“You have to sort of let them make some of their own decisions. Me personally, I would love to be with him all the time and to be able to ground him and deal with his problems and do all of that stuff, but at some point the parenting style changes. I hope still to be a respected voice in his ear.”—Justin Bieber’s mother Pattie Mallette, when asked how she’s dealing with her famous 19-year-old son these days. Bieber has become a favorite of the tabloids lately, in part due to his controversial and sometimes erratic behavior. (AP)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and two children. Follow him on Twitter.