Are Video Games Evil

[@5stargrim]

I was banned from gaming growing up, literally nothing stopped me. My mother was one of these types, my father didn’t agree but went along with whatever she wanted because he was too exhausted to do otherwise. By the time I was in my teens, I had guys I’d buy games from used when they were done with them. My father secretly bought my brothers and I halo 3 ODST and helped convince our mother to let us get a used Xbox for Netflix streaming lmao. RIP dad, you were the best

[@YupimonYouTube]

W Dad

[@robot4268]

@@YupimonKZbinL mom

[@jooby593]

You had an awesome dad

[@Nockgun]

@Susnation532who the hell asked?

[@rosecarter5597]

Based father

[@Error-dj4zd]

As a gamer I can confirm that I regularly get possessed by satan himself and do unspeakable acts every time I hop on animal crossing.

[@jake9107]

same brother im a satanist now 🙄

[@JamesDude100]

Yeah you bet your ass that Satan himself is down in hell playing on his Nintendo switch oled

[@kamikarmy]

As long as you don't sacrifice your own son in the name of God in the game (or RL), you should be fine. 🙃

[@Call_Me_Rio]

His point wasnt that though, it was that people are binge playing videogames consistently everyday, when they could use all those hours to read the bible or do something positive. You can play videogames, but they guy is saying its evil because it has potential to become an addiction, same with porn,same with drugs, same with social media. You guys are asinine. Yall depicted satan the wrong way, hes not gonna possesses you he literally cant do that unless you're doing some weird ritual shit, in this context satan is technically possessing you (even though I said he doesnt do that) since he planted that seed of addiction that you can either grow and cultivate or eradicate.

[@EVLfreak666]

Oh MAYOR!!!

[@puddel9079]

"Jazz is evil." "Rock is evil." "Comics aren't real literature." "Metal is evil." "D&D is evil." "Rap is evil." "Video games are evil." "Anime is evil." I've heard this song and dance all my life, these nutjobs have *always* reached for a "moral" stance against certain hobbies and interests. You can believe in God and still have interests these people think is wrong. Edit: Time had a 1920's article slandering jazz and the black community. Jazz inspired Rock, which influenced Metal...

[@logicandemma8474]

U act as if believing in God automatically makes them think you're apart of them, wich is certainly not the truth.

[@exxe2454]

Inbound AI is Evil... The devil is in these machines. Edit jk

[@henrynagel7175]

Last one is facts tho

[@natetheshocker7547]

Amen brother!

[@lyricroyal]

Preach… These “Christians” are so damn embarrassing.

[@KitKatNisa]

Everytime I see this pop up, it's just sad. The worst part is, there's a good chance someone went home, took his insanity to heart, and destroyed their kids video games.

[@literallylondonn]

i wasnt allowed on electronics for almost 3 years because of some dumb documentary called "digital cocaine"

[@FddDjdj-j1e]

Oh they probably were already planning on doing it and were looking for a excuse

[@AKProductions-xr1uv]

And what is even sadder is video games are perfectly fine with my church because we know as long as it doesn't cause you to sin or you don't make it #1 in your life same with Anime it's ok to play or watch

[@JReybabay]

I love how he violently and angerly beat it to show how violent and angry video games are

[@ErinChappel]

I know right? Like how ironic is that 😅.

[@HiReAnimated]

He is the videogame

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

That guy is way more angrier than the Angry Video Game Nerd.

[@1WEareBUFO1]

Angy boy

[@ChellPatrascan]

Reddit ahh sounding comment

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

I remember being younger and ask my sweet Irish mother can you get me Doom for Christmas. She said no because it sounds evil. I told her, no you have to destroy evil demons and send them back to Hell. She bought me all the games.

[@DouglasQuaid999]

One of the devs of Doom 1993 was a devout Christian. Honestly if God has a favourite video game it would be Doom

[@normaluser3978]

You becoming the IRL Doom chaarcter

[@Flinch9000]

Legend right here, folks.

[@frankjaeger1711]

Doom is the true Christian video game.

[@pixelpuppy]

this guy could sell snow to eskimos

[@lifadysi9418]

As a young kid, I played a Kirby game as my first game, many years ago. I have been a mass murderer ever since.

[@pennyproud1621]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@olp3850]

Ah, kirby. That makes sense how you ended up like that

[@not-him-I-swear]

Seems about right.

[@christophluger793]

Did you swallow a mass murderer?

[@dflaming1371]

Any incidents I might have heard of you from?

[@blobdestroyer1792]

One time, I played tetris. Now, I’m the tyrannical leader of a paramilitary organization operating out of South Africa.

[@runi5413]

You think that's bad... Tetris turned _me_ into a homosexual!

[@Stranger247]

That’s nothing, I played deep rock galactic and now I’m running around shooting bugs with a minigun yelling “LETS ROCK AND STONE!”

[@updog7]

Rock and stone!!

[@Stranger247]

@@updog7 Rock and stone YEAHHHHH!!

[@GnrlDillin]

You think that's bad I played Space Marine 2 and now I am praising the Emperor!!!!

[@VHM1313]

As a gamer I can confirm that I’m always causing demons to get loose into our mortal realm by playing Super Mario Bros.

[@Exavack]

As a gamer, I can confirm Minecraft makes me wanna enslave entire villages

[@freddiemercurylove9936]

⁠@@Exavackas a gamer, I confirm that I’m always hitting and killing pedestrians with expensive cars by playing gta v

[@robbie1482]

@@Exavack As a gamer, I can confirm Doom makes me wanna rip and tear demons until it is done. Funnily enough, you'd think the church would be all for that.

[@norielsylvire4516]

Bro stop dude bro please stop it dude bro dude

[@ddatloh]

As a gamer I can confirm I have reincarnated Satan into our realm after sweeping in pong

[@moustafaabousalem1411]

Dude is more violent than most of the supposed violent gamers

[@chillphill13]

The moment the baseball bat came out, I knew that it would be as violent as any GTA gameplay.

[@theduplicator3270]

That's why they don't like video games. Religion is just an extension of politics and a justification for doing terrible things to other human beings.

[@itsawill9268]

@@theduplicator3270don’t slate all of religion like that we may not believe but billions do

[@moustafaabousalem1411]

@@theduplicator3270 people will always try to use religion and even twist the words in those religion or cherry pick things they want to hear without any context from those religion to justify their actions. A good example is the whole marrying 4 wives in Islam. Some men will cherry pick this and say I am able to marry 4 women and ignore the fact that you have to have actual valid reasons for why you want to marry another woman.

[@Goomba1309]

That mf is probably the kinda guy to say "videogames are child abuse in my judgement" while beating his kids with a belt

[@TheBudz]

Mans lost one too many games of Fortnite and is blaming the devil. This a new level of gamer rage I don't think any of us could have imagined

[@wildeskompositum9556]

Me when i miss a sleep dart in OW

[@Funny-Cobra]

Bro's game crashed during the live event. Must've been the devil possessing his Xbox

[@TheBudz]

@@Funny-Cobra His thumb slipped and now he's saying "Devil no tempt thee, letith my aimith be fucken litith"

[@lexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

lmao the preist at my school asks ppl what they did over the summer and when someone said they played video games all night he said amen

[@TenoKidd]

That priest doesn’t know the truth how dare he 🙄🙄🙄

[@Pyrolazer]

⁠@@TenoKiddlord I hope you are being sarcastic

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

As a Christian, games are not evil and God gave us free will but to take that free will away from someone is evil.

