History Teacher Reacts to Family Guy Religious History Jokes!

Another Family Guy compilation is here! The kings of irreverent comedy have plenty of jokes about religious history. Mr. Terry comments with the ACTUAL history behind the jokes!
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[@SuperLb14]

honestly mr terry is the definition of a lawful good character. He's wanting to share his knowledge of history with the world, he will go into iffy area's (e.g. family guy) if it means sharing more knowledge

[@Razmoudah]

Actually, I view that as being more Chaotic Good. Remember, the Lawful Good usually strives to obey the laws, which would include being politically correct. Family Guy doesn't care who it offends and definitely doesn't care about being politically correct. A Chaotic Good does what is best for as many as possible and tends to say 'Fuck the law, this is what these people need.'.

[@SuperLb14]

@@Razmoudah actually lawful doesn't mean following the law of the country it is more following a code of law you set for yourself. So Terry follows his law of sharing history wherever he can

[@Razmoudah]

@@SuperLb14 That's not the 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons definition of Lawful Good, and I go by those definitions of the alignments. Further, in the 3rd Edition D&D rule-set a Chaotic alignment is perfectly capable of strictly following their own code, it just tends to be fairly simple and they don't care about it being in conflict with the laws and rules of society. In addition, that rule-set defines a Lawful alignment as always following the laws and rules of society, although they can be bent towards ones own purposes so long as they aren't broken, with the ONLY exception being for those who are in the service of a deity (aka. Clerics, Paladins, and the like). That's why there are nine alignments, from Lawful Good to Chaotic Good to Lawful Evil to Chaotic Evil. Now, as I'm only passingly familiar with 4th Edition rules, and have even less familiarity with 5th Edition rules, it is entirely possible that Wizards of the Coast has changed the definitions of the alignments in them. Actually, they would've had to as I do know that 4th Edition does not have Chaotic Good nor Lawful Evil as they tried to say that those alignments were self-contradictory in nature. Really, it just seems to me like the people who created the 4th Edition rule books couldn't be bothered to thoroughly read through the 3rd Edition rule books and decided to get rid of the two alignments that seemed the most prone to exploiting loopholes to 'make things easier'. Considering the number of other things that they broke in the name of 'fairness' it seems very likely.

[@Daxum83]

@@Razmoudah tl:dr guy gets pedantic to explain dungeon and dragon rules while admitting he doesn’t know the current edition rules while completely ignoring a woman’s point. Good job.

[@Razmoudah]

@@Daxum83 So, you think it makes more sense to call him Lawful Good than Chaotic Good or Neutral Good? No wonder society is going to crap. I go by the 3rd Edition alignments because they actually make sense.

[@musicsheep9816]

The reason the show has a lot of uncensored heavy Jewish jokes is because the writers themselves are Jewish.

[@Vampirecronicler]

Except for Seth, who is an atheist

[@musicsheep9816]

@@Vampirecronicler Yeah, Brian is his self-insert actually.

[@NeonBeeCat]

​@@musicsheep9816 I mean doesn't he just use his normal voice and insert his love for Frank Sinatra alot

[@monkeycat48]

While it’s true, the writers of the show do you come from Jewish backgrounds, they actually have renounced religion. which means despite being raised in Jewish families they now look at their own religion, as well as all religions as stupid and let alone. Don’t believe there is an afterlife. The show is made of anti-religious sentiment.

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

@@musicsheep9816explains a lot actually, Brian has always been the most insufferable character in the show. Kinda wish he stayed dead in the series

[@TheNeonParadox]

Mr. Terry is walking proof that anything can be used as a teaching tool.

[@MrTerry]

🧐

[@Zarek-fl5io]

😼Anything?

[@thomassorg3126]

If the person is brave enough ANYTHING can be a teaching tool

[@Joedirt3349]

Facts

[@HouseNazi]

@@MrTerry You know what’s worst Mr Terry? Stewie’s grandmother Barbara is Jewish his mother Lois is half Jewish Stewie and his sister Meg and his brother Chris are quarter Jewish

[@kahunab7400]

The joke about living rather next to a terrorist than an atheist was actually said that way around 2002-2006

[@nick335online]

True, it isn't as bad these day... I think.... but there still is hate from other religions which still sucks, if you want to convert someone, mabie don't start with your belief is wrong, join us or go to hell, just rebranded / slightly changed.

[@Nope991]

It's not a joke

[@nick335online]

@@Nope991 ya, it hurts lives and makes thwm turn away harder on religion

[@0816M3RC]

@@Nope991 At least atheists don't blow people up.

[@Nope991]

@@0816M3RC 😡

[@neil2345]

I'll never forget how my old history teacher began his class about Joseph Smith and Mormonism. He played that one South Park episode and left the room for 30 minutes.

[@SouLCoIIectoR]

Did he do the same with the other religions? The are all as stupid as Mormonism to me, just have many more years of adoctrination...

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

What's it called?

[@michaelphillips7207]

Season 7 episode 12: all about mormons

[@victoriashore1332]

Dum dum dum dum dum 🎶

[@magcarta]

one of SP's all time best episodes.

