By Kate Orson2023-12-21T10:34:00
Don’t rush to celebrate when a ’big name’ professes Christ, warns Kate Orson
His words came in the light of rapper Lil Naz X’s recent post asking his fans if it was “okay if I enter my Christian era?” along with a new song about God. Christians online had accused him of mocking God, but West thinks we need to judge less and welcome more.
I agree with his thoughts. But I also think we need to find the middle ground between cynical judging, and unconditional celebration when it comes to celebrities who say they’ve converted.
When it comes to Lil Nas X’s statements, it’s understandable that people might have their doubts. After all, this is a man who has previously given a lap dance to ‘Satan’ in a video, and designed a pair of Satanic Nike shoes that contained a real drop of human blood.
You might say that’s all in the past now. The old has gone, the new has come! He’s turned his life around, why not celebrate that?
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