Devoted to the Propagation and Defense of New Testament Christianity
VOLUME 11
August 13, 1959
NUMBER 14, PAGE 7a

'Pat Boone Claims His Kissless Tag Just Isn't True'

L. E. Posey, Vallejo, California

An interesting article appeared recently in the Vallejo News-Chronicle with the above title; which I believe deserves some comment. Especially so, since so many Christian parents are pointing to Pat Boone as an example for their children to follow. With so many news articles appearing all over the country about Pat's movie career, some have been wondering. Will Pat go one step further? Will he really give in to his movie directors and start kissing his leading ladies? If he does, what effect will this have on our teenagers. Well, Folks, Pat isn't going to leave us wondering about this any longer. Mr. Bob Thomas, reporter from Hollywood, informs us that Pat says what people have been saying about him not wanting to kiss his leading lady "just isn't true." He says "it was all a mistake that he got known as the kissless Hollywood hero." And, "to prove it, he'll do some smooching in his new movie" and notice the name of the new movie is "To the Center of the Earth." Pat is going to settle this question once and for all and this time there will be no mistake about it, because he's going to do this smooching in a love scene with a curvesome lassie, right in the center of the earth. No mistake this time, folks. Pat will see to that. Pat tells us that the publicity got out of hand. Why, even the foreigners were referring to him as the man who wouldn't kiss the leading lady. That is going a little too far.

How it all started: Pat says, It all happened when he was making "April Love". One day the director thought he should give a pretty little actress by the name of Jones a kiss in a scene and asked if he thought it was all right. Pat just didn't know what to say. The issue had never come up before. But of course, he felt he shouldn't dismiss the thought. He decided it was just too hard a decision for him to make alone and that he should consult others before making a final decision. After all, if he kept on refusing to smooch with these leading ladies, what would happen to his career? Well, Bro. Pat finally solved the problem. He decided first of all to ask his wife to see how she felt about it. I think this is to be commended, don't you? Imagine if you will for a moment, a fellow who would just go ahead and kiss a curvesome blonde without first asking his wife. Brethren, take heed, we can learn a valuable lesson here. Don't go around kissing the ladies unless you first ask your wife. The wife may not be willing to agree that Romans 16:16 applies in your case. Then too, Pat thinks it would be wise to see how his fans and as he says, "my church" would react. I didn't know Pat had a church unless he is referring to the Manhattan Million Dollar Project that he has been campaigning for. Nevertheless, it should be interesting to see how his church reacts. My guess is, they won't. It may be even more interesting to see how the fans will react, since many of these are members of the Lord's church. It may turn out like a visit I had recently with an elderly lady. After discussing the origin of the church, instrumental music, etc., this fine old lady asked, "Is your church the same one that Pat Boone belongs to?" I said it was true that Pat was a member of the Lord's church. She immediately spoke up and said, "Well, I'll tell you this, if Pat Boone is a member of the church you're speaking of, it must be all right." Keep it up Pat, you have a great following, young and old alike.

Well, Bro. Boone talked it over with Sister Boone and found her to be a very patient and understanding wife. She agreed that there would be nothing wrong in his kissing, although she would prefer to keep that part of their lives solely to themselves. Mrs. Boone realized that for a movie these days to be popular, love scenes are a must and, after all, curvesome beauties are only a tool of her husband's trade. So get ready for some heavy smooching, folks; Brother Pat is going to show us how it ought to be done.