God Bless America: How the US is Obsessed with Religion | ENDEVR Documentary

[@ENDEVRDocs]

Despite being an officially secular country, religion is everywhere in the United States. 70% of Americans are Christians and the majority of them voted for Trump. Evangelicals mobilized in their masses to get Donald Trump elected and they similarly geared up to do the same in the most recent election. Evangelicals have even created their own Bible-themed attractions, boldly rewriting the science books to educate their children. In Kentucky, an actual-size Noah's ark has been built along with a museum that supports the theory that the universe was created in just six days. In this documentary, we dive into the religious world inside the United States.

[@Spiritfba]

It’s all fun and games until one day you’re a 31 year old depressed housewife married to a misogynistic narcissist, 3 kids you’re homeschooling, no job or financial independence, and then you read some science and history books. It was hard to start over but worth it. I resent my parents for indoctrinating me into a lie that kept me oppressed for 31 years.

[@AnilKumar-uj1qy]

Stay 💪

[@Spiritfba]

@@lisamaryam6176 Of course I was a poor judge of character. That’s the whole point. If I wasn’t brainwashed with religion my whole life I would’ve seen from the start that I deserved more. It’s quite common for girls in these religious groups to have low self esteem and to be ignorant about what a healthy marriage is supposed to look like.

[@Spiritfba]

@@lisamaryam6176 Perhaps you should educate yourself about religious trauma and the effects of religious indoctrination of children. You seem to think that everyone is born knowing how to be perfect without any guidance or instruction. I’m glad you’re so perfect. Please enlighten us as to how you got there all on your own 🙄

[@MrEmpireBuilder0000]

Glad to hear you made it out. I became an atheist in my 40's as well.

[@faithfultoyeshua4576]

Its all fun and game until the lake of fire comes up 🔥

[@denysenielsen8115]

I am 5 minutes in to this video and all I can say is this video is proof that free mental health care needs to be provided to Americans.

[@jaelynn7575]

Not as easy as you would think when a doctor actually tried to tell me that prayers would help pain! Very unethical.

[@evooevoo6062]

@@jaelynn7575 Oh wow. He should have his license taken away..

[@feferosette]

🤣🤣👍

[@robertallen6028]

mental health care won't help. this is a mania and goes way beyond mental instability.

[@homefreedome217]

🤣🤣🤣

[@samilede]

As a Brit, I see the US as a land of extremes. Extremely big cars, extremely big food portions, extreme religious views. I think this is quite unique in the world, and it's so interesting to wonder how it developed that way.

[@johnsmith2221]

When you have 300 and some million people there’s bound to be a decent amount of extremists in that group. The majority of people here are not that way.

[@FrankAndrews]

Greed, gluttony and abuse of freedom.

[@laurahuynh8333]

As an American, you are correct.

[@mermiez1]

Marketing. "You must own these things you don't need in order to survive". Apply that mentality to every idea on every level, and you will understand the American worldview.

[@mikeekim242]

"it's so interesting to wonder how it developed that way." It developed from your authoritarian country forcing its will on us. Sure most people in the US are religious, but not like this video portrays. Go to a bar, and you will find people of all faiths having a beer together. I'm an atheist, and it's the extreme left, and right that causes me concern, and they're the ones who scream the loudest.

[@satellitestargazer2770]

It broke my heart the way those children were crying during the rainy festival because they thought God was mad at them. Or how the pregnant woman says she feels punished for having to endure childbirth. This is mental abuse.

[@amazinggrapes3045]

And they're deafeningly silent on comments like this

[@DonDon45-i5h]

Fights abortion but thinks pregnancy is punishing. Lol.

[@satellitestargazer2770]

@@DonDon45-i5h It is (fighting against abortion, I mean). It's withholding someone from evacuating something from their body that is causing them harm. So many women have died because of it. I guess she doesn't see that.

[@KandiKlover]

I mean he probably was with how unchristian they were being. He also blew out baptism girls candle when she started trying to condemn people.

[@u4iadreams]

That's the biblical story: women are punished with child labor for being the first to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge and for giving the fruit to Adam.

[@buddyman1990]

I like how they believe in freedom of thought and freedom of belief just as long as you think and believe the same way they do.

[@stargazer1405]

I mean they are not forcing anyone to think the same way

[@buddyman1990]

@@stargazer1405 but they make their discomfort very very very very apparent when you don't.

[@selloutsam.]

@@stargazer1405 doesn’t make sense to me to define the line of tolerable religiously motivated thoughts/actions to only be crossed if they are “forcing” people to believe. Instead I draw the line at the hypocrisy of preaching “freedom for all” but attempting to use the strings of democracy to bound non-believers into the same contract of restrictions that their religion places them under. Besides… between that and teaching that the world will be a dark evil place if the people who don’t think like you have freedom? That’s manipulative and as close to “forcing” as is possible for them with the power they hold anyway.

[@BeastChaeng]

That's "freedom of hipocrisy"

[@nathanbarth6393]

It is not about thought but Truth. What is Truth.

[@kwahujakquai6726]

It's pretty upsetting to me that a pastor is allowed to ride along with a sheriff, and can attempt to manipulate individuals, when they're in a vulnerable situation, about a specific belief! So much for separation of Government and Religion!!

[@JENTHINKSO]

Seriously! Did I just witness an armed officer of the State handcuff a terrified young citizen and force her to engage with an armed, proselytizing religious zealot? O.M.G.

[@hazl7097]

Yes very manipulative, I am disturbed

[@JENTHINKSO]

@The Grumpy Horticulturist Separation is separate. Period. How do you manage to twist the concept of separation in your mind to allow church to involve itself in government but not vice versa? Separate is separate. How will you like it when the particular church involved in government is a church (or mosque, etc...) you disapprove of?

[@JENTHINKSO]

@The Grumpy Horticulturist You mean the first clause of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States? Yeah, I'm familiar with the bill of rights. Do you mean to argue that the Constitution allows for a church to run our government or aspects of it? Which church?

[@JENTHINKSO]

@The Grumpy Horticulturist Agreed. Elected individuals are not a church.

[@pragueexpat5106]

"When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to a freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat.." - George Carlin.

[@gamingghost9345]

Saihan hellee shuu. Love George Carlin.

[@pregnantleggies3696]

As an American, this is true.

[@vdeoc6036]

nah, when you're born in america you ARE the freak show.. :') - an american

[@Anonymous-md2qp]

It is definitely on the very bottom of countries that I would ever visit.

[@chrismerkel9604]

D.J. Chump and his criminal co-conspirators must go to prison to stop this Collective Schizophrenia that plagues our nation. Schizophrenia - Is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. MAGA Is A Cult!

[@BruinsFan413]

Imagine getting arrested and they show up preaching at you, that might send me off the edge 😂

[@CT-vm4gf]

Haha Please officer I can’t hear any more of your ramblings! Just send me to jail!

[@HintOfLogic]

on top of the stress of getting your bag of "wedding cake" confiscated (by an officer who seemed to be well fascinated by it's smell)

[@impulse_xs]

Ngl that seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? Oscar BAFTA Ugly America

[@marycooper8385]

Church and state are separate entities

[@hadara69]

"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise." ~Sam Pascoe

[@snehashispanda4808]

🤯

[@sahilmehta7732]

🤔

[@hadara69]

@@sahilmehta7732 🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️???

[@theagnosticdeist3373]

Mind blowing 🤯

[@williamkinkade2538]

Monetize religion. THE AMERICAN DREAM!

[@anna....]

A cop saying that they actually need to talk to people now and can’t just “smack” them like the good ol days is terrifying

[@billjewitt-gz3mm]

Let’s hope they have a good talk to their religious messiah Trump!

[@KS-fz7hh]

Yep that cop surely thinks highly about smacking a woman around for a bit of weed. Absolute loser.

[@lannydeimel5996]

Yes and he wonders why people don't Respect the law

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@lannydeimel5996 To every religious soul out there: BIBLE (KJV) John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

[@dusmangi]

@@billjewitt-gz3mm you are blind person

[@jfrancobelge]

When I visited the U.S. several years ago, I was asked which church I would like to attend on Sunday morning. When I replied that I don't go to church, that I don't practice any religion, I remember that some people were really shocked. in Europe religion is stricly a private matter, you're perfectly free to have a religion and practice it as long as it does not interfere with the public sphere. And there's also nothing wrong about being a non-believer, which most Europeans actually are nowadays.

[@jalicea1650]

Luckily they didn't run you out of town. Some people may call you a "socialist" for believing that your faith is private. If you don't agree with them that greed is good. Hate gives power. That Love means submission to God in the way they do... Then you are an enemy. Luckily you are from Europe and I assume you are white. In America, who you are and how you present yourself is very important. Luckily,, you're European and spared from this culture that we have.

