Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Justin Gaston at church

I agree...no photos at church. And also, the paparazzi shouldn't be allowed to take photos of anyone without their permission. They just follow those celebs around from the minute they walk out of their house, as they go shopping, walking down the street...they just hound them everywhere. There should be a law.....

I don't see why the Cyrus family should be blamed that the paparazzi follows them. If they go to Target, Walmart, Home Depot they are followed. They are just trying to live their lives the best they can and if they can show people that they are faithful Christians then GREAT. As for Scientology ... it is a religion unto itself but that does not make it less of a religion. I belive the paparazzi should be banned from taking pictures of families in grief. AND that medical personnel, EMT's included, should not be allowed to say what transpired in ambulances or homes or hospital hallways.

I agree with Melissa and, personally, believe that no one should be photographed at church without their permission. Regarding the Cyrus family, with all due respect.....I would never have known about it if I hadn't read your blog. In a very real way you are as responsible as the photographers for drawing attention to their church attendence.
As a former Christian I am used to having my faith sensationalized (being a wiccan/witch in October can be a real challenge). So many entertainers have made their faith a part of their public personna we shouldn't be surprised that their church attendence becomes part of that personna.

Wow, I actually agree with some of all of the previous post. Great points! Church should be private yes, but than it did turn out to be an opportunity to promote religion in a normal & positive way for all to witness. Good message. People are People and basically all alike no mattter how rich or obscure. But, to another thing that has struck me odd since the beginning.. Miley's Boyfriend? I'm just not buying that one...

I didn't post the pictures because to do so would violate copyright. I did include a link where you can see them. Really, it's just Miley in her ripped jeans and finally, Justin Gaston in something other than a white undershirt! LOL

Joanne
host of the GS blog

I don't know about hoping her groupies follow her ways. Do we really want to encourage 16-year-old girls to date 20-year-old guys? Even if the guy is supposedly living in the family home under the watchful eye of her parents?

Just because they all go to church together doesn't really give me the "stamp of approval" I'd need to be a role model for a tween girl. Or maybe I'm just cranky this afternoon.
Joanne
host of the GS blog

What a petty thing to get upset about! Would you rather see Miley in wearing fashionable ripped jeans whil at church or would you rather see her half-naked in Playboy? It's a no-brainer for me. i wouldn't even care if Justin wore his trademark T-shirt to church. I am more interested in the salvation of his soul than the clothes he (or she) chose to wear. Like Pastor Stinoff, I am just glad they were in church together as a family.

Good to see them all going to church, and sad that photographers have to chronical every movement they make, even more private ones like this. Hope this wasn't staged by the Cyrus family. Also, hope Miley & her BF listened well, and had regrettable thoughts about the other photos of them circulating on the internet - alone in an apartment or house in some fairly intimate shots, especially for a young girl, barely 16, and the personal shots of her semi-nude that have been leaked by someone. It also disturbs me that her mother made a statement about a year ago (when asked how she was handling Miley with all the fame and stardom) she replied that she was "modeling herself after Jessica & Ashlee Simpson's mother". She thought she had done a good job with them.