Juno Star Ellen Page Slams Chris Pratt For Attending Anti-Gay Church
Posted on Sat Feb 9th, 2019 1:26pm PDT By X17 Staff
Ellen Page is no holds barred!
The Juno actress took to Twitter to express her opinion on Chris Pratt's religious practices, calling out the Lego Movie 2 star for praising the Zoe Church in LA. Why? Page says the church is based in anti-LGBTQ ideology, stemming from its connection to the Hillsong Church based in Australia.
Well we've all heard of Hillsong at this point -- church to the stars ... like Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin, Kourtney Kardashian, Taylor Lautner, Travis Barker, Lana Del Rey, Ciara and hubby Russell Wilson and more.
Page Tweeted Thursday evening: "Oh. K. Um. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too?" In 2015, Hillsong pastor Brian Houston explained the church's position on gays: "Hillsong Church welcomes ALL people but does not affirm all lifestyles. Put clearly, we do not affirm a gay lifestyle and because of this we do not knowingly have actively gay people in positions of leadership, either paid or unpaid. I recognize this one statement alone is upsetting to people on both sides of this discussion, which points to the complexity of the issue for churches all over the world."
Wow! Unapologetic ... Page went on to clarify her critcism, on Saturday morning, "If you are a famous actor and you belong to an organization that hates a certain group of people, don’t be surprised if someone simply wonders why it’s not addressed. Being anti LGBTQ is wrong, there aren’t two sides. The damage it causes is severe. Full stop. Sending love to all."
If you are a famous actor and you belong to an organization that hates a certain group of people, don’t be surprised if someone simply wonders why it’s not addressed. Being anti LGBTQ is wrong, there aren’t two sides. The damage it causes is severe. Full stop. Sending love to all
— Ellen Page (@EllenPage) February 9, 2019
Chris was in the news for his appearance on Colbert, during which he talked about his faith. He told the late show host: "There's this great quote, that I actually heard in church, and it felt really appropriate, which was, 'If the spotlight that's shining on you is brighter than the light that comes from within you, it'll kill you.' And you see it all the time. People in our position, people that are actors — you see it a lot. It's a real bright spotlight."
Well these stars love Hillsong and Zoe Church ... but is the public right to question these celebs' allegiance to a group that doesn't support LGBTQ? Yep!