Russell Brand shared intriguing images of himself performing a baptism. The 49-year-old, however, carried out the religious act weirdly by choosing just to wear his underwear
The comedian himself was baptized in the Thames in April this year after being open about his growing relationship with Christianity since 2023.
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Since embracing Christianity, Brand has been outspoken about his faith and his eagerness to deepen his understanding of the religion and its teachings.
Earlier in the year, he followed in the footsteps of many new converts by getting baptized in the River Thames. Now, the actor seems eager to invite others to share in his spiritual journey, as he has seemingly started performing baptisms himself.
He shared images of himself alongside a colleague performing a baptism for someone who appears to be a new convert.
“It might seem a bit soon to be baptizing people, but the Apostles did it on day one, so here we are,” captioned the photo he shared with his 4.5 million Instagram followers.
Both Brand and his colleague weirdly chose to wear just their underpants during the ceremony while the person being baptized was fully clothed in surf gear.
While Brand’s participation in the religious act may not have shocked many, his choice to perform the baptism in his underpants certainly raised eyebrows among his followers.
One wrote, “Am I the only one wondering why the guy getting baptized is in surf gear and the two baptizing them are in their literal underwear???? This is quite odd.”
Another said, “Doing this in your underwear is utterly inappropriate. This is a ‘tell,’ a sign of irreverence of the holiness of Abba Pater. Big TELL moment here, making yourself the center of attention.”
A third person noted, “This feels like you’re purposely mocking Christianity.”
However, many quickly defended his actions, suggesting that the baptism was likely spontaneous and that Brand removed his clothes to prevent them from getting wet.
A user commented, “For those who can’t deduce the obvious: it appears the two baptizing likely didn’t have any plans to be doing this at that time, so they took their clothes off so they’d have dry clothes after.”
Another wrote, “My first thought was…it was spontaneous, they were not prepared, and didn’t have other clothes to change into, but that wasn’t going to stop them from doing the Lord’s work.”
One more person commented, “My guess from the underwear is that this was not a pre-planned event. It has spontaneity written all over it.”
It might seem a bit soon to be baptizing people, but the Apostles did it on day one, so here we are. pic.twitter.com/oQ4y47Pplo
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) September 27, 2024
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