“Why do they persecute me?” asks the actor in a note to “Men’s Health” magazine. Photo REUTERS
“Why are they chasing me?” she wondered. Chris Pratt recently in a note from a magazine Men’s health. the star of Guardians of the Galaxy Y Jurassic world: domination he was referring to social media users who continue to monitor his every move.
Related to Pratt the hatred you receive on social media with a public misunderstanding about his religious beliefs, which he believes date back to a speech he gave at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
Pratt was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Honor of the awards ceremony, titled Generation Awardand in his acceptance speech he said this: “God is real. God loves you. God wants the best for you.”
“I didn’t know I was going to become the face of religion when I am not really a religious personPratt said Men’s health.
Chris Pratt in a scene with the cast of “Jurassic World: Dominion”, currently on the bill. Clarin photographic archive
“I think there is a distinction between being religious, adhering to man-made customs, often appropriating the awe reserved for who I think is a very real God, and use him to control people, to take money from them, to abuse children, to steal land, to justify hatred. whatever it is…
“The evil that is in the heart of every man has clung to the back of religion and joined the journey.”
Hillsong Church, Elliot Page and other controversies
The backlash against Pratt for his religious beliefs has intensified due to his alleged involvement with the Hillsong Church, which has long been condemned for being anti-LGBTQ. Elliot Page apparently criticized Pratt on social media after the actor talked about religion during an apparition The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Elliot Page was involved in the controversy: “Being anti-LGBTQ is wrong, period, there are no two sides,” according to the star of “The Umbrella Academy 3”.
“If you are a famous actor and you belong to an organization that hates a certain group of people, don’t be surprised if someone simply wonders why they aren’t being confronted,” Page wrote. “Being anti-LGBTQ is wrong, there are no two sides. The damage it causes is serious. Final point”.
Pratt’s answer
Pratt responded at the time with his own statement saying, “It has recently been suggested that I belong to a church that ‘hates a certain group of people’ and is ‘infamously anti-LGBTQ’. It couldn’t be further from the truth. I am a man who believes that everyone has the right to love whoever wants free from the judgment of others.
Chris Pratt with his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger (Arnold’s eldest daughter), also involved in the attacks on the actor. AP photo
In the note of Men’s healthPratt clarified the ordeal by saying, “I never went to Hillsong. I’ve never actually been to Hillsong. I don’t know anyone from that church“.
Asked why he never openly denied belonging to Hillsong prior to the interview, Pratt added, “Am I about to throw a church under the bus? If it’s like Westboro Baptist Church, that’s different.”
“He is indescribably kind to people”
“It absolutely infuriates me,” said the director of Guardians… by Pratt, James Gunn, on the virulence of social media towards the actor.
“Chris is indescribably kind to people; he goes out of his way to help the children. He is a particularly loving father. Y there are many things that people have literally made up about him: about his politics, about who he iswhat do you believe in other people, you know?
Pratt and Gunn reunite for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3due out in May 2023. The actor can currently be seen in Jurassic world domination and plays a minor role in Thor: Love and thunder. The new Amazon Prime Video series by Pratt, The list of terminalslaunches on July 1st.
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Source: Clarin
