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Who Knew Stephen Colbert Was a Faithful Christian?

The Christian Diarist ^ | September 17, 2012 | JP

Posted on by CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Ive never really cared much for Stephen Colbert, whose cartoonish portrayal of a conservative political pundit has earned his Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report, three Emmy nominations from his politically liberal Hollywood peers.

But I discovered this past weekend that there is more to the comedian than I previously thought; something that even regular viewers of his satirical news show would find surprising.

Colbert is a man of faith.

A lifelong Catholic, the funnyman told an audience of some 3,000 students at FordhamUniversity, a Jesuit institution in the Bronx, New York, I love my church  warts and all.

I found particularly interesting a remark by Colbert that alluded to the familiar Scripture, the joy of the Lord is your strength.

The church, said Colbert, teaches joy. And joy, he said, is the infallible sign of the presence of God.

Colbert, a family man, a faithful churchgoer (who even teaches Sunday school at his New Jersey parish when his schedule permits) appeared at Fordham alongside New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. They teamed up for a panel on humor and spirituality.

If Jesus doesnt have sense of humor, Colbert joked, I am in huge trouble.

Yet, for all his seeming irreverence, both on and off air, the comedian takes his faith seriously. That is a testament to the Christian values his mother imparted to him at a very young age.

She taught me, Colbert told The New York Times earlier this year, to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and thats directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that He gave us.

The future comedians mom also prepared him for the vicissitudes of life faced by believers and non-believers alike. The deliverance God offers you from pain, she told him, is not no pain. Its that the pain is actually a gift. Whats the option? God doesnt really give you another choice.

Thats rather profound thinking for a guy who tells jokes for a living; whom I dismissed as a typical Hollywood liberal hostile to political conservatives, contemptuous of faithful Christians.

Im glad I was wrong about Colbert (at least with respect to his views on faith). I might even find time to tune in to his show.



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Its easier to come out as gay in Hollywood than to come out as a Christ follower, as Colbert has done.



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Catholic? As in liberal Catholic like Pelosi and the Kennedy’s or otherwise? =.=



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Who Knew Stephen Colbert Was a Faithful Christian? I've seen his "show" a few times and you could've fooled me, and it wasn't even very funny. I guess he must belong to Rev Jeremiah Wright's church, along with Hussein.



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Catholic like Pelosi probably.



by 4 posted onby GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)

To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Sorry, but words mean squat. It’s your actions that declare your Christianity, not your words. Colbert is no more a “Christ”ian than Obama is, despite both of their proclamations of being Christians.



by 5 posted onby SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)

To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

What is his position on abortion?



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Must spend a lot of time in the confessional. I seem to remember the Bible having some rather pointed things to say about bearing false witness...



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

“faithful” ??? I am not sure I would have used that word. Pelosi is rumored to be Catholic too- but seems to have no problems with baby murder.



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

This was The Onion, right? "I might even find time to tune in to his show." Yeahhh, don't bother doing that, it's Hesh Lite, which is basically the CO2 inside the bubbles...



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

“faithful” ??? I am not sure I would have used that word. Pelosi is rumored to be Catholic too- but seems to have no problems with baby murder.



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Obviously a cafeteria Catholic. It is impossible to serve two masters and Colbert’s #1 priority is obviously to further the goals of the very anti-Catholic Democrat Party.



by 11 posted onby SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)

To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Its easier to come out as gay in Hollywood than to come out as a Christ follower, as Colbert has done.



True that. If his TV ratings ever dip this guy is going to find himself doing dinner theater in Boise.







To: SoConPubbie

Its your actions that declare your Christianity, not your words. Very good point. "Faith with action" was part of the scripture readings this past weekend. If Colbert is Catholic, he does not appear to show the importance of his faith within ANY aspect of his work, the few times I've seen him on TV. His tone is derisive, mocking, and anti-Christian.



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

“Who Knew Stephen Colbert Was a Faithful Christian?” In his book, “We Are Doomed! Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism”, John Derbyshire points out that the religious folks are as likely to be left-leaning in their political beliefs as they are to be conservative — in some cases, moreso....



To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Who Knew Stephen Colbert Was a Faithful Christian? The title is the testimony. Not sure how many sermons I've heard where the pastor asked if someone accused you of being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you? Based on the headline, Colbert is safe.



by 15 posted onby throwback (The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)

To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

oh please...yet another liberal Catholic? that proves exactly diddly to me all he did was prove that no, he’s not Jewish sorta like Jason Biggs...no not Jewish either i’m not Catholic but those who support the abortion party would appear to be apostate to me which goes back to they ain’t “diddly”



by 16 posted onby wardaddy (this is a perfect window for Netanyahu to bomb Iran..I hereby give my go ahead..thanks Muzzie idiots)

To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Christian like Judas



To: Road Glide

I think Good Works Christians fit that bill but here in Dixie folks who got to church regularly are disproportionately likely to be conservative ...if they are white. Blacks can live at church all day Sunday and still vote for this years 40 acres and a mule My homestate is maybe he most church attending in the country and whites vote almost 90% GOP that would be the Magnolia one....famous for the wordy alcoholic



by 18 posted onby wardaddy (this is a perfect window for Netanyahu to bomb Iran..I hereby give my go ahead..thanks Muzzie idiots)

To: Road Glide

I think Good Works Christians fit that bill but here in Dixie folks who got to church regularly are disproportionately likely to be conservative ...if they are white. Blacks can live at church all day Sunday and still vote for this years 40 acres and a mule My homestate is maybe the most church attending in the country and whites vote almost 90% GOP that would be the Magnolia one....famous for the wordy alcoholic who enjoyed unusual names for places



by 19 posted onby wardaddy (this is a perfect window for Netanyahu to bomb Iran..I hereby give my go ahead..thanks Muzzie idiots)

To: The Sons of Liberty

It’s all talk IMHO. Put him back in the libtards studios of Tragedy Central and he’s not a Christian..



by 20 posted onby max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)

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