he first Christians to come out of the woodwork and offer their totally unsolicited opinions are almost always the ones we might call the “Cheerleaders.” These are the ones who credulously buy into every hint of Christian faith they hear, no matter how ambiguously phrased, and immediately start trying to promote the celebrity in question as some kind of advertising mascot for the Christian faith. “If only more people knew this cool celebrity was a Christian,” they think to themselves, “everybody would want to be a Christian!”
Obviously, they're setting themselves up for disappointment here. Even if the faith of the celebrity in question is genuine, and even if said celebrity is interested in the mascot gig, the reality is that's just not how Jesus operates. Jesus always preferred the company of lepers and prostitutes to celebrities, and anyway, the Christian faith isn't a product to be sold. It's a lifelong commitment that requires suffering and sacrifice, and celebrity endorsements are unlikely to attract anyone other than the most casual fans—what's cool today is pretty much guaranteed to be passé tomorrow.
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