Elijah a Christian?

[Frodo's Fan]

Is Elijah Wood a christian? I didn't think so at first the way he uses alot of bad words and drinks and things like that. But I found a quote by him at frodoandsam.net that said:

"[I am] probably more spiritual than reilgious, I'm not a huge believer in or supporter of organised religion. It's run by people, and people tend to tarnish the purity of what religion is about. I was raised a Christian, I believe in the Bible and that's a good thing - I believe more in a personal relationship with God than having to go through priests. I believe in prayer, yes, and that it is listened to. I do believe my life has been blessed so much during my 20 years, i can’t believe that there’s not someone looking out for me."

What do ya'll think? Personally I hope he is, but I don't know if he really is or not.

[A! Elbereth]

I suppose this thread is okay, as long as there are no arguments on the issue or religion...

Well, I've heard lots of quotes on frodoandsam.net too, before the site was changed. He actually is a christian, but it seems his fame and the pressure that goes along with that is pushing him away. Expecially with his smoking habits and such...

[Gwaihir]

Well, a Christian is a person who believes that Jesus is his/her Savior, so I'm not really sure that he is a Christian.

[ImDaMom]

You know, I had a long answer here about personal beliefs, and why would anyone think it's their place to ask about another's personal relationship with G-d. But the more I think about it, why should anyone CARE? Who's business is it, other than Elijahs?

[A! Elbereth]

Well, ImDaMom, I believe it was just a simple question, and was worthy of being answered. I'm sure Frodo's Fan had a reason to ask this, and a reason to receive an answer.

[Frodo's Fan]

Thanks A! Elbereth. No, I'm not trying to pry into Elijah's or anyone elses lives. I do have resons for asking if he was a Christian or not (though I don't want to share them with anyone at this time) and I did want other's oppions and prehanps answers. I'm sorry if I've offended you,ImDaMom, or anyone else. I don't, nor ever did, mean for this post to become a fight over beliefs and oppions. I don't mean I want people to stop giving me thier input, but I think whoever thinks otherwise should know that.

[Shela Mirkwood]

Hey Chelsea,
I think its great that you asked!! I think he is a really cool guy, and if he is a christian then that makes him almost totally unbelievable!
Fellow Christian

[Friend of Maglor]

Rock on Frodo's Fan and Shela Mirkwood!!!!

I was thinking the exact same thing, it is really very hard to tell with people in Holywood to tell.

Another Fellow Christian :whoohoo: - spread da love (and PM me )

[Shieldmaiden]

Just found this thread! :grin:

I think it's great that Elijah's a Christian! :thumbs: It's great to see that there's so many fellow Christians out there, even in Hollywood!

[Friend of Maglor]

cool :cool: hi shieldmaiden, why do YOU think E is a christian? Do you think he still is?

[Shieldmaiden]

Hm, I'd say he was a Christian from that quote up there! I'm not sure what point he's at right now, but you never can tell with celebrities. What do you think about this?

[Pearl Took]

It would be cool to call Elijah a FELLOW CHRISTIAN :thumbs: But I really have no idea if he is or not. I wonder if his name (Elijah...heh) has anything to do with it? Since thats a biblical name. :p

Ya, Christians! :grin: .......................and all other religions too!

[Friend of Maglor]

like you said about celebrities, Christianity is 90% the way you live, not what you say....... so i wouldnt jusmp and say he is......

[Frodo's Fan]

All I know is we need to pray for Elijah in these ways:
1) That he would have a stronger personal relationship with God and his savior Jesus Christ
2) That his love for God would be so strong that all his audences and fans could tell that he has a rtue heart for God
3) That he would be able to reach and touch the heart of other non-christians that someday they would come to know God.

It may seen silly to pray for a celebrity, so don't think of it that way. Think of it as praying for a fellow brother in christ who is possibly struggling in his faith.

[Shieldmaiden]

Right on, Frodo's Fan! That's great! :thumbs:

[Pearl Took]

Way to go Frodo's Fan. You have a great point. As a matter of fact...I should consider praying for celebrites a more often. They need it! :grin:

[Friend of Maglor]

i dont think it is silly to pray for a celebrity at all, I have every one of them i know of on my list, i thik that Hollywood is the key to reviving Christianity, I mean, if people who are always talked about written about reported about start sharing a faith in Christ........ wow

right on Frodo's fan!

