Songs like “The Dress Looks Nice on You†read as heterosexual because he is obviously singing to a woman. Oddly enough, some of Sufjan Stevens’ lyrics have actually added to the whole gay debate. While Sufjan Stevens might not have to announce that he’s Christian, there are a lot of rumors circulating about whether Stevens is gay, straight, or at least bisexual. Is Sufjan Stevens Gay or Christian? Song Lyrics Interpretation Take instead the ram, until Jesus comes.†With obviously religious lyrics like these, Sufjan Stevens doesn’t have to come out and say that he’s Christian. In the lyrics to “Abraham,†Stevens again almost literally sings about the story of Abraham and Isaac from the Old Testament of the Bible: “Abraham, put off on your son. On “The Transfiguration,†Stevens directly references the Biblical Gospel accounts of Jesus Christ’s Transfiguration on the Mount. Besides Sufjan Stevens announcing his Christianity officially in an interview, many of Stevens’ lyrics are very overtly religious, especially those from Seven Swans, which almost works as a Christian rock album. Sufjan Stevens doesn’t give many official interviews, but in a way he doesn’t have to, as his song lyrics can often speak for themselves. In a 2005 interview, Sufjan Stevens acknowledged his Christian religion, saying that he attends “a kind of Anglo-Catholic church.†Sufjan Stevens' views on faith and doubt & more Christian music like Sufjan Stevens. Is Sufjan Stevens Christian? Sufjan Stevens studied as an undergraduate at a Christian school, Hope College in Holland, Michigan. So is Sufjan Stevens gay? Married? Christian? Is Sufjan Stevens Christian? What’s His Religion?
Sufjan Stevens is an indie musician most famous for his “50 States Project†and the 2005 album Illinoise featuring the song “Chicago.†Unfortunately for Sufjan Stevens, people start wondering about the sexuality of a hot, sensitive young singer songwriter who wears angel wings at live shows on tour and who doesn’t seem to have a girlfriend or be dating publicly.