Politics is Destroying Christianity

[@TheZeroNeonix]

"I left Christianity because of the people who stayed." Holy crap. What a relatable quote.

[@petem.3719]

Kind of like what Ghandi said. Something to the effect of, Christianity would be ok if not for all the damn christians.

[@starofjustice1]

@@petem.3719 "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians."

[@mercurialsilver5688]

For real. For me it was because I couldn’t get over all of the kind hearted people burning for eternity in Hell, but the people who were a part of the religion was a close second reason.

[@blablanobody5456]

Wait till you find out it was meant to subvert and destroy cultures, so it could be imploded when the time of the gent!les has come to pass and those who invented it could rule in a Neofeudalistictechnotocracy.

[@skylinefever]

Indeed. All I ever saw was people giving others cptsd and paranoid schizophrenia from hellfire and brimstone sermons. That's a moral good?

[@StevenKeipert]

Question: Why are people leaving churches? Answer: Because of the people who aren't.

[@laapache1]

good one

[@falkorornothing261]

I think dark matter is correct on this one. Christians are the best at getting people to leave the church. Edit: also the Bible

[@katarinatibai8396]

😂😂😂 Funny and also correct 👍

[@mind_onion]

I tell some Christians, not everyone, but you know the ones. I tell them "I'm not going to argue with you any longer. Instead, please, stay a Christian. You can do more to drive people away from Christianity as a Christian, than I could ever do as an atheist"

[@stanleonard86]

I left because I realized I didn't have a good reason to believe the way I did.

[@RR_theproahole]

This is not just a Christianity problem. I am an Indian atheist, grew up as a Hindu, I am 22 at present and have seen the rise of the Hindu right nationalists in front of my eyes and used to be an ardent supporter of them throughout my teenage years. As I matured, I started seeing exactly what these guys were doing, they didn't want to do my welfare, they didn't even care fof me or people like me, all they wanted was power for themselves and they were using these fear tactics that everyone is against us especially Muslims and western countries to make us thier sheep, thier cult followers, thier army of maniacs. As I lost my faith in all those gods (yes I used to believe those legends as actual history) I tried to convey this thing to mom, but what I got in return that you'll be depressed and lonely without faith, you have to believe but she failed to realise that I was depressed beacause of faith and all the politics it brings with it. I felt so much relief when I stopped being a Hindu. My remaining fear went away when I educated myself on the history of the world and how all the culturs evolved which made me realise that there is nothing like "the" culture, there is only "a" culture and a population constitute of different admixture of cultures, ethnicities and behaviours. All want to say to the religious people who think that being associated with some kind of politics is beneficial for your faith is that you are kidding yourself, this conservative politics is not only poisoning your religion, its also poisoning your mindset.

[@eye-chan1711]

Quick word of advice. It’s actually spelt ‘their’… even though it’s supposed to be “I before E except after C.”

[@Blackadder75]

I am so happy to read that people in muslim and hindu countries are also able to shake off this toxic , well done and I hope you find people around you to share your life with in happiness

[@Drasnier]

I applaud your enlightenment, and urge your caution. I've been a lifelong opponent of religion, and being from scandinavia its been difficult but as of yet not dangerous, but it's getting to the point again where this might change even here. Take care my friend! Don't let anyone corrupt you, but also stay safe! p.s. Personally in my life very few amongst my religious family or friends have changed their minds (at least not openly), and much as it pains me to say this, don't count on it happening!

[@mism847]

⁠@@DrasnierThere is virtually no threat of religion taking over here, don’t worry about it. We’re more irreligious than ever before, and that doesn’t seem to be changing, even with the impact of immigration.

[@John-mu2js]

Christians are the same as Hindus over here in America. They have merged politics with their false religion and live off fear of the other. Great comment.

[@NonyaSmith]

Yes, more people are leaving religion, fewer people are joining religion, but those who participate are continuously becoming more extreme. Evangelicalism is on the rise, unfortunately.

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

Anem, Preyz Gord

[@9753flyer]

Hate to sound like I am nit picking, but that is not really accurate. As you state, religious membership is declining quite fast AND those that still 'believe' are getting more extreme, but Evangelicalism is not on the rise, it's on the decline Like any animal, and that *IS* what it is, it fights harder the more 'boxed in' it is.. that's what this is. Evangelicalism is shrinking and dying a natural death as societies grow up and like any death that is fought rather than accepted (everything dies eventually), it's ugly and destructive. The horse is dead... they just refuse to let it die and are therefore more extreme as you point out... that does not mean they are 'rising'... just the opposite.

[@silverbullet2008bb]

It is the great falling away - as predicted in the Bible

[@jeckjeck3119]

Not really, just look at M00se Lamb '''nations''. You are legally not allowed to be anything but religious.

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

@@silverbullet2008bb May the Pickle Jarz of Indoctrination be Broken my friend

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Even when I was still a Christian, I hated going to church! Too boring and the social aspect of it gives me anxiety. Fortunately, my family rarely ever went to church. Now that I'm an atheist, I never want to go inside a church ever again.

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

Holey Eternal Omnipresent Greetingz, been there Big Time what a Crime 🌠😎👍

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@archbishoprichardforceginn9338 um, what?

[@thefisherking78]

I never liked it either. I liked some of the music and that was it.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@thefisherking78 Some Christian music is fine but most of it sucks.

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

@@MatthewTheWanderer Candycoated Blood Guilt Cult Music

[@rustyshackle8000]

I stopped being Christian because there came a point where basically...I understood how Jesus felt, when he entered the temple, and saw it filled with merchants. I watched something sacred, ancient, beautiful, even, turned into just another way to make money. To control. The greatest irony is that despite doing everything in His name, if Jesus were to return, he'd be utterly appalled by what he saw.

[@Archeidos-Arcana]

From the Great Schism, to the Protestant Reformation, to the splintering of protestants into New Age spiritualists -- all things that possess goodness wither and die with time. Just as the fig tree had withered and died in the time of Christ, we are living within an age in which another fig tree has died. We are at a point in which an aeon of history will be determined by something new; for all things are made new.

[@trueblueclue]

But why stop being a Christian if you identify with how Christ felt so much? How does the actions of his corrupt followers change what he preached and why can't you live it yourself as close to how he preached it?

[@nanonano2595]

@@trueblueclue depends on your definition of christian, in common terms, its used to define followers of the organized religion groups, an individual practicing their own belief in christ is a bit different from one that includes the common church tenets, practices, churchgoing groups, etc.

[@halcyonzenith4411]

The heartbreak for me was when I realized that this is all it had ever been from the very beginning. Imagine the promise of eternal happiness turning out to be a cheap lie. Nothing hurts more than that.

[@silverecho1201]

​@@halcyonzenith4411Can't find out. You'd just die happy thinking bliss awaits. The End

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

As a former Muslim who lives in a Muslim country, I was trying my best to be as devout of a Muslim as possible during my teenage years. However, what ultimately triggered my subsequent departure from Islam was a combination of the following: hypocrisy, bigotry & politics. I was always appalled by the fact that most people who cared very much to project their religious identity were more concerned with hating non-conformists than actually bettering themselves. Furthermore, even those who had religious authority seemed more busy hating the others, such as myself, seeing that I'm an ace, in addition to politics, than anything else. One other thing that always rubbed me the wrong way was everyone's tendency of disregarding the simplest yet most personal Islamic teachings such as, not stealing, not lying, loving other people and being kind to them, being kind to animals, not cheating, etc. Ultimately, what drove me away from religion wasn't people who criticized it, but the people who defended it. I'm glad I'm done and over with it.

[@laapache1]

When it comes to stealing and lying they use the Godfather response , " Such Business"

[@brahimait6886]

I am also a former Muslim living in a Muslim country. My reasons for leaving the religion of peace are quite similar to yours. The difference is that I have never been a devout believer though I tried hard.

[@Nerobyrne]

Acephobia in Abrahamic religions really baffles me. Them: "You should stay chaste and not engage in carnal acts outside of marriage!" Ace person: "Oh that's alright I'm not that into such things anyway." Them: "NO NOT LIKE THAT!"

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

​@@Nerobyrne To my mind it's something akin to the fascistic obsession with viewing reproduction not as a natural fact of the world, but rather as a moral axiom. George Orwell addresses this very well in 1984, albeit in an extremely exaggerated way. The Party in the novel is always on the lookout for new scientific ways of producing babies that are independent of sexual intercourse and, the thing they fear more, love. I can't help but see the resemblance to traditionally arranged marriages, in any of the Abrahamic religions (or others as well). The biggest irony is that the people (males I should stress) that I knew who belonged to religion never shied away from bringing their obsession with sex and female bodies to my attention. Simply put, religious societies are full of contradictions and hubris.

[@aliceslab]

​@@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081i hated that book's premise that smart people are polygamist. that everyone just slept with everyone like animals. another thing i disagreed with is the ending where he pretends a society with only intelligent people wouldnt work. ridiculous

[@freerein4ever641]

I’m a private care giver and I have worked as a nurse for many years. Most religious people are elderly, and they are the most anxious, fearful, obsessive people I’ve ever met. They rarely die in peace. Tomorrow I have to get up and drive in the ice and snow on a notoriously treacherous road to go pick up an elderly Catholic couple to take them to church. The woman is so anxious all the time about when church is. What if I were sick? Or there was a dangerous storm? She still anxiously expects me to take her and her husband to church. Why? Will they have to spend for time sizzling in purgatory if they miss a Sunday? It really seems that. Way. They have 7 grown children. They raised them very strict Catholic. NONE of them live in the area anymore and only one daughter ever flies home to visit. None of them are religious. Although this is very sad because religion DESTROYS families, it’s a tiny bit encouraging -MAYBE because at least we can see that their religion will die with them. For the most part. But how will their childrens’ families pass on something better? Recover from the trauma of being raised so severely? I hope they can do better!

[@micah4628]

in my experience its quite the opposite, a lot of christians have accepted that theyll die and have strong enough faith theyll go to heaven that they arent really bothered by it. my christian grandparents (still living) have openly said many times that theyre completely ready and dont want resuscitated if anything happens. theyre very calm and fine about everything. also recall a neurology documentary that featured catholic nuns who were in their 80s-90s and seemed happy and relaxed as ever, and better cognitive ability than a lot of 20-30 year olds. my mom also works in a nursing home and is around the hospice type areas a lot and from what shes told me any of the ones she knew that were christian had very peaceful deaths and again seemed very ready and accepting. the woman youre describing just seems like she has anxiety or some other sort of mental illness, possibly from the old age (early stages of dementia maybe?). that seems like a very specific personal thing unrelated to her being catholic.