[@inspectorbutters166]

Saint Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus, lived in the city of Myra in modern day Turkey. He lived some time around 270 AD to 340 AD, when the Roman Empire was still around, and was of Greek descent. The Turkic migration into Anatolia started about 500 years later. So while Santa technically lived in Turkey, he wasn't Turkish.

[@vincegamer]

The character of Santa Claus has almost nothing to do with the third century bishop

[@jader838]

Saint Nick is also known for allegedly punching an Arian heretic.

[@lemonraven]

@@jader838 yes, with the wrath of God, the same kind of anger that is used by Jesus when the Jews were using the temple as a con store and he upended all their tables and called it a den of thieves. Righteous anger. Just saying. He was a really awesome saint.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@@lemonraven Just call it double standards and look like less of a douche.

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

​@@lemonravenThrowing hands and giving gifts to children

[@alexandrorocca7142]

Joseph Smith also claimed to have encountered both God and Jesus, although he gave three different accounts of that story. Because apparently, meeting God or Jesus isn't that memorable.

[@MrTerry]

Yeah, I heard that seeing both figures was not in the original accounts.

[@zeallust8542]

@@MrTerry Yeah he never met God nor Jesus in the original accounts. He met Moroni

[@MakaBrplays]

Why would it be? If we're made in his image, he's just a dude

[@zeallust8542]

@@MakaBrplays People wouldve remembered seeing the president back then, and hes just a dude

[@scottlemiere2024]

I never met that particular Joseph Smith.

[@jtl-en4yx]

"Everyone is anti-Semitic? This is awful!" That pretty much sums up 2022 celebrity news.

[@MrWardonis]

I'm not anti-semitic, I'm anti-religion

[@vincegamer]

@@OnMeds semites are an ethnicity. You can oppose the religion without opposing the ethnicity.

[@Nanded12345]

@@OnMeds but we should not be against any religion or ethnicity, hating them creates nothing .

[@TharsanJeyachandran]

You mean 2023

[@silentasamouseiaminsideyou6865]

@@Nanded12345 fr. If u don’t like it, u can’t really do anything at all so like the best option for « anti religion » guys is not to hate but to just do nothing. Don’t think about it

[@ToHoldNothing]

Senior citizen is almost an understatement, Noah was supposedly 500 years old when they built the ark

[@gothimaya2776]

Going a little bit out of your comfort zone is the only way we can break barriers and gain any true mutual understandings. My father’s favorite dad joke goes like this: (for ref. We’re American and in the SE USA) “A Christian, a Buddhist, a Muslim, a Hebrew, and an Athiest walk into a coffee shop. They all order their coffee, sit down, and have a pleasant conversation.”

[@scottlemiere2024]

"Then the christian found out that the last person was an atheist and shot him for not believing." (You don't capitalize atheist, it's not a religion.)

[@rokeYouuer]

@@scottlemiere2024 In fairness, if anyone starts opening fire, I'd rank it Muslim, atheist, Christian, Hebrew, Buddhist.

[@DmGray]

@@rokeYouuer I dunno bud. Christians are pretty trigger happy. Probably right about Jews and Buddhists being least likely though (Sikhs and Hindus are pretty chill too)

[@gothimaya2776]

@@scottlemiere2024 I’ll try to keep that in mind, but if it’s an ideological belief set or label to represent a lack of one, couldn’t it be either or? Promise no hostility friend, just opening a discussion. I really suck at English anyways, so I appreciate the feedback.

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

​@@scottlemiere2024 Funny how you single out the Christians for getting violent towards non-believers in this hypothetical scenario, when we both know full well who would be far more likely to do something like that among the listed religions...

[@zeusalternative1270]

The snake bit is interesting because is based in a religious group that did though that faith alone will keep you safe from a snake and therefore used snakes in his religious practices.

[@exceedcharge1]

Spoiler alert it doesn’t

[@bungiecrimes7247]

@@exceedcharge1wait... it doesn't stop it? The immortal giant snake is still coming to vore us? 😱

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

It's also incredibly rare...like, there are maybe 10 small, rural churches in Kentucky and Tennessee that practice that. I don't think I've ever even met a snake-handler.

[@smith22041]

And somehow the priest's son will still take up his father's position after dad died from his like 3rd snake bite. SMH

[@04m6gto]

These stories still pop up from time to time. "Pastor dies from rattlesnake bite after claiming God would keep him safe."

[@Max-js1mx]

Wish I had a teacher like you while I was in high school!

[@Mr.wednesdayallfather]

We had a teacher like Mr Terry and school his name was Mr Welch he taught I believe science don't really remember but he told us evolution is just essentially people haven't retarded children and the retard children getting to live and that we are the 185th generation of retarded monkeys and that dear children is something to be proud of

[@MrTerry]

Aw, thanks!

[@sirriel5629]

ME TOO SIR @MrTerry

[@kali9850]

I wish I did now.

[@kali9850]

Well, I guess I do now.

