12 Radical Teachings of Jesus That American Christians Have Abandoned

[@AnnMegFair]

"What did he say that got everyone so mad?" "Be kind to each other" "Oh yeah, that'll do it."

[@CoolBreeze2016]

“She”

[@perigraph6644]

@@CoolBreeze2016 , this was dialogue from the "Good Omens" series, starring Michael Sheen David Tennant. Aziraphale (angel) and Crowley (demon) had this conversation at the Crucifixion, with the demon asking the question.

[@urrywest]

The main point of the Christian movment was to overcome Roman domination... Romans loved to tie thousands to crosses in Italy... Jeasus got the powerful narcisitic cabal's painties in a knot. If you repeat the main point of his prophecy now a days the censorship machines will allmost certainly deleate what you typed.

[@davkatjenn]

I'm in agreement, but he also said, "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven". That one will rankle a good number of them too.

[@5daboz]

Bigus Dickus, is that you?

[@davidm5707]

I've set people straight on this: "She shouldn't have brought politics into the church." "She didn't, she brought Jesus into the church. trump just couldn't take it."

[@dyingforpie6879]

Did you understand what her purpose was? I didn't think so .

[@viva.deluxe]

@@dyingforpie6879 And what was the bishop's purpose in quoting Christ? She was just doing her job.

[@gogreen7794]

​@dyingforpie6879 How dare a Christian bishop urge a political leader to consider mercy and compassion when affecting the lives and well- being of people within his jurisdiction! After all, a political leader should only consider how to cause harm and disruption to as many people as possible without considering the consequences of those actions. Btw, I'm an atheist, but no matter what someone believes or not, considering mercy and compassion, particularly when one has power over others who lack power, is always the moral thing to do. But then, Trump doesn't have any morals.

[@johnisaacfelipe6357]

1) she isn't a bishop, no woman can be a bishop, it goes against the teaching of the church which is the Body of Christ 2) a nation has a natural right to defend its own people from distress and subjecting the american poor to competition from around the world shows that woman doesn't actually care about the poor, she cares about her liberal ideology

[@SimsFreakGaming]

​@@johnisaacfelipe6357 Except 1) she IS a Bishop and 2) Trump is a blubbering fool who can't take criticism. He couldn't give two flying f*cks for anyone else besides what he can get for himself. 🙄

[@starrylinnette]

Imagine getting to that point of extreme conservative ideology that even Jesus is seen as woke 😭

[@eliwright2531]

guess we'd better cancel the Bible

[@flowersinantarctica8]

He always was seen that way though

[@UnashamedCaliforniagirl]

Funny I don't think that the Bible is a " conservative document"​@@eliwright2531

[@FlyingDwarfman]

@@flowersinantarctica8 True. Doesn't change their hypocrisy, though.

[@lisahannah3175]

Christian here, ordained elder in fact. I would say you’ve done well holding up what Jesus spoke of. There are a lot of us who are standing up for the things you are talking about. It’s scary how this heresy of Christian nationalism has taken hold. I still remain in shock that Christians justified voting for Trump who embodies and speaks the very opposite of what Christ taught and did…basically anti of Christ🤔. I am saddened by all the damage Christianity has done to the LGBTQ community. I rejoice that finally my denomination has removed harmful language on the subject, and I struggle that maybe I didn’t advocate enough before this happened. I want to understand better folks who reject Christianity because I truly believe this is a life giving path so I thank you for your channel and I will watch more of your videos. I thank you for your intelligent and respectful tone. New subscriber

[@curtisholsinger6023]

Your thoughtful response makes me think that you are also praying for those who are being duped by Christian Nationalism. I urge you to be strong and continue to be a reliable presence for those who are being misled, so that when they are ready to listen and to understand how harmful this has been, you will be listened to and trusted. Thank you for being careful and measured in your thoughts and demeanor.

[@jjaycedar1]

Christians today may have never read the teachings of their Christ. They just do what their political leaders say they should. Peace of heart be with you

[@harveywabbit9541]

Perhaps one out of thousands of "christians" understand the first chapter of Genesis.

[@aliastheabnormal]

Christians have never followed Christ. Nothing has changed since the days of the Byzantine empire. The only reason why Christianity is where it is. Is because God made a deal with the devil with Constantine. Hell if you're a Gnostic even the apostles didn't believe in his teachings and only wanted power and glory.

[@briobarb8525]

And sadly...what many of today's American Pastors also preach to and at them. Not at all like Jesus walked, talked and lived. 😢. I'm a nut shell...they have Americanized Jesus in their image...rather than the reverse. And they CANNOT SEE IT! 😢😢 Peace into you as well! May God get through to America so that they can actually see what they are doing. 😮😢

[@TwisterTornado]

The last American Christians passed during the panda... Well, the traditional ones, I mean. I do have hope for younger people, wanting to start new churches, BECAUSE they are so sickened by the political hypocrisies.

[@macman1138]

Many of the Christians get their fix from TV or KZbin.

[@kidalex77]

Leftist Christian here: in the last 48 hours, I've seen videos from you, Steve Shives, DarkMatter2525, Kyle Kulinski, and other obvious atheists doing better Christian apologetics than any right-wing Christians. As a former right-winger, being more in line with atheists than Christians was not something I'd have predicted 10 years ago.

[@briobarb8525]

I agree...and can understand that! 🥴

[@no_sht_sherlock4663]

Hope you also start watching The Line.

[@johnnastrom9400]

You are obviously very clueless as to what today's Democratic Party stands for. People did not re-elect Donald Trump because of "Christian Nationalism". They elected Trump because the Democratic Party has gone insane and have asinine ideas.

[@vulpixelful]

We should be hearing from more left leaning Christian leaders in public, like that bishop. The fact that they tolerate fundamentalism emboldens fundamentalism.

[@robbykurle6195]

100%

[@bigboomer1013]

I always thought that if Jesus returns to earth, those people who are obsessed with cristianity would call Jesus a false prophet and try to kill him

[@KristieBloodworth-i1g]

I agree 100%!

[@jmarshall1144]

All while worshipping Kat Kerr.

[@miud2201]

isn’t that what happened to him when he first came??

[@jessicaredshaw4250]

That’s literally why he was crucified the first time

[@jamesdawson4800]

@@bigboomer1013 exactly, just like all non believers and governments worldwide...

[@azzura5427]

Dear fellow Christians, Jesus himself was asked what the first and most important rule is. He replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love is your first duty, and every time you hate and harm people, you are breaking God's most important rules.

[@abramgoode424]

Hate the sin not the sinner. Sin is what separates people from God. Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” By the power of the Holy Spirit conquer the evil within yourself and love God and one another.

[@katiewagner7447]

And also not following the commandment to not take the Lord's name in vain. They use the name of Jesus for their evil deeds and desire for power and control.

[@jgreen9361]

@@abramgoode424This is why the far right “Christian” conservatives have to invent the fake deep state, George Soros, the WEF etc. They can then pretend that the right wing leaders, the billionaires and the media hate mongers are not the ruling elite, that somehow there is a secret cabal of liberals, vegans, trans and immigrants that are to blame for everything from a plane crash, to a wildfire, to why their local Walmart has run out of barbecue fuel.

[@foxliasgriffinYT]

when i was still Christian i listed to that to heart and even now these things affect me cause christian or not, its good to love people and be kind sometimes i hear smtn from my teacher who taught us church stuff and felt wrong. teaching of the flower who chose to be born on a rock talking abt how homosexuals are sinning, how trans people are just lost confused souls saying animals dont go to heaven and just die forever without any compassion in those words the history of the christians killing and torturing people just so they can be deemed worthy of heaven i dont even need to be christian when my goal is to just be kind, i dont care abt where i go when i die, what matters to me is what i can give to the rest

[@michael_mcgowan]

It's so disheartening as a Christian to hear Atheists understand Jesus better than so-called Christians. Thank you for the video. I only wish more would take it to heart.

[@jamaicahebrewisrealitesfro7811]

Sodom.Egypt.Rome.Babylon.Nineveh. etc Lesbia.Transylvania.etc all destroyed by sin. If you loved people you would not want to follow worst examples of mankind. Mosques=idol.stone.worship.

[@Greeniykyk]

@@jamaicahebrewisrealitesfro7811 No. As much as I'd like to wish karma is real, it is not. Wishing does not create reality.

[@SongSwan]

They don't know or want to know Jesus,just their lies and fairytales

[@jamaicahebrewisrealitesfro7811]

@@SongSwan See Psalm 53 the type of people who are atheists.

[@dorkish]

I'm an atheist, not because I hate religion as a whole, it's because I used to be Christian myself. The religious community I grew up with taught the 10 commandments as usual, but I'd always hear hate being spread all throughout the community that did not align with what they preached. This hate was never justified truthfully, and I'd see my own family members let themselves be consumed by fearmongering and this hate for people I saw as my neighbors, for who I was supposed to treat with respect and dignity as all other people. I'm no longer Christian, though I still retain some of the values they have taught, though I'll probably never be Christian again. People need to listen to what they preach, as if Jesus himself was alive today, I'm sure they would spit in his face as they do to all other people of his status.

[@tristantreart1019]

As a Christian, I desperately needed this today. My heart has been hurting since the negative response to Bishop Buddes sermon. Coming from churches. I’ve been in a constant state of disbelief. Thank you for bringing me some peace.

[@jamesdawson4800]

@@tristantreart1019 well it's time to snap out of it and remember that women weren't called to be bishops...

[@legosi2736]

​@@jamesdawson4800 shut up, nobody asked 🙄

[@patkennedy2620]

@@jamesdawson4800 It’s time to move into the 21st century & realise that Slavery isn’t a good thing & we don’t tell slaves to obey their masters any more either. Much Old Testament stuff is NOT APPLICABLE NOW! The words ofJesus Christ ARE! READ THEM! He was a revolutionary!