[@rexblade504]

I mean I have no idea why God would have a problem with video games. Even the violent ones aren't any worse than movies and tv. HECK the Bible is one of the most violent books there is.

[@HotFuss-gd9qr]

Amen to that, brother.

[@deplatformedcrowprinceluna6339]

Yep, but killjoy Puritans are ruining the word of our Lord so much.

[@Tikedup]

Damn them to hell

[@Aiophgy]

⁠correct, there are some weird denominations I prefer Catholicism tbh

[@norielsylvire4516]

"Videogames make you violent" The anti gamer: *freaking violently bashes the crap out of a console with a baseball bat*

[@Mr_Myers_]

nothing concerning about that behavior at all....

[@norielsylvire4516]

@@Mr_Myers_ it doesn't surprise me that's for sure xD

[@matthew_natividad]

I guess not playing video games actually does the opposite

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Hypocrisy at their finest, aren't they?

[@meodrac]

Holy shit, they were right

[@734payton]

I love the idea of a family leaving a sermon and the dad turning around and saying “I swear if either of you break the new Xbox we just got you I will send you to Jesus”

[@goldenninja9053]

Gonna give them the Steven He treatment.

[@mish375]

Dad having his priorities straight.

[@Tanzenergise]

@@goldenninja9053 *sniff* SMELLS LIKE FAILURE

[@joebidome425]

"stop eating, you cant pray with a cheeseburger in your mouth" -bro, probably

[@JunkieRemix]

“Stop breathing, you’re keeping yourself from meeting god himself” - also bro, probably

[@patrickkirby-merriman3120]

As a gamer myself, I can confirm I make ritualistic sacrifices every time I want to play Minecraft

[@connormac4401]

Slavery, forced breeding and genocide all in one game

[@pakee2352]

​@@connormac4401Sounds like a mid 2000s CoD

[@channel45853]

it helps immerse me

[@SacredMilkOG]

​@@connormac4401man you could say that about Pokemon too... but I'm willing to adhere to my own vision where the gray areas work out one way or another. I believe if a Pokemon truly wanted to leave Ash, he would let it free. No?

[@connerthewubbzler1062]

@@connormac4401 Wait, I get the forced breeding and genocide, but when can we do the Slavery thing?

[@dillonhaynes6427]

This man got rejected on a Japanese dating sim and is now lashing out

[@Bronimin]

his wife saw him on the imouto route

[@playingracoon3782]

He got offended, becouse he couldnt sell his soul to get a anime girl...

[@zoeylammers3820]

he played Crush Crush

[@PotatoSheepMilk]

This comment deserves more attention. I laughed so hard. It's probably exactly what happened 😂😂😂😂

[@1WEareBUFO1]

Normal end

[@B1gBoyPants]

I love the argument of “if what I said offended you, that must mean I’m right.” Heard this argument before about all sorts of stuff. Never makes any sense to me.

[@NigerianCrusader]

tHAT ARGUMENT IS POPULAR IN NORTH SENTIENEL ISLAND

[@axisred2301]

By that logic, if I got offended after he yelled "You're a n*****!" at me, he'd be right about me being one.

[@toasty7553]

People who follow that kind of logic give the same feeling as a kid saying 'bad morning' to the teacher.

[@ifardedandshidded5519]

@@NigerianCrusaderhow tf u know bro 😭 dawg contacted an isolated island tribe and got into a debate with them 💀💀

[@Azazel0183]

@@ifardedandshidded5519 FR THATS WHAT I WAS WONDERING 😭

[@tundrakitty]

“No woman is going to respect a 25 year old man watching anime.” Me, and my anime-loving boyfriend; “I’m not even here baby, I’m just an illusion. 💃”

[@baneofbanes]

Yah all of my sisters are in their mid twenties and watch anime.

[@azure4622]

Damn guess he's just a delusion

[@mr.redguard6702]

Cap

[@IrukunTheTuna]

Me, a Christian woman: ...and I guess this man, for some reason, can speak on our behalf about what we want??

[@lotusinn3]

They really don’t know just how popular anime is in global culture 😂

[@cktvede287]

As a gamer and avid anime watcher myself, I must say that this guy hit it spot on. Every time I'm done gaming, I sacrifice lost children to Satan, and I perform obscene acts in front of Jesus Christ before watching anime.

[@HairyJuan]

I'm watching My Hero for the first time and nothing makes me get in a better mood to sacrifice children to Satan than seeing Deku help people out and be an overall nice guy.

[@Acolyte82]

you're not that devoted to anyone you probably just sacrifice children to yourself lmao.

[@liquidgod5606]

Same here, so I'm not the only one, nothing like a massive child sacrifice after a long gaming session

[@TheFirePhoniex837]

ya i fuck before watching anime. I am literally sinning before watching anime. I vibe with that thought lmao

[@TheNineteenKing]

NGL there are times in anime that would make Jesus weep.

[@steelcitysteve8794]

I use to think games weren't evil, but sonic recently started advising me to go faster and faster in my car and collect rings off corpses of people I run over so now I'm second guessing myself.

[@Ragnarockalypse]

I knew that hedgehog was trouble

[@AzeynLadyofFloof]

Yooo he’s such a role model !

[@nobu6833]

I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!!!

[@DeadKorvo]

True, Mario is making me eat mushrooms, he says it will make me taller and give me a second life, now i'm crushing some turtles on my way

[@alecatkinson5163]

Man look at sonic man such an inspiration

[@hybridmoze2279]

6:45 “Just have some self discipline” is literally biblical. Charlie’s one line is more on par with Christianity than this guys entire preaching.

[@hiyathere2168]

And Charlie isn’t even Christian lol

[@hybridmoze2279]

@@hiyathere2168 tru

[@toasty7553]

@@hiyathere2168 There were multiple cases of people thinking he was Jesus because of some Facebook meme if I recall correctly.

[@GODZILLA2915]

The fine line between normally enjoying something and the true sun of idolism. Just like drinking. You rule over the drinks, not the other way around.

[@hiyathere2168]

@@toasty7553 lmao I remember that

[@JamesG1880]

Meanwhile at my church youth group we had multiple gaming systems and TVs so we could have 100+ kids playing tournaments against eachother 🤣

[@DocDocGoose15]

That's so sick dude

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Your church is cool though.

[@taylorgoldman130]

That’s awesome tbh

[@nsgames24]

My church had something a bit similar to that. Not a tournament, but just one TV and one Wii U hooked up for anyone to play Smash 4. That was fun, though.

[@sinisofias]

Good thinking from the church people!

[@Usagi393]

Parent: Are my kids misbehaving because I don’t parent them, ignore them, and take no interest in their life? This pastor: No it’s the video games

[@Sumirevins]

I mean Most kids of Gen Z and Gen alpha that grew up in Brain rot social media era are spoiled and rude imbeciles. I say this as a Gen Z myself.

[@Volyren]

Its funny. The godless lefties hate all the same things the christians do about video games. No bewbs. No violence. Must have x theme in it. Its almost like people who want to control you, want to control what you can see.

[@pintolerance785]

Videa

[@MdoubleHBxx]

Imagine still eating animal products in 2023. Diseases and shortened life span guaranteed.

[@MdoubleHBxx]

Cooked food caused and maintains the fall of mankind. Raw vegan nutrition is the salvation of humanity.

[@Dexalium]

People fear what they don't understand, my church spoke out against games the first time they became popular, but then, after learning that children did not start jumping on turtles after playing Mario Party, they stopped.

[@tomgu2285]

Ohh that's realy good to hear. That they actually learned.

[@pepperbytez8128]

Yeah! I jumped on turtles BEFORE I played Mario. Like a normal person!

