Miss Prejean is not alone

If you read my previous post about the comments made by Miss Carrie Prejean you saw the negative responses in the media to her answer. However, while the liberal media seems to be reporting only the negative responses for Miss Prejean, there were a few comments that were made that I found very interesting and even enlightening.

One such comment came from Charmaine Koonce, the mother of Miss New Mexico USA Bianca Matamoros-Koonce, who said: "In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!" I absolutely LOVE this comment.

Another pleasant surprise was on the CNN.com website which includes a video snippet of the question and answer as well as an interview with Perez Hilton. What was pleasing to me was not the CNN video, which supported Mr. Hilton, but the opinion and comments section on the web site. There were 20 comments posted within an hour prior to my writing this blog entry. NINETEEN (19) of those responses stongly supported Miss Prejean AND ranged from critizing Mr. Hilton for the question to calling for him to never be considered as being a judge for any contest. Their support of Miss Preajean and her answer was overwhelming. It is also interesting to note that if you watch the video of the question and answer, the overwhelming response from the audience was loud cheers and applause NOT a mix of cheers and boos as the media is reporting.

Another surprise was an unofficial poll on CNN.com which asked, "Miss USA Controversy: Was it appropriate to ask about gay marriage?" There were 8,830 votes as of my blog entry and 62% (5,476) said the questions was NOT appropriate.

It seems that our country DOES support family beliefs in traditional marriage and commends Miss Prejean for her honesty. It is refreshing to see the truth of the overwhelming majority of the American people come out. Of course, you notice this comes not from the liberal media itself but from comments and votes by the average American. It is Americans that will prevail in this country and not our media so I hold out real hope for the future of our country. Until next time...God bless.

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Not afraid to speak her faith

Some of you may have heard the story of Miss U.S.A. pageant runner-up, Carrie Prejean - Miss California, for her response in the Q and A section of the pageant. For those who may not know, let me give you the transcript of the question from Fox News:
Perez Hilton: “Vermont recently became the 4th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit. Why or why not?”
Prejean: “Well,  I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman. Thank you very much.”

This drew a wide range of wild responses throughout the country and especially in California. Most of the press coverage from our liberal media, not suprisingly, is focused on the outrage by pro gay marriage supporters. Some of the comments made against Miss. Prejean really upset me and clearly show the type of bias and hate of persons who speak from their faith. I'll provide a small sample of the people who have commented on this.

• Keith Lewis, co-director of the Miss California USA, stated that: I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman...I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family."

Ok, the first problem with his comment is that it was one of the JUDGES that asked this question, which EVERYONE knows has deep moral and religious roots. Miss. Prejean did not ask the question. She responded to a politically-charged biased question honestly and openly. Mr. Lewis needs to seriously re-evaluate his position if he thinks it is Miss Prejean's fault for her answer.

• Perez Hilton called Miss Prejean a bitch in his blog rant saying: “She lost not because she doesn’t believe in gay marriage, she lost because she’s a dumb bitch!”

How mature to demean and insult the young lady for honsetly answering your loaded question. It shows HIS bias as a judge in the pageant.

• On ABCNews.com Mr. Hilton said: "I was floored. I haven't said this before, but to her credit, I applaud her for her honesty. However, she is not a politician, she's a hopeful Miss USA. Miss USA should represent everyone. Her answer alienated millions of gay and lesbian Americans, their families and their supporters."

What Mr. Hilton forgets is that he didn't ask her to state everyone's belief. He said and I quote: "do YOU think..." If he didn't want HER opinion he never should have asked the question in the first place.

• According to FoxNEWS.com, arguments broke out in the lobby of the theater, with one gay man shouting, "I think it's ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."

This man obviously has not clue about the reality of the beliefs in this country. 7 MILLION voters in California passed a law affirming traditional marriage. In CALIFORNIA!!! Hollywood is in California and I think it is safe to say the city is VERY liberal. A december 2008 poll by CNN/Opinion Research Corp. shows that 55% of Americans state that gay marrige should not be recognized as valid.

While I am sure the controversy over this will continue, it is obvisous once again to see that the beliefs of the American people and the "representative" reporting of our media are at odds. I am sure this won't change in the near future but I also know that God will prevail. Until next time...God bless.

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Welcome to Arcbishop-elect Robert Carlson

Having studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis for 4 years, I want to welcome Bishop Robert Carlson of Saginaw, Michigan as the Archbishop-elect of St. Louis. To my friends in St. Louis, I say congratulations on getting a new bishop. His views and beliefs are very much in line with the Catholic Church. As bishop of Saginaw, he accomplished many things. The Archdiocese of St. Louis web site posted the press release of Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan which included the following accomplishments:

• Bishop Carlson created the Mother Teresa Endowment Fund in October 2005 to assist struggling mothers awaiting the birth of a child. It has provided assistance to more than 375 families.
• He supported the Gospel of Life by providing Abortions Alternative Information Inc., with offices within the parish center of St. Mary Cathedral in order to continue its life-giving ministry.
• He has led hundreds of young people and adults to the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. each January.

I wish Archbishop-elect Carlson well in his new ministry and I will pray for him and the Archdiocese of St. Louis as they begin this new chapter in their Catholic faith.

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A new look...same blog

You probably notice the new look to the blog. Although it isn't that much different, I wanted to make it brighter and add a new logo. The content of the blog is the same and will continue to be the same. I also will have a larger font size for my entries beginning with this post.

Another reason I decided to update the blog is to hopefully inspire me to make entries more often. I hope to post once a week but there may be times when I miss a week and other times when I may post two or three times in a week. I have had some trouble with posts lately - I have made entries and they did not post - so hopefully that won't be an issue again in the future.

Anyway, I hope you like the new look. Let me know if you don't and we'll look at doing something else. Until next time...God bless.

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