'This Should Not Happen in America'

Punished for Free Speech
By Chuck Colson
5/20/2009

Last week I spent two days talking about how Christian doctors, businesses, schools, and ministries have been persecuted for refusing to embrace same-sex “marriage.” Some were sued, some lost their jobs, some went out of business.

Much of this takes place, of course, under the radar screen. Christians know about the harassment, but many other Americans do not.

That changed last week with the very public persecution of a 21-year-old beauty queen—one who, like most Americans, supports natural marriage between one man and one woman.
First, Carrie Prejean, Miss California, lost the Miss USA crown—one she might have won if she’d given a politically correct answer about same-sex “marriage.”

Then, she was viciously attacked on a pageant judge’s blog site. Other bloggers joined in. Soon previously unpublished—and let me say unfortunate—topless photos of Prejean began to appear on the Web. Others accused her of lying about the photos.

A few days ago, Prejean finally responded. And what she said is so important I want to share it with you. the rest