[@nordos]

@@micah4628 eh, both are generalizing. Its the way you are taught about religion, more so than religion itself. If you are taught to fear god, to fear hell, to fear punishment, to hate sins, to condemn others - how would you ever be at pease with yourself? You will always keep on thinking about the gruesome hell that may await you, about all the punishment you will recieve based on the sins you may abhorr, but still commit. These kinds of mindsets can't lead to a peaceful death, except when the one dying is a sociopath who has absolute self-confidence - but then, these types don't need religion either to die peacefully I assume. If you are taught that you will be rewarded in death, that you will be juddged on how you lived by your morals, not whetever you attended all the ceremonies and said all the prayers - this will obviously result in a different mindset. But even here, yoou don't need religion to achieve it. It really is more about your upbringing than religion in the end - how you cope with your finite life, with death and the possibility of nothinghness. TL;DR: Way of upbringing way more important than religion in this case

[@micah4628]

@@nordos yeah i agree that is the main factor but i feel generally speaking anyone who has strong enough faith to remain religious their entire life must have something else going for it than just fear alone. i get fear is a pretty powerful tool but i dont think it could do all THAT yk

[@nordos]

@@micah4628 oh, don't underestimate fear and trauma. Lets take two examples, both believe in the religion that postulates: - if you are a good person, you will get rewarded for eterneity after death - if you are a bad person, you will punished for all eternity Person A has lived their life as well as they could. They have helped out people, never murdererd, and all in all had tried to be a good person. Person A is on their death bed, but seeing back towards their life, well, it was a good life. Person A is at peace Person B has always been told to be a good person, or they would fall into eternal punishment at death. It has always been stressed. It was always the core point of any presentation, that Person B MUST be a good person. That it is integral to be one. But what is a good person? Person B asked around, and got wildly different answers. Some said that you must never sin, and once you do, must repent at once. Others say that you must attend all ceremonies, never skip them. And then there are those that define being a good person as someone who was faithful to their faith,, and not morally good. In their opinion, a good person would be someone, who converted others, a firebrand that 'saved' people by convincing them of their religion. Person B doesn't know if they were a good person. After all, what is a good person? So, person B is anxious. They decided to follow as many of these definitions as possible, in order to not risk into falling into eternal punishment. So they attend every ceremony if possible. They memorize everything that is considered 'sin' to avoid doing such a thing - and should they, they would repent with all their heart. They were always agressively defending their religion, trying to get others to convert - but hasn't managed to do that. So, does person B consider themself a good person? It seems that some don't agree. Would their god agree or disagree? If their god would disagree, would not eternal punishment the result? How could person B be peaceful in this situation. Their eternity is balancing on a knifes edge! Maybe it was enough, maybe not! So they will try everything to ensure they are regarded as a 'good' person. Fear. Desperation. No peace. And yet both were adherent to the same religion. Both were 'true' believers. The only difference is how they were taught, and the definitions. For A, eternity wasn't the centerpoint, but the way they lived their life - iff their life is ggood, so will be the ensuing eternity. For B, everything in life was centered around eternity. Life was but a short stop before time infinite, something that will soon be forgotten. Life itself was unimportant, instead the central question of the judgment was its center. Fear can be powerful. Especially if its instilled and reinforced by other persons in addition to their self. If you are taught from birth to fear, and those around you reinforce it - it will be hard to break from it, ESPECIALLY if you don't break from the others as well. As long as you remain with those that reinforce your fears, they will return. Don't discoount the power it can have. The trauma it can generate. And how easily it can consume a young mind that is still malleable.

[@micah4628]

@@nordos yk what youre right that was a good explanation thank you

[@UwUarchy0]

I was forced out of my religion for being gay. Why would i ever go back to a group that hates me for something? i can't change.

[@halcyonzenith4411]

Blessed are you when others mock and despise you for my name's sake. I don't think Jesus is real, but the version of him I have in my head would not care about anything but what is in your heart. If you can't find another human to love you that way then why not make one up in your head. Eventually you'll see that God is the face in the mirror.

[@apocolypse11]

Good point criminals can't change so what's the point of salvation. Lol

[@davidfl4]

@@apocolypse11your god is the Lord of 💩 because that’s what you’re made of❤

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

Being gay is a choice like being straight is a choice but them hating you for it isn't good and it implies a misunderstanding. God didn't destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because it's people was gay. It was because it's people was evil. Like they literally raped people no matter the gender and they was hostile to outsiders. People love whoever they choose to love. I can choose to love no one, someone, multiple people, or even everyone. All that matters is that i am a good person

[@zaidnava562]

@@apocolypse11 whats with the hate? Why even bother hating gay people?

[@albertcombrink3717]

Nothing leads to Atheism faster than actually studying the religion

[@perilousrange]

Man, you ain't kidding. The more that I've read, the more red-line objectionable content that I discover. I can't see how anybody makes it past the Book of Job.

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@perilousrange you mean the book of what happens when you’re caught up in the middle of a pissing contest between God & The Devil?

[@perilousrange]

​@@lyokianhitchhiker Yes. I've tried to be as open-minded as possible in reading the Bible; but Job is just...awful. The best defense of it that's been offered is that it gives a reason why people suffer, without cause (Job was described as being totally old-law righteous), and without explanation. However, for me, that falls flat; as the pissing contest had no moral purpose from the start. Believing friends fall back to "you can't judge God's morality"... but I fall back to "I can't pledge myself to something that isn't morally superior to myself."

[@skylinefever]

Indeed. I often think of the atheist subreddit.

[@tyrannozilla]

You have my support.

[@ethanwinters7829]

I'm a Christian myself and I've been saying this for decades that religion and politics should never come together. Look what it's done to people! It's very sad!

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

So you worship a God that says you can own people as property and you don't have a problem with that? You follow a book that says you can own people as property and you don't have a problem with that? You worship a God that kills people and tells his people to go and kill everyone but keep the little girls for themselves? You worship a book that says that you can sell your daughter as a slave

[@Nothingseen]

There was a good bit of resistance to the rise of the religious right from theologians at the time. They argued that the separation of church and state wasn't just to protect citizens from the church, but also to keep the church sacred. Being a bit player in worldly affairs made it more vulnerable to taking the wrong side than it empowered it to influence things. And here we stand now. I'm pretty sure they were right.

[@Justafoolagain]

Yet, you and others just calling yourselves Christian indicates that you are not heretic to their morals. If you are, you should change label to Gnostic Christian and be a loyal heretic and try to show your better thinking. For evil to grow etc.. Stop putting money in their basket if you do not want to support their poor thinking..

[@Sunlight91]

You can't separate politics and religion. Both make rules about life in a society which can conflict. The concept of a separate state and religion only exists in European culture which fought in the Protestant wars. The minor differences between denominations isn't worth fighting deadly wars over.

[@W3RK1Nit]

@@Sunlight91Both make rules. That's a big problem. And while there may never be 100% separation, we must work to make it as close to that as possible.

[@LionFisile]

An old lady told me today that she was going to an event in a church, then quickly added: “not that I’m going to the church for worship, God forbid.” Took me a minute to ponder before she added: “it’s a Christmas singing event that I’ve been attending many years in that venue long before I stopped going to Church. I still enjoy the renditions and will probably attend till I die, but I can’t call myself a Christian anymore.” There’s hope for mankind.

[@dthelego385]

The sense of community a church provides is powerful, one of the few things I respect about religion.

[@LionFisile]

@@dthelego385 That’s why most people partake. It’s like a club except for the “God” part. I don’t see how anyone can read that mediocre book of fiction and obscenities called the Bible, and believe in such gobbledegook.

[@thefantasticmrlewis1358]

@@LionFisile Can you please explain to me how the bible is gobbledegook and fiction?

[@DurpenHeimer]

@@thefantasticmrlewis1358 it advocates for atrocities. just google it, there's plenty

[@donnievance1942]

@@thefantasticmrlewis1358 Try reading the Bible. If you don't understand why it's goobledegook fiction after that, then there's no use trying to explain it to you.

[@dh8203]

Russell found that there's a lot of money in spouting nonsense, and it was just too much to resist.

[@The_Christ_Angel]

Hear Ye!!! Hear Ye!!! Hear Ye!!! This KZbinr has been anointed by The GOD realm UFOs in the night time sky as a Police Officer Of The Holy Spirit Of Divinity.

[@wesleyAlan9179]

​@@The_Christ_Angel 😂lol!

[@MrCanis4]

Preying on the gullible, the weak and the vulnerable for there money. Disgusting.

[@sulas548]

Judging by the legal problems that Brand currently has, regarding unwanted sexual activity, it seems that was not the only thing that he could not 'resist'.

[@OfTheGaps]

C'mon now! That's not fair. Brand would be spouting nonsense even if he didn't get paid for it. He's just a really dumb guy.

[@Smitchen0]

Mormonism is trying to pretend they are expanding. But they are shrinking. I left 17 months ago. And you’ve been so much help opening my mind to the basic religious mindset. Thanks.

[@Ex_christian]

It sucks being under Moroni Law living in Utah. It’s disgusting! People need to be leaving all of these Christian cults!

[@skylinefever]

What they don't get is that having more kids won't prop up Mormonism, if people leave in droves.

[@stevenswitzer5154]

Lol... Mormons say their ranks are growing because they count the people the baptize who are already dead, that never showed any interest or even entered a Mormon church while living. The most dishonest practice ever. Guess what... I just baptised everyone living dead or will live in Stevens name. There, now Stevenism is the BIGGEST religion there ever was or ever will be. 😂

[@Polksalad615]

I left, too, didn't take me but a matter of months even though I did meet some very nice well meaning people. I miss them but what can I do? My step dad was with them for about 15 years, possibly more, but he moved from the U. S. to Australia. They don't have enough understanding of the unfortunate, the main population of them, and they are very Tea Party Right Winged in politics, normally, a few aren't... They push push and push people, even when they are top grade and a lot of them shame others and the temple requirements are outlandish! It's a very worldly $ driven top dog religion!

[@stephentitus7137]

They just built one of their temples where I live that gloom over my city. Its's hideous to look at.

[@katmemes127]

I am grateful I come from a Congregationalist background where the focus of sermons was always on acceptance, love for your neighbor, and community. Even as an agnostic I still enjoy going because of the kindness and community found there. Truly a contrast from the hateful brand of Christianity I have so often seen elsewhere.

[@brialapoint2608]

So that's what congregation a list Christian are about. Shrugs. I'm grateful for the hateful because I think progressive Christians plug their ears and scream llama when people point out the crusade witch trials and holocaust

[@brialapoint2608]

La la la auto correct @#$@

[@skylinefever]

One thing rather humorous was that the biggest opponents of gays bashers were my local holy men. They say making gays a joke was as tasteless as making jokes about the poor, the sick, and the stupid.

[@metal87power]

But on what basis? I have a catholic background so I can tell you that our focus was to raise a person in a holistic way: heart as well as brain. It was Protestantism that broke from the long scholastic tradition and followed a more gnostic, more Neoplatonist paradigm which to describe it shortly prosecuted REASON and emphasized emotions. But then faith becomes just a matter of whim, feeling, no reasoning, no arguments. And then, worse things happen.

[@Innocua]

My parents have been taken by this horrid version of Christianity. I had to cut them out of my life entirely. Full NC. It broke my heart every time I talked to my mother, and my dad just wouldn't talk to me at all anyhow.

[@F00ls44]

Be strong I have the same story

[@cassiusdhami9215]

That is truly heartbreaking. Hopefully if we can break the pull of this willful ignorance in society people like your folks can be woken from the trance? I'm rooting for you two to get your families back! 🥲

[@SR-ry6hs]

Same here. They used to be loving wonderful people. Now they say that slavery was a good thing, that religion needs to make political choices, and people who think differently than them need to be changed by any means necessary. Disgusting.

[@jam5533]

​@@SR-ry6hsJesus, that is disgusting..

[@justice8718]

@jam5533 You use the name of the creator in vain. You are disgusting.

