Everything Wrong With Deuteronomy 22 in the Bible

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

The wrongest? The most wrong thing is the fact that people follow this book and use it as a code of morality.

[@AnnoyingNewsletters]

Or, even worse, they use it as a book of morality while simultaneously denying that the Old Testament applies, something, something new covenant. The new covenant is love thy neighbor, right? Then why tf do you turn to the Old Testament to justify hating so many people for actions that you find icky, when even it's telling *you* not to do it, not force everyone else comply.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

The Gaming Atheist And what’s wrong with that?

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

@@Daniel-cz7kd Just watch this series from the beginning. It will be clear to you.

[@smochygrice465]

@@Daniel-cz7kd Look who it is. Does this channel make you crusty also? 🙏🤤✝️

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

@@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer What’s so special about this series that it’s the one that shows the wrongness you speak of? And besides if it’s so clear by watching the series, why are you unable to explain as well?

[@addictedtonotsmoking2893]

I've quoted Deuteronomy 22: 28-29 many times as a reason to reject biblical morality. There is no justification for forcing a rape victim to marry her rapist. The excuse I keep hearing is "that's just how it was back then," but try telling the woman who was raped that she deserves to suffer even more than she already has because "that's just how it is." Just because the culture of the time treated women as mindless doesn't make them actually mindless. They had feelings that their culture ignored, and they were traumatized in ways that their culture didn't care about. There is no justification for that.

[@visaman]

One could make the argument that the girl (yes, girl) would be homeless and unable to take care of herself otherwise.

[@ANCIENTWARRI0R]

@@visaman yup that’s what the Christian’s tell me. But then if the scriptures are inspired shouldnt god have said dont shame the rape victim. Take the victims into your homes and care for them for it is not their fault and I will bring good fortune to you. Wait I forgot, god didnt even care since he didnt correct the fact that they were property. Weak ass god.

[@madamsloth]

​@Albert Giesbrecht what stopped her own father and other male family members from taking care of her? What stopped the priests from looking after her? A moral person wouldn't make her marry her rapist AND wouldn't leave her destitute and homeless. Edit: @visaman is who I was responding to.

[@visaman]

@@madamsloth if the father decided to keep the daughter in his house, the rapist was required to pay the father 50 Shekels. There are many countries today that have these laws on their books.

[@errabbitc]

I'm anti-deuteronomy for many reasons.

[@andystokes8702]

A man is not to wear women's clothing and a woman is not to wear men's clothing. Ok, fair enough, but I would just ask of all the married couples out there - how many men have come home to find their wife wearing one of his t-shirts? Maybe my marriage is different to most but my wife 'borrowed' my t-shirts fairly regularly. In a bizarre twist I never felt the need to stone her to death for this indiscretion.

[@jinesh027]

Also trends change. And clothes now doesn't come with a gender identity 😂 It's just a cloth and doesn't care who wears it.

[@andystokes8702]

@@jinesh027 The shirt might not care but God does, apparently.

[@normanwolfe7639]

Not even when she wears your Def Leopard shirt? You’re too nice

[@andystokes8702]

@@normanwolfe7639 Def Leopard? Oh dear.

[@normanwolfe7639]

@@andystokes8702 abba? Neil diamond? U2? I know! AC/DC baby!

[@John73John]

I think this chapter would be a lot more fun if you edit in John Cleese saying "And now for something completely different" between each verse.

[@orendungan3455]

Or maybe Graham Chapman stopping everything and saying 'Stop that. It's silly.'

[@Jersonx3000]

This is one of those chapters that should be brought up to let Christians know how much they cherry-pick their bible. 2 women or 2 men should not lay with each other according to modern Christians but I don’t see any stoning to death of the maaaaany Christians nowadays who break the rules in this chapter.

[@visaman]

No, conveniently the Christian Church Fathers said we didn't have to follow those rules anymore.

