled the party.<P>You just never know, do ya?

Who are Amy Grant and Vince Gill...?<P><BR> <BR>--andy

And I'm just dying to know how she rationalizes this divorce thing. How is she BIBICALLY able to divorce her H????<P>Yes, it burns my butt ... and yes, I'm jealous. My beliefs kept me at home, but hers didn't affect what she wanted to do.<P>Geez, here I had the chance to break my H's heart, ruin my kids' lives and marry and idiot ... but didn't do it because of my belief in what the Bible says.<P>The odds are better this way anyway. In my choice to stay I'm the only one hurting .... if I did it the other way I would have hurt 3 lives. Better odds by doing what I did.<BR>

Airheart, i believe they are Country Singers and Amy Grant is supposedly REALLY religious...Actually, I think Amy Grant is was/is a Gospel/Country singer and Vince is just country...i think!

Maya, <P>I'm with you. <P>Amy certainly has lost all my respect. I think she followed in the footsteps of Sandy Patty. I can't understand how these so called Christian singers can ever stand in front of an audience and sing about their love for Christ when they gave up on the most important earthly covenant that God has ordained.<P>Amy gave up after messing around on her H. Vince gave up after messing around on his W. I don't see much hope for Amy and Vince; not that I really care.

Maya, this burns me, too. It would be nice if people would live a life congruent with their beliefs. I mean, mistakes happen, but taking the wrong path and just changing the road sign is hypicritical (gee I wish I could spell).<P>And don't you love the weekly picture of our Pres. walking out of church with his bible?<P>And how 'bout Newt? <P>It all burns me.<P>Maya, by the way, I responded to you on my other thread.<P>------------------<BR>Faith, Hope, Love Remain,<BR>but the greatest of these is Love.<BR>1 Corinthians 13:13

Just goes to prove that people are PEOPLE wherever you go!<P>I realized that sad truth when the pastor at the church we attended came onto me. I thought, hey, he's just saying he loves me in a Christian way! HA! People are people, and we will ALL stand before God.<P>This makes me so mad that I want to toss my Amy Grant CD's!! And Sandy Patti? I thought she got a divorce, but did she cheat too??? Why are we surprised with the Jimmy Swaggerts and the Jim Bakers around?<P>This just makes me mad for some reason!<P>------------------<BR>~Sheryl<P>Marriage: the most important contract you'll ever enter into, and the most sacred.<P><BR>

Hi all,<P>I think both of these situations are sad. I also am not really comfortable that people who are so in the lime light are choosing to do the "wrong" thing. That can be a huge stumbling block to others and influence some people in the same manner.<P>What we are forgetting here though (IMHO) is that we are not to judge others. Also since we have all been so impacted here by what our spouses or we have done to our lives, and the lives of those we love or have loved, that we shouldn't allow what the media brings to light to affect us much. We are so extra tender.<P>Remember that these people are merely people too. That they fall short of the Glory of God. That even though the are Christians that they sin and make huge mistakes.<P>I think maybe we should be praying for Ami's marriage and that of Vince's. If their marrriages are healed, that would be a powerful testimony to all who pay attention to these famous people.<P>Remember too when you think of getting rid of their CD's that what they said on them still has the merit and meaning it did for you in the beginning when you first heard it. Don't let their human short comings ruin what they did that was good and right. If we allow that to affect the positive good things that are Godly then truly aren't we letting the enemy (Satan) win another battle? <P>Please don't blast me here (I'm really too fragile). I just thought there was another side to look at.<P>I am going to add these marriages to my prayer list. Remember it isn't over until we give up hope!<P>------------------<BR>God bless you and all of us.<P>Samantha<BR>

Both Amy Grant and Vince Gill are divorced from their spouses and Amy has said that her friendship with Gill was not the reason for her divorce. I, myself, find that hard to believe - maybe it was not the only reason, but I think it could be part of the reason. The rumors concerning their relatioship have been flying around for at least 2-3 years.<P>Saying that adultery is wrong, and that if someone committed it, they have done the wrong thing is not being judgemental. It is telling the truth - adultery is wrong, and we all know it. However, it is judgemental to say that someone is going to hell or that their soul is condemned because of their sin, or that God cannot or will not ever show forgivenss towards them.

