BOYCOTT Kristin Chenoweth--she appears on The 700 Club?- Page 6

[Feodor Sverdlov]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:13pm

Maybe, just maybe, it is possible to still have Christian values without being prejudiced.

You can't have Christian value and BE prejudiced. If anybody is saying or doing otherwise, then they aren't Christians. Just saying you're a Christian doesn't make it so.

[DBillyP]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:19pm

Sorry Ma. Did I forget to say that I work for that church I mentioned?!?

[Peter]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:20pm

I'm more sickened by the reaction of some on this board, than on Kristin giving gays the finger here. Where is it written that gay people have to be Pollyannas, or else be called hypocrites and hatefilled? Noone here has condemmned Kristin's beliefs or are suggesting her any physical harm, or even any type of organized protest..some of us just won't be buying her record..OH THE HATE!!! On the other hand, the monster she has aligned herself with would at the very least deny gays basic human rights if not wish our total annihilation. There's quite a difference here people.
Updated On: 4/4/05 at 07:20 PM

[got-a-light]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:21pm

i think the best thing for kristen to do now is to say, with respect to my many fans i cannot in good consciousness promote my album on a show that has been so disresectful to the many people who have supported me over the years.

that way she is making a point (showing that she does not want to be part of a broadcast that has no problem promoting prejudice), she will also get publicity and her fans wont be upset! it's perfect!

although then the red states might boycott her! i guess you can't win!

[MaTakeALookAtMe]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:23pm

I think she should take Ellen Degeneres on the show with her and give her a big fat lesbian kiss right on the 700 Club.

[Imchristine4real]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:28pm

Why don't we just buy the album or not buy it and give it a break?

[ACTlete676]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:31pm

I have heard a lot of rumors about Kristin but still love her to death, she is one of the most powerful women on Broadway and has an even brighter future. But my question is why would you judge somebody on their beliefs? You not buying her cd when she holds different opinions than yours, is just wrong. She doesn’t hate anybody.

[BEKA531]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:32pm

this isn't the first thread about kristin's choices. this is the first time i'm joining in, though. if you don't agree with her, then you don't have to support her. but is it necessary to start a thread every time she does something you don't like? she does what she pleases, just as we all do. she just happens to be in the public eye.

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:42pm

Well i am gay and i will still buy her cd. just cause she is going on the 700 club doesn't mean she supports everything they believe in. if she does that's her business i like a performer for there talent not for there values...it's a christian album so she is just getting it out to the audience it's being promoted to. lots of christians have different beliefs there not all against gays. all i have to say is for kristin to do what she wants don't pay attention to what others believe she should be doing.

[MusicMan]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 7:48pm

Judging from the indignant responses posted here, I must assume some of you would endorse banning Wagner from opera stages because he was anti-Semitic, removing THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN from library shelves for its use of the "n"-word, and stripping Caravaggio from museum walls because he was a murderer.

[LouW95]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:00pm

It is not about the album or her beliefs. It is 100% about Kristin's appearance with Robertson. He has been an aggressive enemy of gay people for decades. His rhetoric encourages homophobia and gay bashing. Kristin is aiding him by being on his show as she could bring many new people into his flock.It is one thing to be religious but quite another to use dangerous people to promote your projects. Sounds like Kristin might become another Kathie Lee who is still a close friend of gay basher Anita Bryant!!!
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[shameless]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:00pm

Look, I'm not thrilled about her appearing on the 700 club, but she is going on a Christian show to promote a Christian album. However, if she says "oh by the way, yes, i do think homosexuality is a sin, and their all going to hell," well then count me in on the boycott. Until then, let the girl hock her CD.

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[NCGuy]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:01pm

I don't think Kristin Chenoweth is a homophobe, but I do think it is incredibly disrespectful to her many gay fans to appear on this show. Pat Robertson isn't just the host of The 700 Club; it's HIS show - you cannot separate the two. The show is not just a Christian talk/news show; it is a pulpit for him to express his extreme views.

Whether she meant to or not (and I really don't think she did), simply appearing on this particular show shows support for Robertson. It IS that black and white.

