Chenoweth addresses the 700 Club appearance and BWW debate about it

[bunchamuncha]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 5:48am

“I agreed to do ‘The 700 Club’ because I was able to talk in the interview about what I believe being a true ‘Christian’ means. You see, my message is, that people of faith should be more like Christ was. We should not be judgmental; but rather, open-minded and open-hearted to people of other races, religions, and sexual orientations. I merely wanted to bridge that gap, so to speak. Not all people of faith think, ‘if you don’t believe like me, then you’re going to hell.’


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Updated On: 4/22/05 at 05:48 AM

[Feathah]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 8:04am

Thanks for the link. Now BwayWorld posts are being quoted? What are we - the new All That Chat? lol :)

[bunchamuncha]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 8:27am

My bad, I didn't realize there was another thread about it already

[Justice]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 8:36am

Oh my...Midtowngym must be proud!

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 9:06am

well go kristin!..she never had to defend herself to me...i never thought she did anything wrong in the first place..some people on here just had it out for her already in the first place.
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[midtowngym]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 9:18am

This issue must have hit a nerve or it wouldn't have survived over two weeks.
However, theater is my refuge and there's no place for anger in it. I want to feel good about Kristin again. If i wanted anger, i'd get involved in politics.

Updated On: 4/22/05 at 09:18 AM

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 10:07am

::spits water::

wooooah they quoted BWW, cool and yet stalkerish .

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 10:13am

Well yay for Chenoweth. I mean, I totally understand her quest for media domination in all forms (TV, Broadway, movies, recordings...I'm just waiting for the reality show) but I think it's great she noticed a potential alienation of some of her biggest fans and turned around to correct it. You go Cheno.

[bostonbroadwayfan]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 10:34am

Nothing says journalism like quoting "anonymous" posters on the internet. LOL
Updated On: 4/22/05 at 10:34 AM

[bunchamuncha]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 10:39am

well if I told you my last name was smith, you probably wouldn't believe me

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 10:47am

Be happy that this was not 1936 and Kristin was not appearing on Father Coughlin's radio program!

Miriam

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:19pm

Once again, I will say that I think the girl is super talented. And, I never doubted that she was gay friendly. I question the choice of going on the show (and NOT addressing her stance on gays) in the same way the quotes do at the bottom of this post.

Going on Pat Robertson's show (without confronting that show's beliefs) is the same to me and many others as a performer playing a Jim Crow show. The same as going on a KKK show. You can't just ignore the hate preached on that show.

You can HOPE that new fans of hers will be enlightened to stop being homophobic. And, if KC can do that, then I might change my argument. But, I guarantee you her appearance as it stood did not enlighten a single person in its audience.

"Anthony Heilbut, author of “The Gospel Sound,” the most highly regarded book on black gospel music said, “The ‘700 Club’ has been Pat Robertson’s forum for relentless and scurrilous homophobia and has politics to the right of Pope Benedict. I would imagine that Chenoweth’s ambivalence must be immense. It is impossible to be gay-friendly and an ally of Robertson.”

Rev. Pat Bumgardner, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of NY, said, “It does seem a little strange that when someone associates with Pat Robertson who links gay people with Hitler, the Center would present her as a gay icon. I think at the very least she would address the question of why she would appear on the program and associate with someone destructive to the queer community and people with AIDS.”

[Di2]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:28pm

Oh my God..leave her alone. She is an actor, nothing more nothing less. Pay your money, listen to her sing pretty and then go home.

Don't you all have anything better to do?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:29pm

um--than debate on a message board?---which is what you, too are doing, Mr. Pot.

---Mr. Kettle

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:34pm

Umm I'm sorry Jrb actor, don't make claims that you can't prove. The 700 club is actually broadcast around the world. You have no idea if Kristin had an effect on someone or not. YOu can't guarentee anything. Small things hit people in the grandest, most unrelated ways sometimes. Did Terry and Kristin even have the oppertunity to talk about homosexuality on the interview?

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:35pm

Kristin didn't mention homosexuality in the interview.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:35pm

But that's IT. They DIDN'T. The audience had no idea that this was a gay friendly Christian.

[Di2]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:38pm

jrb_actor

That's MRS. Pot to you.


hahaha..that was really funny, actually.

It just seems like Kristen Chenoweth is hated on this board and I don't understand why.

She is uber talented and very sweet...are people on this board jealous, perhaps???

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:39pm

wooo I'm lost now. I hope I'm not sounding mean cuz I'm not trying to be, but jrb, I just need to get this straight. You think that because the audience sees Kristin Chenoweth, whom they do not know is a gay friendly Christian, then WHAT will happen...?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:40pm

I NEVER EVER said I hate her. I think she is fantastic even. I just agree that the 700 Club appearance was not a good move. And if we are going to have this debate, then I shall voice that opinion.

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:41pm

kay, fair enough.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:42pm

I am saying that the argument that she may change people's minds is not conclusive. She didn't address the issue on the show--therefore that audience didn't get that information. Yes, one can hope that new fans do.

My point being that if she had taken the gay friendly stance on the show--this debate wouldn't be happening.

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:42pm

But she did talk about being tolerant of other cultures and beliefs. I believe she said that she thinks Christians should be more open minded. Besides I think Terry was controling teh interview anyway.

Secondly I think it was great and VERY Christ-like to go on the 700 club. If the preachers who are condemning her read their bibles, they'll find that's exactly what Christ did. He didn' come into the world to save the enlightened. Everytime you saw him he was with the poor, the sick, and the "nonbelievers". He hehung out with the well people, no one would get well. how's Kristin going to reach millions of christians and say HEY be enlightened, without going on a show that isn't very enlightened at all. You have to jump in with the trash if you want to clean it up. Perhaps no one spoke of homosexuality on THIS particular interview, but who's to say another magazine, TV show, or newspaper (Christian or not), didn't see her and say hmmmmm maybe we'll talk about this more. I mean her appearance already has people talking. I think she's in the trenches trying to enlighten the blind to homosexuals and on the flip side, the love of true Christians

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:44pm

Jazzysuite--I think that is the FIRST post by defenders of her going on the show that actually makes sense. I do indeed hope that you are right. :)

[keggss23]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:45pm

Quote from Kristin:
"I agreed to do ‘The 700 Club’ because I was able to talk in the interview about what I believe being a true ‘Christian’ means. You see, my message is, that people of faith should be more like Christ was. We should not be judgmental; but rather, open-minded and open-hearted to people of other races, religions, and sexual orientations. I merely wanted to bridge that gap, so to speak. Not all people of faith think, ‘if you don’t believe like me, then you’re going to hell."

Is this not good enough for you? I think it is disgusting that she even felt the need to defend herself. We know she is gay-friendly and I think she felt that she was doing something positive by going on the show. I don't know what else you people want her to do. Maybe you should plan all of her upcoming appearences and projects just to make sure that she doesn't do anything to offend you. Give her (and me) a break.

Edited: to say that I am sorry to be so rude, this subject just gets me all worked up!!

Updated On: 4/22/05 at 01:45 PM