Rap artist and singer M.I.A. responded to the critics of her Christian faith.
Rap artist M.I.A.
Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, popularly known as M.I.A. took to Twitter to respond to the criticism she received following the public profession of her faith. In her tweet, she said that these people prefer her to be on the bad side, rather than her talking about Jesus Christ.
“The fact that the biggest backlash in my career and life I’m facing after saying ‘Jesus is real’ is such a revelation to me,” she said. “People who control these apps rather me be a bad girl, than a good one.”
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It all started when she talked about her newfound faith during an interview to promote her release of a new album “Mata” in October. The record was influenced by her upbringing and Christian faith. M.I.A. has always been open about her Christianity.
In an interview in 2016, the 47-year-old artist shared her testimony of how her belief changed after having an encounter with Jesus Christ.
“Since then, my head has been in a totally different place. Being a Tamil and a Hindu, I was very comfortable that I’d arrived finding myself. Which is, I think, going to be weird for America to process,” she said. “But I had a vision and I saw the vision of Jesus Christ.”
That vision changed her viewpoints about life and her beliefs.
“In my time of need, the God that turned up to save me was not Shiva. It was Jesus,” she said in an interview two months ago. “That is the truth, and I have to say that. The only clear thing I can say is that even when I had no belief in Jesus Christ and Christianity, and even when I was 100% comfortable in Hinduism, it was a Christian God that turned up to save me.”
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Reference: The Christian Post