[@qbasicmichael]

​@Albert Giesbrecht i'm an atheist now, but i was raised christian, as one of jehovah's witnesses. Like many christians, they try to harmonize the protestant bible, to make it all fit. This requires cognative dissonance, but it is possible, and jehovah's witnesses (at least pre-2013, and prior to dropping antitypes) did a fairly good job of it. Based on that, they think because israel broke the law and rejected jesus, that the law ended when jesus died, replaced by the new covenant. Something about the law being nailed to the stake, and jesus being the fulfiment of the law. So, the law was pefect at the time, but replaced by something better, a new law written on hearts instead of stone. (P.s. jehovah's witnesses changed a lot, particularly around 2013, and they're not the same religion anymore that i was raised in. Antitypes were fundamental to their doctrinal system, and repudiating antitypes leaves their doctrinal system broken. Prior to that, it was flawed, but mostly coherent.)

[@qbasicmichael]

Galatians 2:16,21; 3:11-12,21,24-25; Romans 3:20-21; I thought paul said somewhere that the law was impossible to follow. I can't find him explicitly saying that, but he seems to imply it in galatians 3:10; romans 7; etc. Deuteronomy 30:11; 32:47; Psalm 119:89,142,144,152,160 And yes, deuteronomy is obviously talking about a long but finite human life in the promised land, as opposed to the eternal life, whether in heaven or on paradise earth, that christians want. But those are shifting expectations. And deuteronomy is talking about national salvation more than individual salvation. But it doesn't negate that deuteronomy promises righteousness, salvation, and life for obedience. Christianity took old testament promises, and personalized them. (Although, within the ot, daniel also promised an afterlife. But daniel also tied righteousness to keeping the covenant and law.) Also, deuteronomy contains no termination clause. It predicts that israel will disobey, but that a remnant will return, and obey again. Are christians supposed to replace israel, or join israel? "The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever."

[@elvisdoeskfc]

Or we understand that the Mosaic Law is a contract between God and ancient Israel, and that we're not required to enforce the provisions of a contract which we didn't sign.

[@cw1184]

You're hilarious, thanks for protecting womans rights to not be shameful for having a full and diverse sex life. You're a fantastic person I hope you become a household name someday. Everybody in Canada loves you.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

C W So you’re fine, happy and open with married men and women having sex with anybody else outside their marriage?

[@Limpi43]

Finally. I've been waiting for this for months. Whenever you come up with a bible-bashers just quote deuteronomy 22:28-29 and ask them when can you meet their daughters or granddaughters.

[@markbeoluke6454]

The last verse reminds me of the Greek tragedy story Oedipus Rex. The poor guy didn't know he killed his own father (he was taken away from them as an infant). Then he married his own mother and had children with her. When he found out she was actually his MOTHER, he tore his eyes out in shame.

[@dsaipha]

Someone needs to tell the pope that the Bible says men should not wear woman's clothing.

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

It's an even weirder rule, considering it was written long before the invention of trousers, and there was hardly any difference between men's and women's clothing. How would anyone even notice, unless there were some kind of colour code?

[@stevewebber707]

"proof" of virginity. Truly the bible is a book of "science". /s

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Again... nobody ever mentioned this in church or Sunday School. Or at the Christian school I attended.

[@danielrhouck]

3:24 I can *imagine* situations where “God hates it” would be a good reason for avoiding something. Like, if most of the Bible were different and God had a track record where every time it says He hates something and then we later learn more about that thing, it turns out the thing was *actually bad* in a non-obvious way. If God hated eating or doing medicine without washing your hands with soap, and miscellaneous things that turned out to be carcinogens, and cattle that exhibited [mad cow disease symptoms], then Iʼd be willing to tentatively take His word for it that crossdressing were also Bad Somehow. Unfortunately for Him, His track record is not that good.

[@KianaWolf]

"Do not inhale the smoke of tobacco leaves" or the like would make for a much more convincing 'divinely inspired' law than "mixed fabrics are evil!" The only time the god of Abraham has an even vaguely good idea for a rule, it turns out a previous culture in the region had already thought of it.

