Comedian Rob Schneider revealed that it was the ‘evil’ he witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic that awakened his spirit to receive Christianity and ultimately decide to convert to Catholicism.
In an interview with christian publicationLeah Klett, Schneider, spoke about how dealing with the “organized evil” she saw during that multi-year period led her to her faith.
The actor did not specify what he meant by ‘poorly organized’.
In October, Schneider turned 60, which he saw as an opportunity to announce his new religiosity to his followers and the world.
In vague terms, Schneider alludes throughout the interview to a threat that literally and spiritually threatens the American way of life.
Comedian Rob Schneider has been speaking out about his recent conversion to Catholicism.
He says more than once that he feels it is “important now” for freedom and freedom-loving citizens to emphasize faith, strength and forgiveness, but also an “iron resistance to evil” in their lives.
“And I think it’s really important for people to arm themselves, and I mean physically, but I also mean spiritually, for what’s coming,” he added.
He underscored a message of preparedness and faith, saying, “It is time to draw closer to God” and to select leaders who “will stand up to tyranny.”
He spoke about society’s current propensity for cancel culture and how forgiveness is not a value that is taught or used today.
He also noted that he believes people are currently “being misled and used for agendas… to feed a system that is corrupt.”
Without offering details, he made a vague allusion to the co-optation of mental health in the United States and the systems of corruption that are revealed to people who are paying attention.
At the time of the interview, the actor’s latest comedy film, ‘Daddy Daughter Trip’, had just arrived on Netflix.
“I wanted to make a movie that my wife would let my kids see,” said Schneider, whose most famous role in his work is probably Deuce Bigalow, in the 1999 comedy “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.”
In an interview with the Christian Post, Schneider discussed his current focus on family content, including his most recent live-action film, ‘Daddy Daughter Trip.’
In the interview, he underscored a message of preparedness and faith, saying, “It is time to draw closer to God” and to select leaders who will “stand up to tyranny.”
Schneider has been married three times and is the father of country singer Elle King, as well as two younger children with his current wife.
His most recent work has tended more toward the family genre.
He told Klett that he wants to make his audience “laugh, think and feel like they’re watching a real family,” and he thinks he’s achieved that with his latest live-action film.
As for the future of his work, the comedian said he’s not sure if his newfound faith will drastically influence his material.
He said his work “will look different than before,” adding that he’s thinking about removing dirty talk from his stand-up performances.
He also talked about a project he hopes to move forward with regarding the Shroud of Turin, which many Catholics believe is the piece of funerary cloth that wrapped Jesus after his crucifixion.