Actor Chris Pratt has been the subject of a Twitter war ignited last week after his appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” when actress Ellen page tweeted that his church was “infamously anti LGBTQ.”
“Oh. K. Um. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too?” wrote Page, who is openly lesbian.
Oh. K. Um. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too? https://t.co/meg8m69FeF
— Ellen Page (@EllenPage) February 8, 2019
The tweet has since been liked and commented on over 130,000 times.
“If you are a famous actor and you belong to an organization that hates a certain group of people, don’t be surprised if someone simply wonders why it’s not addressed,” Page added.
Since the “Jurassic World” star is very vocal about his faith — whether it be on awards show stages, TV interviews, or social media platforms — his views [have] often been under scrutiny both inside and outside of Hollywood.
Pratt attends Zoe Church and Hillsong (both located in Los Angeles). It is thought that the comments regarding his church “hating” the gay community stem from a public statement made by the senior pastor of Hillsong, Brian Houston, that is posted on the church’s website:
“We do not affirm a gay lifestyle and because of this we do not knowingly have actively gay people in positions of leadership, either paid or unpaid. I recognize this one statement alone is upsetting to people on both sides of this discussion, which points to the complexity of the issue for churches all over the world.”
While many have jumped on board with the actress in criticizing Pratt for his views on homosexuality by association with his church, several supporters have also come to his defense: