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DUPLICITY

In an interview with Teen People published in February 2000, Britney Spears, the popular pop icon said, "I'm a Christian, I go to church." Yet E! Online (1-25-01) reports that the 19-year-old princess freaked out prior to her performance at the "Rock in Rio festival." Unaware that her microphone was on, she dropped the "F-bomb" back stage and was caught on tape.

At the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, Spears wore a see through body suit that left little to the imagination. Yet she claims to be a Christian.

Nadya Labi, in a feature article for Time magazine (February 5, 2001, p. 66) wrote: "And while continuing to promote her wholesome attitudes, she is enticing a legion of young fans into a world that is anything but G-rated."

Does the way you talk, dress and act reflect the faith you profess? Because Spears lives "on the record" her duplicity is on display for the world to see. Since we live more private lives, ours is more subtle and perhaps we'll never get caught.

But that's unlikely. The "real us" will always surface, and ultimately even if people never know-God does.

—sources included in text, Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Kelly Williams

Psalm 44:21 NIV "would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?"