Tradition and Learning Matter to Khloé Kardashian
During her 40-minute conversation about faith, reality TV star Khloé Kardashian expressed appreciation for her Christian upbringing. She credited her father, late attorney Robert Kardashian, for setting an example through regular morning devotional time.
“It was so inspiring to me,” said Kardashian, the third of Robert’s four children. “You learn a lot by example.” She noted, “Many years later now, I’m doing something so similar in a modern way. I’m listening to my [Bible] app.”
Kardashian said she cherishes her father’s Bible, which her family recently had to buy at auction. “It’s just a really special piece, but it’s in my safe,” she explained. “It’s not something I use.” Her father’s death, when she was 19, left Kardashian angry at God and the world. “I probably cursed at God a million times, who knows, but God is forgiving,” she said.
When Kardashian has questions about Scripture, she texts her pastor. “Questions like, ‘Why didn’t so-and-so want to sacrifice his child?’” she said. The pastor will give an “amazing answer for why something was, let’s say, more accepting back in those days versus obviously not now.”
While her home was under construction a few years ago, Kardashian “wrote Bible verses on the wood planks of the house—Bible verses that I felt were strong and positive and what I wanted this house to be rooted in.”
The influencer said she loves modern portrayals of biblical stories, such as Netflix’s “Ruth & Boaz.” About Scripture, Kardashian said, “There’s so many different ways of receiving it or watching it…There’s so many ways that make it relatable and where you can understand and digest it and process it, where sometimes the Bible does feel overwhelming.”
Kardashian recalled studying other religions in high school, saying, “I love learning about other people’s traditions…If you’re secure in your religion, I think it’s a beautiful thing to be respectful and learn about other people’s religions.” She noted “similarities about how many religions have so many things that are similar, and they have crossover and things that are like-minded.”
“I’m so curious about so much,” Kardashian added. “I actually should probably take another theology course ’cause it’s so exciting.”
