{"id":13865,"date":"2019-01-07T11:39:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T16:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=13865"},"modified":"2019-01-07T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T16:39:16","slug":"christian-bale-thanks-satan-inspiring-role-dick-cheney-vice-church-stan-approves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2019\/01\/christian-bale-thanks-satan-inspiring-role-dick-cheney-vice-church-stan-approves.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Bale Thanks Satan For Inspiring His Role as Dick Cheney in \u2018Vice,\u2019 Church of Satan Approves"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13866\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2019\/01\/christian-bale_credit-Featureflash-Photo-Agency-Shutterstock-e1546878990450.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13866\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2019\/01\/christian-bale_credit-Featureflash-Photo-Agency-Shutterstock-e1546878990450.jpg\" alt=\"Featureflash Photo Agency\/Shutterstock.com\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Featureflash Photo Agency\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his recent acceptance speech after winning the Golden Globes award for best actor for the movie \u201cVice,\u201d Christian Bale surprised viewers by giving an unexpected shout-out to what he said was the real inspiration in portraying former vice president, Dick Cheney: Satan.<\/p>\n<p>The British actor said he was \u201ccornering the market on charisma-free public figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do we think, Mitch McConnell next?,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThank you to Satan for giving me inspiration to play this role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is quite a step from previous statements Bale made on the former vice president. In an interview with Fox News about playing the role of Cheney, he expressed admiration for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a wonderful family man \u2013 he\u2019s a great dad, he\u2019s an avid reader, he has a brain like a vice and he constantly reads history,\u201d Bale told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the former vice president\u2019s daughter, clapped back on Twitter, posting a link to the actor\u2019s 2008 arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSatan probably inspired him to do this, too. Christian Bale arrested for \u2018assault on mother and sister,\u2019\u201d the tweet said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Satan probably inspired him to do this, too. Christian Bale arrested for &#8216;assault on mother and sister&#8217;| The Independent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kesnNno9Zv\">https:\/\/t.co\/kesnNno9Zv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Cheney\/status\/1082116119995924482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His speech isn\u2019t going unnoticed by the Church of Satan, which describes itself as an atheist organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHail Christian! Hail Satan,\u201d the Church of Satan said in a tweet about Bale\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Church of Satan sees Satan as \u201ca symbol of pride, liberty and individualism\u201d and a projection of one\u2019s potential. Given Bale won the award on his talent, they thought the shout-out was \u201cfitting.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nTo us, Satan is a symbol of pride, liberty and individualism, and it serves as an external metaphorical projection of our highest personal potential. As Mr. Bale&#8217;s own talent and skill won him the award, this is fitting. Hail Christian! Hail Satan! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ILuK8TFZXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ILuK8TFZXi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChurchofSatan\/status\/1082108964907569153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While \u201cVice\u201d led the Golden Globes with six nominations, Bale\u2019s win was the movie\u2019s only victory of the award show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his recent acceptance speech after winning the Golden Globes award for best actor for the movie \u201cVice,\u201d Christian Bale surprised viewers by giving an unexpected shout-out to what he said was the real inspiration in portraying former vice president, Dick Cheney: Satan. 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