How A Jehovahs Witnesses Kids Cartoon Is Used To Brainwash Children

[@pompe221]

Tjat first video "Obey Your Parents" could have been really good if not for the propaganda. When Caleb's dad catches him leaving muddy footprints across the floor, he doesn't yell or scold. He points out that Caleb's mom had worked hard to clean and then directs Caleb in a small empathy lesson ("What do you think Mommy will feel when she sees the mess?") And instead of punishing Caleb, the dad helps Caleb clean up and ends with another gentle lesson on actions/consequences and the importance of rules. If only they had just left it at that!

[@CoffeeAddictEvan]

Exactly. Some of the lessons are good, but it's the way it's framed. Fear, obligation, guilt as motivating factor.

[@acat674]

They do that on purpose to hide their propaganda better and for plausible deniability

[@WolfgangDoW]

The vision of the mum just crying her eyes out was very emotionally manipulative still, lil kids are very sensitive to upsetting their parents

[@blanketyblank604]

this is a cult.

[@Casual-Sage]

A child psychologist who cohosts the Darth magog channel pointed out they are weaponizing guilt with the overdramatization of the mom's reaction. Even the dad's reaction is a manipulation. JW are pacifists. So manipulation and shame is what they have to hurt you with

[@AOhans]

Well, you shouldent always listen to your parents if they are bad parents. If your mom is an alcoholic, you should not go out and buy her a beer even if she ask you to. Respect isn't automatic, it's earned. There is alot of abusive parents. They deserve no respect

[@kymo6343]

...Though, as someone with an alcoholic mother myself, I must say it is often MUCH more complicated than that... Just gonna say AA and other programs for alcoholics honestly need a whole rehaul bc after being to it twice my mom just got better at hiding/manipulating/etc from learning from the other boozies there...

[@WitchidWitchid]

Yeah, but its not always easy for a kid not to do what his parents demand. An older child or adult son or daughter might. But a kid , not so much.

[@mitsume_slay]

I mean if they bad you should listen to them unless they made you do bad stuff or force you to do chores when your feeling unwell

[@mitsume_slay]

​​@@WitchidWitchid most of time a son is able to get away but a daughter can't even if they're adults

[@WitchidWitchid]

Yes, so true.

[@pokemami]

Born in 1979 went to school with about 6 Jehovah witnesses in my grade. That book got passed around and flipped through like it was a notebook full of garage pail kids. We couldn't stop looking... Even non JW kids asked their parents for the book... Then there was a parent meeting and we were not allowed to share books at school anymore. I just remember it being full of scary stories... So strange that even this non JW was impacted by this book!!

[@RavenFilms]

Wow! That got serious. What grade were you in? I was doing study from a couple of door knockers for a few years when I was about 8-10. They told me not to bring it to school. Looking back, I wonder if it was for that reason, or maybe so no one tried to talk sense into me when they saw what I was reading. You know, before I got indoctrinated. (I never did)

[@pokemami]

@@RavenFilms somewhere between I remember the big not allowed to trade books happening in 3rd... So 87-88 school year? I'm old! :D

[@agirlhasnoname6637]

I DID have my book from childhood. Not sure why I kept it. One day my very catholic (at the time) "step daughter " found it & was pretty freaked out by it. I tried to just show her the lighter stories, but it was too late. It got reported back to her mom & my then boyfriend tossed it down the trash chute. 🤦‍♀️🤪

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Recently a young mother and her 4 children came into the store that I work at. When they were leaving one of the little boys gave me a "thank you" note. I said thank you and they went on their way. When I opened the note it was a JW story about how the birds don't have to work for a living, because the lord takes care of them, so humans shouldn't have to work so hard. (I'm paraphrasing). I thought how terrible that this young mother would put her little children up to such a thing.

[@lachmowe1642]

This sounds like the perfect opportunity for a Monty Phyton quote...

[@kymo6343]

And all you gotta do to not have to work so hard anymore is to work twice as hard for the JWs for free and then die! XD

[@XWierdThingsHappenX]

It's stupid and factually wrong to boot! Birds don't live easy lives. They have to work for their food and fly long distances when migrating.

[@erinmoser1331]

He could be the 10th arrest and they still called him brother??? No "brother" would cover up such terrible crimes

[@fablethewolf825]

These people don't have the concept of crime; the police are an evil, malicious force to them, remember. If anything, every charge will probably make him more of a martyr to them.

[@Lazy_.Lavender]

How did you comment this 2 days ago??

