Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt and "Christianity"

Last week I posted a video and commented on Spencer Pratt's "baptism" by Stephen Baldwin. In the clip and in prior interviews Spencer credits his wife Heidi Montag (Pratt) for leading him toward his new found faith/conversion. Since I don't know much about the couple because I don't watch The Hills or follow celebrity gossip (at least intentionally - it's impossible to avoid it all together) I have no idea if her faith in Christ is genuine or his conversion is legit. What I do know is that their behavior (how they treat other people, crave the spotlight, will do almost anything for the right price tag, etc.) and decisions do not reflect those of people whose desire to love God more than anything else. Instead it seems as though their desire is to love themselves and grab as much attention (good or bad) as possible.

The Latest case-in-point: now it appears that the faithful Mrs. Montag-Pratt has posed in a "tasteful" spread in Playboy magazine. *Cue the corporate eye roll and sigh*

I speak up because I am tired of so-called celeb-Christians dragging the name of Christ through the mud. Those who are "lost" and genuinely looking for answers look at Christians who are self-centered and selfishly motivated and think "if that's what the Christian religion is all about, they can keep it." It seems phony to them, as if it is a ploy to get heaven and live like hell (as if Christianity is fire insurance or a "get out of hell free" card). Granted, no one is perfect, but when so-called Christians trivialize heaven, grace, hell, sin and the love of God it degrades the very faith in which they claim to hold dear.

This would not be a major conversation if Heidi and Spencer both were not using the name of Christ so loosely. Since they are, however, now it essential that Christians speak up so as to clarify what being a follower of Christ looks like. Showing off, pimping yourself out, praying to meet Miley Cyrus as a test to prove if God exists, and many of their other antics are not the behaviors of genuine lovers of God.

I pray, however, that in their youth and ignorance God opens their eyes and that one day (hopefully soon) they will see Truth and desire to truly love God with all that they are.

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Spencer Pratt Baptized By Stephen Baldwin: A Christian Squared Response

I've seen one episode of The Hills. I've never watched one episode of "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" (nor will I). I know very little about Spencer Pratt or Heidi Montag. The few times I've seen them on TV, in the news or in an interview they seem completely removed from reality. I had no interest in reading anything about "Speidi," but then I hear about Mr. Montag getting batpized by Stephen Baldwin (actor, speaker, Baldwin Brother who has starred in almost every celebrity reality show made and is a Born Again Believer) and I had to find out more. Here is the video of his baptism.



I never thought I'd actually agree with Janice Dickenson (self proclaimed Original Supermodel), but I don't condone this either. I believe it is a mockery. I do not fault Stephen Baldwin for this (it seems like he was caught off guard and tried to do the best with the situation that he could on live television) and to be honest I can't fault Spencer because he obviously doesn't know better. However, if he was truly serious about his new found "faith" you would think he would actually try to respect it and learn more about it. Instead he just spontaneously decides to be baptized and "washed clean of his filth" and sin (for the record - not what baptism is about) and declares on national television (in an earlier interview) that in testing God to see if He was real he challenged God to arrange a meeting with (no, I'm not joking) Miley Cyrus... "and [Jesus] did it!"

I pray Spencer is serious about his faith, but there is very little that seems sincere or genuine about his conversion (or his personality, if I'm being honest). He seems like a confused and lost individual and his "faith" appears to be more of a publicity stunt (as if the pop world doesn't hear enough about him as it is). If this is the case, as a believer, I pray Spencer would find another vehicle to get attention instead of trying to defile the name and sanctity of Christ's name. If it is a quasi-semi sincere pursuit, then I pray he start reading the Bible and seeking the counsel of a trusted pastor (with his wife, Heidi).

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