Texas Hate Preacher Goes Nuts At Council Meeting 🗣

[@AronRa]

I protested that guy's church myself, and he called me a transvestite because I was wearing a Goth kilt.

[@rjspiteri5758]

Wow! He must have no clue who you are! There's so many more fitting buzzwords he could call you, that would still only say more about him than you! Then again, that fact that you protested his church, tells me all I need to know about him.

[@sidharthcs2110]

I love it when religious fanatics lose their shit for no good reason. W for AronRa

[@loutsont2985]

Should have had a Scottish passport ready I guess!

[@HissyFitPetTherapy]

I bet you rocked that kilt!

[@EaglesQuestions]

Guys like that are just straining their eyes in search of someone to hate.

[@TheSteveLynx]

"Why would we celebrate something that used to be illegal!?" He shouts on July 4th, shaking his fist at fireworks

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

Steve. Unless they are used as a part of pyrotechnics performance .. Fireworks are illegal in the state of Illinois

[@TheSteveLynx]

@@AzhidaReminiec9999 it's not about the fireworks it's about declaring independence from the british empire, I highly doubt the empire considered this "legal"

[@Max_Mustermann]

Wonder if he's also angry about black people being able to vote, which also used to be illegal.

[@Alexander59059]

Hell, Christianity itself was illegal at one point.

[@EaglesQuestions]

​@@Max_Mustermann C'mon. You know he is.

[@georgem2334]

There's no hate like Christian love.

[@denverarnold6210]

No pride like christian humility.

[@TheMatheusGH]

Hahahaha spot on mate.

[@tomsenior7405]

Agreed.

[@MarkAhlquist]

Bless your heart. (For example)

[@kringhetto]

Ramen.

[@neilsiebenthal9254]

Seeing preachers like that make me really miss my pastor from my church growing up. He was so understanding and kind, even when I left the church, got tattoos, and a pink mohawk. He never once made me feel bad about anything. Even when I stopped believing he was still the same. A great example of a good Christian.

[@ladykaiko]

The epitome of what being Christian is.

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

the epitome of being a christian is racist fascism run on hatred@@ladykaiko

[@nori_tutor]

This is the kind of Christian that still sparkle a little tiny fraction of faith in my heart. For these people I can think that I might be wrong.

[@crono3339]

Man those kind of people are just so amazing and it's a shame so many religious people are led around by greedy PSYCHOPATHS haha. My dad's preacher and while church are friendly and helpful and don't mix politics and click bait topics in their Sunday sermons.

[@pzm2461]

That was back when christians actually followed the word of Jesus. Now they follow the words of fascists Hitler and Trump.

[@alyssaphillips1744]

I live in Texas, and I'm trans. It's hell here, I cry quite regularly from it. I'm only about 35 minutes from Arlington where this meeting happened. It's a scary place.

[@marknieuweboer8099]

As a completely straight white man I wish you all the strength you need.

[@maureenc.782]

From a transwoman in NY, I'm sending you hugs and support.

[@tshepangmoletsane1866]

Demonic! Reprobate!

[@TheCanadiangirl4]

As a straight white women, I'm really sorry you have to go through that. You shouldn't have to live in fear and deal with hate daily. I also send hugs and support.

[@APrftCrclTempest]

hey...sending you ♥️ from tennessee, usa. just wondering how ur doing now, since many on the the right STILL haven’t learned how to ‘love thy neighbor’ or stop judging people .....? hugs, my friend.

[@auto117666]

The Flying Spaghetti monster was summoned for invoking the word 'pasta' so frequently.

[@eideticex]

Ramen brother ;p

[@auto117666]

@@eideticex Bless the spaghetti and His sauce. May his noodlely appendage cleanse the world.

[@stephenconnolly3018]

May I can suggest you keep a good supply of Parmesan cheese.

[@Khilkhameth]

He's happy to use slurs, but will flip his lid should someone DARE say Goddamnit.

[@goonerbear8659]

Free to trigger thee, not to trigger me

[@tjenadonn6158]

I say godsdamnit just to piss people like him off extra hard.

[@wazzzup2579]

What's funnier about the word is that it isn't even that offensive. Its a derivation of "God Damned you!" which kinda means you invoke God to condemn a person.

[@SR-ry6hs]

@@wazzzup2579 goddammit

[@ChiefOfAss]

Or, if someone called him a moron for believing in an invisible space wizard.

[@katherinemcintosh7247]

That “crazy look” about him? As a U.S. citizen, with fundamentalist Christian relatives in both Oklahoma and Texas, I can tell you, anecdotally, that the “crazy look” is something I can recognize on someone in a crowd and almost unfailingly correctly identify them as a “fundamentalist”…meaning they harshly judge people on Old Testament teachings, believe that cruelty is actually love of all because they are required by their faith to convert everyone to their way of thinking, is practically devoid of any semblance of understanding of the teachings of Jesus and their reasonable meanings…i.e. “love” is not generally associated with cruelty.

[@Flippylover_69]

The look every Texan can identify lmao. It literally got to the point where as kids, my brother and I would watch families outside our local church argue (which was quite frequently) and would be able to correctly identify which family member was a fundamentalist Christian and which one just didn’t want to be there 💀 It was a fucked up game now that I look back on it.

[@katherinemcintosh7247]

@@Flippylover_69 😂🤣😂👏meh…I don’t know if that was a fucked up game. Seems like an interesting one. My sister and I would look around the sanctuary in the Church of Christ my cousins went to, looking for people paying attention to the sermon. We always paid attention to what was being said because, well, at our church thats just what was done, by our family. One of my cousins, as we got older, would use the time in church to paint her fingernails, which we found totally bizarre. I have one cousin who has that crazy look. Not the same family as the ones who went to the Church of Christ. None of that family had that crazy look, but there were plenty of people there who did. And they would speak, in earnest, about Jesus to anyone who would listen. My sister and I used to analyze the sermon after church. We both knew for a fact that when the preacher pointed out that “there are sinners among us,” that he was talking about us, personally, because we were not Christians. We were unbothered by this and found that portion of the sermon never inspired us to become Christians either.😂🤣😂

[@dieSpinnt]

Nah, that's all subjective and an illusion, Katherine:) For me, he looks gay. (of course while the sound is muted) Edit: (Shit, because this is the internet I have to mention that my comment is meant in a satirical, quite ambiguous but meta-meta-meta funny way. This is in no way meant to be derogatory. Not even to that absolute lunatic, who calls himself "pastor")

[@ChristianCatboy]

I think the most accurate word for that look may be "demoniacal" 😕

[@Tyler-jd3ex]

I know there are people that do believe what I’m about to describe, but are the strict followers of the Old Testament (fundamentalists, I suppose) those who pedal slavery? I doubt every fundamentalist does, but it must be a higher ratio than the average population… the main problem is that they don’t even think for themselves, anybody who digs themselves out of that hole must be so greatly relieved, and those who don’t are comfortable living that way.