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@Lazy_.Lavender I talked to someone the other day on a video that had been put out recently. All the other comments were from about 20 minutes to 5 hours ago, but his comment was from a _year_ ago. He said that he hadn't even commented on that video (yet his post was oddly apt), and was as mystified as I was. Clearly it's happened again. KZbin has finally lost it and gone a bit senile.

[@god_is_gay_for_satan]

​@@Lazy_.Lavender good question. This doesn't make sense.

[@marfta7414]

@@Lazy_.Lavender good catch

[@Starmadien2019]

I remember being told by a preacher that if you get the kids, the adults will follow. Because they have to drop off the kids at church. And, of course, they'll stick around to make sure the kid is safe.

[@burmessafox3939]

I can confirm this is true. My mom told me a story of my aunt. She would go to church on her dad's side. I don't know how, but it got her grandma on her mom sie to stat attending. And she would go on Sunday and mostly wednesday until she got sick. She never made me go to church though, and I honestly don't remember even talking about God or Jesus

[@kymo6343]

@@burmessafox3939 I'm just sitting here like "What kinda simp do u gotta be for ur kid to say 'hey I wanna go to some random church lol' and ur just like 'okay what could be sketch about this'...?"

[@burmessafox3939]

@Kym O Not sure exactly. My great grandma was the legal guardian of my mom and aunt when they were kids. Maybe she did that to be more closer to them.

[@henkaistudio]

@@kymo6343That woman in that Jehovahs’ Witnesses Cartoon looks similar to Elasta Girl who stretch.

[@lh1673]

Since the breaking news in Japan about this cult, one news program had shown one of these series, the one Caleb had to throw the so-called Satanic toy(to them) in the garbage in front of jw mom’s eyes. The commentators in that program were surprised with a frowning face, saying what the hell is this cult😅

[@kymo6343]

Is there a link to this??

[@lh1673]

@@kymo6343 Sorry no link, the TV program is called Sunday Japon, (サンデージャポン)was on aired Mar 5 morning.

[@ronhansen8471]

True Christians are fighting a war against a formidable enemy that wants to rob humans of their life by alienating them from God.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@ronhansen8471 true Christians want to make the world a better place for all instead of fighting some imaginary entity

[@leahmelissa111]

It's no wonder I had such horrible nightmares as a child and slept with a night light on til I was 11. I had the book with the cassette tapes of "My Book of Bible Stories" and my mom used to put them on for me before bedtime. I looked back at this book as an adult and thought, no wonder I had terrible ocd and nightmares. So toxic.

[@simplysoundlife]

I forgot about the cassette tapes! Yes!

[@leahmelissa111]

@@simplysoundlife What nightmares are made of.

[@GenerationX1984]

I still sleep with the hall light on as an adult after watching a horror movie. Haha!

[@TechnicolourFlamingo]

I remember growing up in this cult and that Bible Story book terrified me as a kid. I can appreciate the Animation that goes into these videos but is so sad that it is used as propaganda. That shirt I got to find and get. I think the books circulated until the mid 2000s. Only recently did they censor the crap out of that book. I worry for my friends and some family still stuck in the cult and hope they get out soon.

[@ronhansen8471]

The Bible story book is propaganda to people that do not understand what the Bible teaches.

[@JarredTheWyrdWorker]

Can we talk about how melodramatic the mom's reaction that Caleb imagined is? I mean, actually wailing over muddy shoe prints?

[@ronhansen8471]

The generation today is undisciplined

[@pinedelgado4743]

LMHO!!! ROFL!!! :) :) :)

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

@@ronhansen8471What does that have to do with anything?

[@AnikMonette]

​@@ronhansen8471I'm 40 and I did all those undisciplined things all kids did, including drawing on the walls so I'm curious about that bs statement you made...

[@ronhansen8471]

@@AnikMonette About the generation today being undisciplined? Apparently, you have no idea what I mean. Do you remember Dr Spock? He advocated a method of disciplining children with no boundaries that has lead us to where we are today. Parents are being forced to raise their children by the rules of educators and the legal system is backing them up. Parents have the authority granted them by God to discipline their children and the world doesn't allow it. The Bible admonishes: “Fathers, do not be irritating your children, but go on bringing them up in the discipline and admonition of Jehovah.” (Ephesians 6:4) In the Bible, the word “discipline” can mean “upbringing, training, instruction.” Children need discipline; they thrive under clear-cut guidelines, boundaries, and limits. The Bible associates such discipline, or instruction, with love. (Proverbs 13:24) Therefore, “the rod of discipline” should never be abusive-emotionally or physically. (Proverbs 22:15; 29:15) Discipline that is rigid or harsh with no sense of love is an abuse of parental authority and can crush a child’s spirit. (Colossians 3:21) On the other hand, balanced discipline that is properly administered conveys to children that their parents love them and care about the kind of person they are becoming.