[@MrGamerofmusic]

As a former Christian. You hit the nail on the head. My moment that made me lose faith after years growing up in my local church. Taking pride in the fact that America has a separation of church and state. Suddenly takes a stance one day against gay marriage. This was in the mid 2000’s. The rest of my years as a Christian was on autopilot until I turned 18. After watching the kids in my age group. Failing to understand questioning aspects of the faith critically and just nodding their heads to look good in front of the youth pastors. But gossiping and talking down about people from school in the youth house. Many talked bad about friends of mine, when they were acting all chummy at school. Earlier that day. The fact that they cannot handle criticism or challenges towards the standards of the religion. While simultaneously pushing their values on others. Projecting on others like they are the ones doing it. All while never talking bad about capitalism or the wealthy donors that made sure of it. The church got fancier. While they started pushing away poor people or people in need. Got a public image of accomplishment to hold after all. Got to look prosperous for the other churches and the wealthy white people in it

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@cadecooper2495]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the most Christian man I’ve ever met was an anarchist. Cared only about helping and uplifting others. Loved others as he loved himself. He was a Christian and acted like it. I have immense respect for him.

[@ryanhuether390]

I find anarchism and Christianity to be very compatible in my own faith. Many people who like to extol the virtues of the state based on Romans 13 overlook the fact that the Church described in Romans 12 is its antithesis. Not to mention Jesus gives instruction to His disciples not to use honorific titles, that money is an abomination, and to not concern ourselves with material possessions. If the love of money is the root of all evil, then I think "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" and "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" may be analogous sentiments.

[@skylinefever]

@@ryanhuether390 I love that. My favorite parts of the Bible were when Christ threw out the money changers.

[@Alulim-Eridu]

The religion Jesus teaches in the Bible is much more about being a doomsday than it is about helping the poor and needy. Yes Jesus says give all your possessions away to the poor. But that’s because he was saying that the world is coming to an end very soon

[@halcyonzenith4411]

Your talking about gentle Jesus, I just know it. What a great guy

[@Yodeller1917]

Yeah but still bullshit though

[@aidanholland4246]

Hey Darkmatter. Just wanted to tell you that I’m REALLY enjoying power corrupts. You made a masterpiece.

[@wrathofainz]

"You're goddamn right"

[@thomasridley8675]

It's why he is one of my favorite channels. Only second to Beau of the Fifth Column.

[@aidanholland4246]

Just finished it yesterday. 10/10 would watch again

[@atrapanasatromhtos9426]

If you think about it darkmatter looks like kratos but instead of slaying gods with blades he destroys them with facts.

[@aidanholland4246]

@@atrapanasatromhtos9426 indeed

[@TAEYYO]

As a Christian, I agree with almost everything you said in this video. The teachings of Jesus have been subverted by the Church in different ways since the beginning--and I believe it's gotten much worse in recent years.

[@kevispi2166]

I agree, but is the guy on the video Christian? I don’t want to be led away from the faith.

[@joanchiu2822]

@@kevispi2166I don’t think so, he made multiple videos criticising god

[@TAEYYO]

@@kevispi2166 He's not a Christian I don't think, but his observations are astute. One can only be led away from the faith, if their faith has already been compromised.

[@victoriousclarity2874]

This did not shake my faith in God but in the world and the people in it. Narrow is the path because of many of the reasons he discussed. Its important to have a relationship with God put your faith and trust in him. Follow him not church or religion. People have tainted and twisted the truth to fit them and weaponized christianity as a tool in many ways but if you have a relationship with him you have the fruits of the spirit and you are in the world but not a part of it you will see the truth and the path to follow. God is real and can not be pushed by people. If you reach out God will reach out. Not mans place but Gods. We plant the seed and show others how to reach out and God is in charge of the rest on his timing and in his way. I love you all and I hope you find the truth. Not mans truth or the truth of religion or the church but the truth of God.

[@names_are_useless]

@@kevispi2166 "My dilemma as a non-believer ..." take a guess. But please, listen: what he has to say is honestly sage advice for Christians.

[@justincredible.]

So glad I've been an Atheist since birth, and live in The Netherlands, a mostly secular, non religious country!

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@nicolasandre9886]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 cool, as soon as god and Jesus themselves tell me that, I'll start listening to them. In the meantime, unless you can explain why I should listen to you over a muslim, a hindu, a scientologist or whoever else who claims to know 'the truth' and what I should do to secure a happy afterlife, I'll pass.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@nicolasandre9886 Jesus is the Truth (Jojm 14:6) In one of my visitations to hell, Jesus showed me a person who was a Christian (Jesus said “he was a Christian like you”). But the guy unfortunately started sleeping around (1 cor 6:9). He died middle aged and went to hell forever it was dark but Jesus lit up the area, he asked Jesus for another chance but unfortunately it was too late for him, Pretty sad, Repent and ask Jesus to help you with your struggles (James 4:7)

[@frankxu4795]

@@nicolasandre9886 As Sam Harris rightfully pointed out, Faith is basically believe based on bad evidences. If they had good evidences, like for example letting god actually appear in the sky and perform miracles, I would have been the first to believe it.

[@Dan-ys8nk]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 you are lost and deceived

[@jancerny8109]

Brand is far from the first apologist for theism to invoke the shibboleth, "We all worship something." I think it's an attempt to scare nonbelievers, or confirm the prejudice of theists that "self-proclaimed" atheists have gaping holes in their hearts. Thank you for pointing out that this argument requires distorting the meaning of "worship" beyond all sense.

[@DarkMatter2525]

Yes, I seem to recall GK Chesterton saying something similar, but the modern example of Russel Brand supplied so many new reaction videos that I thought it sold the idea of how much the line still resonates with people, which is why I chose him.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

I think Darkmatter had it right... it's taking the successful propaganda tactic of calling any awareness or protection of Minorities "identity politics" and reworking them so they fit on the religious ideas...

[@UlshaRS]

Russel is another vapid narcissistic entertainer sharing their brain dead concept of enlightenment and trying to be the next million dollar guru.

[@neonfroot]

Alot of our evangelial/fundamemtalist Christians aremt even religious. Theyre superstituous amd reactionary. Theyre addicted to drama.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

When I was a kid my uncle once said videogames were my god, because I enjoyed playing videogames and wasn't obsessing over my bible (and I brought the damned thing to read in public school, seriously...) Eventually I just decided "Ok, at least this god is fun."

[@CornuKarpia]

This man is built like Kratos, and is destroying the very gods.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@CornuKarpia]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Please gain some individuality before it’s too late and your whole life has been wasted away preaching.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@CornuKarpia If you are the only one to be Christian then my preaching wasn't in vain, i want to shake your hand in heaven and say you made it so repent and believe the Gospel today to have your sins forgiven nd to go to Heaven otherwise eternity in hell

[@stevemarsh8928]

There are no gods. Only cold stars and the void

[@peachy_lili]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 please just promise to actually live your life on earth. the world isn't evil, it is all we get

[@drewharrison6433]

"When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's too late." Excerpt from Dune by Frank Herbert

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

I wish that book didn't bore me so severely, I couldn't get more than a couple chapters in.

[@drewharrison6433]

@@kamikeserpentail3778 You know, it's kind of odd. My mother is an avid reader. She encouraged all her kids to read. She hated Dune. Couldn't finish it. It's very likely the fiction book I've read the most times of anything. It's always been one of my favorites. Everyone is different.

[@hebanker3372]

@@kamikeserpentail3778 That's because you aren't familiar with eastern religions and philosophies, my friend. I loved it and English isn't even my first language.

[@EvilStevilTheKenevilPEN15]

​@@drewharrison6433 Yeah, _Dune_ kinda expects you to wade through a hundred pages of weird cult bullshit before it gets to the sand-worms and assassinations. I'm sure that the stuff about psychic powers was cool back when New Wave was at its peak, but that era is _long_ over.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Incredible! That writer must have had serious insight!

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

I grew up christian. Left partly after finding out I'm gay, and yes it was a discovery because for a long time it was an actual blind spot, didn't even know it was an option because it was covered so thoroughly. But also partly left because our pastor was asking questions, and I realized everyone was answering with the same kind of language, the same kind of answers, and when he asked them what that meant without using the church's preprogrammed responses no one could answer. I don't know if he was questioning his faith, or if he just wanted to dig through the surface nonsense and teach people to be Christians the way we were always told to be but never understood. Every once in a while I question myself. Did I make the right choice to leave? What if I'm wrong? I look at the things I believe and ask myself if I'm the bad guy. Every time I'm glad I left christianity, though sometimes I do make note of some very cruel and twisted beliefs I have. And I try to be careful about who I am, and who I am becoming, every day. It's a struggle. But that's how I know this path is better than the one I was on. The scariest christians are the ones who never question their beliefs.

[@micah4628]

thats a very interesting perspective thank you for sharing it. i do agree that as a christian its very important to question your faith, as thats the one of the main things that can truly make it stronger. its kinda like a 'what doesnt kill you makes you stronger' type situation, and for some people it ends up killing their faith which i do find sad but can see why it happens. also id imagine your pastor was trying to show everyone how little they really know and how they need to actually get in touch with God and His word the way that christians are supposed to instead of just knowing a few bible verses and giving the same copy paste response on everything. tbh even being a christian (so naturally id want others to also be christian), i prefer seeing others who are agnostic/atheist who constantly questions themselves and are actually looking for the truth than those who claim to be christian just because they were born into it and never questioned it. as far as i know i would still believe/know Jesus to be the truth in my spirit but im never going to act as if in my mind i can truly KNOW what the answer is. nobody can, and if anybody could truly 100% prove any questions about things like the afterlife or the creation of the universe everybody wouldve been sided with them and there would be no speculation or debates on the topic in the first place. honestly i find it very dumb that any theist or atheist tries to argue that they know theyre right, especially atheists who are so so convinced theyre right although thats probly js bias i have which i do try to work on. i try to keep an open mind but honestly most atheist channels who speak on the subject just lack any understanding of christianity or the bible (for example this guy, genetically modified skeptic, etc) ive never heard anything really convincing. they do seem to know about the bible and have done some studying on it generally but that doesnt really mean anything to me. and while i understand everybody has their biases i just dont feel i can trust a strongly atheistic, openly christian-hating person on their views on christianity cause theyll just try to frame everything super negatively. the only truly neutral accounts ive been able to find only go super surface level or stick to more historic and fact based areas (which i get it but yk). idk if i mentioned already or not since im not rereading over this big ol yap session but if you are interested possibly in looking into christianity again i could try my best to help and also there are a lot of resources out there on youtube and stuff but the main thing in my opinion is actually having conversations w christians, maybe by checking out like a bible study group for example like swinging by one session as a guest. anyways though (if you even read through all this lol) have a wonderful day!

[@pineapplepenumbra]

But christianity is so gay...

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Also, anyone gonna fulfil, John 14:12? And did you read, Micah 1:12? And 2 Samuel 24... Hard to make, them, more negative.@@micah4628

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

@@micah4628 it would be a bit easier to read with some formatting. I think the god I believed in would rather have someone turn away from the belief than try to fake it or be a hypocrite. In the bible there is the parable of the prodigal son. There is the story of Saul who hated Christians, and was approached by an angel. But beyond that, a god that is willing to mislead his followers as was done in the binding of Isaac story, or several others, could very well have allowed the Bible to be twisted as a test. In the end, if there is a god, what we deserve is between each of us and that god. I could not follow a cruel one no matter what they threatened, and I would hope a kind one would understand why I would turn away from that faith.