[@livingcorpse5664]

"I ate a tube of Crest for dinner!" Well, at least we know her mouth is clean.

[@anitatereszczuk3967]

Regarding how atheists used to be treated, the first example that came to mind was the case of Kazimierz Łyszczyński, a Polish nobleman sentenced to death in 1689. He wrote a pamphlet titled "De non existentia Dei" where, among other things, he wrote "Religion was established by people without religion to be worshipped, although there is no God. Holiness was introduced by the godless. Fear of God is spread by the fearless for the purpose of being feared. (...) The simple people are deceived by the wiser with the invention of faith in God for their oppression". He was beheaded and then his body was created. Of course, you could say he was unlucky because he came out during Counter-Reformation, so the church was a lot more eager to get violent. Ironically, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was actually fairly tolerant - Warsaw Confederation of 1573 established religious freedom. Of course, that act was ratified over 100 years before the execution of Łyszczyński and quite a lot changed in that time frame.

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

I love studying Polish history.

[@zockingtroller7788]

*cremated

[@historian252]

Man sounded like an idiot. Only a fool would say God does not exist.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

@@zockingtroller7788A bit of a Freudian slip there, just backwards...🐸

[@meganoob12]

Atheism was punishable by death in ancient greece already. For most of history theists have killed atheists because they knew the questions they ask are a threat to the system they draw their power from.

[@The_One_In_Black]

I think Useful Charts did a thing on Santa. He's basically a fusion of different folk beliefs.

[@MrTerry]

I love useful charts

[@gabrielesolletico6542]

Yes, but mainly taken by "Santa Claus", that's the Dutch version of San Nicola, or Saint Nikolau, that was an historical figure.

[@WingManFang1]

Not exactly the Man in flesh did exist but the folk tales and sainthood were spun around him

[@MadDogRyan]

Santa's has roots in germanic, Norse, Turkish beliefs, definitly worth looking into stories about the Odin and wild hunt

[@rm3869]

Thank you Mr terry for clearing that up 🙏🏻 ❤ 13:52

[@MrTerry]

There seem to be quite a few comments appreciating that clarification 👍

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

Some time could you do some Mythology Guy videos? (I know it's more of a mythological thing as opposed to historical but it's still really funny)

[@ayybeealternative1999]

I love his videos

[@MystixGaming03]

Yes

[@DarkAvatar1313]

22:39 No, Santa was originally Odin. If you look up depictions of Pre-Coke (Coke designed modern fat Santa) Santa is almost identical to Odin's grey wanderer form. Saint Nicolas's story was a separate legend that got merged with the tradition that Odin would bring treats to good children and fill their shoes left outside with them, while bad children got a shoe full of rocks.

[@watdaduckfuk]

Don't forget the Celtic Green man who's early depictions resample Santa too.

[@dreadmonkey6811]

I was gonna say "germanic" but I see I am wrong :)

[@DarkAvatar1313]

@@dreadmonkey6811 Germanic (as in the ancient ones) works too, they just called him Wodan instead of Odin (Germanic Thor was called Donar.)

[@dreadmonkey6811]

@@DarkAvatar1313 okay! 😄 thank you!

[@oliverhughes610]

One correction: the Sepoys were given the Enfield Pattern 1853. The Lee-Enfield named rifles first entered service in 1895. The Lee part came from Lee-Metford, of which the Lee-Enfield was a redesign.

[@joshuawells835]

Not to mention that when the fighting started, the Sepoys were actually using the very same rifles that "started" the rebellion.

[@chrispeel3123]

@@joshuawells835 and the grease used on the cartridges was lamb fat.

[@jimgorycki4013]

This was a rumor that caused the rebellion in 1857. Cartridges were most likely sealed with beeswax

[@ghguyrur7]

I LOVE that you have the TMNT game silently looping the splash screen in the back, is it an arcade machine?

[@MrTerry]

Yep. I’ve got 3 arcades in the background. One you can’t really see because it’s directly behind my chair.

[@tyrantphotius_7948]

22:35 im pretty sure that Santa Claus in the Orthodox Church is Saint Basil (Άγιος Βασίλειος), the myths of giving gifts and helping the poor were from stories from the Byzantine Empire. He was an Episcope of Kayseri (Καισάρεια, in Capadocia, modern day Turkey.

[@GreekPele]

How can he be Turkish but have a greek name? Those 2 languages aren’t even close to the same.

[@tyrantphotius_7948]

@@GreekPele As I said he was Byzantine (Greek). I never said he was Turkish, just that Kayseri is in modern day Turkey and that it is a common mistake to say that.

