{"id":2233101,"date":"2024-04-29T20:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russell-brand-criticized-for-showing-tarot-cards-in-video-posted-day-after-baptism\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T20:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T00:04:59","slug":"russell-brand-criticized-for-showing-tarot-cards-in-video-posted-day-after-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russell-brand-criticized-for-showing-tarot-cards-in-video-posted-day-after-baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand faces backlash for displaying tarot cards in post-baptism video"},"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\">22<\/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%2Frussell-brand-criticized-for-showing-tarot-cards-in-video-posted-day-after-baptism%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=2233101&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>Celebrity \u200cpodcast host \u2064Russell Brand sparked controversy by sharing a video post on social media featuring tarot \u2062cards, just a day after his Christian \u2062baptism. Brand&#8217;s \u200cexploration of tarot \u200ccards ignited\u200c a debate\u200b among \u2063fans, with some expressing concerns about the\u200b mixing of Christian beliefs with mysticism. Social media \u2062reactions varied, emphasizing divergent views\u200b on the use of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schools-across-u-s-push-kids-to-chatrooms-where-they-can-talk-transgenderism-with-lgbtq-adults\/\" title=\"U.S. schools encourage kids to engage in chatrooms discussing transgenderism with LGBTQ adults\">tarot \u2063cards<\/a> within Christian faith.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Celebrity\">Celebrity<\/a> podcast host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russell-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Celebrity\">Russell Brand<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustyrockets\/status\/1784895973300322315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted a video\">posted a video<\/a> on Monday on his social media accounts showing him flipping through tarot cards one day after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Christian baptism\">Christian baptism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, it\u2019s the old kidnapped-and-held-hostage-by-some-railings card,\u201d Brand said as he held up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-30\/\" title=\"This Week in Campus Insanity Vol. 30\">tarot card<\/a> of a man blindfolded and tied to a fence. \u201cThat can\u2019t be good news, can it?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve looked into it, this card is called the \u2018Eight of Swords,\u2019 and it symbolizes feeling trapped and restricted perhaps by your own convictions,\u201d Brand explained.<\/p>\n<p>He put the card down and asked his fans about their views of tarot cards as he described himself as someone who is moving into a more \u201cclearly delineated spiritual space with a clearly more ordained path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of Christians would say tarot and even Yoga is a kind of heresy. What is your personal view on that?\u201d Brand asked his fans.<\/p>\n<p>Brand inquired if his audience still believed in symbols and signs.<\/p>\n<p>The actor held up the tarot card and noted that the cards could serve as a \u201ctool for reflection and personal analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to talk about how he was listening to Hallow, a Catholic meditation and prayer app, to reflect on his Christian faith and then incorporated how the tarot card reminded him that he had \u201cremoved the blindfold\u201d to find the pathway of God as \u201cthe only pathway for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added as he held the tarot card, asking whether his Christian fans still \u201cmeddle in the cultist arts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media weighed in on Brand\u2019s video post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou do realize that baptized Christians don\u2019t play with tarot cards? God is the only force you need,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media user<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wa41024\/status\/1784897185374437838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Another person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrayTheRosary12\/status\/1784899012484608510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"chimed\">chimed<\/a> in, \u201cDo not mess with tarot cards. They\u2019re demonic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Tarot. Not if you\u2019re truly walking with Jesus. C\u2019mon now,\u201d one woman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HerbsandDirt\/status\/1785019342310269038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"scoffed\">scoffed<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Another user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredSimonTLM\/status\/1785027161721635279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>, \u201cYou are playing with demons and endangering your soul. Burn that and pray the rosary.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI highly recommend avoiding Tarot cards, astrology, etc. It\u2019s important not to \u2018mix\u2019\u201d in spiritual elements that aren\u2019t of God. All you need is Jesus\u2014He is the source of all Truth and wisdom,\u201d another woman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kat13hay\/status\/1784948676424773758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brand shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/2982884\/russell-brand-describes-baptism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"his 'incredible' experience\">his \u2018incredible\u2019 experience<\/a> of getting baptized on Sunday in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustyrockets\/status\/1784935940680532384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a social media post\">a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a><\/a> that followed his tarot card post a few hours later.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>In recent weeks, Brand has been making videos about his faith and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustyrockets\/status\/1780886196937240582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"showing himself praying the rosary aloud\">showing himself praying the rosary aloud<\/a> by memory. <\/p>\n<p>Social media users slammed the timing of his baptism and the video delving into common Christian beliefs that tarot cards go against biblical teachings on divination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYikes, man. I thought you were just baptized. What church they do this at?\u201d a man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminPDixon\/status\/1784896561756987539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote in response\">wrote in response<\/a> to Brand\u2019s post. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another person harshly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IPOT_Official76\/status\/1784949906920149172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"weighed in\">weighed in<\/a>, \u201cAlready revealing that you\u2019re a fraud.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going to become an adult in Christ, then it\u2019s time to put childish (and demonic) things away,\u201d a social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJustinbass\/status\/1784979782620356630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podcast host Russell Brand shared a video on social media the day after his baptism, revealing tarot cards. Holding up one card, he humorously remarked, &#8220;Oh, it\u2019s the old kidnapped-and-held-hostage-by-some-railings card.&#8221; The choice sparked controversy, contrasting Christian and mystical beliefs in one post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2233102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP100606047049-1024x693.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2233101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP100606047049-1024x693.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2233101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2233102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2233101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2233101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2233101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}