Chris Pratt Reveals Where He Worships, Says He Never Attends Controversial Churches

According to a Men's Health cover story published today, Chris Pratt has never attended Hillsong. "I've never been to Hillsong. It's a church I don't know anyone from."These are among the star's most definitive comments since he became a Hollywood symbol for Christianity. Pratt credits his association with the town's young evangelical movement to his acceptance speech at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, where he said, "God is real.". Our God loves us and wants the best for us. That's true; I believe it." Some may have found the use of the word "you" and the command "Believe that; I do" a little too evangelical. According to Men's Health, Pratt admits as much."Maybe I was being hubristic to stand on stage and say those things. I don't think I touched anyone."After Pratt spoke on The Late Show about his faith, Elliot Page tweeted, "Oh. Okay. I don't know, but his church is notoriously anti-LGBTQ, so perhaps he should address that as well.""If you are a famous actor and belong to an organization that hates a certain group of people, don't be surprised if people wonder why it's not addressed.

It is wrong to be anti-LGBTQ, there are no two sides. It causes severe damage. End of story. "Love to all."Even though it is unclear if Page was referring to the scandal-plagued Hillsong Church, to which many prominent young Christians in Hollywood once belonged, the Twittersphere certainly took it that way. American Medical Association opposes Hillsong's practice of gay conversion therapy, which aims to "pray away gays." The method "is not backed by medical or scientific evidence," according to the American Medical Association.The actor responded to the accusation on Instagram, saying, "I belong to a church that 'hates people' and is "infamously anti-LGBTQ". It couldn't be further from the truth. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor didn't name Hillsong, but there is a good reason: He doesn't attend services there.

At the time, James Gunn defended Pratt and pointed out to Twitter critics that Pratt had never been confirmed to be a member of the church. According to Men's Health, Pratt attends Zoe Church in Los Angeles, which counts former Hillsong adherent Justin Bieber among its attendees. The founder of Zoe Church, Chad Veach, told the New York Times that Hillsong influenced his faith community in part. While Pratt attends Veach's church, he doesn't do so exclusively. One of the actor's children was baptized at the Santa Monica Catholic church where Katherine Schwarzenegger used to worship as a child. Additionally, the actor claims he is not a religious person. Throughout history, religion has been oppressive as f*ck, Pratt says. When I became the face of religion, I didn't realize I wasn't religious. Being religious - adhering to the customs created by man, appropriating the awe reserved for a very real God - is a different thing from using it to control people, take money from them, abuse children, steal land, or justify hatred. No matter what it is. Throughout history, the evil inherent in every human heart has been carried along on the back of religion."