Garbage take, 👎🏾

The Bible is clear on the murder thing. One of the ten commandments says do not murder. But in the Bible it also says to take up arms against evil. Someone breaking into your home is the devils temptation to that said person. In the Bible David kills Goliath. But David did not go to hell. David is one of God's best soldiers. So therefore no disrespect but the video is awful

I heard a radio preacher say, "The blood is the life," which line is also found in Dracula.

hey brother we all mess up i a sure the person u were mean to can forgive u

kinda happened the same way around 2007 when my deconversion started. Reading the Bible all the way through made me an atheist. I had a fundamentalist Apologist friend send me the book "I Do Not Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist" by Norm Geisler and Frank Turek. However at that point, the book was just circular arguments and was laughable.

Exactly! I shared this on my Facebook page. Thanks

Great to see you and your daughter again Joe! We loved this one! I also loved the wildlife shot as well! Can't wait to see the next one!

Valid points indeed! Glad to see the new content!

There was no light, no sound, nothing to touch, taste or smell. A disembodied consciousness in the middle of ... nothing? So god is Helen Keller without any way to know if he/she/it exists.

Man, I'm happy you're back.

How fricking delusional!

We weren't holy rollers. We were Southern Baptist, but I was Wild 'n' Out in that motherfucker. They hated us when we descended on the BBQ restaurant on Wednesday night. The shit you are talking about is crazy, but I do miss church sometimes.

This video is wrong on every level. We are not called to stand by and watch bad things happen to good people, or innocent people. Jesus said to the disciples SELL YOUR CLOAK AND BUY A SWOARD. Jesus also told the one to put it away after cutting the ear off because that was not a JUST MOMENT to do that act. There are times to act in self defense and times not to. God gives us wisdom to know when the right time is.

I guess I'm not a true Atheist... I have a dog! What does that make me?

If God created man, and not one was able to meet his standard, if all fell short, then it seems he created a flawed system. Why should man be so grateful for his mercy when he is the one who failed.

oops -I accidentally became- *I'VE ACCIDENTALLY BECOME* an atheist: My de-conversion story.

I think no one would hate “Jesus” more than the REAL JESUS. All the things people think about him and what they think he would want. I also think he would hate all religions, especially the one named after him.

Not one atheist can present any naturalistic processes capable of producing life and its diversity.

If anyone was raised in a faith where you couldn’t do anything, they’d give it up to! You have been led by astray by fanatics. You don’t have to stop believing just because you were taught by fanatics. Those things in the Bible should be interpreted for you.

I know this video is kinda serious, but hearing someone with a southern accent talk about this is crazy. The world is evolving… lol

You speak the truth, and I thank you for it!

I respect you SO much for having the courage to ask the questions you have asked yourself. and also for seeing it through in the face of your own personal adversity in dealing with family and friends. it takes lot of inner strength to make the kind of changes you have made and the choice to make your story available to those who, as you say, may be going through similar things in their own lives. good for you! (rick cox / los angeles)

i been saying it for a while , first we need to NOT sin to enter heaven, but then SIN is required (animal sacrafice, then jesus sacrafice, THEN GAMBLING with your soul) so THREE SINS required to enter the "sinless" heaven!

FUN-DA-MENTAL ""fun (n.) "diversion, amusement, mirthful sport," 1727, earlier "a cheat, trick" (c. 1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," which is of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Middle English fonnen "befool" (c. 1400; see fond). Scantly recorded in 18c. and stigmatized by Johnson as "a low cant word." Older senses are preserved in phrase to make fun of (1737) and funny money "counterfeit bills" (1938, though this use of the word may be more for the sake of the rhyme). See also funny. Fun and games "mirthful carryings-on" is from 1906. also from 1727 fun (v.) 1680s, "to cheat;" 1833 "to make fun, jest, joke," from fun (n.). Related: Funning. also from 1680s fun (adj.) mid-15c., "foolish, silly;" 1846, "enjoyable," from fun (n.). also from mid-15c."" ""*da- *dā-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to divide." It forms all or part of: betide; daimon; Damocles; deal (v.); deal (n.1) "part, portion;" demagogue; demiurge; democracy; demography; demon; demotic; dole; endemic; epidemic; eudaemonic; geodesic; geodesy; ordeal; pandemic; pandemonium; tidal; tide (n.) "rise and fall of the sea;" tidings; tidy; time; zeitgeist. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit dati "cuts, divides;" Greek dēmos "people, land," perhaps literally "division of society," daiesthai "to divide;" Old Irish dam "troop, company;" Old English tid "point or portion of time," German Zeit "time." "" (last one more obvius) ""mental (adj.) early 15c., "in, of, or pertaining to the mind; characteristic of the intellect," from Late Latin mentalis "of the mind," from Latin mens (genitive mentis) "mind," from PIE root *men- (1) "to think." In Middle English, also "of the soul, spiritual." From 1520s as "done or performed in the mind." Meaning "crazy, deranged" is by 1927, probably from combinations such as mental patient (1859); mental hospital (1891). Mental health is attested by 1803; mental illness by 1819; mental retardation by 1904. also from early 15c."" so "FUNDAMENTAL" would esotericaly mean to CHEAT, TRICK, DIVIDE to TRICK, to DIVIDE CHEAT the mental facitys. if take out the "AL" at end, you get ""fundament (n.) late 13c., "foundation, base; buttocks, anus," from Old French fondement "foundation, bottom; land, estate; anus" (12c.), from Latin fundamentum "a foundation, ground-work; support; beginning," from fundare "to found" (see bottom (n.)). So called because it is where one sits."" so it could also in aditinal fundamental means BASE or BOTTOM or "Hell".

