Miss California USA announced today that it has fired Carrie Prejean for contract violations, CNN reported.
Prejean’s violations began in April when she was a no-show for numerous pageant assignments. Instead of performing her duties, Prejean appeared on Focus on the Family radio programs and in other antigay evangelical media to denounce California gay couples. Prejean claimed that her egocentric religious views were being somehow suppressed by those who expect a pageant winner to represent all Californians, not just self-important fundamentalists.
While Prejean presented herself to antigay evangelicals as a pro-family advocate, news emerged that Prejean had posed with bared breasts for photos taken shortly before the Miss California pageant. Pleased with Prejean’s pro-family rhetoric, Focus on the Family suppressed news of the photos.
Meanwhile, pageant officials tried to contact Prejean about her absenteeism, but she refused their calls.
Outside the echo chamber of antigay evangelical media, Prejean became known — and will be remembered — as a liar. As Truth Wins Out noted in April:
Roger Neal, a San Diego public relations representative who advised Prejean, said she was untruthful. “She chose to stand up in church and in front of the media and say something that was a lie,” Neal said. “No one ever said, ‘You must apologize to the gay community,’ and no one ever said, ‘Don’t talk about your faith or your religion.’ Those two things never came out of anybody’s mouth.”
Prejean was not the pro-family advocate that she claimed to be; she was what antigay evangelicals frequently label their critics: A “false prophet.” A promoter of moral hypocrisy. A profiteer. And a poseur.
Donald Trump was wrong to excuse Prejean’s unprofessional behavior in April — and right to terminate her now.
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Oh well, at least the pics were hot…….
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Comment by David Alex Nahmod — June 10, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
As a Californian, I’ve been so embarrassed by her unprofessionalism, whining, hypocrisy, lying and homophobia. She has decided that her sin of homophobia is more important than anything else. She made her bed, let her lie in it.
Comment by Michael — June 10, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
She’ll be on with fellow homophobe Sean Hannity’s show tonight crying “waaaa, I’m a christian, I’m being punished fof my views.. waaa, waa, waaa”
Comment by vegasuy — June 11, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
People like Prejean and Hannity seem to believe that far-right religious affiliation gives them a blank check to violate every rule of professionalism, good manners, contractual obligations, morality, modesty, and charity.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 11, 2009 @ 1:59 pm
Hey Vegas: she whined that very thing on CNN this morning, LOL!
Boooo Hoooo……..
sniffle……
Comment by David Alex Nahmod — June 11, 2009 @ 2:04 pm
michael
i have to say that you have no room to talk when
it comes to distorting the facts, lying and spinning things to your advantage. fortunatley, i have taken the time to talk personsonally to some of those
people you malign so much. It’a a shame that you and
besen resort to those tactics. there are many more
like me who care enough about truth to do the research
to expose what you do.
Comment by brad anderson — June 11, 2009 @ 8:42 pm
Brad, if you have specific evidence that anything I’ve said is factually inaccurate, please present that evidence — and your alleged research.
Otherwise, please spare us any unsubstantiated claims, and please spare the Internet more of your paranoia, anger, and self-pity.
American Christianity would be much more healthy and healing, and welcomed by non-Christians, if it were a bit less corrupted by the negativism, fear, and faithlessness that you have demonstrated here.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 11, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
I feel so bad for the real winner of the pageant, the stunningly beautiful Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton. Miss California is just stealing all attention away from her saying she she would have won if not for that question while Miss North Carolina truly is the more beautiful one of the two!
Comment by Rick — June 12, 2009 @ 9:32 am
And what “research” would that be “Brad”?
Every respected mental health organization says homosexuality is not a mental illness and not a choice, and is normal for a minority of people and that homosexuals hardly, if ever, become heterosexual.
So where are you getting this research from????
Comment by James — June 12, 2009 @ 1:43 pm
michael
are you kidding? I am still waiting for you
to publically apologize to regina griggs for your
false reporting on the incident at the ex-gay
booth at the virginia fair. Even after it was
proven that regina was right, your organization
did not apologize. by the way i have talked to
her personally, as well as other ex-gay leaders
your organization have vilified. You know,
after talking to them and getting all the
facts, i have found that you and besen aren’t
very beleivable at all
Comment by brad anderson — June 12, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
Ex-Gay Watch and Truth Wins Out long ago corrected one detail of their accounts regarding PFOX’s largely inaccurate claims about an incident involving a single disruptive individual at a Virginia fair. (Related articles.) In this incident, a PFOX booth attendee shouted at bystanders, and in this case an intemperate bystander returned the abuse, until the individual was escorted off-site.
