
In an audio recording shared online this week, pop superstar Britney Spears announced that she no longer believes in God.
In an audio recording shared online this week, pop superstar Britney Spears announced that she no longer believes in God.
In a recent Instagram post, pop star Britney Spears insisted that we should "make church cool again."
Celebrity-ism is as much a problem in the Church as out. We can be grateful for YouTube access to the teachings, articles, and sermons of our favorite pastors and for the inspiration from our favorite Christian authors or artists through Instagram. But are we idolizing? Are we angry if they say something we don’t like, commenting as if they’re not real people or as if their job is always to agree with us? Do we assume a level of intimacy that is not appropriate with someone we actually don’t know? Do we use them to replace local churches or to provide spiritual authority in our lives, when that is not their place nor role?