[@GreekPele]

@@tyrantphotius_7948 ah got ya

[@denzelpanther240]

the name is directly derived from st.nikolaus of myra, which is todays Demre in turkey. he is patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students

[@reinoldi1097]

Santa Clause Flies around in December for Christmas to bring gifts to good children. Has eight reindeer pulling his sleigh. Is the most visually iconic figure of Christmas, symbolizing giving, joy, and peace. Before Coca-Cola popularized the jolly, jiggly Santa we all know today, Santa was depicted thin as often as chubby, and usually donned brown, blue, or red robes. Has elves who make toys for children. Sometimes referred to as Father Christmas. Odin the Allfather Flew around in December for Yuletide to head off the Wild Hunt. He knew who had been bad and good and hunted down or abducted those who deserved it. Had an eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, that pulled his sleigh. Was the most iconic figure of Yuletide, a holiday that celebrated hospitality, feasting, and gift-giving. Is often depicted wearing either blue or brown robes. Elves and dwarves (Christmas elves seem to be an amalgamation of the two) originate from Norse Mythology and are known as amazing creators. Was referred to as Yule Father.

[@mattroberts3204]

I do a history podcast but I am not that knowledgeable of history, though I am changing that with this podcast. I just wanted to say it's really cool to listen to you describe some of these things. I think it's awesome that you know that much about a lot of things. Maybe I'll get there one day lol. Great video.

[@stiffnuts420]

I remember my first day of Sophomore History class, my teacher put on a Peter Griffin mask and said “shut up Meg”. Instantly knew it was gonna be a banger year.

[@zockingtroller7788]

I feel bad for anyone whose name could've been shortened to Meg

[@NeonBeeCat]

Damn I wish I had your teacher

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

@@zockingtroller7788 I don't know... It'd be kind of cool to be named Megatron.

[@H240909]

The way I view family guy humor is that it’s not based on what ordinary people believe. It’s based on what the dumbest demographic in any given scenario believes. Basically, it’s all stereotypes.

[@Kuschwab]

Smarter than you if you believe in a magic man in the sky

[@H240909]

@@Kuschwab and you’re directing your issues at me… why? People can believe whatever they want, as long as they aren’t being an obnoxious jerk off about it. Like people who think only idiots believe in religion. And I say that as an atheist.

[@bryanfongo327]

@@Kuschwab the smartest person regardless of belief understands that we can just not know for sure. Seriously guy, don't be the *that* kind of atheist

[@deanmcdougall5331]

@@bryanfongo327We absolutely do know for sure. God ain’t real, end of.

[@Merilirem]

@@deanmcdougall5331 Unfortunately they are correct. There might not be evidence of something but you can't even know if you exist for sure. Nothing is absolutely certain. Only a Sith deals in absolutes after all.

[@robertlinke2666]

22:45 ok, so one of the the inspirations of santa klaus is saint nicholas who originally came from turkey. he was a patron saint of sailors and shipping and such. one of the stories is that he gave money to a to a man who had fallen in love with a woman but was unable to marry her since he didnt have a dowry so saint nicholas climbed on the roof of the mans house and literally dropped a sack of money down the chimney. in other versions he hired some moors to do it for him, but historically thats difficult since they might not have been hired, but they might have been slaves. yes, i am dutch before you ask

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

Benjamin Britten wrote a cantata about the life of St. Nicolas, seemingly blending truth and legend.

[@Longshanks1690]

He didn’t come from Turkey since the Turkish tribes hadn’t left Central Asia yet. He was Greek by ethnicity and culture.

[@robertlinke2666]

@@Longshanks1690 well, yes, he was born in myra, which then was greek and now is in turkey. turkey didnt exist until the seljuks were uniteds by the ottomans, but that doesnt help to explain to people now where he came from.

[@AsurissGP]

@@robertlinke2666 You can just say Asia Minor, or Anatolia

[@robertlinke2666]

@@AsurissGP yeah, and most people know where that is? again, I'm trying to explain this to a majority audience. though given the audience of this channel, might have been not necessary, it seems

[@TheRushton]

As a 24yr Male, and history buff; i really enjoy your channel. Im sure others my age do as well. You often touch on subjects i have no information on, and have never heard of. Also its really interesting to see you clarify the jokes in these shows 😂 because as a child watching Family, lots of these historical jokes went right over my head 😂 now I know thanks to you!

[@bigenglishmonkey]

as far as im aware its never actually been proven that there was pork or beef fat used on the cartridges and is stated as a rumor that spread among the soldiers, it was usually lambs fat that was used, but after the rumor spread the officers said they could use butter or vegetable oil instead if it made them feel better, but it just made the rumors worse.

[@vintotheinny]

I wish Mr. Terry was my history teacher back in 2003.

[@MrTerry]

I would have been a bad teacher then. I was only a youngin

[@thebandit0256]

@@MrTerry Anakin Skywalker: What was that

[@bakert7000]

That is spot on with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church because I grew up in that religion and people go nuts when you worship on Saturday and not Sunday. There were lots of stuff against Jews in this. I liked them bringing up lots of religions. It was great how you ended with evolution or magic.

[@meinm3575]

00:32 - Respect !!

[@airtylerb]

Fun theory; part of the reason certain foods like pork, shellfish, ect. were banned by religious institutions was because it was hard to cook properly and if you didn’t do it right you would get sick from food poisoning, which up to 120+ years ago could have very easily a death sentence. The other thing as well is that some cannibal tribes have described the taste and texture of human flesh to be extremely similar to lean pork, so its possible that some religious institutions banned eating pork to discourage cannibalism.