[@asiunderstandit5717]

​@@jamesdawson4800 I'm aware you're probably just looking for a fight, but in case anyone like-minded but without the combativeness to put it to a comment happens across this, I ask: how do you know the calling God has placed on another person's life? Even assuming that no social roles should change over time from what's laid out for first century followers, plenty of women in the Bible were called to roles betond what was typically expected or permitted: Miriam, Rahab, Esther, Deborah, Mary, and Priscilla, just to name a few. Use your own discernment in your own life over who you believe and listen to, absolutely, but have the humility to not assume you know the details of a stranger's walk and what God has put on their heart

[@jamesdawson4800]

@patkennedy2620 Paul must be a thorn in your side, and even if it's difficult to listen to sound reason, we need to understand context...

[@AndreMouton-d1h]

You understand Jesus better than most so-called Christians. As a Christian I pray for you. As you had the best sermon I ve heard explaining Cristocentrism. Thank you.

[@RobertLarmour-wb8nb]

💯%

[@carlousmagus5387]

Yup!

[@ashlynnday9890]

I’m praying for her good health and wellness and for Jesus to open the eyes of the people who forgot what he said

[@davidkoontz9265]

Everything you are saying regarding today's Christian is 100% correct. We don't vote for people because we 100% agree with what they promote. You say you 'left' Christianity. Oddly enough it hasn't left you. All Christians are sinners, some who profess Christianity are wolves in sheep's clothing. Jesus (or maybe it was Paul as Jesus' representative) taught that we test everything to see if it lines up with scripture. The stuff Jesus said that you don't like can only be answered in Isaiah 55:8-9. God has blessed you with many gifts and every breath you take. Be sure you thank Him for them.

[@LovelyBassGuitar-uw2yc]

Don't be rude saying you're praying for an atheist.

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

As a Christian, this is a better sermon than many I have heard on the subject. It pains me that US “Christians” have forsaken what they purport to believe. “They will know you are Christians by your love.”

[@maryoconnell4276]

I'm more Christ-like now as an atheist than I was for 40+ years as a fundamentalist Christian. When you're on the outside looking in, you see so much hypocrisy and corruption there is in the church.

[@briobarb8525]

Me too!!? ❤❤❤

[@jamesanderson5268]

Same here. I actually try my best to live by Jesus' teachings even though I'm an agnostic.

[@kaylandry3142]

Me too. I became more loving & empathetic after becoming an atheist.

[@DuffyGabi]

Yes!. I am 60. I became more loving the farther I distanced myself from evangelicals. Having said that, I also have some great human qualities that I learned from my Christian dad and sitting in church. Life is a mixed bag.

[@timakey4678]

I’m also an ex. There is no morality in the Bible (not that there is much) that isn’t expressed better in philosophy or some other discipline like mindfulness. Morality in the biblical is always undercut by the god it demands must be worshipped and obeyed.

[@LikeMadCops]

As a Christian, I'm all in on this call out. Whatever this church is right now, I need a different name or a split. Because I am not them and they are not me.

[@jezebelvibes]

Find your own authentic path, and a church that aligns with your true human values

[@Amfrabrikerbabbin]

You could find a family oriented meeting place for people who practice the golden rule but don't call themselves Christian. A rose by any other name is still a rose.

[@LikeMadCops]

@@Amfrabrikerbabbin I've decided for the time to continue the long tradition of working within the Church to help it grow. I'm trying to create those spaces within the Church in hopes we can grow beyond. The Ymin I am the director of has nothing to do with shame or guilt or biblical literalism or purity or hell or judgement. It's emphasis is on the overarching themes in the Bible if the low becoming high, serving others who have a need, being humble, not judging, building communities where we celebrate differences and not expect everyone to be the same. It's not perfect and it's not a common way of doing Christianity but there are many universalist church fathers, pacifists, liberators, etc. I'm hoping to follow in those ideologies and traditions. I don't want to let the bigots, racists, biblical literalists, ECT, sexist ideologues control the path of Christianity. It is so far beyond what modern day evangelicals think it is.

[@fivelittlestones8602]

THE Church is THE Spirit Of Truth living In You , THE Spirit of Peace THE Son OF THE Spirit Of Mankind , God , Jesus Calls himself THE Son Of Man , making Mankind Both Male & Female So let us make Man in our own image.

[@DrOrr]

Yeah this is why I’m not a big fan of joining Bible groups with people my age, I just can’t stand when people put out purely their “church image” when they’re nothing like that outside of it.

[@ImmortalAmbitions]

I am someone who considers themselves a Christian. That being said, I'm also severely disappointed by the hypocrisy that constantly lives within church. The things you pointed out are very accurate and I don't disagree with any of it really. A heavy percentage of Christians are not living the values that Jesus taught.

[@urbansetter1]

Nobodys living jesus. Jesus taught cinsciousness Christ consciousness. Not much of the US is conscious. Palestine would be free if ppl were cinscious. The goverment would not lie to the public. Our political partners would not be owned by wall street and the industrial war complex. Trans ppl have crossed boundries and im saying this as a gay women. Nothing trump said was about gay ppl You need to be honest with what you are saying. Kamala harris raised one billion dollars in a month those were filthy rich ppl that donated. Joe biden just killed 25k children. Youre not conscious and jesus was conscious. I would debate you in person anytime. Both parties are a mess and you.need to come to terms with it

[@viva.deluxe]

I agree. I call them CHINOS--CHristians In Name Only.

[@Stop_It_Just_Stop]

As an atheist… I’m sorry “Christian’s” have ruins Christianity’s image.

[@rogerz3624]

No, she is taking this bible verse WAY out of context. This teaching in Matthew two of the disciples ask to be set above the others… because they think Jesus is going to lead a Jewish army against Rome and rebuild the independent Jewish state! He’s not saying that Christian’s should not fight against evil practices around them. Instead he is saying that heaven will not be like life on Earth as far as rank and hierarchy.

[@skwid1398]

It's that hypocrisy that divides families. Xtians blame it on a lib education agenda

[@BirdMarcel98]

I told my dad (extremist right winger, but he’s coming around bit by bit) that it’s very telling that true radical Christianity looks more like socialism than whatever is going on in the US right now. He had a long think about that.

[@DavidGodwin57]

As a Christian and a pastor, I ask myself why people who call themselves Christian’s cling to the false teachings of the “prosperity gospel”? How can they ignore Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan? How can Christians skip over the 1st amendment and go directly to the 2nd Amendment? Have they even read the book that they so fervently claim to believe in? I could go on, but I think you get the point.

[@SteveWilliams-2025]

The prosperity gospel is just sickening, and is not the gospel at all. It seems that most Americans who call themselves Christians base their belief on how good a Christian that they are on how much money and possessions they acquire, which is the complete opposite of the message of the Bible.

[@spoonsmith9506]

As a critical thinking atheist I ask the same query.

[@jasompinard4576]

Love your comment.

[@jeffreydunlap9118]

Pastor, you know why the people taking the lord’s name in vain by claiming they are Christian’s believe in the prosperity gospel. It’s the same reason that they play the lottery and gamble and steal and lie to cover it all up, greed.

[@almcdermid9669]

I wonder how anyone can know anything about Christian history and still be a Christian. In 1700 hundred years, what positive attributes has Christianity brought into the world that make make up for all the bloody harm it has done?

[@TheWoebegoneJackal]

I have to watch a family friend constantly post about Jesus while also posting about how happy they are with the mass deportations. It's insane, demented even.

[@mariahwheaton4377]

Seeing Christians gleefully bragging about the potential to tattle to ICE is terrifying

[@fnoigy]

You ever quote the NUMEROUS scriptures in the old and new testaments that specifically mentioned being kind to foreigners and neighbors and just.... See what happens?

[@acrawford01]

@@fnoigyThey will defend themselves saying that the Bible was not for the modern world, or certain passages apply to Israelites, not the people in America. Like they literally think they’re so smug for “finding loopholes” in scripture to defend themselves.

[@RemixerUltimate]

@@acrawford01which is hilarious because these are the same people who will tell us left-leaning Christians “not to cherry pick scripture”

[@michaelsecomb4115]

So-called 'Christian Nationalists' may be Nationalists, but I question if they are following the teachings of Jesus. The USA didn't even exist when Jesus lived here. Jesus rejected attempts to drag him into politics.

[@Jose-Gonzalez-cfl]

A pastor was told (in a Christianity Today article) the sermon on the Mount are liberal talking points. When confronted that it was Jesus, in the Bible, the person said that doesn't work anymore. They make Christianity at their image. ...And who doesn't know about the sermon on the Mount? I'm atheist and I know it. That tells you everything.

[@colibri1]

Yeah, I remember people in the businessmen's church I grew up in saying, "Oh, that was a long time ago," when confronted with Jesus's actual words, implying that something so old couldn't possibly be relevant today, even though these people called themselves Christians. They would interpret all sense out of Jesus's teachings and we would literally have church sermons saying that Jesus wanted us all to keep our lawns mowed, not meant metaphorically but literally, and people would say things like, "If Jesus came back today, he'd be the CEO of a major corporation or a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys," and they weren't kidding. And this was long before people had stopped reading the way they have today, so these people could see Jesus's purported words right in front of them in print, but it apparently went in one eye and out the other.

[@ToddJSpencer]

Yes! You have to choose on some level what to take and what to leave if you believe the bible is the inerrant inspired word, etc. BUT when you actively call yourself a Christian, yet actively disagree with “Christ’s words,” you get into sheer Bananasville.

[@Alverant]

@@colibri1 I like to think that if Jesus were real and came back today, he'd rather hang out with Atheists than most Christians.

[@davidkistler6749]

@@Alverant He's depicted as hanging out with wicked people most in need of being set right so... he'd likely spend most of his time with Christians? I like the thought of him whipping prosperity gospel preaches out of their own churches.

[@firebyrd437]

The problem with Christians, well most of them is that they have become the Pharisees, hypocrites. Non Christians don't have to believe in Christianity, but the qualities of Jesus as an ancient rabbi are still relevant as a philosophy. They killed jesus because he called out the priestly class, thats assuming that there was a Jesus, not the divine Jesus, just a man. The Romans were not too happy either because, to them, he was a subversive. Christians can't chop and change the message of Jesus because a Christian is literally a follower of Christ's teachings, emulating him and his teachings

[@Whatareyouumadeof]

I really appreciate this. I grew up in a heavily Christian family. I fell off when I got older and became disillusioned by what I saw the Christian’ people actually doing. I’ve long thought and said that if Jesus was real and appeared today, exactly as he was depicted in the Bible… the Christians would hate him. He’d be mocked and memed into oblivion. And they never want to hear that. It’s very frustrating.