[@aristobrat4987]

the fact adults that stupid just hang out en mass is so scary. those people have jobs and pay taxes , and they are actually too stupid to understand that BURNING SOMEONE ALIVE FOR WITCH CRAFT NOT TOO LONG AGO AND STILL IN RURAL MODERN AREAS, is way worse than playing fucking elden ring

[@thegodofalldragons]

​@@pepperbytez8128Studies have shown that playing video games leads to a DECREASE in violence against turtles. The theory is they give people a healthier outlet for their animosity towards shelled reptiles.

[@YMT916]

That's actually sad that they thought this......

[@hylianfelldragon1308]

I lived with an evangelical household and I remember a Veggietales episode (a highly religious children show about talking vegetables in case you're wondering what it is) about Temptation and it goes into video games when it comes to the topic of Temptation. It's general takeaway with it was "There's nothing wrong with playing video games once in a while, but if it's keeping you from doing your chores, they're keeping you from being the kid that God wants you to be." Which if you take the religious part out of it it basically boils down to 'video games are fine as a hobby, just don't let it control your life.' It's kind of sad that a children show about talking vegetables has the most nuanced/ least black and white take that I've seen about this 'video games vs religion' topic. Edit: Grammar fix

[@sytherwusky]

There is a question to be asked: What happens when freedom of religion expression strays into misinformation

[@juliagreen423]

@@sytherwuskywhat is the misinformation you speak of

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me. my parents said if I get 12k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging.

[@wesleyy.z]

common veggietales W

[@yukikanegawa7470]

To be fair though Veggie tales is a good show in general. Like religious cartoons are notorious for being garbage and Veggietales is one of the few examples of a good one. Like there's good shows about religion but generally not for kids and there's a difference between religious shows and shows about religion.

[@therealelgatoIII]

My dad is a Pastor. He loves making jokes while preaching about God. He asks the audience because he doesn't really speak English good. He is Filipino and he's a Fun Pastor to be around with. He's a great father. He has reasonable rules and he helps us. Even when my brother is going to College. My brother gives him attitude but my dad still helps and loves us equally. He doesn't attack us for playing games. He doesn't care much.

[@tetrahedronX7]

Why people are against atheist

[@therealelgatoIII]

@@tetrahedronX7 I actually dont know. I personally dont hate atheists. I just wish they have the same idea as us but its not my choice. The Bible says to love everyone, especially your enemies. Theyre not my enemies. Theyre my brothers and sisters.

[@ronaldpagar6513]

​@@therealelgatoIIIthat verse is the problem, because of LGBTQIA

[@tazumajz2940]

As a kid that grew up in a Christian house hold, I was always so confused on why people hated religion. Now I'm older and see this shit and get hit with a huge ahhhhhhh there it is moment

[@fbidumbbee]

same honestly

[@chillinjesus1013]

tbh I understand what you're saying, it sucks when stuff like this happens. Just remember that not all religious people act like this. but yeah, its like they don't understand video games, so instead of learning it, they just judge it.

[@1AMdoesSomething]

I wish people understood that they don’t really hate religion. They hate the people who twist and abuse religion for power and control.

[@xestyxerion7535]

Personally I love religion, its a huge reason why I didnt commit suicide

[@enolopanr9820]

Only the bad parts of religion get media attention.

[@judyremar2735]

Ive never seen a video game that i think has a more destructive message than, "Do exactly as i say or you will burn in hell!" Scaring the Christ into people is ridiculous.

[@Z3r0Sk83r]

It's been working for a thousands of years so they gotta be doing something right

[@judyremar2735]

@@Z3r0Sk83r cant disagree with ya..

[@jestapath7373]

I understand that you may disagree with certain religious beliefs and practices, but I must point out that your comment oversimplifies and misrepresents the vast and diverse range of religious beliefs and practices that exist in the world. While it's true that some individuals and organizations may use fear or coercion to promote certain beliefs or practices, it's important to recognize that this is not representative of all religious traditions. Many individuals find comfort and meaning in their religious beliefs, and may approach them with a sense of openness, curiosity, and respect for diversity. Furthermore, it's important to recognize that religious traditions have played a significant role in shaping the cultural, social, and moral fabric of societies around the world. By dismissing these traditions or reducing them to simplistic caricatures, we risk overlooking the richness and complexity of human experience and culture. Ultimately, it's important to approach discussions around religion and spirituality with nuance, empathy, and an openness to diverse perspectives and experiences. If you actually listed out all those things " they say for you to do" you'd find how similary they are to our laws and social decorums. Don't use this one man (or even a million others) to justify your one-sided takes on billions.

[@Пинагод]

@@jestapath7373 Appreciate that it isn't just Christianity you took in account for. Every other religion - Actually, even philosophies, essentially have values that can be taken into extremes. You can argue that someone can generalize stoicism as 'just ignore your emotions and physical pleasures of life otherwise you won't be fine' which is such a big oversimplification that it's wrong.

[@thecoolestofthe834s2]

Blah blah blah cope the simplification is exactly what it is

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

When I was younger, and I was trying to convince my parents to buy me M rated games, these anti violent video game videos were my worst enemies.

[@input00]

Don't translate.. ในเวลาไม่กี่ชั่วโมง หัวใจของคุณจะเริ่มหยุดเต้น วิธีเดียวที่จะป้องกันไม่ให้สิ่งนี้คือสมัครรับข้อมูลจากช่องของฉัน たひ.😈

[@JSTARX101]

@@input00 ratio

[@renisnt]

@@JSTARX101 W

[@input00]

@@JSTARX101ok u win :(

[@huuui8650]

MY FARTS ARE BETTER THAN CHARLIE'S FARTS

[@HollowMilker12]

as a gamer, yes, i can confirm that Lucifer possesses me during my time playing Farming simulator

[@davidsitter3718]

Pastor: "If you watch anime, you're a loser, and you'll never get a real girl." Same pastor in the same sermon: "If you watch anime, you'll end up with a child out of wedlock."

[@redpandapowa]

*watches more anime*

[@Matt-pb7ds]

That explains it, the unmarried girl you get pregnant after watching anime isn't a real girl. What else is there to explain?

[@evangingerson1271]

Yeh I’m sure more girls want to marry a pastor than a guy who say works as a lawyer but plays video games now and again

[@BorganBorgan]

Schrodinger's Child

[@doomguydemonkiller]

Awesome Pastor. Got saved because of him

[@Dexter01992]

I love how he implies the simple ideas of "Enjoying something" or "forget how miserable own life is for an hour or two" is automatically a sin. Makes it quite clear how the average life of these people is. By this point of view even a kid doodling something on paper is a sin, because how dare you distract yourself from giving money to the church.

[@hyperion2551]

The most frustrating thing is, you can read the bible, provide for your family, go to church frequently, AND still play video games on your downtime. This dude must be so unhappy if he’s so angry about entertainment. Playing minecraft with my kids is the most wholesome, positive experience that teaches lessons like promoting teamwork and creativity.

[@genericname2747]

I thought puritans didn't exist anymore

[@fbidumbbee]

welcome to why i stopped going to church, part 1 of infinity

[@Dexter01992]

@@hyperion2551 Indeed, one can still be religious and enjoy stuff offered by the market. Just do not reach either extremes. Anything is harmful in excessive quantities, including videogames and having religious beliefs.

[@mage1439]

If you've grown up in certain areas, you'll find that literally anything that is meant to be fun is looked at as a sin. Music (of any kind), sports, everything.

[@grfrjiglstan]

I love the part where he claims that anime is going to lead to you having children out of wedlock. If anything, it's gonna cause the opposite.