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Gotta love these random sets of rules strung together in no particular order - seriously, this book needs an editor badly...

[@indisa099]

How can anyone take this seriously

[@tryme3969]

By understanding what kind of world we really live in.

[@qbasicmichael]

When you've been lied to from childhood, and you believe this was written by moses, who heard jehovah's voice out of the fire on sinai.

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Mostly by never having read and understanding it?

[@elainejohnson6955]

If this is "the good book"... what is "the bad book"?

[@visaman]

The Satanic Bible? 👿

[@brunozeigerts6379]

According to MASH, the 'good book' is the manual of supplies and services.

[@visaman]

@@brunozeigerts6379 The Man Sup Sev.

[@SnarkyRC]

​@@visaman The Satanic bible is the true good book.

[@CCP-Lies]

Evolution book

[@janwoodward7360]

A favorite fabric on the American frontier in the 1700’s was called “ lindsey -woolsey”, a tightly woven medium weight fabric with linen warp threads and wool for the woof or fill. Wore like iron, semi waterproof and warm when damp . Banning that fabric is a stupid rule

[@d.o.m.494]

...you see your fellow Israelite’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet. A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this. If you come across a bird’s nest beside.... That took a strange turn!

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Seriously

[@visaman]

Those were the leftovers from the 10 Commandants.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@visaman Which were given twice

[@tsukikage]

I mean, it literally is used to get angry about women wearing pants.

[@andrewschaeffer8147]

Apparently the reason why you have the bloody sheet is because the groom has the right to have the wedding on any day at any time. While everyone is partying the couple is in the next room consummating the marriage

[@tealx8462]

😂😂😂

[@FriendlyAtheist1]

I can't join you for the premiere, but please like/subscribe and support the channel if you feel like it :) www.patreon.com/Hemant

[@Pandalka]

men and women wearing the same things is absolutely fucking gross! you know, unlike murder, burning bloody flesh, and stuff

[@Richard_Nickerson]

And we all know hymens only break when you lose your virginity. No way it can break any other way, and no way a guy can be too small or incompetent either, right? 🙄

[@AvatarYoda]

And all women are born with hymens. And, of course, no hymens are ever elastic and thick enough that they never break, even with childbirth.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@AvatarYoda How dare people even suggest such a thing!

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

You: "Every single one of you watching this is more moral than the Bible." Me; Yaaaaaaaaaay!"

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Active Advocate Enjoy it while you can, it’s just a made up assumption based on biased opinion

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

@@Daniel-cz7kd, do you think you're more moral than a serial killer? I think you are. God's a serial killer and then some, so...yeah.

[@proanuubis2546]

​@@Daniel-cz7kd as we can clearly see the Bible is also a made up assumption of morality for its time. Just be honest and say u would rather follow it than observe and think for yourself

[@azuradawn5683]

@@Daniel-cz7kd Did you watch the video...?

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

@@azuradawn5683 What about it?

[@dlee112]

Nice Sunday bible study!

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

That was an emotional roller coaster

[@dobrien51]

How do her parents have the bloody sheets from their daughter’s deflowering?

[@willj1598]

I guess it does match that stereotype of the meddlesome Jewish mother.

[@JewelEzra]

I don't know... I'm pretty sure Clinton wasn't there depending on the reincarnation ideology.

[@inner_chaos]

Gotta love that good old biblical misogyny ☕

[@danjohnson8138]

Been waiting on this then I'm late to the party 🤦 Thank you for more great content 🤩

[@slenders1ckn3ss]

When Moses is running out of crap to say but he still doesn't wanna die yet

[@kewakl8891]

@04:21 as in luke 12:52++ From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against-or two in favor and three against. Father will be divided against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. FAMILY VALUES!

[@_volder]

The thing about falling off roofs sounds like it must be based on the Middle Eastern custom of spending time on the roof when the house gets too hot inside (especially at night when you wouldn't be putting yourself in sunlight that way).

