Editing Whitney Houston (section)

===Religion===
Houston was a [[Christianity|Christian]], and she made it a point to sing gospel songs when on tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/whitney-houstons-private-faith-focused-funeral/story?id=15599887|title=Whitney Houston's Private, Faith-Focused Funeral|website=ABC News|date=February 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/27/whitney-houston-gospel-album-faith/11539821002/|title=Whitney Houston's gospel album is a testament to her faith: 'She served her purpose here in life'|first=Patrick|last=Ryan|website=USA TODAY|date=March 27, 2023}}</ref> During her childhood, she regularly attended [[New Hope Baptist Church (Newark, New Jersey)|New Hope Baptist Church]] where she joined the children's choir and later performed solos on a regular basis there. Houston was also influenced by [[Pentecostalism in the United States|Pentecostalism]] after she began attending a Pentecostal church not too far from New Hope. Houston's mother [[Cissy Houston|Cissy]] wrote that while at New Hope, Houston "got saved" and she later told her that she "accepted the Savior into her life" at around 12 years old.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Houston |first1=Cissy |title=Remembering Whitney |date=2013 |page=75 |quote=But it was at New Hope that Nippy got saved. I wasn't with her at the time but she told me later that she'd cried and accepted the Savior into her life and heart. And she never let go of that faith, even through all the turmoil and hard times to come.}}</ref> Houston's recording of "[[Do You Hear What I Hear#Whitney Houston version|Do You Hear What I Hear]]", from the Christmas [[compilation album]], ''[[A Very Special Christmas]]'' (1987), has constantly appeared on the ''Billboard'' gospel charts since 2011. In 1997, Houston was given a special honor from the [[GMA Dove Award|Dove Awards]] for helping to bring [[gospel music]] to the attention of the mainstream. Two of Houston's final recordings — "[[His Eye Is on the Sparrow#Whitney Houston version|His Eye Is on the Sparrow]]" and "[[Celebrate (Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks song)|Celebrate]]", from the 2012 film, ''[[Sparkle (2012 film)|Sparkle]]'' — posthumously made the ''Billboard'' gospel charts. Her last public performance prior to her death was an impromptu duet of "[[Jesus Loves Me]]" with friend and former collaborator [[Kelly Price]] at the Tru nightclub in Hollywood.<ref name="lastperformance">{{cite web |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/whitney-houston/last-performance-final-days-death/ |title=Inside Whitney Houston's last ever performance and troubled final days |work=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]] |date=15 July 2022 |accessdate=March 18, 2025}}</ref>