[@stinegregersen6553]

Don’t you dare call their animation Pixar level again 🤣🤣🤣

[@GalactusTheDestroyer]

Right? The lighting and SOME of the models are alright but not Pixar level. Sub D working hard with this one. :)

[@WolfgangDoW]

Newer videos have better animation

[@stinegregersen6553]

@@WolfgangDoW Yea I’ve seen em but it’s still nowhere near Pixar quality

[@SiRenfield]

Some of the later ones are decent but oh sweet mercy the early ones look like ass

[@lagomorphcavy]

The worst thing I get from this is these talented animators were not paid a single dime because this is church work.

[@bluephoeenix]

Some how I had that yellow book of horrors. I avoided it like the plague when I was a kid. The only way I can think of having that book was because my grandmother was "friends" with two older JW women. I can not tell you how bad those two were. Let's say I avoided them. Something about them rubbed me the wrong way. They came over to my grandmother's house a lot. One day they stopped coming and she told me, never to get with a JW. They're a cult. I told her I already got that vibe from them since I just left the Pentecostal cult. That book was nightmare fuel. Bleh. I no longer have it. I threw it out with the rest of their propaganda materials.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

It's shame you threw it out, I would have bought it on ebay out of curiosity.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Yeah, I'd had it as a kid and I'm not sure why or how I got it. We weren't JW at all. And yeah, the book absolutely terrified me.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e Why? What was in it? Whaaat? 🙂 I am so sorry that you all got traumatised by it, though. The only traumatising thing I remember being shown at primary school was "Apaches", a public information film about the dangers of farms and, at the end, they had a list of all the kids who had been killed on farms.

[@acat674]

@@pineapplepenumbrathe art is pretty graphic for children. It used to terrify me

[@bluephoeenix]

​@@pineapplepenumbra This is my 3rd try. I threw it out because it was nightmare fuel. Fucking youtube!

[@fred_derf]

Caleb was running around on a well-manicured lawn... where did the mud come from?

[@LeoDBW]

✨magic✨ (ho wait, no, Jehovah hates magic)

[@christyadams9235]

Obedience implies you do what you're told without question. They don't want authority questioned. You do it because I said so

[@chamelaroo4683]

When I was growing up in the IFB, it wasn't enough to just obey your parents. They had a mantra that was immediately, sweetly, and completely. So even if I did what my parents said, but I had a mad look on my face, in their minds I still did not obey. Or, if I did not do it quickly enough or to their satisfaction, same thing. It was ridiculous

[@smittykins]

“Delayed obedience is disobedience.”

[@Nylak-Otter]

I was raised by parents who hated each other, so they taught me, "Listen to your parents, but within reason. Definitely don't listen to that bitch/bastard." This resulted in my takeaway being, "Never listen to your parents or other adults; be an agent of chaos and do whatever you think sounds best, and let the adults think it was their idea." And I turned out just fine. :D

[@williamexmormon3792]

I'm an ex Mormon now watching your videos help me get the courage to leave the Mormon church I was having a lot of problems with Mormons manipulating me and acting like they're better than everybody because they believe they're the only true church but watching your videos help give me the courage to leave the Mormon religion behind and I thank you so much telltale

[@jssfrk161]

Make you sure you document every interaction you have with anyone as your leaving

[@pickledragonrebel]

So happy that you were able to break free. Wishing you the best. ✌️

[@Kitkat_bar]

Sad to know that there’s really talented people trapped in that religion who aren’t allowed to pursue careers in the things they are obviously genuinely great at

[@okjeffy6581]

There could be a Christian who can play a guitar and can’t even start his own rock band.

[@yvonne3903]

Lesson 1 obey your parents. This drives me nuts. If your parents are psychopathic JWs as a young child everybody is blaming you because they believe the parents narrative, and of course they're not to blame. So that is such a good start for any child, what do they learn?

[@EmilyCouturiere]

I think the reason "obey" sits wrong with me is it comes off as following blindly. I can recall one time I was told dont think, just obey. As in like dont use critical thinking skills

[@EvaEstera]

​@@EmilyCouturiereSo technically, be a robot.

