{"id":31311,"date":"2024-01-05T11:27:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=31311"},"modified":"2024-01-05T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:27:36","slug":"kat-von-d-details-her-new-life-of-going-to-bible-study-after-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/01\/kat-von-d-details-her-new-life-of-going-to-bible-study-after-baptism.html","title":{"rendered":"Kat Von D Details Her New Life of Going to Bible Study After Baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D, who was baptized last October and is known for her role on the reality series “LA Ink,” discussed the challenges and criticisms she’s faced as a “goth” Christian in a recent episode of “This Past Weekend” podcast with stand-up comedian and podcaster Theo Von.<\/p>\n

The artist, whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg, said, “It’s such an intimate and personal thing. My relationship with God is my own. I’ve never really felt like I belonged anywhere. Especially now, I think being public with my faith puts you into like this microscopic, critical tank.” The reality star, who\u00a0is 17\u00a0years sober, said she “gets criticized from all sides now” but doesn’t care.<\/p>\n

She said, “At the end of the day, you know, my relationship is with God, not you. I think because people have a hard time understanding [my] aesthetic and pairing that with something like Christianity. I don’t understand why people don’t see how close-minded that is. Why would you think that you have to look a certain way to have an understanding of the Bible?”\u00a0At the small\u00a0Switzerland Baptist Church<\/a>\u00a0in Vevay, Indiana, Drachenberg said she attends Bible studies and enjoys the intimate church environment. She said she currently lives in the church’s parsonage because the renovations to her house have not yet been completed.<\/p>\n