Harry, Meghan and Oprah: An interview fit for a kingless society

Mar 9, 2021 by Jill

by David Robertson, Christian Today:

It’s a good rule not to get involved in other people’s family squabbles. It’s another not to listen to gossip and to remember the proverb “The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him” (Proverbs 18:17).

That thought came to mind as – much against my desire – I watched the Oprah interview with Meghan and Harry. There were many things that one could sympathise and empathise with – indeed you would have to have a heart of stone not to do so. But I did not watch it for the gossip, nor the personal story. I really am not a fan of celebrity culture, whether royal or not.

I watched the interview because I felt it would give us a good indication of where much of our society is headed – and it did.

1. Celebrity counts – and sells. I also realise that it catches most of us and that even my writing this contributes to the chatter.

2. The private becomes public and the public becomes therapeutic. The public interview is used as a form of therapy for the celebrity. It’s one thing to have a private conversation with Oprah about your personal struggles with your family – it’s quite another to have it knowing that billions will watch, and that you and the people you have a quarrel with will see that played out for weeks, months and years afterwards.

If you complain that all you want is privacy for your family, then seek publicity through Oprah at the same time, this is the prime example of having your cake and eating it! There is undoubtedly a problem with tabloids and others seeking to publicise celebrities’ personal lives, but the bigger problem is when the celebrities want to tell us intimate and personal details of their own private lives.

Read here

Why was I Cancelled and Repented for by Premier Christianity? by David Robertson, theweeflea

The Sussexes take morality through the looking glass, by Melanie Phillips

A Nuptial Mess, by Paul Thomas, All Things Lawful and Honest

The questions that have arisen over the legality of Harry and Meghan’s two weddings, by Lydia Starbuck, Royal Central

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