[@TheWhimsicalMimzy]

The cult I grew up in had a similar "children's" series. The pictures were horrifying. Hugs across the miles to everyone who dealt with that b.s.. 👵🤗💖

[@theflitcher3763]

Can you share the name? I want to compare just outta curiosity

[@thetalkingbear]

When he says "We love you very much." I could imagine hearing the Borg combined voice.

[@Thurston86]

Resistance is futile? Lol.

[@aprilknight9240]

The creepy way he talks about “little ones” makes me think there’s something there in why he’s in trouble.

[@kathybrem880]

Yep I think so too

[@Dark_Detective]

27:00 I would have noticed this if you didn't point it out since I was so desensitized from hearing this messaging as a child. I was raised catholic and went to an ontario catholic school.

[@rogeliovaldez6594]

I honestly didn't even see this as an issue for devoutly practicing Christians to pray before you eat and for older generations to pray for safe tavels or for others. I was raised Catholic, and i understand this brings peace of mind to others. im not devout, but im pretty sure im not burn in hell just for not praying all the time. That's ludicrous i would hope most people understand that because more often than not, it's people who conflate things and things worse for each other. it isn't medieval times anymore

[@Dark_Detective]

@@rogeliovaldez6594 On its own it's not that concerning but it forms a part of disturbing pattern of behaviour. That's also not what they are doing, they're using fear fp to force their religion on children.

[@JayTheGoatLord552]

When i was a kid i had this one song always pounded into my head "O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E obedience is the very best way to show that you believe" Honestly hate the authoritative parenting style Where the kid no matter how old Cannot question,cannot ask,cannot talk back, is always in the wrong,the adult is always right Simply because they are a child and you are not No mutual respect or communication with your child They do as they're told and they better like it I'm no psychologist but that crap is damaging

[@jamesmoore3694]

at the age of 64, i still love cartoons. these are not cartoons. coming soon caleb the serial killer.

[@mollymollie6048]

Really glad you’re doing this series! Also looking forward to why Tony Morris was fired…I was never JW (or any religion) but have always been fascinated by cults…and this is such a cult. I understand how easily children are brainwashed and raised to think this is ‘normal,’ but fully grown adults joining…that I don’t understand. (I’m sure you’ve covered it, I’ll have to go look. Probably the way most cults get adults…look for those who are going through a difficult time, are lonely, confused, feeling lost for a direction…and then love bombing them until it’s too late once they realize they’ve been sucked in and they’re stuck. Very sad.)

[@balecalduin1993]

With whiskyboy out of the game Caleb is probably going to be wearing tight jeans (or baggy pants perhaps) in the next episode

[@simplysoundlife]

I was born in 73 and was an impressionable 6 year old when that My Book of Bible Stories came out at the summer convention. We even had the cassette tapes. I grew up fully immersed in the cult amd their propaganda. I left at 16, never baptized. I'm living proof that there is hope for people who go through extreme indoctrination to come out the other side. You explain the culture so well in your videos. Unless you grew up in this or another high control organization, you don't understand the total immersion of this in every.single.aspect of your life. Thanks for explaining things so non JWs can get a glimpse of what life in this cult is REALLY like.

[@venlakirahvi]

It says a lot about the organization and what kind of life they have to offer to kids that they need to preach about obedience so much.

[@archentity]

As an ex-muslim there are some frightening similarities with Islam shown here. Islam also encouraged me to pray around other people to spread the word and to pray at least 5 times a day.

[@jbaastle5530]

There are definitely good, and bad in a lot of religions. Anyone can believe in a God, but a honestly good person believes in one who shows no hate for those who are not hurting anyone anywhere.

[@EvaEstera]

And the muslim women are also told to obey don't they?

[@Flies2FLL]

"And the husband is doing what every good Jehovah's Witness should do, bring in money" I would add to that sentence "And tithe it to the church"....

[@northshoregirl8173]

To me, the impression of the word "obedience" is "don't question, just do it" where "listen to your parents and do what they say" sounds more like there can be room for discussion

[@kittylove2975]

I'm of the generation of the "Paradise Lost Paradise Regained" Bible story era... The pictures were terrifying especially being a young child ‼️ 🔥😈🗡️🌊

[@alaskalove1071]

I want to thank you for what you do. You've helped me realize lots of things about the way that i was raised and you've helped me let go of alot of guilt i have held onto since i was a kid. I feel like if i was able to sit down and have a conversation with you, you'd help me deconstruct my whole childhood. 22 years of my life wasted on this cult, and now I'm just angry.