[@maxmclaughlin7762]

If I remember right, Santa lived in the area we would call Turkey, but he was ethnically Greek. There was much more cross over before modern times.

[@ivanpetrov5185]

To be fair, it's St. Nikolay or what you what call it St. Nicholas. Anyways, Coca Cola created the charachter of Santa Claus for commercial purposes.

[@jeremylandry858]

Interesting point about the Abraham and Isaac skit. While it’s fun and funny to believe Isaac had no idea, the way the story is written actually infers that Isaac not only knew, but was a willing participant. The only counter to this is Isaac asking, “where is the offering?“ Abraham was already a very old man when this story is being told. Isaac is a young man who is very strong. In other words, Abraham’s not about to overpower his son. Even more, the way the story is told and written, Abraham had complete confidence that he would not lose Isaac. It’s actually the whole point of the story. Abraham has waited his entire life for a son born of his wife, Sarah. And now that he has one, God is asking him to sacrifice. Abraham’s willingness to do so shows his absolute trust in God and God‘s faithfulness to his promises. God promised Abraham his descendants would be uncountable as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the shore. Abraham knew that if Isaac died, God would raise him from the or replace him with another son. Isaac’s demeanor in the story implies he either knew or was willing to trust his father and the God of his father, thus showing that Abraham’s faithfulness and trust was passed down to his son, something that’s very important to any religious culture, but especially Judaism and Christianity. It’s also a typological event, in its entirety, to the death of Christ. The Father leads his Son to the top of a hill where the Son, fully trusting in his Father, lays himself down willingly to be sacrificed.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

23:10 That's taken straight from _I_ _Dream_ _of_ _Jeannie._

[@evagarcia865]

21:53 Here’s something you’ll never unsee: Brian’s nose as a weird tube-mouth instead of a nose, kinda like Birdo from Mario

[@aowarhead8308]

You are the smartest guy ive witnessed and seen with my own eyes, teachers in my school needed a book, you be seeing historical things no one knew, i respect you for that, intelligents is power. That and money, they go hand in hand.

[@wolftitan]

As an Athiest I found this video hilarious.

[@injunsun]

Santa originated in Scandinavia and northern Europe. He was Odin. The eight reindeer are akin to his 8 legged horse. The red and white suit comes from the mushrooms the reindeer eat, which cause delirium (same for people). The Scopes trial happened in Dayton, Tennessee, not far from where I currently live.

[@katamekothriis1613]

Actually, I think the origins of Santa were Norse. I think there was a tradition where it was believed that Odin would give gifts to people during the Yule festival.

[@azazelgrigori9244]

What does Odin not do?

[@Fast_Eddy_Magic]

"Santa Claus is Pagan Too just like all the rest..." Song by Emerald Rose.

[@wolftitan]

@@Fast_Eddy_Magic Everything about "Christmas" is pagan. Even that "baby".

[@amberthepyromancer1804]

Santa was originally from Asatruism from Norse culture. Actually he was a form of Odin in speculation

[@teddywest4960]

It's so lovely to watch a teachers reaction because as much as you know a lot you will always learn something knew. I never knew momon believe started that long time ago

[@Mr.wednesdayallfather]

I mean if you want to get technical Noah and his three sons built the ark and God just kind of let all the animals come to him it wasn't like he was wrangling them with a rope or anything Brian makes it sound a lot harder than it technically would have been

[@MrTerry]

There was no roping? That’s disappointing

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

I don't think the Bible is meant to be taken at face value. Sorry Protestants, but we're going to have to disagree on that. The Old Testament, as implied, is a romanticized testament of what happened to the locals at the time, and how they thoroughly crafted a moral framework based of monotheism. The New Testament is the next stepping stone, breaking off from concepts like "an-eye-for-an-eye" (Talion law) and separating faith & state (give to Ceasar his due, give to God his due).

[@shivomrai8887]

Woah hats off to you🙋‍♂️!! You know a lot of stuff Keep it up bro 👏👏 Btw, he was not hindu Zeus he was lord Indra!!

[@flowertrue]

Poor Mr. Terry was a little shell-shocked by some of these. Have you not seen family guy? Lol. Anyways, it was a fun video.

[@hendyallen5993]

A Christian once asked a Buddhist if they would be offended if they were wished a " Merry Christmas". The Buddhist was shocked and asked " Why would I be offended that you wish me happiness?".

[@larreization]

The bit on Santa being Muslim: There is indeed a connection there. Though, it depends on how you take this, if you take Saint Nicolaus (who has his own holiday on 6th of decembre here in Germany) as the same person as Santa Claus, then yes, Saint Nicolaus was a bishop and originated from (todays) Turkey (Or Turkiye, they have something going on with their official english name but I don't know details.)

