Featured Actors and actress who claim to be Christian

The fact is that I never expect the world to change unless they have Christ. So I hardly have enough hours in a day to reach those around me. So why would so many so called Christians spend so much time being critical of a world without Christ especially when they are not making disciples. 70-80 percent of the churches in America are plagued by one or more antagonists and that has nothing to do with the world.

 

I ain't exactly 'dissing' them. I have enjoyed a few of their shows myself. One of my favorites was where Willie found a gator on Phil and Kay's property. Hilarious.

 

As to the editing out of "in Jesus' name" from their evening prayers, maybe Willie can find some Churches to sponsor him so that none of the prayer is edited out?

 

Yes, that is very good point. We should also recognize that the audience, other actors, and family all understand that it is just acting. The Romans were big into acting as they adopted that entertainment from the Greeks. It was so common during the first century (time of the early church) it seems the writers of the New Testament would have mentioned if there was some problem with the art of acting. Just about any play will have romance, anger, fighting, or even murder portrayed and any of these would exclude Christians from participating. I suspect that the early Christians were wise enough to realize the difference between acting to tell a story and living.

I remember a similar debate about real Christians should not play football because the players are not being kind to one another and turning the other cheek. :BangHead: Wow, I just don't know quite what to say about that except there MUST be more important things in life to focus on.

 

I never thought about it too much before.

Now that I'm thinking about it, if my husband got a job where he had to kiss someone, whether he "meant it" or not, he'd no longer be my husband and if I did, I'd expect to no longer be his wife.

He's mine, I'm his, end of story if that changes. I'm a jealous person when it comes to my spouse. Rawr!

So is it actually wrong?

Now that I think about it, well DUH! Of course it is. Married people keep their paws on their spouse. That's it.

 

It was widely known and a well publicized fact, before the release of Fireproof, that Kirk Cameron refused to kiss anyone other than his wife and in the scenes in Fireproof where there was kissing his real life wife stepped in to the role.

I follow 1 rule when choosing movies and television shows to watch (even books to read)....would I watch this show/movie if Jesus was sitting in the chair next to me? If I can't answer with an absolute yes then I don't watch it.

Here's a great example...someone recommended the PBS show Downton Abbey as being truly excellent. Generally speaking we enjoy things from PBS so I rented the first disc from Netflix and we sat down to watch it. It wasn't bad....until a scene where one of the servants was the lover of one of the aristocracy and they kissed. Oh...guess I forgot to mention...they were both MEN! I clicked that remote off and ejected that DVD, threw it back in the envelope, sent it back and removed the rest of the series from my queue so fast it was a blur. The person who recommended the series...a Christian.

I weigh what I see and hear against what I believe God wants me to see and hear. It means I quite often don't watch the "popular" movies and shows, or read the most current bestsellers. However, I am at peace knowing if Jesus walked into my house today I would not stand before him in shame for the books on my bookshelf, the movies in my DVD player, or what is playing on my television.

 

If a person thinks it is a sin, then to that person it is a sin would be the principle that is applicable to this thread.

HOWEVER, not everyone would agree with the premiss that it is wrong to kiss another with passion for pay.

Kissing booths have been around about as long as county fairs, and not a few have engaged in kissing long before marriage.

The point being that in areas such as this personal opinion does not a sin make of the situation.

Do I think it healthy on a relationship for an actor to kiss a non-spouse? No

Do I think it particularly edifying of the Christian character for an actor to kiss a non-spouse? No

Do I think it is a sin for an actor to kiss a non-spouse? No, but neither would I allow such if I were in charge of the world, and women and men would not go to swim in what passes for contemporary bathing suites, either.

 

That is not at all what agedman said, Free. What he said is that personal opinion doesn't make it sin. Not everyone has the same level of understanding, or are at a place in their life where something is sin to them.

To me drinking alcohol in any form is sin. Smoking cigarettes or any tobacco use is sin. (although the tobacco does work effectively on bee stings). To walk on the beach in a skimpy bathing suit is sin...TO ME. Not everyone is at that place in their lives, as evidenced even here on the Baptist Board where many smoke and drink. God has convicted ME of these things, evidently not them.

I kiss other men all the time....not romantically, but in a family way...on the cheek...a Christian salute. My husband and I certainly don't have an "open" marriage but I have not been convicted by God that this is a wrong or sinful practice.

We must be careful not to judge the motives of others based upon our opinions.

 

REally?

I could have used it a few times!

Do you blow the smoke, rub out the cigaret, spit some chew or grab a big cigar to lite up and relax until the pain goes away?

I would assume you mean put a leaf on the sting?


I wonder if marijuana would work the same way?

 

For someone (posting as you do) who holds to the "commandments" would you show were a man is in sin to have an "open marriage" and then compare that to the expressions of the OP?

Do the same with the taxes, please.

No doubt you will see that those items are specifically stated as sinful deeds, but the OP has no such joining in Scriptures.

If you determine something to be sin, then for you it is sin. However, Paul states twice that "all things are lawful, but not all things are expedient."

Paul certainly does not give license to sin, nor does he condone sin in that statement. For such a person would be one to take Paul's statement, "Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth" as meaning we can rightfully steal and rob the rich and poor alike.

 

There is a difference between acting and reality. Seems that they are doing a good job to fool people commenting on this topic.