Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Extremely Religious

By Qunki Team | celebrities

We have always been taught by our parents and elders to have faith in God. The problem with today's world is that since people have not seen God or his miracles with their own eyes, they choose to be an atheist. Being a follower of any religion means that a person needs to follow a large number of rituals at a certain period. Few hate to follow them and on the other hand, few follow them without any questions asked. So, here are a few celebrities who are completely religious -

1. MAYIM BIALIK

Mayim Bialik appeared in the famous TV show "The Big Bang Theory". She has made her site "Grok Nation" which has become quite famous. She keeps sharing her views about her faith in the Jewish culture and has mentioned that Hollywood is not a perfect place for those who strongly believe that God exists.

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2. STEPHEN COLBERT

Stephen Colbert has been a host of many famous reality shows. He has shown his interest and faith towards the Catholic on "The Late Show". He revealed at the "Faith in Focus" that he lost his faith in God during his 20s. He regained his faith after a stranger gave him a Bible at Chicago and he started reading it again.

3. DENZEL WASHINGTON

Denzel Washington has a habit of going to the church every day as his father was a preacher. He reads the Bible every day and also has been visiting the same church for the last 30 years. He has even said the grads at Dillard University to have faith in God before doing anything.

4. CHRIS PRATT

Chris Pratt who plays the lead roles in "Jurassic World" and Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise has revealed recently that once upon a time, one of his friends took him to a store to get him alcohol as Chris was not old enough to consume alcohol. When he was waiting outside, a man met him and told him not to do what he is doing and started visiting the church with the same man for the next few days after which he became a Christian and now he shares his thoughts with people everywhere.

5. KRISTIN CHENOWETH

Kristin Chenoweth released a Christian album in the year 2005. Her agent and manager have revealed that she used to sing at a Baptist church and always dreamt of making it big on Hollywood one day. She is a Christian and also follows the ideas and morals which Jesus Christ said was compulsory to be present inside every human being.

6. NATALIE PORTMAN

Natalie Portman was born as a Jerusalem and she also has Israeli as well as U.S. citizenship even though she was brought up in New York. She also attended a Jewish school and her husband changed his religion to Judaism before their marriage.

7. PIERCE BROSNAN

Pierce Brosnan has been famous for his role as Agent 007 in "James Bond" movies. He once said that his faith in the Catholic helped him to deal with the loss of his first wife. Later, when his daughter Charlotte passed away in the year 2013, he once again regained his belief on the Catholic and returned to normal.

8. ORLANDO BLOOM

Orlando Bloom is still famous among his fans for his appearance as Will Turner in the first three installments of "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. People are unaware of the fact that Orlando has been a member of a Buddhist organization "Soka Gakkai International" and puts his complete faith in Buddhism.

9. MINDY KALING

Mindy Kaling is known for her flawless writing of stories and screenplays for movies and TV series. She is a believer in the Hindu religion and her faith has been up to such a level where she even wrote one episode of the famous TV series "The Office" on the topic of Diwali which is a holiday for Hindu people.

10. SEAN ASTIN

Sean Astin was introduced to multiple numbers of religions when he was born. His mother has been a Catholic and his father, though being a Buddhist was a complete atheist. His brother became a Hindu after living in an ashram. Later, Astin's wife and three daughters got themselves baptized at a Lutheran church.

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