{"id":29426,"date":"2023-10-24T10:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=29426"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:41:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:41:13","slug":"tattoo-artist-kat-von-d-addresses-baptism-criticism-im-not-ashamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/10\/tattoo-artist-kat-von-d-addresses-baptism-criticism-im-not-ashamed.html","title":{"rendered":"Tattoo Artist Kat Von D Addresses Baptism Criticism: ‘I’m Not Ashamed’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Popular makeup and tattoo artist Kat Von D recently spoke out after sharing with the world that she\u2019d been baptized at her small church in Vevay, Indiana. Von D, whose full name is Katherine von Drachenberg, publicly professed her faith in Jesus one year after turning away from the occult and witchcraft.<\/p>\n

In July 2022, Von D wrote in an Instagram post that she was giving up her interest in the \u201cmacabre,\u201d saying, \u201cIt\u2019s never been more clear to me that there is a spiritual battle taking place, and I want to surround myself and my family with love and light.\u201d In a video posted to her Instagram, the 41-year-old said that, for now, she doesn\u2019t plan to speak too much about her burgeoning faith because it\u2019s new, and she wants to grow her relationship with God without being weighed down by the burden of the public eye.<\/p>\n

However, she said she would likely share her testimony on an upcoming podcast episode with Christian and conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey, whom she described as a friend. Von D said, \u201cI don\u2019t really feel equipped to be the poster child for Christianity. I think that I\u2019m still learning and, as I do, I will become more equipped, but, for the time being, I feel like \u2014\u00a0I\u2019ve never really been that, and I don\u2019t plan on doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former \u201cLA Ink\u201d star shifted her focus to talking about the reactions she received to her baptism, describing the response to her new faith as \u201coverwhelmingly beautiful.\u201d She said, \u201cMe and my husband and my son, we\u2019d go out to go get lunch throughout the week, and people would just come out of nowhere wanting to give me a hug and congratulate me and welcome me to the family, which I love, and it\u2019s been pretty awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

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