[@bovinejonie3745]

Now that I am an adult (i have been for a while now) I have realized that “obey your parents” was just an ego trip for the morons I have to put up with every day that wish they had power over something.

[@InakiArzalluz]

14:30 from what is shown in the next camera angle, there's grey hairs where that flicker appears. My theory is that there's some z-fight going on with the brown and grey textures because they are too close, and the rendering engine doesn't know which one to show to the camera.

[@MidnightAndLuna]

The word obedience was used a lot at the KH and in the propaganda. I definitely think it’s to instill obedience to the organization in all witnesses and as early an age as possible to ensure that they stay in the organization and do what they say, no matter what.

[@trollface2323]

Kingdom Hall? More like Kingdumb Hell.

[@sidneybeles7430]

@@trollface2323this made my day 😂

[@EmilyCouturiere]

To me obey has negative connotation. To teach kids you should tell them why things are done and how they affect other people. This builds critical thinking and reasoning skills. However just saying obey feels similar to "because I said so." It just teaches them to not question and blindly follow even if their gut says otherwise.

[@MidnightAndLuna]

@@EmilyCouturiere exactly! You put it so much more eloquently than I did.

[@23Tuv]

18:50 I interpenetrated that as him knowing the bear would be taken away if he got in trouble for real

[@ErikZarins]

Some of the greatest joys we experience in life ( *are your mom* ) are as the result of a happy family life ( *I was close* ) GOD DAMMIT OWEN 🤣🤣🤣

[@slimfastsubaru2043]

my moms in the other room attending the "zoom hall" rn as im watching this lol

[@kierascrafts]

During the first one you mentioned people bringing their kids. I remember answering the door to a Jehovah’s Witness. The guy had his granddaughter with him. I think it was her first time knocking on doors and she was watching what he was doing for a couple of houses. Long story short, she watched me slam the door in the guy’s face

[@kymo6343]

...You're not cool. People like you aren't cool. Yelling at/threatening, slamming doors in the faces of, throwing old food or garbage at, displaying weapons, ETC, at JWs and their kids isn't funny, clever or cool. It's just abusive. And it's not okay to abuse ppl especially in front of children just bc they have stupid beliefs you don't agree with. Or do you think the lil girl felt so empowered by having a door also slammed in her own face? Sincerely, one of the other girls who was also dragged along Door-to-Door as a kid.

[@electrofonickitty823]

My grandmother's neighbor had given it to her. It was frightening she gave it back because my mom was not amused and neither was she. That book is nightmare fuel

[@gerardtrigo380]

The premise is a quote attributed to St. Francis Xavier “Give me the child until he is seven and I’ll give you the man”. Founder of the Franciscan Order of teaching monks in the 16th century.

[@gh0stcup]

A "your mom" joke is 2023, Owen!? Thanks, I love it

[@redbirdtribe]

1:39 legitimately thought you were making a.your mom joke untill like seconds later lmao

[@EL-IZ-At-BETH-sarim]

O yes!!! All Caleb and Sophia propaganda! As a teacher I use these videos to convince my colleagues WT is a dangerous cult. Very succesfull!

[@pineapplepenumbra]

"WT"?

[@EL-IZ-At-BETH-sarim]

@@pineapplepenumbra Watchtower😊

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@EL-IZ-At-BETH-sarim Thank you.I should have worked that out for myself. My mum and grandparents were salvation army, and didn't have alcohol in the house, even at Christmas, so it confused me when my grandmother talked about going "pubbing". It turned out that she meant going round pubs with the salvation army Pamphlet of Annoyance, "The Warcry".

[@therealopaartist]

I’m glad my family isn’t as religious as they used to be. Except my aunt. She thinks essential oils is a cure all.

[@franciscorosa1498]

We had the Bible stories book in our house my whole life and I never knew where it was from omg

[@CoolKiller28]

Caleb and Sophia could be used to scare children with how the animation looks

[@jrojala]

Honestly, it’s terrible

[@kymo6343]

@@jrojala Well, yes it is, but just saying, compared to some other religious cartoons out there, it's not the worst...

[@justafellow5859]

Caleb and Sophia lost episode creepypasta when

[@CoolKiller28]

@@jrojala I think that the old videos showed that were from caleb and sophia actually looked better

[@RavenFilms]

2:48 I still have that book! 🤣 I did bubble (bible* bubble is an interesting auto incorrect though) study with a couple of door knockers for almost 2 years in the early 90s. That was about 2nd grade for me. I was raised nondenominational with nonpracticing catholic parents. I expressed interest in bible study and they told me the next time they knocked on the door we would except. It was only me and my mom, my dad and brother weren’t involved. They dropped us when it was clear my mom would never convert. I was mad at them for abandoning me just because of my mom not converting. My mom was still willing to support me if I wanted to continue, or be baptized when I got older. But they bailed. I definitely dodged a bullet there! I can honestly say that I’m happy to have had the experience though.

