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Actress Michelle Williams, who first shot to fame as beleaguered ex-bad-girl Jen Lindley on \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d and has since been Oscar-nominated for her turn as the beleaguered, heartbroken wife of gay cowboy Ennis Del Mar in \u201cBrokeback Mountain,\u201d won\u2019t be getting her picture up in her High School\u2019s hall of fame anytime soon<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don’t want to have anything to do with her in relation to that movie,\u201d Santa Fe Christian headmaster Jim Hopson told the San Diego Union Tribune<\/a>. \u201cMichelle doesn’t represent the values of this institution. We would not approve of her movies and TV shows (including the teen drama ‘Dawson’s Creek’). We’d not like to be tied to ‘Brokeback Mountain.’\u201d<\/p>\n

So Hobson wouldn\u2019t even approve of \u201cDick,\u201d in which Williams and Kirsten Dunst starred as teen advisors to Republican president Richard Nixon? Tough critic. At least he didn\u2019t get personal, pointing out that Williams, who got her start in Christian Youth theater, and her fiance<\/em> Heath Ledger recently had a baby.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope we offered her something in life,\u201d Hobson was quoted as saying. \u201cBut she made the kinds of choices of which we wouldn’t approve. ‘Brokeback Mountain’ basically promotes a lifestyle we don’t promote. It’s not the word of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

We can debate forever what exactly God says or doesn’t say about homosexuality (or any other issue), but what\u2019s not debatable is that Hobson\u2019s school holds a set of beliefs to be true, and his comments are consistent with their message. Gotta admire them for that–most private schools would be sucking up for the big donation.<\/p>\n

Even Carla Williams, Michelle\u2019s mother, admits that: \u201cFor some people, ‘Brokeback Mountain’ is difficult. He has the right to his opinion.\u201d But she also notes that others from the school have contacted her and asked her to pass on their congratulations to Michelle.<\/p>\n

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