Chris Pratt assures him, he is not a very religious person, and is even less part of the very conservative Hillsong church known to welcome many celebrities to Los Angeles.

Rumors of the

Jurassic World

star's membership in this evangelical group date back to 2018, when he gave thanks to God during his MTV Movie Awards speech.

But to hear Chris Pratt, his faith is not extremist.

“Religion has been super oppressive for a long time.

I didn't know that I would somehow become the face of religion when I'm really not a religious person,” he said in an interview with

Men's Health

.

The shadow of a doubt

“I think there is a distinction between being religious, that is, adhering to man-made customs, often appropriating the admiration reserved for a God who really exists, in my opinion, and the 'use to control people, extract money from them, abuse children, steal land, justify hatred,' Chris Pratt continued.

Already in 2019, the actor had to respond to the attacks of Elliot Page who had directly accused him of being a member of the Hillsong church, denouncing in passing the “sadly anti-LGBTQ” line of the organization.

Christ Pratt then assured that the church of which he was a member opened “its doors to absolutely everyone”.

During this interview, he conceded to be part of Zoe Church, a church whose pastor Chad Veach would give speeches not so far from those distilled at Hillsong Church.

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