Rock Legend Alice Cooper Opens Up About His Christian Faith and Finding His Way Back to Jesus

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Legendary singer and songwriter Alice Cooper recently opened up about Christianity, growing up in a Christian household, drifting away from God and finding his way back to the Father.

Alice Cooper is a name known by most people; you’re likely familiar with him, even if you aren’t aware of it. Now, of course, he is a musician who has been entertaining millions of adoring fans for decades. Some of his most memorable tunes include “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Feed My Frankenstein” and “Poison.” Just mentioning “School’s Out” is enough to get its catchy chorus stuck in your head. 

While he is best known for his music, with his trademark dark eye and face makeup a close second, in a clip posted on social media, the musician discussed another topic: Christianity and his relationship with Christ.

Alice states that he was raised in a Christian household as his father was a pastor.  He adds that all of his friends “were Christian kids.”

After mentioning his upbringing, he then brought up the church and what it truly means to be a Christian and a follower of Jesus Christ.

“First of all, Christianity is not worshipping the church,” he said. “It’s worshipping Jesus Christ. One-on-one relationship. One-on-one, and that’s where I am now. That’s what you should be: one-on-one. Of course, you’re going to fail, you know? But you have a Father going, ‘I know. Let’s try it again.’ That’s a great, great thing.”

The rocker also touched upon what he believes are misconceptions about Christians and Christianity. 

“I think people see Christians as, ‘Oh, we all hate gays. And we all hate this, and we all hate that,’” he said. “That’s really not, at all, what Christianity is, at all. You don’t hate anybody. You pray for them.”

He added that he was the prototypical prodigal son, who drifted away from his Christian roots. However, he says that he eventually got sober, put the hard rock lifestyle behind him, and came back to Christ.

“When I finally got sober, and I would go, ‘What am I really looking for? Do I really need another house? Do I need another car? I’ve got the perfect wife. I’ve got the perfect kids. What am I looking for?’ It was a way back to my relationship with Christ.”

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