[@jfrancobelge]

@@jalicea1650 Yes, I'm a white European, but I just don't define myself racially. As for being called a "socialist" that would make me laugh; first of all social-democracy as it exists in Europe is far away from communism (but many Americans just don't understand that), and secondly for a European I'm rather conservative (but in the US I'd still probably be a Democrat). By the way, I do like the U.S. by many aspects, but the excessive influence of religion is not one of them.

[@jalicea1650]

@@jfrancobelge You would be in good company with the Democrats who by European politics would be seen as a center right party. In America, we call "social-democracy" basically communism and we conflate the two quite often. I also think it's asinine, but in America the average American can't imagine your policies. Paid Family Leave? Social welfare? Equal rights? Free at the point of service Healthcare?! All of those things are seen as radical and socialist by American conservative standards. Would you have your country adopt more neoliberal, pro-capitalist policies? Like Macron has done in France?

[@jfrancobelge]

@@jalicea1650 I'm not really involved in politics to start with, but I'm basically a liberal which, by European standards, is being conservative. The leftists on our side of the ocean lean towards marxism, and I'm definitely anti-communist, I'm definitely not a socialist. As Churchill put it in his days, "capitalism is the worst system besides all the others". I think that all in all we have a good balance between the dynamics of capitalist economies and the shield of welfare-oriented societies, "capitalism under control" if you want.

[@darylgrimes2601]

@@jfrancobelge in the united states, you would immediately be considered a whitesupremcst if you take pride in european heritage because european heritag is apalng

[@geringverdienerforlife1004]

I had an American friend and he got more and more into his religion and church, especially within his own community and changed completely, all he talked about was religion and how we need to convert too and never had time for us anymore, only for all of these religious events. I miss him, he was one of the nicest people, I've ever known :(

[@Armando.Krijnen]

I consider myself a Protestant, reformist (the American churches need an enlightenment and reform too!) I am sorry for what your friend has become, I really hope for you that one day he will make contact with you again. It seems like he has joined a cult (despite I am careful with judging), hence I also found a lot comfort and support in my faith when I had a lot personal and financial problems, but I always kept my door open for my friends and family and was and still am critical thinking but also try to make bridges with everyone I meet.

[@aengor]

I’m from Spain and I can’t remember a single politician mentioning God in a public speech, not even during the worst moments of the Covid pandemic when we all were under lockdown and hundreds died daily.

[@imminentpenguin9184]

Same in the UK

[@relentero8547]

That’s how it should be in our country where church and state are “separate” but it isn’t. I can’t wait to go to Japan

[@margaretjohnson6259]

it gets tiresome really quickly. obama was criticized for including the non-religious in his inaugural speech. it's oppressive and i'm glad i escaped religion.

[@TurtleChad1]

Even God is afraid of humans

[@davel9514]

@@TurtleChad1 I bet God is afraid of these nutjobs in this documentary

[@maggieadams8600]

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” ― Anne Lamott

[@NostalgiaforInfinity]

Abrahamic religions claim god created man in his image. But turns out it's the exact opposite.

[@faithfultoyeshua4576]

God loves everyone according to the Bible

[@WizardOfWor]

@@faithfultoyeshua4576 Brainwashed. The Bible was written by men in order to control & manipulate people through fear.

[@franciscouderq1100]

They are just making up God at their image!

[@faithfultoyeshua4576]

@@franciscouderq1100 God made us in his image

[@franziska_nocturna]

As a European, US Americans really scare me sometimes.

[@simonelara2850]

Me too! Will the king take us back? Lol

[@theroadlesstraveled3993]

As an American, me too. I keep to myself.

[@johnspinelli9396]

What are you afraid of? Lol

[@nekocat12]

It's a cult lmao

[@manfredconnor3194]

As an American, they scare me more!

[@jojolafrite90]

21:34 the face this girl makes while the robot next to her is reciting his soulless monologue is priceless. And gives just a little hope, after all.

[@scaraboo3624]

Little hope to be... like YOU

[@senau4351]

At the age of 14 I had a friend who was brought up as a mormon, she couldn’t hang out with me on the weekends because she had to go door knocking and church. She couldn’t celebrate birthdays or holidays either and I could see she was torn between our friendship and religion sometimes. On her birthdays id find an excuse to give her a gift for “no particular reason” and she always acted awkward but appreciated it. Over time I think she was increasingly aware of herself wanting to be closer to her friends when on my birthday she gave me a handmade notebook - that nearly brought me to tears. Life is too short to worry about what happens after we pass, and everyone should have a chance to enjoy life to the fullest.

[@labranehit7687]

I would change your last sentence a little. Life is too short to waste it on an unknown.

[@uriahpeep9008]

I read your account and I think you have made a mistake in what you say. You said...."your friend was raised as a "Mormon". But the rules your friend had to adhere to are NOT in any way the rules of the "Mormon" church. THEY ARE the rules of the Jehovah's Witness church. I refer to........1) knocking on doors 2) did not observe birthdays or holidays.....ie no gifts aceptable.

[@rensauceable]

She was probably Jehovah whiteness

[@MikolajK2006]

Pretty sure your friend was a Jehovah witness not a Mormon cause Jehovah witnesses knock on peoples doors nor they can't celebrate birthdays and holidays

[@reesecup3ify]

That's called a Jehovah's Witness, not a Mormon.

[@sarahbaddeley2100]

As an atheist from Britain, the pastor preaching whilst carrying a gun BLEW MY MIND

[@Dalabombana]

The cognitive dissonance is staggering.

[@InterestsMayVary2234]

My mother's baptist church had to tell the congregation to stop carrying to church (Midwest U.S.) and they lost a huge chunk of their members. It's ridiculous.

[@joelupinacci9900]

Now a non-believer, I've asked my still faithful friends how so many pray for protection only to be slaughtered by the dozens while of all things, at a worship service?! I have yet to get a rational answer. Maybe the ultimate benefactor just isn't there. This has happened at least seven times in the last six years or so here.

[@sarahbaddeley2100]

@@MZ95 not personally

[@leebennett1821]

@@MZ95 In what context do ask that Question? Deus Vult!!!! No he Doesn't YOU do

[@sollymadeit]

Anything that uses fear to keep you in line should never be the type of religion you should follow imo

[@leahrucks238]

oh Religions prey on vulnerable/lost people or they completely take over your country whether you like it all not lets face England, Spain and Rome colonized most of the world. Using Religions to fund them.

[@shaunsteele8244]

you mean like Covid?

[@KaninCotton]

@@leahrucks238 this!!! Religion needs to take advantage to find believers, regardless of what religion. When there's no proof of your claims manipulation is the most effective tactic

[@leahrucks238]

@@KaninCotton sure is

[@faithfultoyeshua4576]

Everything has rules ..even heaven has rules. Its not about fear

[@Rdsxfn]

60,000 Tickets at $90. Workers are volunteers, 10% of sales on site. Daily extra collections. The people running it are making an absolute killing. Sheeesh

[@12presspart]

i bet the bands played for nothing as well nothing like christianity exploits people

[@alexs.818]

Religion is big business here in the US 💰💰💰

[@kateofone]

Religion and politics=capitalism.

[@genestarwind4610]

Steven Weinberg once famously said, "With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion."

[@KB-io6ln]

Pontius Pilate. Asked who and what he should do about Jesus 🤔.

[@srautocentarbobot701]

when you enter the monestery that is 800 years old,well.....this video,this is ridicioulus.

[@sedmidivka]

spot on :D

[@JaimeJDoesStuff]

This is something Christopher Hitches said often and it is SPOT ON. When people believe they have "god on THIER side' they are capable of all types of evil. All "in the name of god".

[@dominicj7977]

//but for good people to do evil - that takes religion/ Or money

[@catriona_drummond]

"I've been through drugs, I've been through alcohol, to be honest nothing comes close to what I am feeling right now!" That is beautifully revealing what this weird sort of "christianity" is all about. It's a kick, an emotional high. In the end it's just something else to get addicted to. The cult is your drug.

[@JaimeJDoesStuff]

YEP!

[@PqV72MT4]

Yes. I agree.

[@fjeldfross9327]

Exactly. You can get the same kind of emotional high on any good Concert or music Festival. Just that These cultist are adding intentional manipulation to push the participants even Higher. Its just a pretty sick powerplay

[@skadi6750]

Yup, she just replaced one crutch with another. The same as the whole 12 steps for Anonymous Alcoholics thing...They are not learning how to resist addiction, they are just replacing it with other addiction by inserting higher power in their life.

