In the beginning there was Carrie Prejean – the former Miss California USA who was castigated in the media for her opposition to gay marriage. Now – activists are setting their sights on Miss Beverly Hills — Lauren Ashley.

Ashley is a contestant in the Miss California USA pageant. She’s under attack for her belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Here’s what she told FOX:

“I feel like God himself created mankind and he loves everyone, and he has the best for everyone. If he says that having sex with someone of your same gender is going to bring death upon you, that’s a pretty stern warning, and he knows more than we do about life.”

It’s a belief held by most evangelical Christians. But then she added:

“The Bible says that marriage is between a man and a woman. In Leviticus it says, ‘If man lies with mankind as he would lie with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death and their blood shall be upon them.’ The Bible is pretty black and white.”

As you might expect, the outrage has been fierce. Perez Hilton proclaimed on his entertainment website, “There’s a new dumb b**** in town.” Others called her anti-gay, a Christian homophobe. She’s meeting a fate similar to Prejean. She claims she was dethroned because she said gays shouldn’t be allowed to marry. Pageant officials fired her after she allegedly missed events – an allegation she denied.

But there’s an interesting twist in this battle over the queens. It turns out Miss Beverly Hills does not reside in 90120. Pageant rules do not require the contestants to live in the cities they represent and Ashley lives in Pasadena.

That news nugget has Beverly Hills Mayor Krasne fighting made. “We are dismayed by any potential association with the city of Beverly Hills,” she said. The city released a statement say it was “shocked” because it “does not sponsor a beauty pageant and has no association with Miss California USA.”

In other words – Beverly Hills doesn’t have a queen – so to speak.

The pageant director, who is gay, is supporting Ashley – telling the Los Angeles Times she has been unfairly attacked.

“I don’t agree with her,” Keith Lewis said, “But I will fight to the death for her right to have her opinion.”

They mayor said Beverly Hills “Has a long history of tolerance and respect.” So long as you aren’t a born-again Christian who does not support same-sex marriage.

Todd Starnes is a reporter for FOX News Radio and a best-selling author. You can purchase a copy of his book, “They Popped My Hood and Found Gravy on the Disptick” by clicking here.