[@AsurissGP]

Not really, he lived long before Muhammed made up Islam

[@coling3957]

two corrections ; firstly the new cartridges for the Enfield rifles were not made of pork or beef grease... initial production had been, but it was immediately changed before issue to Indian troops. by this time The British East India Company had been employing Sepoys for over 100 years and were fully aware of religious taboos. the rumour however was spread and created the Mutiny of 1857.. the mutiny was largely confined though and was not a national uprising - India was not exactly a country in those days but had been regions in the Moghul Empire with mostly Hindu, but also sizeable Sikh and Muslim areas. the mutiny was suppressed by the Company and British govt troops. afterwards a Royal Commission decided the company would be wound up and India became a Crown Colony. second; Santa Claus was not Turkish.. the original Saint Nicholas was a Byzantine.. the Turks would not arrive for many centuries and it would only be with the capture of Constantinople in the 15th century that a "Turkey" would exist, within the Ottoman Empire.

[@erikdahlgren6656]

As someone who grew up as a Jehovas Witness (tho never baptised) and who still have family that is part of that view point, I find that monkey joke hilarious!😂 My mom became a witness in her fourties and before that she was a weed-smoking swedish hippie who among other things took her van to Goa in india because reasons and just lived life. So I am very blessed to have had a more relaxed childhood than many of my contemporaries. One guy broke loose by doing drugs.... Alot of drugs.... One of the girls broke loose by shagging basically anyone and anywhere. And yeah you get it. However, most of the families were really relaxed and just basic christians. It was more those who were like third or fourth generation witnesses that was broken in half like that.

[@constantinvaldor703]

In regards to Santa Claus/Old Saint Nick he originated in Patara modern day Turkey in the third century though the Turks only migrated there in the 10th and 11th century if memory serves me well so was was most likely Greek or native Anatolian(also fun fact the origins behind him being called Santa claus is due to his name in Dutch sounding like it and then Americans sing sounds like Santa Claus)

[@NickTwohig]

Funny addition to the LDS thing: Mitt Romney's family was one of the ones that went down swinging and left for Mexico to uphold bigamy.

[@RexKwon]

As a historian, you should know that being anti-semitic is not just being anti-jewish. Hebrew is a Semitic language. So are Arabic and Aramaic. Hebrew and Arabic are the last 2 surviving Semitic languages. Therefore, when someone says anti-semitic, they're technically saying anti-jewish, anti-arabic and anti-aramaic.

[@nukemanmd]

The Oxford Dictonary defines antisemitism as prejudice against the jews. Hitler welcomed the support of the Arab countries which supported his anti-jewish policies.

[@0crowz]

Man i enjoy ur videos so much.

[@ToHoldNothing]

That ConEd bill thing had me curious and technically it existed before the church of LAtter Day Saints was founded, albeit not under the name ConEd, so it's not impossible in a weird way

[@frankenstein6677]

11:30 I think the main issue was really that Jewish monotheism (or monolatry at least) didn't allow for a central requirement of the Roman Empire, which was to celebrate the divinity of the emperor.

[@jokerdog167]

You should do a series on the Roman Empire.

[@MrTerry]

You might like my KZbin short on Roman history!

[@longjohn8735]

Came across this video looking for a clip and very much enjoyed your video keep it up

[@computerstar9883]

That sword killing reference made by Brian was messed up DAMN 😂😂😂😂

[@Paulthored]

21:59 Atheist was originally the Greek term for someone who didn't believe in the local patron Diety. Or something like that. Its been awhile...

[@moonrabbit2334]

Bro you r actually so knowledgeable

[@KelsaRavenlock]

The "magic baby" reference wasn't meant to set a time period or place it was simply meant to be culturally understandable to it's audience so that it could convey the meaning of the joke.

[@X.3.N.0.N.2]

Mr. Terry: "There's a lot of anti-Semitism" . Disney: "A new day, a new venture."

[@nukemanmd]

I didn't know Walt Disney, although I keep hearing he was an antisemite. That being said, I don't recall seeing any antisemitic content in any of his films. It is possible that he had a resentment of union organizers, some of whom were Jewish, when a strike was called at his animation studio. Many Jews worked for Disney, including his favorite composers -.the Sherman brothers.

[@timpegg7822]

22:40 storys do say St.Nicholas was Turkish

[@CalmNoises]

I can only pray for the day Mr. Terry checks out the anime: Drifters. It's basically historical figures (mainly Japanese) transported to another world to wage war against each other. Not very family friendly unfortunately.

[@MrTerry]

Am I too old to begun watching anime?

[@aretecourage2184]

@@MrTerry no im 37 and watch anime...you're never too old to enjoy cartoons or anime

[@whathell6t]

@@MrTerry Nope! You’re also not too old to watch Tokusatsu medium. You need to check-out the works of Eiji Tsuburaya, the father of Tokusatsu SFX, since he’s a Catholic convert and his religion played an impact in creating his designs and the lore of his franchise, Ultraman. His legacy affected all of Tokusatsu and Anime mediums. You’ll see the Abrahamic aesthetics and narrative in Ultra Q and Ultraman (1966).

