It seems I was wrong trying to keep some peace on the board.
This topic is now open for all discussion.. Love or hate her, post away.
Just rememeber to be respectful towards each others opinions. Thanks.
No, I understand that your intentions were right, I just thought the measure was a bit disproportionate. Maybe it would be better to address the posters who derail the thread or argue with each other individually, rather than imposing a general ban for non-fans. I was just trying to share some input, that's all
Thanks for changing the title back.
@ Alma, I know you are concerned about these things but I don't think it's necessary to repeat your point of view so much. I do listen, even though I don't always agree with you. I may be an optimist by nature but I really feel you are just too gloomy and negative about a lot of things. Lady Gaga is not as evil as you think she is. Have you ever seen private recordings or documentaries about her? She appears to be very sweet and down-to-earth, even though I'm not a fan of her public image (as I feel it's contrived and takes away from her musical abilities, which she does have). She is also clearly religious and is much more vocal about it than almost any other popstar I know. She is able to make millions of people, among which many agnostics and atheists, sing along to lyrics like "God makes no mistakes" and "Jesus is my virtue". How can that possibly be a bad thing from a religious perspective? She is making religion relevant again in an era when most people (at least in Western Europe) can't even remember the names of the apostles anymore. One look at the video for "Judas" provides the answer to that
I feel you are looking too far into her controversial public attitude when it comes to Christianity. It's obvious to me she is doing this for the sake of being controversial. She knows it will garner her loads of attention and Christian fundamentalists are one of the easiest groups to offend. And even
if she damages religion, there are many scientific studies that show there is no connection whatsoever between religion and morality or crime in society. As a matter of fact, the more secular countries (such as Scandinavia and Japan) rank much better in almost any category (crime, teen pregnancies, drug abuse, etc.) than the more religious countries (such as the USA or certain Eastern European countries). People do not need religion to be good, moral citizens (but that is a whole other can of worms, lol). My point is, if you really think Gaga has any influence on any of the things you just mentioned in your post, then you are giving her
way too much credit. Gaga is a good person in her own way, she just doesn't fit into your Christian perception of what is "good" or "moral".
