I am a Christian, a Catholic to be exact.  I am also a mom, living within a “traditional” family with a husband and a child.  Therefore, you may categorize me as a “Christian mom.”  My husband’s side of the family is Lutheran and his father is a Lutheran Minister and so you may also categorize his side of the family as Christian too.  So since I am a Christian mom, you may wonder why the “Christian” based mom group ‘One Million Moms’ has offended me  deeply.

OneMillionMoms.com is a Christian group, which is a Project of The American Family Association and they have recently made headlines with their campaign to try and stop Ellen Degeneres from being JC Penney’s new spokesperson because she is gay.  On their website ‘One Million Moms’ states the following:

“Recently JC Penney announced that comedian Ellen Degeneres will be the company’s new spokesperson. Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families. More sales will be lost than gained unless they replace their spokesperson quickly. Unless JC Penney decides to be neutral in the culture war then their brand transformation will be unsuccessful.”

Well I have a lot to say about this statement that is on the ‘One Million Moms’ website.  The first thing is this, ‘One Million Moms’ you offend me!  Please don’t speak for me as a Christian mom who has a “traditional” family, because I absolutely 200% applaud JC Penney for making Ellen Degeneres their spokesperson.  As a Christian myself, I am so sick and tired of “Christians” like you, using “Christianity” as a way to practice and spew hatred and intolerance towards people.  You’re giving the rest of us a bad name.

I am a long-time shopper of JC Penney who also happens to fall into your Christian based “traditional family,” as you call it.  Therefore, I am the person you say will be offended and stop shopping at JC Penney simply because they now have an “open homosexual” as their spokesperson.  However, all these things that you say is the furthest thing from the truth.  THIS Christian mom (me) plans to continue shopping at JC Penney as I have done now for years, and I absolutely can’t wait to see what fun commercials Ellen Degeneres will be doing for them as their spokesperson.  I already love her in the Cover Girl ads, which you ‘One Million Moms’ must not wear because I didn’t hear anything about you starting a boycott campaign against them.

Further more, how does replacing Ellen Degeneres show that JC Penney is deciding to be neutral in the “culture war” as you put it?  If they gave into your demands how does that show neutrality to the millions of supporters and fans of Ellen, like myself, who do watch her show and have also been shopping at JC Penney for years?  If JC Penney was to give into your demands by dumping Ellen then all that would simply mean is that they are now taking your side instead.  This is NOT neutrality, this is hypocrisy!  Your whole statement is ignorant and preposterous, as well as presumptuous in thinking that you are truly speaking for Christian moms.  You’re NOT.

Some “Christians” like you, like to say how the Bible says homosexuality is a sin and so you think you can get away with trying to oppress homosexuals.  “Christians” like you, like to quote Leviticus 18:22 as an argument against homosexuality.  However, it is a known fact that Jesus Himself never even spoke once about homosexuality in the Bible and yet Christianity is suppose to be based on Jesus Christ’s teachings.  Also, you same “Christians” don’t condemn other sins to the level that you like to condemn homosexuality.  However, there are several sins in which the Bible says is cause for stoning and execution, such as not being a virgin when you are married, which is in Deuteronomy 22:13-21.  Will you now also be asking unmarried people to prove that they are still virgins before they can obtain a job, such as being a spokesperson for a popular brand?  I’m sure you ‘One Million Moms’ were all virgins when you were married too, right?  And what about your husbands?  If not, looks like some of you are going to go straight to hell and probably shouldn’t be representing this organization.  Now tell me, how absurd does that sound?  Do you see my point  ‘One Million Moms?’  My guess is you probably don’t.

I would like to see more Christians practice this part of the Bible which says, “Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself.” People need to stop living so self righteously as though they are free of sins and above other human beings.  Gays are entitled to the same rights, respect, and privileges as everyone else put on this Earth by God.

The last time I checked Ellen Degeneres promotes many “Traditional” values in which people are always talking about, but not truly demonstrating in real life, such as she does.  Ellen promotes kindness towards others, respect, truth, love, and yes she even promotes marriage.  She is a true humanitarian who brings joy into people’s lives through laughter.  If that doesn’t promote good family values, then I don’t know what does.

Another issue that Ellen is against is bullying and  to me ‘One Million Moms’ that’s just what you are, ‘One Million Bullies.’  You’re just trying to bully your views and put them upon other people, even when it is uncalled for with good people such as Ellen Degeneres.

Thank you JC Penney for not giving into the bullying of ‘One Million Moms’ and for keeping a treasure like Ellen Degeneres as your Spokesperson.  Also Ellen, as a personal note to you please know that there are Christian moms who support you and appreciate the goodness you bring into this world.  

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However, what will Oprah’s estimated 42 million viewers a week do without her popular syndicated TV talk show?  Oprah is undoubtedly the queen of daytime television and she is also one of the most influential and powerful people of our time, so what in the world or who in the world could possibly help to fill this void?

I here now declare that the princess in waiting is of course Ellen DeGeneres, and that it is she who is the soon-to-be queen of daytime television.

Now recently, someone argued with me that Ellen could not possibly be the new queen of daytime television, not because she wasn’t talented enough, or because she didn’t have the charisma or power to do so, but simply because she is gay.  That person said that “Middle America” is not ready to give her this title.

However, I don’t believe this to be entirely true.  I know that there are still ignorant people in this world; I’m not blind to this unfortunate fact.  However, when Oprah Winfrey’s show was nationally syndication in 1986, it was only 20 years after the Civil Rights Movement.  People could have easily argued that “Middle America” was not ready to accept an African-American WOMAN into their living rooms as well.  Especially since in the mid 1980s, day-time television was ruled by a Caucasian-Male TV talk show host Phil Donahue.

However, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” quickly surpassed “The Phil Donahue Show” and shot up to the #1 spot and then continued to be the highest-rated TV talk show for 23 consecutive seasons!  So is it really that difficult to believe that “Middle America” is ready to accept Ellen DeGeneres?

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” which is in its seventh season has some pretty impressive stats in my opinion.  The nationally syndicated TV talk show has already won 29 Daytime Emmy Awards. DeGeneres has also won five People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host and Favorite Funny Female Star four years in a row!  Ellen was also recently included in Forbes’ top five “Most Influential Women in Media” and the accolades do go on and on.  Moreover, Ellen estimates over 3 million viewers a day!

So let’s face it Ellen DeGeneres’ popularity is on the incline.  She is an extremely talented and hilarious TV talk show host, Executive Producer, and comedian who happens to also have a big heart.  Her anti-bullying campaign, countless charity contributions, and warm, infectious personality is only going to continue to win her over more viewers and fans alike.

So therefore, once again I do declare that Ellen DeGeneres will be the new reigning Queen of Daytime Television.  However, there might be one person who has a serious problem with this title, and that’s humble Ellen herself.  She was quoted on her show as saying, “I got a call from Oprah, and she told me that she is announcing that next year will be her last year.  It will be her 25th year, and she feels like it’s time for her to stop.  I don’t think I could be here without her.  I think she has blazed a trail. … She is an amazing woman. She will always be the queen of daytime television…”

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