Akbar V Backs Her Belief That God Didn’t Make August Alsina Open To Loving Men
Akbar V has brought on a ton of backlash after she spoke out against August Alsina and his claims that God opened up his heart to “loving men.”
The 34-year-old Atlanta rapper and Love and Hip Hop star disagreed with Alsina’s spiritual revelation, saying that if God told the “No Love” crooner to love the same-sex, then he’d be “calling God a liar,” as the Bible cites that same-sex relationships are a “sin.”
“Y’all so mad… Why y’all so mad? Y’all mad because I spoke truth,” Akbar said in an Instagram video, and then posting a religious quote.
“Many Christian influencers are afraid to speak the truth and call out deception. I’ve chosen not to be one of them. Their content holds no weight. God gave me a platform to represent Him, not to build myself,” she wrote in a lengthy post. “I see confusion among Christians with influence who have millions of followers but say nothing of substance.”
She went on, “They fear losing opportunities if they speak the truth. That’s the cost of following Jesus. No opportunity is worth risking my relationship with God. I’ve counted the cost. The rise of faithful influencers is coming, and the downfall of cowards with a platform is near.”
Akbar’s reaction follows Alsina’s latest interview on the Counsel Culture Show, where he spoke about his gratitude for God exposing him to different types of people and experiences, leading him to be open to loving men.
“It’s not even me that’s opening my heart. It’s that power that’s higher than myself,” he began to Nick Cannon and the co-hosts who asked about his sexuality. “I always say that the greatest gift that God could ever give me was exposure—to expose me to so many different kinds of people, places, and things. When people want you to define yourself [in terms of sexuality], love is much more complex than that.”
August Alsina on Counsel Culture speaking about how he’s fluent in love and how he opened his heart to another man.
https://t.co/ZSM5LVjW8Y— Boochie is the Name (@stoppfeenin) August 16, 2024
After the R&B heartthrob’s sentiments went viral, the “Super Freaky Girl (Remix)” spitter openly disagreed with his remarks.
“Jesus ain’t did nun like this y’all play with God too much … He gives us a choice… How did God do this and he says it’s a sin? So does that mean God is a liar?” she commented on a repost of the interview clip. “Kids, don’t believe this. God don’t do this … His word don’t come back void … If He says don’t do this and someone says He told him to do this, that means you’re calling God a liar, and God is not a liar … Now, I’m not the one to judge ’cause we all fall short of His glory, but don’t put God in your worldly foolishness.”
She initially wrote on her IG Story: “Nick Cannon’s face said a million words without saying it… and this is not to down August Alsina. I’m not against my brother; I’m basically saying God hasn’t told him that because God doesn’t like sin… and if we are sinning, God is not a God who promotes sin then tells us not to sin… I am praying for my brother and hope one day he finds the truth about the true living God.”
Akbar’s opinions sparked back-and-forth in her comments section, where she received both support and backlash for her views. Some even called her a hypocrite for speaking on Alsina’s suspected orientation, but also being involved with the same-sex herself — which she admitted on a recent episode of Zeus Network’s Aunt Tea’s Podcast.
Alsina seemingly responded to Akbar with a video of his own promoting his unisex fragrance, while claiming it repels negativity. “First off, I just want to say thank you to everybody on the support of our unisex fragrance. But this is an incredible fragrance, an evolutionary fragrance… a repellent to negative energy.”
He captioned the post, “M E S S A G E !! .. there’s a lot more that could be said, but I don’t want to interrupt the Grace of God over life that speaks the loudest. Stay well…”
To date, Alsina has not confirmed if a man named Zu is his romantic partner, but he did previously credit him for teaching him “so much about love and healing.”
See Akbar V’s comments on August Alsina above and his perceived response below.
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