[@philurbaniak1811]

I love how when I do it it's "murder" but when they do it it's "capital punishment" 🙄

[@raspberryitalia3464]

As a bisexual woman in TX, I'm not coping well ✌️ Surrounding myself with squishmallows, loved ones, seeking support from my online community, and donating when I can to organizations that are doing the vital work to help the marginalized are keeping me sane. Your KZbin channel is delightful too 💜

[@coopergates9680]

🌈 saves, not Jesus lol Emma was featured on an ACA show today (non-prophets). Have you hung out at Recovering from Religion yet?

[@merissamakesstuff]

Sending love from WA state! 🤗🤗🤗 You are not alone. It saddens ne that people have to be dickheads and can't just accept that some people are different.

[@coopergates9680]

@@merissamakesstuff Those people have been trained to bind to dogma and authority and reject critical thinking, so it takes quite the mental reset and overhaul.

[@merissamakesstuff]

@@coopergates9680 I know. My family are fundie. Sad. I have basically been disowned by most because I support the lgbt community and I ace. Most of them don't speak to me. The rest use every chance they get to say crappy things and tell me I am going to hell for supporting "those people." They, of course don't know I am one of "those people."

[@coopergates9680]

@@merissamakesstuff That really sucks. "Those people" who are also part of "God's plan" The only real Hells are in Michigan and Norway lol, nothing like Dante's inferno or a lake of fire and brimstone

[@Rogue.Rainbow]

“Texan hate preacher goes nuts in council meeting” AKA: your average day in a church.

[@johnsensebe3153]

Not all churches are like this, thankfully. I'd like to think they a rarity, just a very loud one.

[@rembrandt972ify]

They don't have city council meetings in churches anymore, at least not in a city the size of Hurst.

[@ydocnagol]

Texan here. While I'm not a part of the LGBTQ+ community both of my roommates and a few other friends are. I hate that they have to deal with the hatred and bigotry that they do. I just do what little bit I can to be there for them and speak out against this sort of bullshit when I can.

[@georgeworley6927]

I am a part of the LGBTQ+ Community. My other half and I will be together for 42 years in September. I consider allies part of the the community. It takes people like you to ensure that the LGBTQ+ community keeps our rights. Thank you.

[@ydocnagol]

@@georgeworley6927 Congrats to you and your partner.

[@georgeworley6927]

@@ydocnagol ur welcome.

[@jsk-art]

I will forever be grateful for allies in much more conservative and hateful areas, trying to break down stigma as best they can. It helps make things a little bit safer for queer folk in those areas, especially those who are still in the closet, and those who have no choice in being there.

[@mattl3729]

Good work. You know I kind of hope this radicalization and bluster is just the death throes of people who realize society is really changing for the better and they refuse to go quietly. They will go though, we all have to focus on that.

[@wickedcroww]

I'm bi and was raised in a similar version of Christianity, though a bit "nicer", still terrible. I've been an atheist for about a decade now and am still dealing with some of the internalized homophobia. I always appreciate when you do vids that call these kinds of pastors out 💖

[@emanate0]

i'm bi too but never grew up religious (my dad did), still have to deal with the internalized homophobia. its op and should be nerfed

[@wickedcroww]

Yeah I'm combing through the patch notes to see if it's happening 😂

[@deddy9675]

@@wickedcroww Yes, the Christians don't like you either. Why don't you emigrate to Muslim majority country, I think they will love you there, especially the one that is practicing Sharia. I love Sharia!

[@khill8645]

@@Gigglebritches2009 The -phobia suffix does not exclusively denote fear; there is zero fear (I certainly hope) felt by the hydrophobic materials in the lab, for instance.

[@dopeydonaldtrump3744]

@@Gigglebritches2009 It took 2 seconds to look up the definition of homophobia to discover that you are talking doggie doo

[@SynysterProjects]

Omg my mother and her husband are this EXACT type of person!! They legitimately believe that they have a fundamental RIGHT to not have to hear about or see LGBTQ+ people ever. It's the most fucking insane thing I've ever witnessed. When they are watching a show, and a gay or lesbian couple are represented, they freak the FUCK OUT! Screaming and slamming their fists against the couch and going off about how "they don't want to see that disgusting shit and they're infringing on our rights by showing it in media" yada yada. They have no concept of "your rights end where my rights begin". They're also the Authoritarian types who legitimately believe that when anyone enters their domain, their "castle" (which is literally a 1200ft² single floor house), that those people automatically waive their constitutional rights. Right to privacy, to free speech, tenant rights, they refuse to acknowledge ANY of those exist for anybody EXCEPT themselves under their roof. It's actual lunacy and I've excommunicated them from my life as a result.

[@michaelhuff2365]

Growing up and learning history in the United States, this “pastor” reminds me of how white supremacists talked about people of color when segregation was going on and they were upset about the civil rights movement. I have a terrible feeling history is starting to repeat itself while queer people are just trying to be treated equally. Hearing things like this talked about publicly and unapologetically where I live deeply saddened me Emma. Thank you for reporting on this.

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

Michael, Are you speaking of the Klan? Not only did they hate Black People,but also the Jewish faith & Catholics....

[@thomasoates3003]

Indeed. Just as pro-segregationist ministers accused Civil Rights of being Communists, homophobic preachers invoke war on terror rhetoric. America was so focused on targeting overseas extremism it neglected to address the growth of extremism within its own borders.

[@iloveplasticbottles]

These people affect politics and therefore shouldn't be tax exempt.

[@sir.raphimrevelator8644]

That is the very reason they are exempt

[@xAxCx]

The way he speaks is literally fascist. If you watch a speech from Mussolini or Hitler you'll see the similarity. it's really disturbing

[@miskatonic_alumni]

And just like present day Republicans, Hitler and Mussolini weaponized Christian bigotry.

[@tricksterjoy9740]

Most pastors in that vein are like that. And there’s thousands of them.

[@markscratchdent]

As a former evangelical fundamentalist, I have to say, I love your channel. Smart and insightful. As a teen, I was trained how to hate LGBTQ+, Muslims, etc in a loving manner. "Be kind", give them your PTL smile and waive while doing everything you can to take away their healthcare, deny them the right to marry, and make them second-class citizens. I guess the current version of evangelicals no longer see the need to even be kind.

[@TimothyCHenderson]

In some respects, it's a good thing as they can no longer hide behind a benevolent smile or "good intentions". The hate is so much more obvious. The irreligiosity of the US has actually accelerated over the past few years for the first time ever. I wonder if part of it is disillusionment. I suspect that many churches and denominations are digging their own graves.

[@loutsont2985]

I admire people who can be smarter than themselves! And you're right, the mobs are starting to become 'salonfähig'.

[@hwtvi3466]

It’s truly sad. “Us Christians don’t hate you! We just want to be able to treat you worse than us because of something you can’t change!”

[@alaskansnowmonkey]

From Texas, but luckily escaped. Once cried over my late fiance's casket at his viewing along side his mother, only to find out that the pastor was telling everyone him and I were abominations and that he was in hell. There truly isn't any hate like a southern US preacher's love!

