Comedian and Hollywood actor Russell Brand announced Friday that he will be baptized as a Christian on Sunday.
“Baptism. I’m going to take the plunge this Sunday! How was it?” Brand I have written On X (old Twitter).
In the accompanying video, Brand describes baptism as “an opportunity to die and be born again, an opportunity to put away the past and be born again in the name of Christ, as the Epistle to the Galatians says, an opportunity to live an enlightened life. ”, he said. And the one who woke up. ”
The 48-year-old actor suggested that more people are returning to Christianity as modern empty values crumble and more people want more.
“I know a lot of people are cynical about the growing interest in Christianity and a return to God, but to me it’s obvious,” he said.
“As meaning degrades in the modern world and our value systems and institutions crumble, we all find ourselves in and around us this eerily familiar awakening and beckoning figure we have known all our lives. I’m becoming more and more aware that it exists. And for me, that’s very exciting,” he declared.
Brand added that he would be baptized in the River Thames, famous for its dirty proverbs, and joked that he might also be baptized for toxoplasmosis and E. coli.
“I may be left feeling guilty, but I may also be infected with a pretty serious virus,” he says.
In 2023, Brand emphasized the need for God in his life, claiming that he “couldn’t get by in this world” without him.
“I need spirituality,” Brand told Fox News host Tucker Carlson. “I need God, otherwise I can’t get by in this world.”
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“As long as I can enjoy the feeling of privilege and luxury.” forget sarah marshall Starr told Carlson, “I remember what reality is.”
“I remember that my health depends on spiritual connections, certain values and principles,” he continued. “And they, unfortunately, involve sacrifice and self-scrutiny about one’s own actions and actions, which are often insufficient, to work on improving oneself.”
“Like many desperate people, I need spirituality,” Brand said. “I need God or I can’t get by in this world. I have to believe in the best in people.”
Introducing the segment, Carlson said Russell Brand had been an actor, comedian and podcast host for decades, but “suddenly he became one of the most powerful voices of truth in the English-speaking world.” said. He is also a very interesting person with many insights about God. That’s amazing, Russell Brand. ”
This December, Brand Said His followers, he was reading the Bible. pain problema 1940 book by C.S. Lewis that explores the meaning of suffering in human life.
In January, he said he was reading Rick Warren’s book. purpose-driven life And he said he wanted a “personal relationship with God.”
In April, Brand posted a video explaining how to pray the rosary, but admitted that she hasn’t fully mastered some of the prayers.
“In today’s meditation, we’re going to do something a little different. We’re going to say the Holy Rosary,” he said. “Now, I don’t know all the prayers. They kind of start and end with a certain prayer. But today we’re going to look at the chant itself.”
At the end of the prayer, Ms. Brand said: “I feel a little happy.”