[@elvisdoeskfc]

Since many roofs in the Middle East are flat (not much rain to shed), people would use them somewhat like balconies or decks are used today - for parties, sleeping or even to store stuff. Obviously, modern builders put safety railings around balconies and desks and for the same reason ancient Israel was told to do it; therefore, modern builders are obeying the spirit of Dt. 22:8.

[@thomasfplm]

11:50 Don't forget that in a previous chapter, the punishment for a false accusation was to receive the same punishment as the person acused would receive if it was true. For some reason this isn't valid in this case.

[@unclescar5616]

I have enjoyed today's episode extra😂😂😂

[@pandora8610]

Like many early forms of currency, shekels were weight-based. There's some variation in weights, though. So while the most likely values seem to be 10.5 to 11.5 grams, I'll round up to 12g. So fifty shekels = 600g of silver. Current price of silver: about $0.78 per gram. Again, I'll round up, to $0.80. Fifty shekels = $480 That's the Biblical value of a woman.

[@skepticusmaximus184]

"Good luck having sex for the Second time..." IKR. That was my take away too. That and bachelorhood is, good. 👍

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

PS2: Oh, this is also why Mother Mary went to stay with her sister for three months. By the precedent of that one part, where it talks about a woman pledged to e married who sleeps with another guy, she could have been stoned to death. But Joseph was a stand-up guy, as it turns out, and let her off the hook, even if Jesus WAS born of an extra-marital affair. Personally, I think the historical Jesus was Joseph's kid, since he had three younger brothers, but Joseph didn't want Mary dead, so HE sent her to stay away for a bit.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Active Advocate You seem to have forgotten the actual why Mary went to see Elizabeth, and as for Jesus being Joseph’s biological son, there would be no reason to stone Mary in the first place according to the law, which is where the angel has to counsel Joseph in his dream.

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

@@Daniel-cz7kd, I'm talking about the historical Jesus versus the Biblical Jesus: those are two different things. For the sake of the mythology in the story, Mary would have gone to see Elizabeth BOTH to help her while pregnant with John, AND to cover up her own supposed "crime". Historically, it's likely that that didn't happen: Jesus was the eldest of four brothers, and we even know their names: Jesus, Joseph, Judas (not that Judas), and James (THAT James: the youngest Apostle).

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

@@ActiveAdvocate1 Historically that didn’t happen, Mary did not go to Elizabeth to cover up any “crime”, even supposed, there was none, and you’re a brother short.

[@mitchellminer9597]

I saw a video about a girl's softball team that was witnessing for Jesus by not getting upset when they lost. (Evidently that took divine power.) I commented about not wearing men's clothing ... nobody else had.

[@marshallleevalentine]

This is the most confusing list of rules

[@visaman]

There is a fairly recent theory that the rules match up with the Ten Commandments when smooshed together.

[@armyparty]

I love these videos every Sunday. Mr.Mehta, which bible do you use?

[@visaman]

It's the NIV. The NIV is written in paragraphs instead of verses.

[@bladerunner3314]

So, according to 23-24, Mary should've been stoned, gotcha.

[@SnarkyRC]

And Jesus was a bastard.

[@myheartismadeofstars]

I love how the blood was REQUIRED, meaning women could NOT be pleasured by their husbands and still be considered virgins.

[@terryriley8963]

‘Do not plough your field with and ox and a donkey yoked together’ maybe God should have added that this one would only be a problem until tractors were invented to plough the fields?

[@strezztechnoid]

I liked your previous video, melodic background music is a cleaner sound.

[@TheJesseWu]

Just found this channel. This is exactly what I was looking for. I was planning to read the Bible word for word just to know everything that's in it but wanted someone atheist to follow it along with.

[@dionysian4689]

the sheet was a cloth that the girls parents used to break her hymen and they kept it as proof she isn't to be killed for this specific scenario

[@bluntforcetanya]

the bible is just every "if I were king of the world" dude coming together to write it down

[@lotanerve]

The lord your god detests. That's one step away from hate. Nothing but love though, right?

