• plinky [he/him]
    hexbear
    88
    12 days ago

    Performing your faith as a public show? Failing at the first hurdle jesus-cleanse

  • culpritus [any]
    hexbear
    86
    12 days ago

    the onion couldn't make this shit up

    British comedian Russell Brand, facing allegations of rape and sexual assault from multiple women, doubled down on his commitment to Christianity over the weekend.

    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-04-29/russell-brand-baptized-christianity-rape-sexual-assault-allegations

  • Dolores [love/loves]
    hexbear
    54
    12 days ago

    the only surprising thing about predators fleeing to bornagain churches is how it only occurs to them after they're exposed like everyone knows the church will help predators, he could've done this decades ago

    • EllenKelly [comrade/them]
      hexbear
      17
      12 days ago

      I was for some reason given tickets to see him talk around 2014, and he wouldn't shut the fuck up about god so honestly i thought he already was 'Christian'

      • Dolores [love/loves]
        hexbear
        13
        12 days ago

        i'm failing to parse this, are we agreeing? or debating if abusers don't come to churches before getting caught? they definitely do, it's just weird that someone like Brand could see the proverbial big flashing billboard advertising they're pro-abuse, while being an abuser, and not think to sign up

        • FourteenEyes [he/him]
          hexbear
          20
          edit-2
          12 days ago

          I was more referencing how the Catholic Church deliberately and secretly protected child molesters for decades

          I think I also misunderstood what you were saying

  • @whatup
    hexbear
    24
    12 days ago

    Every fake-leftist grifter online winds up converting to Catholicism.

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
    hexbear
    23
    12 days ago

    Ugh, I have a relative who loves his podcast (and Joe Rogan)

    So fucking cringe I hate how these assholes grift people close to me

  • Barabas [he/him]
    hexbear
    20
    12 days ago

    Guess that when people with actual convictions figured out that he was just a venal prick they stopped being as nice to him. He has been trying so damn hard to be the cool radical who stands up to the man for his entire career, harder sell when the guy is older than the parents of the people he is trying to impress and lech on.

    Not sure if this is the same as the Dawkins cultural Christian shtick (99% just Islamophobia), Brand seems like the kind of guy that would fall for the love bombing that churches give converts.

  • NuraShiny [any]
    hexbear
    16
    12 days ago

    Smart move. Only god can save him at this point...oh wait if she exists, she prolly doesn't like any of this shit. Oh well.