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Chris Pratt responds to Ellen Page’s criticism of his ‘anti-LGBTQ’ church

The actor says ‘nothing could be further from the truth’

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Chris Pratt. (Photo by Dick Thomas Johnson via Wikimedia Commons)

Chris Pratt is defending Hillsong Church after Ellen Page called him out for being a member of a church that is “infamously anti-LGBTQ.”

The controversy began when Pratt appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and mentioned he was on a biblical-inspired fast and delivered some advice his pastor gave him.

Page, who also recently appeared on Colbert’s show where she gave a passionate speech about LGBTQ hate crimes, sent a tweet that went viral asking “Oh. K. Um. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too?”

In an Instagram story, Pratt wrote that “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

“It has recently been suggested that I belong to a church which ‘hates a certain group of people’ and is ‘infamously anti-LGBTQ.’ Nothing could be further from the truth,” he wrote. “I go to a church that opens their doors to absolutely everyone. Despite what the Bible says about divorce, my church community was there for me every stop of the way, never judging, just gracefully accompanying me on my walk. They helped me tremendously offering love and support. It is what I have seen them do for others on countless occasions regardless of sexual orientation, race or gender.”

Pratt married actress Anna Farris in 2009 and the couple divorced in 2018. He is now engaged to Katherine Schwarzenegger.

“My faith is important to me but no church defines me or my life, and I am not a spokesman for any church or group of people. My values define who I am. We need less hate in this world, not more. I am a man who believes that everyone is entitled to love who they want free from the judgement of their fellow man,” he concluded.

Hillsong Church pastor Brian Houston has stated that the church “welcomes ALL people but does not affirm all lifestyles.”

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