[@micah4628]

@@kamikeserpentail3778 haha sorry im really bad with remembering grammar and all that when im not doing a school assignment. my apologies if that was a bit rough of a read. i definitely do see what you mean though that makes a lotta snese

[@anonimes4005]

My grandma hates the church, and says they are not following what jesus taught. She just believes in god. Even if i myself am an atheist i respect her and christians like her that arent using christianity to spread hate.

[@resourcedragon]

Thing is, people like your grandmother are swelling the ranks of the “bums not on benches”, she’s finding that the world doesn’t come to an end if she doesn’t go to church. She may continue to be a believer but she’s not having homophobia or some of Christianity’s weirder beliefs reinforced. She may or may not go the whole way but she’s started the journey and it sounds as if you have continued it.

[@Unknown-d7r1u]

People like your grandmother and atheists like you sound like the kind of people we need more of

[@brialapoint2608]

Meh. They may not be spreading hate but they're not doing themselves any favors by clinging to Christianity. To each their own especially at that point

[@excalibro8365]

@@brialapoint2608 It sounds like they are keeping their own belief to themselves. Weird that you have a problem with that.

[@justice8718]

@resourcedragon If she isn’t homophobic. She doesn’t belong to the Lord. Stop it with your stupid man minds. You and the the fallen angels create Sodom, and Christ will destroy it.

[@G00GleIsACr33p]

I think the Moral Majority in the '80's also had a major impact on people leaving churches since 1990.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@skylinefever]

No doubt in my mind. Who wants to be with a bunch of morons who blame societal ills on heavy metal or Dungeons and Dragons?

[@G00GleIsACr33p]

​@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 , you act as if gods had been evidenced to exist. You also seem to assume people in the US hadn't heard of the God of the Bible. It's funny you aren't addressing the issues and conflicts people have in videos like this one. Oh, I guess you care nothing of who were once believers and left religion because of unresolved doubt. I very much doubt your preaching will satisfy that doubt. And sin, that is a made up word to shame people into conformity.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@G00GleIsACr33p Your issue is not the laxk of evidence but you don't want God telling you what to do, Jesus is not a religion but a relationship with God God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@brialapoint2608]

This!

[@Mister_Cool]

What I am wondering is if the craziness more and more religious people are siding with a sign of their desperation to the decreasing number of religious people, or is it that they allowed themselves to be deceived and led astray by greedy politicians, and that caused more people to turn away from them. Kind of a "chicken or the egg" dilemma.

[@Okijuben]

Heaven's Gate and Jonestown are good examples of how a group of people will double down on the insanity when their beliefs become less and less tenable. The cults of the Canaanite Highlander Wargod are no different. Scientific literacy is a threat. There's a really interesting paper in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry titled "The Role of Psychotic Disorders in Religious History Considered."

[@Chad-xs2de]

Yes, it's only going to get worse as more people wake up to the fact that religion is a fraud

[@julietfischer5056]

Both. Bolted-on nostalgia goggles showing their fantasy memories of a perfect, God-fearing, past when children minded their parents, minorities kept quiet, women were wives and mothers, and all the world was ruled by straight white Christians. Now all 'those people' are demanding their human rights, the rest of the world is failing to bend the knee to the United States, wages aren't keeping up with costs, and they're scared. Meanwhile, politicians and opportunists have spent decades training them to be perfect little supporters of regressive policies that will harm all who aren't wealthy. There are also politicians and preachers with the nostalgia goggles and deep-seated fears of the changing world.

[@Nerobyrne]

I think the reality is that most Christians didn't really feel "called" by Christianity, and were only going because "it's what you do". And now that we are free to choose whatever religion we want, for the most part, the only people left are the truly dedicated ones. Which I find really funny, because Paul writes in one of his letters that this is how the church SHOULD be.

[@charlesbrowne9590]

What comes first is denial of death. People dread their own mortality Religion promises immortality, so it appeals to the type of person who prefers fantasy world over reality. Once they’ve traded their integrity for church lies, they become easily manipulated. It didn’t take long for the manipulators to discover a large bloc of people who reject reason and evidence as a means to the truth. In this case, the chicken comes before the egg.

[@greathoundii6142]

I cannot follow a religion that uses politics as justification for anything. For good 20+ years I was made to believe that worshipping false idols is against one of the Ten Commandments. Apparently it's okay as long as it's whatever political party they are affiliated with.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

They'd never make the connection that they are exactly like the Sadducees that got Jesus killed in their little story book. So preoccupied with their own power, and making a show of being virtuous without anything inside to back it up.

[@micah4628]

as a christian no it isnt okay and imo most big criticisms of christianity just reflect the human nature and/or capitalism. things like sinning as a whole, selfishness, greed, taking advantage of others, etc. all find roots both in sinful human nature and capitalist systems

[@tomizatko3138]

@@micah4628 Human nature is manufactured and created by the enviroment it resides in. What the hell are you thinking?"Invisible hand of the market" my ass. Do you think that money started growing on trees and that nature follows our "capitalistic model". No we made that stuff up to help us be more effecient with resources and better our lives, not to turn us into slaves, manipulate us, make us addicted to drug or alcohol and say it is "okay", not become totalitarian or autocratic or even any more any type of authoritarian of your liking (Soviet totalitarian regime mascarading as communism or socialism (economic rule of the people, "dictartorship of the proletariat"), corporations "with YOUR best interest in mind", controlling and manipulating and lobbying capitalistic freaks hiding behind words like progress and efficiency while wasting billions of dollars on vanity projects and projects to nowhere. Mr Beast showed how easy is to help people. But big goverment and corporations and administratives of goverment help didn't like at all that almost all the money he spent to help people didn't lended in their pockets, just like it always happens with help, crowdfunded and non-PROFIT organisations when they want the fat "administrative cut" of the funds.

[@greathoundii6142]

@@micah4628 I get what you're saying, however there's a difference between being a free market capitalist and being greedy heathen. The former let's people have multiple options without force,vwhereas greed is excessive consumption even though violent means. Politicians seem to be doing that and hide behind the holy book as a shield.

[@micah4628]

@@greathoundii6142 imo capitalism encourages greed selfishness materialism and individualism(to too far of a degree), at least the way it works in america. i feel like a fully free market with no regulations on businesses just leads to unethical and unclean practices to cut costs and increase profits. i do agree on the point about politicians though it really does suck

[@noodles2459]

I am a transgender women. I recently rediscovered or returned faith. I was going through hardship. I started attending an Episcopal church. For resources and community. I have been shown nothing but kindness and respect. I do feel a genuine love for people there and at the Methodist church near me. I was told recently that if christ is only for a select few, then christ is for no one. I think it goes then christ must be for everyone. I find peace solace and meditation in prayer. As well as a sense of reassurance. the church has a lgbt group and it is wonderful. I love meeting my neighbors and meeting new friends. I want to learn and do good for the people I care about somehow. I find myself looking forward to each sunday. To meet my community, to learn new things, but to also pray and to know and be glad that god loves me. Even if others would not.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@francoisbroukx1244]

I am European, I'm born in 1955 and went to a catholic school, my parents were believers, so I learned to be a good boy, polite, helping, not judgemental, honest...not much in dogma, I had no obligation to go to the church. I was not so much in that "God" thing, more the "Christ" thing.I started to have some questions, like every week we had to confess or sins and had then to say some prayers and were then freed of our sins. On my 12 years, I asked the Father teaching religion why the christian religion was the only truth one, the answer I had was to be banned from the class for the entire school year. 2 years later I went to a ashram and became Sikh and Buddhist. The problems I have with Christianity, I can not understand why a "God" should need to be worshiped. The people representing that "God" are: liars, hypocrites,cheaters...but that's not a problem, confession clean you. A little to easy in my opinion. And I never grasped the meaning of "sin", wtf is a sin, I can do bad, stupid, wrong things for which I take responsibility...so now I'm an Atheist, normally I don't start talking religion.

[@cassiusdhami9215]

Sasriyakal brother. Interesting post. Thank you kindly for sharing. 👏🏾💯🧠🎯👍🏾

[@micah4628]

thats very unfortunate and strange that they didnt give you an answer and even went as far as to ban you from class, but if you were ever interested in looking for arguments as to why someone would believe in Christ over all others theres definitely a lot of resources about that on youtube

[@tschorsch]

​@@micah4628 If you read or watch any of the christian apologists, you would know why there's no reason to accept christianity. The same goes for any other religious apologist.

[@francoisbroukx1244]

@@micah4628 Than you, your reaction tells me you can claim to be a Christian, what was not the case for that man. And there is, for me, one of the problems of Christianity, lots of people pretending being Christian and not understanding what it means.Thank you for the recommendation, but in what I have seen I think the Atheist are more Christian then the Christians. I hope it does not chock you to much. But maybe you can recommend some, not commercial, sites. And, I mean it, thank you for caring.

[@micah4628]

@@francoisbroukx1244 yeah unfortunately there are a lot of 'wolves in sheeps clothes' out there in churches today that only wish to spread their political agendas by means of the church or those who are just born into it and cluelessly and blindly follow. i do definitely get what you mean. however i would be cautious of SOME of the atheists who seem to know a lot about christianity, for example that youtube channel "genetically modified skeptic" twists cherry picked bible verses so far from their original meaning i find it crazy anyone believes him on anything, yet a lot do. although many supposed christians do similar things so i cant really judge too much. anyways though imma just keep it 100 real quick no matter what arguments or historical evidence or whatever that could suggest christianitys the truth you see, none of it will ever be an 100% certain guarantee so if thats what you feel you would need to believe then i cant really be of any help. but the main way i tend to think about it (although its not necessarily a super logical or scientific approach) as someone going into biology and possibly veterinary sciences or med school i find the complexities and mysteries of human bodys just doesnt feel possible to have happened randomly by chance. in a way nothing really does like when i look out into the night sky or into a forest or really any place with life it just feels like a creator had made it to be the way it is. on a less emotional and more logical note though, i also (while i have looked a lot into it) cant really get behind abiogenesis (idea that life came from nonlife, by means of random chance). although things like viruses that are kinda on the verge of being considered living or not do get me thinking about those sort of possibilities but idk i js cant really get behind it. also youve probly heard it before and heard arguments from both sides regarding it but i do generally agree with the fine-tuning argument. the other ways generally to look at it is to say that theres infinite universes and life just happened to come about in this one because by chance it ended up being the perfect one, but i find that still doesnt have any answer as to where those infinite universes came from and theres just as little proof of the idea of a multiverse as there is proof of a god and to me a god feels a lot more likely. and also again this next part is gonna be very subjective and emotion based but try to stick with me if you can. when i enter christian churches like the big cathedral type ones i just feel a sort of holy presence that i dont feel anywhere else. also personal experiences while again not very scientific and cant be proven to be true play a big role for me, namely the time when my grandma had her firstborn son (my uncle) asleep up in the attic of their farmhouse and she heard a knock on the door. she says she didnt even open the door yet and heard a voice telling her that there was a fire in her attic and to get her baby out. she ran upstairs and got him out safely and then they put the fire out before it spread too far. she swears by everything that it was an angel that day, as after she went back down to thank her she opened the door to find nobody in sight, keep in mind this was a farmhouse with big open flat fields surrounding it so not much room to hide and would take a while to run off. and to be honest if her recollection of the story is true i dont see how that couldve been just any person because they couldnt have possibly known she had a baby up there. thats just one story and ive heard many. also the old testament prophecies fulfilled by jesus to me shows enough proof that of the abrahamic religions christianity is by far the most likely to be true as judaism denies jesus and islam i dont even wanna get into but i have some issues with it for sure. so overall generally i just find it a lot more likely that there is some god out there, and of the major religions i find christianity seems the most likely. i havent really looked much into things like buddhism or hinduism but from the limited understanding i have it feels like hinduism really is just a reflection of what indian culture was/is like and that buddhism isnt so much a religion as it is a way of life or a philosophy, which i do make distinctions between since i dont really get calling atheist philosophies 'religions'. so to me i do really believe that christ is the absolute truth, but i do still try to keep an open mind for other possibilities since there isnt necessarily a way to KNOW and it has a lot to do w faith. also in terms of online resources honestly it can be hard to find good ones but i think it can be interesting to watch debates on the topic, that way whether you agree or disagree with either side you still hear both and can pick out the good parts of both of their arguments. also the channel 'redeemed zoomer' explains christianity related stuff in a very very simple and easy to digest way, but some of his bias towards his own denomination (presbyterian) can be noticed a decent bit in his videos. generally though i think one of the best ways to learn stuff on the topic is by talking with people in real life (pastors/priests, christian friends, etc), although this can be even more of a struggle since you cant always tell at first who believes what and if its for the right reasons. i would say more stuff but this has gotten way too long lol and im way behind on my schoolwork i should be doing right now so imma end it here, thank you so much for reading all this if you did or even skimming through and sorry i couldnt provide many specific resources or super super solid arguments but for the limited amount of time to write this i did kinda try anyways, not necessarily to convert anyone but to explain some of my own beliefs and why.

