Hollywood Director Defends Prayer After Actor Chris Pratt Criticized for Praying

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America is so bitterly divided, even the most benign of posts on social media unleash the ugliest of sentiments.

When Hollywood director Kevin Smith (Clerks) suffered a severe heart attack – one he only survived after making the clutch decision to cancel his second show and see a doctor – mega star Chris Pratt immediately chimed in on Twitter and said he’d be vigorously praying because he very much believes in the power of prayer:

People, who apparently have nothing better to do than dissect and criticize the prayer life of others, immediately decided to let Pratt know they weren’t fans of prayer:

Image: Twitter troll in his natural habitat
Image: Sad Twitter troll

There were countless more super hot takes like these, but when Chris Pratt says he’s going to pray for you – he’s going to pray for you. Undeterred by the lifeless anti-prayer trolls, Pratt doubled down on his promise to pray for Smith:

Everyone who has followed Pratt knows he’s a man of faith, so his commitment to pray wasn’t all that surprising. What was interesting, however, was the defense of prayer from other Hollywood big shots. No, these weren’t just Pratt’s friends coming in to give him some positive PR – they were actually defending the entire concept of prayer.

Check out screenwriter James Gunn, who did explain he felt prayer with inaction is worthless, but gave a spirited defense of those who offer prayers in times of need. He argued that prayer has been a “great boon” to his life and “help me navigate this world.” Gunn also said criticizing prayer leads to “dissuading” people from doing so themselves, and he doesn’t want to stop people from doing something they believe is helpful.

While it’s unclear if Gunn is a Christian or not, nevertheless his spirited defense of prayer and the offering of prayer to others in times of strife is a welcome change from the usual stream of hostility Christians are used to seeing from Hollywood in regards to prayer.

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