[@biancalawrence3178]

He looks so supercilious while you can just see the dollar signs in their eyes.

[@Kiyoko191290]

I grew up as an aggressive family C of E. My family had a similar stance. It took me too long to see the abuse (before the sex*al abuse of my male sibling) what she did to me haunts me to this day. It’s almost Mother’s Day soon here. The pain it brings is tortuous. In case anyone is wondering she decided her “baby boy” ie youngest psychopath. Couldn’t possibly have hurt me so my only family is my paternal Gran and my husband

[@pickledragonrebel]

The only thing as a bad as SA, is to have no one believe you, especially your family. So sorry you had to go through that. Wishing you the best. ✌️

[@chairmanofrussia]

What’s C of E?

[@EmilyCouturiere]

Ah yes, I call it my book of horror stories. One of my earliest memories is seeing the pictures of armageddon, fires burning, bodies everywhere etc. My mom pointed at the picture and said, "thats gonna be your dad and brothers if they dont become jehovahs witnesses. we'll have to watch the birds pick their bones clean and then bury their bones." Im pretty sure thats when my chronic anxiety started. From that time I was always anxious and terrified of when my family would be murdered. I would cry myself to sleep most nights because everything was "just around the corner" thats probably why I was finding white hairs as early as age 7. This cult is so foul.

[@holliexbx5613]

It’s such a shame because I’ve watched a few of your videos with Caleb and Sophia. It’s such a cute cartoon. It’s a bit like Pixar, it’s a shame it’s got such horrible messages.

[@kathybrem880]

It’s not cute

[@holliexbx5613]

@@kathybrem880 Not the meaning I meant the animation is done very well

[@daedalousilios586]

Since you mentioned Tony Morris in this video, it reminds me... I was thinking about it recently: what if he was found out as a homosexual, and the reason they won't give us any details is because they don't want us to know? It would explain a lot, really, if we found out that *he* is the homosexual that likes to see you in tight pants, and that's why he constantly preached against it because it was "tempting" him, or giving him intrusive thoughts.

[@Techno-Wolf]

Not JW, but ex “homeschooled”(sheltered) conservative Christian here. The whole obedience thing was drilled into my siblings and I along with “Swiftly, Sweetly, and Completely”. Do what ever you were told as soon as possible. Do it with a “good and humble” attitude. And do it to the maximum of your abilities. If we had ANY questions or doubts to our “orders”, we had to wait for the parents to be finished talking, then raise our hand and say “May I appeal?”. Only if we were allowed to, then we could ask about the orders. Otherwise we were being “haughty” and thinking better if their judgement.

[@ev3rst0rm-g1g]

Can I express joy for a sec at you implementing “ur mom” jokes into your videos?

[@SonyShock]

4:30 T-posing Caleb in the background

[@KaraOfTheSea]

It is always interesting. Sometimes we do get employees that work with us that are Jehova Witnesses. We are a pretty diverse group (Lots of Muslims, Jewish, Hindu, and of course a mix of Christian religions, Mostly Catholic). And I always like conversing religion, just because I am fascinated about the differences in beliefs. The only time that I was ever uncomfortable was when one of my co-workers talked about being a Jehova witness. Once she got to the end of the world shit and was speaking about it with a smile and dead eyes, I was looking for a way out.

[@kymo6343]

Yeah it's freaky what some JW's just accept and repeat back to ppl, esp their kids. Still trying to get over hearing "If you don't want to be one of us then we will forget you ever even existed and you'll be nothing more than dust to us" at like, 6 or 7...

[@Serenity_yt]

They always look very creepy at their little stands. I've never had one knock at least since Im an adult but those stands offering free bible courses in train stations creep me out.

[@KaraOfTheSea]

@Serenity Yea, I never had a JW knock at my door either (Which is strange, because I live by where Allegheny City use to be, so you would think I would get more). My dad told me back in the early 90's he had a few Jehova Witnesses walk to our back yard while he was building our deck. They started their speal. Then my dad steared the conversation to Jesus being a carpenter and they just ended up talking about the deck he was building. Totally forgot about trying to convert my dad. (My dad is agnostic, but went to Catholic school)

[@keels829]

I don't know if you've said anything about Tony Morris in more recent vids, but from research I've done, there have been allegations of child abuse (not surprisingly), alcohol use, and some doctrinal beliefs that don't align with what the rest of the governing body believes. Haven't found anything else though. But the alleged alcoholism seems to be the biggest issue from what I've read.

