Today, Ellen Degeneres responded to the OMM hullabaloo in typical Ellen fashion —with humor and a piece of her mind expressed by way of a piece of her heart.
Before I go any further, let me state clearly that I love Jesus. I love Him with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I also love Ellen. She’s absolutely adorable and as loveable as can be with her ever present smile and jaunty repartee. And I can think of a whole lot of words to describe Ellen without ever mentioning the “G” word—funny, kind, sensitive, lover of animals and people, giving and caring, to name just a few. But what I cannot comprehend is how anyone can reduce this woman, or any other for that matter, down to a single word.
To this I say “Gay-Shmay. Oy Vey!”
Ok—got that out of my system.
There are those who might say that I’m trivializing the bigger issues. Au contraire! OMM states “Our goal is to stop the exploitation of our children, especially by the entertainment media (TV, music, movies, etc.).” They speak of fighting against the immorality, violence, vulgarity and profanity that the entertainment media is throwing at our children. I couldn’t agree more. When I was a child Lucy and Ricky slept in separate beds, Batman and Robin felled the bad guys with nary a drop of blood, and the strongest expletives on my black and white screen were “Darn” and “Golly Gee”. I cringe to think of what my 2-year-old grandson is exposed to on prime time.
But if people actually ventured to ask, they might find that much of the gay community feels the same way, after all, they’re parents too. Wouldn’t it be awesome to fight together instead of against each other—strength in numbers and all that sort of thing?
Ok, so maybe the family on one side of the fence looks different from the family on the other side, but I wager that we are actually more alike than unlike. God made us—all of us.
We don’t have to agree with everything. Heck, I’m a Christian and I know there are a whole lot of Christians who don’t agree with me— or me them for that matter. The bottom line is this…We’re not called to agree, we’re called to love. And yet we continue to see worldwide displays of hatred and judgment that further distance our hearts from one another. It is my sincerest prayer that one day Christians will be known for their love. Then, and only then, will we be truly living the life that Christ meant for us to live.
Jill, very, very well written...from start to finish, i completely agree with the whole piece... whenever i've watched Ellen, (and that's not all that often) i've seen all that you have in regards to all that you have described her as who she is... thanks again for putting it so perfectly...
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