[@katieheys3007]

Ooooh a nice long chapter :D

[@dobrien51]

In olden days, high heels were for men. Togas (which are essentially dresses) were worn by men. Clothing gender is determined by your society not your god.

[@grapeshot]

Yep you see we save it this week to sacrifice it next week.

[@sehr.geheim]

I love how if he continues at this rate, the video on the bibles last chapter will come out in late 2042

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

PS: The only thing that's changed about the virginity thing is that we can't be flat-out murdered by the state over it. Umm...thanks? Kind of? Yay for the march of progress and all, but HE PAYS CASH, to my dad, no less, not to me, even though he slandered me, not my dad, and I PAY BLOOD? Ugh...

[@exillens]

Don't plough your field with a John Deer and Caterpillar tractor

[@mariolis]

2:35 What define's what is men's or women's clothing? Back in the 17th and 18th centuries , much of what is today condiered to be "women's" fashion were worn exclusively by rich noble men and it was only after that it transitioned to women So, is god angry about women wearing high heels ? Cuz feudal noble men were the first ones to wear those ...

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

Didnt butchers used to wear high heels so they wouldnt slip on all the flesh and blood? They only stopped because women stole their looks and started wearing high heels, so those butchers thought it became to feminine and stopped wearing high heels.

[@rufusdavis137]

Can someone explain to me how in this particular chapter of Deuteronomy it talks about a man sleeping with a woman who’s not his wife and they get stoned to death by the people if they get caught,but in John ch.8 where an unnamed man and woman are caught in the act of adultery only the woman gets stoned to death and not the man?

[@qbasicmichael]

I don't know, but it almost sounds like the parents manually deflower the girl with a cloth immediately before the wedding. Otherwise, how would they have the cloth, and not the husband?

[@janel.8921]

I’m wondering if it was animal blood. It could be a backup plan, just in case the bride doesn’t bleed.

[@MrMarinus18]

2:33 A problem is that it doesn't really define what "woman's"and "men's" clothing is. So it kind of became whatever the current culture associated.

[@Derryberry1]

This is great. Thanks 😘

[@mikemercer9513]

That was the weirdest chapter... so far lol

[@jonathanstern5537]

What makes you think that he doesn't like her because she's bad in bed? What if he doesn't like her because she doesn't take his shit? What if she's openly insulting to him? There are millions or reasons not to like someone, especially because back then, most marriages were arranged, and the people in them hadn't necessarily even met before the wedding day.

[@James-hd4ms]

I get to honestly tell people I spend a lot of my internet time doing bible study.

[@lh1673]

Wasn’t this God’s purpose to let human be naked forever and ever? Suddenly His obsessed with wearings😂oh, this God must have thought at Eden, “oh,see how good my first creation are wearing now, I’ll change my mind! no more naked so I can make rules of clothings”😅By the way, why are angels portrayed wearing clothes, especially the adults ones? Do they have something on top and bottom as male or female does, that need to be covered!?😅

[@littleredpony6868]

I like drag queens, they’re fun people

[@thomasfplm]

10:30 They would keep the cloth exactly to prove her virginity.

[@MaxtheFinger]

Thank you, Hamet, that was enlightening. You and I and everyone that watches along are, indeed, more moral than the people who wrote the book of Dueteronomy. Or any of the bible honestly. Why, in the name of burnt toast Jesus, would anyone point to the bible as their reference point for morality!?!

[@Lobo243]

Exactly...we have better rules

[@amyneu8078]

No lost and found animals are profitable for the owners.

[@davidbudge8359]

The advert for One for Isreal popped up during this video I thought it was funny seeing a woman wearing mans clothing just after you mentioned the verse in the Tora

[@sehr.geheim]

I also reject the bible, but if I was a Christian who believed this to be the true word of god, it wouldn't matter if these passages were awful, because I would have to accept that reality is awful

[@amyneu8078]

Do the couple have the honeymoon in his wife’s parents’ house? Or how do her parents have this “cloth”.