Just cause you're Christian doesn't mean you're not human and we all are human...flaws and all.<P>------------------<BR>Joan <P>"Turn your wounds into wisdom..." That really cool black gal who was on Oprah all summer.<BR>

To whom much is given, much is required. <P>God said that those who preach should be held to a higher standard. As a gospel singer, Amy is a preacher through her music. I don't understand why she gave up on her marriage.

Amy Grant has used her music as a platform for her Christian testimony for many years. If she has committed a sin in her marriage forgiveness is between her and God. The problem lies in the fact that people who see her lifestyle now see her as no different then people who deny Christianity. We are responsible for being a stumbling block to others and this looks like a huge one from my vantage point. The world just waits for something like this to happen to pounce on it and say,"those hypocrits think they are such goody two shoes". There surely are tears in heaven over this one! <P>------------------<BR>eyes wide open<BR>

who r they married to <BR>vince gill <BR>amy grant

Amy was married to Gary Chapman, a singer/songwriter and now host of the CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) countdown every weekend.<P>Don't know anything about Vince.<P>------------------<BR>When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. Isaiah 43:2<P>

TAJ!! Haven't heard from you in a long time! I was reading the post "Roll call,,,Who are we?" the other day, saw yours and wondered how you are doing now. I hope all is going good for you.

Keep in mind, when your husband Gary Chapman is rumored to be porking Ashley Judd (like Mom like sister), it can make a lady want to go all the way with an old friend. And Vince Gill's ex-wife was insanely jealous of his success, he really got a raw deal too.<P>Some people are more gullible than others.<P>Billy Graham invited several young popular Christian singers to perform in his crusades, but never Amy Grant. I saw through her when before she was a star when she said that gospel quartets were just "four fat guys in bad suits." Comments like that don't exactly help the cause of evangelism...it's the heart not appearance that counts right?<P>Many of us saw through her immaturity a long long time ago. So I changed the lyrics to one of her songs to express it more clearly...<P>(I Have Decided parody)<BR>I have decided<BR>I'm gonna live like a backslider<BR>Let the bank be my provider<BR>I'm gonna live a life of ease<P>I have decided<BR>I'm gonna turn the cross right over<BR>Sing pop hits til I get older<BR>This doctor's daughter aims to please<P>

Cuckold! You are quite talented! I really had a good laugh over your lyrics, sad to say I am one of those people who didn't see any inconsistency in Amy Grant's testimony. I like to think the best of everyone until I see otherwise. Yes, thats why my H got away with a veeeeeeeeery long term affair.<P>Nerlycrzy, nice of you to acknowledge my return. Things.....well there going. I basically ran away and made "things" alot worse. I'm in counseling myself at one place and H is at another. My departure only magnified everything. You can run but you can't hide. <P>Finding I need this site for some return to sanity. You know even when we all rant and rave at least we're alive and not running! <P><P>------------------<BR>eyes wide open<BR>

Taj,<P>Thanks! You know, we maybe should be more understanding of their situation. It's so difficult to possibly find a way to spend more time together and heal marital problems when there is so much income pouring in from both spouses and so many assets laying around. Financial strains can be such a bonding experience for a couple, and they've not had that in their favor.<BR>

Understanding is everywhere, really, people ( other then spouses ) are very understanding and yet infidelity keeps happening. They say within the church the divorce rate is no different, over 50%. I have an acquaintance who is at Dallas Seminary and he says the list is growing of Christian leaders, ie author, lecturers etc who have had their ministries desimated because they fell into sexual sin. One of the authors of a book on church discipline concerning sexual sin has himself just left his wife for another women. <BR>Amy Grant and her husband have become another statistic. I think we need to be understanding yes, but maybe not allowing these people to continue to speak from their ivory towers is also necessary. I feel sorry for anyone who has to go through this kind of mess. It is life-changing to say the least. Somehow we've got to find the answer to prevention, not simply understanding. <P>------------------<BR>eyes wide open<BR>