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Pete Doherty keen to join church as singing to God 'fills his heart'

Hell-raising rock musician Pete Doherty has claimed he is ready to join a church and serve the Lord.

The star – known for his years of booze and drugs benders – reckons he could be a man of God.

Doherty, 43, said: “It’s a genuine thing for me. I enjoy going to church, singing to God, just trying to get some idea of the relevance of the Bible.

“It’s something that always fills my heart with I don’t know what – the glory of God, really, feeling like I could be doing something as a servant of the Lord, rather than trying to set myself up as someone to be worshipped.

He first became religious following his confirmation at the age of 12

“I’ve always thought I could have gone to the church – I think I’d have been happy doing that. I’m a great believer in community and in faith – it’s something that really attracts me.

“I think about it quite a lot – giving your life to service. It never really worked out, but it’s something I’d like to pursue – even now I feel like I could do it.”

In his new book, A Likely Lad, Doherty said he first became religious as a child when he got confirmed at the age of 12.

He explained: “My mum said you don’t do this unless you really believe, and I really did feel the presence of God.

“I took the vows, the oath – you ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit into your heart, and I remember really feeling it strongly.

He said that he believed he’d follow in the footsteps of his dad and be a soldier

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“Years later, when I wasn’t a committed Christian and didn’t feel the presence of Jesus in my heart very often, I still remembered a time when I did, and I’d feel genuinely safe in that knowledge.

“Evangelical is the wrong word, but that’s the closest word I can think of to describe feeling the presence of God or presence of the spirit. They used to put me right at the back of the choir though, because I was so horribly out of tune.”

Doherty also said that he believed he’d follow in the footsteps of his dad, also called Peter, and be a soldier.

He said: “I always thought I’d join the Army and go to war somewhere. That’s what I thought was in store for me.

“I’d become a soldier and die in a foreign land. It seemed somehow heroic. It was the flag and the idea of being English that was ever present for all us Army brats. I suppose it was just this longing to be English, to be in England, this longing for an identity.”

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk


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