[Chlydomnestra]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:01pm

In what world do we live now, that it is okay to do anything and everything, and be whatever religion you want...except Christian?
I am curious to know why a 'liberal,' and so-called 'accepting' community, like the arts and theatre have so much hate against Christians? I know that I am generalizing, and that not every theatre person is a 'Christian-hating,' 'liberal,' but that is the same generalization that some of you are making of Kristin Chenoweth. You assume because she is proclaiming her Christian faith, that she must be some 'gay-bashing,' 'you're going to hell,' 'Bible-beater.' I for one am appalled at this stereotype! I am a Christian and proud of it! I'm also an actress, arts lover, and HIV hospice worker. I have worked and befriended many people who think differently than I do and I accept them for those differences. They accept the fact that I am strong in my faith and have other differences. The fact is that a 'Good' Christian is one who accepts and loves everyone, for who they are and recognizes in themselves that they too are sinners and therefore imperfect. Does this mean that I won't call a sin...a sin? No! I respect anyone's opinion to disagree or to not believe in the same faith I believe in, but I won't tell anyone, not even myself that a sin is okay and to get over it. A sin is a sin in my book, be it: lying, stealing, premarital sex, sex outside of marriage, murder, taking God's name in vain, greed, jealousy, and the list goes on! You may not believe in the Bible or God or be a Christian, and that's okay, but since there was a generalization made, I felt it necessary to clarify some stuff about the Christian faith. I sin everyday and ask forgiveness, and when the day is done, God is who forgives and He will judge. It isn't for me or anyone else to cast judgement on any person. However, I think that some people are 'stoning' Kristin Chenoweth on the basis that she's Christian, and the woman has done nothing but profess her faith. That is not a sin, nor is it a judgement on others and as I recall, she has done a great many things to support the gay community, BC/EFA, and the arts in general. Boycott the album if you're against faith, God, or Christianity...but don't boycott it on the generalization that all Christians support the condemnation of homosexuality. I think the woman has a good heart and truly knows her faith, because Jesus Himself went to the sinners, and did not condemn! I say she can have it both ways, and I'm sure that she is aware this album will speak more to her Christian and Gospel following, but I wanna know...how many were at Idina Menzel's Zipper Theatre Show, where she sang a Jewish Hymm? Did you condemn her, boycott her, boo her off the stage? NO! The same could be said of many artist who have freely expressed their faith on stage, in an album, or on tv. I just can't believe that I am hearing this prejudice, bias, biggotry, and stereotyping towards the Christian faith from such a 'freedom of choice,' 'I am who I am,' 'Don't judge me' population. Sorry to rant, but this kind of argument frustrates me to no end, especially when generalizations are made.
Getting off my soap box now!

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:09pm

"Did you stop supporting Barbra Streisand when she recorded an evangelical Christian song?"

I've NEVER supported Barbra Streisand.

[NCGuy]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:12pm

Is anyone actually reading the objections on this thread to Kristin's appearance on the 700 Club BEFORE posting these defenses of Christianity? No one is attacking her (or your) faith; it's the venue she chose to express it in that some of us find offensive.

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[MaTakeALookAtMe]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:15pm

Okay...when all of you sinners are burning in the flames of hell, I hope you look up and see me, Pat Robertson and Kristin partying in heaven...

[shameless]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:16pm

Yeah, I don't here many attacks on Christianity either, it's Pat Robertson and The 700 Club that people are upset about.

[shameless]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:18pm

LOL

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:18pm

funny how an artist promoting her new album on a television show would get this much trouble. I dont really see the big deal.

[shameless]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:21pm

Check out the show's website, do a little reseach on some of the things that have come out of Pat Robertson's mouth and u will

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:23pm

well, i have. i saw that whole thing against gay marriage, all his stupid statistics or whatever that **** was, but i dont get how this has to do with kristin. shes not deceiving anybody by doing a business meeting

[Kimmygonbefamous]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:23pm

I love this board, but sometimes I just get really put off by some of the things that are said.

You can have your opinions, but there is no reason and no excuse to be mean-spirited, rude, and just plain nasty.

I myself will buy Kristin's album. I'm not a Christian myself, but I enjoy her voice and I have to have a copy of "Taylor the Latte Boy".

I went to a Catholic school. I disagreed with a LOT of what they said, but I went because I felt that I could learn from the school and the school could learn from me. I did, and it did. I worked my butt off for 4 years to get the school to ackgnowledge the diversity in our community and I finally succeeded. I also led a letter-writing campaign protesting the firing of two lesbian teachers from our school as a sophomore. Both parties grew as a result. It IS possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Not Pat Robertson necessarily, but perhaps the viewers. Maybe they'll buy her album, be curious as to what else she's done, and be exposed to musical theatre, and thus broadening their horizons to include art created by many talented people in the homosexual community.

You're not Kristin, and you don't know her motives. Think what you want, buy what you want, and say what you want, but at least refrain from being so nasty to her and others on this board.

EDIT: My comments aren't directed at any one person, but just toward the general icky feeling on the board at the moment.

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[shameless]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:27pm

alright, but I did start out trying to defend her right to appear where ever she wanted

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[shameless]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 8:28pm

but i know i wasn't rude to anyone else here