[@winstonelston5743]

Begging your pardon, and I am long-term lapsed, but you keep referring to these scenarios as involving Christians in a time prior to the existence of Christ or Christianity.

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

Not too subtle on the "no gender bending" thing. Dammit. A lot of really cool people would be in Hell for that: Prince, Bowie, Freddie Mercury...not to mention the fact that, when my favourite musician dies, he's going down. Seriously, I've never seen a prettier man, and he's just MORE masculine when he's wearing women's clothes, because the name of the game is confidence, and, like, he's also part of an Indigenous Nation where gender-bending is considered a good thing. Preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty boy.

[@azuradawn5683]

Okay I'm curious - who is the favorite musician??

[@PureBloodUsa]

Dude you would have really helped by not being so sarcastic I am really interested in. I'm asking questions about my faith and then I come up to this and it just I had to move on

[@elizabethduran3435]

Who can certify virginity? Ridiculous…. 🙄

[@jonathanstern5537]

Also, I don't want my wife to be a virgin. I want her to know how not to use her teeth.

[@ghosteyes2708]

''You're taking that out of context'' /s

[@arielle2745]

💖💗💓

[@stephanieemmons8728]

Hemet I wish you would run for president

[@endplanets]

I assume you keep mama bird alive so you can eat her future babies. Don't kill the goose that laid the -golden- tasty egg.

[@TomUHaase]

Way too sarcastic 😮

[@j.j.1064]

If your critical of Putin then a roof parapet might be a good idea. And bars on the window.

[@JeantheSecond]

Thousands of years ago when this was written, the people might have known why the rule about mixed fibers existed. This is the problem with dogmatically following a rules set down thousands of years ago for a culture that doesn’t even exist anymore. All context is lost. You’re just trying to follow rules that have no context or relevance. Even worse, you basing your life on questionable translations of ancient languages. (Not that these rules were that great in their own era. It was a rough time and the value of human life was low. But at least they probably understood why.)

[@joeyseven17teen6]

All this bud has different tools in the bag and adjust this adjust that. You can't adjust with a universal soldier. Mandown!!

[@LarryThePhotoGuy]

Picture rural, sparsely populated, ancient Israel. A teenage boy from a farm meets a girl from a nearby farm in the tiny village. They get it on and they get caught. The boy (or his family) pays bride price to the girl's father and marries his sweetheart. Everybody's happy. Might not always be that bad. Just sayin'.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Wait... who decided two people can't move a couch up or down stairs? LOL, do you only know weak people, or have you only owned extra-heavy couches? I'm not even a guy, and I've moved a couch with just one other person. 😄

[@oscargordon]

You must have just owned IKEA couches. A medium size ox weighs around 2000 pounds.

[@vespasianflavius8778]

Be brave and do a series on the Talmud next!

[@qbasicmichael]

Ugh. It will take him decades just to do the protestant bible at this rate. Some of us are hoping he'll bump it up to 2 chapters per week, perhaps 1 ot and 1 nt.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Hemant or friendly atheist “Can we please have a regular chapter?”, “I cannot deal with the slavery and murder.” Hemant this is the book that was written, different language, people and so forth, if it’s such a big deal for you, either learn and study with teachers who understand the Bible or find something else, I don’t remember anyone forcing you to read a chapter every week. “I mean two people can’t move a couch from the second story of a house.” Wow Hemant, you really make your guys weak. “Wear what you want. I don’t care. You shouldn’t either.” Wait a minute Hemant, “I don’t care. You shouldn’t either.”? Whether you care or not, where do YOU come off saying who shouldn’t either? “But who cares?” Well apparently YOU and perhaps others with you, otherwise you wouldn’t be trying to explain it as you’ve explained other parts incorrectly and ignorantly. “I would love to answer those questions, but we are moving on to something completely different.” Or you simply have no knowledge or understanding of your own questions and you move on to save face😏 Interesting Hemant, “can we just let it slide when people have a consensual affair?”, “They’re having fun.”, “She deserves some pleasure.” “Let her have some fun.” Would you also ‘just let it slide’ and ‘Let her have some fun.’ if your wife had sex with another man? “Every single one of you watching this is more moral than the Bible.” Hemant, that’s not only a lie, it’s unjustly stupid and ignorant.

