“Full House” actress Candace Cameron Bure shared her thoughts on the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“Hi friends. So I didn’t really wanna weigh in on the Olympics opening ceremony publicly because… I always risk it becoming a headline. But it felt too important not to,” the 48-year-old star told followers during her video reaction posted to Instagram.
“I love the Olympic Games,” she said, mentioning that her husband Valeri Bure, a retired professional hockey player, and several other family members were Olympic competitors.
“The Olympic Games have always brought me so much joy. It’s the best of the best athletes in the world competing for the title,” Bure went on.
“So to watch such an incredible and wonderful event that’s gonna take place over the next two weeks and see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper was disgusting,” she said. “And it made me so sad. And someone said, ‘You shouldn’t be sad. You should be mad about it.’ And I’m like, ‘Trust me. It makes me mad.’ But I’m more sad, because I’m sad for souls,” she said.
The outspoken Christian star went on to quote Scripture, choosing the same passage that NFL star Harrison Butker mentioned in his social media reaction.
“I pray for my heart to break over what breaks God’s heart. And I just think about all the people that have rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ or don’t know the gospel of Jesus Christ. And in the Bible in Galatians [6:7-8] it says, ‘God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap. Because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh. But the one who sows to the spirit will reap eternal life from the spirit.'”
“So, what do we do with this?” Bure continued in her video reaction. “I want to continue, believers, with what Paul is saying here. He continues and says, ‘Let us not get tired of doing good. For we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.'”
“So this is my encouragement to you,” the “Full House” alum continued. “Don’t get tired of doing good. Keep sharing the gospel. And it’s not just for the people that like openly mock God. There’s so many people – there’s Christians out there that say, ‘Well I’m a Christian, it didn’t really bother me.’ Those people need to hear the gospel too. It’s the ones that are lukewarm about it that may think like, ‘Ah – I don’t want to ruffle any feathers. Live and let live. Let people do what they want. I’m just gonna stay in my corner and be quiet about it.'”
Bure went on to encourage followers to either boycott the Olympics or “support our athletes,” which was the path she chose.
“There are a lot of great Christian athletes competing as well, but I want to cheer them on. I want to see God getting the glory. And I’m gonna watch,” she said while pointing out that the athletes didn’t design the opening ceremony events.
The actress mentioned in the post caption that some followers believed the opening ceremonies were not mocking Da Vinci’s famous “Last Supper” painting, but said she’s “not buying it” and doesn’t “see how that relates to unifying the world through competitive sports and [is] acceptable for children to watch.”
