According to an interview with Elle magazine, actress Jessica Alba originally left her faith as a born-again Christian after the church [wrongfully?] accused her of trying to attract men with her body built for sex.
From MSN:
She told Elle magazine: “Older men would hit on me and my youth pastor said it was because I was wearing provocative clothing, when I wasn’t.
“It just made me feel, like, if I was in anyway desirable to the opposite sex, that it was my fault, and it made me ashamed of my body and of being a woman.”
The 25-year-old actress also says she could not accept the church’s attitude towards premarital sex and homosexuality.
Speaking about the Bible, she added: “I thought it was a nice guide, but it certainly wasn’t how I was going to live my life.”
While I am quite happy to see Jessica Alba free from a religion built on guilt and intolerance, I am a bit disappointed that she only left the church so she could continue to wear her Gap specials and tight turtleneck sweaters without being criticized. To leave on that principle alone is like leaving the Nazi party because you don’t like the cookies served at the rallies and not because they just killed ninety percent of your accounting class. It’s definitely the right move; it’s just not as profound as you’d like it to be.
Editor’s Note: Why is it that most people who follow Christianity - or, as I like to call it, the religion that’s launched a thousand wars – continue to misinterpret the teachings of Jesus and the love and forgiveness he preached. It’s like they’re all worshipping some kind of Bizarro Jesus that wishes AIDS on gay people and thinks that Kirk Cameron was robbed of an Oscar nomination for “Left Behind”.
And let me tell you, if the real Jesus was alive today, I highly doubt he would waste his time scolding Jessica Alba for showing off that tight ass of hers. Instead, I’m pretty sure he would spend that time in his basement, brainstorming one hell of a magic trick to impress her and get her into bed. Because that’s what guys do. Just ask my good friend the Pope the next time he’s sober enough to talk. He’ll tell you. And in Latin too.