As it turns out, the error wasn’t even the fault of XGW and TWO, both of which correctly reported that there was no police record of the incident and that initially the police spokesman could find no officers who recalled any incident — therefore there was reason to suspect that the incident did not happen.
When some officers came forward a week later to say they vaguely recalled an unrecorded incident, both XGW and TWO reported that.
Brad, I am still waiting for you to provide evidence and research. I am still waiting for you and other ex-gay activists to stop the self-pitying victimology and instead provide facts.
Prove to us that critics have no reason to fear or oppose your efforts to undermine public health, education, morality, freedom, and faith.
People of faith — as well as agnostics and atheists — are fed up with your bullying of gay people, your traumatization of parents, your efforts to inject fundamentalism into public schools, your misrepresentation of legitimate scientific research, and your transformation of Christianity from a religion of compassion and justice into a religion of fear, anger, self-defeat, and falsified miracles.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 12, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
Amen Michael Airhart! Very well spoken!
Comment by Lisa — June 13, 2009 @ 3:57 am
I don’t think Michael or Wayne need to defend themselves~~the proof of their claims are out in the open for all to see.
Comment by David Alex Nahmod — June 13, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton is Ms USA and Ms California is just stealing all attention away from her saying she she would have won if not for that question while Miss North Carolina truly is the more beautiful one of the two!
Comment by sandy — June 13, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
The new Miss California USA — Prejean’s replacement — also opposes gay marriage.
But she has the decency, professionalism, and good taste to refrain from exploiting the pageant for her own political gain.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 13, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
michael
let’s be honest here, opposing homoseuality from
a moral standpoint based on biblical teaching
is not hate and it is certianly not bullying!
please be honest enough to acknowledge that! for your informantion, I am not tranforiming
anything! scripture makes clear today as it
has for the past 2000 years that homosexuality
is NOT part of God’s plan for humman relationships.
I refuse to be intimidated into silence by your’s
and other homosuxual activists attempts to put the
blame for gay suicides on those of us who oppose
homosexuality
Comment by brad anderson — June 14, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
Brad,
You can believe whatever you wish to believe. It’s when you take those beliefs and mistreat others due to those beliefs.
Yes, many LGBT people commit suicide because of the bible’s teaching on homosexuality. They do that because they in their heart know that their homosexuality is a part of who they are and that there is little chance they could change that, and yet, God still is against them, for something that they know they did not choose and cannot control. They see themselves as trapped because of this.
Now look Brad, there may be no way to PROVE to you personally that homosexuality is not a choice, and that it is just who a minority of people are naturally; but then again, there is also no way to PROVE that the bible is true either.
Comment by James — June 14, 2009 @ 3:59 pm
It is hateful for ex-gays to lie to parents and tell them that they — or some non-existent abuser in the family — are to blame for homosexuality in any offspring.
It is hateful for Exodus to promote vigilantism and violence in Barbados and Uganda.
It is hateful for ex-gays to lie about the values, lifestyles, and spirituality of gay people, and to promote discrimination, ostracism, and bullying on the basis of those lies.
It is immoral for ex-gays to lie to the public about their own failure to change, to lie about research data about ex-gays and homosexuality, and to commit impenitent immorality while issuing false moral judgments against the innocent.
It is immoral for ex-gays to dishonestly (and without substantiation) project their own efforts to intimidate and suppress gay people (particularly in schools, churches, and the media) onto gay people.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 14, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
In short, Brad Anderson offers us a blanket defense of ex-gays who are neither moral nor biblical.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 14, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
michael
for your information i am not an ex-gay, I am a christian who believes that that bible is the written word of God. I know you will not understand this
but I do not hate LGBT people. You do not know me
at all, but you have made many false assumptions
about me. Unlike you, I do not write off every
ex-gay testimony as false. Are you calling every
ex-gay a liar? That sounds pretty narrow minded to
me! I will be praying for you and besen.
brad anderson
Comment by brad anderson — June 16, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
Brad, I do not write off every ex-gay testimony as false.
