{"id":5142,"date":"2020-08-12T00:10:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T23:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2021-02-17T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:25:04","slug":"power-and-poise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/power-and-poise\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnie: Power and poise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has never been nervous of talking about his faith, and faith is now a hot word in Hollywood, from the enduring dedication of the Jonas Brothers, to the occasionally wily but always redeemed Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n

In recent months, Covid and Black Lives Matter have, in very different ways, asked us to reflect, reacquaint and readjust. And yet, while thanking God and looking to him for guidance has been a staple of many an Academy Award acceptance speech, it\u2019s not always been \u2018cool\u2019 to preach the faith, lest stars attract criticism or alienate a chunk of their possible fanbase, particularly in these \u2018woke\u2019 times.<\/p>\n

For Schwarzenegger, however, alienation was never a fear, for he was an anomaly on the streets of California \u2013 the very definition of a \u2018legal alien\u2019. Having built up a formidable reputation as a body-builder in Europe \u2013 he began lifting weights at 15 and won his first Mr. Universe title at the record-breaking age of 21 \u2013 the power-packed self-starter arrived...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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