Few things are as priceless as American celebrities remembering that Christian values actually mean something. Several celebrities learned this the hard way last week when “A Bit Fruity” podcast host Matt Bernstein mocked Catholic pop singer Gwen Stefani for promoting the Christian prayer app, Hallow, this Advent season.

Apparently Bernstein was offended to see a clip of Stefani’s Hallow advertisement, in which the “Hollaback Girl” singer encouraged listeners to spend time in prayer this holiday season and to download Hallow. Bernstein bashed Hallow as a “right-wing, anti-abortion, pay-to-pray app.” He seemed to be especially disturbed to learn that Hallow has a “multitude of anti-abortion prayers.” This is shocking for a Christian prayer app, we know.

Bernstein’s video seems to have drawn the attention of similarly out-of-touch celebrities who hope to celebrate the holiday season devoid of any serious adherence to what it means or requires. Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause, for example, commented, “Gwen-DON’T SPEAK. Please take your own advice on this one,” on Bernstein’s video.

It’s unclear why Bernstein and other celebrities are piling on Stefani now, especially since Stefani partnered with Hallow during Advent and Lent in 2024. Stefani is also far from the first celebrity to partner with Hallow, which has boasted big names such as actors Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pratt, and Jim Cavezial.

Stefani herself has never expressed an explicitly pro-life viewpoint, but apparently partnering with Hallow is an unforgivable offense, at least according to the plethora of uninformed comments on Beirnstein’s Instagram post. Commenters attacked Stefani for supporting “anti-abortion” groups, speculated about her relationship with Live Action founder and president Lila Rose, and claimed that the partnership was a betrayal of the LGBT community.

On her own Instagram account, Stause continued her tantrum: Stefani “is taking money to promote an app that encourages anti-abortion, even in cases of [rape] and incest,” she wrote on her Instagram stories. “Please stop making young girls feel guilty to not have a choice.”

It’s unclear how much Stause has done to help the young girls across America who do not have a “choice.” What is clear is that the majority of post-abortive women admit they would have rather chosen life if they had more resources and support, things that pro-life advocates, Catholics, and Protestants have devoted over 50 years to giving them through pregnancy resource centers across America. In 2024 alone, these centers provided over a million women and children with $452 million in total material goods and services. One wonders what Stause has done to attempt to help these young women other than attack Catholic prayer apps on Instagram.

Moreover, it’s equally unclear why so many Americans are shocked to discover that Stefani, who has been outspoken about her Catholic faith for years, might be sympathetic to the pro-life cause. It would be interesting to discover what Stause and so many other celebrities and Americans actually think the Christian faith teaches. It might be helpful for them to crack open a Bible this holiday season and discern whether or not their abortion advocacy lines up with centuries-old teaching and tradition.