Friday, October 18, 2019

I'm not a fan

I'm not a fan of either Kanye West or Kim Kardashian.    I certainly respect the fact that they've been able to have success, but not much else.

However, there's been some buzz recently about Kanye's turn to Christianity.   As with other celebrity "conversions", I am hopeful that this is a real thing and that Kanye actually has turned himself over to God, yet I remain skeptical at this point.

Recently there's been some controversy over Kanye's comments about Kim and her willingness to put her scantily clad, or unclad, body out for every one to see.   Some would argue that this is her brand, and they aren't wrong.

Kanye's problem is that he's reached the conclusion that maybe some aspects of the people involved in a marriage should be only between them as a couple.  That by posting these pictures, she's sharing a part of the marriage that maybe shouldn't be public. 

As a Christian, I'm sympathetic to his position.   But, I think that in a world where porn, hacked naked pictures, and lingerie pictures are literally available instantly that Kanye has touched on a relevant question.   On the one hand, this could be looked at as a question to be answered by individual couples for their individual marriages.   But, on the other it seems like there might be some "best practices' for those who are married.  

I'm not trying to make this about "you must follow my rules' or anything like that, I'm merely suggesting that there is a worthwhile conversation to be had about what constitutes a marriage (especially a marriage between Christians) and what things people might avoid in order to give their marriage the best chance for long term success.  Or maybe if the long term success of a marriage is even desirable or valuable?  

I guess I'm always interested when someone raises these sorts of questions in the context of our society.

1 comment:

Craig said...

Marshall,

Have you claimed that Trump "has done nothing wrong since becoming president"?