Like many, I have followed the events of Carrie Prejean with great interest. There was sadness when the news of her sex tape became public and she had to withdraw what she felt was a legitimate suit against the Miss America pageant over the position she took on gay marriages.
Carrie's public view on marriages immediately garnered support from the Christian right, including the private phone calls from Sarah Palin and Ms. Palin's daughter. The opportunity to write a book and appear on various talk shows to promote both her book and the convictions she had been done wrong b the pageant has given her a platform.
This public platform has of course led to scrutiny of whether her private life is consistent with her public comments on a Christian view of marriage. The news she obtained a boob job paid for by the pageant raised a few eyebrows. The X-rated sex tape of her engaging in solo sex for her boyfriend raised additional eyebrows. Now it appears there are several sex tapes, and several nude photos.
Jesus also set off a public storm during his day. He was under great scrutiny then, just as those who publicly proclaim to be a Christian receive great scrutiny. As I read about the public storm Jesus set off by healing a man on the Sabbath (Mark 3:1-2), I find myself reflecting: ...was this guy Jesus simply a great man that moved people to reassess their values and motives, or was he the Son of God as he claimed?
Oddly enough, it was the healing of another of another individual that seemed to be so at odds with the clear rule of 'no work on the Sabbath day' that spurred the decision among that generation's religious leaders then to plot against Jesus and seek his demise.