[@benlarsen4602]

Yeah, I can see why the founding fathers wanted church and state apart.

[@kalinora3901]

Many of them or their families and ancestors suffered under what the churches did in Europe. Many of the most influential and prominent founders were either deists or atheist. None of them wanted religion to be in government.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@izanagitheories6148]

​@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 shut up

[@ROVA00]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363the worst kind of Christian is the one who pretends to worship out of love when in reality you are only seeking reward and avoid punishment. Real Christian’s follow Jesus’ teachings of loving your neighbor, have compassion for the poor and disenfranchised, loves their enemy and treats foreigners like one of their own.

[@astrinymris9953]

1:21 "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything" As a Gen Xer who attended high school and college in the 1980s, I've been hearing this quote forever. It never made much sense to me. Excessive gullibility comes from a lack of critical thinking skills, not a lack of a cause to champion. It's a pithy phrase with a clever play on the words "stand" and "fall" that gives the impression of being profound without really meaning anything. The Q-Anon phenomenon shows that ardent religious faith does nothing to protect people from "falling for" obvious gibberish.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

👏

[@Luckyskydiamond]

It's a shame the people that need to hear this most will never stop to listen

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@Luckyskydiamond]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 🤢

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@Luckyskydiamond God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@Luckyskydiamond]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 you need meds

[@ROVA00]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 I know atheists that are more Christian than you :)

[@cjandrews7898]

I’m on my first year of atheism after 21 years of being over zealous. Thank you for these videos

[@raidermaxx2324]

good job brother. Welcome to reality.

[@TheDragonfriday]

Now join a new fun religion to purge the heretics Zeno aliens. Zenos is like insulting word for aliens by humans Warhammer 40k grim dark world such interesting story also the human religion is awful

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Zeno in dragon ball:👀 ​@@TheDragonfriday

[@dexterbunco4212]

A little further along in my own journey but I’m right there with you.

[@jerryborjon]

It’s worth pointing out that there might be times where you’re still afraid of god. Anyone who was made to believe that there was a hateful god that punished anyone who wasn’t a part of the religion will have to spend some time adjusting to not believing that anymore. Eventually your brain will forget to be afraid and you’ll be free. I don’t personally hate religion or anything, so I’m saying this purely to support your decision and not to influence it. If you decide to go back, that’s completely okay too.

[@DerekSpeareDSD]

There is no Hate like Christian Love!

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.

[@MeepChangeling]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Citation needed: God not shown to exist outside of fiction.

[@seand.g423]

And no bankruptcy like "human decency"

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@MeepChangeling Most ountries aroundthe world believe in God, why do you think Jesus gets all the attention He does? THERE'S NO EVIDE.NCE FOR GOD? Every building is evide.nce of a builder. Even if he has been dead for 100 years and there is no docu-mentation, you know there was a builder because it's impossible for a building to have built itself. Creation (nature) is evidence of the Creator. It is impossible for nature to have made itself or be eternal. Those who don't believe in God default to believing that nothing created everything, which is scientifically ludicrous.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@seand.g423 All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@Solmead]

Seeing 2 different 2000+ member churches near me, tells me that there are a lot of churches way below that level of people. Plus I know many people that have left the small churches for the big churches. Which makes me worried that it’s just church redistribution

[@Limited_Light]

I believe the numbers will show it's a lot more leaving than just switching.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

It isn't JUST redistribution. A lot of people at least leave all forms of organized congregation, regardless of size. And a lot of this redistribution is actually a continuation of the extreme balkanization of christian denominations in the USA, where any difference in opinion or exegesis leads to a schism and two new churches going on... just with these churches being "non denominational" or "independent", leading many people away from bigger groups like baptists, adventists etc... away from some form of compromise interpretation of christianity that is open for many people towards more fundamentalist views that are suited for far less people even if they can aggregate more people in ONE PLACE, they will never outgrow a group of churches that together make up tens of millions of believers.under one coordinated doctrine. Joel Osteen may have space for 20k people in one event and all his branches have what? 120,000 people nominally members of his brand of church (expect maybe 1/3 to regularly go to events)... but 120k is not the 50 millions of the major baptist alliances or the 15.6 million of Methodists and Pentecostals...

[@anotherinternetperson7410]

The redistribution and consolidation is a result of the shrinking

[@RabidCupcake2010]

" It was the result of having multiple pastors tell me, essentially, the same story about quoting the Sermon on the Mount, parenthetically, in their preaching - "turn the other cheek" - [and] to have someone come up after to say, "Where did you get those liberal talking points?" And what was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, "I'm literally quoting Jesus Christ," the response would not be, "I apologize." The response would be, "Yes, but that doesn't work anymore. That's weak." And when we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus himself are seen as subversive to us, then we're in a crisis. " -Russell Moore, on why he thinks Christianity is in crisis

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@PROtoss987]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Why does god need you to carry his message for him? Can't he speak for himself? Unless you think you're god, which is plausible.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@PROtoss987 Jesus already came to earth, now Christians are His hands and feet delivering His message DO YOU FOLLOW THE DEAD OR THE IVING? Would you ask a car mechanic advice for a health issue? Likewise, why are you listening to dead people on advice on life? Jesus not only died but rose from the dead claiming victory over death. So when Jesus speaks to you through His servants you ought to listen.

[@PROtoss987]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 The only way I can know that this god came to earth is by humans telling stories about when he supposedly did? Why can't this god tell me himself? I know sounding confident without justification allows you to fool the gullible, but to the wise it makes you look like a conman. I would want some evidence for your assertions about this Jesus, the living dead and you supposedly being his servant. But from your last line it seems you do indeed think you are a god.

[@HERMES097]

I'm a Christian from latinoamerica and I was surprised by talking to Christians in the USA at how closed and judgemental they are, I'm sure it's not all, but there was a lot of open talk about hating certain groups, it sounds like the opposite of the role of the church in my opinion, we should all stand together

[@ultratog1028]

US Christianity has been so entwined with nation it is unrecognizable. Bioshock Infinite is a parody of the US, and its getting closer to being unironically just a statement.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@ultratog1028 In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@tyrannozilla]

These are the same type of people that say that without religion, you can never mourn the ones that have been lost. Well, let me tell those people something. I've been an atheist for nearly 30 years and have mourned quite a few people in my family that are no longer around anymore. The most recent example would be when my father lost his fight with pancreatic cancer over four months ago. Watching him deteriorate before his final days was the most painful experience in my life. He actually died as I sat next to him while he laid on his hospice bed. I'm still mentally recovering from his passing and I don't know when I will fully recover. I miss him everyday and even cry from time to time. As long as I'm alive, my memories of him will live on and that's all that matters. Even after going through all of what I just mentioned, I'm still an atheist because I know that what these people try to tell you is BS and insulting and that there is more to this world and the universe on a scientific level than what these fools tell you. Also, in the words of a former user and a friend of Darkmatter: "Live life, cause you only have one."

[@aminyashed6824]

i've always said religious people don't value life enough thinking there essentially immortal

[@tyrannozilla]

True.@@aminyashed6824

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@aminyashed6824 🐺🎶

[@pineapplepenumbra]

"These are the same type of people that say that without religion, you can never mourn the ones that have been lost." That makes no sense. These religious people clearly have no critical thinking abilities whatsoever. ". I'm still mentally recovering from his passing and I don't know when I will fully recover." I am so sorry that you feel that way. Time really is a great healer, but nothing can replace the loss of a loved one, and there will always be times when you think of them. I had a bad couple of years last century, when a good mate got killed, then my mum died, then my girlfriend's mum died, and my girlfriend pointed out that, if we had kids, they would have no grandparents.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

"Live life, cause you only have one." And your dad would really want you to enjoy that one life as much as you can. I know I would if I had kids.

[@afarensis16]

I can't help but think about the difference between the small neighborhood church that my paternal grandparents and my father attended and the megachurches that dominate the city I currently live in (not the one where I or my father grew up). My paternal grandparents, while far from perfect people, knew what it was to grow up poor, and to struggle, and they were, as a result, kind and generous, and their religion (as well as the church that they chose) reflected that. While I would grow up to be an atheist, I was never unnerved by their church. My mother's family was always better off, and while my mother ended up as a pretty good person, her father was absolutely the sort of person always moving towards more authoritarianism and a strong desire to use his religious identity as a way of justifying his own bad behavior and his desire to control others who were, arguably, actually behaving in a far more Christian way than he was. I am grateful that my paternal grandparents didn't live to see the rise of Trump (who they always considered a shameless charlatan, from his rise in prominence during the 1980s) as I think it would have broken their hearts to see the public face of Christianity orient itself towards his hateful politics. I am also glad that my maternal grandfather didn't live to see it because it would have made him feel vindicated and righteous in his bad behavior.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@dennisduncan7561]

@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 No ones interested in your tired copy-pasting. Quit spamming or get reported.

[@davidfl4]

It’s because half the services in mega churches are about how you need to give them more money so they can build disneyworld and “reach the next generation for Christ,”

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@davidfl4 God doesn't want your money He wants your Heart, hypocritical Christians go to hell In one of my visitations to hell, Jesus showed me a person who was a Christian (Jesus said “he was a Christian like you”). But the guy unfortunately started sleeping around (1 cor 6:9). He died middle aged and went to hell forever it was dark but Jesus lit up the area, he asked Jesus for another chance but unfortunately it was too late for him, Pretty sad, Repent and ask Jesus to help you with your struggles (James 4:7)

[@petphotog]

Just remember, anyone who says “God told me this, or that.” You can always say the same thing back; “God told me to not listen to what you said. God said it, that settles it.” How can they dare to call you wrong without calling themselves wrong.

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Better still, Tell them they werent listening to god. It was Satan pretending to be god. Have fun with that one

[@frankxu4795]

@@Thenogomogo-zo3un They will immediately point out you are satan. When someone makes up their mind already, they can find excuses to defend anything. People under Nazy Germany never thought they were not on the side of righteousness, to exterminate those "evil jews".

