Unwed ‘Sunday’s Best’ Gospel Singer’s Pregnancy Upsets Some Fans

April 13th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: Last.fm.com

It’s tough to be a Christian in the spotlight, and Sunday’s Best season 3 winner Le’Andria Johnson is finding that out the hard way. This week, the singer confirmed speculation that she really did have a baby bump at BET’s recent “Celebration of Gospel” event, and while some people were supportive of her situation, others expressed grave disappointment.

“In recent weeks, there have been numerous published reports stating that I am pregnant. I would like to take this time to confirm that I am pregnant and due in September,” she wrote. “I have been feeling well and maintaining a healthy appetite. I have been busy traveling around the country with my music ministry. One can only imagine that as a mother and mother-to-be, my plate is quite full—taking the kids to school, doing homework, cooking—regular mother duties. I have been blessed to have the love and support of my church, family, friends, label, management, and fans. I have received so many beautiful and thoughtful notes and prayers from people all over the country. I ask that you continue to pray for me and my family. I cannot do this alone. I will continue to pray for God’s guidance and protection over my life. I love you all very much and I will be in touch soon.”

In September, Le’Andria spoke to Eurweb about the difficulties of trying to make relationships work. The 29-year-old has had two failed marriages and is a single mother of three. At the time she said she was dating a man God chose for her,  and sources have said the father of the child she’s pregnant with is a musician who has been in her life for about 18 months and that marriage is in her plan.

Amongst the well wishes Le’Andria spoke of was a comment from a very upset fan who expressed their frustration with her pregnancy on her website:

“Honestly Le’Andria I am disappointed,” she wrote. “To deny that I am not would be a gross lie. I look up to you and the anointing that exudes from you, I really do. Fornication is a serious sin and it is not one to be jumped over lightly or ignored.”

This news could likely be quite damaging to the young mother’s image as people develop their initial opinions about her behavior, but as these judgements typically do, it will likely blow over in the end.

Do you think it’s a big deal when a gospel singer has a public slip up like this?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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  • Guest.

    All these comments below about their disappointment and standards, you people are a joke. You wonder why people laugh at Christianity because you’re a bunch of hypocrites. That’s a grown woman and if that’s something she wants to do, let her. Why waste your time commenting on something like you personally know this woman. If you don’t agree with her actions look the other directions, I prefer this woman having a baby out of wedlock over her doing drugs and having sex with children. At least she’s staying true to herself and god, how dare you people sit here and judge her. All of you may have a seat.

  • Preacherskid

    If God himself designed the life of ms leandria who are we to question the out come?
    Children are blessings no matter which way they were created. How about we rejoice in knowing that a child will be born. Pray that she is a good mother and that she teaches her children the correct way to do things. I am a child born out of wedlock and many of you were also. Did not stop me from praising the Lord and offering myself for him to use me at he please.
    Not saying that fornication is right or will ever be right but saying that you need to know when to say when.

  • http://www.facebook.com/martha.clay.77 Martha Clay

    i think that we as christian spend to much of our time acknowledging other people sins so that we can forget about our own sins its one thing to have constructive criticism and another to be mean and down people for their wrong their has been and will all ways be only one perfect man who walk this earth we all sin and if you read your bible you will see that no sin is bigger than the other so it dose not matter how small or how big you sin may seem we will all be judged the same so instead of putting so much of your focus on others and there sins try concentrating on yourself and seeing what you can fix about yourself

  • http://www.facebook.com/martha.clay.77 Martha Clay

    i think that we as christian spend to much of our time acknowledging other people sins so that we can forget about our own sins its one thing to have constructive criticism and another to be mean and down people for their wrong their has been and will all ways be only one perfect man who walk this earth we all sin and if you read your bible you will see that no sin is bigger than the other so it dose not matter how small or how big you sin may seem we will all be judged the same so instead of putting so much of your focus on others and there sins try concentrating on yourself and seeing what you can fix about yourself

  • http://www.facebook.com/martha.clay.77 Martha Clay

    i think that we as christian spend to much of our time acknowledging other people sins so that we can forget about our own sins its one thing to have constructive criticism and another to be mean and down people for their wrong their has been and will all ways be only one perfect man who walk this earth we all sin and if you read your bible you will see that no sin is bigger than the other so it dose not matter how small or how big you sin may seem we will all be judged the same so instead of putting so much of your focus on others and there sins try concentrating on yourself and seeing what you can fix about yourself

  • Tamira

    You are your self you do what you want if you want a baby have a baby I’m happy for you I still look up to you as a child of god

  • Tasha

    In my opinion one sin is no greater than the other, so she shouldn’t be judged because she sinned differently than the next person.

  • mzberry203

    Being anointed doesn’t mean exempt from life circumstances. It does mean that person has the ability to pray through and call upon the power of God to look beyond those circumstances and make it through. Its not for us to judge her journey and her calling/purpose through God. We should pray for her not judge her.

