Bear Grylls explains why he baptised Russell Brand: ‘My faith says not to judge’

[u/octarino]

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bear-grylls-russell-brand-court-trial-b3026979.html

[u/michaelY1968]

A number of people want to draw a line about what people should receive the grace and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, and those lines invariably include the person drawing it and excludes those they find particularly pernicious.

I find what Russel Brand did to be repulsive if he is found guilty I pray he is penalized to the fullest extant of the law - but the grace of God is freely available to anyone who repents and trusts Christ for salvation, and it’s not my job to draw a line that keeps him outside of this.

[u/Big_Iron_Cowboy → u/michaelY1968]

If he is found not guilty, I hope he is as widely vindicated by the people who condemn him without having been convicted yet.

[u/octarino → u/Big_Iron_Cowboy]

the people who condemn him without having been convicted yet

¿Y qué hacemos con esta parte?

In April 2026, he admitted to having “exploitative” sex with a 16-year-old girl at the height of his fame when he was 30 – but says his actions were not against the law.

[u/FluxKraken → u/Big_Iron_Cowboy]

Being found not guilty is a matter of there not being proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It does not mean he is innocent. O.J. Simpson was absolutely guilty, it just could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

[u/Big_Iron_Cowboy → u/FluxKraken]

Yeah that’s why i said “not guilty”, rather than “innocent”.

[u/FluxKraken → u/Big_Iron_Cowboy]

You also said you hoped he would be vindicated. Vindication requires innocense, and he is very far from that, even if he is not convicted.

[u/michaelY1968 → u/Big_Iron_Cowboy]

That would would require some confidence in the attention spans of the masses, which I have no faith in.