Miss California stands up to her beliefs

How is this for a headline on a Christian magazine? Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, but the big story to come out of the normally politics-free telecast was Miss California's comments regarding gay marriage.

When asked by judge Perez Hilton, an openly gay gossip blogger, whether she believed in gay marriage, Miss California, Carrie Prejean, said "We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite. And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."

Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, tells FOXNews.com that he was "saddened" by Prejean's statement.

"As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman," said Lewis in a statement. "I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family."

Co-director Shanna Moakler said that she fully supported Lewis' statement.

The Five most recommended books about marriage

For those people who want to read about how to have a lasting marriage with your spouse, I just recently stumbled upon this article from Christianity Today. Here are some of their recommended readings on the topic:

God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas about Love, Intimacy, and Marriage
by Daniel Akin

Akin has written an excellent verse-by-verse interpretation of the Song of Songs for couples. This book will reignite your love and passion for each other and may even jump-start your sex life.
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Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn

Cutrer and Glahn's classic book is for couples seeking to understand the anatomy and soul of sex in marriage. They candidly and compassionately discuss the common sexual problems of married couples.
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The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
by John Gottman and Nan Silver

Gottman identifies seven principles that can undo the work of the "Four Horsemen"—destructive behaviors that can destroy any marriage.

Hope this list can provide you with the information as well as the inspiration to go out and make your marriage last.

Ash Baron Cohen – out of the shadows of his cousin

Sacha Baron Cohen is well known because of his roles as Borat and Bruno but get ready for another member of the family to invade shobusiness - Ash Baron Cohen.

Ash is the first-cousin of Sacha and like Estevan Oriol, he is as serious as it gets in terms of his directing. He has an upcoming film 'RadioActive,' though he wouldn't/couldn't tell who the lead is. In an interview with Popeater and a Christian Magazine he said:

"I've sat down with Ed Harris, Donald Sutherland, Diane Kruger... we're just trying to figure out who's going to play who. There is one person whose name unfortunately I can't quite announce yet, but he's an Oscar winning actor and we're really excited to work with him,"

"He's someone who has done comedy as well as drama... better known for his comedy, but it's going to be very unusual seeing him as a Godfather."

According to Popeater.com, Ash also has a documentary coming up about 18-year-old Americans who were born with HIV. He initially filmed them when they were 11 years old, and is now following up as they are mature and "doing things most 18 year olds do," aka discovering sex.

"They're 18 years old and unbelievably having sex with HIV-negative partners. The amazing thing for me is there's obviously a new generation out there that don't seem to have a problem with their partners being HIV positive. Yes, they're wearing protection, but if it were you or me going on a potential date and she said she was HIV-positive, that would probably be a potential dealbreaker where it doesn't seem to be for these kids. It's been a pretty eye-opening experience," Ash said of 'Fists.'

Singing Your Tales

Writing poems and songs that concerned your daily life has been mostly a hobby to some of us. Whether it may be inspirational or a slightly tendency of being down and depressed, we find ourselves that writing is the only way to expressed what is going on through your mind and deliberately share it to others. Heartbreaks and hardships, success and happiness, it helps us get focus more on our problems and release them to make a day brighter and lighting up a shade of sorrow in our hearts.

Molly Jenson, an accomplished songwriter/singer has been recognized by fans with her inspiring songs that literally she, herself has experience it first-hand and was recently featured from a Christian Magazine. Her lyrics that contained various experiences in her life has brought more success in her career, because the fact that every downfall in life, there is always success and that particular success in her life is the songs she made that made the fans adore her. Exceptionally, some of us doing the same thing Molly did, composing songs, writing poets that we ourselves have encountered in life and mostly in our endeavors in the past.

This is what God wants us to do, instead of sulking yourself in shame, let yourself rely on God and He will give you strength to endure the pain inside your heart, eventually if you are a artistic person like some of us, you will come up with poems and songs that inspires not only you, but also the people around you. Helping others that every circumstances we encounter in life, there is always a solution, in every way. Dedicate yourself to God and He will help you in your life, thus making you help others in different problem.

source: msn.com