A Message for Billy Ray Cyrus: Do not prostitute thy daughter…
… to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. Leviticus 19:29 (KJV)
Billy Ray Cyrus claims to be a Christian as does his daughter, Miley. * The following excerpt is taken from http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3834131.ece. It is a brief descriptive of Miley Cyrus:
”A committed Christian, she credits her faith with helping to keep her grounded and, like Britney Spears once did, has vowed to remain a virgin until she marries.”
Does anyone besides myself see the absurdity of such a comment? Just what passes for a “virgin” and “christian” these days?
The Miley Cyrus incident is all too indicative of the type of “christianity” that passes for the faith of Christ today - the kind I wrote about in my previous post “Lawless Christians - Lawless Society”.
Why is there no public demand for justice for these little girls that are being merchandised and prostituted by their parents for the fame and fortune to be gained through their talents? It’s missing, because lawless christianity leads to a lawless society.
What kind of message do we send to the world when those who claim to be christians behave in such an ungodly way? No doubt, the message must be one of libertine licentiousness, for surely the christian faith must consist of nothing more than “letting” a desparately lonely god save us so he won’t be lonely anymore, and then going along with the world in its ungodliness, having our ungodly behavior justified by our god’s “grace” and by our “love” of the poor (like Oprah’s trumpet-sounding alms-giving).
People need to realize that it was not an infatuous longing for fellowship that put Jesus on the cross - it was sin. Our sin. My sin. Your sin. God gave a command, and we thumbed our noses at Him. God righteously hates those that disregard His Law. It is only by His unexplainable mercy He saves us by graciously imparting His Spirit into our hearts, bringing us to Himself, to embrace His person, to embrace His love, to embrace His law.
A christian that has not been born again and converted by the renewing of the Holy Spirit is not a true Christian. Reader, if you have professed Christ but you know in your heart that you are not converted, I ask you to seek God’s forgiveness until you know that He has brought you into His fold.
John 10:27 (KJV) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
2 Timothy 2:19 (KJV) Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
*Note: I do not claim to know if Billy Ray Cyrus or Miley Cyrus or anyone else for that matter is in fact a saved person or not - but those that take upon themselves the title of “Christian” must behave themselves in a godly manner or else they must examine themselves, whether they are in the faith.
Tags: Christianity, Contemporary Society, Postmodernism, religion
May 1, 2008 at 1:31 am
Wow …
The idea of letting your daughter pose nude, regardless of the presence of a blanket, is just so revolting.
She’s a kid. It shouldn’t have happened. The questions this brings to mind:
(1) What was Billy Ray Cyrus thinking?
(2) What kind of magazine photographer thinks that we really need nude photos of 15 year old girls?
… The article said that she regretted it afterward. Sadly, of course, the pictures can’t be unpublished, and I’m sure they’re floating around on the internet for everyone to see.
I think you’re right to call him on this one. She’s a teenager. If someone tells her that the pictures are an artistic thing that famous people do, she might get suckered into that. That’s why we don’t treat kids her age as adults.
He has no excuse. Not only is he an adult, he’s been dealing with celebrity for a decade and a half or so. He should be thinking clearly.
May 1, 2008 at 3:34 am
Wickle, thank you for you support on this. I’ve been an admirer of BR Cyrus for years, taking him to be a sincere Christian, which maybe he is. When Mily/Hanna became popular, I had hope that her story would be different than B Spears and others that became friendless lost souls who no nothing except parties, drugs, sex, and money. Hopefully, Miley’s parents will wake up and stop the pattern of destruction that their daughter may be on. If she continues to be merchandized and sexualized, what will become of her? And how many more teen stars are going to turn into strip-teasing pop-tarts, negatively influencing our own daughters? There ought to be outrage! As one man put it, “Disney has nearly completed it’s goal of turning our little girls into a nation of whores”. Strong words, but I tend to agree.
May 2, 2008 at 4:52 am
I remember Annette Funicello (sp?), one of the Mouseketeers and later star in various Frankie Avalon beach movies, telling a story about how Walt Disney asked her not to wear (I might not have the quote right) “one of those revealing bikinis” in various appearances since she was associated with Disney. The company has sure come a long way since his demise, I’m afraid …
Anyway, this society loves to devour child celebrities, then get amused while they self-destruct, and throw them away with a bit of mockery after they cease to be amusing. Lindsay Lohan gets out of rehab, and immediately party-rags are offering to host her 21st birthday party in Las Vegas, the whole Britney Spears thing, etc..
On a related note, I heard that Britney and Jaime Spears’ mother is writing a book on parenting. I think it’s going to be called either “How to Prostitute Your Daughters for Fun and Profit” or “Everything I Did Was Wrong, So Do The Opposite,” depending on how well she understands matters.
I really don’t know much about the Hannah Montana phenomenon, I’ve assumed that it was pretty tame, but that’s without knowing anything first-hand. We don’t have cable in my home, and I don’t miss it.
On the other hand, I hope that you’re right about Billy Ray Cyrus. One can recover from mistakes, and I hope that that’s what this is.