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Sir Cliff Richard Reveals Pressures of Being In The Spotlight
By Michael Ireland, Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service LONDON, UK (ANS) -- British Christian pop singer Sir Cliff Richard revealed the pressure he feels of being a Christian in the spotlight, on London's Premier Christian Radio last week.
He also laughed off a poll that asked people what came to mind when they thought of Christianity.
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"With Christianity we're supposed to be ambassadors for our faith. It's too big a mantle, too heavy a mantle for an individual to wear. I keep saying to people that I will never be perfect. All we can ever do is see perfection in a character called Jesus and say, 'if only I can be like that.'"
Commenting on attempting faultlessness he continued, "Perfection is not something [God] expects from us. So I started to look at it that way. And that was where the pressure was. I know that people were looking at me and trying to find faults. I'm filled with flaws. Filled with them! I'm just not going to share them with everybody! I only want to share the triumphs. They are the only things that can influence people to any goodness."
Sir Cliff laughed off a recent poll that asked people what came to mind when they thought of Christianity. "They all said Cliff Richard! I mean -- how could they not say Jesus? I beat Jesus and the Pope?!"
Sir Cliff puts this thinking down to the fact that we are living in a much more secular society. "A 'Rock n' Roll singer who comes out and says he's a Christians is likely to impress somebody."
He continued, "I didn't like that poll very much. And I made a joke of it by saying, 'Oh, the Pope hasn't made a record recently...'"
According to www.topnews.in , Sir Cliff recently beat Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the calendar charts, taking the top spot by outselling the teen star.
New figures from www.Amazon.co.uk show Richard, 70, has been the all-time biggest seller for calendar maker Danilo with more than 1.5 million sold over the years.
Sir Cliff released a new album October 10 on EMI Records
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| ** Michael Ireland is Senior Correspondent for ANS. He is an international British freelance journalist who was formerly a reporter with a London (United Kingdom) newspaper and has been a frequent contributor to UCB UK, a British Christian radio station. While in the UK, Michael traveled to Canada and the United States, Albania,Yugoslavia, Holland, Germany,and Czechoslovakia. He has reported for ANS from Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Israel, Jordan, China,and Russia. Michael's volunteer involvement with ASSIST News Service is a sponsored ministry department -- 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' (MIMM) -- of A.C.T. International of P.O.Box 1649, Brentwood, TN 37024-1649, at: Artists in Christian Testimony (A.C.T.) International where you can make a donation online under 'Donate' tab, then look for 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' under 'Donation Category' to support his stated mission of 'Truth Through Christian Journalism.' Michael is a member in good standing of th e National Writers Union, Society of Professional Journalists, Religion Newswriters Association, Evangelical Press Association and International Press Association. If you have a news or feature story idea for Michael, please contact him at: ANS Senior Reporter |
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