[@whathell6t]

@@aretecourage2184 What about Tokusatsu? What your thoughts on that medium?

[@Deborita777]

​@@MrTerryFun Fact (Animation History): Most of the animated cartoon shorts of the 1930s-1950s ("Looney Tunes," Terry-Toons, etc.) were shown at the very beginning of films/serial reels in movie theatres to entertain the adults in the audience. Hence, why many jokes go over kids' heads, and can sometimes be kind'a randy.

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

The bit starting at 18:35 is a play on the idea that Jews answer a question with a question.

[@stuff4673]

I am Jewish as the day is long and I approve 😂 hilarious. You have to be able to make fun of yourself or enjoy self depricating jokes while understanding the true history. That's what makes it funny.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

Any time I hear the name Judas, I always think of _The Cat in the Hat,_ where Lawrence says “Judas Priest” (the name of a band) as a euphemism for Jesus Christ. And for those wondering where the band got their name, it’s in reference to a song by Bob Dylan, which uses a character by that name as an allegory for Judas betraying Jesus.

[@ernestortiz4555]

Never forget what the late, great George Carlin said; every joke needs an exaggeration. That's what makes Family Guy so hilarious.

[@davej.4989]

Would be an enjoyable night to sit down with you and hear you talk about history.

[@duphasdan]

22:41 He lived in a place called Myra in what was then the Eastern side of the Roman Empire, and that later became the Byzantine Empire. Turkey, and the its former version the Ottoman Empire wasn't around yet. Myra currently sits in what is now Turkey. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, is a descendant of an old Greek family that colonized that area along with other Greeks in the sixth century BC. When Nicholas was born, his family had been living there and slowly growing a vast fortune over the course of literally a thousand years. During his time as bishop, he attended the Council of Nicea during the reign of Constantine the Great. Nicholas learned to become a priest at the diocese and university of Alexandria in Egypt. He was a tad shorter than average, yet had a strong and stocky body from swimming and exercising, both popular trends in Greek settlements near the water. Due to a series of unfortunate events, Nicholas became the last living member of his family and inherited the vast fortune around the time he took a vow of poverty and became a bishop of Myra. As a result, he was very generous with his money and often donated to the poor. Due to his position and various legal reasons, he couldn't just out right give money. So he came up with different ways like sneaking into other people's homes and dropping some money,, donating for the construction of civil works, and even creating a new form of business where he would buy other people's old stuff and then resell it. He did so while intentionally losing money, and people knew his store by his family coat of arms from his old Greek mercantile family showing a blunted trident of Poseidon upside down to indicate peace and merchants. To this day the business type he created still exists and is known as a pawn shop, which still uses his coat of arms. In one fun story where he tried to sneak into another person's home to give money so that the father may marry off his daughters with a dowry, first time he went through the door. The father then locked the doors, so Nicholas went through the windows the second time. The father then locked the doors, windows, and also the latch on the roof. When Nicholas came a third time, he saw that the only opening was down a small chimney with a fire going on as the third and last daughter was drying clothes. If the gold landed in the fire, it would melt and become useless. So Nicholas did a prayer and dropped the bag down the chimney. The morning after the father noted no bag this time and was thinking the bishop would have to visit him directly if Nicholas wanted to give money. While thinking that, the daughter was unclipping the clothes that was hanging on the mantle over the fireplace. When she got to one of the socks hanging high above the fireplace, it promptly dropped to the ground and spread coins all on the ground. Somehow the bag not only missed the fire, but somehow went up and above the mantle and into the stocking without the stocking dropping from the weight of the gold. It is from that story and miracle of Nicholas that the practice of hanging stockings over the fireplace became a tradition.

[@hayderneamah1323]

Thanks for clarifying the 70 something virgin thing 😅 as a muslim and lived around most sects of Islam the first time I've heard that was from western media 😊 However,in the Qur'an it's mentioned that that good people will end up in heaven like place with various pleasures like food and drinks also ( Hur ein) roughly translated into the beautiful eyed ones with no specific gender nor that they are virgins And definitely not to those who kill innocents. I can imagine tho some sects might twist that.

[@Moribax85]

You know how they say: want to trick someone for some time? Tell a lie. Want to trick someone for all life? Twist the truth.

[@kmcd3020]

@@Moribax85 the definition of all religions 😂😂😂

[@Moribax85]

@@kmcd3020 Pretty much, yeah

[@ahmadjamalmughal47]

Man whoever you are I absolutely loved the shock, the horror, and the amusement on your face thats what everyones reaction is when they discover family guy lol. Please keep it up.

[@Spykersan]

I know historically atheists haven't been treated particularly well. There are multiple religions/ sects that will shun those that no longer believe. Even some states today technically have laws in the books that ban atheists from running for office. Sure, they likely wouldn't be legally binding but they're still there. I'm less familiar with the treatment throughout history though. I know many religions, especially the Abrahamic ones generally don't look kindly on non-believers. I remember seeing some Pew polls before, the most recent I remember seeing is in 2019 where the 'trustworthiness' or 'warm feelings' toward atheists were about on par with Muslims. In the past I remember it being down even more.