[@Daedalus_Dragon]

"You can also see I'm not wearing trousers" - as an American across the pond the cultural use of trousers made me laugh.

[@gregmark1688]

It's just a good thing she didn't say "You can see my pants" -- that would've really confused us!

[@j.c.5528]

@@gregmark1688 I lived in England for about a year. The pants confusion led to more than one humorous exchange.

[@DruncanUK]

If the Christian God isn't happy with us refusing to stone LGBTQ+ and others to death he is quite welcome to come and let us know. Until then we should act as decent human beings. Great video again as usual Emma. Keep it up!

[@Cdr2002]

A lesbian friend of mine who’s Christian will freely point out that God in the Bible is described in a manner strongly suggesting that God themselves is genderfluid, and I just love that irony

[@dieSpinnt]

Don't think too deeply about this god, because I chopped off the head of this disgusting thug and child molester. Yes, great video by Emma, but also a waste of time. Giving this irrelevant so called "pastor" a platform is not needed. These extremist christian group needs someone from their neighborhood, an official?, who educates them about that we live in a democracy. With rights ... and duties. Anyway, don't care too much about those lunatics. They are just a bunch, but with LOUD voices. (They must have read the white-paper of building Twitter ? ... hehehe). Also, those people have chosen "Believe" over science, so this problem will solve itself. Just be patient:)

[@rays7805]

"These people are violating our religious freedom, by preventing us from violating other people's religious freedom." How do I live with this in America? I suffer through it. And one of these days, I'm going to have a stroke.

[@matthewgordon3281]

We need a support group for those of us who feel like we are about to flip out over hate preachers and their ilk. 1-800-no-smack

[@Abyzz_Knight]

Pretty much every time Christians complain about their religious freedom in a nutshell but just take the "religious" out of "other people's religious freedom".

[@Where_is_Waldo]

I love that you give people a medium to be aware this kind of awful hateful shit without watching things like youtube channels that pay the source of it. Better to give it only one view for all of us. Thanks Emma!

[@elinope4745]

Ever hear of adblock? I would never willingly give up getting my truth from the horse's mouth.

[@Where_is_Waldo]

@@elinope4745 I will never tell people they can't watch what they want, but do you really think a man who says the things Emma has shown him saying would have anything at all worthwhile to say? Let alone anything which could justify such horrid shit? I would rather see it here and promote Emma's video to the algorithm for the sake of others who might gain some new insight into this kind of preacher's hate speech (like young people being brought up in this garbage) than give views to and promote the videos of such trash excuses for humans who are also trash excuses for christians.

[@richardmorin5967]

Good point!

[@xtinkerbellax3]

@@elinope4745 There's no truth coming out of that mouth though.

[@notstayinsdowns]

Another video of an atheist/sa7anist hating on Christians because they don't like what was said. Love is about truth, not about being nice.

[@oliveoil8736]

Going to bible college for a diploma in theology is what led me to finally leave Christianity. Truly learning about the bible and the history is what helped me learn that there aren't "bad apples" in Christianity - Christianity is and always has been fundamentally flawed and bigoted. There can be good Christians but it's very complicated. You have to understand the corruption to seperate yourself from it, in my opinion.

[@randysmith5435]

Hello Emma and listeners! I am from the disunited states of America. I was raised loosely in a poor,baptist, appalachian, family. The judging, shunning, and overall lack of anything close to human empathy I encountered growing up as a child actually caused me to read the bible more than a few times to try to figure out why the Jesus I had been taught of as a child and the Jesus I was taught of as a teenager were so different. The Jesus of my childhood was the one who loved all of the children of the world. If you don't know the rest of the song it goes on to list the races and tell how precious each one is. The message changed in my teens. Suddenly I was a sinner and would burn in hell if I didn't allow the church to symbolically drown me so I could be washed of my sins. ( Whatever those were at 12 or 13 yrs I hadn't even discovered masturbation yet.) As an undiagnosed person with adhd and autism I tended to take things quite literally. I decided to try other religions and read up on several mainstream and even some more esoteric forms of the abrahamic faiths. None offered any proof to me of the existence of a personal deity. My childhood grooming by the baptist faith left me feeling empty without my imaginary friend Jesus there to console me. I'm 53 now and have been going to therapy to help overcome my cognitive biases that were partly my brains fault and partly my fd up childhood. I cannot lie and say it has been easy to disentangle the parasitic effects of organized religion but understanding the human mind and psychology has given me healthier coping mechanisms and insight into why we seem wired to will things to be that have no basis in reality. We can never completely escape religious indoctrination. Nor can we hope to eliminate its harmful effects on neurodiverse children who pay a higher price for not falling in line and questioning religious dogma, or worse, become fanatics ourselves because of black or white thinking patterns and expect others to believe as we do or else. Right now in the US things are pretty bleak looking. Our youth are being crushed and invalidated by old men and women who have reaped the benefits of modern science to live longer healthier lives only to turn around and try to stop the inevitability of change occurring in their overextended lifetimes. If there is one thing I would share with younger people today who are disheartened by the horrible lack of basic human kindness is to get involved in politics and be the change you want to see. It sounds cliche yet not caring to make your basic human rights let alone the rights of all the other species on the planet the most important thing in politics seems just as callow as the openly greedy reacharound buddies who are deciding your fate today with their malice and blind greed. Sorry if that sounded preachy. You need to know your voices matter and carry weight. Thanks to Emma for being a rational voice in a mostly insane world. Be well all!

[@70snostalgia]

You too. Best of luck.

[@denverarnold6210]

22:55 gonna pass right on over the fact the same passage that denounces homosexuality also forbids shellfish and mixed fabrics, isn't he?

[@cyanmage1]

don't forget bacon also but that is such a staple in the southern diet we can't live with that so its always overlooked

[@denverarnold6210]

@@cyanmage1 I don't recall the passage or specific quote, but didn't Jesus also say something like "How you treat the least among you is how you treat me?" Or am i totally wrong on that, not sure...

[@mattm8870]

@@denverarnold6210 Its Matthew 25:31-46

[@PaulJonesy]

The mental gymnastics involved in having a persecution complex and persecuting another demographic and claiming in doing so that you are yourself being persecuted should qualify for the Olympics. Great video as usual ET.

[@quiknik2350]

As a non-religious Texan I’m embarrassed to call this type of person my neighbor…unfortunately I cannot keep calm and speak as eloquently as you can when I encounter these neighbors

[@deddy9675]

it's his right and respect him!

[@qjtvaddict]

@@deddy9675 NO!!!!!! When you respect the right of LGBT to exist then you can demand respect

[@deddy9675]

@@qjtvaddict Is there a Christian who want to exterminate LGBTQ people? I don't think so :D but why don't you come to my country, a Muslim majority country :D Have you ever been caned publicly? Come here and feel the experience ! it's very peaceful :D You should come and enjoy Sharia. Or Sharia will come to you :D

[@joe8772]

You are non-religious in texas? Dude you have to be like one of maybe three

[@quiknik2350]

@@joe8772 ha! There’s more of us than you think

[@weirdo00001]

I am actually scared for any queer person in his audience, especially a child with no way to leave the church. It's scary to hear this as a kid and not know if his words will become reality. So many people are loving and supportive of our community, but there's a lot minority who are not. I hope everyone here has a good day and it's supported by the people around them. I love you all.

