{"id":1103286,"date":"2021-12-09T16:29:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103286"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:29:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:29:48","slug":"im-a-god-fearing-man-denzel-washington-explains-his-christian-beliefs-to-new-york-times-dismisses-hollywood-focus-on-racial-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-a-god-fearing-man-denzel-washington-explains-his-christian-beliefs-to-new-york-times-dismisses-hollywood-focus-on-racial-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m A God-Fearing Man\u2019: Denzel Washington Explains His Christian Beliefs To New York Times, Dismisses Hollywood Focus On Racial Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fim-a-god-fearing-man-denzel-washington-explains-his-christian-beliefs-to-new-york-times-dismisses-hollywood-focus-on-racial-diversity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/04\/style\/denzel-washington-man-on-fire.html?searchResultPosition=1\">The New York Times<\/a> to promote his latest film, \u201cThe Tragedy of Macbeth,\u201d Denzel Washington opened up about his Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>He told interviewer Maureen Dowd that before his grandmother died, he would \u201cattempt to honor her and God by living the rest of my days in a way that would make her proud.\u201d That, he explained, is what his work is all about now.<\/p>\n<p>Washington revealed he doesn\u2019t look at his career from an earthly perspective, saying of his faith, \u201cIf you don\u2019t have a spiritual anchor you\u2019ll be easily blown by the wind and you\u2019ll be led to depression.\u201d Later, when Dowd asked if he\u2019d any concerns about the supposed \u201ccurse\u201d that productions of Macbeth are alleged to suffer, the two-time Oscar winner brushed the idea off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a God-fearing man,\u201d he said. \u201cI try not to worry. Fear is contaminated faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At one point during their conversation, Washington recommended that Dowd read Scripture. \u201cHave you read the Bible?\u201d he asked her, adding, \u201cStart with the New Testament, because the Old Testament is harder. You get caught up in the who-begot-who-begot-who thing.\u201d At another point, he suggested she try The Daily Word, an inspirational Christian app.<\/p>\n<p>All of it led Dowd to comment that Washington sounds like the pastor his late father was.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Hawkins, Washington\u2019s young co-star in \u201cMacbeth\u201d echoed Dowd\u2019s observation that Washington tends to act as a spiritual leader to those around him, revealing that he sometimes prayed with Mr. Washington on the set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes we get talking and you see the preacher in him,\u201d the 33-year-old Hawkins said. \u201cHe\u2019s just a natural-born charismatic leader who is not afraid to talk about his own faults or misgivings or shortcomings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the Bible\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Titus+3%3A9-11&amp;version=ESV\">admonition<\/a> to have \u201cnothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies,\u201d Washington also dismissed Dowd\u2019s focus on racial representation in the entertainment business. When she asked him if he thinks Hollywood has become more diverse after the #OscarsSoWhite movement, he responded, \u201cHollywood is a street. I live in Los Angeles. I don\u2019t live in Hollywood. I don\u2019t know what Hollywood thinks. It\u2019s not like it\u2019s a bunch of people who get together on Tuesdays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dowd noted that Washington has long had a habit of deflecting the media\u2019s attempts to get him to claim that he\u2019s had to overcome bigotry to achieve success. She pointed out that while director Spike Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/11\/spike-lee-denzel-washington-oscars-loss-malcolm-x-shes-gotta-have-it-1201900166\/\">was angry<\/a> when the \u201cMalcolm X\u201d actor lost the Best Actor Oscar to Al Pacino, and implied it was due to skin color, Washington was gracious.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old exemplified that same gracious approach to societal divides again by decrying the \u201cTwitter-tweet-meme-mean world that we\u2019ve created\u201d that has led to online cancel mobs. Reflecting the biblical theology he espouses, he argued that most of our problems stem from sin within rather than without:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe enemy is the inner me. The Bible says in the last days \u2014 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the last days, it\u2019s not my place to know \u2014 but it says we\u2019ll be lovers of ourselves. The No. 1 photograph today is a selfie, \u2018Oh, me at the protest.