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R&B singer Marques Houston and Miya Dickey continue to garner backlash for the age gap in their relationship, with the two potentially dating since the latter was a minor.
However, the Immature singer has set the record straight and admitted that the two started dating when she was an adult. The couple also garnered massive backlash when Dickey gave birth in 2021 when she would have been only 20 years old.
Marques Houston and Miya Dickey got engaged in March 2019, just five months after dating. The two tied the knot in August 2020, when the former was 39 while the latter was 19. Due to the pandemic, the couple had an intimate ceremony at Eagle Glen Golf Club in Corona, California.
In 2021, the couple welcomed their daughter Zara.
Marques Houston has garnered endless backlash for being in a relationship with someone 20 years younger than him. Several netizens have raised concerns over the vast age gap between the two.
What religion do Marques Houston and Miya Dickey follow?
The couple has been married for three years now. Houston revealed that the pair met at a Jehovah’s Witness convention.
For those unversed, Jehovah’s Witnesses are a Christian denomination with nearly 10 million members worldwide. According to their official website, the religion:
“Strives to adhere to the form of Christianity that Jesus taught and his apostles practised.”
The Christian sub-sect religion believes Jesus is God’s “only begotten Son.” Those who practice the same do not celebrate birthdays, believe in war, or donate organs or blood.
Marques Houston is not the only celebrity to practice the religion, a few notable stars who follow Jehovah’s Witness includes Prince, Michael Jackson, Notorious B.I.G., and Serena Williams, amongst others.
In 2016, Marques Houston announced on Instagram that he was baptized at the Remain Loyal to Jehovah Convention. He has also been open about participating in religious services like going door to door to preach God’s word.
In 2016, he took to his Instagram account to share a selfie where he was holding pamphlets that read:
“Who really controls the world?”
While defending his marriage to someone much younger, he revealed that his wife also practices the same religion. In an Instagram post, the You Got Served actor revealed that he met Dickey in 2018 “through a mutual friend.” He said:
“Miya is like a daughter to Chris Stokes because we are all like family. Being a Jehovah’s Witness, we all showcase true love like family. That’s it. Chris’ real daughter, Chrissy Morales, became friends with Miya in 2018, where we all first met Miya at a Jehovah’s Witness convention. It was then that Chrissy and Miya became friends. "
He continued:
"Miya and I didn’t star dating until she was an adult. We fell in love and got engaged in March of 2019. My dad Michael loves her, and the people I am closest to all love her as well. Most importantly we have Jehovahs blessing.”
Miya Dickey has been relatively silent about the controversy surrounding her marriage. Aside from her being a model, not much information about her is available online.