[@ShamasAhman]

A bunch of ChristJohns

[@borbleborb4586]

it’s crazy how christianity is basically “love everyone, do good” until someone thinks slightly differently, then they have a burning hate for them 😂 Edit: looks like the algorithm has pushed this video to the holy rollers 💀

[@WayneLeng]

Tis the way it is!

[@elenafassbender38]

Exactly!

[@beaulieuc8910]

well said, and if you are disabled they hate you even more... you have sinned in your past life, no accountability for genetics

[@numb_2932]

Just like...every other religion. 😅

[@pastelmoon9118]

" we love you.. as long as you follow exactly the same life script as us! "

[@DanielErik]

Very happy to live in Sweden, where the Swedish church attend the Pride parade annually. We're one of (if not the) most secular country in the world. I don't know one single person who goes to church regularly. But if I did, I would still feel comfortable being both atheist and gay and be friends with someone who believes. We just have such a different view on religion here, I guess. Love and compassion must win in the end! ❤

[@Dre2Dee2]

After reading this I can confirm that you are indeed, gay. Congratulations!

[@KENZIIE_lol]

How sad, to condone something that's clearly against nature and is sin.

[@lyuboslavpetkov4368]

I'm jealous. You're lucky to live in such an amazing country. Enjoy every moment.

[@jaimesfolly]

@Shitchlover551 Loving everyone, including the unrepentant, is not condoning anything. What an ego to think it matters if you condone someone else! The Bible does not tell us to judge the sheep from the goats. That isn't our place.

[@KENZIIE_lol]

@@jaimesfollyYes, we are to judge sin - how else are we to determine good from evil?

[@keineahnung6124]

I love it how that girl said "we are the light of the world" just as her candle goes out,the expression on her face is priceless.

[@ingridclare7411]

Hahahaha, yeah, it is....

[@terriquinlan7683]

God did not approve of her "us and them" statement.

[@umukzusgelos4834]

even better it went out exactly when she said: the other people are the darkness

[@booooo-urns]

Timestamp plz

[@PotterPossum1989]

🙄

[@ahimsa6791]

What's scary about the marijuana scene is: what if they had pulled over a person who wasn't so willing to listen to a sermon? What if she'd said, "I'm an atheist, I'm not interested." Would they have treated her differently, even hauled her off to jail for being non-receptive or "disrespectful"?

[@jwill1027]

The answer is yes. Just look in West Virginia, an inmate is suing for having religion forced on inmates in order to be eligible for parole.

[@missinterpretation4984]

Yes

[@GabrielVelasco1908.]

Yes. That's their freedom.

[@dusmangi]

@@GabrielVelasco1908. true but not when you are attacking the very thing that america is built on you have the right to walk away and not listen attacking it is like kicking yourself inthe foot 🤦

[@geo4322]

To be fair it is a crime there. And she wouldn't have been pulled over if she wasn't speeding.

[@nathanwood5977]

"The body just aged differently back then". Priceless.

[@michaelkennedy6415]

I know that it’s hard to believe that humans originally lived longer. There’s a reason for why they did. It has to do with the process unto which we were created. Research the translation of Sumerian cuneiform- that’s how I started to believe l.

[@nathanwood5977]

@@michaelkennedy6415 Michael, its not a case of believing what, who lived for longer, its the evidence to support it. There is simply no evidence to support humans living longer and in fact, there is evidence to support humans having shorter lives because of the lack of medicine etc.

[@Saif_guidence]

​@@michaelkennedy6415😂

[@zoep.2891]

@michaelkennedy6415: Why do you recomment reading fiction to find the truth???

[@corneliahanimann2173]

There was a time before antiaging creams I suppose...

[@roderickcortez138]

I'm 45 years old and I've lived in America my whole life. I still hear people saying that if you don't believe in God you should get out of the country. So ridiculous.

[@annawaii4654]

As someone who grew up in an atheist household, I’m honestly really grateful that I never had to go through any of this. I never really understood how much religion meant to a lot of ppl and why it was so difficult to come out to your family about becoming atheist since I never had this issue. Thank you for the wonderful documentary and I hope people can become more open and accepting of becoming an atheist

[@arturovillaluz2053]

You were fortunate, most of the us didn't have the luck of belonging in an atheist family. We live in a society where not believing in God is considered a crime.

[@gregofcanada4494]

I envy you. I grew up Pentecostal.

[@annleerinehart7348]

I grew up in a family that was not for or against but had a friends who would try to get me to believe. I just can’t make myself make-believe, it’s too mythical

[@namastenamaste7228]

❤❤❤

[@carmelinhawaii]

My parents were Baha’i. Gave me the freedom to deny all religions. 😂. Freaked me out when I realized people believe it in a literal sense. Now with MAGA. No way….can’t do it! I don’t even want to do Christmas

[@nycbutterfly52]

I live in the southern US, and not only is this VERY frightening, but it is also terribly embarrassing that so many of the people living around me feel and believe these things. We ARE NOT ALL like this!!!

[@MinqApoc]

Nobody is saying you are. But the people that ARE like this are dangerous. On many levels.

[@keithotinkorang802]

@@MinqApoc exactly

[@BramLastname]

We know, But that doesn't mean it isn't a problem. While the writing seems to target "foreign countries" People in the US need to see and hear this more than any other.

[@theobserver9131]

Most of us are not like this. You don't hear about normal people as much. Normal is boring. All countries have their fringe element.

[@skadi6750]

Of course you are not all like this, but way too many out there are:-D Its the same as when men claim not all men are rapists, when metoo people tell their stories...of course not all men, but way too much of them:-D Enough to create a universal problem.

[@KatieRingley]

as someone raised in this, and saw it my whole life as if it was normal - this is so terrifying. I'm just SO DAMN THANKFUL my husband and I found our way out. OH.MY.GOODNESS.

[@s3g4_21]

Good for you!

[@exterminateall-bts-fans5463]

It`s all but normal . 🤮😝

[@TurtleChad1]

Great to hear you didn't continue in this cult

[@nimblehuman]

It restores my faith in God, the real thing, that there are people like you and your husband out there. Always be wary of similar traps, there are myriad out there. May you walk in the light and know contentment.

[@edwardzita3479]

@@TurtleChad1 , turtle what are you doing here?

[@dawnclarke2343]

I'm so glad I am European and not having to navigate my life to avoid such dogma.

[@Silver77cyn]

I envy you, also what part of Europe are you from?

[@dawnclarke2343]

I am a Londoner who grew up in NI, giving me an insight to many things.

[@randomgeographer4410]

You are glad now, but you don't know what happens then when your days on earth will end.

[@somethingelse9228]

@@randomgeographer4410 And I don't care

[@Aerorian]

@@randomgeographer4410yea, see you in the basement buddy

[@12inter88]

Growing up, my mom didn’t force religion onto us. She was raised in a heavily catholic country back in the day where nuns taught your primary years. She told us “your relationship with faith, whatever it is or whatever lack of faith it may be, is a personal relationship. It’s your own journey, and I don’t want to force it upon you.” Watching this, I’m glad she raised us to find our own faith and personal relationship with religion.

[@travelnomad2128]

I was raised a catholic but I'm far from being a fanatic. For the most part, it's a religion that does not force you, does not take a percentage of your income, does not keep tabs on you if you missed mass, etc. We have freedoms that I don't see in other religious orgs.

[@emmy8628]

stan your mom honestly

[@aripinkberry1810]

I wish my family isn’t severely Catholic however they are Catholic but it truly saddened my mom when I started distancing myself from catholicism at the age of 11 and now it’s kind of hilarious because I might be a traitor if I turn to paganism which I’m looking into

[@mi3helle707]

This is how it's meant to be.

[@alqaeda7040]

In Battlefield,there are no atheist

[@kibble24]

I grew up Evangelical and got out when I was in my early 20s... I think a lot of folks outside of American Christianity don't understand just how intense the victim mentality is with these folks. They genuinely believe they're all martyrs against a nation of evil-doing heathens.