[@plantain.1739]

As we all know, having birth out of wedlock simply didn't happen until DBZ came to the United States. Before then, it was a perfectly Christian nation.

[@therandomwizard188]

Yea, Anime is literally the biggest pu$$y repellent out there😂

[@SirLukedatgoat]

It never was, bro

[@JohnnyYen-ke9lh]

probably won’t even get that far

[@Fractured676]

@@plantain.1739 No joke, wore a DBZ shirt to school one time due to failing to do my laundry. And it reeled in a fairly good lookin GF. So ya, I can definitely say DBZ got me laid. Granted, it also ended in disaster lol. You take one, you give one.

[@nasalcavity5997]

Bro said “What’s anime?” Then instantly gets an anime ad 💀

[@roland.w]

I guess _that_ is!

[@milleniumfrisbee]

My dad is a theologian and is well respected in his field, and he introduced me to games by playing Mario and Zelda as well as playing coop games with me. Both my parents even liked pokemon to a degree (mom thought Pikachu was cute). The only reason dad stopped playing was because he became too busy.

[@riatorex8722]

I know of one Imam from the Utica Mosque who said that he loved Metal Gear Solid. Proof that us religious folks can love video games as much as those who aren't

[@77R_]

@@riatorex8722 Holy shit, that's a cool imam

[@unown-alt]

Religion can be used for both good and bad things. And there are many good religious folks that are chill and rational people about video games. I'm a Muslim, and I love video games! My top 3 are Super Mario 64, Ocarina of time and Chrono trigger! What are yours?

[@garminbozia]

Nobody cares

[@sillyman7274]

@@riatorex8722 as a muslim, based Imam

[@BenMarcWilliams]

"Video games are so fun, they make church boring." Sounds like a skill issue, TBH.

[@samdherring]

Git gud, pastor man.

[@likeapro4242]

@@samdherring​​⁠​⁠thank you KZbin for translating this comment to “God forbid, Reverend man”. Would’ve never understood this clearly archaic language otherwise

[@BananaTed]

My church is as fun as my games tbh that’s how you know it’s a good one

[@davidbielski3484]

This has been true since the days of 8-bits

[@evangingerson1271]

He salty kids don’t want to go to church more than play minecraft

[@Tyler-jd3ex]

As a gamer, I commit truly outrageous and unforgivable acts each time my finger tips come into contact with the seductive keycaps of my keyboard.

[@bananabandit2]

Same I once even did the outrageous act of breaking my mouse 😭 Edit: this comment I made was a reply to the original comment. This person edited it to seductive keypads. I don partake in that 💀

[@Seleneium7]

@@bananabandit2 nope it was definitely divine intervention that broke your mouse

[@captain5104]

Seductive keycaps....sounds like something you'd see in a meatcanyon vid

[@Patrick-nq9ij]

The f?

[@CrazyShawnTV]

dang brother yo-u make it sound so erotic

[@scoaktree9575]

Charlie needs to make a tier list for these kinds of sermons

[@justyouraveragestruggler4532]

I personally put the “video games are evil” people in the same category as the “anime is for kids” group.

[@emilydavidson8844]

Pokémon?

[@g11operator]

Anime called “made in the Abyss” looks like a cute anime, it is traumatic in the very end

[@Epltom]

@@emilydavidson8844 they mean only for kids

[@dabatman5187]

What about the “Anime is gay” category

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

Anime are for people who like watching pedo minor content

[@christhatcher2742]

"Let me just hear the core argument" That's the problem. These people HAVE no real core argument.

[@Heynmffc]

Willful ignorance, the great American pastime

[@jsml337g05u]

​@@HeynmffcWhat's ironic is how willfully ignorant your own comment is 😂 bro every culture/country has dumbasses

[@RichWards-Wins]

If you are controlling the video GAME...then you're fine. But if the game is controlling YOU...utter evil.

[@thermite547]

@@Heynmffc”Ignorance is bliss”

[@jordanetherington1922]

The core argument is video games are the devil and the devil is bad. Look I didn't say it was a *good* argument

[@MorfsPrower]

"Make church fun to go" I have seen sermons from a Buddhist temple in Japan and they have laser light shows during the chants and it's mesmerizing.

[@skittleboi1193]

bless the hearts of the religious figures who actually make and attempt to make those kinds of ceremonies more "modern"

[@UncleSamsoniteLover69]

I’m not even religious but I’d pull up to that ngl 💀 Sounds like a good time

[@evannationarmy7769]

That’s right! There is one specific temple (which name escapes me by the moment) that does put on a light show. I was introduced to it in my Japanese culture class.

[@laurenlinney]

that’s fucking amazing omg

[@Linkman8912]

​@@UncleSamsoniteLover69yeah I would absolutely go to that even though I'm also not religious lmao.

[@Page153]

If my someone said that “video games are evil” and did this at my church, I would literally boo them and tell them to shut up, I wouldn’t care.

[@filiperosa7496]

They will say that you're possed and shone you

[@filiperosa7496]

You cant win against this people

[@chriscothran8744]

His master plan is to drive everyone away from anime so he can have all the waifus to himself

[@2BrosOfficialGaming]

Dear god…

[@Mr.Emps12]

By the Emperor, somebody stop him!

[@unhingeddoood]

He’s going through his villain arc

[@beepymemes]

We must not let him succeed!

[@Memedman69420]

He’s to dangerous to be kept alive!

[@ipherial2929]

As a christian myself, I can confirm that video games are not a way to "pry us away from God" and that DOOM Eternal and Ultrakill are, in fact, the most christian games I have ever played.

[@chrischan9318]

That is true, but I do believe that some games are addictive (like elden ring and red dead) and we still gotta make room for community events and church events.

[@ipherial2929]

@@chrischan9318 well yeah, getting addicted to them to the point where you neglect other things is dangerous, but that could also be said for pretty much anything.

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

Lol Fr

[@ivanalves8506]

If there was a church with gabriel as the pastor i wouldnt miss a single day

[@wmdkitty]

@@ipherial2929 Anything, _including religion._

[@kyleedl4987]

I attended a Pentecostal church service one time and they had a guest speaker. And he had talked about how the minds of children are easily manipulated and we need to be careful of what our kids are exposed to. Overall, he was referring to things more like horror movies or Ouija boards and what not. Some lady raised her hand and said "My son plays Xbox, he won't let me take it. He's possessed" and then everyone started blurting out things that their kids do in their free time. For example: D&D, Minecraft, Mario, Sonic, and even Need for Speed. The guest speaker was trying to clarify what he meant, but everyone was just shouting over him and that dude just walked out and said nothing. Quite funny. Here are my notes, as someone who is still Christian. Video games, movies, toys, books, hobbies have not driven me as far from God as the church has. There are good churches out there, however the tradition that some churches hold is disgusting and they are what will drive the future generations away from having a faith.

[@bable6314]

"the minds of children are easily manipulated and we need to be careful of what our kids are exposed to" True! That's why you shouldn't teach kids religion in the first place. They have no frame of reference and will believe anything you tell them.

[@alexanderludwigthaddeusvandarc]

@@bable6314 preach it my friend ! i am christian but i fully agree with your comment

[@energy8946]

@@bable6314 actually religion teaches you the right and wrong if you think telling them doing drugs is bad and swearing or gossiping is good for a child then I wouldn't be surprised if you agreed. a kid is easily manipulated into anything but religion isn't manipulation if it teaches right and good

[@valeriacastro2746]

​@@energy8946rights and wrongs can be taught without religion being involved. Morals aren't exclusively a religious thing dude

[@anthonyelledge7475]

Already did

[@jakeschinella2940]

duuude you honestly crack me up ! i have my own office at work and the looks i get from my boss and peers due to your dry ass sense of humor ! i cant get enough man hahah thankyou !

