{"id":32709,"date":"2024-02-15T10:19:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=32709"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:19:11","slug":"rob-schneider-believes-that-jesus-only-lets-you-stray-so-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/02\/rob-schneider-believes-that-jesus-only-lets-you-stray-so-much.html","title":{"rendered":"Rob Schneider Believes That &#8216;Jesus Only Lets You Stray So Much&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32721\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/02\/rob-schneider-credit-kathy-hutchins-shutterstock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32721\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/02\/rob-schneider-credit-kathy-hutchins-shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"rob schneider\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathy Hutchins\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d star and comedian Rob Schneider recently elaborated on how Christianity changed his approach to forgiveness, saying, \u201cJesus will only let you stray so much.\u201d In an interview with CBN News posted on YouTube, Schneider, who announced last year that he\u2019d converted to Catholicism, shared his faith journey.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider said, \u201cJesus only lets you stray so much. At a certain point, He grabbed me again and hugged me. There are other religions out there that say, \u2018Well, kill your enemy; hate your enemy,\u2019 and there are \u2018infidels.\u2019 And we have a religion that says, \u2018Love your enemy, love thy neighbor as thyself, love others.\u2019 What a beautiful way to go through life.\u201d The comedian referred to his Oct. 31 post that went viral of him apologizing for showing any bitterness towards other people. In his apology, he mentioned how he was once upset at other performers for how they dealt with different problems amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He recounted in his interview with CBN, \u201cThere were people that angered me. I had to dig underneath what\u2019s that anger.\u201d Schneider said he\u2019s come to a newer understanding that has led him to practice more compassion, especially when dealing with those with more fears about the pandemic than he expressed. He said, \u201cIf I am going to lead my life and be an example, as Christ compels us to do, then I have to do it. Even if it hurts, even if it stretches how I used to feel and once you forgive, the beautiful thing about forgiveness is it isn\u2019t the person; it\u2019s you. You end up feeling better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pU9jWG-DZ28?si=b7ZMnB7xkkxVIkyP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Schneider shared that from his teenage years, he had faith. But, he moved away from his faith as he got older.\u00a0He said, \u201cI did \u2014 like many Christians do \u2014 stray. But there was a continuing pullback, knowing where I needed to be and to be home. And then [a] very, very strange confluence of things. I married a Catholic, and she was very patient with me, and she\u2019s been the greatest thing that\u2019s ever happened to me.\u201d Schneider said he had to endure trials and tribulations to bring him closer to God and renew his faith.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cAs Jesus does, He does a little nudge, a little nudge, a little nudge. God could put His hand down and make everybody [love Him], but God wants us to come to Him of our own volition. That is the greatest gift.\u201d Since converting to Catholicism, Schneider said he also feels called to leave behind the type of comedy he has performed in the past \u2014 and he doesn\u2019t care what Hollywood thinks about that decision.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider told The Christian Post in an interview last year, \u201cI know I can\u2019t do the same stuff I used to do. Not because I have anything against what I did; I did what I did, and I felt fine about it at the time. I&#8217;m not going to judge myself. But I won&#8217;t do the same stuff I&#8217;ve done. I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m going to do. I want to come to it from a place of faith, a place of something good in my heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d star and comedian Rob Schneider recently elaborated on how Christianity changed his approach to forgiveness, saying, \u201cJesus will only let you stray so much.\u201d In an interview with CBN News posted on YouTube, Schneider, who announced last year that he\u2019d converted to Catholicism, shared his faith journey. 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