[@whimsical_me5135]

I can't wait to see people's reaction to this series cos when Caleb&Sophia first came out I was still PIMI.

[@Flies2FLL]

Look up "Davey and the Son of Goliath" here on KZbin. Someone ought to do a spoof like that about Caleb and Sofia....

[@kathybrem880]

That’s almost as bad!

[@moadeas]

18:15 Owen's change in expression is just 👌

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

This video is officially certified by the Recommending Ones & Zeros.

[@doriangrayshusband549]

I looked up pics from that yellow book and that totally would have scarred me as a kid wtf 😭

[@franklinmills1756]

Obey 😵‍💫. Obey 😵‍💫. Obey 😵‍💫. Kind of reminds me of the subliminal messages from the movie They Live.

[@daughterofyith5393]

I would love to see a colab between you and Darth Magog on these cartoons. He and his co-host offer a slightly different perspective than you do, and I think the two of you compliment each other very well.

[@unfollowtheinstructions6360]

I absolutely second this

[@alexthealien4153]

I didn't grow up in a JW family, but I grew up in a very Christian family (I'm not sure which branch though). My parents were pretty good, but my extended family was very very religious. I had an aunt who would make her kids look her in the eyes and say "Yes mama, I will obey" when ever they did something wrong. My sisters and I always thought it was so weird and sad to see, and thanked God our parents weren't that bad.

[@ScarecrowJoe420]

This is actually the first time I’ve seen the first episode, it really is amazing how much of a difference it is between this and the newer ones lol

[@lisaspikes4291]

As far as the dresses go, there are a lot of Christian groups that insist that women wear dresses. Except if, for example, she’s cleaning the house, or if her job requires her to wear slacks. Otherwise, they are required to wear dresses.

[@hopebabw]

Omfg, thank you Owen! That gold book has HAUNTED me and I never even knew the name! My dad’s first wife and their kids were all JW’s (we weren’t). When one of my dad’s kids came to visit once when I was like less than 10, they gave me that book. All I remember is an image of a man holding a baby upside down by the ankle. I think that was probably all the convincing I needed that I didn’t believe in any of that 😂 I don’t think my parents ever let me really read it cus they did not want me around JW stuff (rightfully so) but I remember skimming through looking at the imagery in it and it was FUCKED up. Kinda wish I had the book still just so I could look back on how fucked up it was, but it is long gone, my parents probably threw it in the trash at some point.

[@hankvincent9006]

i remember that image of the baby being held upside down. horrible.

[@samaramesser5116]

I still remember when my grandmother (who was Lutheran) gave my brother and I each "My Book of Bible Stories" when we were little kids, maybe around 2-3 years old. She got them from the Jehovah's Witness's that regularly came by her house and I guess they convinced her it was the best was to introduce us to Christianity. She would read it to us until we were old enough to read and I remember it being part of my life before learning about the Lutheran church. One of the first things my brother did with his copy was draw peeing penises all over the inside cover, front and back. I have no idea why he did it but it's hilarious! 😂😂

[@marfta7414]

Did you know that Mormon's also have a kid's cartoon named Sophia?

[@twipameyer1210]

"I should have listened to my mother!" - "What did she say?" - "I don't know, I didn't listen!"

[@BlazeNStar]

Preying every second of every chance you get all day long is some "the world will end right now so I need to prey for my life because I'm scared to death."

[@toneloke7489]

Keep up the "your mom" drops!!!🤣🤣

[@graffffik]

18:00 Wasn't this the part where his mom gets sucked into the toilet because he refused to put the seat down? Whoops wrong toon

[@YesNo-di6zm]

Okay what fucked up show were you referring to I need to know bc it sounds interesting

[@graffffik]

@@YesNo-di6zm South Park I forget the episode specifically

[@kylebell1522]

"Are your mom.." 🤣🤣dammit

[@toneloke7489]

😂😂😂

[@JLocke0113]

Being a Jehovah Witness sounds exhausting. I think I'd rather just go to hell.

[@N8doggamer]

In all fairness, Children praying in school is sensible considering the number of school shootings that happen now.

