‘Christian’ American Idol winner Carrie Underwood: I support same-sex ‘marriage’
LONDON, ENGLAND , – Country songstress Carrie Underwood has told a British newspaper she supports redefining marriage, in part based on her Christian beliefs. The 2005 American Idol winner, who has strongly identified as a Christian, told the (UK) Independent , “As a married person myself, I don’t know what it’s like to be told I can’t marry somebody I love, and want to marry…I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love.” She also condemned “people who use the Bible for hate.” Carrie Underwood Underwood said she left the Baptist church ; she and her husband, ice hockey pro Mike Fisher, go to a non-denominational worship center that reflects their more liberal views on the issue. “Our church is gay friendly,” she said , adding that Christianity is “not about setting rules, or [saying] ‘everyone has to be like me.’” Many of Underwood’s fans are evangelical Christians , who helped make her song “ Jesus