[Melian]

Whatever religion or non-religion Elijah Wood has in his heart, he is still deserving of our respect and admiration for creating such a perfect Frodo on the screen. I hope that tolerance and understanding will unite us.

[Friend of Maglor]

of course, that is why actors are so cool! :thumbs:

[Caligula]

I'm just wondering if a person drinks, curses and smokes, does that make him/her less of a Christian? If I see a person smoking, should I automatically assume that they aren't a Christian? I do not see the correlation between a couple of bad habits and what is in a person's heart.

And would you like Elijah any less if, let's just say, he was Jewish or Buddhist?

I hope this doesn't offend anyone- I would just like to know the reasoning behind what you all are saying.

[Shieldmaiden]

I'll take on your questions! They're really good.

Okay, to the first one: Smoking, drinking, cursing...Well, I wouldn't say that drinking and smoking would make someone 'less of a Christian,' but Christians are supposed to take good care of themselves. Drinking is okay as long as it doesn't make you do stupid, sinful things [and you follow the appropriate laws on alcohol]...and smoking slowly kills you...But in and of themselves, it's not bad. And cursing...I don't know, but I don't think that someone close to Christ should have a use for such language. That's just my opinion, though...

And I don't think we would like Elijah less if he was of a different religion. Of course, that wouldn't stop us from praying for him...or anyone else, for that matter. :)

You didn't offend me, Caligula. :) I hope I'm not offending anyone, though.

[Caligula]

Alrighty- thanks for answering Shieldmaiden. Some of the previous responses were a bit confusing and misleading, in my opinion. :)

[Friend of Maglor]

**bows** wonderful questioning Caligula...... I admire that

[Ereinion]

By the way, if you see a person who drinks alcohol, you can automatically assume he's not a Muslim...:grin:

[Friend of Maglor]

:grin: wel THAT one is true...... same with a few Christian denominations actually.....

[Frodo's Fan]

Good job Shieldmaiden! I would have given the same answer myself. But is it ok if I add on to the drinking part? The Bible says not to let any unclean thing come out of our mouths. And I think such words would count as unclean. Also, what you do and the words you say reflect what's in your heart and when you say junk like that, well what is in the heart? And one more point on that-the Bible say not to use God's name in vain. That's part of what cursing is. But I can't have put it any better about smoking and drinking. I know many christians that drink, and I'm ok with it (I personally would never do it myself) so long as they don't get anywhere close to being drunk. And smoking will kill you sooner ort later-so your answer was right: God said to take care of our bodies and overly doing those things isn't taking care of our bodys. Now, I'm not the right person to ask how much is too much because I do neither. I also meant that doing any of those things makes you less a Christian, because I as a fellow human make mistakes as well (though of a diffrent kind than of smoking, drinking, and cussing) so I'm not going to judge anyone else. I nor any other human that ever lived ('sept Jesus) has that kind of authority. Only God does.


Also-yes Melian, he did do a more than wonderful job in his charector Frodo and no matter what religon he is he would have still done a great job. That's one of the many gifts God has blessed him with. But I think my heart would hurt more for him, Caligula, if he was a diffrent religon. Mostly because 1) I would never got to spend forever with him in heaven praising God 2)He would miss out of the pure hope and joy and peace that comes when you know God. Do I make sense or just blabing?

[Caligula]

Frodo's Fan, you do make sense. We see a few things differently, but I get the jist of what you're trying to say. No worries.

[Thranduil]

Um... are you saying that if Elijah wasn't Christian, you'd pray for him to become Christian? It's that...um...wrong to try and manipulate somone's will spiritually? :nono: I wouldn't want someone trying to pray for me to become a Christian. Personally, I don't care what he is or what he's not...as long as he's cool, knows what he wants, and remains very open minded. If he's not a Christian, that doesn't make him any less awesome than if he were.

-Thranduil, King of Mirkwood :rock:

[Frodo's Fan]

Let me enlighten something. And before I do I want everyone here who's not a Christian not to be offended-that's not my intention. First off, Thranduil, if he wasn't a Christian-yes, I would pray that he would someday come to know Christ. I'm not "manipulating" him what-so-ever. I wouldn't try to. How they
live their life is thier desition, so long as they know thier choises. God loves him more than anyone on this earth, and I would just want him to know that. And I dissagre, Thranduil, I think he would be a very diffrent person if he was not a chirstian. Being a christian changes you and how you live your life. I don't how his relationship with God is, so I don't know how diffrent he would really be.

