The 65th Grammy Awards took place earlier this month. According to official statistics, 12.4 million people watched the world’s most popular music awards show last year. However, Candance Cameron Bure took to Instagram to let all her fans know that she was not one of the millions of people who tuned into the show.
During the event and even after, there was a lot of media attention on celebrities who graced the red carpet, but according to Bure, there were certain celebrities who were always left out of the spotlight: Christian artists.
“Not podcast related but today are the Grammys and can we see some of the Christian and gospel artists on the red carpet?” she asked. “Can we see Hillary Scott and Kirk Franklin and TobyMac and Maverick City, Phil Wickham? I would really like that.”
Later, the actress went on to comment how the show never seemed to highlight Christian artists and would overlook all of them routinely.
She went on to say in her Instagram stories, “BTW- I didn’t watch the Grammys. No interest. They never show the artists I listen to. Just wanted to see red carpet photos of those I mentioned.”
In recent years, Bure has been very vocal about her Christian faith and her views on life. A while ago, the actress came under fire for a comment she made about LGBTQ couples.
In an interview about her switch to the Great American Family Network, she was asked whether LGBTQ couples and plot lines will be broadcast on her new network. The actress said in the interview, “I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.”
The comment led to a lot of backlash online and by her fellow entertainers as well. People thought her comment was hurtful and homophobic. However, the actress was quick to clear up the misunderstanding.
She said, “All of you who know me, know beyond question that l have great love and affection for all people. It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone.” The actress went on, “It saddens me that the media is often seeking to divide us, even around a subject as comforting and merry as Christmas movies.”
She made sure everyone knew she did not discriminate against anyone and was only accepting of people.
“I am a devoted Christian,” she wrote in her post. “Which means that I believe that every human being bears the image of God. Because of that, I am called to love all people, and I do. If you know me, you know that I am a person who loves fiercely and indiscriminately. My heart yearns to build bridges and bring people one step closer to God, to love others well, and to simply be a reflection of God’s huge love for all of us.”
“To the members of the media responsible for using this opportunity to fan flames of conflict and hate, I have a simple message: I love you anyway,” she went on. “To those who hate what I value and who are attacking me online: I love you.”
Candace ended her post by writing, “To those who have tried to assassinate my character: I love you. To everyone reading this, of any race, creed, sexuality, or political party, including those who have tried to bully me with name-calling, I love you.”
