Miley Cyrus
can choose to perform Lakshmi Pooja than watch the Superbowl LI (51); none
would object.1 But when Miley Cyrus spews venom upon Historic Christianity;
Christians should respectfully object. Millions of youngsters love Miley and
consider her as their idol. So Miley’s thoughts could subtly and swiftly
replace the thoughts and actions of these young fans.
Prior to
probing Miley’s tirade against Christianity, her spiritual evolution should be
considered. Miley, once upon a time, loved the God of the Bible. However, as
she began to grow older, she apostatized and embarked to wallop Christianity.
Consider Miley’s spiritual evolution, “Less than
a decade ago, Cyrus was considered a role model for young girls. As a teen, the
"Hannah Montana" star refused to dress immodestly, telling People
Magazine, "I like to look kind of like what girls would want to look up
to, and their moms and dads will say, 'Hey, that's cool. That's different.'
" She also wore a purity ring, signaling her commitment to practice abstinence
until marriage.
In 2007,
Cyrus referred to her church "the greatest source of strength" and
recited Ephesians 6:10-11 as her favorite passage in the Bible, which
says, "Finally, my brother, come
close to the Lord for if you put on the full armor of God you can stand against
the walls of a devil."2
Then came her
rejection of Christianity, “At a time when most 15-year-olds were posing for
junior prom photos in front of their parent’s porch, Miley Cyrus was
photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the cover of Vanity Fair. She wore only a
bed sheet…And yet, when she reinvented herself as an in-your-face, raunchy,
bisexual, selfie-obsessed pop icon, the public at large reacted with surprise.
There was
an outcry of disgust when she shimmied and simulated sex with Robin Thicke at
the MTV VMAs in 2013. Her songs began to gravitate from fun-loving (“Party in
the USA”) to drug-glorifying (“We Won’t Stop”.) With every public appearance
she seemed to feel the need to shed more of her clothing. And now, with her set
of inflammatory statements about her feelings on conservatives (“they shouldn’t
make our laws”) and sexual liberty (“I am literally open to every single thing,
as long as it’s consenting”), it seems that Miley has emerged from her time of
rebellion as a fully-formed product of a lifetime of others’ adulation.”3
Why did Miley apostatize? It is possible
that she may have desired to liberate herself from the pure lifestyle that the
Bible mandates Christians to aim for and live to the best of their abilities.
It is quite possible that she desires to live to satisfy her carnal needs and
wants.
Having
posed in nude, her dislike of Christianity could originate from the fact that Christianity
prohibits this lifestyle. Christianity condemns bisexuality, but if Miley
desired to be bisexual, evidently Christianity cannot be her religion.
Her father
Billy Ray Cyrus reckons her entry into the entertainment industry at a young
age destroyed her faith, “In 2011, the singer's father, country star Billy Ray
Cyrus, said in an interview with GQ Magazine that he regretted having her in
the "Hannah Montana Show" and confessed that his family was cautious
of the temptations within the entertainment industry before to going to Los
Angeles.
"Somewhere
along this journey, both mine and Miley's faith has been shaken...That saddens
me the most," he said, adding there is "no doubt" that his
family is being ruined by Satan.”4
Miley’s Christianity-bashing is astounding, “…she recently described people who
believe Noah's Ark was real: "That's [expletive] insane." She added:
"We've outgrown that fairy tale, like we've outgrown [expletive] Santa and
the tooth fairy."
Then she
discussed her sexuality: "I am literally open to every single thing that
is consenting and doesn't involve an animal and everyone is of age. Everything
that's legal, I'm down with. Yo, I'm down with any adult—anyone over the age of
18 who is down to love me. I don't relate to being boy or girl, and I don't
have to have my partner relate to boy or girl."”5
Miley
thinks of herself as a least judgmental person. But her judgment of
conservative Christians is shocking, “In a recent interview with Paper
magazine, Cyrus, who appears nude within the publication, refers to herself as
the “least judgemental person ever.” However, the magazine notes that while she
was raised in a Christian home and was baptized in a Southern Baptist church,
the “Wrecking Ball” singer “maintains a particular contempt for fundamentalist
lawmakers who rally against this sort of progressive, potentially life-saving
changes for the LGBT community.” “Those people shouldn’t get to make our laws,”
Cyrus said of Christians who hold to a traditional view of marriage.”6
Was Miley’s apostasy grounded on valid
reasoning? God has given man freedom to either love or hate HIM. So Miley
is free to choose her religious platform. But when she is a successful public
icon, her actions would most likely be emulated by her fans without any doubt
or without thinking twice. Hence there is a need to determine the validity of
her reasoning to apostatize from Christianity.