[@cootmaster]

in judasim its Honor father and mother , as for torah, we DONT just pick out something every week, the torah is actually LINED up PERFECTLY each week . Even holidays are aligned where 2 portions are sometimes read TOGETHER on a leap year, sometimes we have 12 months and sometimes 13. it would be like feb 1-28 feb I and 29-31 FEB II, which actully happens in feb called ADAR (AH DAHR)

[@GiftSparks]

Happy Purim!

[@cootmaster]

@@GiftSparks ty see u tonight :D

[@GiftSparks]

@@cootmaster see you!😄

[@spoonclank7931]

That opening song in obey your parents sounds like the song that plays in ponyo when she’s running

[@dustinpilon2258]

I had "My book of Bible stories" for many years as a kid. I've always loved horror movies/games and that kind of thing so it was my favorite book. I told anyone who would listen how "heavy metal" this book was. I didn't have to go with my mom to the events much longer after that. And thankfully she was kicked out not long after that. Bunch of losers.

[@wendydomino]

I'm not a JW obviously but I kind of really like the idea of families setting aside a specific time every week to spend time together. As long as it's not toxic or abusive where a narcissist makes everyone else feel terrible during that time. I had to stop eating dinner at the table because my narcissist dad would try to micromanage how much salt I used, how I ate, how I sat, etc. He would also make mean comments sometimes if I shared anything. He got mad at first that I would eat in the living room or in my room or whatever rather than being around him but he had to accept it. If he had acted like a normal father who focused more on conversation or being glad to spend time with his family I would have been happy to keep eating with him. That being said in a normal loving family it would be great to set aside time to spend together like that playing games, or reading something, or yes even praying together... but not in the JW way obviously

[@Zzaproot2]

I love how TM narrates this video like he thinks he’s the Walt Disney of JWs

[@error404m]

The fucking "last of the last days!". We've been in the last of the last days since I was 3 (I'm 45 now)

[@Alltime2050]

5:30 What? People who love children so much that they just want total control over their minds and bodies are actually predatory abusers? I'm shocked.

[@Mewithabeard]

Definitely do a reading of MBoBS! It caused me and my sisters so many nightmares! I'll never forget the pictures 😱😂

[@waffles3629]

Ugh, not JW but recovered catholic and I remember being taught how to pray. Like kneeling on the side of your bed, hands together, trying to come up with something to say. I never understood it. It's just propaganda to make you think about God all the time. And depressing too. Cause all that praying amounted to nothing but guilt that I must not be a good catholic if my prayers weren't being answered.

[@spoon4956]

22:18 the original sophia was eaten by a pitbull so they had to get a replacement

[@georgebernard5783]

6:41 this music seems to be just a bit inspired by Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner

[@playerofguitars]

i might just be really upset at this because i was raised jw, but the whole concept of forcing a religion on a child, who cannot grasp the concept of what a religion even is really fucking upsets me. jw’s think they mean well when they teach their kids these things but their kids have neither a say in it or the knowledge to have a say in it. hurts to see

[@wowlsdraws4137]

i will never understand how people convince themselves praying does anything

[@Deadman1000]

Sometimes I go out and read the Bible so people can see I'm reading it and randomly I'll shout, "OH BULLS×IT!"

[@AnikMonette]

I did worse unintentionally. There's a story about Philistines stealing the Ark and God as a punishment gave them piles... I was in the waiting room for my doctor visit and the looks of confusion around me made it all funnier as I lmao...😂

[@alejandropena1189]

I grew up catholic and i had that book of bible stories in my house, i have no idea how it got there lol wild pictures forsure

[@MidnightAndLuna]

Probably got it from a JW that came to the door and your parents didn’t bother to throw it in the trash. That’s just a guess, though

[@kenvandervalk7171]

More of this series, please.

[@ToruKun1]

When I was a kid, a Jehovah's Witness guy would come to our house every Sunday and my dad would study the Bible with him, the guy even gave me my own copy of "My Book of Bible Stories"! I think I still have it in storage somewhere, but count me as a freaky outlier because I thought the art was nice and not scary or grotesque at all. Maybe it's because we were "worldly" people so it didn't affect me as much?

[@alwayslearningtech]

"do what your parents tell you" is not a good message. I teach my children that thinking for themselves is important and that it's okay to question anybody and everybody.

[@jasa_TheRealOne]

Morris was fired?!?! I truly can't conceive of what he would do to be kicked out of being a cult leader.

[@melissacooper8724]

I thought he was dead! I had no idea that he was fired!

[@akedi2734]

your animation comments were great! any artists or animation watchers loved it (including moi) TY!