[@foxliasgriffinYT]

to think history would need to repeat itself to just like im the past jesus was nailed, jezus now would be shamed and sent to jail where he can suffer

[@kevenspargo6829]

It’s super embarrassing for Christianity that it takes atheists to call believers back to actually following (the best parts of) what Jesus said. Thank you Kristi for another wonderful, insightful video. Keep ‘em coming!

[@briobarb8525]

AMEN to your early comment! Good job, Kristi! ❤

[@abram730]

Christians should read Matthew 25:31-46 and really think about it.

[@timlinator]

@@abram730 That which you did for the least of thy you did for me. That least of thy includes the stranger aka immigrant/refugee.

[@timlinator]

@@bigbenguitarslinger494 Yeshua never said anything about putting your country first. Yeshua served the world not anyone nation.

[@theseustoo]

@@timlinator If I remember that quote correctly, it's not 'thy' (which just means 'your') but 'my children'... Thus, "That which you did for the least of my children you did for me." Now, doesn't that make a lot more sense? Btw, by 'my children', god, through Jesus, is saying 'everyone', since that religion sees all of humanity as 'gods children'... until various religious cults get 'possessive' about owning 'The One and Only Truth!'. Thus the 'least of my children' means the lowest of the low... the homeless person, the poor, the sick, etc...

[@QueenCoreen1]

yes yes yes !!!! I AM Christian and I agree. Right on! That was a better sermon than I have heard in any church for a very long time.

[@irgendwie0342]

I'm too and I totally agree!

[@BunnyBunni25]

Same!

[@emiliohuerta2658]

unfortunately, Sister, I, too, am a christian, and Christians around d me think I should vote for trump and be a republican. Gid bless you and fight the good fight, Jesus said that there would be many that come in his name.

[@HowToTrainYourDuncan]

I mean, in their defense it can be really confusing - after all, Jesus famously said that the righteous would be blessed, “for I was sick and you took away my healthcare, I was hungry and thirsty and you called me a communist when I asked for help, I was a stranger and you told everyone I was eating their pets.” There’s almost no room for interpretation!

[@JMLoll]

LMAO!! I'm rolling!!

[@andrewblack2596]

😂

[@Bahtmahn27]

This is comedy gold

[@raymondlaurence980]

Blessed not financially wealthy. That is where prosperity Gospel went so wrong.

[@deletenow3276]

Forcing other people to pay for it doesn't seem very christlike.

[@BonnieShadow33]

As a fellow former Christian, I'm right there with you. I know the Bible better than many Christians because, while I believed in it I actually studied it. And I have also told Christians to live out the values they *said* they believed. So I'm grateful to you for making this video.

[@Alverant]

Bishop Budde on Monday really triggered a lot of MAGA Christians didn't she.

[@jezebelvibes]

She sure did. I'm sure it stung more that she was a woman in such a position of religious authority.

[@kidd32888]

As an atheist, I admire the courage of that bishop

[@AngelCampbell-jy5vq]

FIRST THANK YOU FOR CALLING THEM MAGA CHRISTIANS AND MAGA CAN BASH MERCY & COMPASSION AND ALL OTHER TEACHINGS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL EVER NEED IT. THEIR BUILDING THEIR KINGDOM HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE OTHER KINGDOM. ALL THEY DO SEEMS IN OPPOSITION ITS SICK

[@jnagarya519]

@@kidd32888 Courage? It was easy for her because it's what she lives.

[@AnastaciaInCleveland]

They are so hypocritical! Their churches have been outright political for DECADES.

[@vickygraham2444]

10 attributes of a Woke mind: 1 You read books and don't burn them 2 You embrace science 3 You are willing to change your mind when new information becomes available 4 You understand that most issues are not black and white 5 You believe in true equality for all people 6 You have empathy 7 You embrace cooperation 8 You respect others' rights 9 You believe culture and the arts have value 10 You care for the planet

[@mdug7224]

❤

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

Absolutely, saving this for later stay safe!

[@repelsteeltje90]

Yes, woke is horrifying

[@Gabriele-wolfsong]

❤❤❤

[@mdug7224]

@repelsteeltje90 🤣

[@swirlyferly]

i left the church in 2021 and one of the last conversations i had was when i was told that what the settlers did to the Native Americans was fine because “the Native Americans weren’t Christians”. These people worship their country more than they do God it’s so sad.

[@UTU49]

I think that is fully psychopathic... and not even remotely what Jesus intended.

[@peteo5704]

He was merely quoting from Samaritan's two where Jesus said, "F*** the heathens!"

[@umbra1948]

The idea that someone could even _think_ this and experience absolutely no cognitive dissonance or critical thought about how atrocious that kind of statement and notion is.. It’s things like this that cause me to distrust so many Christians. Whenever they say stuff like this endorsing and justifying horrific g--e without a single ounce of guilt or remorse, like they actually, genuinely think that that’s just a “fact,” and would probably even say it directly to the people who endured those horrors committed by their colonizing ancestors, that enforces my distrust. Christians still have a long way to go if they’re going to finally confront, stomp out, and restore the damage caused by the hatred and dehumanization that they use religion to justify.

[@foxliasgriffinYT]

i am oh so against people treating non christians as lesser than then, history has already shown how much torture and death that mindset has caused

[@samanthafortier1763]

As a Christian, the hypocrisy makes me sick. Got into an argument with someone i knew in college and she as a Christian had the audacity to say after I essentially said to show empathy, she said "do you know how mych empathy has cost this country?"u Uh what? Empathy is the whole point!

[@andrewbencomo9101]

As a Catholic Christian, your commentary on your video it’s so on point and discerning. You say you’re an atheist and not a Christian, however, by what it appears you believe you are more Christian than those people that claim to be and yet don’t follow Christ. Continue to speak out and be that light, whether you want to be a Christian or not. In my heart, I believe that Christ is proud of you for speaking out and pointing out what is obvious. He did that same thing with the leaders of his time, and was persecuted for it.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you for being so open and kind. Your support means a lot ♥️

[@shemwonders7974]

If some of these Christian nationalist saw the Lord today they wouldn’t recognise him this is true. Gandhi said he likes the Lord but not the Christians and it is sad

[@bakhop]

I agree. It's like the parable Jesus told of the son who said he wouldn't obey the father and yet did versus the one who said he was obeying the father and didn't.

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Your god sends the best atheists to the same place where Adolf is, not very loving.

[@ruthpicknell224]

His ghost father murdered his own son to scare people to obey him! Bible in a nutshell she’ll!

[@retrohmusic]

Sent this to my younger sister. I see her moving down the alt-right, trad-wife pipeline and it’s concerning. Thank you for this.

[@jezebelvibes]

I hope you can be a voice of reason for her

[@jasompinard4576]

I wish you the best. It's really flooding your country and mine. ✌🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@jacksstruggle6888]

I understand the concern for the alt-right, but why the concern for being a trad wife?

[@spvillano]

@@jacksstruggle6888 indeed, my wife, my mother and my mother-in-law were the original tradwives, it was a choice. If things got financially tight, they'd go find work to help get us back onto an even keel, but once that difficulty was over, they happily went back to running the house. With my wife being also in charge of the checkbook, as I'm infamously lousy at balancing the damnable thing, that dyscalculia and all. Oddly, algebra and trig are easy, crunching numbers is an arm wrestling match that I end up writing a program for or using either a calculator or spreadsheet for. Also, it was *her* house to do with, decoration, furniture arrangement, etc, as she spent more time there than I did. When I got in from work, I got to watch the kids, we'd take turns making dinner, the non-cooking spouse getting the cleanup and dishes. Well, until I retired from the Army, then it was my kitchen and occasionally I'd let her use it. ;) By mutual agreement. The important thing is, both partners choose that lifestyle, both knowing and accepting the benefits alongside the difficulties. Alt-right, that's extremism and extremism in any direction tends to be universally bad all around and only causes misery.

[@brianh9358]

@@jacksstruggle6888 The right's common interpretation of a traditional wife may be the issue. They imagine a wife who is not an equal partner, but one who is a "possession" of the husband. One who doesn't speak their opinion. One who doesn't discuss anything financial with the husband. One who does all of the housework. One who dares not to speak their own opinion. One who would dare not question the husband. I believe that type of "traditional" wife is far from what should be. The best type of traditional wife DOES work at the home, but is an equal partner with the husband in running the household. One who feels free to speak her opinion. One who is knowledgeable of and takes care of the finances. One who will share responsibility and feels free to ask for help from her husband. One who cooperatively raises the children with full participation from her husband. One who is not a cowed "possession", but a partner with both the skill and intelligence to help the husband in all that he does. See the difference?

[@Ash-dy3tw]

You have no idea how much God spoke through you in this video. As someone who is deepening my relationship with Jesus, I actually think He’s more proud of you than you will ever know.

[@irgendwie0342]

I feel the exact same, may god bless you!

[@shadowshapedheart]

God’s too big for any one religion

[@SilentRoadStudio]

Amen

[@robertsteinbach7325]

When there is no Jesus in the church, find him elsewhere.

[@mezzymoon3343]

That is so lame! She doesn't believe in your god and God is not real! 😂😂😂😂🤡

[@D_B_N_Bass]

As a European Christian, who is progressive, socialist and bisexual, I thank you for making the distiction between European and American Christianity, because a lot of people put us in the same boat, despite our differences, especially in politics

[@Ellie49]

I am a practicing Christian and an Episcopal nun. Everything you say here is wonderful. Thank you. I'm posting this video on Facebook.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Kingedwardiii2003]

Blessed are you Sister, I am a young convert (I converted to Orthodox teachings 10 years ago) and I potentially plan on becoming a monk myself! I would then comeback to my hometown to open a church to spread the true word of Christ!

[@jamesj9998]

As a follower of Jesus, I've been saying most of you are saying for more than 45 years. They aren't interested because they've chosen a different God. I share more common ground with you, an atheist, than my Evangelical friends. When Jesus talked about the narrow and wide road, I believe he included today's American White Evangelical Church in the wide road leading to destruction.

