Like you, I grew up in a Pentecostal church. And perhaps I have had one too many digs/insults about how I grew up - I'm thinking that probably led to my comments last evening. I still think the article was a bit short-sighted. It was as if she chose a handful of random people and made blanket statements about their backgrounds & how they are going to turn out. She could just as well chosen some who came from similar backgrounds and turned out well. It seemed very negative, judgmental and dare I say un-Christian. I am glad that you were well-versed in the Word and were able to recognize what was real and what wasn't.

Well, I guess I need to watch TBN a little more closely since so many of you seem to agree that it isn't what I thought. As I've said originally, I have watched it before but mainly during Easter when they were showing movies. I just assumed that the folks were decent people, albeit a little gawdy in their dress and manner. I still don't like the original article. The writer came of as very smug and random in her choosing of who is a good Christian and who isn't. I grew up in a Pentecostal church and still get little digs from my mother-in-law (a Methodist). Perhaps I was associated the writer with my MIL. LOL! When one type of Christian is seen attacking another it turns a lot of people off of church and Christianity in general.

I've watched TBN a time or two. While the folks might be a little out of the box compared to mainline ministers (and their clothing/make-up choices sometimes questionable), I wouldn't say that they lack "humility, holiness, and grace."

I kind of have to agree with you. Obviously, time will tell but other than a divorce I haven't seen anything that would suggest she is a "trainwreck waiting to happen." Lots of people divorce and they didn't attend charismatic churches.

As another commenter pointed out, Justin Bieber agreed to a paternity test & the matter was dropped so it isn't fair to put him on this list. And while an interesting connection, I'm not so sure that entertainers growing up in charismatic churches fair worse than those growing up in mainline churches or ones who didn't grow up in a church at all. Pulling a handful of entertainers out of the bunch seems kind of random.

My cousin is a strong person. But her past rears its ugly head now & again & she depends on her family, friends, pastor, church family & mental health professionals to help her get back on track. But she soldiers on.

I am conservative & will not hesitate to say that I absolutely loathe the "toddlers in tiaras" pageants. Do you remember "Glamour Shots?" Back in the day my mom's friend had her daughter dolled up for one of those photos. No harm just having some fun. She was a postal clerk & sat out the picture - for about a day. Creepy men kept asking & commenting on the pic.

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Thank you. She's a grownup now & has a family of her own. I admire her so much. She has had some really dark days but she has tried really hard to move on with her life. And she's a wonderful mom. Like you, I hope I don't live long enough to see the next "movement."

My 11 year-old cousin was repeatedly molested and raped by a man old enough to be her dad. To this day, I get very angry thinking about people's responses. Even in this day and age "people" will blame it on a child. Don't you know that some 11 year olds are just asking for it? The whole Roman Polanski fiasco and movies like these make me realize that there are some real sickos out there who have an agenda to sexualize our children. My mom, as plain-spoken a woman as I've ever known, often says that the next "rights" movement will be to make it okay for grown-ups (men) to be with children (boys).

Ok, LadyHawk & LadyKrystyna, I will watch. :)