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\u201cI\u2019m sure when you consider the myriad of issues facing our country today, what you\u2019re really concerned about is that there might be some Christians who are also in love with our country. They are Christian nationalists,\u201d she wrote, sarcastically. \u201cWhen you see drug dealers, illegal immigrants, crime rates, gang violence, I\u2019m sure you\u2019re thinking, it\u2019s the Christians we should be afraid of. It\u2019s an absurd idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe,\u201d she wrote, \u201cthis is a further attempt to divide and brainwash Christians, which is something that has gone on for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n
Owens noted that decades ago, the \u201cBible was taught in classrooms all across the United States, and teachers and students prayed in school.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen lawsuits were filed and all that went away, beginning in the 1960s,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSince then, there has been a concerted effort to divide Christians, to make them feel embarrassed about their religion. That push just continues with more force; that is exactly what is happening again with the topic of Christian nationalism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hollywood, she argued, is \u201ceven going after Justin Bieber\u201d over the issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBieber, as we all know, was young and innocent when he came onto the scene, so he had much potential to be a victim of evil in the industry,\u201d she wrote. \u201cGranted, he went through an intense period of partying, but in 2018, he married Hailey Baldwin — and his world completely changed. He dropped the party-boy reputation, changed his ways, and started attending church. This was and still is not the kind of story that usually circulates in Hollywood. Hollywood has never been a fan of Christianity, so church-going people in the industry simply cannot be allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bieber\u2019s pastor, Victor Marx, posted on social media a request for \u201cChristians to pray for wisdom and protection for Justin and Hailey, for them to draw close to the Lord, because people in the limelight often face \u2018spiritual warfare,\u2019\u201d she wrote. Hailey\u2019s father, Stephen Baldwin, then \u201cshared the post which caused more questions in the comments,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has since deleted the post, and though we don\u2019t know more details, it is obvious that there is some kind of spiritual battle happening,\u201d Owens wrote. \u201cIt seems that every time we get a glimpse of truth, forces unite and more evil occurs. I cannot imagine the pressure Justin is facing, and I am sure that the evil he has experienced and witnessed in the industry is weighing heavier and heavier on his heart, especially since he has strengthened his relationship with God over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Owens asked Christians to pray for and support one another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, to any person going through this type of conflict, know that Christians will stand by you if and when you are ready to share the truth. We will be there with you,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe will pray for you — and the entire world. Plus, people who are not Christians will thank you, even if silently, because they know that if Christians are being considered evil, something very sinister is going on. Pay attention, pray, and encourage each other. If we can unite in our faith, we can conquer more evil together than we can alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Image credit: \u00a9Getty Images\/Moses Robinson\/Stringer<\/em><\/p>\n\nMichael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press,\u00a0<\/em>Christianity Today<\/em>, <\/em>The Christian Po<\/em>st, <\/em>the\u00a0<\/em>Leaf-Chronicle<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>the Toronto Star<\/em> and\u00a0<\/em>the Knoxville News-Sentinel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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