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Stephen Baldwin NOT Leaving U.S. After All

posted by dross | 2:22pm Wednesday November 19, 2008

stephenbaldwinpicforuic.jpgWhew! I think I might be able to sleep tonight. I just read that Stephen Baldwin will not be leaving the country after all, now that Barack Obama has become president, something my fellow Idol Chatter blogger Esther Kustanowitz has been wondering about too.
According to Page Six of the New York Post the born-again Christian and star of Bio-Dome was just kidding when he told Fox News that he wouldn’t be cool with an Obama presidency.
“The liberal Democrats who didn’t get that I was joking need to lighten up. Obama is obviously talented and intelligent, and I have great respect for the man. He’s got my full support, and I’m gonna be praying for him and his administration,” said Baldwin. Though the conservative star added, “If they legalize gay marriage in all 50 states in my lifetime, I’ll get a Billy Ray Cyrus tattoo on my butt to go with the Hannah Montana one.”
Stephen-Baldwin at LocateTV.com



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Richard Clark

posted November 19, 2008 at 3:28 pm


I really get tired of the cliche “born-again Christian.” ALL Christians are born again (Acts 2:38). There’s no such thing as two kinds of Christians (not born again vs. born again).



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Kate

posted November 19, 2008 at 3:44 pm


I agree 100%. I also can’t stand it when people talk about whether someone is saved or not. Only God knows your heart and it isn’t for mere humans to judge.



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jason

posted November 19, 2008 at 4:24 pm


i wasn’t joking when i said that i hope you’d move. please move somewhere else.



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Barry Lynn

posted November 19, 2008 at 4:36 pm


What a class act Mr. Baldwin is. His tatoo comment is hilariously funny. It could only be anti-Christian bias that prevents him from getting the plum roles in blockbuster features.



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Karen Brown

posted November 19, 2008 at 4:47 pm


Or could be that he’s just not a great actor, and personal sense of humor has little bearing on that. That and he picks really terrible movies to be in, in the secular movie world, at least.



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NightLad

posted November 19, 2008 at 6:09 pm


What does Mr. Baldwin have against same-sex couples being included in civil, secular marriage? It is the same type of marriage contract that a divorced Catholic or an atheist can attain.
Civil Secular Marriage has nothing to do with the teachings and tenants of his religion, nor would the two ever cross.
That is, until his brethren decide to use their money and influence like a sledge-hammer to smash the hard won civil rights of the GLBT community.
Jesus never mentioned a word about homosexuals. He did have a lot to say about adultery and a few words about divorce, too.
Nearly 50% of marriages end in divorce. Yet there are no Christian groups outside courthouses protesting. There are no petitions being circulated to reinstate criminal charges against adulterers, or to reinstate anti-divorce laws for heterosexuals.
To quote the Religious Right’s own estimates, homosexuals account for “less than 1% of the population” – yet they spend multiple millions of dollars and devote countless hours to squashing the promise of Justice and Liberty for All when it comes to gays.
A couple of drunken strangers can get married in a Vegas drive-through; a death-row inmate can marry a wo/man over the phone, despite that they will never physically touch; yet a gay couple who’ve been together for 40 years are treated like strangers under the law.
And Mr. Baldwin and his like-minded kin are happy about it.
“By their fruits ye shall know them.”



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Mark

posted November 20, 2008 at 9:34 am


With all the brouhaha going on within the Baldwin family, it makes me laugh that he should have the temerity to make a comment about gays…
Goes to show you that I’d rather have great actor who knows just what to say rather than a “I think I’m a good actor” who only takes up bad parts in movies and doesn’t know when to shut up…



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joe

posted November 20, 2008 at 2:04 pm


who cares if he leaves the country!!…NO BIG LOSS!!!….his brother Alec Baldwin is the only Baldwin brother w. acting talent anyway!!…..:-)



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