[@RG-vs8qz]

Same!

[@WasatchWind]

My church just says basically "consume media that doesn't drag you down - that isn't overly violent, sexual, etc. Seek out media that has positive messages, doesn't take too much of your time, and consume it in moderation." Beyond that, we are told to make our own decisions about what we personally consider appropriate to read, watch, listen to, and play. Contrast that with a time I visited another church, and the pastor tried to prove with the Bible that Fortnite specifically was evil. It was such a laughable stretch of logic that I literally had to fight to keep myself from laughing.

[@EoCx1]

You support people like this by proxy

[@WasatchWind]

@@EoCx1 I'm not sure what you mean. My church encourages it's members to seek out meaningful things that they enjoy - and doesn't make specific call outs of "oh you can't play this game, you can't watch this movie." They teach us principles for finding meaningful media and recreation, and it's up to us to decide how we interpret that - because it will be different for everyone.

[@CrimsonAbyss]

@@EoCx1 many churches are very different from one another, some are extreme and some are chill, going to a chill church doesn't support the extreme ones.

[@samuelojedaedits]

yeah i also assist to a church exactly like that, whoever the most annoying thing about people like this bruce guy, is that they do not make out actual points that make sense, they just come to: this is against religion, why? cause i say it, but whats even worse is that taking religion that way shows that they dont even understand how a relationship with God should be... this sort of personality is sad

[@WasatchWind]

@@CrimsonAbyss I wish people would understand this better. Saying "I like movies" does not necessarily mean that I like rom coms or westerns, saying "I'm a Christian" doesn't necessarily mean I'm catholic. Religion I'd say is one of the broader categories of human life, so it's odd how some people will make assumptions about what you believe based on a very different denomination from yours - and it's not uncommon for two congregations in one denomination to have very different ways of presenting their beliefs. Such as it is with all groups of people. Judge a person based on their actions and who you actually learn them to be, not on one attribute of them they casually mentioned.

[@zoul9604]

Him hitting the XBox with the bat genuinely felt like he was getting every ounce of anger he's ever felt out

[@orangequill1645]

Him pointing the bat was so aggressive to,just like "You don't stop this gonna happen to you!"

[@matthew_natividad]

He must’ve gotten the shit kicked out of him hard in every online lobby

[@DIESEL-SAVES-LIVES]

Average PS enjoyer

[@illi6378]

He's acting like he just died to fall damage on fortnite 😂

[@plague_doctor0237]

@@matthew_natividad nah, man is just taking out the anger of his parents beating him up on a daily basis

[@lawresk]

“Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...” ― Terry Pratchett

[@PortableHB]

RIP, what a genius. Love that man's work, especially Discworld.

[@derrickbennett935]

Rip and Tear, until it is done

[@daveski7]

Didn't expect to see a Pratchett quote here. Man was my hero 🥲

[@lawresk]

@@daveski7 same (⁠༎ຶ⁠ ⁠෴⁠ ⁠༎ຶ⁠)

[@daveski7]

@@lawresk “No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.” He will live for a long time

[@Ozzy_cauticzone]

1:00 subtitles went mad 💀

[@KontroKat]

The Satanic Panic of the 1990s was more effective at disenfranchising people away from God then any video game I've ever played.

[@embelished_meister500]

What I find funny about the satanic panic and the whole “video games cause bad things” is that in both cases, it’s just people(mainly adults) who see young people enjoying something and than immediately jumping to the conclusion that that said thing that is being enjoyed, is evil.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@embelished_meister500 And then they used their religion as an excuse to demand whatever they want, which their intentions are malicious.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me. my parents said if I get 12k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging.😊

[@shwitz3614]

@@poweroffriendship2.0there rational at the time was literally “a lot of people like this so the devil is manipulating them all into liking it because no way this many people could just like it of there own volition” it’s literally narcissistic behavior you saying because you don’t like it everyone who does is objectively wrong and being used by the devil

[@510tuber]

Seriously. What's funny is when Christians say, "Oh no...those are the crazy ones." Like, bro, have you read the bible? You're all going through life like it's a game of Dungeons and Dragons, some of you just try to not look so nerdy while doing it. "My crazy isn't as crazy as their crazy and that makes me feel better about my crazy."

[@xanderlastname3281]

His tips about anime are correct. I stopped watching anime, and the next day I got promoted to the CEO of the company I work at. Women now flock to my house, I've had to hire a bodyguard. I've literally lost 50 pounds in 2 days, I gained a full six pack and muscular arms. My grip strength and deadlift have literally increased ten-fold. All thanks to the fact I stopped watching anime.

[@liquidgod5606]

Same here, I have a problem, I can't seem to UN-GIGA-CHAD myself, what do I do?????

[@jeangarcia6432]

Stopped watching anime turned into an anime character

[@joshuaandrewson3091]

​@@liquidgod5606watch anime again (particularly the harem/Ecchi ones if you want to ungigachad yourself faster)

[@SchizophrenixTheGaul3478]

I stopped watching anime and what happened I became a victim of hit-n-run now reincarnated as an animé barbarian in Ancient Rome 50 B.C.

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

Over the course of two days? Sounds incredibly painful AND stressful. Of course, I don’t watch anime, so such a rapid shift is outside my realm of experience.

[@TravelWithJoeyH]

As a 46 year old who watches anime and was a professional in the military for 15 years, anime slaps.

[@exorsus7275]

Do you get regularly possesed by the devil? Like every anime fan ever, we all get possesed.

[@iamspenver]

Thank u for ur service ❤❤

[@GoodKidmAAdLizard]

that’s something a 46 year old man would say

[@JAXi9321]

Preach.

[@TravelWithJoeyH]

@@exorsus7275 indeed i do

[@Cartmaaanbrah]

This dude got called a weeaboo one time and it kickstarted his hatred for all anime

[@haruseyon]

Reminds me of a priest that was asked if Doom was an evil game for depicting demons and all that. The priest said that you're slaying demons. What could be more holier than that?

[@chillphill13]

Based

[@headcrabking9054]

I'm pretty sure a dev of Doom also said that Doom Guy is a devout catholic too, and the apparently lousy novels made Doom Guy part of the LDS church

[@grass324]

based pilled priest

[@GravitasZero]

My grandfather was a devout catholic and he did not give a single shit that I played video games or liked anime. He DID make the family go to the Christmas mass whenever he was over during that time period (wanted to go with family. I might be irreligious, but I respected his beliefs very much because they pushed him forward and made him want to always be a better and better man). Each time I see these kinds of religious bigots, it makes me so sad. They do the worst with something that can, and should, be good.

[@sharky4029]

I like religion but I hate Christian Churches, I have too many bad memories with christian establishments.

[@Poliostasis]

Irreligious? Don't you mean uh, Non-religious?

[@heingra7739]

Atheist?

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Same here. I am culturally catholic, but I am an atheist. I went to a catholic school for army's orphans, and they never gave a fck for video games. In fact we played some video games with the school PCs and it was even a video game club. I think it's more a protestant thing.

