Thanks be to Bey

Hey Blogger, it has been a while, I've been making changes!

Today there is something pretty heavy on my mind. The institution of "The National Church of Bey".
From what I have read this is a church erected in the Name of Beyoncé Knowles, she has been recognized as a diety by some of her fans and followers and as such they have erected a temple in her honor. In addition to weekly services where the Diva's songs are sung and then analyzed, the Beyists intend to soon distribute the Beyble to the masses. As I type this I can't help but laugh, it feels so falsified, and unbelievable.

I was looking at the Tumblr page of Beyism, where the religion's leaders post about their beliefs and plead with society to accept and respect them as a legitimate organization just like any other religious group.

I want to approach this from a few angles.

1st: Where is Beyoncé?
I have searched the internet high and low for a response from the singer and I have come up with nothing. I would think that all religion aside Beyoncé would have something to say about people worshiping her. She would have something to say about the Beyble and her newly erected temple. I don't want to get into the religious debate about Beyoncé's practiced, frankly it is none of my business! (Sips tea)

However, as an avid DC3 fan I cannot help but recall the trio's chanson of the gospel medley in which they all thanked the lord, sang hallelujah, and proclaimed the goodness of the Lord over and over again. Which perhaps mislead me to believe that somewhere under all of her "flawlessness" lay a Christ loving heart.
As I have mentioned I could be wrong.
But lets just say I'm not wrong, wouldn't then Beyoncé be compelled top tell her worshipers that Idolatry and graven images are not of Christ and also just as quick to denounce any relation or condolence of their behavior?
I could be wrong though.

2nd: I am now and I have always been an advocate for religious freedom. While I choose to worship Christ another may choose to worship Bey. But we need to ask ourselves as a human race, what is to come next. The way I see it Beyoncé is the first of many. There are certainly Elvis fans who proclaim his deity, and surely MJ and Whitney have followers who would gladly erect a temple in their name. (honestly I think Whitney's music is more holistic and message worthy than Bey's "bow down bitches" but that just me). All I'm saying is trending topics tend to set trends.

3rd: This is personal, as I mentioned before I am driven by Christ in all that I do. My aim is to magnify and glorify his name because he is the only reason I live. he died so that I could live. Beyoncé did not die for my sins, she did not rise from the grave and she will not save me from the hell that is earth. She is a person, born of two people. She is not now nor will she ever be a God. I am not so much offended as I am astounded by the lack of forethought that people put into founding religions. considering the premise of the religion and their practices it seems almost criminal to associate such practices with a word that implies seeking higher power and deeper meaning. Anyone with eyes can see that she's been blessed however we also know that what he gives us he can also take away.

4th: On the Tumblr (linked here) there is a post of three girls talking about their experience with their religion as it related to Beyism. The comment written by the Tumblr author states that the girls are "hypocritical Christians". I really want to dig deep into this because the first post on the page is about people respecting their beliefs and not being accepting of their newly found faith. can a Beyist be a hypocritical Beyist? By backbiting at these young Christians I would certainly say so....unless Beyism is all about throwing shade in which case they are simply following the doctrine. Does Bey have commandments? I digress.

It's weird and somewhat stalkerish to form a religion around another human being, and it is even stranger that this human being in all of her mega star glory does not feel the need to speak out for or against it.

Now I know this blog is supposed to be about activism, and believe me I have every intention to continue change making in the best way I know possible. This is a topic that really just has me all around puzzled.

In other more important news there is mass genocide happening in Israel. but no one is tweeting, booking, spacing, gramming or otherwise talking about that...Thanks be to Bey