Comedian Russell Brand announces he is getting baptized: Im taking the plunge [Video]

Comedian and actor Russell Brand recently announced that he is going to be baptized as a Christian.

The famous actor, comedian, and podcast host made the announcement in a brief video he shared to social media on the morning of April 26, 

In it, he also remarked on how it seems that other people are also turning to Christianity as the modern world loses meaning. 

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“This Sunday, I’m taking the plunge. I’m getting baptized,” he declared while filming himself standing outside.

Noting his fascination with the Christian sacrament, he continued, “What’s been explained to me is, it’s an opportunity to die and be reborn. An opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ’s name.”

Brand then referenced a verse from Scripture, adding, “Like it says in Galatians: that you can live as an …