Christians ‘Were the Worst’—Kat Von D Responds to Criticism About Her Baptism

Tattoo artist Kat Von D, whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg, has responded to negative comments she received after being baptized into the Christian faith earlier this month. Von D said she was expecting some negativity from her followers, the majority of whom are not Christians, but she was surprised when the majority of the criticism came from Christians. 

“I just wanted to take a moment to talk to you about my baptism,” said Von D in an Instagram post Sunday evening. “I really haven’t talked about it or posted anything since I posted the baptism video, and it’s pretty much because I’ve been kind of taking my time processing the experience and some of the response and feedback that I’ve gotten and just putting my thoughts together before I actually share them with you guys.”

 

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Kat Von D: Criticism Is ‘Egoic,’ Not ‘Christlike’

In addition to being a tattoo artist, Kat Von D, 41, is an entrepreneur, television personality, and recording artist. She is perhaps best known for starring in the reality shows “Miami Ink” and “LA Ink.” On Oct. 3, she shared a video of her baptism, the most recent spiritual milestone in a journey out of substance abuse and the occult.

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In her Sunday video, Von D made it clear that she would not be talking much about her spiritual journey in the future. “I know that a lot of people want me to share my testimony, and I’m definitely not going to do that today,” she said, “but I do plan on doing that maybe like in a podcast interview or some kind of format where I can just give you 100% of me.”

Von D said that she is friends with conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey and that “I really love her podcast.” Von D might eventually discuss her testimony with Stuckey on that platform but said for now she wants to address feedback that people have given her about her baptism.

One reason why Von D does not want to comment much on her faith is “I don’t really feel equipped to be the poster child for Christianity. I think that I’m still learning.” She also said not to expect her account to become “some kind of Christian meme page.”

Von D began by pointing out that many people responded to the news of her baptism by celebrating it and encouraging her: “It was an overwhelmingly beautiful amount of just positivity and just love.” The artist said that her family will go out for lunch and strangers will want to give her hugs, congratulate her, and “welcome me to the family, which I love.”

“It’s been pretty awesome,” said Von D. “I’m actually shocked because I was expecting to get so much hate for it.”