Singer David Archuleta apologizes for ‘offensive’ tweet

Singer David Archuleta has apologized for a tweet on Saturday that some people interpreted as his support for the Indiana Religious Freedom law.

The former American Idol contestant tweeted a quote from Mormon Church leader Boyd K. Packer, which was interpreted as being anti-gay, E! News reported.

“Romantic love is incomplete. It is a prelude. Love is nourished by the coming of children, who spring from the fountain of love … expressed between a man and a woman in marriage. #PresPacker,” he tweeted. The tweet has since been deleted.

Archuleta is vocal about his Mormon faith on Twitter, recently saying he missed his mission in Chile, which he completed in March 2014.

“I apologize if I have offended anyone with the quote I sent out Saturday. I guess I didn’t think about the line ‘expressed between a man and a woman in marriage’ being stressed when the whole quote didn’t fit in just 1 tweet. I am sorry my intentions were misunderstood, as my main focus was that too often romance is looked at as the end-all when there is so much more,” he wrote on his website Monday.

“The bonds that can be there within a family and raising kids, as that is the most valuable thing I have: my family.

I do hope however, that whoever may have been offended may know I respect everyone’s freedom to believe and live as they choose. I hope others can respect what I value most in my life as well. Again, I’m sorry and please forgive me if I offended you,” Archuleta said.

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