[@ski364]

I would not consider white evangelicals true Christians, because they do not follow Christ.

[@maryeckel9682]

We've chosen a God who serves us, not the reverse

[@gilbertkukulski3045]

anybody who told you you misunderstood the Bible misunderstod you i am a Christian and i think you have a better understanding then most so called Christians

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you ♥️

[@mandolinJo]

mANY ARE "cHRISTIANS" BUT dont SEEK the true teachings >>>and are Not CHanged by the Truth>>>and are deceived by the false teachers !!!

[@PaulHosey-u3l]

They only say that because they hate nonbelievers and figure you'd be a believer if you understood it. I was talking to someone about it once and I didn't say anything disrespectful at all but as soon as she didn't agree with me she accused me of "mocking" her for being a Christian which I was not.

[@papadopp3870]

@@PaulHosey-u3lYeah, Paul. They have answers or mocking retorts to everything.

[@MetaKnight964]

Anyone who said such a thing to her was spot on so stop trying to feed her ego, you should know idolatry isn't allowed in Christianity.

[@flaviassimas]

Hi there, you’re probably not gonna see my comment but just wanted to share that as a Christian I felt so touched by your video. I think Jesus was talking to me through you. I live here in the us legally and had been struggling with anxiety attacks. They ceased after I saw your video. Why? Because it was a reminder that I have no reason to fear. God is with me always and I think I was so caught up in the stories that I forgot about that. May God bless you always ❤

[@billcoonley319]

The Golden Rule is a main point in all major religions but sadly, forgotten by many. As an atheist, I can still live by this rule without a biblical authority reminding me daily.

[@bzbzob]

The problem there is that it says to treat others as you would like to be treated, and I sometimes think that some people want to be treated badly, it is a subconscious cry for help, like they want to be disciplined since they never got any discipline, so they push and push until someone tells them they are full of shit and they love that. Just a theory...

[@jnagarya519]

@@bzbzob The "Golden Rule" is a law like physics: it is inviolable. One cannot treat others differently than one wants to be treated. Those who hate others do so because they hate themselves and want others to validate and reinforce their self-hate.

[@Dominic-o3k]

​@jnagarya519 The golden rule is not like physics and you can hate others without hating yourself.

[@deshaebeasley]

@@billcoonley319 Five topics to fix society via discussion: -Anti-natalism vs Natalism -The 3 basic needs/prenatal needs Three things necessary for human evolution that are provided while in the womb which are; food, shelter and medical care. -Platinum rule Do whatever makes one happier unless it interferes with another persons ability to do the same. -MBTI (research yours and connect with others) -Art (pick one and get better at it!)

[@deshaebeasley]

@@jnagarya519 Five topics to fix society via discussion: -Anti-natalism vs Natalism -The 3 basic needs/prenatal needs Three things necessary for human evolution that are provided while in the womb which are; food, shelter and medical care. -Platinum rule Do whatever makes one happier unless it interferes with another persons ability to do the same. -MBTI (research yours and connect with others) -Art (pick one and get better at it!)

[@johnburn8031]

Christian nationalists ignoring Jesus? Colour me surprised! 😱

[@Masterpirate1]

"Christian" nationalists are really OT, neo-Red Sea Pedestrians (and vice versa).

[@jankompos2330]

you do know , if you dont repent you shall be microchipped approved by jesus

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Hey John I noticed your Sarah Jane Smith Image - super cool! Tom Baker just had his 96th (I think). I agree with you Christian Nationalists in the US particularly are about as selective and deluded as it gets.

[@johnburn8031]

@@triplejazzmusicisall1883 Tom Baker was my first doctor and Sarah Jane Smith was his companion at the time. She was awesome 😍 As for Christian nationalists, part of me wishes Christianity was true so I could hear Jesus say to them: "I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness" (Matthew 7:23)

[@johnburn8031]

Thank you and agreed.

[@3ld919]

Two cornerstones of many conservatives are lack of empathy and hypocrisy, making it very tough to reach them. Keep it up Kristi ironically you are doing God's work.

[@wokecommunist3095]

I wouldn't bother trying to reach out to conservatives lol, they're supposed to be the enemy.

[@benj2205]

You’re not being fir at all to christians here. They also love power and money.

[@parsonj39]

A lot of people cling to religion because--in their interpretation, at least--it supports their cultural biases. It makes them "right" in their own minds about everything, however contrary to science and common sense their opinions may be.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

They think we are also lying manipulators that’s the problem

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

@@wokecommunist3095the enemy is who you reach out to. The question is when

[@jboogie722]

As a Christian I agree with this message wholeheartedly

[@docforest4851]

Christianity in America is all about forming and supporting a superior in-group. I am saddened as a Canadian that so many Americans supported the Republicans and Trump but it shows there are deep rooted issues in your culture that can’t be fixed overnight. Keep shining a light on this Kirsti. You are part of the solution.

[@onedaya_martian1238]

Sadly the "cancer" of American "christianity" has metastasized to the Great White North. If PP gets elected this year, y'all will be in the same boat as the USA. Only Quebec could save the country. Que Dieu bénisse les Québécois

[@briobarb8525]

America does have a "few good men...and women!". 😅. But that truly is not our largest or most devoted group. 😮😢

[@docforest4851]

@@briobarb8525 Yes, America has the best and the worse of all kinds of people. Like everywhere. It’s the overall values a country holds, the power it gives to a select few, and the policies that come from that, that determines its flavor.

[@faithlesshound5621]

The United States needed Christianity to justify the expropriation and slaughter of the Indians. The protestant churches split over slavery, but after the civil war the pro- and antislavery factions reunited. However, both protestants and catholics still kept separate churches for blacks and whites. The Trump family favoured the "Prosperity Gospel" of Norman Vincent Peale. Self-made men worshipping their maker!

[@aerialpunk]

The thing is, the Democrats are no better from a Christian perspective. They manipulate, lie, and use identity politics to divide people. I don't think Jesus would've approved of *that*, either. And the truth is that some of what Trump has been doing is on alignment with Biblical principles (like only recognising / genders). No party or politician will be perfect from a Christian standpoint. I think it's best to remember that many people are just trying to do what best from their view on this one.

[@partypavillion]

Yeah. Preach it girlfriend. You give a better sermon than most church leaders. I'm a life-long Christian who left the church long ago because of rampant hypocrisy among the leaders and congregations in all the churches I tried. I would rather fellowship with you and talk about the Bible than any established church in this country.

[@Ariel.constante212]

You know, what i really like about your work here, is that you approach and debate religious issues, grounded on our reality. You're not debating it on a theological or philosophical level all the time, but rather pointing out how it affects directly our lives. That's a really fundamental and overlooked aspect of the religious debate on our society. I really appreciate it.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you so much! I really try to be as practical and reasonable as possible. We need more balance in our conversations about these really divisive issues. and I find that both sides of the debate often get lost on the heart of the issue- which is that we're all humans just trying to get it right and co exist.

[@Ariel.constante212]

@jezebelvibes and in my humble opinion, you're doing it very well. Keep up the good work 😊. Have a nice day ✌️

[@andrewbencomo9101]

I agree with your comment. I also believe that Jesus would not debate on a philosophical or theological level either, but rather on a level that even the most simple and ordinary human can understand. His teachings aren’t some deep dark secret, or a mysterious thing, but just rather simple. Love God, with all your heart, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Well, that may be hard to do for many, it’s a very simple message.

[@andrewbencomo9101]

I agree with your comment. I also believe that Jesus would not debate on a philosophical or theological level either, but rather on a level that even the most simple and ordinary human can understand. His teachings aren’t some deep dark secret, or a mysterious thing, but just rather simple. Love God, with all your heart, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. While that may be hard to do for many, it’s a very simple message.

[@josephmedina6403]

be aware of this the mind can be a terrible place when trying to discover the truth do not loose any sleep over the truth yet keep faith strong .

[@BlueSkiesDay]

You don’t need to be a Christian to understand the core tenets of the faith. You clearly do understand Christianity and speak more truth than any preacher I’ve ever heard. I’m inspired to be a better person, every time I hear you speak.

[@dewolf6836]

Thank you. As a Catholic, I have had to endure a lifetime of persecution from my fellow Catholics because I was trying to really follow the compassionate Christ. For most religion is a club you belong to, a team you fight for. The words of Jesus are too scary for most, he challenged us to have a trusting heart that this Universe is really a benevolent loving place. The good news is that many people who have left religion are discovering the goodness that the religious have lost. Bravo for preaching the gospel. This "good news" is for all of us to discover and transform primitive humanity into a mature, loving humanity.

[@josephmedina6403]

Yes . I remember I wanted a Barmitzfah because girls had a sweet 16 and mexican girls had quinceneras a mexican tradition of girl becoming a woman and Mother Superior was upset to hear this news when I was young .

[@ultimateme3049]

Yes it is amazing honestly, I find myself more in tune with everything now than before, and honestly that is a real bliss.

[@TheLore_Maker]

I honestly don’t know that if heaven or hell exists that believing Jesus is the way to get to heaven. If God is truly someone who is all loving he can’t accept a Christian (depending on the source) of the caliber of Adolf Hittler (some say he was Christian others say he wasn’t I don’t want to get into that, according to some sources he was Christian so I’m using him as an example of an evil man.), and at the same time that all loving being throws someone like Keanu Reeves in hell for the simple crime of, “oh hey who are you?”

[@Queenread82]

The Bishop - Her voice was kind, she was humble, gentle and very brave.

[@jnagarya519]

She wasn't brave or courageous: it was easy for her because it's what she lives.

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@jnagarya519 the latter doesn't in any way invalidate that. If anything, it boosts it, she's constantly brave and courageous? That's great! 👍

[@smugwendigo5123]

I feel like talking to the president takes some courage

[@jnagarya519]

@@smugwendigo5123 That mass is a tradition. The pastor has done it before. And, in fact, others speak -- some were nasty when the president was Obama, so the disrespect for the event by Republicans, when the president is a Democrat, has been the norm for years. It doesn't require courage to speak in keeping with who one has been for many years. Trump, as example, doesn't need courage to be abusive and worse because that's who he has always been. It's about the content of one's character.

