10 Religious Statements From Black Celebrities That Sound Surprisingly Atheist

Samuel L. Jackson When asked if he thought his talents were God-given, the actor replied: “No, because I work at it. I still learn; I read." Chris Rock “A Black Christian is like a Black person with no memory," the comedian said. Tyler, the Creator “ keeps people in a box and won’t allow them to do what the f*ck they want.” And as far as Jesus, the rapper has even harsher words. When asked about Jesus, he simply responded: “That n*gga ain’t real!” John Legend “You know I have my issues with faith nowadays. I grew up in a religious home, but I’m not religious right now. But I’m trying to get back in touch with the things that were good about the faith that I grew up with," the singer said. Donald Glover “Airport atheist, only pray when there's turbulence/So why the f**k am I stressin’ over this nervous sh*t?” the actor said. Neil deGrasse Tyson According to the astrophysicist: “Every account of a higher power that I’ve seen described, of all religions that I’ve seen, include many statements with regard to the benevolence of that power. When I look at the universe and all the ways the universe wants to kill us, I find it hard to reconcile that with statements of beneficence." and “Whenever people have used religious documents to make accurate predictions about the physical world, they have been famously wrong.” Malcom X “All white people who have studied history and geography know that Christ was a Black man," the human rights activist said. "Only the poor, brainwashed American Negro has been made to believe that Christ was white, to maneuver him into worshipping the white man.” Morgan Freeman “My belief system doesn’t support a creator as such, as we can call God, who created us in his/her/its image,” the actor said. “Has anybody ever seen hard evidence?”

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