(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Movie star Chris Pratt sent internet leftists into a rage for reiterating that he draws strength from his Christian faith, the Blaze reported.
Pratt made the comments in a recent interview about his latest movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.
“That’s nothing new, that’s nothing new, you know?” he replied, addressing the online criticism he has received for being a Christian.
“If I was of this world, they would love me just like that but as it is, I’ve chosen out of this world. That’s John 15:18 through 20,” he said. “That’s the way it is, nothing new—2,000 years ago they hated him, too.”
When asked how he deals with the constant attacks on his character, Pratt said that he mostly ignores the criticism.
“Oh, just how you deal with anything,” he joked. “Like a rhino, stick your head down, you keep driving forward, you have thick skin and if anyone gets in your way, you stick the horn right up their a**!”
He also noted that he learned to handle rejection by being “trained in the crucible of door-to-door sales some 25 years ago. So, you can’t turn me away, there’s no stopping us.”
In response, anti-Christians came out of the woodwork to criticize the actor for engaging in the world.
“When is Chris Pratt going to sell all his belongings and give the money to the poor like Jesus suggests? Or do we just get to skip parts of the Bible we don’t like?” one critic wrote.
Another suggested that Pratt “couldn’t possibly be any more of a p***k” for comparing himself to Christ.
When you think he couldn't possibly be any more of a prick, he compares himself to Jesus 🤦♀️🤣https://t.co/IImqTucqVW
— Toots ❤🌈 (@tinamurphy234) May 8, 2023
The Terminal List actor—who currently stars in the top-two highest grossing movies in domestic box-office returns, as of Tuesday—has been outspoken on his conservative Christian views in the past, each time sparking new outrage.
He did, however, cave to the left last summer, denying Christianity in a June 2022 interview.
“Religion has been oppressive as f**k for a long time,” he said. “I didn’t know that I would kind of become the face of religion when really I’m not a religious person.”
Pratt, following the leftist formula, blamed religious prejudice for modern ills.
“The evil that’s in the heart of every single man has glommed onto the back of religion and come along for the ride,” he said.