Your father failed you. There is so much ignorance in your critique. It’s truly sad. You cite blood sacrifice and question the need of Jesus on the cross, clearly you haven’t read Hebrews. Questioning is fine so long as you’re genuinely interested in finding answers. You can study apologetics and textual criticism- the Bible is the word of God and yes, you should follow the New Testament literally. You speak so flippantly about the Bible, it’s not just one book. It’s 66 books written over 1400 yrs by inspired men and eyewitnesses. It’s amazing and incredible to read through. It’s the greatest location of ancient text and history the world has. Living in sin and realizing if you die you’ll go to Hell is scary. So is being a criminal and realizing that when you get caught you’ll go to prison. Doesn’t make it any less true. You’ve chosen to reject God as many do. Cain knew God was 100% real and spoke directly to him and still he chose to murder his brother. That’s free will. Satan also refuses to bow - refusing to be submissive to God isn’t a lack of faith, even demons believe. I pray you’ll repent before it’s too late.

so whats the argument? why are you an athiest?

>"Well, it started when I wanted to 'have fun'" You converted to the state religion, you did not "de-convert" at all. This is literally a video detailing your conversion story, and it can be summed up as "why doesn't God conform to 21st century humanism", "why didn't God lobotomise mankind so we can't sin", "how can God be real if I don't like Him" and "how can the bible be true if I reject every explanation I was given for it". Perhaps your judgement is already written and you have hardened your heart to stone, I hope not. There is no truth without ultimate truth, despite knowing of ultimate truth you reject that truth. Your ultimate goal was to find an excuse to not feel shame for sin and evildoing. Rather than cling to the mercy of Christ the redeemer, you thought embracing sin would save you from sin. I guess it's a very common human instinct, but that doesn't make it right. The price of sin is death, and the only currency that can be traded spiritually is blood. This is less so something everyone has just "agreed on", and is first and foremost an apparent truth. This is the way things are, the reasons why none but the creator can ultimately say. Only blood can pay for spiritual things, and Christ's death is what paid the price for all the world's sin. But because He was without sin, He is risen from the dead, and has defeated death through death. There is no greater love than that, to show mercy to a creation which does nothing but hate you. Love cannot be forced, that's slavery or obedience, or perhaps more accurately brainwashing and mind control. For someone to love someone or something they must do it of their own will. For those which reject this love, the redeeming sacrifice is meaningless. They will pass into eternal judgement on the final day, along with the devil and all of his kin and disciples. It's easy to think of hell as an eternal party, a gathering of the worst refuse of mankind all continually celebrating the worst excesses of creation. This is a lie people tell themselves to sleep at night. Eternal heat, eternal fire tearing at flesh and bone, unceasing agony for all eternity. A punishment fit for the devil and his kin yes, but something God would wish everyone to avoid. That's the entire point of Christ's redeeming sacrifice. But still, mankind hates Him who died for them. What can then be done? Cosmic justice must be delivered, the unrighteous cannot avoid a just punishment unless imputed righteousness is given. How can imputed righteousness be given to a man who hates even the one who died for his sake? Fearing hell so much you run into hell to avoid God, might legitimately be the most tragic thing I have ever heard. God help you, God have mercy on you, God bless you.

I'll never apologize for standing up for my folk, or opposing modernity. I'll never apologize for opposing globalist agenda and those who wish to erase all of us, remove our heritage, remove our tradition and replace with corporate garbage posited as "culture", and their aims to remove wisdom, to turn us into self destroying subservient weakling bug men consumers far removed from self sufficiency. I'm not some ignorant msm stereotype skinhead drunk hick who shops at Walmart who after some WWE tier political psyop event winds up sorry for being something they really weren't in the first place, i.e. i actually care about the wellbeing of my own folk. The wisdom i've gained and the truths i've learned are greater than any propaganda or psyops aiming to guilt trip me out of my will to survive and away from my connection to nature.