[@rjcavalli9202]

Thank you Kristi. You nailed it again. The reason I never committed to Christianity is for many reasons you presented. If I had found a church filled with Jimmy Carters, I would have joined with a great full heart. Thank you

[@jezebelvibes]

Jimmy Carter was such a good dude ♥️

[@rjcavalli9202]

Very true. A great man of service to others.

[@babylon6847]

Shouldn't you separate organised "box - structure" like sects away from the faith? Because there are churches that emphasise on power and dogma and I wouldn't link to the core message of Christianity. Examples are Evangelical, Baptist and Catholic Church.

[@tudormiller887]

​@@jezebelvibesRIP Jimmy Carter.

[@Featheryfaith7]

​​​@@jezebelvibes Jokes on all of us, God told me to vote for Trump since I prayed ceaselessly as stated in the Bible to do. So you are incorrect. By the way, Kamala wanted to kill Christians. That was why she didn't get the vote. I wanted to vote for Bernie. I hope my comments are coming through.

[@Realidyne]

"What would Jesus do?" A simple question a lot of Christians have a hard time answering.

[@left_handed_jedi]

Freedom of religion is also freedom From religion, great video

[@scrider5493]

I hear people say, The Country went down hill when they took prayer out of school! They are for putting In God We Trust on money, school walls, cop cars, but Jesus is too Woke.

[@faithlesshound5621]

The old Soviet Union had "Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Anti-Religious Propaganda." The new Russia of the oligarchs has only the former.

[@DeadeyeDaily]

@@faithlesshound5621 Bibliography, please.

[@chiclesirico2580]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@av3nger3]

​Russia has been positively evil for over a century. Their government is not worthy of praise.​@@faithlesshound5621

[@mattmiller220]

You forget one essential command, “be not like the hypocrites are”.

[@MattSTaylorsVersion]

Too bad they are and refuse to listen to anyone. Confirmation bias up the a, it's amazing...😅

[@two7plumbing]

I'm a Christian and I must say that this is powerful and more of us need to hear this message. I'm halfway into your video and you're already touching on multiple specific points that I am actively working through in my own life. Thank you!

[@margaretgarana911]

Jesus is radical and hard to follow because of the emphasis on love. Worth it! We’re not doing it. Not a Christian nation because they will know us by our love.

[@mikeg1174]

Born in 1962 and raised Lutheran. In 1982 joined the USAF. Within a few years I was sucked into this new Christian view, that the Kingdom of God was already here, thus we can receive our reward now. I broke away when I was stationed in Spain cuz I had to read the Bible myself. The Christian church no longer wants us to read the Bible on our own, but be told what it means. I thank you for bringing this hope and I will share with family & friends.

[@maryeckel9682]

The religion in the USAF scares and saddens me. My parents met in San Antonio on base, and they were so proud of their service. They were also liberals.

[@michaelstewart7871]

The New Testament has been rewritten, reinterpreted, and shaped to justify an extreme ideology. Even the selection of books in the original were selectively chosen to fit a single doctrine. It (I will not say “Bible”) was not divinely inspired. It was, and is, a political tool.

[@DarkPesco]

Working on my 6th decade and those who claim to be Christian have become louder and louder over my life. The louder their claim, the less their actions aligned with the claim.

[@briobarb8525]

AMEN!!! Well said!!!

[@papadopp3870]

I don’t want to judge anyone, but yes, I totally agree. I’m a Christian and in the last several years, many who call themselves the same thing. Well, Jesus words are the last thing they preach. When I was a child, I always felt there was no way a huge apostasy would occur! I didn’t factor in how hypocritical, how hard of heart a large body of Christians became so quickly. A minister preaches the actual teachings and Christian’s can’t keep themselves from attacking her, possibly physically. God help us.

[@MysticVokkai]

This is the best sermon I've heard since leaving the Church. I left Christianity because the words and actions of many others in the Church go against the teachings of Jesus

[@PolymorphicPenguin]

I can't really blame you. I was thinking as I watched this video that I often get angry with people who I think aren't treating me fairly and I really don't live up to Jesus' teaching about turning the other cheek. I'm taking this video and comments like yours as motivation to do better.

[@johnbaldridge1303]

So you left Christ because many(not all) Christians go against the teachings of Christ. So you let others keep you from Christ. You let their hypocrisy keep you from the One who gave Himself for you out of the ultimate expression of love ever known to faulty,messed up humankind. Doesn't make sense does it? Please focus on Christ's love for you. Yes Christians absolutely should reflect Christ!!!!! But please don't let imperfect followers keep you from the perfect and only One who can give us awesome life in Him!!!!

[@MysticVokkai]

@@johnbaldridge1303 there were plenty of other reasons as well, but I didn't want to be associated with them

[@abramgoode424]

I’m sorry for how you were hurt, it’s disgusting that we condemn sick people in a hospital instead of living life with them.

[@jimfoxvog]

As a Christian, f find it ironic that you understand what Jesus taught so much better than many Christians.

[@NerdJake]

This is definitely one of your best videos so far.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you!

[@KarmasAB123]

Agreed

[@user-sf5fk6ox4c]

@Nerd Yes, fantastic! Thank you... you are a true child of God...but I understand the conflicting beliefs. I'm in the same boat. ❤

[@jasone.knisley6218]

I agree the one about Paul being a false prophet is great also.

[@fluffysheap]

@@jasone.knisley6218 That one was less good because most of the stuff she talked about wasn't even written by Paul

[@merpuccino]

I grew up Southern Baptist, questioned in high school and college, have been an atheist and a liberal Christian and for so many years I have felt and thought exactly what you're saying. So many people love to cling to Christianity but it's often used as an excuse to be transphobic or hateful, etc. But Jesus said love those who hate you, do good to those who hurt you. He would never advocate bullying transgender people on the internet Or saying hateful things to them. I have for so many years felt like American Christianity has nothing to do with Jesus or what he taught.

[@briobarb8525]

BINGO!!! You are correct in so much of what you say. The true believers are few and far between, in a large part of what Americans claim as Christianity today. They have been deceived through many of the economic, political and religious views in America...white washed as "Conservative views." A very deceptive label that many claiming Christianity have not thought through. Not to mention choosing Mega $$$ Churches... with all their glam and glitter worship services and buildings, over the humble and simple teachings of Jesus! The deception that has captured many Americans who claim Christianity, but who have in reality been blinded by the non-biblical teachings of hate, judgement and cruelty that has taken them over. 😢😢😢. Nothing like Jesus! 😮😮😢😢❤ But many of them sure can produce impressive Easter and Christmas productions twice a year. But "ouch $$$' for the cost of tickets. Jesus couldn't even afford them today! 😢

[@briobarb8525]

You are correct.

[@onedaya_martian1238]

Jesus had long hair and wore a dress. He'd be mocked worse than what the Romans did if he were wondering the streets in the southern states.

[@sayno2672]

I'm Christian from other country. I witness American Christians problems clearly exposed during Trump's Presidential Inauguration and the service. I thank God for that.

[@UnashamedCaliforniagirl]

As an American Christian this grieves me

[@FutureVision-366]

I'm a Christian and God is the only judge, not us. I understand you and accept every good human being in this world.

[@shadowshapedheart]

Accept EVERYONE, or you haven’t figured it out yet.

[@CibusMission]

Define "good"

[@Jennifer-dw8hl]

I love when they say "Follow Jesus" and then read from Paul.

[@Queenread82]

This

[@NA-vz9ko]

Paul the mad, false apostle who wrote most of the New Testament fucked up that whole religious movement.

[@ryanrestivo4270]

Yup

[@skyeel873]

and a couple of those works from Paul are actual forgeries

[@Jennifer-dw8hl]

@ I have a different idea, Paul was sent to subdue the Jewish rebels and decided the best way to do it was with a parody.

[@jelliott3604]

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Mahatma Gandhi. (hits nail on head)

[@Rick_Alden]

You have every right to call out the hypocrisy of professed Christians 👍

[@sakuzzn]

As a Christian, thank you so much for the video and it’s comforting to see more christians in the comments who are agreeing❤ God Bless You

[@justplainliam]

I pointed out the Sermon on the Mount to a fundamentalist Baptist pastor...he said: That hasn't been revealed to me yet. I walked off and headed to a tavern. Christy isn't "misinformed." Once in a while, it would be sweet for her to say "I may have missed something." Gotta love her though. She loves Jesus. She just wants people who call themselves by His name to DO SOLID SHIT about it. She quotes the essential verses. Reminds me of a Mark Twain quote. When asked what he thought about christianity, he responded: Great idea. Someone ought to actually put it into practice.

[@briobarb8525]

Hmmm...that sounds like fundamentalist cop out!!!

[@helenr4300]

I thought that quote was Gandhi? As for that pastor I wonder how he would feel about the pastor around the corner supporting LGBTQ+ people using the same argument back at him!!

[@BigGuy8059]

When asked about it, Gandhi said "I admire your Jesus. Christians, not so much."

[@hansenmarc]

2:31 Mark 10:42-45 be a servant 3:42 Matthew 7:12 golden rule 4:36 Matthew 6:24 two masters 5:07 Matthew 6:25 don’t be anxious 6:58 Matthew 6:19-21 don’t amass treasure on earth 7:46 Matthew 23:12 don’t exalt yourself 8:58 Matthew 5:43-44 love your enemies 11:15 John 16:33 I have overcome the world 12:04 Matthew 19:21 give all you have to the poor 12:45 Matthew 5:7 blessed are the merciful 14:51 Luke 6:30 give to everyone who begs of you 15:55 John 14:15 keep my commandments Here are a few more “woke” passages from the Bible, though not necessarily the words of Jesus: Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Proverbs 21:13 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” Luke 3:11 James 2:14-26 Faith Without Works Is Dead 14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. Ask most people what the sin of Sodom was, and they’ll give you the wrong answer: Ezekiel 16: 49 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. Matthew 25:41-46 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

[@labradortea7873]

I’m glad you put woke in quotes. Those passages aren’t woke. They’re Christian

[@inmyhead_imhiking]

James 2:14-26. Wow, what a good one! Thanks for sharing. I didn't know there was something in the bible specifically for the "thoughts and prayers" crowd

[@LloydWeeber]

@@hansenmarc How about Matthew 26:41? Isn't this Jesus asking his followers to be woke? Not being woke means you don't mind Judas turning up and putting Jesus on a cross. Not being woke is not standing by Jesus in his hour of need!