[@promptmuhendisi]

The irony here, almost everybody outside of the US understands and clearly sees what's up, because for America nothing new under the Sun, they test their ideas on the Minor Asia in between Europe and Russia, and Middle East, and then they apply to their own citizens. I can clearly see the next 20 years for American citizens as a non-American from the outside. Same movie, third show. But this time it wont be fun and games, because Americans are the ones need to wake up first and start to see what their actions did to the World, and leave toxic supremacy and toxic 'nationalism' -whatever the 'original' nation of American's is. We all know the history. We haven't faced school shootings and neither of us home schooled or church schooled.. Both the left and right is extremely toxic in America and I believe they also have fear for standing alone and obsessive for picking sides. But the old good days are fading, in a richest country of the World the citizens started to suffer. And pain is a good teacher. But for a crowded country like America, when everything the social engineering just settled and the buttons pushed to green, it will take looooong journey. And it will be late for many. It's already late. None of USA people are enlightened, awakened. They are either this side or that side living in a box without a true Zen or philosophy. Extremely fearful because of the ignorance and illiteracy ,even the ones who went to 'main character colleges', paranoid, confused, lost and plus greedya and somehow toxicly proud.. America is well dressed, groomed, English speaking Afghanistan. No less no more. And has looooongest way to catch the century starting from re-learning that the Earth is Globe, in the first place. But in my opinion, I believe American Internet lines and websites, even Google filtered for Americans. They may not be able to reach what the rest of the world reaches online.I am almost sure about. There's no other way they can be that isolated and uninformed. Even American tourists are weird like proud fishes just got out of water when they visit around here.

[@tm_morak3884]

You are so wrong.

[@audiofeinz5754]

Right

[@hmu05366]

This comment is quite difficult to read . Can you repost in your own language so we can understand better? Thanks

[@mattjames257]

Abusers playing the victim is a well-known phenomenon; particularly among wife-beaters for instance (no coincidence, I'm sure)

[@duncanorr5926]

As a European it angers me and scares me that this is the most wealthy and arguably most powerful country in the world. It infuriates me that this so called "free" country is denying people in many areas the fundamental right to have their own beliefs. In Europe *this* would be considered outlandish and absurd, not the other way round!

[@Celisar1]

It has the biggest military but that doesn’t define strength alone.

[@BasicLib]

@@Celisar1 Indeed, However its 25% of the world economy, 5000 nuclear weapons, lead in civilian and experimental technology, hegemonic culture and political ideology, founding and prominent role in numerous key international institutions, and treaty alliance with 12 of the other top 15 most powerful countries in the world however does. To pretend as though the US is not a power of unparalleled proportions is to live in denial. and this is coming from a non-American The US is a Hegemon, an empire of empire, the largest our planet has ever seen. I personally dont have much issues with them from a philosophical basis, but it is good to be clear-eyed and see the world as it truly is.

[@duncanorr5926]

@Dan Trebune even if that's the case, I suppose it reminds us that we're very lucky to have escaped the confined way of thinking that we as most others had in years gone by. I have no doubt that this is a exaggerated case as most documentaries end up being, however it does drive home the point that some people aren't given the freedom to choose their beliefs as they really really should.

[@duncanorr5926]

@will Derby A prime example of deep routed religion causing more harm than good, however now although it's still very much a contentious topic, it appears to be moving away from religion and more to a political/social issue.

[@sarahalbright7864]

I hate it too. As an American, it's a joke to call our country the land of the free. We just lost our rights as women and we are afraid to go anywhere in public without worrying about getting shot by gun nuts. Our poor kids are probably terrified to go to school and they worry about a school shooter just gunning them down. Our health care is a joke as not many can afford it. A part of me wants to leave America but if I don't stay, I can't make things better for my niece.

[@zoeschultz8607]

As an American, America is terrifying

[@YvetteWilliams-dx2kk]

Full of loopy loos ! Really is cuckoo !

[@divergent_x]

Look at UK and France and Germany being islamized. And then look back to America. You may realise something

[@samuelmyers5084]

@@divergent_x your right we will realise something……how religion was the worst thing to happen to humanity

[@Frugal_fitchic]

I’m so glad that I’m not religious. It did take me a while to unlearn what was indoctrinated into me as a child. This combination of religion and politics is absolutely horrifying.

[@relentero8547]

Just goes to show how religion and government are “separate” in this country. Somehow religion makes its way into everything relating to the government it’s sad

[@starrman5535]

Im so happy Im not religious to. but so happy that I have a friend in JESUS

[@12567NoYouCannot]

Frugal Fit: YES, it is.

[@12567NoYouCannot]

@@starrman5535 Good that He is your "friend" LUCKY YOU, because he surely aren't the POOR's Friend, You probably OWN A HOME and a Nice Vehicle.

[@theaviationist.5719]

@@starrman5535 My 4 year old Nephew also says he does not believe in rreligion or magic but he is happy to have his imaginary friend that he plays with and has converstions with when alone in this bedroom.. Weird times..

[@simonelliot3712]

*It is very telling that the cop can recite bible passages by heart...* but needs a cheat sheet to recite the very short Miranda Rights statement.

[@Indigoification]

A statement that he presumably makes all the time too. Mind you, what do you expect from someone who looked disappointed at the fact that cops can't just slap everyone.

[@simonelliot3712]

@@Indigoification Yeah, a lot of things about him told me he's not fit for law enforcement.

[@shturm602]

They really need to carefully say it correctly to the word, so the stakes are way higher I guess

[@Ss010101]

It's policy in a lot of departments to read it from a physical copy.

[@simonelliot3712]

@@Ss010101 You're just guessing at that.

[@Keltain]

I have zero problem with people who follow any religion Until they use their beliefs to hurt other or try and control the beliefs of others. That crosses the line.

[@mirkono]

That's built into religion by default. Convert others by any means.

[@ram-my6fl]

@@mirkono well converting someone is not there in Buddhism, Hinduism for sure

[@firstylasty9417]

Which is always. Religion propagates other-ism, division, and provides moral weaponry for discrimination and war. The world would be a better place without religion.

[@bobselleslags159]

I 100% agree

[@JaimeJDoesStuff]

Yep. And They are trying to legislate their beliefs every. single. damn. day.

[@jonathangoodwin7511]

I’ve never rolled my eyes this much in my life.

[@DodgyDaveGTX]

Careful - they might try and do an exorcism on you if you keep doing that 🙄🙄

[@bbk2601]

Careful. You might strain your eye muscles 😂

[@RB-zk8vk]

Can someone please explain to me how on Earth evangelicals came to the conclusion that Donald Trump is some sort of fabled hero? I legitimately do not comprehend it.

[@doeeyes2]

In his own words, "I love the poorly educated" Watch the video of Trump being asked about the Bible and his favourite verse. Its hysterical.

[@robertallen6028]

you're not supposed to comprehend it, you're simply supposed to believe it.

[@KJ_bluebird]

Prosperity gospel plays a role

[@dickcastle]

brain damage

[@Avatinfernus]

yeah right? guy who cheated a ton of people, divorced a ton of time, and every of their "sin" is some things he's into, from lust to greed and pride. I also don't get it.

[@ddlang2514]

I grew up an Evangelical with all its trappings like what is seen in this video. I remember the feeling of emptiness after church services, rallies, and tent revival meetings, youth camp, etc. My parents´constant reference to scripture to address every issue that arose left me feeling nonexistent, unseen, unheard. I never turned to drugs as an escape. I walked the straight and narrow until, age 22 when I could no longer deny the feelings of deadness. I wanted to die. I got honest with myself that the idea of praising God around the throne being the be all and end all wasn’t what I desired. Went on a year long search for truth and finally came out the other side free of the religious gobbledygook. The path I chose wasńt easy. I had to seek professional help. But it saved my life and I found my balance, mental clarity, and acceptance of my humanity and that of others.

[@heatherallen2236]

I wish we could talk, what you said is EXACTLY how I was raised and how I ended up feeling, and how I feel now

[@namastenamaste7228]

​@@heatherallen2236Stay strong and wish you to find the strength to free yourself. ❤

[@FrankAndrews]

Most churches either turned away from God or never served him to begin with.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

A very common story unfortunately, glad you got the monkey off your back.

[@uganda_mn397]

But God actually died for those that call upon His Name, are you really foesaking it all without like intellectual dive or anything, just straight out of convenience and comfort?

[@BabsChannel]

"We're the light and the non-believers are the darkness." For someone living in the light, she sure is in the dark.

[@pickledragonrebel]

Well put !

[@justahugenerd1278]

Well said "Cult Leader Greg" haha xP

[@toni4729]

Only the ignorant are looking at that light.

[@50-50_Grind]

They're learning to hate by seeing others as "dark". Sick!

[@madbax]

The candle extinguishing at the same time she say it. What a coincidence to ilustrate the idea

[@bluesrock88]

”The other people are the darkness” is one of the bleakest and most dangerous sentence I have ever heard.

[@hihello-7396]

As a biologist / future scientist those bible museums and especially those "scientists" working there literally made me walk away from this documentary for a moment...I am so shocked at how someone can get through an entire college education in biology and still deny evolution AND then have the audacity to lie to children about basic facts of biology and history.

