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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] It’s a common tale.  Back in the 90s and 2000s there was no real downside for celebrities, culturally,  to being a Christian, even a conservative ones with conservative values.  Now days, though, there is a huge downside for celebrities and people in the media
saying things like sex before marriage is a sin, that even a thing like ‘sin’ exists, that human life begins at conception, that Christ and Christi alone saves sinners, etc.  Nothing will get you immediately dismissed from elite circles than believing and saying such horrifically unfashionable things.  Therefore, we are seeing is a mass abandonment from such beliefs among formally “Christian Celebrities”.  Basically, no one wants to be the weirdo and outside the mainstream looking in, especially ambitious social climber types.   The thirst for public approval for folks such as these is just too intense.   
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White evangelical American Christianity aligned itself with Trump and crowned him savior, at the very least neglected to speak out against how many Christians were aligning him with the beliefs. Many people have scrambled to get as far away from that version of Christianity as possible. Jen was obviously going through a personal reckoning with her faith during this time, but many Christians were ostracized by Trumpism. I hate it when people act like they are some sort of martyr or that Christianity is in any way persecuted in America. I was someone who was drawn to Jen’s platform because she was one of the first and the loudest Christian voices to take a stand against the glorification of Trump. It was bold at the time, given her audience. Comparing her to non-Christians or mainstream celebrities isn’t quite apples to apples. Hers was a distinctly Christian voice. Fast forward to current times, her appeal is watered down by the promo codes and the her lack of relatability, but I’m not furious with her about any of it. I take what works for me and leave the rest. For goodness sake’s, unfollow the woman. She doesn’t owe any of us anything. If you feel betrayed, that’s on you for giving a stranger that much of your emotional energy. [/quote]

Hard agree about Jen’s early courage to disavow Trump and the sad but laughable idea that Christians are persecuted here.

Also, I just love the refrain about LGBTQ+ issues of “So 2,000 years of Christians were wrong?”
Many of them, yes - just like slavery and women's right to vote/participate in leadership, etc. Our knowledge and ethics evolve over time. That is not a threat to following Jesus. The universe moves forward, not backward. God either doesn’t exist or is inviting us to participate in that. Christianity is not about where we go when we die. It’s about being the kingdom of Heaven here.[/quote]

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