\u2019 \u2018Me with the fire.\u2019 \u2018Follow me.\u2019 \u2018Listen to me.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re living in a time where people are willing to do anything to get followed. What is the long or short-term effect of too much information? It\u2019s going fast and it can be manipulated obviously in a myriad of ways. And people are led like sheep to slaughter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Washington concluded, \u201cIn heaven, there are going to be two lines, the long line and the short line, and I\u2019m interested in being in the short line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview with The New York Times to promote his latest film, \u201cThe Tragedy of Macbeth,\u201d Denzel Washington opened up about his Christian faith.He told interviewer Maureen Dowd that before his grandmother died, he would \u201cattempt to honor her and God by living the rest of my days in a way that would make her proud.\u201d That, he explained, is what his work is all about now.Washington revealed he doesn\u2019t look at his career from an earthly perspective, saying of his faith, \u201cIf you don\u2019t have a spiritual anchor you\u2019ll be easily blown by the wind and you\u2019ll be led to depression.\u201d Later, when Dowd asked if he\u2019d any concerns about the supposed \u201ccurse\u201d that productions of Macbeth are alleged to suffer, the two-time Oscar winner brushed the idea off.\u201cI\u2019m a God-fearing man,\u201d he said. \u201cI try not to worry. Fear is contaminated faith.\u201dAt one point during their conversation, Washington recommended that Dowd read Scripture. \u201cHave you read the Bible?\u201d he asked her, adding, \u201cStart with the New Testament, because the Old Testament is harder. You get caught up in the who-begot-who-begot-who thing.\u201d At another point, he suggested she try The Daily Word, an inspirational Christian app.All of it led Dowd to comment that Washington sounds like the pastor his late father was.Corey Hawkins, Washington\u2019s young co-star in \u201cMacbeth\u201d echoed Dowd\u2019s observation that Washington tends to act as a spiritual leader to those around him, revealing that he sometimes prayed with Mr. Washington on the set.\u201cSometimes we get talking and you see the preacher in him,\u201d the 33-year-old Hawkins said. \u201cHe\u2019s just a natural-born charismatic leader who is not afraid to talk about his own faults or misgivings or shortcomings.\u201dFollowing the Bible\u2019s admonition to have \u201cnothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies,\u201d Washington also dismissed Dowd\u2019s focus on racial representation in the entertainment business. When she asked him if he thinks Hollywood has become more diverse after the #OscarsSoWhite movement, he responded, \u201cHollywood is a street. I live in Los Angeles. I don\u2019t live in Hollywood. I don\u2019t know what Hollywood thinks. It\u2019s not like it\u2019s a bunch of people who get together on Tuesdays.\u201dDowd noted that Washington has long had a habit of deflecting the media\u2019s attempts to get him to claim that he\u2019s had to overcome bigotry to achieve success. She pointed out that while director Spike Lee was angry when the \u201cMalcolm X\u201d actor lost the Best Actor Oscar to Al Pacino, and implied it was due to skin color, Washington was gracious.The 63-year-old exemplified that same gracious approach to societal divides again by decrying the \u201cTwitter-tweet-meme-mean world that we\u2019ve created\u201d that has led to online cancel mobs. Reflecting the biblical theology he espouses, he argued that most of our problems stem from sin within rather than without:\u201cThe enemy is the inner me. The Bible says in the last days \u2014 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the last days, it\u2019s not my place to know \u2014 but it says we\u2019ll be lovers of ourselves. The No. 1 photograph today is a selfie, \u2018Oh, me at the protest.\u2019 \u2018Me with the fire.\u2019 \u2018Follow me.\u2019 \u2018Listen to me.\u2019\u201cWe\u2019re living in a time where people are willing to do anything to get followed. What is the long or short-term effect of too much information? It\u2019s going fast and it can be manipulated obviously in a myriad of ways. And people are led like sheep to slaughter.\u201dWashington concluded, \u201cIn heaven, there are going to be two lines, the long line and the short line, and I\u2019m interested in being in the short line.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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