[@hansenmarc]

@ how could I have forgotten about that one! Yes indeed, Jesus *literally* asks his followers to stay woke. 😂

[@jamesdawson4800]

@@hansenmarc I absolutely love how you add Sodom to this, without context, and say that when Lot told the men not to "do so wickedly" he MUST have been talking about how they were simply wanting to greet the men...not understanding this contradicts what the prophet said about them. Such insanity...utter insanity! Were the men wanting to just get to know them, and be hospitable, and Lot, (that big jerk) turned them away, or were they inhospitable, gluttons and didn't help the poor? Why would Lot hate what they were asking? Did he not want the men of Sodom to be hospitable? Or, as any SANE person can see, these men were so depraved in their thinking, that Lot REBUKED their intentions by telling them not to be so wicked, and to take his DAUGHTERS, who DIDN'T KNOW A MAN, instead? Was he sending his daughters out to show them how to be even MORE hospitable? Or was it that the men of Sodom wanted to do wicked stuff to those men, and Lot REBUKED them, and begged them to take his daughters instead of abusing the men? Yeah, I take the LOGICAL view!

[@Tjtingz]

As an athiest, it’s amazing seeing this side of Christianity. So compassionate, the positive reaction to this video is so heartwarming too!

[@glenchapman3899]

What a lot of people dont get - Jesus was the first hippy. And Christianity does have some good qualities, we just dont show them often.

[@mish375]

@@glenchapman3899 It's more like the bad actors are given a voice and it drowns out those of us trying to actually practise what we preach (kindness, helping your neighbour, etc).

[@glenchapman3899]

@ I think that is an equally fair observation

[@mish375]

@@glenchapman3899 True. But you are right. Some people get so caught up in legalism, that they forget to love.

[@Isaac7913392]

Should be a checkpoint

[@MrDellasc]

As a non practicing Catholic, seeing the glee and cheering which so-called Republican Christian’s are exhibiting at the deportations of illegal immigrants is disturbing and disgusting. Yes, Christ would be considered a “Woke do gooder” today. “Love Thy Neighbor” has been replaced with “Smite They Neighbor”……….

[@JB5GoIrish]

Over the past half a year, I have been slowly but surely deconstructing various parts of my identity and my faith. Your videos have provided a tremendously helpful and healthy space for me to do that. And all of that said, this may be your best video yet. The way you calmly and coolly dismantle the hypocritical Religious Right is not only useful and educational, but also immensely satisfying. Keep doing your thing, girl. This is GREAT 😊.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you SO much for your words. Your encouragement means so much. I don't like to dwell on the negative, but sometimes all of the negative comments get internalized. So I really appreciate the validation and affirmation.

[@onedaya_martian1238]

@@jezebelvibes When you get negative comments, that is the sound of insanity being crushed !!! The louder it is (I know it is scary), the greater the "healing" for society !! Don't stop! Please don't !!

[@josephcooter5763]

The other things is that they tend to label anything they dislike as demonic. Just yesterday I was in an argument on this platform with over a video that label seven songs, including Imagine, Helluah, Stairway to Heaven and My Sweet Lord as demonic. At one point they called one of my favorite artists as the anti-christ; which prompted me to point out the fact that the term anti-christ has been used to persecute any person whom they don't like.

[@_.soymilk]

I’m atheist but if anyone is an Anti-christ figure rn, it’d literally be Trump and many people in his party

[@JamesThompson-zk1ht]

@josephcooter5763 That drives me nuts. As if it's not nutty enough already, with this magical imaginary friend who's part awesome sky god, part Daddy, and part feudal lord of the manor, having to posit an opposite for the cosmology to add up is just convoluted lunacy. This is still not as bad as people who are into angels. That's not only a whole other level of sheer idiocy, it's also infantile. I've never heard anyone talk about them without sounding like a toddler. The thing is, with the introduction to the conversation of terms like demonic and satanic, they act like it's a get out of jail (or having to answer what you just said) free card, but in fact it's a totally meaningless placeholder. What do they say when you asked what in hell that MEANS? You say that like it's a bad thing, but what does it mean? What are you actually telling me? I had to think about My Sweet Lord. Like WTF, there are hardly any lyrics there, what could be such a problem? Then I remembered, it's gotta be Krishna. Hindu god, right? That type just reflexively casts any other tradition's gods as Satan. I mean, we got our image of him from the literal demonization of the Greek god Pan, right? Stairway has lyrics into which you can read whatever preconceived notions you like. Imagine - well, of course. Imagine there's no heaven / No hell below us / And no religion, too? Inconceivable blasphemy. And Hallelujah - a lot can depend on which verses you choose to include. A LOT of performers leave out the verse which Jeff Buckley includes that makes literal and graphic reference to making love, with Remember when I moved in you / And the holy dove was moving too / And every breath we drew was Hallelujah - despite being as healthy and wholesome a description as I've ever heard in a piece of music, that's guaranteed to blow the minds of the narrow-minded, more specifically those who have gotten the message that sex is sinful. That to me is an obscenity in itself. But the church fathers were terrified of women, and the power they can hold over men. They were terrified of the power inherent in sex itself, to take people out of their ordinary experience and give them a natural high, and also to create such a bond between a couple - they wanted to reserve that kind of power to the church. The bands of supplicants who did things like self-flagellation in order to get closer to God through essentially the same means, a literal assault on the senses, were tolerated, but were always flirting with heresy. ... Without that verse, the song was deemed suitable for inclusion in the movie Shrek, ffs. But I have a feeling that the people you were talking to would still be threatened, maybe by the story of David including references to his extramarital affair, maybe just by making biblical references without being a clearly church-approved recitation of dogma. Ultimately, people like that tend to have a problem with music in general, but most especially any music which really moves you. And the more literally that phrase can be taken, the more problematic it is for them. "Exciting the senses" was the charge leveled at music that made you want to dance. That's a temptation to SIN. And with that word, we're back to our placeholders again. Demonic or Satanic - when those words come up relative to music, what they tend to mean is that the music is a temptation to sin. But the placeholder idea had only been pushed back a level, because we're STILL not spelling out what it actually means. Does your music tempt you to worship false idols? No. To work on Sunday? No. To bear false witness? No. Covet your neighbor's wife or cattle? Uh... Well, maybe. Is it the cattle ? No, probably not the cattle. But the woman, now - what with the music getting your senses all riled up, and the woman lookin so fine, you might be tempted to sneak off with her and... And now we're getting somewhere. It's all about sex. It's not ALWAYS about sex. Periodically we go through these Satanic Panics. And sometimes music is at the top of the list of concerns. We went through that in the 80s. But most of the time it's about sex. Christianity has had a huge problem with sexuality going back to the dark ages. Its close cousin, Islam, is even worse. But that's ultimately the issue with your original complaint. There's nothing in any of that music for a reasonable person to have any issue with. Those who do, and claim that it's evil, generally mean that it's sinful, or contains within itself the seeds of sin. Which actually means sex. It might make you fuck. Sounds pretty stupid, huh? There's a reason for that. It IS pretty damn stupid. ... Some people dead end at the idea of evil, without drawing it all the way to sin and SEX! It's not 100%. Imagine (the song), for example, might give you the idea that Lennon thought the world might be a better place without religion. And maybe he did. I do. But so what if he did? The bottom line on that is that certain people think that all it could take for a young Christian to abandon his religion is the mere suggestion that there might be a better way. I would ask them, is it really your belief that your faith, that the foundations of your faith are that weak? And here's their problem with THAT. I have a feeling that the answer to that question is actually yes, far more often than any of them will admit. They would have to be walking around in a permanent state of cognitive dissonance due to a whole range of plain facts which have finally been allowed to come out over the last hundred and fifty years or so which so plainly contradict the teachings of the Bible. You'd have to be profoundly stupid to not be aware of that, on some level, regardless of how deeply you try to tuck it away and tell yourself that those are thoughts sent to you by the evil one. These facts are implicit all over the place in our daily lives. If you who are so strong in your faith are troubled by certain nagging little doubts which you would never admit to anyone else, then what defense would these poor kids have against the temptation to believe in a world without God? As far as I'm concerned, if any idea, any belief, can't stand up to close scrutiny on its own merits, it SHOULD be suspended, at least, pending either revision or refutation. That's called learning. So there we have it. I think these two things, sex and heresy (from their perspective, abandoning your faith amounts to a belief in ideas which are heretical) account for virtually all of their characterization of this music as Satanic, demonic, evil. I think this will interest you. And it does eventually connect up with this conversation. The song Hallelujah begins with the line "I heard there was a secret chord", and this guy did a video in which he's trying to determine what that chord is. It's very interesting - m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GcmYyurJKEbKs And it's short, only 17 minutes long. If you like that, the same guy does one about Stairway To Heaven, which I enjoyed so much that I've watched it 3 times now: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXrQnJyAh9x0itU Sorry for the length of this piece!

[@sandwichqueen]

I remember when they called Harry Potter Satanic. And now those are the same people who are standing by JK's side as she spews bigotry, all because they love what she says.

[@devantewilliams6821]

If it's an inversion of the teaching, it is satanic like trans kids that's not Christian.

[@ski364]

The irony is trump is actually an antichrist, he fits the definition to a T.

[@anthonyjames6179]

I found you and subscribed. I started studying Jesus when I walked away from Catholic Ch. 45 yrs ago. Thanks for your rationalism. --Anthony, 64, Michigan

[@irgendwie0342]

Thank you for sharing with us. May I ask why you left the catholic church? And why are you studying Jesus anyway?

