Thanks, Gaga, and Thank God
by tristero
For years and years, far-right political operatives have hid behind the skirts of priests to advance an agenda of intolerance, bigotry, and ignorance. In fact, Christian practice in the US is highly diverse. Most Christians I know are tolerant, have no problem understanding what women’s rights are about, and think it’s ridiculous to deny the facts of evolution and global warming.
But for some reason, many people who take their Christian faith seriously have decided not to take a national position against the extremists. That may be starting to change.
Lady Gaga weighed in on the nation’s current state of affairs during her “Enigma” show in Las Vegas on Saturday, joining an ever-growing list of celebrities to voice their disapproval of the Trump administration.
The Grammy winner singled out Vice President Mike Pence, slamming him for thinking “it’s acceptable that his wife work at a school that bans LGBTQ.”
The vice president has defended Karen Pence’s decision to teach at the Immanuel Christian School, which bans LGBTQ employees, students and families. In an interview with Eternal World Television Network, Mike Pence likened the uproar over his wife’s decision to an attack on Christianity.
“You are wrong,” the singer said, before speaking of her own Christian faith:
“You said we should not discriminate against Christianity. You are the worst representation of what it means to be a Christian. I am a Christian woman, and what I do know about Christianity is that we bear no prejudice and everybody is welcome. So you can take all that disgrace Mr. Pence and you can look yourself in the mirror and you’ll find it right there.”