[@Anticommunism99]

yep Religion and Science was one not that far from now , but science decided to go full Marxist way and now science is garbage

[@thegospelrose]

look into the research for creation institute, the ark encounter. they have plenty of biologists and scientists too. a big thing there is distinguishing between whats observational and whats theoretical science.

[@thomaswayneward]

Can you give me one scientific proof that Darwinian evolution is a scientific fact? Just one.

[@KS-fz7hh]

@@thomaswayneward You are aware genetic research exists?

[@EnglishInfidel]

​@@thomaswaynewardYes, loads, but you wouldn't believe us so what's the point in even conversing?

[@lazylad1726]

What a high level of brainwashing.. I feel extremely sad for these lost people.. especially for the kids and the teens. America's future is in danger.

[@boxingfan2796]

Lol religion is lower than ever in America. Biggest issue is Gen Z and Alpha iPad kids with severe mental illness and stunted development along with the breakdown of a cohesive society.

[@MikolajK2006]

Agreed, I'm religious myself but I don't even practice my religion, I don't go to church or anything and seeing america being so obsessed with Christianity, ofc it's gonna fall apart

[@steve-dq7hh]

Christianity per se is nothing but a label but following the teachings of Christ is a lot more. @@MikolajK2006

[@MikolajK2006]

@@steve-dq7hh I pray to god

[@NightmareRex6]

chrion last "love the eternal bargin"

[@tealnebula3909]

Having grown up in this cult, it is absolutely terrifying to see it from an outside perspective. It's the "I would kill for my faith" for me. Truly terrifying, purely evil.

[@metal4life1970-forever]

It really is. Just imagine someone had a Quran and said the same thing. I think his reaction would be the exact opposite.

[@fuck4317]

@@metal4life1970-forever Althou this is true as well. Even thou islam is... No words for those theocrats. At least crhistianity went thru a reformation, not that the differences are all that crazy. Islam never did went thru a reformation

[@spirituallysafe]

Imagine a world where everyone obeyed God's commandments. Let that sink in.

[@tealnebula3909]

@@spirituallysafe imagine a world where people didn't need "god" to tell them not to steal, cheat and murder.... let that sink in.

[@spirituallysafe]

@@tealnebula3909 Where do you think your conscious comes from in the first place? Turning to Jesus Christ, God come in the flesh, and trusting Him as your Saviour is the only way your soul will be spiritually safe for eternity. Faith in Jesus brings a renewed life, one secure in His love and promises. His is the only life path which will bring true and lasting fulfilment, peace and joy. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16).

[@JL050]

Obsessed with religion yet rarely practice what it preaches. That's American religion.

[@Silver77cyn]

Well said.

[@FatKat911]

Infact they would've called Jesus "woke" if he was alive today. His teachings would've been woke according to conservatives.

[@yovkoto246]

I am indecisive on whether to laugh or cry. What a madness.

[@JohnSmith-pf1vg]

Religion and god is man made. We are all animals, nothing special about us.

[@dehliafredericks3573]

Madness dear -- how do they raise their children or grandchildren-- this a cult?

[@marioconzal6518]

@@JohnSmith-pf1vg I bet ur the hyena type lol

[@dashingmay]

@@JohnSmith-pf1vg ok. Move to USSR. Oh wait

[@kathidori8504]

@@JohnSmith-pf1vg But we are the badest of all creatures. ( I don't like to use the word animal, I don't want to insult them )

[@briannekelly919]

It wasn't until I went away to college and met new people from differing backgrounds that I began to question my faith. I started to ask myself: "If there are other religions out there that people believe so strongly in, other Gods they pray to, then who's to say my religion and my God is the 'right one' ?" It truly opened my eyes to all the flaws of American Christianity and now it's difficult to hear people talk the way they are in this doc. It infuriates me how much Church and Politics overlap in this country - government officials should not be using their religious beliefs to run this country. A president should not be elected because of his or her political beliefs!

[@rasheed12th38]

You mean religious?

[@mickeydecuriouse3259]

I too believe the separation of church and state should be highly enforced; including getting the spiritual council out of the White House.

[@Argee55732]

Huh? Political beliefs??

[@seeker8097]

Yeah, that’s one of the main reasons the religious right don’t want people to go to college (or go to public schools where they’ll be potentially exposed to people living different kinds of lives). Questions are dangerous to them maintaining their power. (BTW your last sentence has a typo. You either meant to say a president *should* be elected based on their political beliefs, or they should *not* be elected based on religious beliefs. Or at least I assume that’s what you meant based on your previous statements. 🙂)

[@mickeydecuriouse3259]

@@seeker8097 you are correct about the Evilgelicals not wanting their children to be exposed to alternative thoughts and lifestyles; is easier to form and manipulate than one that is open 😞 they truly do themselves and their children are disservice while raising their children in fear of others with different opinions. It's a movement based upon fear and fear leads to hate which brings you to the mess we are in today in America. I personally would love to see an atheist in the White House that would dismiss the religious advisory board and start taxing these mega churches 🤷

[@eekiane1921]

This is disturbing in so many ways. The more I watch this docus, the more grateful I am to be born in my country, the blessings of my parents and the upbringing I had.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

Being born outside the deeply violent, bigoted and dysfunctional US is my good fortune.

[@gabbo13]

Me too. In my teenage years I had no idea that the United States has a lot of problems like the broken health care system or the amount of homeless.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

@@gabbo13 The US is an abject failure by every measure if social wellbeing. It’s designed to be that way

[@nimuaegore3010]

@@gabbo13 That's such a broad stereotype.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

@Führer they have no right to force their ignorant, primitive, superstitious nonsense upon others, nor do they have the right to persecute those who happen to disagree with them.

[@RyanChand-c5b]

religion should always be kept separate from politics and the government

[@Dre2Dee2]

why

[@RyanChand-c5b]

religion isn't a science. In fact, a lot of religious beliefs have been disproven due to science. A lot of it is completely false and nonsensical. Religious groups are no different than cults. @@Dre2Dee2

[@sidharththakur8038]

Truer words never have been spoken

[@nathanmacklin931]

@@Dre2Dee2 because you get America need I say less?

[@theta_plays9997]

That’s a very modern idea

[@jjthomas2297]

Whoever put on the concert is a GENIUS! Get people to work for free, charge a hefty admission, set up "Donation" centers throughout.(Without revealing where the money is going, of course) get the entertainment for free, too, of course..These guys are literally carrying trash cans full of money away. Brilliant. Find the most gullible people in the country and burn them for every dime!

[@mseb3909]

Thought the same! Especially when he said they don't wanna disclose their finances...hmmmmm

[@user95395]

Cartman did it

[@blackstone3323]

The Vatican has been doing that for a long time, all around the world. Its a billion dollar industry. God help us.

[@simonahlavacova596]

dont forget churches :)) getting 10% of revenue from all members? no taxes? gold mine!

[@samueljackson6188]

Yep, you should see where the tele-evangelist live and what they drive. When some politicians demand that they pay taxes. They proclaim that god will strike them dead. So the politicians back down. Joel olsteen makes $17 million per week and pays his goon squad nothing. Churches are exempt form labor laws and the EEOC. So they can do what ever they want.

[@levithomas2700]

This was absolutely bone chillingly terrifying! Especially the militia actually believing that any who doesn't share their faith as the "bad guys".

[@zoep.2891]

Yes, it's sick and extremely dangerous.

[@phoenixtoash2396]

And they will eliminate us when they are in power. I'm not kidding.

[@staymaddie]

and it’s always guys like them who shoot kids through their front door because they „felt threatened“

[@LinaMansouri-u1q]

"other people are the darkness" as her candle goes out is hilarious

[@worlQuache]

Just like how I think all the religious are crackheads. 🤣🤣

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

This is a wild ride. I keep cycling between anger, laughter and horror

[@twofifthsofmaria8823]

there is something so entertaining about watching Americans be talked about the same way that they talk about the rest of the world; as some mysterious and odd bunch of people that you couldn't possibly relate to.

[@karigucio]

xD

[@dreamrabbits5072]

Right!!?? It's so strange but very satisfying. I'm so used to watching American documentaries, I'm actually Canadian though and heavily influenced by American culture.

[@sophiajones129]

YES

[@michaeld9682]

I can very much relate to people of faith.

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

Americans do not talk about other cultures that way. For the most part American culture is extremely worldly, curious and welcoming to everyone. We have people from every corner of the globe living and working here, as we are a melting pot.