[@ravenstormchild6491]

They should be arrested for inciting violence….

[@michellejean11]

Dan Foster said "There is no hate like christian love" and Shelly is one of many that proves it.

[@ZackBurnsOG]

Yeah, I live just down the street from this. I hate Texas. I hate living here. I wish I could afford to move

[@ZackBurnsOG]

Other people want to win the lottery to buy a giant house, pay their bills, buy a nice car....I just want to move away from Texas.

[@TheMrCougarful]

Respect. Good luck.

[@bbear2695]

this but oklahoma. texas' stupider little brother. kevin stitt was dropped on his head several many times.

[@eirinym]

Leaving is definitely on my agenda. I used to think it would change, and maybe it will and is. It's not a monolith, sure. But it's not my job to hope for progress here, and I'm absolutely tired of the heat. Best to move somewhere with less ignorance and vitriol.

[@culturecatz]

This was awesome. I'm in the middle of making a video on this "man" myself. The lack of tolerance from the religion that preaches to turn the other cheek is astounding. I have not seen a Christian channel calling this man out for his hatred- if they are out there please let me know..

[@SR-ry6hs]

Love your vids, keep up the good work!!

[@culturecatz]

@@SR-ry6hs thank you!

[@JvS1711]

Space comma

[@byrnemeister2008]

Is it me or did these guys not get round to reading the second half of THE BOOK? You know the New Testament. The part with Jesus in it. Lack of attention span??

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

@@Rosivok Let’s not forget the ‘Imam’ in the ‘mosque’. You don’t want to be labeled an ‘Islamaphobe’. 😉

[@user-ft7fq4ou4v]

Imagine if we hadn't managed to move past "being left-handed is satanic" before social media

[@spencerirish196]

I was raised in the middle of an abusive marriage, and I used to believe everything that my dad and the church said, it wasn't until Bible study that I started questioning everything and I haven't stopped questioning since, i don't know everything and because of that I enjoy your videos, thank you for creating content like this

[@chrisb508]

As a resident of West Texas, it is a trial sometimes to put up with so much hate speech. It isn't all bad though. I have a trans daughter and bi daughter-in-law and I've found many lovely people who show a lot of support and allow them to exist in peace. This is also a military town and in the U.S. military, LGBTQ+ service members are now allowed to serve openly. Those things give me hope. 🙂

[@raizenr2387]

Followed you for a while Emma. Horrid people like these hate mongers are why i left the organized church. I refer to my faith as Christian Adjacent. I try to do as much good as I can. I try to stand against these horrid "preachers" These creeps are just awful. Love the channel!

[@AxiomofDiscord]

For my own path I like the term "Post Christian."

[@nnillc8899]

@@AxiomofDiscord oh, I love that!

[@danm8004]

I will refer to you all as "good people" Go in peace, friends

[@eeveelution9943]

I'm glad you asked, Emma. I'm a trans woman living in Texas (happen to be English by birth too) and, uh, this place tests me on a regular basis. As my wife puts it, "poorly. we cope poorly." I did, in fact, hit my breaking point a couple of years ago. I went around stealing yard signs / flags of a certain presidential candidate. I also defaced a number of bumper stickers, right up until I was violently assaulted for doing so. Before *that* I lived in a city with a Confederate soldier monument (one of those ones erected in the 1900s by descendants of those soldiers) and I used to regularly throw coffee on it. I also once defaced that statue with my own blood during a particularly unhinged moment of protest. Nowadays I mostly console myself with videos like yours and with likeminded friends. I remind myself that these haters don't get to enjoy having two queer-as-fück partners like I have, and that we get to raise our child to be a kind and thoughtful human being, but I regularly worry about the kids being raised by fundamentalists.

[@disembodied1273]

You sound cool as fuck honestly!

[@horizonblack]

We left Texas. Fuck that place.

[@stephenholland4441]

There's no such thing as a "trans woman", mate! You're a man! Don't like reality? Well tough! Life's not a fairy-tale! GET PROPER HELP!

[@BobSmith-vo9hv]

Stealing & defacing private property is not "cool". It is illegal. Assault is also illegal. You should not, however, be confused as to why you were assaulted, or surprised that it happened. Why should there not be monuments to Confederate war dead? There are monuments to Wehrmacht war dead. Respectful acknowledgement of the suffering and pain of those who gave their lives in war is called "empathy", and not - as you seem to believe - a blanket endorsement of the cause for which they fought. Defacing a public monument with coffee is illegal, gauche, and entirely unproductive. Much like looting and then burning down the homes and businesses of the working classes (of all races and sexualities, no less) because a career criminal drug-addict OD'd, regardless of how black he was.

[@horizonblack]

@@BobSmith-vo9hv Your argument is morally weak, friend. Nazi bullshit is illegal in Germany. They took down those monuments long ago. Were I black, and my children were playing at a park that glorified a low-life slavery-loving dumbshit, it would be immoral of me to NOT have it removed. Put up a shrine to whatever people you want; nazi, confederate, or otherwise. We will keep tearing them down. A compromise would be to have a national confederate museum where the sculptures were moved to. They could be placed in context right next to the declarations of state defending slavery and next to the personal letters of those men that also defended the practice. The reason this has not been done? People don't want the truth - they hide it under bullshit arguments about knowing history.

[@hillcrestvideoprod1]

“Jonathon can just fuck off”! You. Are. Adorable.

[@tamari9966]

as a wiccan and a bisexual it hurts and is scary that there are still people like this it's disgusting

[@while.coyote]

This makes my blood boil. I'm going to go hold a salmon as suspiciously as possible in solidarity with you poor Brits. LEGALIZE IT!

[@floydbundy]

I would rather listen to a plate of pasta then listen to this homophobic pastor.

[@timetraveler7]

You'd also learn more listening to pasta, listening to these morons have the same effects on the human brain as eating 1.2kg of pure lead on a daily basis.

[@bharathdeva9407]

haha me too 🤣😂

[@OwO-mx8uv]

I think that any one would rather to talk to pasta over any human interaction. It’s overrated. Pasta is too good.

[@floydbundy]

@@OwO-mx8uv got a point

[@moominkomet]

I agree with everything you say about this guy! As a native Texan, I was just talking to my dad about this. This is something new that we have noticed over the yrs. When I was growing up, people seemed to mind their own business. Now you hear stuff like this all the time! I hope this is a death rattle of this type of thinking. Yes, I get soooo tired of this crap all the time. It’s hard to get away from it really….

