{"id":5435,"date":"2013-01-09T11:34:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thedudeabides\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2015-03-10T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T17:02:54","slug":"my-open-letter-to-justin-bieber-on-cnn-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thedudeabides\/2013\/01\/09\/my-open-letter-to-justin-bieber-on-cnn-com\/","title":{"rendered":"My Open Letter to Justin Bieber on CNN.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Below is an excerpt from \u201cMy Take: An Open Letter to Justin Bieber\u201d posted on CNN.com today:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Last year you reached a milestone when you turned 18. You are living in a liminal state, standing at the threshold between childhood and adulthood, still more boy than man.<\/p>\n

Times of transition and change are difficult for anyone, never mind someone whose every move in public is chronicled by relentless paparazzi and other members of the media. You must be gentle with yourself as you navigate these new waters, but you also must be diligent to guard your heart and mind more now than ever.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019ve partaken of the \u201csacred herb\u201d just once or burn more cabbage than Tommy Chong at a Furthur show is not the issue that most concerns me.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the decision to light a spliff or one-hitter or cigarette or whatever it was in that Newport Beach hotel room last week where folks were snapping pictures with their smartphones that troubles me.<\/p>\n

What you do and say echoes around the world. Your very young fans watch and listen to you carefully. When they see images of you with a butt or blunt in your hand or waiting for a friend to pour you a glass of vodka,<\/a> the message they receive is inconsistent and confusing.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t imagine that was your intention, if you gave much thought at all to what you were doing before you chose to do it, but that\u2019s the reality.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the letter in its entirety HERE<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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