How do we respond to Miley slamming
Christianity?
First, know
that Miley’s arguments against
Christianity are blatantly invalid.
It is plausible
that Miley did not research and study the reasons invalidating her objections before
abandoning Christianity. Consider Miley’s objection to the miraculous
narratives in the Bible and her views on objectionable sexual practices.
There are
very good reasons available in the public domain that ascertains the validity
of the biblical narratives of Noah’s Ark or Jonah in the fish. Apparently, Miley
is unable to believe in the narratives of the miraculous in the Bible.
Very
minimally, since God is the maximally great being, HE should be able to raise a
man from dead or wipe out an entire community with floods (for justifiable
reasons, of course!) or enable a man to live in the stomach of a huge fish.
God’s maximal greatness allows for the occurrence of the miraculous.
Regarding
Miley’s endorsement of bisexuality; consensus or agreement cannot be a valid
reason for sexual activities between people NOT united in marriage. Consensus
notwithstanding, the Bible explicitly condemns and prohibits homosexuality,
adultery and the likes.
Even if you
were to not consider the biblical prohibition of sexual sins, it is
scientifically proven that child sex, incest and adultery are detrimental to a
healthy lifestyle. If consensus were to be the sole valid reason for sexual
activities, then by the same reasoning, adultery and polygamy should be acceptable.
Moreover, if
consensus is the sole reason for valid sexual practices, then the extent of sinful
sexual practices between two people would be horrendously extended. For
instance, the gory and ghastly child sex and incest should be acceptable as
long as two people, irrespective of their age, agree to sexual intercourse. But
child sex and incest are unacceptable sexual practices in every culture and in
every situation. So consensus, even if you were to not consider the Bible,
cannot be a valid reason for two people to indulge in sexual practices outside
the confines of a marriage.
To
reiterate, the Bible prohibits all forms of sexual activity outside the
confines of a marriage.
Second, Christians cannot follow Miley Cyrus. Every
Christian should glorify God through his/her life. Christians cannot follow
Miley’s lifestyle or the sinful messages that she propagates through her music
and video.
Sinful
lifestyle manifesting via public nudity, vulgar language, and biblically
unacceptable sexual practices cannot be observed in a Christian’s life. So Miley’s
sinful life cannot be a valid standard for Christians to pursue.
Third,
while Christians should not follow Miley’s sinful lifestyle, we should love Miley unconditionally,
just as how God loved each and every one of us while we were still sinners.
Love for Miley should translate into prayers for her to regain her love for the
Lord Jesus Christ. Christians ought to realize Miley’s sins and pray for her
liberation from these sinful activities.
May Miley
realize that God loves her immensely and may she return to the Lord Jesus in
repentance and faith.
Endnotes:
1http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/02/06/miley-cyrus-just-did-lakshmi-puja-at-her-home-because-she-loves/,
last accessed on 23 Feb 2017.
2http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55983/20150610/miley-cyrus-mocks-christians-who-believe-in-old-testament-fairy-tales-says-those-who-oppose-homosexuality-shouldnt-get-to-make-laws.htm,
last accessed on 23 Feb 2017.
3http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2015/06/22/miley-cyrus-slams-the-bible-weve-outgrown-that-fairytale-former-xtian-star-has-completely-left-xtianity.html,
last accessed on 23 Feb 2017.
4http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55983/20150610/miley-cyrus-mocks-christians-who-believe-in-old-testament-fairy-tales-says-those-who-oppose-homosexuality-shouldnt-get-to-make-laws.htm,
last accessed on 23 Feb 2017.
5http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/50104-miley-cyrus-belief-in-noah-s-ark-is-insane,
last accessed on 23 Feb 2017.
6http://www.americasfreedomfighters.com/2015/06/12/miley-cyrus-slams-christian-conservatives-these-people-shouldnt-get-to-make-our-laws/,
last accessed on 23 Feb 2017.
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