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

Today I was chatting with an older man in his 60s. He works at the grocery store here in the eastern Sierra mountains California. And he asked me if I knew how the mountains formed. And I said yes it's where two continental plates collided and basically the mountains are where the earth's crust crinkled upwards forming the mountains. and he told me no no no that's wrong. He proceeded to tell me that when God made the mountains that somehow the volcanoes were involved and something about them erupting and forming the mountains. And from then on i just let him do the talking and i just nodded my head until he left

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@christinesmith1499]

God bless you, you were kind.

[@KatFish682]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Thank you for the laugh & showing us how brainwashed you are. I died in 2019 & there wasn’t a mystical sky god judging me and welcoming me to heaven. There wasn’t a red devil with horns, hooves, & a pitchfork torturing me & roasting me in a lake of fire. Organized religion is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on humanity. Jesus isn’t real either. Watch the documentaries Caesar’s Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus, Creation of Christ, & Marketing the Messiah which are all on Tubi. Then, watch DarkMatter2525’s Debate: God VS Satan video. Stop spreading lies that organized religion has used to control us using fear, guilt, & shame to gain money, power, & land. I wish you well on your journey & I hope you can undo the brainwashing & trauma.

[@KatFish682]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363Btw, after reading your KZbin name, I fully understand how you were so easily brainwashed. I challenge you to pick up your Bible & read it from the Book of Genesis through the Book of Revelation. God is not good. God is arrogant, demanding, petty, spiteful, jealous, cruel, racist, murderous, etc. There is so much evil done by god & for god. If everyone who has died in the name of god/gods were to suddenly spring back to life, this planet would have a population explosion that it could never sustain. People complain about how evil Hitler was for killing 6-8 million Jews during his maniacal reign, yet nobody bats an eyelash at the evils/murders perpetrated by god & by those following him. The Catholic Church exterminated over 80 million people in the Middle Ages alone & that’s just a drop in the bucket (of blood). Religion is an evil, twisted lie used to divide humanity & to control us.

[@GO-GO_SO-SO]

You're absolutely right. And it really doesn't help that the politics many Christians take part in is often times quite toxic, hateful, bigoted, and exclusive. For example, evangelicals largely support Donald Trump.

[@LowJSamuel]

What's wrong with supporting Trump?

[@GO-GO_SO-SO]

@@LowJSamuel Aside from him saying he would be a dictator the first day he is president a few days ago as well as him trying to get the last election overturned by using his supporters to do it, those who are religious strongly supporting someone that bears false witness often, cheated on his pregnant wife, does not turn the other cheek, brags about grabbing women in their private area even when they don't want him to, etc. would be seen as hypocritical.

[@LowJSamuel]

@@GO-GO_SO-SO Everyone was saying he would be a "dictator" last time, too, and it turned out that was completely wrong. He did not try to get the results of the election overturned, he tried to make sure the results of the election were accurate per the American people. This is not the first time a candidate has seriously contested the results of an election, but you have been conditioned to believe it's somehow different this time.

[@GO-GO_SO-SO]

@@LowJSamuel He tried to be. It's just that our democracy held strong. And he did try to get the election overturned in his favor. Remember when he told someone to find him a specific amount of votes? The call was recorded.

[@jamesbryant8087]

​@@LowJSamuelDrumlh praised open dictatorships and tried to start ww3. When some one shows you who they are, believe them. He's not joking about being a dictator on day one. Google project 2025.

[@hatuletoh]

Russell Brand warning about self worship and materialism. I can't decide if it's hilariously hypocritical or frighteningly myopic.

[@davidfl4]

It’s such a stupid argument. god is made up, worshipping him is no different than worshipping yourself, but it’s even worse because you think you have god on your side

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Is that why hes doing the jesus 'look' Or is he supposed to be Che Guevara? Whichever, aint working

[@scott3357]

I am truly proud of you. Now I understand why I am here - not to witness the end of the world, but the birth of a new way of thinking.

[@justice8718]

Hahahaha. Nah, this is the end of the world. I’m preparing for the rapture.

[@dennisduncan7561]

The word rapture isn't even in the Bible justice.

[@justice8718]

@@dennisduncan7561 And then a demon possesses you to say the same old lies. How comedic.

[@MeepChangeling]

@@justice8718 Go read your holybook. There's no such place as hell. Almost everything you think of as Christian Afterlife comes from a fanfic called Dante's Inferno written in the 1300s by some random dude.

[@davidbudge8359]

All it takes for evil to flourish is for a good man to remain silent, please keep shouting into the wilderness and hopefully someone will listen and learn.

[@DarkMatter2525]

Thanks very much. I appreciate it!

[@gwenbathory6656]

Someday.

[@gwenbathory6656]

​@@DarkMatter2525Jeffery (? Spelling) is my favorite. Also, the world works in weird ways, my first video I watched of yours, a few years back now, was a random click. But boy howdy am I glad I stayed. Thank you.

[@gwenbathory6656]

​@@DarkMatter2525oh also, as dumb as it may sound, I'd be willing to throw my voice in, for a character, won't be great, but I'd love to be apart of this, no compensation needed,

[@crystalis79]

About 2 years ago, I stepped away from my family (dad was an Evangelical pastor while I was growing up, and both parents are still devoted christians and very patriotic) I didn't know exactly why then, just that being around them scared and saddened me. It has taken a long time to really unpack everything from my religeous trauma and their christian nationalism. I am grateful for channels like this that look deeper into what is happening with politics and christianity and help me to sort out what lead to my decision to leave.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@dennisduncan7561]

​@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363No one wants your lazy spam on repeat so get lost.

[@markbriten6999]

​@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363nope

[@bluecoin3771]

I can’t speak for the other fella in this thread, but speaking as a secular patriot, I’m hoping that you’re having a great day. I’m of the notion that every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child.

[@haynehifanny8006]

Great thanks Darkmatter. This video is great. Even religions that purports to be neural from politics are having turbulent politics among their elders and leaders and their rank and files are seriously adversely affected. Many have lost confidence in the religion.This is making JWs leave the religion in droves.

[@nixon2tube]

This is happening on a grand scale in the religion I was in as a kid: Methodist. (I pronounce it meth-odd-ist to reflect the I'm doing this shit no matter what attitude it used to have!) About half the folk have realized that LGBT are actually people. The other half think that indeed they are really some sort of spawn of Satan. Obviously these folk can no longer break bread together.

[@Gary-zq3pz]

Re-attaching the Siamese twins of Religion and Politics is a very,very bad idea. We separated them with the Constitution,at least that was the idea.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

that's cause the founding fathers lived in a world that had basically suffered religious civil wars with denominations ruling single states or even parts of states with an iron fist and oppressing others in their realm and saw that it was to nobody's benefit to allow that. The current idea is more an "bit by bit christians stop being the biggest group in the country and if we don#t fight now all together, we'll be beaten everybody alone"... with the unsaid truth that once they "rewon" absolute control, the days of separated regions ruled only by one denomination would come back and compromise & cooperation would fall away again.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

They're so delusional they somehow believe that separation as the first amendment was not the intent of the founding fathers...

[@hebanker3372]

Yeah, less than 300 years later, your country collapses and the factors are anything but religion. Maybe the practicalities of religion are more important than you people are willing to admit...

[@miguelpatino3856]

"Seperation of church and state" does not appear anywhere in the Constitution

[@salicaguillotines]

The Founding Fathers would be rolling in their graves. In fact, if any evangelical claiming to be a patriot asked what the Founding Fathers would think, I'd highly doubt that they'd approve that message since they were very much for the separation of church and State.

[@thomashenry4798]

Politics has always been deeply entwined with the Church as it has with any other form of religion. In the civil war era churches would split over the discussion surrounding slavery, with southern churches patronized by wealthy slave owners coming out in defense of slavery. My favorite story is about an abolitionist preacher preaching about the evils of slavery in a pro slavery town. He was lynched and the children were allowed to play with his bones, with some children being observed to use his skull as a kick ball. Politics has always been a part of religion because religion is a part of the human experience. The only question we as the faithful have to answer is what kind of politics do we think should be part of the church. And lets be real. We have our choice, just as those southern churches chose to justify the activities and interests of their wealthy benefactors and just as their northern counterparts used the same texts to demand the opposite... so to do we have a choice. We can choose to reconcile and confront the evils perpetrated in the name of Christ, to make our peace with our failures and to be better. Or. Or we can decide no its in fact the children who are wrong, insist that it is they who must change as our children and grand children say "Thats nice grabdpa" and slowly wheel us into the nursing home. Swept into the dustbin of history like ancient dusty unwanted relics.

[@samuelmarger9031]

DarkMatter2525, you really should make a chronological playlist of your in-flesh monolog videos. You've made some points worth revisiting in these non-animations. At any rate, I love your work!

[@darkwraithraziel6362]

2nd this idea. They're very useful.

[@jackryan740]

If Jesus came back today, he would be flipping tables

[@micah4628]

honestly its sad to see what some people do and try to slap his name onto. cant even imagine what jesus would think at the sight of some megachurches or that whole 'sparkle creed' thing lol

[@MeToo-py1tq]

Whipping too

[@justice8718]

He literally set a gay Church on fire and drowned Brazil.

[@tornay131]

How could you confirm it was Jesus?

[@justice8718]

@@tornay131 Don’t tempt your Lord.

[@farrex0]

Here in Mexico, there was a law of separation from state and church. And said law prohibits the clergy to use their platform to talk about politics. Many Christians said such law is concise evidence of persecution, but ironically said law might help save Christianity from themselves here in Mexico.

[@mnlg_yt]

I've seen countless videos about atheism, being an atheist myself. This is one of the few that emotionally moved me, in a good way. Thank you so very much for it.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@Lexivor]

Nonsense.

[@donnievance1942]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 The Christian spammer. Reported.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@Lexivor You didn't read this by accident GO TO HELL FOR ONE SMALL SIN? People argue that stealing a piece of candy doesn’t deserve hell. Firstly stealing $1 makes you as much a thief as stealing $1000, if someone just sins 3 times a day that’s a 1000 sins per year which is 10’s of thousands of sins in a lifetime that all have to be answered for, also in Heaven EVERTONE is perfect. Were they perfect on earth? No, They lived repentant lives and put their faith in Jesus so, the righteousness of Jesus is placed on them, and God sees them with a sin count of 0 so He lavishes His goodness on them forever.

[@Lexivor]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 None of that is real.

[@Shattered3582]

our family went to a couple churches when i was younger, and most of them were the same old same old. but one church i will never forget was a jewish/Christian cult like church where everyone was speaking in tongues, and calling for the end times (literally). i lost my faith a couple years ago, and became a proper atheist more recently. people are leaving the churches simply because of how dumb the whole concept is, and the people that are emotionally weak are preyed upon by religions in their weak state

[@wizquinn8021]

Was this church happened to be called "The Door" or "Potters House"?

