{"id":2570118,"date":"2026-02-15T08:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-moment-paul-rudd-schools-young-co-stars-on-jesus-the-fact-that-hes-real-and-how-rudd-wants-to-meet-him\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:12:12","slug":"watch-the-moment-paul-rudd-schools-young-co-stars-on-jesus-the-fact-that-hes-real-and-how-rudd-wants-to-meet-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-moment-paul-rudd-schools-young-co-stars-on-jesus-the-fact-that-hes-real-and-how-rudd-wants-to-meet-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: The Moment Paul Rudd Schools Young Co-Stars on Jesus, the Fact That He&#8217;s Real, and How Rudd Wants to Meet Him"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fwatch-the-moment-paul-rudd-schools-young-co-stars-on-jesus-the-fact-that-hes-real-and-how-rudd-wants-to-meet-him%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=2570118&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>Teh article centers on a recent clip from Paul rudd\u2019s interview with his ghostbusters: Frozen Empire co-stars Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace, where he jokingly said he would like to spend a day with Jesus Christ. The moment occurs during a light-hearted discussion about which historical figure they\u2019d choose, and Rudd&#8217;s confident answer drew laughter from his younger co-stars.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes Rudd\u2019s background, mentioning reports that he was raised Jewish and that he has at times spoken about christian faith in the public eye, alongside comparisons to Chris pratt\u2019s well-known expressions of faith. It also references social media reactions and past statements about God, highlighting how faith topics provoke conversation in Hollywood. The article uses these moments to reflect on the broader theme of religious freedom, citing Christian persecution in places like Nigeria, and arguing for the courage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-pay-for-those-who-abandon-their-responsibilities-abbott-will-dock-pay-of-texas-dems-who-walked-out-to-block-gop-voting-rights-bill\/\" title=\"\u2018No Pay For Those Who Abandon Their Responsibilities...: Abbott Will Dock Pay Of Texas Dems Who Walked Out To Block GOP Voting Rights Bill\">defend religious liberty<\/a> in the face of hardship.  <\/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 Paul Rudd gave an answer his &ldquo;Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire&rdquo; co-stars found amusing when asked who he would like to spend a day with from history.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What...s Going On To...\">social media platform<\/a> X, Rudd sat alongside Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace, being interviewed for their 2024 installment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >popular supernatural comedy franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As many interviews with celebrities go off the rails, delving into topics unrelated to the work they&rsquo;re currently doing, the three were asked, &ldquo;If you guys could go back in time and spent the day with anyone from history, who would you choose?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know my answer,&rdquo; Rudd said, looking to his left and right to see how his co-stars would react.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jesus Christ,&rdquo; he said confidently as the much younger Wolfhard let out a laugh, followed by Grace.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Rudd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-performance-was-so-bad-people-started-to-wonder-if-he-hallucinated-audience-during-debate\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden&#039;s Performance Was So Bad, People Started to Wonder if He Hallucinated Audience During Debate\">wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be deterred.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Interviewer: If you could go back in time and spend a day with anyone in history, who would it be?<\/p>\n<p>Paul Rudd: Jesus Christ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KtRRlfmUJd\">pic.twitter.com\/KtRRlfmUJd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/1804553565094166804?\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the way, laugh all you want, and it seems like it would be a wrong thing to say,&rdquo; he told the pair. Wolfhard appeared to question Jesus&rsquo; walking the earth &mdash; multiple non-Christian accounts verify this, by the way &mdash; only for Rudd to shoot back, &ldquo;He existed!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So wouldn&rsquo;t you want to spend some time with Him and go, &lsquo;Jesus, what&rsquo;s the deal?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The duo to his left and right changed their tone as they called it a &ldquo;genuinely great answer&rdquo; and a &ldquo;fantastic answer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is an answer viewers would expect from someone like Chris Pratt, but Paul Rudd isn&rsquo;t one to go that route. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/metrovoicenews.com\/jewish-actor-paul-rudd-says-jesus-is-who-he-would-most-like-to-meet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro Voice<\/a>, he gave that same answer in 2018. By that outlet&rsquo;s reporting, Rudd was raised Jewish.<\/p>\n<p>From his remarks in the interview, it&rsquo;s not obvious he is now a Christian, but his statement recognizes Christ&rsquo;s significance, even in an industry wrought with atheism where Christianity is commonly mocked.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt, known for his work on &ldquo;Parks and Recreation&rdquo; along with the &ldquo;Jurassic World&rdquo; series, caused a stir in 2018 when accepting the Generation Award at the MTV Movie Awards where he proclaimed, &ldquo;God is real. God loves you. God wants the best for you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In a world and industry full of TERRIBLE people, Chris Pratt is one of the good ones.<\/p>\n<p>I applaud this man&rsquo;s love for God and his faith.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;God is real!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;God Loves you!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;God wants the best for you. Believe that because I do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Learn to pray! It is so good for your soul.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>We&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p0aLhEG1HV\">pic.twitter.com\/p0aLhEG1HV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AmericanPapaBear&trade; (@AmericaPapaBear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericaPapaBear\/status\/1995040602405171427?\">November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It takes courage to stand up for Christ, but for all our pain and hardship for doing so, we have a Savior who suffered far more than we ever will.<\/p>\n<p>Christians were persecuted and killed throughout history, and even through the present day in much of the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christians-beaten-abducted-nigeria-church-service-attacked-prayer-books-desecrated-worship-instruments-broken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In January<\/a>, Nigerian Christians were attacked in the village of Kurmin Wali, with 160 missing in a country where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/17021\/over-7000-christians-massacred-in-nigeria-by-jihadists-in-seven-months-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association for Catholic Information<\/a> in Africa says thousands were killed last year by Muslims waging jihad.<\/p>\n<p>Rudd and Pratt are reminders of our dearly held freedom of religion.<\/p>\n<p>We must exercise it boldly and defend it always.<\/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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The moment came in a clip for the 2024 film, and Rudd later stood by the answer when teased about Jesus\u2019 historic existence. The piece notes that he reportedly gave the same answer in 2018 and mentions, per Metro Voice, that he was raised Jewish. It also references Chris Pratt\u2019s well-known public statements about faith and uses the discussion to reflect on faith within Hollywood. 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