[@dennisvossstensgaard5911]

Lutheran Christian here. Thank you for a great video! First: You are absolutely right. Both that critical thinking is a good thing, and that many Christians don't like the teachings of Jesus. Something in me also wants to interpret on it, but he was very clear: Everyone you meet is worthy of your love. Give your money away - both because others need them, and because money are dangerous. And others will know God by your example - be it good or bad. Second: This is the first of your videos that I've seen. But I assume that by Jesus' not-to-great statements you mean the parts where he talks about Heaven and Hell, or he divides people into good and evil. If his message of God's forgiveness is to make any sense, these passages has to be read in one way: I, the reader, am always the evil one. I'm the one who's going to Hell. I'm the one who's stupid and proud. And that's why I need forgiveness. Now, I know that Christians have not generally read the Gospels like that historically - and many still don't. But then the Gospels don't make sense. If I'm the clean one, the one going to Heaven, the humble one. Then I don't need Jesus, and then Jesus isn't talking to me. That's not how it's working. I hope Jesus IS talking to me in the Gospels. Third: Sorry if my spelling is off. English is not my first language. I'm Danish.

[@markhaney2884]

First time listener. Girl, hard to be an atheist and nail Gods word through sharing His Spirit so well. I thoroughly understand your disdain for "christians", as I am a 67yr old straight white guy and a lifelong P.K.. I too disdain what the term christian has become , especially here in the USA. I think you have a lot more Jesus in ya than you realize and that is a good thing!!!! Keep up the good work. Thank you

[@jnagarya519]

It's my choice and ability to practice empathy, kindness, and compassion. And I own that responsibility, rather than give it to someone else. Buddhism, older than Christianity, teaches the same principles, but it doesn't invent a "God" or "Savoir" to give the credit to, which would debase the individual by undermining individual responsibility.

[@peteo5704]

Empathy, kindness and compassion are the humanizing emotions. Homo sapiens are the hominids who have been called "Wise," because they had the wisdom To cooperate and care about Other humans. Unfortunately, possibly due to a glitch in the crippled Y chromosome, they have become merely homo astute, smart enough to turn situations to their own benefit, when they might have benefited more if they did not have a zero- sum, win-lose approach to all human interactions. His inability to take any pleasure from the accomplishments of others is why Trump threw a fit when one of his early wives beat him to the bottom of a ski slope. Apparently, that led to his making a vow to never let anybody else beat him to the bottom, ever again. ​@@jnagarya519

[@victorc2869]

Kristi you almost converted me back to Christianity! Seriously, excellent video.

[@jezebelvibes]

I almost reconverted myself 😄

[@laurenpalmer9327]

@@jezebelvibesmaybe you should. I mean just a thought. I’m in your shoes. But whether one believes it or not I’ve been thinking about rejoining the church to reclaim the very Jesus you talk about. It’s kind of weird to be honest. But I think what’s angering me is the evil Christian nationalists. I’ve got this incredible urge to defend these actual teachings of Jesus. I hope that made sense

[@briobarb8525]

Take it from someone who finally left formal Christianity after 55 years in it. My newer understanding of Jesus and the actual gospel is according to the Sermon on the Mount. Taught by Jesus! You can leave most of America's modern versions of Conservative Christianity...and still be fine with Jesus and his teachings. I know...I've done it! And I don't regret it. ❤❤❤ Good luck! He will show you the way. And as usual...it is not always easy...but it is still the path of LOVE!!! ❤❤❤❤. HIS and ours!

[@briobarb8525]

​​​@@jezebelvibes And there is a way to do just that. Keeping Jesus and his teachings...w/o all the rest of the things in the established book we call the Bible...the one we call "the perfect word of God." If one ever reads the ENTIRE book, and can still describe many of the things in it as of God...then you and I have a very different understanding and experience of God. And do yourself a favor and learn about the actual cannonization of the Bible originally in 325 under Constantine, Time, and the Catholic Church. Try to get a true "historical" version of the event, rather than a later christianized clean up of the story. That matters for accuracy. Once Christianity rewrote the story...I promise you it changed. Use wisdom about your choices of where you get your information. There are excellent trusted sources (even with some differences.). But fear not over that...for you can find MANY different tellings of the same Biblical stories in the Bible also. Start with Genesis (Chapters 1and 2...and the story of creation. That will get you going. There are many more we have simply allowed ourselves or our pastors to avoid pointing out...for obvious reasons. A few other ones easy to spot...the differences in the Ark stories, and the actual revealing of the Resurrection story. Once you give yourself permission to be HONEST with yourself about the many contradictions...it will start to be pretty obvious. It's about removing your self or other-imposed blinders. Be gentle with yourself and the process. But be HONEST too! You and others will see it clearly Kristi, esp when you learn about the history of Christianity as an organization of fixed and revised beliefs, that added Jesus's msg to theirs. Study the cannonization (and revisions) of the Bible...outside of Christianity's versions of the stories. ❤❤❤ And don't be bothered with others different views of it during your process of waking up. Let God work that out in his time and way. Just line up your heart with his love. It works! ❤❤❤ It is a slow (and sometimes painful process to go through. But I promise you won't regret it. My encouragement to all reading here..."open your hearts, your spirit and YOUR MIND. Which God gave you! And let him patiently direct you through the process of deconstructing! ❤❤. Love and blessings to all! Thank you, Kristi for making this platform available for these honest discussions. May the spirit of Christ protect your work and devotion.

[@onedaya_martian1238]

It is the TEACHINGS of mythical Jesus, not the death and resurrection crap that is the good part of so called "christianity". Converting to religious nonsense is a step back. Living a "holy life" as an example of the "good of Jesus" is how to live well for humanity.

[@mohammadajifaisal4551]

I left Islam to embrace Christianity. Then, I left Christianity and became an atheist. Letting go of all religions is true liberation.

[@martapfahl940]

No because now you are a slave of your flesh and sin. Only Jesus can truly deliver you and set you free. Only truth can set you free and Jesus Christ is the truth the way and the life.

[@TB-wvvvw]

@@martapfahl940 He has already been where you are and feels better after letting go of imaginary magical beings and self-delusion. The mythical person "Jesus Christ" was created by Constantine and Romans along with the Christian religion which was defined at the Council of Nicea to be the only legal religion in the Roman Empire because the emperor needed a way to unify the diverse people of the vast empire. Elements from many old god and messiah myths, hindu myths, and others were gathered together so that the religion would appeal to as many people as possible. All of the miracles you've read were taken from other already existing myths. This magical person "Jesus" obviously only exists in peoples' imaginations, and I notice they don't even do what "Jesus" says according to the anonymously written "scriptures" such as giving all their possessions away and becoming penniless to follow him, or taking no thought for the morrow (give up your savings accounts and don't save for the future or prepare things for you and your family), or rejecting your family in favor of him, or allowing yourself to be assaulted without defending yourself (turn the other cheek), or giving your coat you're wearing to any panhandler who asks you for money. Instead, people make up their version of the imaginary religion to be whatever feels comfortable and convince themselves it's all true.

[@mohammadajifaisal4551]

@martapfahl940 Jesus was merely one of many failed leaders of messianic movements. Before him, there had already been numerous other leaders of such movements. Like Islam, Christianity is simply a reflection of the spirituality of the Semitic people-nothing more. God is a fantasy created to control human behavior.

[@ermanvis7642]

@@martapfahl940 So everyone who died before he was born gets eternal damnation. Tough but fair...in a MAGA sort of way.

[@russianaloha4576]

Amen! Being on the side of Reality is so much better!💞 It's So Liberating to not be chained to any religion!! Science will win in the End! 💞

[@MichaelNeilsen-i8t]

Your commentary in this video is magnificent. ❤ Im an old army vet and in the aftermath of that I couldnt agree with you more. You give a great talk.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you for your service :)

[@annamh82]

You were spot on with everything you've said. I live in New Zealand and it blows my mind how these "christians" voted for trump. I don't think you're being hypocritical, you're being honest and truthful. As a gay Christian, I very much appreciate your words ❤

[@davewilliams6172]

Jesus would have been arrested and deported back to Judaea if he was in the US today

[@brenatevi]

One of my favorite verses is Mathew 19:22 (the following verse after one you quoted.) - "When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, because he had great possessions." Modern day Christians.

[@Tony-m5t]

I am a Christian and I say you nailed it. Best sermon I have ever heard. Good job.

[@jamescannon7267]

When a person or group of people are deceived, they can not see it. Where the mind leads, so go the body. I try to question everything and be as honest to myself as I can and change where I need. This helps me see others and not be so judgmental.

[@briobarb8525]

I wrote a meaningful somewhat lengthy agreement with your (and Kristi's comments) about how our Christian behavior should look according to the actual teachings of Jesus.). But somehow lost it before I finished and posted it. So here is the short version to your comments. AMEN! ❤❤❤ about what

[@bethanymalugin5887]

Thank u for saying this. I'm a believer & do feel sorry for those who have been fooled and brainwashed by the rightist media, Fox News

[@myheartismadeofstars]

Years and years ago i saw a beautiful piece of art that was a modern interpretation of the Nativity. Joseph and Mary were shown as Mexicans with Mary as a pregnant teenager (reminder that the generally accepted age for Mary is 14) standing in an alleyway near a seedy motel with a "no vacancy" sign. It was the closest i ever felt to a Christian, looking at that art. If Jesus were to be reborn on earth, the same way he was then... that's it. He would be born to a pregnant teenage immigrant.

[@briobarb8525]

Yes...and who couldn't get a room! 😢

[@myheartismadeofstars]

@briobarb8525 i mentioned the "no vacancy" sign (meaning there were no rooms available in the motel)

[@fluffysheap]

He'd definitely be born to a pregnant somebody! (But Mary was 16 or 17)

[@myheartismadeofstars]

@@fluffysheap I've literally never seen Mary said to be older than 15

[@chikaka2012]

I was taught Mary was 19 growing up in Catholicism. Not sure where these other numbers come from but the fact is the Bible doesn’t say. It would, however, have been an extreme biological oddity to see a pregnant 14 year old in Jesus’ time. The normal age of puberty for girls was 16 up until around 1900 AD. That age would be slightly higher for poor girls who typically were not well nourished.

[@X.Draxius]

Much of the Bible, including the parts with Jesus, can be downright egregious. But the part where he walks into a temple to see people selling things and flips their tables, ranting about thieves in a holy place... that's the energy I feel seeing Trump in the White House.