[@SnarkyRC]

Smoke weed everyday.

[@smochygrice465]

Your back at it again mate. Sorry he finds your Bible books crappy, but you need to get over, or consider Recovering From Religion. Peace Love Empathy Always Brother.

[@exillens]

I thought the bible was a book written by people writing what the biblical god told them. Now all of a sudden it's just a book written by people of different language and culture as if no biblical god was instructing them. Which is it?

[@azuradawn5683]

It's fascinating to me that you spend so much time watching a video so you can pick out every little phrase (and joke..) to critique, but at no point does it sound like you actually listened to anything being read from your "divinely inspired" book. Why is it that you're so interested in criticizing Hemant's commentary but you're totally unwilling to think critically about the book he's commenting on? You can think whatever you want about Hemant - you're more than welcome to your opinion - but why not give that same level of consideration to the problematic and truly harmful rhetoric of the Bible? If the best argument you have against someone sharing that the Bible is harmful and seriously amoral is "you made a joke I didn't like", that's... not terribly persuasive for your point of view, to say the least.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

@@SnarkyRC And what relevance is that?

[@tryme3969]

Would you turn away from a wicked world?

[@smochygrice465]

Nope. I'd help where I could. Hope you are safe brother. Peace Love Empathy Always.

[@tryme3969]

@@smochygrice465 Can you help a wicked world by turning away from it?

[@smochygrice465]

@@tryme3969 Nope, how will ignoring an issue help resolve it? Like fighting a fire, I can't simple turn away from it, for it to go out. Hope you are well brother. Peace Love Empathy Always.

[@tryme3969]

@@smochygrice465 I didn't say ignore it.

[@smochygrice465]

@@tryme3969 Then what do you mean by turning "your back"? As that to me means "To ignore" Hope you are safe brother. Peace Love Empathy Always.

[@jamesburke2110]

I disagree with your comments that "drag never hurts no one" so you believe it is ok to shove this crap down the throats of innocent children. I am a devout Atheist and have been for many years. I genuinely love the work you do but please keep Trump out of it and drag queens and transgenderism. There is no need for all the politics. I am a republican atheist. Doesn't sound like there is very many of us.

[@qbasicmichael]

I'm an atheist libertarian. I believe whole heartedly in free speech and utterly oppose government censorship. Let people do what they want. Like jefferson said, my neighbor believing there are 20 gods or no god does not hurt my wallet or break my bones. Same with my neighbor wearing a dress. It's stupid, but harmless. Kids will see things, and parents can teach them. No censorship, ever. Book bans are anathema to the liberal enlightenment on which this nation is founded.

[@fordprefect5304]

*drag never hurts no one* Did you know that the late president Ronald Regan stared in a drag queen movie? So don't get your panties in a bunch. You could get stoned to death. And Trump? He is a vile disgusting excuse as a human being. Care to prove otherwise

[@azuradawn5683]

Telling someone that they can't wear what they want to wear is the antithesis of freedom of expression.

[@oscargordon]

And why shouldn’t children be entertained by drag performances and why shouldn’t they learn that trans people exist? What harm could that possibly cause them? There are very few Republican atheists because Republicans seem to be totally divorced from reality. The vast majority of Republicans believe that the previous election was stolen from them and that their insurrection was just a peaceful tour of a public building.

[@jpstardom3375]

Husband: i did not find proof of my wife's virginity! Father of the wife: That cant be! I have proof my daughter is a virgin. **gets a bloody sheet** See! She bled when i did it with her! Husband: wat!? Mother of the wife: wat!!? Council of elders: details please!