[@georgeworley6927]

I and my partner lived in Houston for 20 years where I worked at JSC for 10 of those years and another company for 10 years where I was responsible for 250 servers and that company offered same benefits for domestic partners. My partner elected to go with mine health benefits as my company had no co-pays for any medical needs like doctor's visits and medications. Had an official LGBTQ+ who helped with employees and their spouses who were felt they were discriminated against both at work and in the community. This was late 1990s early 2000s. I am glad we moved back to his hometown so we could take care of his very sick mother. I could still do my primary job from home which was to keep the 250 servers up and running.

[@clairepeterson7877]

I'm in Texas. I am very depressed and I don't know what to do because my support system is here but living here is awful and doesn't seem likely to change anytime soon. It's fun.

[@shadyoakes55]

Hello Emma, I am enthralled and inspired by your exuberance, wit, and tenacity to expose hypocrisy and bigotry in America (and probably elsewhere but I haven’t seen all your videos) and more specifically, in Texas where I was born and raised. Your commentaries are fresh, energetic, and well researched with spot-on critiques. I see attributes of three of my children in you, both my daughters and my youngest son. Namely, being self-professed nerds, tech savvy, outspoken on topics you cover, and two belonging to the LGBTQ+ community. I applaud your courage and diligence in addressing some horrid (borrowed your nicer word, I would say asinine BS bigoted) dialogue and performances of the religious right. Keep up the great work and I look forward to watching more of your channel.

[@GuardianAngelAxel]

Thanks to your charming accent, I'm picturing this angry preacher as a plate of pasta with mean little meatball eyes, and that makes this so much more entertaining to stomach. Thank you Emma for suffering this absolute monster for our enlightenment and entertainment. Keep being awesome!

[@markcostello5120]

That pasta will probably give you indigestion.

[@tjenadonn6158]

How dare you slander the one true FSM that way.

[@GuardianAngelAxel]

@@tjenadonn6158 This angry little man is merely a pretender, none may slander the FSM in such a fashion.

[@rhalme]

The flying spaghetti monster with his noodly appendages.

[@vanyasmith1125]

I lived in Texas for just shy of a year, and I was shocked and appalled to see that the stereotypes were so often true! Not all Texans, obviously, but it was BAD. People would walk up to me AT WALMART and do things like put their hand to my forehead, the other hand reached out to the sky, and yell for jesus to save me. This was at the very beginning of the pandemic, mind you, so... so much for 4-6ft. My favourite was the lady who put her hand on my shoulder and quietly said god would heal me like he healed her herpes. I don't know why it was such a challenge to leave a stranger alone to buy food. I was also given a 3 day notice to comply or vacate on the grounds that the lease says you can't disturb other residents... something that came out of a paragraph about noise, but I was told in person, by the landlord, that she "wouldn't feel comfortable living next to someone who was holding seances in the next room, either." I laughed because I thought it was a joke. It was not. I literally just like black clothes.

[@kirara2516]

@@larrylobster4999 How is that a fix? What does that imply? What's your reason for telling them to go there?

[@kirara2516]

You couldn't pay me to live in Texas.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

I was born in Texas...lived there the first half of my life (31 years)...no one EVER came up to me, put their hand on my head, and yelled for Jesus to save me.

[@nathanielbables8652]

Holding seance, what does that mean? Where in Texas were you

[@gloverfox9135]

Press X to doubt

[@drwaynebuck]

You have such a lovely, lively and joyful spirit- especially in responding to such hateful awful people.

[@orionsbow9898]

I’m a gay Christian, thank you for talking about this, more people need to fight against these people

[@AndaraBledin]

The word you're looking for is "Unhinged."

[@thomasm123]

Gonna sit this one out... Lately I'm losing the 'fun' factor for watching homophobes be called out, and just seeing the 'sad/scary' factor that these people exist. Here's a comment for your engagement instead. Have a lovely day!

[@joezen2710]

Good on you for looking after yourself! Have a great day. 👍

[@orangutantapioca1530]

Comments to feed the algorithm demon!

[@jaydisqus3353]

You know he's going to be busted with a boyfriend.

[@jaclo3112]

As he is a baptist preacher, unfortunatly it is more likely he will be caught with a child. And lets not ignore the irony of a clergy member calling those they hate "paedoes and perverts". Pure projection in cinemascope.

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@jaclo3112 With Dolby Surround.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Hi Emma, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your content. Despite a lot of the content you react to being horrible to me, your voice is so calming that it's genuinely helped me cope with some stuff I'm going through recently just from diving through literally all of your content.

[@rachelrabbbit2553]

Omg, this is why I also love her gaming channel, because I find her voice so lovely to listen to and it doesn't involve the wild stuff lol.

[@dapplerosegrey260]

I’m a Christian and a bi woman. The passage on the fruits of the spirit is one of my favorites, and I try to live by them to the best of my ability. You are absolutely right, these hate preachers are awful Christians. I won’t pull the “no true Scotsman” thing and say they aren’t “real Christians,” but I will say they are awful excuses for Christians and awful human beings. There are so many non believers who act more like Christ than so many of these homophobic fundamentalist preachers.

[@Lord_Betty]

Sadly, this kind of shit is all too common here in Texas.

[@KeytarKris]

Before my deconstruction I used to be hurt by all the homophobic hate speech from the rightwing. After my deconstruction I laugh my 🍑 off because I realized me existing and breathing everyday is “destroying society”. 😆 I thought I was alone and powerless as a believer, but as a rational person I have the power to destroy the fabric of our “Christian Nation”. Hahaha 🤣

[@elinope4745]

The treaty of Tripoly explicitly states that we are NOT a Christian country. The Christians are angry that old Christian corruption in government is finally being addressed. Our first amendment explicitly bans Christianity being represented in law. Christianity belongs in the church, not the laws and the founding fathers were clear about this.

[@mattl3729]

Awesome- you go on destroying society, since that 'society' is crude, backwards and needs to go so we can be better ;)

[@KeytarKris]

@@mattl3729 will do, everyday with every breath I take. Stay healthy and safe out there. 🤟 from Las Vegas

[@alexmaria9969]

Putting it in this light is hilarious xD This flavour of christians hand us so much power and they’re not even aware of it :))))

[@jsk-art]

Gotta say I have mixed feelings whenever I see people like this preacher. On the one hand, they do so much harm, and their preaching can and does lead to violence against queer folk. On the other hand, it is immensely satisfying that I can piss off someone this awful this much for simply existing. Like whenever I feel shitty about homophobes I can just think about just how much time they dedicate to making themselves miserable by getting pissed off by the simple fact of our existence.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

A couple of crazy christians on KZbin asked me if I was gay. I pointed out that if I was, I would happily tell them, as I know that it would mightly piss them off. One of them, funnily enough, turned out to be gay, himself. Someone told me a link to follow, and he had posted to a christian site, supposedly helping gay christians to not be gay, and had thanked them for helping him. I say "funnily enough", but, really, it's so sad that people not only feel that they can't be themselves, thanks to some fuckwitted belief system, but that, as a result, they get so angry and direct that anger at others.