[@Clippidyclappidy]

⁠@@PoliostasisTwo different words with the same meaning

[@BabuBabu-ip6oh]

This reminds me of the time my mom and I were living in my aunt and uncles house and their children. The entire household was Christian, and my aunt was the lead in her church's gospel group at the time and became a pastor herself last I heard. The son had devil may cry 4, the game where the protagonist is a demon-human hybrid, and is the son of the also demon-human hybrid main antagonist in devil may cry 3 while also having a religious girlfriend in-game. Instead of giving into the normal demonic nature to destroy without concern or pursue more power without a purpose like his father, he instead does the right thing to save others while accepting that although hes part demon, he can still do the right thing by using his curse to save lives instead of destroy, and punish those who would do evil. Clearly my aunt understood that they weren't doing demonic things themselves in the game, rather fighting against it, otherwise she wouldn't have let it slide. On a more funny note, one time when her son brought his PS3 into the living room to set up a movie and was playing Batman: Arkham City, he let her have a try at it. Instead of fighting off the thugs swinging at her, she opted to just walk while they beat down on her, saying something along the lines of "peace would prevail". One game over later and she went to finish dinner so we could watch the movie already.

[@maxav1-exe]

What does she think of Doom?

[@NigerianCrusader]

@@maxav1-exe wgHAT DOES SHE THINK OF OBLIVION MORE LIKE

[@arcanefunds2645]

@@maxav1-exe there is nothing more holy than literally slaying demons

[@ItsNotEthereal]

W aunt

[@derekmaullo2865]

​@@arcanefunds2645Demons are good.

[@noconsequence4486]

Yu-Gi-Oh, DBZ, and Sailor Moon, dude definitely grew up on the standard anime journey of my generation

[@shaunkimmitt8647]

The “monster energy drink is the devil juice conspiracy” is always classic. This dude is projecting harder than an IMAX theater

[@fearsmasher1299]

Actually the claw marks in the Monster logo is a 666 in Hebrew, look it up. And what's their tag line? Unleash the Beast...

[@TheBrickWhisperer]

@@fearsmasher1299 i love that video lol

[@PotPam]

@@fearsmasher1299 mister beast!!!!!

[@certifiedhitmaker6717]

@@fearsmasher1299 grow up

[@MegaChickenfish]

@@fearsmasher1299 The main thing is recognizing that there's a difference between "LOL edgy we're going to put 666 on our can and name it monster" and actual evil. Like all the bands using Revelations imagery on their metal covers because it looks neat.

[@kylek7748]

I remember convincing my sweet mommy that conkers bad fur day was rated M as a marketing tool and that it was really just about a day in the life of a squirrel. Good times

[@ashtar3876]

Pissing on the ground does ssem like a normal day in the life of a squirrel

[@joseosorio1242]

God bless you’re sweet mommy.

[@Dante9k]

it took me 2 years and 4 separate trips to GameStop to convince my mom to get that game

[@Hireeesf]

Sweet mommy?

[@AvengeStunneR]

I remember my mom telling me I should get a fun friendly game for once and she bought me Conker. She still doesn't know the game was more fucked than anything else I played at that point

[@context-lich]

I love how he says "having kids out of wedlock" as one of the side effects of anime, like homie am I in love with my body pillow or am I slaying too much pussy because you can't have it both ways.

[@Dosko]

Kawaii Pillow Babies.

[@chozolady]

0:30 oh that’s just shin megami tensei

[@Nosttromo]

What saddens me when I see things like this is that there are many parents out there that listen to this bullshit and will do exactly that with their kid's console when they arrive home.

[@retr0prime_812]

And it’s apparently a wonder why many parents end up in a nursing home.

[@heyitsmorgan7613]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Xbox was given to him by a parent

[@sentientwaffle6696]

My uncle on my dad's side of the family once told me I couldn't get into heaven because I like videogames. My uncle on my mom's side told me I was possessed by a demon because I took a picture of myself and moved the camera so the image would blur. He interpreted that blur as a "demon" entering my body. It's the intelligence of most Christians that made me not believe in "God" when I was a kid. Now I'm an adult and still see them as retards.

[@abyssalserpent3679]

It's also sad that so many parents believe this bs that churched shove down their throats just so they can do the same to their kids once they get home.

[@glitchdamage]

This is what irretates me the most abr preachers, half of these dudes spread bullshit of their own beliefs and the people's who listen to this ACTUALLY LISTEN and do all of this shit I,m an atheist I have no hate or disrespect against any religion But for the love of god these preachers really shouldn't be in these religions as they only make it worse And people really need to grow fucking braincells to use common sense and not do this shit

[@ducksama8558]

10:30 homie sounds like he was straight projecting here. Mans def had the biggest crush on Sailor Moon when he was younger

[@MrAwesomeMatty]

Literally have a PlayStation 2 game still in my collection called The Bible Game, where it was a party game formatted as a quiz show that tested your knowledge of the Old Testament. It has minigames based off stories from the Bible and even several songs from popular Christian artists of that time. Wonder if these people are aware of games like this.

[@xMoxGamezx]

I have this!! Crazy small world.

[@rifatbobos]

AVGN also covered a bunch of video games based on the bible and they're all anything but violence

[@MdoubleHBxx]

Imagine still eating animal products in 2023. Diseases and shortened life span guaranteed.

[@MdoubleHBxx]

Cooked food caused and maintains the fall of mankind. Raw vegan nutrition is the salvation of humanity.

[@visualdosage234]

There's a game about playing as jesus, trailer dropped last year I think

[@B463L]

This guy's browser history is probably so wild bro

[@HenyaStudent]

I got my mom into anime and I honestly think her having a hobby while most of what she does is work and live alone keeps her sane

[@melz4766]

Exactly my mom & people need SOMETHING to do in their spare time, or they'll loose it. My mom doesn't really enjoy anime, but ironically enough, she got me into anime simply by renting Ghibli movies and pokémon! Just letting people enjoy what they LIKE is so crazy to that pastor 🤣

[@Arthur_Moreno77]

Tell her to watch whatever Blau is watching

[@Hossak]

Ahhh a replay of the 80's. Dungeons and dragons, heavy metal music, violent video games etc are the work of the devil. Memories :)

[@USS_Sentinel]

Conservatives invented cancel culture.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

And they haven't aged a day.

[@smithynoir9980]

Hell, if thats all the devils work he must be a very cool dude that I'd gladly be friends with

[@RyuKyu.77]

but hey, that creepy pastor who beats his wife and kids?? HE'S A GOOD INFLUENCE ON CHILDREN!!

[@ivanalves8506]

Getting possessed by Satan every time i rolled a D20, such fun memories

[@techead23]

"Going to the toilet takes away from god" This dude is too funny.

[@matthew_natividad]

He must not shit

[@YataTheFifteenth]

is taking a shit part of the Ten Commandments? Don't think so.

[@VorpalSnickerSnack]

Maybe the freak has a shitting pants fetish.

[@__-tp4tm]

The Simpsons had a part with that pastor guy who said if we go according to bible we couldn't even go to the toilet. I mean, I don't know about the reference honestly.

[@itmare7353]

funny thing, THAT APPEARS IN THE BIBLE

[@xMadMurdockx]

It's funny how a lot of people say video games make you evil and how they make you worship Satan when I'm over here playing DOOM slaying demons

The most christian game

[@venomnbk3326]

When I went to church as a kid, I noticed all the adults sat their bored, then as soon as the pastor was done, all the men talked about sports, and all the women gossiped. I bring that up because people like this never attack sports.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

This is one of many reasons I'm never stepping into a church ever again.

[@sohodholl]

That's very sad. It's a shame so many churches are full of people like this. It's an even bigger shame when people confuse people who claim a title of being religious or spiritual and others view the religion as those people rather than for what it is.