[@Shattered3582]

@@wizquinn8021 no it was called zozo (i cant remember the the Hebrew spelling)

[@Shattered3582]

@@brianew the hebrew spelling means something else, also i got it wrong i think it was spelt soso in English. but yeah they were defiantly a Zionist cult. they are probably praying for israel, while completely ignoring the 7000 children who have died in gaza

[@raidermaxx2324]

12 Tribes?

[@Shattered3582]

@@raidermaxx2324 the Hebrew spelling meant something different i don't think it meant the twelve tribes of israel. the bottom line was they said christmas was originally a pagan holiday so bad face painting was evil because... having pictures of dead relatives or pets is bad movies and the art of cinema is bad because it glorifies death, but oh how about you read your fucking bible that is full on god being a genocidal maniac because that is fine apparently. on top of endless don'ts, everyone was a stuck up sod who thought they were so holy. and were very happy to take our money

[@manafish8732]

I miss the good old days when Christianity was separate from politics. We used to have so many non-political Christian figures like Emperor Constantine. Sigh

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@Shadow-99x]

I used to go to Catholic Church as a kid and although I know now that Christianity isn't true, it really was all about following the word of Jesus Christ. Now it's all about self serving ones own bigotry and ignorance and striving to hold power over others.

[@micah4628]

it still is about following Christ, what youre describing isnt christianity its the human nature to take over good things and use them for selfish intents. which unfortunately has taken over many churches especially megachurches in america

[@chrissonofpear1384]

And He let them. Again... and again... and again. What DID He do, in the western slave trade, also? Chapter, verse... attestation?@@micah4628

[@nordos]

@@micah4628 if the human nature has taken over, the very intention and design behind the worship changes, i.e., away from following a certain set of words, and towards following different sets of words (like, the Trumpism)

[@Elrond_Hubbard_1]

A brief run through history will show you that it's ALWAYS been about power and politics. Likewise, there have always been a minority of believers who actually take the moral teachings of Christ seriously. Those people have never been in charge of anything though.

[@micah4628]

@@nordos didnt really comprehend what youre saying there sorry

[@margaretjohnson6259]

some people simply can't understand "no god" or "worship nothing".

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@margaretjohnson6259]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 lol. your god is a monster. why would you worship something so evil? i left religion when i realized i was better than your god or any other. i would never create a hell or punish people for being exactly what i created them to be. i wouldn't give them attributes and condemn them for having them.

[@erikscottdebie7665]

This is real good, man. I’m a Christian and choose to remain despite the cancer, in part to fight the cancer by deradicalizing my fellow Christians. Perhaps this message will help.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@lyudmilapavlichenko7551]

Sales funnel. It's also how cults work. From christian to fascist pipeline.

[@AuroraBoarder1]

🎯💯‼️ I was in a cult once, putting my life in danger. Then,6 years later, I was forced to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult. For this reason, I did extensive studies on cults. I discovered they have 3 traits. They are: 1) exclusive; out of all the billions of people on Earth, they're the only ones with the truth :2) have a secret inner circle with special privileges (greatly enabling corruption), and 3) authoritarian; you obey the leader without question ( enacting control). Christianity fits this description perfectly. I left Christianity, and replaced it with Buddhism and science. My burden is heavy, but at least I'm accomplishing things.

[@Kova-ow2en]

I love these new mythical “pipelines”

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Also a good way to build a pyramid scheme...

[@Kova-ow2en]

@@wilberwhateley7569 hell, im all for a pyramid scheme, just so long as im at the peak and make all the money

[@gene8447]

​@@Kova-ow2en I love the ones who are in it being unable to see it.

[@j.j.1064]

I have to confess, religion has been purgatory.

[@resourcedragon]

I take it you’ve found the key to let yourself out of Purgatory now. Welcome to the world of not having to try to believe in things you can’t and don’t believe in.

[@Helaw0lf]

Capitalism has been purgatory for me since high school graduation. Waiting for people to die just so I can try to have a part-time/full-time job at last. Christianity was hell looking back. You are too genuine of a soul to stay here.

[@skylinefever]

@@resourcedragon Indeed. I felt like I wasted years of my life trying to believe 1+1=3 in order to not lose Pascal's Wager.

[@RoBoDaN91]

The amount of those clips reacting to the Russell Brand quote using the 'alpha /sigma phone music's was just too funny for me. I'm more so used to seeing it used for memes where someone says something dumb.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@bleakautomaton4808]

I'll repeat what some may or may not already know happens here in the States - when my sister first moved down to Penn she would have been ostracized and shunned from more reliable childcare and community programs if she didn't join the local church. As a result, my neices and nephew sometimes learn there that "bad friends aren't christian" and who knows what else, if my mom wasn't such a nice person and my oldest neice so open to asking questions she wouldn't have had this kind of spite refuted by a trusted person. My sister as a recent single mother would have been left as an outsider with no accessible childcare if she didn't join at all. And I do worry about if there is an inappropriate preacher or other church member who could be left alone with any of those kids, no matter who tries to reassure me, or be defensively offended at me, that "not all christians in power abuse kids". It is still a legitimate worry after all this time after my sister joined that church. Are they pushing purity culture? Are they saying to 6 and 10 y/os that all LGBT people go to hell? Are they hitting kids who don't pay attention in sunday school still? All of this on top of whatever politics could be thrown in there, whether around the kids or not. It isn't just churches in small town Penn, you know. Just ffs, people try to say how "violent" and "horrific" mosques are towards kids while having any excuse ready for a grabby pastor they like for his politics and that will never be okay. Any religious institution who advocates for child marriage or moves around child abusers (not always christians I know) shouldn't be trusted on whatever verse they've cherry picked this week to justify themselves - just on a basic level. Let alone other exploitation of their communities and polarization that's lead to people baptizing gilded assaust rifles (remember that insanity?) None of it is okay. Or ever will be.

[@NinjadoPantanoPlays]

Hi there, long time subscriber here. I've watched some of your earliest videos when I was a teenager and as I've matured I'm so happy and proud your channel and your message matured too. Great video, Keep up the good work.

[@seandmoore6922]

Science and logic are also causing people to leave religion behind us. This video is spot on.

[@tornay131]

The stories in religious books sound like fiction and the parts that are true are mundane.

[@TheSpacePlaceYT]

There are more logical inconsistencies within naturalism than theism.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@tornay131 All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@tornay131]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 if the story is true Mr Pascal. I don't get my morals from the bronze age, I actually care about people.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@tornay131 The wrong thinking taking billions to hell is thinking if my good outweighs bad then I am okay. A judge judges you on the crimes you have committed your good works are irrelevant. Good works only matter if you are saved. Psalm 7: 11 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.

[@charlesbrightman4237]

We are like a wave in the ocean. We exist for a time, then eventually cease to exist like we never ever existed at all in the first place.

[@Loonathewolf123-x6e]

Buddhist? That's actually something I read in a text about Thich Naht Hanh.

[@charlesbrightman4237]

@@Loonathewolf123-x6e Nope, 'Brightmanist'. My own personal analysis after many decades of study. Just some things to help keep my mind busy besides things like YT. Consider also: WHO AND/OR WHAT AM I? DO 'I' EVEN EXIST? Consider the following: a. I am a human as defined by humans. b. I am an energy based quarkelectronian as modern science claims that all matter is made up of quarks, electrons and interacting energy and I am made up of matter and interacting energy. c. I am a being of 'light', 'if' my current theory of everything is correct whereby the 'gem' photon is the energy unit of this universe that makes up everything in this universe, including space, time and numbers. (Currently dependent upon the results of my gravity test). d. "I" do not even actually exist but eternally existent space time exists as me, currently in the forms as above. * I exist and yet "I" simultaneously do not exist, dependent upon perspective. But yet, do "I" not truly exist in absolute truth reality as only eternally existent space time exists as all things in absolute truth reality? * "I" can mentally change between perspectives thereby experiencing existence from those various perspectives. "My" mind continues to expand, but is it truly 'my' mind that is expanding or is it eternally existent space time's mind that is expanding? In absolute truth reality, it would seem to be the later. * 'To Be or Not To Be'. I am both, 'I Am and I Am Not.' But I Am Not it appears more than I Am. * Consider also: If asked the general question, 'What do you know?'. My current answer would be, 'Not much compared to all that can be known.' (I Am Not, More than I Am). It's humbling. * Is it truly any wonder that the flow of energy in the universe affects species? We are the universe experiencing itself. * Question: If 'I' never actually existed in the first place, how could 'I' ever die? * Added Note: Now, 'assuming' the above is correct, that 'I' do not even actually exist but that eternally existent energy exists as 'me', and that 'my' consciousness, memories and thoughts are actually the universe acting through the form of 'me': a. I have yet to acquire any 'new' knowledge via this supposed connection that cannot be explained by 'normal' means. (In other words, besides things I learned or intuited). Even my theory of everything and other ideas are due to study and critical thinking. Nor can I magically fluently speak a language that I have not already learned. (In other words, no magical connection with the 'universal consciousness' at this time can be noted). b. I have yet to be able to manipulate reality with my mind alone, my physical body is necessary to manipulate reality. c. While I can imagine being elsewhere in this universe, it does not appear that I can actually take just my mind actually there. (My mind is where my body is). d. Doesn't mean I will stop trying, just have not noticed the above as occurring as of yet.

[@staff4226]

My first reaction to the title: Thank God!

[@galvatrontimewars]

Blasphemy 😂

[@tradermann]

braindead atheist

[@numalesoybea1348]

Many of want to know what happened to the children of Lucas The tyrant king has returned

[@Danuxsy]

this might be a really bad thing, I am an atheist but I also recognize that without Christianity our societies are in far more danger from outside actors (other religions, especially Islam) because the people no longer have a strong connection to each other and are unwilling to fight for what our societies has become. I believe it might be the death of Christianity and the rise of Islam in the west.

[@WokeandProud]

​@@tradermannCry more your tears are delicious.

[@mirelchirila]

Who knew an atheist would give the best Christian sermon on the internet

[@cheshireket3132]

In my experience, Atheists know more about the Bible than Christians.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@alegnalowe3679]

Most atheist know their Bible better than any christian.Thats because we don't ignore the parts they choose not to read.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@alegnalowe3679 Ive read the Bible cover to cover several times so ask me anything Jesus loves you and wants to save you from the fiery pit

[@Bezaliel13]

Trump is killing Christianity. Jeff Fisher: "He is the ANITChrist!" Joking aside, it is ridiculous how they do the opposite of those quotes.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@Bezaliel13]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Some have called Trump the newMessiah. *How does ANY of your words apply here?* I call him a threat to the faith, and you decide to preach about glory, "the wages," and "our Lord" because...?

[@alphanumericskeptic]

So, pleasing to listen to the voice and the words of an intelligent and sane person! Thank you DarkMatter2525! Yes, I am talking about you.

[@olumideadanri557]

I thought to myself the other day, "What if american Christians aligned themselves with socialist rather than capitalist, more Americans would probably be Christian"

[@johay899]

True good thinking sounds like a great idea for a counterculture movement

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@johay899 In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@skyinou]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Non désolé. Aujourd'hui j'ai piscine. 🤣

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@skyinou Les gens sous-estiment l’enfer, c’est mauvais parce que c’est la séparation d’avec Dieu. Dans une vision, on m'a montré une personne qui prétendait être chrétienne mais qui s'est mise à la fornication (relations sexuelles avant le mariage). Il est mort relativement jeune et est allé en enfer pour toujours (1 Cor 6 : 9). La sainteté de Dieu signifie qu’Il ​​ne coexistera pas éternellement avec les pécheurs, donc repentez-vous (Luc 13 : 3) et ayez une relation avec Jésus.

[@MatthewDragos-kg7js]

I’ve been subscribed to a lot of channels since I was in high school (I’m turning 30 next yr) but there’s no doubt that this one is by far the most beneficial.

