Entries by Jinxi Boo (1034)

Thursday
Apr302009

Video of Miss California @ Rock Church & Her Convo w/God

This entry is a follow up to the blog below (as well as this one, this one, and this one) and features a video from the Rock Church, where Miss California, Carrie Prejean, attends.  On Sunday, she told the story about the Miss USA Pageant and the statement she made when answering a question about gay marriage posed by Perez Hilton.  There are a few apparent splice edits in the video, so I'm not sure what was taken out or how long the original length of her conversation with Pastor Miles McPherson was; but there are several interesting parts.

  • At .25 seconds into the video, McPherson asks her what went through her mind when Perez Hilton asked the question about gay marriage. He says "Did you and God have a moment?" She responds, "God said to me at this point, are you going to stand up for what you believe or are you going to compromise your beliefs to win Miss USA?"
  • At 5:00, she talks about asking God to show her a sign, so she can know if going to NYC to talk with Matt Lauer on the Today Show was the right thing to do.
  • At 7:35, she explains that she WAS representing the state of California and the majority of America by stating that marriage should only be between a man and a woman and goes onto say, "When I decided to go against man and stand up for what I believe... I learned that God has a bigger crown than any man can give you."
  • She also thanks the gay community twice in the last minute of the video.

What are you feelings about Miss California and about the aftermath of the pageant?  Do you feel that Prejean has been opportunistic as a result of the statement she made?