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

I think the idea of Santa Claus was norse mythology actually as he was inspired from Odin apparently.

[@itsbinc5119]

22:30. In the most parts of Europe we celebrate st Nicolaas ( sorry I don’t know his Engels name ). He is from Turkey. I don’t know if Santa Claus is from Turkey as well but I think you mixed those two up. Edit: spelling

[@alperendemir7514]

It's the same guy

[@viziomusa5921]

The reaction to that first gag was absolutely hilarious

[@dvilish3632]

This is so much fun 😂 Need more family guys ❤️

[@Clarinetboy82]

17:53 The snake-Jesus joke is actually making fun of various Christian sects that involve snake-handling, one of those being various Pentecostal groups.

[@watching7721]

I would pay more attention in history class if they played Family Guy, just saying

[@MrTerry]

Haha, no way could I play that in class.

[@GaOutlawVinyl]

The Scopes Monkey trial did not come out of the mid west. It happened in Dayton, Tennessee

[@malikcagatay7923]

22:30 you are right mr.terry, it is believed that santa claus or st. nicholas is from antalya, a southern city of turkey antalya is also a touristic paradise, you should see it

[@staceymenheart8353]

@@ionatanmacbhaididh5736 He didn’t say he was Turkish. But the area he came from “a village of Patara in Asia Minor”, Is in Turkey

[@TheZoenGaming]

Monogamy is actually a very recent tradition, only a few hundred years at most. Polygamy was practiced pretty much anywhere that males did the majority of fighting in wars, which was basically everywhere.

[@ibraheemshuaib8954]

More males fighting = more males dying = less males = more females per male

[@GothicNight21]

Me as an historician myself, I find those jokes great xD

[@eradication888]

The last bit is a reference to I Dream of Jeanie, it's an old TV show

[@WanderingWriter]

i didn't know that about the british weapons with the India Pakistan thing. thank you for explaining the scenes :)

[@geraldgrenier8132]

He left out a key fact. The charge packets that had those meat fats needed to be torn open with your teeth to reload, hean they had to put the fat into their mouths

[@MrTerry]

I thought I talked about that 🤷‍♂️

[@geraldgrenier8132]

@@MrTerry you mentioned they were offended by "handling them" but didn't go into what the handling entailed

[@tummytub1161]

Santa Claus is based on the Dutch Sinterklaas and was known as Saint Nicholas from Myra (Turkey) patron Saint of many professions like seafarers, shipbuilders, bankers and prostitutes. The Dutch tradition aimed for children is based on his legendary generosity.

[@asddasdasdasdadsa]

the watchtower one of the funniest magazins ill ever have read, its so over the top im really not sure if its satire or for real ^^

[@diegovasquez840]

What’s super interesting is that all of these Jew jokes are surprisingly specific, that’s because a great portion of the writing staff is Jewish. So they know all the idiosyncrasies and stereotypes well, I mean I’m a Jew and I didn’t know all of those

[@mavrikthescaler5983]

as an ex-mormon the mormon things were pretty accurate

[@TX_BoomSlang]

The Abraham and Isaac reference has me on life support😂

[@stevet7522]

He actually got Buddhism mostly right

[@sketchye5943]

Saint Nicholas (Santa) lived in Turkey and was of Greek descent, it was before the Turks invaded Anatolia

[@kevinplayz7965]

Please watch "The Origins of Russian Authoritarianism" by Kraut next.

[@paulbrickler]

If you could get an AfterBurner II arcade game to put in between the Turtles and NBA Jams machines, You would basically have my late-80's / early-90's skating rink trifecta. So many quarters.

[@techpriestemily]

You've probably already heard of him, but Blue from Overly Sarcastic Productions does *amazing* history.

[@Monkebs45]

Yes good.

[@Monkebs45]

@@frankg2790 but funny haha poison man. So my hands are tied

[@frankg2790]

No. He loves to bash Christianity while ignorin' all the bad things Islam did durin' the Middle Ages (Sharia Law, Jizya, and the Siege of Antioch).

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

And I'm not sure about Santa Claus being Turkish but I do know that a lot of the holidays including Christmas that Christians celebrate have been mixed with pagan practices to convert pegans to Christianity throughout the ages. For example with Christmas the cutting down of a pine tree and making it into a Christmas tree in your home is a adaptation taking a log from the forest and putting it in your home during Yule which is a pagan holiday that corresponds with Christmas.

[@jakewhite1760]

You are correct, by the way. ‘Santa’ does come from Turkish origin, as Saint Nicholas was originally a bishop from the southern coast of modern day Turkey

[@shockwave6213]

What's hilarious is that Family Guy has a lot of Jewish writers writing the Jew jokes.

[@valmeida6846]

I learned a lot from watching this, many things I didn't know. Are you jewish? You laughed at almost all of the offensive jokes apart from the jewish ones

[@ferigamingro7975]

what is the song's name that starts to play at the thanks for watching? i can't seem to recall it's name and i remember very little of it