La Jolla resident Carrie Prejean, a junior at San Diego Christian College in El Cajon, was voted first-runner up in the annual Miss USA pageant, held April 19 in Las Vegas.
Prejean, the reigning Miss California and former Miss Greater San Diego, is taking heat for giving an honest answer when openly gay judge Perez Hilton asked the Christian contestant if she believed other states should follow Vermont’s lead in legalizing same-sex marriage.
What was it he wanted? A plug on national television to uphold gay marriage?
Prejean did not criticize homosexuality. She merely said she was brought up to believe that marriage is between and man and a woman, and that is what she believed. She only stated a personal opinion about her beliefs without judging anyone else’s. Many feel the honest statement cost her the crown.
The disparaging swipes that Hilton and the media are taking at Prejean are despicable.
Hilton, a professional blogger, called her a b---- on his web site. And he was one of the judges.
An article on NBCSan Diego.com was titled, “Miss Cali: Pretty Until She Opens Her Mouth.” The writer Laura Baron said that Carrie Prejean probably shouldn’t have been allowed to compete, much less win. Baron then states there is nothing beautiful about intolerance.
Perhaps the lesson learned is that one can only express their beliefs and opinions if it is popular. Wait… didn’t California vote in favor of marriage being defined as between a man and a woman — doesn’t that make it the popular opinion?
Check out the video of the controversial question and the Christian Examiner's story.
Monday, April 20, 2009
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This is much the same issue as that in a previous post (Christian student booted for not embracing homosexuality) where the only opinion allowed is what the liberal establishment says is 'politically correct.' This of course ignores the concept of freedom of speech and freedom of religion (not from religion) enshrined in the First Amendment.
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