[@Bryan198026]

And that would have been historically impossible given that the temple grounds were not only sprawling, encompassing several acres, but also heavily guarded. So an actual, historical Jesus would most likely have been killed on the spot the moment he tried anything.

[@aliceanneacts6164]

Ditto!

[@LOzetaVE]

@@Bryan198026 This is the son of God, not impossible.

[@dwightfitch3120]

The story of J overturning the money changers is absurd. The stuff that went on there was normal, well accepted practice and there were guards.

[@Bryan198026]

@@LOzetaVE This is a fictional story.

[@mq7189]

I grew up in a "conservative" household, but it was my Christian values that led me to support and vote for "liberal" policies. Jesus, in his day, only condemned liars and hypocrites.

[@UnashamedCaliforniagirl]

And people who used religion as a cloak for malice

[@makvaillancourt]

This is PERFECTLY said. Honestly made me tear up. You’re a better pastor than many 😂. I love that you used verses as proof of what Jesus stood for. These “Christians” and tarnishing the name of the Lord and it’s sickening. It’s why so many have turned away from God and Christianity like you said. I haven’t gone to church in years and as much as I love the teachings of Jesus and have a relationship with Him, I HATE what Christianity has become and I do not want to be associated with it.

[@UTU49]

My best friend is like you. He actually takes Jesus and compassion seriously, unlike the army of Christian American voters today. They and their leaders wield Christianity as a weapon with which to defeat people they don't like. That has nothing whatsoever to do with Christ. If more American Christians were like you and my friend, the USA would be a far better place

[@PolymorphicPenguin]

I have to admit that even though I believe in Jesus, I struggle to follow a lot of Jesus' teachings. I think the teaching about loving one's enemies may be the hardest. I realize I need to pray about treating my enemies better. If non-Christians see me being mean and nasty to my enemies, they may rightly say, "That guy isn't loving his enemies and he says he's a Christian, Christians must be phonies." That is certainly not what I want anyone to say.

[@jezebelvibes]

I think it's really important, if you are to continue following jesus, that you remember that he was a model of perfection, but didn't create you to be perfect. I embrace the fact that we are all flawed. Or, in christian language, all sinners. I might not subscribe to the idea of sin, but at the end of the day, I think we share the same common understanding of human nature; that we aren't perfect. Striving to be better is a very good thing. But being able to acknowledge your inherent worth and value, even when you make mistakes, is equally as important ♥️ It's all about balance. Aiming for better, but not falling into the shame trap. I find you and I often balance each other nicely!

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

Kamala Harris showed contempt for Jesus + Christians like us when she told the 2 brave young Christian men who shouted out " Jesus is Lord " to leave one of her rallies . As a Christian , i could never vote for someone as anti - Christian as Kamala Harris .

[@jezebelvibes]

Why do you think they were asked to leave for being christian and not for yelling and interrupting her during her speech? Can i walk in a church and start yelling "christ isn't lord"? Without being asked to leave?

[@PolymorphicPenguin]

@ Thank you, Kristi, for your kind words.

[@rabidrabbitsmokingneonlights]

Why should we have enemies at all? Enemies are born out of perceived differences and the fear they create. If, from childhood, we were taught that all humans are fundamentally the same-regardless of cultural or physical differences-we would grow up with the core belief that we are united in our shared humanity.

[@loisprew8820]

Kristi- I have had these same discussions with Christians that I knew back in the day, and they got so PISSED when I quoted Christ. People would respond to me and say that even the devil could quote the Bible and they would respond with quotes from the Old Testament. Puritanism is alive and well. My Puritan ancestors must be so thrilled. Conservative Christians are awful. I think people get upset when liberal Christians, or even non-Christians, are more Christian than they are.

[@briobarb8525]

SOooooo TRUE!!!

[@Antony-bp2yh]

@@loisprew8820 How are you christian but don't believe in Christ?

[@loisprew8820]

@@Antony-bp2yh why do you say I don’t believe in Christ? I’m not a Christian anyway. When I was, I pointed out the compassion and love of Christ to people that seemed to enjoy hurting others. They were un Christ like Christians and hypocrites. They were the exact opposite of a forgiving Jesus.

[@luis_sa78]

​​@@Antony-bp2yhWell, by following (some of) his teachings and ethics without believing he died for humanity's sins. 🤷

[@Antony-bp2yh]

@@luis_sa78 They say they are more Christian than actual Christians but they don't believe in Christ. By what standard are they more Christ-like?

[@KobeCali24]

Thanks!

[@kenofken9458]

Jesus is a very minor figure in American Christianity. Trump is the apex god in their theology.

[@pierremainstone-mitchell8290]

Spot on!

[@labradortea7873]

I’m a Catholic and saying Trump is a religious figure or even supported by God is pure blasphemy. While the social issues discussed in politics are often relevant, politics themselves have no place in Christianity. Any “Christian” that says Trump is the chosen one or something along those lines is a terrible representation of Christianity and quite frankly isn’t Christian

[@kenofken9458]

@@labradortea7873 More American Christians follow Trump's version of the religion than not.

[@labradortea7873]

@@kenofken9458 How do you know? Did you survey all 224 million or at least half of them? Did you account for different demographics such as race, gender, location, denomination, etc…? While plenty of Christians you see at Trump rallies may be like that, even if every Trump voter considered Trump an “apex god” of sorts, that would still be fewer than half of all Christians, which obviously not every Trump voter is Christian, and not every Christian Trump voter idolizes Trump, and etc…

[@kenofken9458]

@@labradortea7873 The country simply could not be in the state it is if it weren't true. It would be mathematically impossible.

[@jimaudel6475]

As an atheist I have recently supported Bishop Budde for gently urging Trump and company to show mercy and kindness in their daily work. To be angered and offended by her words clearly demonstrates how little they value the meaning of Jesus's best teachings, and the darkness dwelling in the minds, and their intentions toward the citizens of America. As an atheist I can also agree that mercy and kindness are great strengths in any community religious or otherwise.

[@helenr4300]

Across Christian history there have been abuses; horrific abuses. And history records that they came when either people thought that only their version of the faith was true, and more than that - that those who thought differently should be persecuted or annihilated; or when faith was so mingled with political control of lands and power that the powerful could call ordinary people to action in the name of faith when it was more about politics. In the crusades; in the reformation - in UK this meant one monarch killing the catholics and the next being catholic killing protestants etc how the regular folk could cope with what the 'right belief' was that week I don't know; with Puritans; with state churches; with exclusive sects..... What is frightening is that both factors are currently looming large in the Evangelical/Fundamentalist Right wing churches. From the 7 Mountain Mandate to just regular theocracy; to the US as a new chosen nation; weaving in an exclusive view of the faith that is anti science and sees normal life as a personal attack on them; and closer than they want to admit links to Manifest Destiny and White Supremacy; to supporting a political figure because in his desire for adulation he has traded with them access to power. Project 2025 is pure Christian Nationalism and is whispering in Trump's ear about loyalists they can provide through their religious screening process to replace those 'nasty career' civil servants who actually have experience and may challenge the more extreme suggestions. Yes Trump has other bases to placate with influence and power (inc billionaires) but as long as the religious right get their share for pulling out their vote - based on people used to being told what to think; being told what they should think about politics. As a 'not that type' Christian this is scary to watch form abroad - to live in the midst of it, and aware of history, it would be terrifying.

[@slartibartfast1268]

A few years ago a right-wing evangelical pastor was ranting and raving about socialism. I commented that if Jesus was anything, he was a socialist. Just look at his teachings on what to do with your wealth, and how to treat others, especially the poor. That sent this disingenuous pastor into even further ranting and raging.

[@MARStheFORSAKEN]

Thats because every church is a pryamid scheme the exsact opposite of socialism and the distribution of wealth,religion is the ultimate capitalistic ideal selling people nothing in exchange for everything they not even jesus can deny margins that extreme.

[@spiderleamer]

I'm not religious but I live in a very religious community and it's always mind numbing to me how many use their religion to flaunt and make excuses and have no compassion.

[@Timmy803]

❤❤ You made so many great points, Kristi!!! Keep up the awesome work. We love, from St. Louis

[@jezebelvibes]

♥️♥️

[@richielogosu7841]

I think I just had a Mandela Effect moment...... I could have sworn the host of the channel's name is Kirsty

[@Algo1]

Never been religious but it's just a simple fact that the bishop is one of the few real Christian Leaders that are actually giving Christian sermons.

[@BillHarris-q9l]

Wow, I consider myself a Christian but I am completely surprised and embarrassed that an atheist has caused me to more thoroughly study the teachings. I don’t agree with every point you make however you do make some very valid points. Thank you helping me to reevaluate my life and to not confuse a political agenda with Jesus’ teachings. Quite an enlightening and awakening video. Well done.

[@helenr4300]

thank you for a listening ear and heart to follow Jesus. For so many what they believe is what they have been taught from the pulpit and approved books etc When we dare to question; to look back at the Bible; to consider the evidence of scholarship; to live with the full range of colours not just the black and white - then we reach out for God personally not through the pastor.

[@autumnreed2079]

Knowledge is to be shared! Do not feel ashamed to learn. Bless you

[@UltraIsa297]

As a trans Christian you have held the teachings of Jesus better and than any of the politicians who claim to be Christian and thank you for this video. Also this the first video I saw of yours and I decided to subscribe 💙

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks so much for being here. I can't imagine the hurdles you've faced to authentically exist with the christian label. It takes guts to maintain integrity even when you're going against the grain. I can really appreciate and admire that. Sending you my warmest wishes ♥️

[@tophtopherson8920]

Im sending this series to my family because I think you are kind and communicative enough to actually have a chance at being heard all the way through. I appreciate your work so much

[@SusanHMcIntyre]

Because of the Christian Nationalists I have left the church, becoming an exvangelist. I follow the teachings of Christ- love God, love your neighbor.

[@gabrielmaroto18]

“I often imagine Jesus returning and saying you had one job love, what happened?” John Pavlovitz author of the book if God is love, don’t be a jerk finding a faith that makes us better humans.

[@easybreezy335]

thank you for this. it gave me a lot to think about and helped me step back and reevaluate my personal journey as a christian. 💛 very thought provoking.