[@hamee4478]

@@pineapplepenumbra I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM. Im a closet trans girl in a extremely conservative Christian family and the more I tried to suppress it, the worse it got. I hopes he gets the help he needs from a proper support group.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@hamee4478 That's very kind of you, considering what kind of twisted, dishonest, and hostile person he is. You are so much better a person than him, but yes, it would be good if he could get help to come to terms with himself. Stay strong, and just remember that, one day, things will get better, even if it takes moving to a completely different area. I hope your family grows up a bit and then you feel that you can be yourself around them.

[@coopergates9680]

@@hamee4478 I'm sorry. Are you in a conservative Christian neighborhood also? What would they say if you asked them if they think they could 'coach' a white person to become black, because that is what conversion "therapy" is like lol

[@tsuritsa3105]

I vacillate between real anger at these people for the way they treat others...and pity for them. They are so angry and upset all the time. They don't seem to be people who live happy lives; how can you when you are consumed by hate? Most of them have been raised in these environments and while I won't say that they don't know any better, they don't have the critical thinking skills to break free from the mental prison they live in. I try to hang on to that pity, and channel my anger into advocacy. Thank you for these videos, Emma.

[@holmavik6756]

I slowly start to appreciate this channel more and more. Someone taught me to ”assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t”. Pesistent hammering of the same old views we have had for ages, without even atempting to understand ”the others”, is not likely to lead to any progress or personal growth, let alone to any consensus.

[@atilladebbag7356]

Hate preechers usually don´t want to be how Jesus is described in the bible. I wonder what they think when they call themselves christians.

[@Krisowy]

"We shouldn't celebrate pride" - says the man who's pride is so huge that he thinks he communicates with and for the creator of the universe and knows exactly what he thinks, and wants to impose that on other people...Christian nationalist are not the most reflective and logical people.

[@elektrikmaus]

Someone pointed out to me that the unhingedness is seen as authenticity 😭

[@petrichorbones]

im a former christian living pretty near this church's area its really awful and im kind of afraid my parents are all leaning more and more towards this. the propaganda is really infiltrating. i was RAISED by my mother differently than this, and she now apparently regrets how she raised me...its something im having a hard time not staying offended over :( and what you said about being able to live here without having a breakdown honestly its actually really affecting my mental health and im in therapy but im considering moving out of state in the future bc i really dont like it here. and i can only fight so much as a multiply disabled person :( the problem is i want to live somewhere quieter too but rural places are bad all over the country so its like idk where to go tbh. will prob end up in a suburb again tbh i just hope i can avoid HOA's though

[@mattl3729]

That's the insidiousness of propaganda and the rotten truth that if something is repeated enough times, it becomes truth no matter how blatantly wrong it is. I really feel for folks like you who are just stuck in such a toxic environment. I hate that so many of us actually use the US as a cautionary tale to stop anything that might lead to things being like they are there, but we do. Hopefully you can find some HOA-free peace somewhere.

[@martinmckee5333]

Busy of luck with that. Rural areas certainly tend toward being more conservative and fundamentalist. I had to get out of an area like that for my own mental health.

[@radishpineapple74]

Move to a college town somewhere in the Rust Belt.

[@stephenholland4441]

"Former Christian"?! Since when did Christians leave their faith and salvation????? Get back to true Christianity, because YOU are fulfilling Biblical prophesy if you don't! (1 Timothy 4:1-5, and 2 Thessalonians 2:3).

[@Naptosis]

@@stephenholland4441 People have left Christianity since the beginning of the religion. You've spoken to some of them. Prophecies don't count when they're vague, and when they're also conflicted by other prophecies in the same abrahamic mythical universe.

[@Helena-Van-Troje]

I doubt that anyone will read this but I'm so happy that I live in Belgium (Europe). In Belgium there is a law against hate-speach and you can be prosecuted if you hold a speech like this because it is spreading hate.

[@corralescoyote]

Hi, I liked your comment!..all the way from New Mexico, USA. I appreciated the sentiment, and I actually looked up and learned of the various laws in Belgium from 1981, 2003, 2007, etc. that prohibit the kind of speech on display here. I’m sure you’re quite aware of our 1st amendment to the Constitution, and what a big deal “freedom of speech” is here. However, we have limits to the 1st Amendment protections on speech, and that’s kinda interesting to google if you get a chance. Pertaining to the pastor’s “sermon” clip here, there are laws that would prohibit him inciting violence against folks, for instance. But he can pretty much say all the rank nonsense he wants short of that. However, our 1st Am applies only to the government’s ability to restrict speech, which means we can say however we feel about him. Loudly protesting in drag on the sidewalk outside is totally cool, as well as making any supporters/sponsors painfully aware that he’s not acceptable. And, as Emma said, the property owner his church leases from is perfectly fine to kick him out for whatever reason they like. Anyway, just thought you’d get a kick out of someone so far away seeing your comment and replying. Although we don’t have any hate-speech laws akin to what you have in Belgium, and our 1st Am allows everyone to say pretty much anything, it’s not like there aren’t repercussions. Peace and love from NM USA ✌️❤️

[@amygrowls]

I’m a Native Texan who escaped to Colorado. Unfortunately this wacko isn’t an outlier. So scary and unhinged from reality.

[@scr6279]

I'm really looking forward to a breakdown of the whole "king james only" thing. I (American) was made to go to a southern baptist church that was like that. They preyed heavily on poor families who needed a source of free child care. They also didn't think women should be allowed to wear pants and needed to bow down to their husband's will, but tried to sugar coat it by saying "you just have to.. let him have his way ultimately". Being AFAB it was super fun. Also eventually realized I was bi and non binary, you can imagine their thoughts on queer and trans folk. Oh, also one of my brother's friends stopped going because they also preached that interracial relationships were sinful and he was a mixed race kid. The grandkid of one of the major church people, who raised him, was also mixed race and I can't even imagine what his life was like.

[@elijahofmalachi45-6firebal9]