It’s unfortunate that you offer blanket approval of ex-gay wrongdoing. And it’s unfortunate that you repeatedly sidestep the actual criticisms of ex-gays on this site, and instead invent strawman arguments.
Idolatry of the Bible is unchristian and hypocritical; the Bible itself rejects legalism and literalism as forms of idolatry, and you seem willing to sin when it’s convenient.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 17, 2009 @ 12:16 am
Brad, if you really wish to follow the Bible, as you pronounced the word of God, kindly ask Christian organizations to have an ex-women ministers ministry. The Bible do not allow women authority. And while you are at it, please start an ex-divorcees ministry to avoid them from getting hitched again. The Bible specifically condemns. Then please go to the lawmakers and deny them their rights unless women submits to their rightful men and they stay divorced forever. Can you do that? No? Thought so. Other commandments do not have appeal for you, is it not? I will be praying for you tonight. You will need it more than Wayne and Mike.
Comment by Yuki Choe — June 17, 2009 @ 6:13 am
Yeah Brad, like Yuki Choe says, don’t just follow the parts of the bible you WANT to follow. If you’re gonna follow the bible, then follow them ALL.
It’s so strange how “christians” only follow the parts of the bible they WANT to follow, and any parts they don’t want to follow they conveniently say “those bible passages are debatable” or “we don’t have to follow those parts anymore” or “we no longer interpret them like that anymore”.
Comment by James — June 17, 2009 @ 8:50 am
I find it amazing that organizations such as FOTF are being so obsessed with homosexuality with only 6 verses allegedly supporting that idea, when there are equally 6 verses against women, more than 10 supporting slavery up to even “Revelations” on the future, and more than 100 that are AGAINST HETEROSEXUAL SINS, even in the New Testament.
But FOTF chose to focus on the wrong things, when even Paul in the Bible that celibacy is encouraged among heteros, and marriage is to actually avoid adultery!
I guess Our Saviour knew this all along. After all, today heteros probably chose to commit adultery with a person like Carrie Prejean in their hearts by looking at her racy photos and at the same time justify discrimination, because of the lust that burns in their hearts is much stronger than letting same-sex couples who are monogamous and committed enough with each other, to get married.
I find this fact disturbing, FOTF actually did not question Carrie’s sexual escapades in front of the camera at all, and yet with her almost naked body still fresh on everyone’s minds, they still want her to speak.
That means FOTF is not only anti-gay, but they actually promote a sexually charged heterosexual lifestyle. Which means they directly encourage teens into sexual release like masturbation and are responsible, even in their silence, unwanted pregnancies.
When this is their sinful stance, God help those innocent children who via parents are brought up by FOTF.
Comment by Yuki Choe — June 18, 2009 @ 1:03 am
Apologies for the intentional hyperbole, but *gasp* is Carrie Prejean their example of a good wholesome example for the Christian families? Really, it seems that pick and choose does not happen for their Bible quoting, but on their speakers “alternative” lifestyles as well. Sigh.
Comment by Yuki Choe — June 18, 2009 @ 1:11 am
Brad, speaking as a Christian who was brought up on the Bible and loves it, I would just like to point out two things:
1. The Bible is not ABOUT homosexuality. The very few references to homosexual behaviour in the Bible were written at a time when knowledge of the subject was extremely sketchy, and they are scarcely relevant to the Bible’s central message. To say that “scripture makes clear today as it has for the past 2000 years that homosexuality is NOT part of God’s plan for humman relationships” is something of an overstatement.
2. The Bible is not infallible. There is no such thing as an infallible book (or collection of books, which is what the Bible actually is).
Comment by William — June 18, 2009 @ 10:14 am
No disrespect meant to the regular posters here, but I suspect that talking to Brad is a waste of time.
His mind is closed.
Comment by David Alex Nahmod — June 18, 2009 @ 6:05 pm
David — Brad’s Bible is closed, too.
Folks like Brad tend not to read their Bibles, so much as they worship the closed book and insist that God stopped talking to humankind 1,900 years ago.
In their view, God is substantially dead. How ironic, considering their false belief that liberals consider God to be dead.
Comment by Michael Airhart — June 18, 2009 @ 6:33 pm