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First time I read Leviticus it blew my mind how detailed the sacrifices had to be and not only that be all the different kinds. It really made Yahweh look very legalistic and man-made

Brother, I’m convinced you and I would be buddies! I’m in the Bible Belt too and I have a similar “testimony” to you! Thanks for sharing man, great video!

I set out to prove Godd existed. -An Atheist's Manifesto.

Brother, sorry to say after years of going to church you really don't understand the Gospel. When you truly understand the love of Jesus you don't have to live in fear. The idea of "hell" has imbedded in so much of Christianity, but it is NOT Biblical. The One who said "Father forgive them, they know not what they do" would not inflict ANY of His children with endless torment. That is henious and comes for the enemy, not God. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKfOmIWvZ7B8msk

29 thousand nobodies watching. We're here man

good to see you are still uploading videos. I hope they are as honust and interesting as this one

This video kept popping up in my feed, so I finally decided to watch and discovered how similar this story is to mine. I took a few different curves on the way to my deconversion, but arrived to the same fork in the road. Atheist. Current status...Proud Atheist

nice to finally find an atheist that left the church "to sin" like the theists often claim. Funny how youtube gave me this video to watch 7 years after you started, 29k views now

Truthers lie i need facts. The earth is not flat and Abrahamic scriptures are full of porn and violence.

And one way to become an atheist as well is do your research and find out with the god concept comes from comes from Canaan then you find out about Yahweh

It's ironic that the one who called to get you to come back to theism, Christianity, and Pentecostalism (?) is the one who made you switch labels from agnostic to atheist.

Don't know what the hell I'm in for, but the title sold me. Accidentally athiest describes me perfectly. A lot of bible reading (cover to cover), a lot of praying, and a lot of asking questions and at one point I realized I'd taken that exit miles and miles ago.

Hey man thanks for sharing your journey. Wishing you the best.

I've heard this story so many times. Every person I've seen deconvert has also changed his moral code, and did not want to follow scripture. I suppose the deconstructionist friend of mine decided that porn was OK. I told him… If you accidentally stumbled across your daughter while watching porn, is it OK? He was silent. Speechless. And then, when I told him that his blasphemy will be judged in the next life, and there is still time to repent, he started to tear up. I hugged him and told him that I loved him, and he said… Love you too brother. Now he's rethinking the foolish decision of abandoning the God who loves him, and gave his life for him on the cross

Can relate 100%. I also had a pastor for a father (my father was a Southern Baptist pastor when I was young, we had our own little church etc, that changed but we always stayed active in the church). I like how you describe it, my wife was a Mormon from Utah and we both went through the same process where one day in our car we were talking about God (not something we were talking much about at that point) and I was like "Ohh yeah, I guess I'm an atheist", my wife agreed for herself too. As you described it was a slow transition. I also experienced that same peace once you realize you can drop the baggage. I also think the most surprising thing is a stronger moral core IMHO. Now i want to be good and do good things because I CHOSE to, not because some God told me to (and depending on your specific beliefs under threat of hell). In hindsight the idea that a Christian can claim moral superiority when they do good things primarily because God told them to vs owning their own choices and desires and sacrifices. Also never feel bad about calling yourself an atheist... people miss the most obvious literal definition a = not theist = believer in a god or gods So if you're NOT a theist you are (whether you think or not) an atheist by definition. It says nothing about anything else including whether you are open to or not open to things etc or what you believe about knowledge, etc. I also understand how you feel about reading the Bible now. It feels so obviously and transparently the same as every other ancient religion. I now find it very fascinating from that perspective though, trying to understand what the authors of the parts of the Bible believed and why and what the historical context was etc (watching people like Kipp Davis, Joshua Bowen, Dan McClellan, and various others).

If God doesn't exist, by what standard can you call God's plan morally twisted or wrong in the first place?

This video awoke a really old memory of mine. I went to Sunday school only twice, but I was made to sit in the hallway the 2nd time around because I was thinking too logically. They told some biblical story about a blind man and claimed blind people could not feed themselves since they could not see, and they'd hit their heads with the spoon if they tried. I said that didn't make any sense to my friend because of this and that, and it was like he had a huge realization over that. The adults did not like how I poked a hole in their precious fairy tale book so I was made to sit outside and wait.

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Only a child would think of it as a sick joke. The lesson in all of this is that obedience to God's word keeps you in eden. Disobedience gets you kicked out. Don't blame God for man's disobedience, little boys.

Thanks man, that was great, real and down to earth.