Hannah Montana

I just saw some posts on the group site of our homeschooling organization concerning Miley Cyrus and her TV show Hannah Montana on Disney. It seems people in our group became concerned because MS Cyrus espoused her "Christian faith" during an interview and now it seems that this is cause for greater scrutiny of MS Cyrus and her show. There are those who are asking if she openly promotes Christianity on the show. Duh! It's on Disney and they'd never allow that.

Others are wondering, in print, if Miley is serious about her faith and if there are non-Christian behaviors that may come to light later. I have a different suggestion. Why don't we let Miley, her parents and God worry about all that and just be happy she openly acknowledged her Christianity and pray for her to stay strong? There have been no photos of Haley out clubbing, being arrested for intoxication, driving under the influence or climbing slowly out of cars sans undergarments. Can't we just be happy for all these things that haven't happened?

My prayer is not just that Miley becomes an example for other girls in our homes across the country, but also that her life and witness will become an influence on the others who went before her, some espousing Christian beliefs. Britney claimed at one time to be a Southern Baptist. Honestly! Pastor Mike is right again! Here's the mighty Army of God sitting around polishing its armour and picking fights with one another! Don't forget the Bible says that Satan is the accuser of the brethren! We are to lift one another up, not to whisper to our neighbor how dubious we are about a sister's sincerity!

One other thing we need to do is to quit looking at everything an actor or actress does as if it is supposed to be a sermon. They are playing a role. They usually don't write the scripts and someone as young as Miley is not even going to have much input in the process. Be glad that Haley is who she is, that she has strong Christian parents who aren't out to ride her gravy train and who are keeping her grounded and humble! It would be far better if the church as whole would be a better example and then we could stop relying on celebrities to spread the faith.

By the way, as a father attempting to raise Christian young men in this goofy world, my hat is off to Billy Ray and his wife! It's hard enough to raise children to respect the things of God outside of the glare of Hollyweird. To do so in a constant media spotlight must be some kind of torture and I'm glad you felt called to this challenge.