Posted on 08/20/2009 8:31:04 AM PDT by Nikas777
Rita Wilson: Why I Love My Greek Orthodox Faith
Friday August 7, 2009
In a video interview with Sally Quinn, producer of "On Faith" at The Washington Post, actress and producer Rita Wilson (one half of a Hollywood celebrity super couple with Tom Hanks) shares why she loves the Greek Orthodox faith ("I love my church. I find the Greek Orthodox Church a sort of a wonderfully moderate, accepting faith."), her brief period as a reborn Christian during her teenage years, and what gives her life the most meaning.
Some highlights from the interview include:
When you were growing up, were you always a believer? I've always been a believer. I always have been.
What do you pray for or about? I always start my prayers with a prayer of gratitude for all the blessings in my life because without those, you can't really think about anything else.
What is the divine for you? I sense the divine in the goodness that I see in people--their acts of kindness, their acts of selflessness; those people inspire me.
Watch the extended video interview below:
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.beliefnet.com ...
I don’t get the argument? It is like saying Gibson is not hot about his Catholic religion because he is getting a divorce/separation.
I googled it but did not see any evidence of your claim. Sadly. Because I think I would have had a chance with Rita.
Oh its gossip. I’ve read it several times on the rag boards. Who knows if its true.
Thought the thread said Quinn has a program and Wilson was being interviewed for it? Quinn has no business having any kind of credibility in journalism as everyone who’s been around DC long knows she slept with Ben Bradley and suddenly had a meteoric rise at the WaPo. As for Wilson, I bow to your superior wisdom on that subject....
Not guilty — at least on non-theological grounds.
I would agree that would be a good argument, by the way. I would also not argue with someone who says he can't support any political party and be a good Christian as well as things have gone these past decades.
Im sorry. I did not understand the reference. Thank you for clarifying.
I don’t know what Greek Orthodox church she attends. Maybe there is a Hollywood branch for folks like her. As a Roman Catholic, I have found that any Orthodox church in areas where I have lived are as conservative or even more conservative in their observance of Christianity.
Dang. I was about to fly to Hollywood to test it out.
No prob - Quinn is one of my favorite bugaboos - I’ve lived in DC off and on and DC society is SOOOO into her! She’s a skank who doesn’t deserve the attention...
I never heard of her before now.
Note to self - avoid any postings on celebrities - it gets people too upset.
Good for you! It means you are officially “outside the beltway”!!! Congrats and keep up the good work!! :)
Just a middle of the road, middle of the roader.
Using a description is a “heresy”?
Yea.
“wonderfully moderate, accepting faith.”
Seems like she has a very loose grasp of Orthodoxy. While I concur with “accepting faith” in the sense of having open arms to all sinners, I would definitely not call the OC wonderfully moderate. It’s anything but. As for “accepting”, definitely also not, if she means “tolerant” in the PC sense. Maybe the OC has a loony/lite parish in Hollywood for those that can’t see past the end of their noses. Although I hope that’s not the case.
“why do the Orthodox get a pass from the enlightened liberal elite (”moderate,” “welcoming”) when the Catholic Church is constantly excoriated by liberals?”
Most likely due to the fact that everything “ethnic” is considered “cool” by the Left, whereas mainstream/familiar Christianity in America is already “boring” to them. Just shows their ignorance: if only they knew just how tough Orthodoxy is and how solid the Orthodox Church’s stances are on moral issues. Plus, the OC is just not well known in the US, like the RCC is.
“Note to self - avoid any postings on celebrities - it gets people too upset.”
No, Nikas, it wasn’t the celebrity part, it was the part about her faith.
I believe the Greek Orthodox faith is some sort of Christian sect, yet when asked about her concept of the “divine”, she neglected to mention our Lord Jesus Christ, the head of the Christian church!
That’s what “got my goat”, anyway.
But thanks for posting - it was a provocative post and garnered many good comments.
Quote: “I find the Greek Orthodox Church a sort of a wonderfully moderate, accepting faith.”
Oh, there would be sooooo many Greek saints rolling in their graves...if they weren’t already in heaven.
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