Kent Christmas is a pro-Donald Trump Christian pastor from Tennessee who has made some ridiculous, over the top declarations from the pulpit in recent months, including a suggestion that Christians could, ah, martyr themselves in much the same way Muslims do. He's since walked that back, claiming, of course, it was out of context. Well, of course.
We are 2+ weeks away from the release of a live-action "Barbie" movie, which has Margot Robbie ("The Suicide Squad") and Ryan Gosling as its leads, and a supporting cast that includes Kate McKinnon (ex-Saturday Night Live), John Cena (Peacemaker), Simu Liu, and Dua Lipa. Christmas, without seeing the movie, claims the film, whose plot is being kept a very, very top secret, is loaded with LGBTQ+ themes. There are LGBTQ+ actors in the film, such as McKinnon, but how would Christmas know what's in the movie if he hasn't been to an advance screening?
Oh, yeah, God told him it wasn't any good.
Christmas is one of these right wing "prophets" in the tank for Trump, and now thinks because he has a YouTube channel that airs his sermons, he's all that and a bag of chips. Nope. Not even close. If you're looking for references to the condemnation of homosexuality in the New Testament, it'll be filed under fornication. Jesus, however, taught love, while the Apostle Paul reminded us of the baser instincts of man. Christians like Christmas tend to ignore Jesus' teachings, since Paul's lean more toward a return to the Old Testament.
However, for taking umbrage at a pop culture icon's film debut without even seeing it, Christmas gets this:
"Barbie" likely still could rule the box office when it opens July 21, but judgmental men like Christmas act on assumptions, and likely will be proven wrong.
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