“It’s not that unusual for an actor to thank God when winning an award. It was a first, however, when Jonathan Jackson thanked ‘the monks of Mount Athos for ceaselessly praying for the life of the world’ while accepting his fifth Daytime Emmy for his role as Lucky Spencer on ‘General Hospital.’
“What was even more unusual was the fact that Jonathan, whose nondenominational Christian background had taught him that ‘organized religion was oppressive and evil,’ had recently joined the Eastern Orthodox Church with his wife and three children.”
In a recent commentary, Tony Rossi, of The Christophers, reflected on the journey of faith that led Jonathan Jackson to a deeper appreciation of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.
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