[@yahikopain6091]

​@@Calvin_CoolageGreat decision pal

[@bigtiddiedrias9860]

@@Calvin_Coolagenot every church is like this. People will claim they’re Christian but sometimes you’re going to have to take that with a grain of salt.

[@aidenisacutiepatootie]

Because I played hello kitty island adventure, i ended up with many accounts of battery and manslaughter. Video games are the work of the devil.

[@input00]

Don't translate.. ในเวลาไม่กี่ชั่วโมง หัวใจของคุณจะเริ่มหยุดเต้น วิธีเดียวที่จะป้องกันไม่ให้สิ่งนี้คือสมัครรับข้อมูลจากช่องของฉัน たひ.😈

[@Hauntaku]

Ping Pong made you start taking illegal substances (joking)

[@bwalimniad]

​@@input00Sorry but i have a vaccine for this

[@zerocool5395]

Butters, is that you?

[@logicandemma8474]

This comment has successfully convinced me to never play video games ever again.

[@Juntou]

This stuff is actually brainwashing for a lot of overtly religious parents. My aunt is hyper religious like this and she wouldn’t let her kids play things like Pokémon because she believed they were spawns of satan. It ends up being so miserable to have a parent like that tbh.

[@Supersaiyanbabe]

You aren’t kidding my cousins were raised jehovah after my aunt got a new bf and as soon as they moved out they started celebrating holidays again and don’t talk to their mom

[@mrbungle3310]

Problem is hes not really doing what he says...but the crowd later will litteraly crazy abuse their kids over fucking anime or games or whatever

[@Janehaver]

That was going around hard in the 90s, my parents are religious but they thought devil Pokémon was a bit too ridiculous

[@TWMAD]

It's a cult. Cults tell you how to live your life.

[@oriongabriel6966]

One of the reasons I hate religion.

[@TheIceLurker]

"Stop playing games and donate money to my new Tesl- I mean church!"

[@fogsfunhouse]

As someone who grew up fundamentalist Christian (now non religious), I knew a lot of people who genuinely thought this way. My own parents hated my interest in video games and anime/manga, and went so far as to claim that watching anime opens “demon portals” and invites evil entities into the room. They were far from the only people in the community who thought like that too. Made growing up a nightmare, I learned how to lie and hide all my interests and think they’re lame even to this day because all the adults around me saw all the things I enjoyed as evil. Watching this guy preach his sermon kinda gave me chills.

[@catpip_]

Its so silly to hate video games and anime/manga for what Im guessing are stupid reasons you could apply to any other hobby, sorry you had to go through that

[@DJarry394]

I am so sorry you went through that. Makes my nutty family seem sane

[@DJarry394]

I am not interested in gaming, but the preacher is pulling stuff out of his ass to condemn. I wonder if he actually beleives this drek. Some simply want a spicy talking point and his sheep just follow along. Most are charlatans anyway

[@artemis_studios6555]

same bruh

[@roland.w]

PTSD flashbacks

[@rifatbobos]

Truly another "hating on popular things does not make you an interesting person" moment

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Pastors truly are just 13-year-old boys. Hey maybe that explains why they...

[@ciphergacha9100]

@@drunkenhobo8020stop right there

[@bruh......2005]

​@@drunkenhobo8020you already said enough, don't conclude it

[@randomshittutorials]

@@drunkenhobo8020 Break the law on MY WATCH! OFF to jail with ya!

[@assassin8636]

​​@@drunkenhobo8020 wouldn't say that

[@Kushy666]

It's so uncomfortable & awkward how obvious it is that he's just publicly announcing his own personal private issues with his marriage & family 😬😬😬

[@Gorescripter]

Pretty sure that's not he meant but imagine

[@evangingerson1271]

Yeh like who tf who don’t watch anime ever say Sailor moon 😂

[@octavia3608]

Well when your pastor you have to confess everything

[@joeking3181]

It's almost immediately obvious that's his kid's Xbox and he was upset with the kid over not eating all his under seasoned corn so he sat down and wrote this sermon because he doesn't know how to talk to his children like a caring father.

[@ether2275]

I must say, this guy hit harder than most stand up comedians. My god, when he said "anime" and "soy" it was too much. Not to mention the baseball bat incident. Absolutely hilarious, I would pay to watch this man perform live on stage, this is gold.

[@Shonen_Hero]

I was waiting for him to get out his clown car prop and come out with big clown shoes, but I guess he had to save it for another service

[@pweston6135]

The church was probably popping of after this

[@jkatt100]

Im a lead minister at a church and I have lead D&D campaigns and have been a gamer all my life. I went to tell my childhood worship minister we were doing dnd and I was berated for it because it would consume my life. Some of the best conversations and friends I have now have come from those mediums. The medium is always what’s bad

[@kevinc.cucumber3697]

Every group always have conservatives

[@DylanVsTheWorld2003]

I just went to my church today and ended up hearing some kids talk about Bioshock and a few adults were wearing anime shirts. I am amazed that the “satanic panic” with video games is still around.

[@TheKatera4a]

Some comment said this was some sort of independent church. And if it is, this definitely feels more like a cult. With this “pastor” as the leader.

[@thunderlips5293]

These kids have good taste

[@Remedy462]

Well, with the rise of christian fascism in this country, it is only going to get worse. But games our the least of our worries, what you should be worrying about are minority rights, women's rights, and voting rights.

[@akosv96]

Real christians run TempleOS written in holy C

[@juice6521]

Oof, wearing anime shirts in public. Maybe they need God.

[@austinreed5805]

If he wasn’t being serious, then this would be a great comedy skit.

[@Terry.Mac.]

100% i think the fact he takes it serious is what makes it even better though

[@Scragg-]

wizards with guns have some funny pastor skits

[@luckyluchiano72]

it still is. plus he TOTALLY watches tentacle pron 😂 its like glaring in our faces, this man got in trouble by his wife n claimed it was “video games and anime” n now has to keep it up 💀

[@TheRealLegoDocOck]

⁠@Susnation532 Susnation? More like Susgation, I’m better lol

[@Bunny_Bill]

@Susnation532 That ain't even clever💀

[@Zeegwan.Slopper]

as a gamer, I can confirm that we DO make ritualistic sacrifices when playing games and DO murder our family to steal money to buy games.

[@liquidgod5606]

Yo, stop blowing our cover mayne

[@GreenPaint174]

as a gamer, I can confirm that we kill thousands of people everyday by playing GTA V

[@Vallen619]

Hey what I do to get that 5 Star in Star Rail is my business

[@-howtomake999]

As a catholic person i apologize for what these people say

[@jestapath7373]

I don't believe he stated anything along those lines nor referenced those talking points in his sermon, correct me if I'm indeed mistaken. The joke is humorous but seems to be targeting something/someone else entirely.

[@TomoEriGoto]

Every time someone says video games are evil, Jack Thompson’s heart flutters.

[@Esitaro3670]

Now that's a name i haven't heard in a while

[@input00]

Don't translate.. ในเวลาไม่กี่ชั่วโมง หัวใจของคุณจะเริ่มหยุดเต้น วิธีเดียวที่จะป้องกันไม่ให้สิ่งนี้คือสมัครรับข้อมูลจากช่องของฉัน たひ.😈

[@Luxray2000]

Wasn’t he disbarred because of the tactics he used specifically in his cases against video games?

