FollowLady Gaga’s Twitter fans received a tweet from her yesterday saying, “Maybe I should leak the lyrics to Born This Way today…” A few hours later, she released the lyrics to her song that will release February 13th.
MTV just covered the tweeting event, with the headline, “Gaga sings about love and equality…” 
For those of you who haven’t heard, Gaga has become a huge advocate for LGBT (an acronym referring collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people), specifically speaking against the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell,” and speaking loudly for LGBT rights, after all, she claims, they are “born this way.”
A glimpse at these newly posted lyrics:
DON’T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN…
IN THE RELIGION OF THE INSECURE
I MUST BE MYSELF, RESPECT MY YOUTHA DIFFERENT LOVER IS NOT A SIN
BELIEVE CAPITAL H-I-M (HEY HEY HEY)
I LOVE MY LIFE I LOVE THIS RECORD AND
MI AMORE VOLE FE YAH (LOVE NEEDS FAITH)CHORUS:
I’M BEAUTIFUL IN MY WAY
‘CAUSE GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES
I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN THIS WAY
David R. Smith– my good friend, co-author of my new book, and author of many of our Youth Culture WIndow articles (including the brand new expose’ about Lil Wayne launching this weekend) — and I talked this morning for about an hour about Gaga’s release of these lyrics and upcoming song. We discussed the ramifications of speaking out about this issue. It’s an emotional issue for some, a political issue for many.
We’ve decided that we’re going to address the issue of homosexuality, despite the criticism that might come. Pray for us as we write a Youth Culture Window article this week. Pray that it would clearly communicate God’s compassion for everyone, but not stray from his unchanging call to holiness, even when it’s not politically correct.
You’ll see that article in one week.
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Jon and David,
I will definitely be praying for you guys this week. This is an issue I am very passionate about, so passionate that I almost lost my job at church for my representation of my views (which was my mistake), and I really look forward to reading the article. I’ve been nervously anticipating this song by Gaga for awhile, because she has such a huge impact. It’s very interesting to see her bring faith and God into the issue and song in the way that she has.
Thanks for doing what you’re doing!
Andy
The lines are being drawn darker everyday between the worlds ways and Gods ways.No matter how loving truth is it will still be despised by some. We share Christ in the French Quarters and I have great friends who are believers who are gay. I stay in contact with a couple of them and their relationships and have watched one die from Aids.We lovingly share with them this isnt Gods best for them and they actually agree. I know this isnt the norm but our shouting and picketing isnt changing hearts.