{"id":2403182,"date":"2025-02-16T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-kelsey-grammer-shares-jesus-with-old-cheers-bar-buddies-in-incredible-interview\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T14:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T19:52:17","slug":"video-kelsey-grammer-shares-jesus-with-old-cheers-bar-buddies-in-incredible-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-kelsey-grammer-shares-jesus-with-old-cheers-bar-buddies-in-incredible-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Kelsey Grammer Shares Jesus With Old &#8216;Cheers&#8217; Bar Buddies in Incredible Interview"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fvideo-kelsey-grammer-shares-jesus-with-old-cheers-bar-buddies-in-incredible-interview%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=2403182&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 a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent podcast episode<\/a> of &#8220;Where Everybody Knows Your \u2064Name,&#8221; \u200bactor Kelsey Grammer discussed his faith in jesus with fellow actors \u2064Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson. \u200cGrammer, who was raised in Christian Science, reflected on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-capitol-attack-suspect-identified-claimed-to-be-follower-of-farrakhan-admired-malcolm-x\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Capitol Attack Suspect Identified, Claimed To Be \u2018Follower Of Farrakhan,\u2019 Admired Malcolm X\">spiritual journey<\/a>\u200d and experiences that \u200cled him to a deeper relationship with \u200dJesus. He described a poignant moment on a plane when\u2063 he felt Jesus&#8217; presence, which he found reassuring and transformative. Grammer also mentioned a meditative experience\u200d at home\u2063 that prompted the \u2064arrival of \u200ca script for the movie &#8220;Jesus Revolution,&#8221; in which he \u2062portrayed Pastor Chuck Smith, a key figure in\u2064 the\u2062 1970s Jesus Movement.Though he did not explicitly renounce his Christian Science beliefs,Grammer highlighted the meaning of his evolving faith and the guidance he sought in his life.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Actor Kelsey Grammer spoke about his faith in Jesus during a podcast with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-oprah-or-tyler-perry-was-coming-wed-be-all-excited-about-it-snl-star-continues-defending-elon-musk-appearance-against-co-stars-complaints\/\" title=\"\u2018If Oprah Or Tyler Perry Was Coming, We\u2019d Be All Excited About It\u2019: SNL Star Continues Defending Elon Musk Appearance Against Co-Stars\u2019 Complaints\u00a0\">fellow cast members<\/a> of &ldquo;Cheers,&rdquo; the hit&nbsp;<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&rsquo;80s<\/span>&nbsp;and &rsquo;90s sitcom.<\/p>\n<p>Grammer opened up to actors Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson during an episode of &ldquo;Where Everybody Knows Your Name,&rdquo; a show in which Danson and Harrelson interview celebrity guests.<\/p>\n<p>In a podcast episode that aired Oct. 23, 2024, featuring Grammer, Danson brought up religion.<\/p>\n<p>Grammer began by saying he was raised believing in Christian Science, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watchdog-feds-allowing-jihadi-extremists-lead-religious-groups-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious group<\/a> founded in the late 1800s by Mary Baker Eddy.<\/p>\n<p>Many Christians agree the sect is a non-Christian cult, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/Christian-science.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Got Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some readers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ted Danson &amp; Woody Harrelson Reunite With Kelsey Grammer | Where Everybody Knows Your Name\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydTLSGhH5vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, my act of faith, my relationship with Jesus, if you will, was not something I was even comfortable declaring,&rdquo; Grammer said. &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t something we did, that&rsquo;s not the way we talked, basically &mdash; the Christian Scientists. And so, it always seemed a little odd to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The actor then d a critical moment he experienced when he was writing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Karen-Brother-Remembers-Kelsey-Grammer\/dp\/1400252814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a>, &ldquo;Karen,&rdquo; a true story about his sister being murdered at 18 years old.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had this wild moment on a plane: Jesus is sitting down right next to me, and talking to me. And it was undeniably true, and real, and reassuring, and uplifting,&rdquo; Grammer said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I got to surrender, and &hellip; tears were just dripping down my face. &hellip; It was an extraordinary moment, and it just was that thing, that thing that happens, you know? And suddenly it was revealed to me, and there I was. And I guess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/super-bowl-quarterbacks-publicly-praise-jesus-media-event-lord-savior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I was saved<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But, He&rsquo;d been there all along, and that was the real trick. Because I&rsquo;d been fighting the fight of, &lsquo;Well, I&rsquo;ve got this.&rsquo; And then of course, He was basically saying, &lsquo;No, I&rsquo;ve got it.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grammer didn&rsquo;t say whether he had completely denounced his Christian Science beliefs, but he did  another experience that happened before the occurrence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-air-force-plane-carrying-marco-rubio-suffers-mid-flight-mechanical-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the plane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was having a kind of meditative evening in my home one night, in my living room about 3 a.m., and I thought to myself, &lsquo;I want to do something that&rsquo;s important. I don&rsquo;t know what it is.&rsquo; And I just sort of gave up and said, &lsquo;Guide me,&#8217;&rdquo; Grammer said. <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The next morning, the &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-z-counter-culture-shocker-another-jesus-revolution-breaking-college-campuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus Revolution<\/a>&lsquo; script came to the door,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the movie, Grammer played pastor Chuck Smith, a charismatic preacher who co-started the &ldquo;Jesus Movement&rdquo; of the 1970s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/Jesus-Movement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Got Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Grammer, who witnessed the movement growing up as a Christian Scientist, recounted living through the experience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were energized and optimistic, and I thought that was a great thing to see,&rdquo; he said in a 2023 interview, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbn.com\/news\/entertainment\/great-peace-jesus-kelsey-grammer-gets-real-about-his-faith-journey-jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBN News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In an episode of \u201cWhere Everybody Knows Your Name,\u201d which aired on October 23, 2024, Grammer shared insights about his upbringing in Christian Science, a religious movement founded by Mary Baker Eddy in the late 1800s. He expressed that declaring his faith was not something he felt comfortable doing due to the beliefs of Christian Scientists. <\/p>\n<p>Grammer recounted a pivotal moment while writing his book &#8220;Karen,&#8221; which tells the true story of his sister&#8217;s murder at age 18. He described an extraordinary experience on a plane where he felt Jesus sitting beside him, providing comfort and reassurance. This led him to surrender emotionally as tears streamed down his face.<\/p>\n<p>While he didn&#8217;t explicitly state whether he had completely abandoned Christian Science beliefs, Grammer shared another significant experience from one night when he sought guidance during meditation at home. The following morning, he received the script for &#8220;Jesus Revolution,&#8221; where he portrayed pastor Chuck Smith, who played a key role in the 1970s Jesus Movement\u2014a movement Grammer witnessed growing up as a Christian Scientist and found inspiring due to its energy and optimism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Danson-Granner-Harrelson.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17489,5250,6234,50471,33287],"class_list":["post-2403182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cheers","tag-faith","tag-interview","tag-jesus-2","tag-kelsey-grammer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Danson-Granner-Harrelson.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403182","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403182"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403186,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403182\/revisions\/2403186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}