‘I’m Not a Religious Person’: Chris Pratt Addresses Online Backlash Concerning His Faith
BY : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com
In a recent interview with Men’s Health, Hollywood actor and professing Christian Chris Pratt shared that he is “not religious” but has a personal relationship with God.
At the time, after accepting the Generation Award, Pratt delivered a speech urging the audience to follow God.
“God is real. God loves you, God wants the best for you,” he said during the speech. “Believe that; I do,” he added.
In retrospect, Pratt told Men’s Health that he’s unsure if his remarks touched anyone. He added that he doesn’t consider himself a religious person, despite believing in God.
“Maybe it was hubris for me to stand up on the stage and say the things that I said. I’m not sure I touched anybody,” he said. “Religion has been oppressive as f*** for a long time.”
“I didn’t know that I would kind of become the face of religion when really I’m not a religious person,” Pratt continued.
According to Faithwire, Pratt went on to insist that there is a difference between organized religion and having a relationship with God.
“I think there’s a distinction between being religious — adhering to the customs created by man, oftentimes appropriating the awe reserved for who I believe is a very real God — and using it to control people, to take money from people, to abuse children, to steal land, to justify hatred. Whatever it is,” Pratt explained.
“The evil that’s in the heart of every single man has glommed on to the back of religion and come along for the ride.”
During the interview with Men’s Health, Pratt shared that he was very hurt by the response to an Instagram post he shared in November 2021 where he had complimented his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger.
“I said something like, ‘Find someone who looks at you the way my wife looks at me.’ And then I gave her some s*** in the thing and said, ‘But I love you. I’m so thankful for my wife—she gave me a beautiful, healthy daughter.’ And then a bunch of articles came out and said, ‘That’s so cringeworthy. I can’t believe Chris Pratt would thank her for a healthy daughter when his first child was born premature. That’s such a dig at his ex-wife.’” he recalled.
“And I’m like, that is f***** up. My son’s gonna read that one day. He’s nine. And it’s etched in digital stone,” Pratt continued. “It really f****** bothered me, dude. I cried about it. I was like, I hate that these blessings in my life are – to the people close to me – a real burden.”
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