Miss California

I haven't posted much lately because I think that what I say is mostly an echo reverberating back to the author. I have refrained for some time in commenting on the plight of Miss California, Carrie Prejean, but alas I can no longer restrain myself. Carrie's fate has won her more publicity then money could ever have bought her. Just today it was announced that she will debut on Fox News with an hour long hosting appearance.

As a Christian I'm not too fond of beauty contests because I think they send a message that teen girls in America don't need to hear. Having said that, I realize that not all would agree with me. So, while I would have advised Carrie to pass on beauty pageants, I nevertheless am troubled by what happened to her as a result of her answer to the question about gay marriage. I heard her answer several times and walked away each time thinking that she was as kind as she could be in expressing her answer and convictions. The bombastic response of Perez Hilton and others of the gay marriage movement was beyond the pale of human decency. She was called every name in the book, most of which I cannot repeat. She was the target of all kinds of threats. Denounced as "out of touch" in a state that voted by a 52% margin to prohibit gay marriage.

It was only two days ago that Donald Trump confirmed that the title would remain with her. In his support of her, he mentioned that her position was no different from that articulated by President Obama. The question that begs to be asked is why Hilton and other gay marriage advocates have not bashed President Obama as they have Carrie. The answer seems quite simple. Her defense was based upon christian values she learned from the bible. Most gay marriage advocates are at the same time critics of christianity and the Bible. In advocating gay marriage, they are at the same time trying to diminish the influence of christianity.

Aggressive athiests, gay marriage advocates and apologists for terrorists have in common a hatred for christianity that transcends all other views they have toward enemies of our country and our culture. If asked to pick between Osama bin Laden and James Dobson, I have no doubt that many would take their stand with Osama. We must live and evangelize in an environment where anti-christianity is on the increase and the volume is being turned up to almost a deafening screech.

What do we do? We must do what christians have done for 2,000 years, tell the old old story of Jesus who loves even his enemies so much that he is willing to die at their hands. We will not surrender our convictions in order to find acceptance from those who hate us, but neither will we stoop to behaving according to their value system which means anything goes as long as it is directed toward our enemies. Genuine love is even more absurd to some critics of christianity than are our views on abortion and homosexuality. Never surrender to hate, but love the haters into surrender to the Lord. This is the only strategy for victory that our Lord has provided us.