I don't guess your a christian, so I don't expect you to understand. That's ok. And that's not just my oppion-it's Bibleictical. I mean no offence, so PLEASE don't take it as any.
We just see things diffrently.

Also I want to enlighten on something else I said. It's on "I would never got to spend forever with him in heaven praising God ". I don't want anyone to take that the wrong way. I'm not about to judge anyone or say he's going to hell. I (as a fellow human who makes mistakes) am not fit to say who is going to heaven and who is going to hell. That's God's job, NOT mine. I just meant that there was a chance of that,and I would miss him in heaven. He can eather choose God and live with him forever after he dies, or he can choose to hate Gpd and get what he asked for (seporation from him: that's what hell it-away from God). I have no right to judge because I don't know his heart (or much of anything else about him for that matter-aside LOTR). SO I just want to make that very clear.

[ImDaMom]

OK- I've been off this thread for a while, coz the topic really bothers me. I have more than the utmost respect for all religions- I've actually practiced several different ones at different stages of my life. My minor degree in college was religious history, and my daughter is studying religion as a major in college. I am well versed in 2 of the 3 major religions, and very familiar with others, both modern and historical. I appreciate all views, but I have a problem with people telling me that I will not get to "heaven" because I choose not to worship as they do. I have my own relationship with G-d, and I will live my life according to precepts I believe we've been given. Whether my G-d is your G-d has nothing to do with the kind of person I am. And while I understand your desire to make sure we all spend eternity with your G-d, I'd be happier if we all spent more time worrying about THIS life, and not the next.

[ridnarhti_M]

I wonder all my life what is essential (I was born and raised Roman-Catholic).
A) believing in a saviour by whatever name, but living like an animal
or
B) not believing in it and live a life at the service of your fellow-human being.

[Thranduil]

Frodo's Fan...I used to be Christian up until 2 years ago. I'm not any more and it has changed my life for the better. Why? I just realized I didn't believe in most of what they said. No one hates me for it. Choosing a path may change someone else's life for the better, but for some of us turning away from it may be the right choice. And as for going to "hell" if you claim to "hate" God (which I don't)...where is the free will in that? And why would he love Elijah more than everyone else? I believe we are all equals.
And I betcha there are hundreds of Christians who smoke and drink responsibly, and tons of non-Christians who refuse to harm their bodies. Being a member of one certain faith, no matter how popular it is, doesn't make you any better, cooler, or more human than someone who's not of your faith.
I hope I'm telling you something you already know. ;)

-Thranduil, King of Mirkwood :rock: (in my opinion, I don't think posts involving faiths outside of whatever the people of LotR believed in belong in War of the Ring)

[ImDaMom]

Thranduil-Re your last statement I agree 100% :notworthy:

"What can men do against such reckless hate?"- Spoken by Theoden, but applicable to so much death and war in the name of religion.

[Thranduil]

Thank you, ImDaMom! :p

-Thranduil, King of Mirkwood :rock:

[ImDaMom]

And Frodo' s Fan...in the same vein, I may disagree with your views, but I would fight all the orcs in Middle Earth to defend your right to hold those beliefs. And that, I truly believe, is the most important idea to take from this whole discussion.

[Melian]

ImDaMom, I, too am uncomfortable with this topic. I have kept up with it because I wanted to know where it led. As a person who was brought up as a Christian but who made a decision that organized religion was not for me, I get nervous when people want to put someone in a box and label them. I think that we need to relate to each other as people not as representatives our our religions or beleifs. I'm sure that no one here meant to judge, but it seemed judgemental to me. Maybe that's just my insecurity coming out. :huh:

[ImDaMom]

I think, Mel, you and I have been around longer than many people here, and we have a different view of life. I too have made changes in my views on religion, and while you may feel it's your insecurities, I think it's simply your rational side coming out. I'm still not entirely comfortable in this thread, and I'm not sure how something so personal as a person's belief in G-d is anyone's business but theirs. Celebrity or not, I don't think it's something I need to know.

[Gwaihir]

To say the truth, I'm not comfortable either. Why are we talking about what Elijah Wood believes in? It does not affect me in any way and is none of our business (he'd probably think so too). A Christian's relationship with God is a personal thing.

[ImDaMom]

Thank you all for the mutual support. See you on other threads!

[Tar-Ancalimë]

If we've all reached a mutual consensus then... I agree, this is not the place to have this discussion.