Answer: No
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Popular YouTuber and Philanthropist MrBeast is on the lips of many for his random acts of kindness. MrBeast whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson was born in May 1998 in Wichita, Kansas to a middle-class household and grew up in Greenville.
MrBeast who is currently 25 years of age started YouTubing at 13 years in 2012. He uploaded his first Youtube video then under the name MrBeast6000 and his early contents were mainly videos/screenshots of video games accompanied with texts. He also uploaded tips for YouTube content creators and reviews of YouTube drama series.
Jimmy attended Greenville Christian Academy, a small private evangelical Christian high school in Greenville, and moved to East Carolina University but dropped out in 2016 to fully concentrate on YouTube. He earned much-desired popularity in 2015 with his “worst intro on YouTube series” where he made fun of crappy YouTube video introductions and his subscribers grew to 30,000.
In 2017, MrBeast began exploring other creative areas and giving out money to fans through game competitions and other means. These brought a significant increase in subscribers to his channel. He currently has a total of 247 million subscribers, which is ranked as the fourth-most subscribed channel on YouTube, and a total of 39 billion views. He has bagged awards like; Streamy Awards Breakout Creator (2019), YouTuber of the Year (2019), Creator of the Year and Social Good Creator (2020), and Favorite Male Creator (2023) among others.
MrBeast has been in the news recently for religious reasons and fans are beginning to question his religious status. To establish MrBeast’s religious stance, this article will analyze some public religious statements by the YouTube creator.
Is MrBeast Religious?
MrBeast has admitted that he is not religious as people think he is. In an interview with Forbes in 2017, he said, “I believe in God. I’m not super religious, but I believe in God.”
In another interview with GQ in 2019, MrBeast said that he would not use swear words so that he will not offend other people and their religious beliefs. According to the YouTuber, “I try not to cuss just because a lot of people are religious and I don’t want to upset them.”
In another recent statement, he said, “Faith is a personal journey, and I think it’s important to explore different paths, I don’t want to limit myself to just one religion—I believe that it’s important to find your own personal faith, regardless of what religion you practice.”
The YouTuber says he can’t differentiate which religion is right or wrong. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone while they were traveling through his hometown, Greenville, he said, “This is literally the heart of the Bible Belt, you have it beat into your head every day, It’s such a sensitive topic for so many people around here, I believe there is a God, but there are so many different religions and so many people who believe passionately about these things. It’s hard to know which [religion] is right.”
Does MrBeast believe in God?
MrBeast who has always been linked to Christianity has revealed that he believes in God. In a 2017 interview with Forbes, he said, “I believe in God. I’m not super religious, but I believe in God.”
In a recent interview where he was asked the question, “do you believe in God?” He responded, ‘Everyone has a relationship with God, and each religion is important.’
In a recent YouTube upload, he said that he “believes in something bigger than himself.”
In another interview with Rolling Stone, MrBeast said, “I believe there is a God, but there are so many different religions and so many people who believe passionately about these things. It’s hard to know which [religion] is right.”
Is MrBeast a Christian?
MrBeast was raised in a stable Christian home and also attended a Christian school named “Greenville Christian Academy.” It was disclosed that boys were always punished by reciting Bible verses if they wore their hair longer than the required length.
GB issue published two months ago that, “Beast was raised in a Christian household where his parents followed Christian beliefs in their wholeness. Furthermore, he also went to the Christian school in Greenville Christian Academy when he was younger. He used to preach religious beliefs and even had a tattoo on his hand that showcased his faith; however, recently, he is openly less public and has expressed that religion or beliefs are private and must not be used for public opinions”.
Living Water also recently published this about MrBeast,
“What Happened to MrBeast’s Faith? MrBeast went to a Christian school, used to say publicly that he was unashamed of the gospel, and has said that he would always show his faith through his YouTube channel in some way… but now cusses, doesn’t care about sins like sex before marriage, and has never shared the gospel or showed his faith since he’s become famous. What happened to MrBeast’s faith?”
Not everyone thinks that MrBeast is a Christian. “The Cold Ones” podcast wrote a nursery rhyme about him and how he is the antichrist. The poem was;
“Mr. Beast, what does he teach? Blasphemy and greed. A YouTube star, millions of views. But tell me: what would Jesus do? You see, he’s not a Christian channel. Does he like the number of Man? I’ll bet somewhere he has a 666 tattoo
So please heed my warning
You’re young, your brain’s still forming
And Father knows best
Forget Mr. Beast
The fact that “Beast” is in his name
Is an affront to God for shame!
I’ll not have any child of mine
Worshiping the beast, NO!
Here I draw the line ……..
Plеase stop asking to have Mr. Beast Burger for dinner
I make great healthy vegan burgers (yum, yum!)
Stop saying you wish your dad was Chris the Meme God
Your real father, David, is a plumber
And someone to be looked up to
Because he makes a difference in society
Son, you need to heed my warning
You’re young, your brain’s still forming
And Father knows best
Forget Mr. Beast..
Don’t watch Mr. Beast!”
In a video MrBeast made with his friends, he was referred to as “agnostic.” The friend said, “He’s agnostic, so he doesn’t have proof to push him in either direction or another”.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an agnostic person as “a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable, one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god and a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something.”
People think he is the antichrist and the beast the Bible talks about. A Twitter user identified as Ykulvaarlck tweeted in 2019, “What if mr beast is the antichrist.”
In 2020, an anonymous poster also wrote, “This YouTuber seems to be a humble fellow, yet inside he is a ravenous wolf. This guy will be a billionaire in the next 2 years, his stunts will start to get bigger and more expensive. He will make fire come down from heaven with some technology shit, and people will wonder after the BEAST. He is not the beast from the sea, he is the beast from the land. He will be vice president of the USA in 2030. People will love him because he helps homeless people, which is a red herring, that distracts people from who he really is”.
In January 2023, a Twitter user named mkuItra2trappy tweeted and later deleted a post that read;
“He is literally the antichrist. He’s performing our society’s equivalent of miracles through these excessive acts of faux generosity and is garnering everyone’s undivided love and admiration in doing so. He will start subverting Christ’s teachings next and preaching selfish action”.
Another anonymous user wrote, “MrBeast performing miracles No.893493740 MrBeast is now performing “miracles” for millions to see. He’s unironically the antichrist. Revelation 234 KB JPG his second beast performed great miracles; it made fire come down out of heaven to earth in the sight of everyone. >And it deceived all the people living on earth by means of the miracles which it was allowed to perform in the presence of the first beast. The beast told them to build an image in honor of the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet lived”.
Is MrBeast Baptized?
There are no public records on MrBeast being baptized, therefore, we do not know if he is baptized or not.
What did MrBeast say about Jesus?
In a recent video, he admitted that he is a “follower of Jesus Christ.”
While discussing religious beliefs, God and Jesus. In a video, a friend asked: “What about it?” His response was “I’m not religious. Okay?”
His friend asked again, “Yeah, So are you saving yourself from marriage? Not religious at all?”
Then he replied: “No, I’m not”
His friend went further, “What about that, Jesus?”
MrBeast Reply to this question was simply straightforward, he said “No”
Another friend said, “He’s saying no”
His friend asked him again, “Agnostic?”
To which MrBeast’s replied: “Yes”.
Conclusion
MrBeast grew up in a strong Christian household and went to a Christian school. From the details we’ve gathered, he was a Christian but is now agnostic. MrBeast is no longer religious and has drifted from Christianity.
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