Faith and religious views are a controversial topic in the modern age, leading many celebrities to avoid speaking about the issue. Those who take a stand usually take some heat for doing so for one reason or another.
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt has been very vocal about his faith for the majority of his career. He is known for his stout religious belief as a Christian but has mainly been under fire for his association with the Hillsong Church. This church is known for being anti-LGBTQ as well as many other concerning allegations that have led people to question Chris Pratt about who he is.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is a very outspoken member of Scientology. This religion is often seen as a cult due to its indoctrination tactics and its religious views. Tom Cruise has represented this religion in Hollywood for numerous years, even separating from two of his ex-wives because of their views on his religion. The media has gone after him for many years for his membership and he has seemingly begun to distance himself from the church because of it.
Kanye West
Kanye West has been a controversial figure online for many years due to some publicity stunts he has done, his music, and much more including his religious beliefs. A few years ago, he came out and said he would be devoting his life to Christ. Since this claim, he has started making controversial statements using his faith as a defense, including antisemitic views. He has lost the faith of his fans because of how he uses his religion as a defense for hatred.
Dave Chapelle
Dave Chapelle is a controversial figure for many of his past views and statements, but one of the many reasons he has come under fire is because of his Islamic faith. He converted to Islam at a young age. Since then, Muslims have questioned his devotion to the faith and Islamophobic people use that as justification for their hatred of him. People from all sides have reason to dislike this man and his faith is a small factor.
Madonna
Madonna’s faith has frustrated many because they do not fully understand her views and she seemingly practices many faiths without picking one to represent. Madonna practices a little bit of all Islamic faiths including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. People question what her faith is and get upset when there is no concrete answer. She seems content with her spirituality and practices what makes her feel most connected to her spirituality.
Sinead O’Connor
Sinead O’Connor had a lifelong battle with the media over her religious views. She was raised as a Catholic and publicly denounced the church live on television at a young age. She hated what the church stood for and the allegations against them for child abuse, standing against them. This backlash forced her from the limelight for many years. She eventually found her way with religion as she converted to Islam late in life.
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg is a devout and outspoken Christian. He speaks openly about his faith and brings it into everything that he does. He has come under controversy for his comments on his past movie roles that he claims were ‘sinful’ which is seen as disrespectful to the film and everyone involved.
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais is an atheist who has been vocal about his faith and view on religion. He doesn’t believe in God because there is no scientific proof of his existence. The controversy comes in because of the way he discusses the issues as he attacks those who believe in religion by making them out to be ignorant or stupid, leading to outrage among many, both religious and non-religious.
Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane is similar to Ricky Gervais in his controversy. He speaks about his views on religion as an atheist. The way he speaks about religion is seen as rude as he seemingly thinks religious people are dumb for their beliefs.
Sir Ian McKellen
Sir Ian McKellen is another atheist who is loud and proud about his beliefs. The difference is how he takes his stand on it. He claims that people cling to religion out of fear of the unknown and he respects them for. The controversy comes in as he takes a stand against Christians who use their faith as a shield or excuse to do hateful things. Some people who don’t want to acknowledge that not all Christians are good simply blame his faith for the reason Ian speaks out against Christians doing bad or hateful things.
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is a Christian, but an old-school one. He aims at other Christians for not standing up for themselves and their religion or for not following the bible. He frequently talks about how people in Hollywood are too scared to speak up about their religion and are not true Christians because of this. He also claims that New Testament Christians often drift from the Bible’s teachings as well. This has led to him taking heat from other Christians for his view of the faith.
Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf converted to Catholicism to purge himself of sin. He converted at a suspicious time which has led to some controversy. The time of his conversion lined up with allegations of abuse from his ex-partner, FKA Twigs, leading many to believe he converted to try and take some of the heat off of him.
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