[@strflp7316]

I really hope Harvard took back the PhD from that girl. As someone who studied a bit of Geology in University, the fact that she negates everything she studied is appalling.

[@prabhatsourya3883]

Yeah, it feels absurd that someone who took up a topic of research, studied deeply and researched that topic, defended her research in front of a collegium of professors, and then just threw it all away. I mean, what?

[@Butterfly-xl3qm]

It's not absurd at all. It's commendable that she has chosen to stand for her beliefs and not bow the knee to the religion of Evolution.

[@a.l.michael6240]

@@Butterfly-xl3qmI don’t know what to tell you, but evolution is a fact. It’s not disputable and there was NOT dinosaurs on Noah’s ark. So I guess standing for your faith means becoming an idiot.

[@fb4129]

@@Butterfly-xl3qmdeluded

[@josephpublico2337]

@@Butterfly-xl3qm Evolution has nothing to do with a religion; it's based entirely around evidence, not belief.

[@tff1293]

Seeing kids walking around the creationist museum breaks my heart... Going to science museums as a kid were some of my best memories. When you're that age you take authority and the information they give you for granted. If my parents took me to creation museums instead, I would have had just as much fun and taken everything at face value just like I did while visiting "real" museums. I hope I would have come out the other side as I got older and began questioning things, but who knows what lasting psychological damage that would have caused. And it's hard to blame the parents, they were likely raised in a similar environment.. most people are just a victim of circumstance. That being said.. individuals who knowingly use religion for political or economic gain represent some of the absolute worst aspects of society

[@shaunsteele8244]

lol the Creation museum is the only "real" museum left

[@tff1293]

@@shaunsteele8244 What do you mean?

[@MrWise23]

@@shaunsteele8244 you are a joke if you think these crazy stories about god are more true than the scientific knowledge we have these modern days

[@shaunsteele8244]

@@MrWise23 lol "scientific knowledge"... you're a joke if you think that means anything

[@marciasandberg4513]

@@shaunsteele8244 while you benefit from ‘scientific knowledge by using your computer. Irony is lost on you

[@ibuprofenPill]

The day I left religion was the first day of the rest of my life.

[@Es_Tay]

This is actually terrifying. I'm happier than ever that I'm not American, and was raised mostly free of religious influence.

[@HoshikawaHikari]

Same, can relate

[@katenoke1571]

I know. Raised in Ireland when it was more or less a theocracy (1960s and 70s). The Catholic Church ruled supreme. The difference I see is in the willingness to keep people uneducated and subservient to religion in this country. Mind you, not really a fair comparison, I guess, since the Irish are skeptical about authority figures (nobody is better than anyone else). I'm just glad I live in Massachusetts

[@CelesteAnise]

You are lucky for sure

[@patriciawaisaac4885]

Don't be deceived the true happiness comes when you believe in Jesus, the other happiness is scam

[@keniaortiz6694]

At least we get freedom to choose which religions we want to be in, unlike many many countries lol

[@briiickiii3356]

any religion or organization that uses fear should be avoided at all costs

[@tacolover105]

Well, almost all major religions are on this list.

[@briiickiii3356]

@@tacolover105 yep :/

[@tamago8042]

unfortunately those are the ones that gain the most control

[@tacolover105]

@@tamago8042 yep :/

[@koopa5504]

That's literally the entire selling point of religions/cults lol. That's like saying "don't drive cars without wheels"

[@jacqulinnjackson2648]

when dude said he would die for his god while holding an automatic rifle in a white militia setting (and presumably kill for his god) that gave me chills of horror quite honestly. And those religious zealots are who i fear more than even the police in the US.

[@emancia]

The Taliban of the west

[@07Flash11MRC]

@@emancia Even the real Taliban have nobler goals than white supremacist bible thumpers.

[@gmshadowtraders]

You fear the police huh? So who do you call when Tyrone and Ray Ray shoot up your street again?

[@robertallen6028]

it's a little ironic too because the bible says "thou shalt not kill" if you really believe why are you carrying an automatic rifle?

[@gmshadowtraders]

@@robertallen6028 And do you think that's the only irony you are ever going to see in your short miserable life on the planet? Wake up sunshine

[@Mourn-o7m]

I feel bad for the children, you can tell they are confused because a lot of the teachings in that museum are not logical. These children have common sense but these adults are conditioning them to doubt themselves as an act of faith. Horrible.

[@KandiKlover]

Baptists are full of nonsense. Which is most of what this documentary was.

[@JoseLopez-wf6bx]

It’s the best thing that can happen To help them grow with God and his teachings

[@mariofan2867]

@@JoseLopez-wf6bxMore like the worst thing that can happen. They are taught to deny basic knowledge and common sense in place of a more “Godly teaching” when in reality they are becoming indoctrinated and religion being forced on them rather than them being interested in it.

[@Smudgie33]

As an atheist I really struggled to watch this. Everyone is so brainwashed. That town in Florida is like something out of Stepford Wives. I have no issue with people believing whatever they like but this was too much.

[@briananderson8428]

Agree totally. Those Ph.D. "scientists" should have their degrees revoked from their respective universities. Utterly frightening. WoW.

[@SoLongMarianne_]

Agree, they are totally brainwashed. It's crazy to see how it's coloring the whole society.

[@kamaliancirranoush1916]

Agreed, I’m 10 minutes in and I don’t think I can continue listening to the nonsensical craziness. It is very frightening how brainwashed so many are, to the point that their religion is their identity and the basis for decision making in seemingly all aspects. I have never been a believer, nor been around this type of environment. As an outsider looking in it boggles the mind.

[@briananderson8428]

@@automaticninjaassaultcat3703 I get it. It's almost traumatizing to watch this and know that hyper-religious delusions are ubiquitous in the United States among the least educated but most vociferous and politically ferocious.

[@dannyblue8382]

Couldn't watch that documentary without reading the comments to keep myself somewhat distracted

[@Nutkani]

Religion indeed is the most profitable business around the globe 🌎

[@JosedeJezeus]

Human beings are philosophical beings. Atheists are not normal.

[@janklaas6885]

business ideology/plann

[@NWard1210]

@@JosedeJezeus atheists try to understand the world through observation of what is currently known. Just because we don’t have a ‘god of the gaps’, doesn’t mean that we aren’t fascinated with the world and don’t get inspired from it. Religion needs to stop with its monopoly on emotion and philosophical thinking.

[@janklaas6885]

@@JosedeJezeus only the dumb ones

[@JosedeJezeus]

@@janklaas6885 the theoretical physicists are the greatest believers in a God, so some of the smartest, most creative people DO believe in God. What great things have atheists done in our society? Nothing compared to those who believe in the devine.

[@TheOis1984]

8:49 a common vice for "deeply" religious people is their superiority complex mindset, that sees themselves as more worthy and virtuous than the non-believers.

[@christopherbakita1425]

People can do the very thing you say and be self righteous which in it's self is a sin

[@RoseluvsHHR]

Right? Like how conceded do you have to be to believe god wants you and only you to be successful? Ya'll really think your god gives two craps if you win your upcoming football game and if you pray hard enough you'll win?

[@Papito_ZA]

14:03. The is a hint of sarcasm in the narrators voice 😂

[@aneezan]

i grew up in a conservative islamic cult, similar to what is shown in this video. Always have been a sceptic about god(s) and religion. Until one day, decided to just get out of it. I am grateful. The level of indoctrination makes me both angry and sad.

[@ENDEVRDocs]

good for you! I mean that sincerely.

[@reillyyugehands481]

People need meaning and still wouldn’t suddenly get smart if they started believing in the bang. In fact that’s how people get dumb like bill nye. People like the shill guy who say man is the result of martian dust and non life makes life. Lol

[@StefanRink]

Just keep using common sense, you'll be way better off and things start to make more sense.

[@DodgyDaveGTX]

Congratulations on making the choice to explore your own life trajectory, for real, but I imagine it sucks having to leave behind family/friends who I'm sure weren't too happy about it 😅

[@ala_dine2709]

me too😅

[@blatherskite3009]

If Americans stepped outside of their cultural "bubble" more (i.e. at all) then they'd swiftly realize how abnormal America really is. The section of this documentary where it said the First Baptist church has its own school, hospital, shop, etc., all in an effort to keep its flock from engaging with the outside world ... that's basically a microcosm of America as a whole: culturally insular and deliberately ignorant about how "the outside world" is. It certainly explains the eccentricity of so many Americans and the way they think bizarre stuff (like most of what we saw in this documentary) is somehow normal. It's really not. But you're never going to know that unless you experience other cultures for yourself.