Lev. was translated wrong billy graham. Refering to pedophilia. "Men shall not molest young boys." Delete or reject the messages sent from the messenger of Malachi 3:1 and you reject Jesus Christ Herself and choose to die with the wicked. Malachi 2 proves Malachi 3:8 is prophetic instruction for the thieving church leaders to bring back the money they were never supposed to take for ministering and God will end Covid. Every major church around the world knew this since August of 2020 but they LOVE MONEY so much they chose to kill everyone with Covid instead of returning it! James 5:2 Rich people are NOT Christians and the wealth they selfishly kept to themselves will only be used as evidence to burn them. The 2 witnesses are righteousness and judgement, not actual people. There is no ONE antichrist; it was made up by people that worship money. Stay out of the fake churches or you will die with them and their lies. In order to be a church, the place must house people inside it. Otherwise it's another private money-making business serving satan and part of Babylon. There is no such thing as rapture. Jesus comes back to rule. God's people are caught up spiritually... Romans is not referring to Eunuchs where one partner is transgender. 🏳️‍🌈 Eunuchs that are born that way are transgender. It's even in the Bible. Yes, the bible was written by bigoted men and is way outdated and was changed and should be thrown out. But even Jesus spoke about transgender people. Eunuchs made that way by others were abused (it doesn't happen to everyone that is abused). Those that choose to live like Eunuchs FOR THE SAKE OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN are bisexual people that choose partners of the same sex characteristics but opposite in regards to gender. Notice, God PREFERS for people to be in LGBT relationships. Eunuchs are same sex couples. One partner is transgender. Transgender is when someone is born with a gender opposite the sex characteristics normally associated with that gender. God made us male or female, determined by gender, located in the brain. Your gender is located in your brain and determined at birth. I have an identical twin sister that is female in gender. I am male in gender. I am Elijah of Malachi 4:5-6 and that means any discrepancies in the bible are ultimately decided by me. Plus, it states in Deuteronomy that nobody was castrated back then. And that doesn't make sense anyhow. No one is born castrated and no one is born making the decision to be celibate. But, that is what God wanted the lying preachers to think so they wouldn't take it out of the bible. Intersex people still have one gender or another because gender is located in your brain. And Acts 3:22-23 says it will come to pass that anyone that fails to listen to me will be utterly destroyed from among the people. So anyone that says different than this won't be here much longer. It's everyone's choice. Anyone teaching the LIE of monetary tithing or getting paid in any way to minister will also die with the wicked. Peter 2:9 says we are ALL ministers . . . . Jesus was transgender and will return as a woman..... Remember, Malachi 3:8-12 is talking to the thieving church leaders. It's the answer to end Covid and every major church around the world has known this since August of 2020 but they LOVE MONEY so much, they INTENTIONALLY CHOSE to kill everyone instead of returning it. My preaching will lead to a universal monthly income for everyone. If church leaders dont repent, they won't be here to see it. Their choice....

[@tjenadonn6158]

The channel Religion for Breakfast has a good breakdown of that, and of why the KJV is a terrible translation in general.

[@scr6279]

@@tjenadonn6158 Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely give it a watch!

[@johnsensebe3153]

I think it would blow their little minds if you explained to them that King James was not an American.

[@fluffysheap]

@@johnsensebe3153 Most of them don't even realize the Bible wasn't originally written in English. Double irony is that the King James version was only even made because the royalty wanted a version that was more pro-monarchy!

[@MinisterOFunk]

Thank you for shining a light on extreme Christianity's persecution fetish.

[@gregmark1688]

I'm not sure why you specify "extreme". This persecution fetish is literally the origin story of Xtianity.

[@ryantennyson7562]

Thank you Emma. I'm an expat Texan living up here on the Pennines above Hebden Bridge. I attended a liberal Texas Baptist church as a child. We were taught peace, love and understanding. Now as an atheist (I got better), I still understand the Christian message. Hate and death threats are not the message.

[@natediaz1863]

Hell is the ultimate hate and the Christian God endorses it. Duplicitous beliefs is the true doctrine of Christianity. So is it really that hard to understand that it actually does teach hate?

[@horizonblack]

They are the message, but they are not supposed to be the message.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

John 14:12 would abet their message so much more - tell 'em to get on it. It being treated as some shabby sideshow and long gone credential does it no real credit.

[@JvS1711]

You'd better be liberal around Hebden Bridge!

[@agathabooks9578]

As a liberal Christian in Texas I must step up.❤

[@garyrobertson4868]

Emma you are a beautiful light in a dark world

[@scottbedford5494]

Definitely Emma, those who honestly study the Bible find how ridiculous it is, so if you're Christian, then you don't understand what the Bible says. Thus people like Emma know Jesus' teaching better cause she's put the actual time and effort into it.

[@markshort9098]

Most of the christians i know here in Australia haven't even read the buybull, they only know what is cherrypicked by the kiddy fiddler, i mean priest

[@theboombody]

I've gotten a lot of good teachings out of the Bible. So much that I even know why atheism is spreading in western culture so much. It's not because of rationality or anything like that. It's because Christians in America have become lukewarm. They fornicate all the time and then act like God will give them something if they just go to church once on Sunday. And a lot of them can't even do that. So God turned his back on them, and now they're freaking out. Instead of attacking atheists, they need to repent and do what God says to do. This is just like when God HELPED the Assyrians conquer Israel even though the Assyrians didn't worship God at all.

[@guthrie_the_wizard]

Thanks for all you do, Emma! It’s important to call out terrible ideas and demonstrate the harm or inaccuracy.

[@kholdanstaalstorm6881]

Emma looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as always, not sweaty and slimy as she worried about. Tackling abhorrent preachers like it's a duck to water! I wish I had Emma's cool and collected attitude when dealing with people of the illk in question, but I just get frustrated and angry. You're a beacon of light Emma, shining the floodlights on the horrible persons taking advantage of other's beliefs.

[@Temulon]

Telling people what they want to hear, rather than what they need to hear isn't helping anyone. Jesus said that his followers would be reviled and persecuted because a sinful people hate the truth. Faithfully following the tenets of Christianity is hard, it's not a popularity contest. If I tell a gay man that his lifestyle will sent him to Hell it's not out of hate but concern for his soul. I honestly do not want him to go there.

[@JvS1711]

@@Temulon how about you keep your opinion or supposed concern about other people's lifestyles to yourself?

[@vm7528]

Props to you for going though the whole rant if you did off camera. These psycho preachers are one of few things I'm genuinely afraid of

[@70snostalgia]

The higher a preacher's anti-gay invective, the higher the chance that he'll be caught in a motel room with a rent boy. Glory how he blew ya.

[@craigbryan1479]

I love you! The world needs more Emma Thorne's in it

[@ethancole9168]

I love the fact you refrain from using the slur, dispite being queer and speaking out about homophobia, but then that pastor just says it right, left, and center. What a fun world we live in

[@ruggafluff]

I was about to go on about how surreal it was to find out that I apparently used to live like five minutes from this guy's church... only to realize there were a few times I was taken to a satellite of this guy's church that's just a few minutes north of the main one. It was intensely uncomfortable! I wish I could say I was surprised to find out this was going on here but I'm really not. Texas is a nightmare that I can't afford to leave, hooray!! :)

[@dave0sparky0matkin]

Speaking as a christian I can say that you @EmmaThorne have a better handle on what it means to be a Christian that the disgusting hateful man that your video was about. Thank you for highlighting these sort of people who sully the name of Christianity. It really bothers me that no one in his church can or will stand up to his hate speech. Its just wrong (on any level - religious or not)

[@tezzerii]

Probably they either agree with him or they've already left.

[@CarrieBradshaw-sw8lq]

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” That’s what God has to say about these hate preachers. They’re going to fall. And, Emma, I’d absolutely put you up against the guys with your knowledge of scripture. You absolutely rule over them all. I love your videos.

[@clockworkgnome]

As a Texan (born and raised) that lives near all the cities mentioned. I constantly feel the need to move to a different state because we are over run with this carp. I might be a straight white dude, but I see oppression, I see books being banned and it deeply bothers me. Heck our area was a hotbed for January 6th goers. Texas is a beautiful state but it’s people are not looking so great….There of course is some exceptions, but exceptions are not the rule. Coping wise: I find community on the internet. I also go to local protest events that are against this hatred.

