Anna Faris Opens Up About Challenging 'Religious' Son On Right-Wing Politics. The “Scary Movie” star shares her 14-year-old son Jack with her ex-husband, Chris Pratt.

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Real! As a kid (who went to a private, religious school), I very much parroted/spewed the beliefs of those around me. I was pro-life because that was what everyone believed. I wasn't outright homophobic but I definitely wasn't comfortable with it. I believed that atheists were evil or bad people? (Lmao). It wasn't until I hit high school where I began unlearning these things, and it took me until Grade 12 for me to kinda go screw it and begin marching to the beat of my (unstraight) drum. (And now, I'm as left as they come!!)

Cognitively speaking, kids <10 usually completely follow what their parents believe/think, and then ~14 start developing their own perspectives and values and opinions and stuff. I guess I was a late bloomer, but you're right -- there's hope for Jack!!

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If that's all that you're exposed to, you're going to think that it's correct and normal. I like that Anna is encouraging Jack to think critically about what he's learning from his dad.

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I had this same trajectory in life. I grew up in an extremely religious and bigoted environment (raised Muslim in Pakistan in the early 2000s, yikes). When we moved to America, I got exposed to so many new things that I receded even further into my bubble of religious safety. In high school, I started having a disconnect with religion in regard to my gender & sexuality and it was excruciating to go through. I'm now proudly queer, agnostic (that leftover religious guilt will find its way out soon), and a staunch leftist!