[@shannonsollman3509]

Bingo

[@lapislazarus8899]

You should SOOO check out that book by Kurt Anderson, Fantasyland. It goes all the way back to colonialism (the Puritans story we're all spoon-fed is 🐂💩) up to the election of Trump. It's brilliant. USA, I don't just say "America" cuz that refers to two whole continents, is a total anomaly and is going to prove as fleeting and disposable as all the junk within it.

[@orangeturbandrummer1]

Cults

[@epalegmail]

Thanks for actually using the name America for what it stands: an entire continent. It's sad how a lot of people missuse the name without ever having heard of it being a continent and not a country

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

You are correct about it.

[@tside1trick812]

I grew up 24 years in Alabama which (for those outside the US) is part of the so called "bible belt" and is the epicenter of the style of Christianity highlighted in this video. As a young kid I was constantly exposed to this kind of stuff. I never got into it personally but literally hundreds of friends/acquaintances were and I've seen first hand how that culture permeates literally all aspects of life in those areas. First of all I can tell you this documentary is extremely accurate and it was honestly a little bit of a culture shock. 3 years ago I moved to to Europe for work and it's really mind blowing how when I watch this now the cultish and brainwashed aspects are so clear to see. When I was living in Alabama it was so normalized and really a huge part of society there. Even those who were not that big into religion DEFINITELY knew many people like in this video that they went to school with, played sports with, worked with, literally anything. One of the biggest issues in my opinion is not worshiping God in this seemingly over the top way (people are free to love Jesus as much as they so desire), but the impact on overall education that permeates society at these levels. You hear the woman at the Noah's Arc museum tell those kids Noah was 600 years old when he built the arc because 'bodies aged differently back then' if you thought that this was an extreme example for the video I can promise you it is very common way of thought...... I personally went to school with a girl whose entire family literally did not believe dinosaurs are/were real because they aren't mentioned in the 7 days creation story... My school was not one that was banned from teaching 'evolutionsim' in lieu of 'creationism' but many in my area actually were. And maybe the biggest issue of them all - Sex education. On the basis of religion, abstinence until marriage is still taught as the primary pillar of 'safe-sex' which has been statistically proven to lead to higher rates of unexpected teen pregnancy and stds than actually teaching kids about sex. Here you have the classic double-think of Christianity wanting to "protect life" via abortion bans, but not giving any thought into practical ways to prevent them being necessary in the first place (but that's a whole other discussion). Anyway just wanted to throw in my 2 cents as someone with first hand knowledge. This is the first doc Ive seen about this kind of thing and it's really well done.

[@masterbaiter0fthebait572]

But it is a fact that the lower your body count the lower the chance of your marriage failing.

[@tside1trick812]

@@masterbaiter0fthebait572 who cares? A teenage pregnancy changes your life a lot more than a simple divorce.

[@homeland1128]

*Agreed!* for me personally its never about loving jesus or praying to certain side on certain time, etc. Its the closest people that Forced me to follow everything as if i don't deserve full autonomy on whether i wanna do it or no.

[@tside1trick812]

@Matthew Thompson Your comment shows that you have absolutely no idea what a fossil is or how they are created. Do some research and I hope that you'll be able to change your view.

[@stevesheppardmusic]

Not sure I would want to worship a god who promotes slavery, genocide and violence, among other ridiculously evil orders.

[@miriavtst]

"It's just the body aged differently back then" the biggest non sense that I've heard

[@sizablekoala6879]

The cop literally complaining about how he can't use police brutality.

[@tg3307]

It drives me crazy when my religious family members say that when they couldn’t find something, they just ask god to help them, and he leads them to it. Like, seriously?! All the starving people praying for a crumb to eat, and god is over here helping you find your car keys?! If you really think that is what your god is spending his time doing, you should be ashamed of him…

[@louisleycuras8357]

In their defense, god can work on everything at once

[@melissamarsh2219]

@@louisleycuras8357 then why doesn’t he?

[@louisleycuras8357]

@@melissamarsh2219 he does.

[@pregnantleggies3696]

@@louisleycuras8357 Proof?

[@rasheed12th38]

Wow. Well said.

[@coleproffitt2583]

I like how her candle goes out when she says “ … and other people are the darkness.” really says a lot.

[@nons2040]

yes oh my god and then her facial reaction after i was actually laughing so hard she rlly slipped in front of the camera with that one

[@grimlund]

Thats how they think. Jesus and the Bible is the only way. To them even Gandhi or Dalai Lama is evil and wretched.

[@michaelaelizabethx]

it was very poetic. i imagine if god was real, that was him saying “no they are not.”

[@ryanruiz9958]

Came to say this haha

[@junebug8276]

Lol u can literally see this video manipulated what she said ... they had to cut the scene and put it together 🙄

[@christinathatch2949]

As an American, this is embarrassing

[@manfredconnor3194]

It is sick-making and scary.

[@reycesarcarino4653]

Or Lack of their

[@Dre2Dee2]

its fine, relax

[@ToddBrittain1963]

I'll go one further and say - as a human being this is embarrassing LOL

[@gk2222_]

No drag queen story time and gay parades are embarrassing have you been to them??? It is utter dysfunction this is healed people…

[@elainehewlett]

For a people supposedly safe in their God, they seem to be terrified of absolutely everything

[@Roses_777]

It's a system of Paranoia. That's why I left. The same people call me a Satanist now.

[@OutragedPufferfish]

They're terrified of losing their souls, and rightly so.

[@Nullius_in_verba]

@@OutragedPufferfish It doesnt make sense living in a perennial psychosis just for that, if you are protestant your path is already destined, if not it could be sufficient to make some pentiment at certain point...

[@OutragedPufferfish]

@@Nullius_in_verba Okay kiddo.

[@Nullius_in_verba]

@@OutragedPufferfish Better kiddo than a fool

[@someoneyoudontkno4762]

as a european...this is equally fascinating and disturbing. I have to admit i only want to visit the US one day to check if it is real bc it seems like a different universe (and not in a good way)

[@st3ll497]

as a Mexican who lives in america, this sadly is real and it is terrible.

[@jaelynn7575]

It's not real where I live, upper Midwest. Yeah, there are churches in small towns, but that's about it. I remember in the '80s when my city stopped the church bells from ringing all the time b/c it was bothering people who lived near them who didn't want to hear them. It's more of a thing in the South and "bible belt" which is why I stay out of those states. Been to Europe a few times and loved it.

[@missalicesmiles]

Just don't visit the bumfuck areas and you'll be fine

[@alethiacorbett2125]

Definitely depends on where you are in the US. I’m from Massachusetts and only ever lived there until recently and we have nothing like this. Some are definitely religious but typically it’s nothing to crazy. Watching this feels like seeing a completely different US, it’s absolutely insane.

[@BabaG_69]

I only want to visit the US because the geography is awesome and i wann see the nature.

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Free mental health for America ….much needed

[@adamtokay]

Imagine believing with all your heart that Bible is the word of God, the creator of the universe, and not even bothering learning the language it was written in, instead memorizing some botched interpretation of it in English.

[@edhegma]

Imagine caring about what someone believes for their religion so much so that you hate them.

[@brassholio]

@@edhegma No one said anything about hate except you. What I took from the comment is how baffling it is to non believers that any one with the ability to reason can believe those things.

[@edhegma]

@@petitwhite6366 KJV 1611 or nothing.

[@jamesmarie]

"Sad very very sad," in the simplest words from 45.

[@jamesparson]

I get a laugh when they say "In Jesus Name" The name would today be transliterated into Jesous, but they don't care.

[@MR-vg7yn]

That's some scary stuff, to be honest. As a European, seeing things like this is pretty alarming. It feels like the US is going backwards in time and some Americans seem to revel in that way too much. Sorry, but that militia in the end, to me, is pretty much the same as a fundamentalist group of any other faith.

[@tracer740]

M R- In the human brain, when fear, guilt and the denial of one's own mortality overpower rational thinking process, a psychosis such as depicted 'en masse' in U.S. social order prevails as the 'norm'.

[@xminusone1]

It makes me think about Isis or Taliban.

[@willowt9196]

Va by

[@WhiteFang111]

JESUS IS COMING WITH SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUNS SO SUBMIT TO IT 😆😆😆😅.

[@WayneLeng]

They're heading for a Theocracy in the U.S.

[@azbz9075]

“A pastor on patrol…not unheard of in the United States”, but definitely unconstitutional in this country! Subjecting a LITERALLY captive audience to a religious sermon is an obvious abuse of power.

[@maryellis8902]

People in prison may have prison chaplains preach to them and are forced to attend religious services.

[@pennycampbell725]

That was so infuriating to watch.

