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Denzel Washington Gets Baptized and Receives Minister License After Saying ‘It’s Not Fashionable’ to Be Religious in Hollywood: ‘It’s Not Sexy’

Denzel Washington got baptized a few weeks after saying being religious in Hollywood "is not fashionable."

Denzel Washington was baptized and presented with a minister license on Saturday at the Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ, which is located in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood (via People). The ceremony, which was livestreamed on Facebook, took place a few weeks after Washington told Esquire during his “Gladiator II” press tour that being religious in Hollywood “is not fashionable.” By obtaining a minister license, the Oscar winner can now be ordained in the future. “It’s my job to lift God up, to give Him praise, to make sure that anyone and everyone I speak to the rest of my life understands that He is responsible for me.”

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