Carrie Prejean stripped of the Miss California crown. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525716,00.html
If you haven't followed this story it is one worth catching up on. Miss California was in the top three in the recent Miss USA pageant when in the interview part of the pageant she was asked her opinion of same-sex marriage. She had the strength of character to state what she believes. She said, "...a marriage should be between a man and a woman."
Since that statement Miss Prejean was treated as if she was the second coming of Adolf Hitler. Her name and character has been drug through the mud. She has been ridiculed and called hypocritical. The way she was treated you would think she had called for the death of all living polar bear cubs in the world.
And finally yesterday the news, literally news, came out that she had been stripped of her current title. Miss Prejean heard about the move in the news a sign of true disrespect. The “official” reason for her being ousted as Miss California was, “contract violations”. We could believe that if she had not been treated the way she was after her stance on same-sex marriage. Anyone with half a brain knows why she was stripped of her title.
The point of this story that I want to focus on is this: she was punished for her beliefs. In a day in which we are told there is no objective truth. We are told there is no right and wrong. It amazes me that in this setting someone can be punished for their beliefs. The true hypocrites in this story are those who mistreated Miss Prejean for her stance.
I also want to unequivocally state my position on the same-sex marriage issue. I believe marriage should be defined as one man and one woman united for life. This stance is not my own and of course it is not unique to me. This comes from the standard that has been set for my life: the Bible!
I also want to state that I love all people, just as Jesus did and just as the Bible calls me to do. I love homosexuals and I understand the struggle with sin, but that does not give us the right to change the standard just because we struggle.
So the next time you see someone punished for their beliefs stand up for the rights we still enjoy in this country to state our beliefs. “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech…”, Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States. And love them no matter what side of the issue you may be on.