[@BenJAMin-o1i]

He cuffed her till she submitted and called it calming her down

[@Lilpumpkin505]

"The other people are the darkness" is a terrible outlook in life....

[@mariofan2867]

Saying that as her candle burns out, oh the irony…

[@aliz.5305]

As someone who grew up in a religious household, I believe that shame plays a key role for women in our bond to the church while the idea of being special & superior plays a key role in the bond to the church for men.

[@cedriclasry9151]

You can see the shame while the teens are bashfully discussing sex, trying to hide the fact that they are all humans with access to the internet. That was not ignorance but fear of judgment

[@derwolfpack3599]

@@cedriclasry9151 I grew up Catholic, and at first communion, the girls dress up in pretty white dresses and a tiara. They got to play princess for a day.

[@Celisar1]

I cannot see any basis for this claim.

[@stephenvelden295]

Sounds just like Islam!

[@Maialeen]

@Celisar1 Of course you can. It's pretty obvious basic common knowledge. But it makes you uncomfortable so you think you're doing something by pretending it's not true, so good luck with that whole thing.

[@CodyWardTV]

I know this documentary is meant to shock people, but so much of this was exactly how I was raised. It seems normal even though it’s not at all. As an atheist now, it’s hard to look back and see how I once was.

[@Zacharypp]

at least you're alive, well fed, educated, lived in warm house. what's the problem ??

[@LMB222]

​@@Zacharypplost years are the problem. Manipulation is the problem.

[@DomJuanAndOnly]

⁠@@LMB222What else in this world is not being manipulated? Even this documentary is being curated to influence certain groups of beliefs lol!

[@shari7265]

It’s like a collective psychosis, very interesting but also scary and dangerous.

[@pinklion26]

Excellent way to put it. Collective psychosis indeed.

[@ingridclare7411]

Same with any faith, eg orthodox Judaism and heavy Islam.

[@thomasfisher5742]

like having a DeLorean and going back 400 yrs in time lol

[@tomsheppard378]

I thought the narrator sounds a little like Ronald Reagan

[@homeland1128]

literally every religion ever lmao

[@lildirtydawlllggg4858]

33:06 the skeleton reading the Bible kills me

[@SatanicHorse]

This is a great genre: "Documentaries in the style that would usually be broadcast in the US about other countries, but about the US".

[@paci979]

"I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time."-Friedrich Nietzsche

[@floral-smoke]

Screams of narcissism no?

[@wontcreep]

@@floral-smoke the worst thing is that both sides are saying this

[@floral-smoke]

@@wontcreep You'll have to elaborate

[@wontcreep]

@@floral-smoke one is trusting his own wisdom, the other one is putting immunity from scrutiny onto the concepts that suits them

[@floral-smoke]

@@wontcreep What about "her" wisdom? Or are you speaking only for men here

[@MrYougotcaught]

I personally ditched Christianity in 2017 when Trump and the Republicans started to take a stance against the poor, the helpless immigrants, women's rights to abortion, Gay Rights, and racial minorities. The relief i felt when I left Christianity, I feel so much freedom :)

[@berenisemendez5223]

Goood! Keep being a non believer. Once you get out of religion in general that’s when you really find out what freedom really feels like. ❤

[@brieritchie]

Although those things were used in election under the guise of Christianity it isn't what Christianity is or stands for. I suggest that if you are to take a stance as to deny any existence of God that we all do our due diligence to do our own research on each and its historical context and draw our own conclusions. Challenge your own beliefs and non-beliefs and you find things typically aren't as black and white as we are led to believe.

[@raenaprottengeier]

started?

[@JohnGalt1960]

Its your choice, you are responsible for what happens to you in life,all you.

[@MrYougotcaught]

@@JohnGalt1960 yes and I extremely glad I made that choice. Now please make the choice of stop proselytizing your particular religion.

[@ludafishy1316]

I never grew up around Christianity my parents use to be Catholic, but once the grandpas died the grandmothers stopped caring about religion so all their kids stopped. My Mom talks about being taught by the nuns and how it was obvious the nuns did not want to be teaching and they took it out on the kids. She always said “You know I love you because I never sent you to Catholic school”

[@sarahbennett9820]

Being British, it seems mental that you have to "come out" when you're athiest. In the UK religion is hardly talked about. I live in a village and have friends who go to church. I am not religious and i respect their choice, but they never mention Jesus. If i was at work and someone talked about God or religion in ordinary conversation, it would be very weird indeed!

[@g_c6668]

Very occasionally I would hear religious British people on the tube speaking to each other about how Jesus is protecting them etc. It was very surreal.

[@kiramini3132]

i have one friend and sometimes she goes on about god and the only way we’re saved is to believe and i just start watching friends or another show i’ve watched a ton and replay it in my head because it kinda makes me cringe. like people say “just believe” but like i can’t believe something that i haven’t before without proof,evidence and not liking it,yk?

[@multivitamin425]

"God save the Queen" yeah right you edgy wannabe cool

[@undrwatropium3724]

I hate it here 😭

[@MattG4033]

Lol I just don't tell anyone and depending on how I think they might react I'll lie just to avoid the Bible thumping 😂

[@cypressstick9396]

Train 'em young, shape them, coerce them, manipulate them. Collect the monies. Repeat. Every church is one funky sermon away from becoming a cult.

[@vylbird8014]

Other way around: When the cult grows large enough to be socially accepted, then it becomes a religion. New religions start out as cults.

[@cypressstick9396]

@@vylbird8014 ... That's even worse! 😓

[@johannabagelius4177]

Isn’t there a that goes like: cult+time= religion

[@vylbird8014]

@@johannabagelius4177 More cult + growth = religion. One person saying something crazy is a delusion. A hundred is a cult. A million is a religion.

[@Ealsante]

@@vylbird8014 Christianity only became a religion once it had official support from the Roman Empire.

[@biffaozzie2373]

When a five year old believes they have an invisible friend, it’s cute. When a forty year old does, it’s creepy. When a politician does, it’s troubling. When someone with an assault rifle does, it’s terrifying.

[@mrspreminger]

I think having a someone you think is looking out for you can be largely beneficial to people. However, once they try pushing it onto other people, that is when it becomes a problem.

[@bnbcraft6666]

"assault rifle" 😂

[@libafried5840]

When you think matter comes out of nothingness and you are no different than an animal or insect THAT is creepy as we see the atheists perverts having no problem grooming kids because they think that will will not have to answer to a Higher Power.

[@biffaozzie2373]

@@libafried5840 so, I guess you haven’t been following the shenanigans going on in the Catholic Church over the last couple of decades, then.

[@thegreatrestoration6784]

What are you suggesting? That everyone should be an atheist

[@barryallin8161]

This is SCARY....

[@dgonzalez4331]

They’re not obsessed with the religion itself. If they were, this would be a much better world. They’re obsessed with using it as a status symbol and an excuse to belittle and discriminate against others.

[@mi3helle707]

This one 💯 people are the problem. As always.

[@skypie5374]

It’s like an excuse

[@iCrapBubbles]

Belittle and discriminate homosexuals, transexuals. Even socialists are worthy of damnation, it's pretty scary!

[@BenJAMin-o1i]

Exactly. That's it.

[@boge]

What's ridiculous is that they are deluded by thinking their beliefs prop them up to some status above others. In fact, the opposite is more true - the agnostic, the scientific, the educated, all mostly see them as foolish, misguided, lacking critical thinking, and in worst cases, dangerous.

[@rheannonfultz6449]

"Its just that the body aged differently back then" 😭😭😭😭

[@leiawhites]

deplorable 😔

[@beemillo4741]

@@leiawhites agree

[@matwatson7947]

Back in the good old days when your twenties lasted the equivalent of about 50 years... Can you imagine Freshers week back then??!!!

[@molnardori6060]

not believing in evolution is alarming enough but this is just ridiculous

[@rahulvats95]

I am enjoying it. 😀😀😀😀I love religious people, they are funny without knowing it.

[@adjjal]

So what we've learned here is essentially the separation of Church and State in the US is almost nonexistent.

[@Anonymous-md2qp]

It is essentially a theocracy. Just another Saudi Arabia but the people are more obese.

[@emilybarclay8831]

I’ve seen US politicians claim separation of church and state isn’t in the constitution at all, reading the first line of the first amendment proves that to be a lie but I’m not actually sure she’s read that far despite being a congressional district representative. Then again, she did drop out of high school and that never stopped her being elected

[@trainsplanesandotherthings5187]

Separation of Church and State... if you want to mix religion with politics then the Churches & Mega Churches need to pay TAXES, NO MORE FREE RIDE.