[@clockworkgnome]

@L Ron Cupboard But it’s also the capital.. Denton is another less conservative oasis. Because it has two state universities in the center of town.

[@coopergates9680]

@@clockworkgnome El Paso's alright as well? I'm cishet white but also queer (polyaromantic)

[@clockworkgnome]

@@coopergates9680 I haven’t been out to West Texas, farthest I’ve gone without flying over it via plane is Abilene. I’ve heard mixed things about El Paso but generally good. A lot of crap sorta floats under our nose as cishets here. But I catch it when my peers are at least passively letting it go on.

[@joshsimpson1283]

I have a lot of Christian Facebook friends from growing up (I grew up in a conservative Christian church in Kansas which is a slightly less toxic version of Texas honestly). I've had a few conversations around how they aren't being loving by posting hateful things on Facebook. Generally, they come back with the argument that the "loving" thing to do is to warn people that they're going to hell or something along those lines. I've actually managed to then convince a few of them that angry Facebook posts are in fact not the way to accomplish that if that's what they want to do, but I don't think I'll ever convince any of them that homosexuality isn't evil. At least maybe I've had some effect making the conversation a bit less harmful, or at least that's my hope

[@m5w5]

I think it might be worth pointing out that sending someone to hell isn't very loving. Hell is what deconverted me.

[@alanray8038]

Homophobic Evangelicals really can change their minds, Josh. I did, and so have a great many others.

[@joshsimpson1283]

I suppose I want very clear based on responses. I know some homophobic evangelicals do change their minds. I did after all. I'm saying that I'm doing the best I can through Facebook which isn't the place to really have those conversations to really change people

[@New_Wave_Nancy]

I don't doubt for a second that Shelley was a bully in school. He's still a bully.

[@leodawn5913]

I just love in the movie “saved” when crazed high school chick says I am full of Jesus love! As she’s screaming In a fit of rage😂 What a great movie that was!

[@mattloyselle9218]

Hi Emma, I found your videos yesterday, and I really enjoy them, I'm glad you treat scripture with respect, and actually put thought into it and not just say it's all nonsense, I don't think you're going to hell, you show more fruits of the spirit than some of these people who claim to have it all figured out. Please keep doing what you do.

[@danielladavis8705]

Thank you for standing up for hurting people, Emma!

[@dancingnature]

There are a lot of us cis het allies out here . Don’t lose heart!

[@gregmark1688]

I think she's standing up AGAINST hurting people, but we get what you meant. ;)

[@mikethedude1065]

people like this are wild like some say it's "unnatural" when there are species in the wild that show homosexual life

[@kellydalstok8900]

Plenty of species

[@patrickmoore4037]

I tried that line if logic on a Christian who told me that my sexuality was unnatural. He pointed out that Jesus cast demons into swine, so animals could be possessed by demons. So there's that. They'll find every way to dismiss any argument against their position.

[@RichWoods23]

"Fucking Baptists!" Only with the curtains drawn and the sheets pulled up. Anything less might lead to temptation.

[@tjenadonn6158]

And fully clothed.

[@gregmark1688]

And never standing up, that would be too much like dancing.

[@SteveWaltersY]

Thank you. Keep up your intelligent analyses on these topics. I'll stay tuned.

[@cursedcat6467]

0:26 SHINY like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck, scrub the deck and make it look SHINY…

[@tinedossche2266]

Love to see your notification pop up, thank you for posting on a pretty bad day and making me smile.

[@hawkeyeul]

After spending a life time (49years) being raised by a family full of followers all to happy to follow guys just like this one I may have a little insight. You asked why people can follow person such as this. Like most things in life it's never as simple and as straight forward as it seems. Here is my attempt to distilled it down to a quick answer. the basic reason is Fear. Fear has been so ingrained into them so hard and so deep that they can't even see it themselves. This fear wasn't of their own making. It is learned from the time they are old enough to talk. At a young age they are indoctrinate into a life of fear and hate. Two emotions that go hand in hand. This indoctrination usually starts at home but soon it is push on them in church by what is known as fire and brimstone preachers. Soon they go to school and are taught who to hate by peers). It's always anyone weaker and different than themselves. All of this is unknowing reinforced by a system that is only there to teach the young how to follow orders and not think on there own, which is meant to make them good workers. It does nothing in the long run except to keep the people poor and uneducated. Keep in mind most of the followers of a guy like these haven't left their home town for much more than vacation and then the ones that have are the lucky ones. Many never to journey beyond what they see as the safe border of their home town/neighborhood. It's what they know. As soon as some new thing encroaches on their perceived territory it triggers the fear and hate which leads to hate and it is then proclaimed evil. Why? Because that is what they were taught to do since their first memories. Someone my age who was taught like this has almost no hope of escaping it. I feel lucky that my mind doesn't work the way my family does. Somehow I saw this all for what it was at an early age. I'm not saying stop. Far from it. If you reach just one maybe that will trickle down and reach even more. Education of how wrong this is, is the only hope we have to save a few of these people. People like this guy make that impossible. He knows full well what he is doing and saying. He says what he says to get the followers into his church to fill his coffers. It's about nothing more than putting money into his pocket and making himself feel powerful. He is a snake in the grass using the weak to lift himself up because he is weak.

[@johnsensebe3153]

I can tell the difference between when you say "pasta" and when you say "pastor", but once you mentioned it, it added a whole extra level to this video.

[@kennethswenson6214]

I also love the way you make the word "Christian" have three syllables. But I'm just funny that way!

[@Soulsphere001]

I am not sure how long you have been over one hundred thousand subscribers, Emma, but congratulations on that.

[@johndrocky4377]

TRUE! 100 💯 K? 🔥🥊 ☮️❤️

[@MaisieSqueak]

An Irrational and hysterical man.

[@mjjoe76]

When they venture into politics like this, churches should lose their tax exempt status. Sadly, it won’t happen.

[@rhaeven]

It would be nice and cathartic, but if they do lose tax exempt status then the gloves come totally off

[@erneststyczen7071]

The more you dig into christian/catholic demographic the more hate and terrible people you uncover. The more you dig into atheist demographic the more love, peace and moral people you uncover.

[@arcadiaberger9204]

My experience has been, the deeper you dig into any population, the more people of all kinds you find. Almost as though people are just...people.

[@erneststyczen7071]

@@arcadiaberger9204 look up any statistics. Christian communities have higher rates of murder, hate crimes, divorces, teen pregnancy, repeat teen pregnancy, pedophilia, tortures on prisoners ect.. First ones go into hundreds of times the amount of atheist communities. The religious community (in general ofc) is this shown in the video. This man represents this community

[@Justsomeguy42069]

Back in the day we called these people Jesus Freaks. I hate to retaliate back at a hate group but… a small bit of me just wants to make up a slur for these kinds of Christian’s.

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Sending love and hugs to anyone having a rough time. You are not alone. Find a good doctor, call a friend, and do something kind for yourself. You can do this! 💙