I was watching the Heisman Trophy Ceremony last weekend when Reggie Bush from USC was accepting his trophy, he won by a landslide, I might add. I was encouraged that he thanked God first of all. He thanked his parents second, and included in this was that he was thankful that his parents were Godly people. I got to thinking that God has become remarkably trendy recently. God is the popular one to thank these days for whatever reason. Many athletes are very open about their relationships with God. However, some of these same athletes are the last one we would expect to be Christians. I cannot comment on Reggie Bush or his reputation. Terrell Owens has made comments about God. His actions are certainly far from Christian. Non-athletes who are in showbusiness are guilty of this as well. Kanye West claims to be a Christians and even raps about Jesus in his music. Yet his moral and social actions certainly do not reflect Christ, including actions like premarital sex and profanity. There are scores of others. And there are certainly many celebrities who do live the life of a Christian. But is it good for so many to be ackowledging God when their lives do not add up to the example we should be living? No one is perfect, but the life God calls us to is a radical one. How are we as Christians to respond to this trend?
Sunday, December 18, 2005
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i was wondering about kanye....he confused me with that Jesus song but then he did that gold digger song. i really hope this comment works this time.
~Mel
yay my last comment worked!!! yay
I want to point out a general trend that I've seen especially among the black community to put on a much more macho, messagenistic (sp), and generally morally corrupt show than they really believe in. They seem to feel obligated by their peers and enviroment to to be "bad a--" I think this has led to a culture that is almost opposite of christianity and in some ways even western civilization as it has progressed in the last century. It believes in the extrieme objectification of woman, that self gratification is the reason for life, puts extrieme emphasis on physical outword appearance, and puts pride in yourself above all else. Kanye and Owens are both part of this culture and are both contributers to its continuing existence. It is not hard to see where this might clash with christianity~ Chad
I agree chad. Though it not only clashes with Christianity, but cannot in any way be reconciled with Christianity. One cannot say "I'm an a Christian" and objectify women in the same breath and both be true. Great observation though.
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