Brad Pitt's Parade magazine interview has already generated controversy , and his comments about faith and moving away from religion are sure to be talking points, too.
"I grew up Baptist , and then the family switched over to more of an evangelical movement , probably right around the time I was in late high school ," says the actor.
But he didn't make the transition with them .
"There's a point where you're un-tethered from the beliefs of your childhood ," explains Pitt . "That point came to me when it was finally clear my religion didn't work for me . I had questions about Christianty that I could not get answers to my satisfaction , questions that I'd been asking since I was in kindergarten.
Pitt adds , "I realized it didn't feel right to me , that one question just led to another . It was like going down a rabbit hole , each answer provoking another question."
One of the wedges between Pitt and religion is the topic of gay marriage.
"What are you so afraid of ? That's my question . Gay people getting married ? What is so scary about that ? He asks.
You grow up in a religion like that and you try to pray the gay away . "I feel sadness for people like that ," says Pitt . "This is where people start short-circuiting ... instead of being brave and questioning their beliefs , they are afraid and feel that they have to defend them ."
The star says while he and his family have different beliefs , there's not a gulf between them .
"My family is all devout Christians . Yes , absolutely ," says Pitt . "We don't see eye to eye on this one , yet at the end of the day we love each other , we're still family."
Pitt clarifies that his beef with religion has to do with his view that it gives some people control other others.
"I don't mind a world with religion in it .There are some beautiful tenets within all religions . What I get hot about is when they start dictating how others must live . People suffer because of it . They are spreading misery."
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