One more thing about Carrie Prejean and I’m done.
Am I glad she stood for her “convictions” about marriage? Absolutely.
Do I think she got a raw deal largely driven by hypocrisy? Of course.
Should she be the new face of traditional marriage advocates or conservatives or Christians? No.
I had my doubts about all of this when you couldn’t watch the news or google her name and find decent, modest pictures of Ms. Prejean. With all the new developments (smear tactics though they be), it just looks silly for a girl like her to stand up and talk about Christian convictions with everything out there. First it was the endless parade of her in her very tiny bikini, then it was breast augmentation, now it’s pictures that are not all that wholesome. She explains it like this, “I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos.” Really?
This is a difficult pill to swallow because what it basically means is that her profession trumps her Christianity. This is exactly the kind of thinking and speaking that makes Christianity look so lifeless to those who would question it in the first place. And she is still showing up on Christian programming as some sort of culture warrior.
Maybe I’m behind the times, but I personally think Ms. Prejean should reevaluate her “convictions” a little more carefully.
