I was having coffee with my friend Chris yesterday and he asked me what I thought about the news that Donald Trump had allowed Miss California Carrie Prejean (pictured here with Larnelle Harris at the 40th Annual Dove Awards) to keep her crown. To be honest, I hadn't heard that she was going to lose her crown. But apparently after her solid stand on marriage during the Miss USA pagent (which prompted blogger Perez Hilton to take the situation to another level with his response, making him look like the bigger boob), some topless photos of her made their way to the internet. Oooops!
Personally, I thought it was a gutsy move on her part to be so brazenly politically incorrect during the pagent; regardless of whether you agree with her or not, I applaud someone who stands firm in their belief.
What was bizarre was the way the Christian entertainment industry rallied to add her to its roster; she went from the pageant to the Dove Awards at warp speed in just days. How quick we are to exploit a celebrity to substantiate our own religious views.
The Patrol's David Sessions writes in a very thought provoking article: "In its ever-eager search for sympathetic pop icons and cultural martyrs, the Christian world reacted predictably to Prejean's rambly gay marriage answer: with a showy open-winged embrace ... Her presence at that and other Christian gatherings was met with a hero's welcome."
He goes on:
Not that one should ever expect theological or political seriousness from the Christian culture industry, but it's impossible to measure how damaging spectacles like this are to serious Christian efforts to have a voice on cultural issues, whether it be improving relationships with the gay community or politely insisting that our nation's legal definition of marriage is not something to be altered lightly.
In other words, did the Christian music industry's hasty embrace of Carrie Prejean backfire in their face, and in the end do more to damage the gospel than spread it?
For example, at a press conference, Keith Lewis, co-director of the Miss California USA pageant, chastised organizations for
"Shame for taking this young woman and exploiting her to further your own agenda; shame for not preparing her for the firestorm you knew you were creating; and most of all shame for doing it all the while knowing that you placed her in a position where she stood to possibly lose her crown not for her beliefs as you so screamed but for the breach of contract you so willingly encouraged," said a visibly upset Lewis. Prejean has given several interviews, including an interview with Focus on the Family's Dr. James Dobson, spoken at Christian events, appeared in a television ad for the National Organization for Marriage, and appeared on the Dove Awards in April.
Not all Christian organizations were in a hurry to make her the family values spokesperson.
"I really don't get some of my fellow Christians trying to turn her into some sort of modern day Mother Teresa," Randy Thomas, executive vice president of Exodus International, said on his blog. "I am so proud of her for standing up for marriage. She deserves major props for that. However ... Did you see the bikini she wore that very same fateful night?"
But what happens now? Will gospel music continue to celebrate her as their poster child for traditional marriage? Or will everyone just pretend like she never existed and never invite her to another event? My hunch is that there's already a book deal signed and sealed and almost ready for the press. A book, and probably a devotional. Al about how she's a persecuted beauty pagent queen.
But what do you think? Are we too hasty to haul any celebrity or public figure who looks like a Christian onto our bandwagon? Should the stage at the Dove Awards be reserved for Christian music artists, not the celebrity spokesperson du jour? Or was it a good move to have Carrie Prejean appear at the Dove Awards?
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I think that this woman is not exactly the 'Poster Girl" Christian that people are making her out to be. She may be agains gay marriage, however, she has posed topless or semi topless, what's the difference? She is not modest like the bible would want her to be, she is seeking fame, not exactly a virtue!
Why can't the Christian world embrace a woman who lives her life for christ, setting an example to young woman everywhere that you can have a fun, fufilling life without entering these pageants which do nothing but exploit a young woman!
Let's just think about it for a moment, This woman is no hero to me!!!!!!
I think that Carrie is a good christian that is caught up in our
worldly ways. We all sin and come short of Gods will, but only God
has the right to condem her for her sins. So please leave her alone
with her being right or wrong. Thats between her And God. good luck
in what ever you do Carrie just keep your faith its the best thing
any one can have in this life.
Her answer was terrible. She offered no Biblical or church justification for her belief, just that's how I was raised. She looked foolish and by insisting that she was a christian giving a christian answer made other christians look foolish.
She lied to the pageant board. All contestants were required to reveal if they had ever had nude or semi nude photos taken. She said no, lie #1. When the first photo was released she said it was the only one, lie #2. She blamed the other photos on the wind blowing her vest open even though her hair wasn't moving and she didn't exactly looked surprised or dismayed about her bare breasts, lie #3.She violated her contract with the pageant board by giving unauthorized interviews and church appearences and then refusing contact with them.
Her faith appears to be as artificial as her cleavege. God help us if she is the representation of young christian womanhood in this country.
God tells us that a quiet meek spirit is what is precious in his eyes.I forgive her for the posing partially nude,but I don't condone her choice.I applaud her for speaking out against gay marrige as marriage is ordained by God Almighty,who doesn't approve of homosexuallity.Read Leviticus18:22,Romans,1Corinthians6.God doesn't play games,if you live the homosexual lifestyle God gae examples in his word,look at Sodom and Gomorrah.It was destroyed by three angels God sent to take Lot,his wife,and daughters out.When the men wanted to know the angels(know means have sex with),Lot said ti the men,"Do not so wickedly."God blinded these Homosexuals and the angels took Lot and his family to safety.Lot's wife looked back as God burned up the homosexuals.She was turned into a pillar of salt because she disobeyed God.God looks at our character because our outside changes with age.Looks are temporary.
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