Skip to content

Posts tagged ‘Culture War’

10
Nov

An Honest Defense of Carrie Prejean

A friend dared me to title this post “But I DON’T WANNA Bigger Tiara when I get to heaven!”  I was very tempted but … it wasn’t really an accurate description of what follows. :)

Let’s talk about Carrie Prejean.

She’s charismatic. She knows what she believes and says so.  She was put on the spot and while she fumbled a bit, she said it like she sees it.  She isn’t intimidated by the Media Hit machine. She is gorgeous and intelligent …  I like her.

What I don’t understand are Christians equating what she did as some sort of “stand for God.”  If I hear that she is a “modern day Esther” one more time I might resort to drumming my fingers on my desk so as not to say something stupid.  I also have read quite a few comments about how because the “reward” she lost (the Miss USA crown) as a result of sticking to her guns on marriage will lead to a “larger reward” in heaven.

Really?  God is going to give her a larger reward because she stood up to Perez Hilton (video)?  With all due respect to Carrie, she is being persecuted because of her stand on marriage … not for preaching Christ crucified.

It’s not the same thing.

When I think of Christians getting a “larger reward” in Heaven, I think of the martyr Stephen, the martyred apostles, disciples and saints through the years. I think of the murdered Christians of Darfur, the Indian Christians being killed right now, the Chinese Christians being run underground and imprisoned.  I think of Mother Theresa and other amazing Christian leaders throughout history that helped millions, helped abolish slavery, helped the underground railroad or to help German Jews in WWII … among a MYRIAD of phenomenal testimonies.  Again, not a criticism of Carrie but the truth is she is selling a book, doing national speaking gigs and gaining fame and notoriety … not taking a vow of poverty or smuggling Bibles into Iran.

Read moreRead more