{"id":3023,"date":"2009-08-07T11:45:13","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T11:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/08\/rita-wilson-greek-orthodox-faith.html"},"modified":"2009-08-07T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T11:45:13","slug":"rita-wilson-greek-orthodox-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/08\/rita-wilson-greek-orthodox-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Rita Wilson: Why I Love My Greek Orthodox Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a video interview with Sally Quinn, producer of “On Faith” at The Washington Post<\/a>, actress and producer Rita Wilson<\/a> (one half of a Hollywood celebrity super couple with Tom Hanks<\/a>) shares why she loves the Greek Orthodox faith (“I love my church. I find the Greek Orthodox Church a sort of a wonderfully moderate, accepting faith.”), her brief period as a reborn Christian during her teenage years, and what gives her life the most meaning. <\/p>\n

Some highlights from the interview include: <\/p>\n

When you were growing up, were you always a believer?<\/strong>
I’ve always been a believer. I always have been. <\/p>\n

What do you pray for or about?<\/strong>
I always start my prayers with a prayer of gratitude for all the blessings in my life because without those, you can’t really think about anything else.<\/p>\n

What is the divine for you?<\/strong>
I sense the divine in the goodness that I see in people–their acts of kindness, their acts of selflessness; those people inspire me.<\/p>\n

Watch the extended video interview below<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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