Miss USA runner up a real winner

I just want to say something about the recent Miss USA pageant runner-up Carrie Prejean. If you are unfamiliar with the topic, here's the basic low-down. Apparently, Ms. Prejean (Miss California) was the favored contestant in the pageant, with the highest rating in talent, bathing suit competition, etc. When she was prompted by a judge to respond to a question regarding gay marriage, she essentially said that she was raised in church and believes that marriage is defined as 'one man, one woman'.

This, obviously, is not the "politically correct" answer, as she enjoys the very great honor of being the first Miss USA contestant to be boo'd.

She was cornered by a trick question, one which forced her to disclose her faith, which she did apologetically. I salute her, because many Christians are now in the place that homosexuals were a couple of decades ago: in the closet. If more believers would come out of the closet, so to speak, we could be mainstream again, and build the body of Christ back to the principles that led our country for generations.

Carrie might have lost the Miss America crown, but you know what, there's a better crown waiting for her in Heaven when she goes there, because she stuck to her guns and was the real winner there.

For the record, it hasn't done much to dilute her popularity. She is the number one searched topic on Yahoo!, and is scheduled to present at the Dove Awards.

For the record, anyone who thinks I'm an anti-gay bigot, I'm only interested in the truth as it relates to God's word. What does the Bible say about homosexuality and marriage? I thought you'd NEVER ask.

Genesis teaches that God instituted and designed marriage between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:18-25). There are a number of reasons why He did so.
The complementary structure of the male and female anatomy is obviously designed for the normal husband-wife relationships. Clearly, design in human biology supports heterosexuality and contradicts homosexuality.
The combination of male and female enables man (and the animals) to produce and nurture offspring as commanded in Genesis 1:28 “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth.” This command is repeated to Noah after the Flood (Genesis 8:15-17). But procreation is not the only reason God made humans as sexual beings.
Additionally, God gave man and woman complementary roles in order to strengthen the family unit. Woman was to be the helper that man needed (Genesis 2:18). However, the woman's role as the helpmate is certainly not an inferior one. The enterprising God-fearing woman in Proverbs 31:10-31 is an inspiring role model.

OK, I'm off my soap-box.

Congrats, Carrie, and to Miss North Carolina too for winning Miss America 2009.