[@titanjakob1056]

@@Luxray2000he was arrested for tax fraud I believe last I heard

[@ImGonnaShitYourPants]

@@input00oh noooo ahhhhhhh

[@CrimsonRand]

I think it was very sweet that even though Charlie is making fun of them, he politely caught himself blaspheming and apologized

[@grbr2006]

As someone who's been a Christian for the entirety of his life I'm beginning to understand why some people become Atheists

[@BananaTed]

Just wrong teachings man Jesus tells us to be Christ like and then we get preachers like this that do the opposite sad really

[@50iraqidinar]

I mean, some of it is stuff like this. Some of it is literally the theology

[@ZWarrior89]

I personally know a lot of friends who denounced their Christianity...it's so sad, especially because most of the reason is because they were hurt from other believers...

[@wilsonweiseng6485]

at one point i was a christian turned atheist too, then i realised it's better that i stayed christian to warn others about bullshits that stray would-be good christians away from god

[@AngryReptileKeeper]

@@50iraqidinar I've been plenty put off by both. People told me as a kid that if I read the bible, I'd get this all-consuming sense of peace and love. All I felt was horror and bewilderment as to why anyone _wanted_ to believe in such a thing.

[@Brownkidc]

Married 10 years/ together for 13 years and the wife still has no idea.

[@funnysticklady]

i'm sorry you have to put up with that

[@Shroomroom-o5d]

about what?

[@literallylondonn]

@@Shroomroom-o5danime

[@patrickcampbell3133]

Unfortunately, the point is to appeal to older people who don't like their kids or grandkids and think their lifestyle is "wrong" in some vague sense because they don't understand or like it, and give them comfort for that feeling to get money from them or power over them in some capacity

[@RandomSwiftie13]

Yeah this makes so much sense. It's pure manipulation by targeting a group of people.

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

​@@RandomSwiftie13it also gets people talking about God. In a way it is effective advertising

[@RandomSwiftie13]

@@apolloandwarrior_3229 it's only pushing younger people away from all the church crap.

[@lethalwolf7455]

I’m in my 50s and I love anime, although more of the old stuff like “The Proffesional” and “Crying Freeman”. Berzerk rocks

[@marraine7299]

you can tell this sermon is just his way of lashing out against himself without anyone realizing it.

[@marraine7299]

@@itshypevideos I mean it was an oddly specific rant. 'Reach the age of 25 and hide your anime addiction from your SO or it's all over' for example, along with the other things he said. A bit too specific to seem like it wasn't internalized self criticism or some internalized bullshit. (If you also think it's internalized self criticism, then ignore the first paragraph and my apologies). That being said, perfection is definitely impossible. I am 100% not perfect myself, and I don't know anyone who is. So I agree with you on the short-sighted thing.

[@Gorescripter]

Pretty sure Charlie was joking but it also might be true,

[@davidbielski3484]

I wonder if he's just mad that his Xbox started red ringing.

[@jprogaminggd]

dude couldn't beat stereo madness in geometry dash and now he's calling video games evil 💀

[@NigerianCrusader]

geOMENTRY DASH IS DEAD, OBLIVION AND ESO ARE ALIVE!!! ANDTHE BEST GAMES OF ALL TIME!

[@Theendman42]

As a gamer myself, I can confirm I tend my blood altar and perform rituals to prop up the power of Beelzebub before and after a session of playing video games. I thought this was normal, is it not?

[@moltengears7483]

As a gamer is the worst way to start any sentence lol

[@Theendman42]

@@moltengears7483 well at least the practices with a blood altar located in my room is normal! Why is that a bad way to start a sentence? It’s a label sure, but I’m curious what is not so good about it.

[@matthew_natividad]

It’s all fun n games till you run out of blood right?

[@faxmine]

​@@matthew_natividadyou gotta start using your own blood at that point, fellow gamer. Save up some money. Buy yourself a baby goat. You can at least get three ritual gamer sessions out of that if you are resourceful enough.

[@nemesis-t3ddi]

My guy wants that cotton candy. For real.

[@hughmongous5089]

Pastor lost a game of cod, got trolled by a 9 year old and decided his next sermon will be about video games

[@1un4cy]

His argument is basically "You like entertainment? You like being entertained? Then you are a sinner!"

[@ChadMoiMedia]

"Are you not entertained?!" "Because if you are, you're a sinner!" -this guy.

[@BIGFELLAH26]

This reminds me, here in Australia the State I live in has two AFL teams. When these two teams meet during the minor season we call it the Showdown. I remember being in town at the time one of these Showdowns was going to take place and I remember there was a young preacher screaming at us that if we’re going to the match, watching the match on television, or going to support either team then you’re going to hell. I couldn’t believe such an idiotic thing was being yelled at us and I couldn’t believe that someone could be so dumb to actually believe you’ll go to hell if you’re entertained by something. It disgusted me.

[@bodaciouschad]

When they're attacking the fact that entertainment is edging out religion in the competition for their congregation's time rather than attacking the consequences of the addictive nature of the mediums, you can be certain that the issue is that they're just mad because they found out somebody stayed home last week to watch Mushoku Tensei Season 2 or play Tears of the Kingdom instead of listen in on another all day fire and brimstone sermon about how to *properly* hate your neighbors.

[@bowsersbigbeanburrito]

And how to be afraid for any unintentional "sin" you might commit as a kid like breathing too demonically or something they made up

[@AlecMeyer94]

I guarantee if these religious nuts tried to ban anime or video games it would only make the religious nuts and their churches targets of a neo-mafia’s wrath. Prohibition never works.

[@logicandemma8474]

I mean if u claim to be a Christian but like don't go to church and instead watch whatever or play whatever i can sorta understand why they would be mad cause it kinda shows that you're not serious about your faith. But if ur not religious or anything than I don't think they should care since you're not apart of them.

[@KUwUpa]

Like how dare you dishonor your parents or pastor by questioning if disallowing everything that isn't strictly religious is actually harmful? Moderation? Nah, you gotta be a perfect child of God always.

[@rclark777]

God never gave us a spirit of fear.

[@Fire_Token]

The reason he doesn't 'broaden the topic' is because every service would be identical. You're right Charlie that he could make these arguments about any hobby, but by focusing on one at a time, he has an endless line-up of topics for his services.

[@kirtil5177]

and also an endless amount of services too, and less work for each one as he has a template to follow. I feel like it also polarizes people more, as splitting up "hobbies are bad" into "x is bad" twenty times artificially makes it seem like theres more to hate about non believers. like they critisise a person multiple times for multiple different hobbies rather than critisising him once for his lifestyle overall

[@vivimj3416]

Satan with me as I harvest tomatoes and sell them in Story of Seasons: ...

[@victor-kafka]

Oh you monster

[@itsasquid]

I'm a Christian (and a nerdy gamer and anime lover) and these churches really grind my gears. Gaming is one of the ways I relax and my work ethic working as a 3D artist is heavily influenced by my faith in God. I understand the base of what he's saying because an unhealthy obsession for anything is harmful, but thats not his full point. Edit: Of course his church is an Independent Baptist church. This denomination is practically a cult.

[@peoplewhoplaygames]

Most if not all Churches/religion is a cult.

[@jcvwz]

i 100% agree except for with your edit lol

[@jcvwz]

bro is trying to say video games as a whole is bad which makes no sense to me. if your idolizing it and putting it before God i can see how it’s bad but what he says makes no sense. what about video games about the bible lol. he really didn’t make a valid point at all lol

[@jcvwz]

but small churches are usually the least corrupt ones. big churches are a lot of times in it for the money and a lot of “gossip” happens in it which is of the devil i think independent or smaller churches are usually much less corrupt but you gotta keep your eyes open cause the devil will try to brainwash you through literally anything.

[@souljaboy.6668]

Baptists are diddlers and now apparently rage haters