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Denzel Washington Becomes a Minister After Saying Actors “Can’t Talk” About Religion in Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Tatiana Tenreyro
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Denzel Washington, the acclaimed actor, becomes a minister, shedding light on the complex relationship between religion and Hollywood's elite.
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  • Denzel Washington was recently baptized and received his minister's license at the Kelly Temple in New York City, a church he attended as a child, where he testified to being 'filled with the Holy Spirit' in the 1980s.
  • Washington has openly discussed the challenges of discussing religion in Hollywood, saying 'You can't talk like that and win Oscars. You can't talk like that and party. You can't say that in this town.'
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Denzel Washington, Kelly Temple, Church of God in Christ
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