RSS This BlogSAN DIEGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — “On April 19, I chose to answer a question during the 2009 Miss USA pageant in an honest and personal manner that expressed my views of the long-established definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman. That answer, and my commitment to stand by my beliefs, has since resulted in attacks on me and my integrity as a woman. We live in a great country; a nation that was built on freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Yet my comments defending traditional marriage have led to intimidation tactics that seek to undermine my reputation and somehow silence me and my beliefs, as if opinion is only a one-way street.
“I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos. Recently, photos taken of me as a teenager have been released surreptitiously to a tabloid Web site that openly mocks me for my Christian faith. I am not perfect, and I will never claim to be. But these attacks on me and others who speak in defense of traditional marriage are intolerant and offensive. While we may not agree on every issue, we should show respect for others’ opinions and not try to silence them through vicious and mean-spirited attacks.
“With that in mind, I will continue to support and defend marriage as the honorable institution it is. I will continue to stand with the overwhelming majority of the American people and the voters of my home state of California. If this whole experience has taught me anything, it is our precious right to speak freely, and how we as Americans can never allow anyone or any group to intimidate or threaten us to keep silent.”
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I don’t know who really wrote the statement but either she or her handlers should do a focus group or take a poll or something. I don’t think they understand the disconnect between Christian role model and model. I can't really post the photos on this blog, the Today Show wouldn't show them either. I saw no indication in this statement that Miss Prejean sees the problem.
As with Vanessa Williams, pageant officials may provoke the loss of her title. And now she has been invited to the Values Voters Summit.
Here is a previous post on the matter and some commentary from Christianity Today. Katelyn Beaty sums it well:
In an interview with the SBC-affiliated San Diego Christian College, where she attends, Prejean talks about the wonderful things she is already doing for Christ: serving women in the adult entertainment industry, volunteering at the local International Ministry Center to help refugees learn English, and working with a mentoring program to foster-care children. She says, “I especially have a heart for helping young girls with low self-esteem.” At this point, I would encourage Prejean to skip the beauty pageants, which set up the very standards of beauty that lead many young girls to devalue themselves, and focus on the far more lasting work she is already doing in the kingdom.
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Therefore, Christians should not enter into politics – ego-driven, corruption, manipulation, compromising their beliefs, sex, and embarrassing their families have all been blatant examples how politicians have made this occupation a joke; nor should they become pastor’s as they are subject to the politicians character traits, as well as leading the “flock” astray,
They should stay out of public display as models because they what, are gifted with a God-given beauty that used within the context of the pageantry can be a light in the darkness of a profession that has a great need for such a person. Carrie acknowledged that she isn’t perfect – are you? In your world of what you may believe God has called you to be salt & light, are you encouraging your brothers and sisters to become all that God has called them to become even if it means being on the front-lines of public ridicule and/or persecution, or should they hide in the background, and just come out when it is convenient – Sunday at church.
Unless the Christian of today allows themselves to be used by God in positions where the world would otherwise not find them, and I am not abdicating they enter unlawful occupations (i.e. prostitution) they will continue to be hiding their gifts, i.e., to teach as a Christian would teach in the public school system, to be a Christian attorney in a world where Christ needs to be a reflection of how Christians handle legal issues, write novels with a Christian morality and conscience, and you can lump in Hollywood as a whole – acting, directing