At a Fun in the Son Christian festival in Jamaica last spring, Franklin was criticized for his clothing and dancing. Later he apologized, saying he didn’t mean to offend anyone.
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“I never want to get to a place that I can’t learn what I need to do better, what I can do different,” said Franklin. He added that he wants to be “humble enough and submissive enough to hear people and their concerns about anything being bigger than the message of Jesus.”
, gospel music icon Kirk Franklin was one of four recipients of the Ultimate Icon Award. In his acceptance speech, the prolific gospel artist and choir director thanked his family, listeners, colleagues, and Pastor Tony Evans, “my teacher.”){kind=link}