    • Miss Anonymous

      Well we should also for women who have multiple kids, teens who are having multiple kids and promiscuous.

      I have a question and no one else has answered it for me. If I can still drink, have sex with alot of men, do drugs and dress with wild abandon what was the use in getting baptized? My friends see alot of people in the church doing the same thing they are with the excepton of my friends just staying home and not asking for forgiveness every weekend.

      I think that people arent judging her but are just tryng to hold her accountable especially if she is saying that she is a role model for young women. I have a 10 year old sister who is impressionable and she sees all these women/teens in church having baby after baby and asking for forgiveness about once a year before its time for her baby shower. They are still able to sing in the choir and everything. Why should me as her older sister (24) try to be a good influence, go to school, no kids, etc whereas everyone else is doing what they want and just ask for forgiveness after each time. Is it okay for my 10 year old sister in 7 years to do as she please because “the other girls at church do it and their christen and they ask for forgiveness”.

      I have had alot of married men want to have sex with me, can I do that and just ask for forgiveness later?

  • Meeshy

    Now, we can sit here and paint this picture pretty all we want to but the bottom line is this does not make sense.  Leandria was just at a church jan. of 2011 telling the peole to post her statement on you tube about falling away.  People forgave her then and welcomed her once more.  My senses would tell me, if I am a spot light to the world testifying about God and being saved, fell from grace, got back up again, why in the name of a Holy God would you go and do something like this?  You can say what you want and accuse those of us that are trying to live single yet holy lives to set an example for young people every where, call us unrightous judges, but this is foolish.  Leandria should have gotten married.  tell me how can you sing all over in churches, preaching to us, ministering all over the world, stating your message is about God when truth is, it’s really just about you.  taking our money, stealing our trust, and then BOOM!!! you slam us with this. I guess now, we can look forward to another sobbing testimony, yeah right.  Leandria you need to be saved.   True we all mess up but when you are in the spotlight using the world as your microphone to sing and preach to people particularly youth, honey you have to live what you preach.  people are not going to continue turning a deaf hear and blind eye to this sin you keep creating.  what your life is saying to the world now is “live how you want to live until you get caught, when you get caught, just cry weak and beg for forgiveness until you fall again”.

  • Neetrab

    Pray for the dear sister.  Just don’t support her “gospel” music ministry.  There, that’s that.

    I only say that because there are Christians out there that actually DO live a Christian life.  If no one could live a Christian life, the Lord wouldn’t have told the premiscous woman to sin no more.  He wouldn’t have died on the cross for us to have a CHANCE to live right so we can eventually live with  him.  He wouldn’t have given us instructions on how to live holy if we couldn’t do it.

    There is no way on God’s green earth a TRUE christian should be supporting a music ministry KNOWING they are doing things contrary to what they are singing about.  Now, If I don’t hear that a gospel artist is committing a sinful act, then I will continue to support them because at least I know that maybe there’s a chance they are actually LIVING a christian life. 

    I just hate stories like these bringing the “Christian” in negative media news.  It only glorifies the atheists theory of how they are “right” and Christians are “wrong”, when we KNOW that’s not true!

  • Neetrab

    It’s obvious that the ”gospel” industry signs whoever can sing without caring to see if the person they signed actually lives what they sing about.  That’s all I’ll say. 

  • Neetrab

    Upset SOME fans????? It should upset ALLLLLLLL true Christian “fans”.

  • Misschris062002

    This is the same woman that admitted to having become an alcoholic since her win on Sunday Best, so why would so many be upset. None of this negates the annointing that is on her life. We should recognize that the enemy will do anything to taint something glorifying God. I wish her the best and pray that she sustain her relationship with the Master, because he will forgive her…the sin was in the sex, the baby is innocent.

  • Onesexeegemini87

    Everyone that is talking negative about her can shut up now cuz we all have and will sin so therefore no one can judge her but the Lord!!!!!!!!! : p

  • Nefijones1

    Get off Anetria’s back.  None of ya’ll (us)  are without sin!  That is what the bible says – since some of ya’ll are so busy quoting scripture and making judgement! 

    Anetria is an anointed singer.  Respect that.  We all fall short on a daily basis.

  • GLTMngt

    Well, sorry to say, according to I Cor 5:9-13 we are supposed to judge and as believers not to have any fellowship with other believers exhibiting certain types of behaviors such as fornication.

  • Vanessa_etillman

    A song says I have 6 months to mind my business and 6 months to leave yours alone. So 365 days a year I have no time to worry about you…BUT TO EXAMINE MYSELF…I’m a Christiam and we too have every day struggles. Read about David (old Testament yes)  and he was the apple of God’s eye.  Two things I was taught God don’t forgive is blaspheming as the spirit of God , and suicide. Have a wonderful evening.

  • kickash

    anyone judging this woman is such a hypocrite. get over it. its not like she isn’t taking care of her kids or just having babies with random men she met at the club.

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