[@DizzyDisco93]

He's like the only one left from that era putting out interesting content

[@LakesideTrey]

We are seeing a sharp decline in organizations religion in the U.S, but I wonder how much of it is countered by the adoption of other thought patterns that believe things without evidence, such as "alternative medicine", conspiracy theories, etc. I suspect the trend is still in the positive direction, but not as sharp as it is mad made out to be.

[@DizzyDisco93]

Consider also the behaviors associated with religious practice are found in secular environments. Meditation circles are just another kind of prayer group. Weddings and naming ceremonies are removed from their origins and are still practiced etc.

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@DizzyDisco93I mean… the DSM does make an exception for ideological zealotry when it comes to behaviors & personality traits commonly associated with mental illness

[@DizzyDisco93]

@lyokianhitchhiker guess it didn't pass the vote for it back in 3rd edition.

[@mattmorehouse9685]

@@lyokianhitchhiker Yah. It's almost like religions get a pass to not be called crazy when they preach that people will be tortured forever for wearing mixed fabrics. Or-*gasp*- eating shellfish!

[@veemie8148]

​@mattmorehouse98685 Our society is so easy on them lol

[@whelperw]

"It's almost like, you think believing in God and having a religion is a bad thing" Oh my god, YES. I hear that all the time. "It takes more faith to be an atheist", "Evolution is a religion", "Science is your God and scientists are your pastors" They know that religion is bad, having unquestionable dogmas is bad, basing your beliefs on faith is bad, having untouchable leaders is bad. They think "atheism is a religion" is good retoric, when that's like shooting in your own foot. The only way you would consider it as good point, is if you think having a religion is INHERENTLY bad.

[@Night-ec7ef]

I think they are leaving the church, but well, they aren't really giving up their faith. Even my fundamentalist Christian parents that I barely talk to seem to have an issue with the church now.

[@micah4628]

agreed, especially in america where many big nondenominational vaguely baptist churches that hardly even preach the gospels are without a doubt the most common type of church you find. it can be hard to find churches that reflect what the bible teaches. this is also part of why the eastern orthodox and catholic churches are rising in popularity among faithful christian youths since those churches actually hold tradition and order

[@skylinefever]

I suppose they finally realized that money changers needs some Christ like attitude.

[@seand.g423]

Keywords: _seem to..._ We all know how that whole story goes.

[@oceanbreeze3172]

I heard "Access the divine" and imagined a hacker trying to gain access to God. Would make a good comic.

[@gilgamesh7652]

Matrix be like

[@Uryvichk]

"I'm in." [heavenly choir plays] "They're on to us!"

[@wilberwhateley7569]

I personally see an unfortunate protagonist from a Lovecraft tale stumbling into an eldritch horror - they finally discovered "god" and it's the polar opposite of everything they ever believed it to be: an inhuman entity that is completely indifferent to the human condition at the best of times and a force that would have no issues with wiping their entire species from the planet at worst - a power that is ever-present and can do nothing about...

[@akidodogstar5460]

@@Uryvichk Lol! good one.

[@bluecoin3771]

There are several stories that make use of this: Chrono Crusade, Final Fantasy VI and VII, Legend of Korra, Wolfenstein 2009, Bayonetta, the list goes on.

[@mr.spider267]

In their drive for power and wealth, these people have become Flannery O'Connor's Church Without Christ, where the blind don't see, the lame don't walk, and what's dead stays that way.

[@thomasridley8675]

Like christians are not worshipping their own identity. The Chosen. The Saved. The righteous few. A soldier for Christ. The church becomes their idenity. Apparently they have no problem worshipping the ideals of capitalism. They love all those icons of materialism.

[@ziephel-6780]

So they worship worldly things, the same things that they judge non-believers for.

[@thomasridley8675]

@@ziephel-6780 Obviously !

[@ziephel-6780]

@@thomasridley8675 Sounds like they don't believe in shit lmao

[@thomasridley8675]

@@ziephel-6780 They definitely believe in power. And the wealth that comes with it.

[@ziephel-6780]

@@thomasridley8675 And yet some rich people remain depressed and unsatisfied. Power and wealth lack substance on their own.

[@CelticShae]

I really appreciate your caveat about those of us being deprived our rights and being regularly abused by the bigots who are working overtime to directly oppress us or support our oppression. You show your compassion and wisdom in equal measure. It makes those moments where your wording about my community is gruff or makes my flesh crawl a bit so easy to take in stride because I know your intentions for us is respect, compassion and understanding. I appreciate you for your authenticity and goodness. Thank you for speaking up for us.

[@justice8718]

God is the biggest bigot and he made a paradise people dream about. So your wisdom is lower than his.

[@andiralosh2173]

This has to be the most thoughtful, compassionate and well-reasoned consideration of institutional religious self-destruction I've seen. I have a hard time seeing anyone giving your arguments half thier due consideration disputing your conclusions. Thoughts and prayers won't save anyone from the burning rubble of zealots, it's up to us to build a better world

[@Squeeple.]

Praying more people watch your “Power Corrupt” series

[@9753flyer]

"Politics is Destroying Christianity" One of the few good things that politics has actually done

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

Poly Tics ,The One Eyed Farmers

[@YourBoss_CORP]

Politics is just a system to classify beliefs and groups into certain patterns so we don't get too confused. I'm pretty sure that when a popular religion falls today, one already existing or still yet to exist will take over not too soon...

[@9753flyer]

@@YourBoss_CORP If that were true, then there would be more religious groups today than in the past, which is not the case.

[@grmpEqweer]

Just thinking about how the catholic church was a political power for many years. Edit: still is. Just not to the degree it was in medieval Europe.

[@pansepot1490]

@@grmpEqweer organized religion has always been a tool to legitimate and exercise power. Not just the Catholic Church, you can go as back as the pharaohs. The pharaoh “was a god” therefore the population had to revere and obey him. Thousands of years later in Europe the various monarchs got coronated in church and were sovereign and ruled over the plebs “by god’s will”. Hell, even today the US president swearing on the Bible is a relic of that symbiosis between political and religious power. Maga claiming Trump is appointed by god and worshiping him regardless is the modern instantiation of the same phenomenon.

[@stratusmind]

there's no hate that has quite the same flavor as christian love

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE? To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@artbyty]

Preach brutha! Love your insights. Thanks for your work on these issues. Not many places to get wisdom in these stormy times.

[@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066]

There's a great Deconstructioning happening

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

Ahem, Preyz The Gord

[@JohanKylander]

​@@archbishoprichardforceginn9338Follow the shoe!

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

Thus begins the Deconstructionening!

[@skylinefever]

If Dark Enlightenment was a metal band, this would be in their lyrics.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

​@@skylinefeverDark Enlightenment would be a pretty bitchin name for a band

[@JimmyTuxTv]

What an excellent commentary, the reason I became an out spoken atheist was Jan 6th. And this video was greatly needed in the world. Please understand the message expressed and help this world defuse the situation, if left to explode hurts all. Your ounce of prevention matters.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

They'll say that people who work on Sundays are blasphemers yet that doesn't stop them from going to a restaurant for sunday brunch. By far our rudest, lowest tipping and messiest crowd of the week where I work. Its a wonder they don't get their food spit in half the time. Not that we do that but some places definitely don't have a problem with a little cross contamination.

[@skylinefever]

I love how when the Karen meme came out, Karen was one of them women you'd meet on Sunday.

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

A match made in hell, politics and religion.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Headed by Mammon.

[@petphotog]

This has been a long time coming. The basic mentality is this: ignorance, fear & self confidence. Mix these three together and you get anger and self-righteous wrath on others.

[@misterbrickest]

I wish you were my neighbor or family member. You're a solid dude with real conviction. We need more people like you. Darkmatter for president lol!

[@someoneoncesaid6978]

To be fair, Christianity is destroying politics too. That's why the two should never mix.

[@DWestDaColonel]

As an all in believer of Christ as savior, I love your videos, because they ask pertinent questions. I tell my friend struggling with faith all the time, "Don't just listen to me talk about Jesus, ask me questions. Feel free to challenge me. I care about your soul and I'm willing to spend the time answering your questions one by one." I frequently speak about my trials at church on my other channel on my podcast and the issues of the church failing men especially. Many "Christians" need to discard their title and just say they like how Christ makes them feel. There's a major difference. Watching your content has helped me to test my faith and reinforce it not by believing what another says, but by looking through the text, going to the Greek, understanding context and really doing the work to see if it holds up. So I thank you and those like you who pose the challenges. It sharpens if a person is willing to treat it as trial by fire.

[@Gandhi_Physique]

As much as I would want it to disappear, I also wish people would actually follow their own belief system instead of pretending they do. Even have a Christian friend that believes in crystal magic and zodiac crap. Told em that it doesn't make sense.

[@micah4628]

honestly agree w this at least the last part. also the opposite thing where people into new age spirituality paganism witchy whatever whatever type stuff be talking bout 'my guardian angel is archangel michael' like how do you believe that an angel from christian theology exists without believing the rest that comes with it? like thats a package deal man you dont just pick and choose like that. and if you ask they always give the same "i feel religion is a very personal thing" or "no it doesnt have to go together" (even though it does) as if that makes any sense to explain it and then the inevitable "just leave me alone about it i dont care" like bro if your religion means that much to you that youre praying to a guardian angel genie thing to make your wishes come true you probably should care enough to have some sorta reasoning to back it up lol

[@justice8718]

You saw those Harry Potter movies? That’s why.

[@Gandhi_Physique]

@@justice8718 I don't really like things like Harry Potter, so no lol. I watched the first one a long time ago.

[@justice8718]

@@Gandhi_Physique That thing mixes the cup of God with the cup of Devils. Just like Narnia and the Hobbit. “White Christian” magic.

[@rays7805]

Perhaps part of the problem is that we assume that Christianity was EVER about kindness or compassion. I think it has been about cruelty and tribalism for centuries. "I love you" becomes doublespeak for "I God at you." Yes, I am using God as a verb. As in "I believe in God while sending those thoughts of my belief in your direction. And that is my love." Or "I do everything I can to force you to worship God. And that is my love." Sometimes even "I beat you to death because I believe that God wants it. And that is my love." The book of Jude. And God said unto Jude, "Make not it bad. Take thou a sad song, and make it better."

[@battlerushiromiya651]

Christianity is about kindness and compassion. Don't let the fascist in America fool you to think christian communities can't be compassionate and kind. Many Christians and chrisrian organizations all around the world and even in history have had genuine kindness towarda others.

[@ronthorn3]

Man I love these videos, you’re so comforting to listen to, a lot of what you said has been going through my mind lately with family members and their attachment to the maga stuff, have a wonderful new year my friend!

[@jezzaroddy]

Best sermon I've ever listened to. Hallelujah! 😂😂😂😂 Seriously, I never heard anything near this great when I was in church.

[@paulwinger3300]

I actually wrote. First I heard (probably before you were born) religion getting involved in politics, I felt good, they could use some. I was referring to honesty, truth, etc. What actually happened was politics took-over religion. What does the Bible tell you about lying? Gluttony? Greed? and they ignore it. These aren't honest religious people, they are misled idiots and gullible as well. I could go on too much. We can talk, but they won't listen. Hear maybe, listen no.

[@micah4628]

thank you exactly. i wish more people could understand this. the issue isnt religion getting into politics, its politics getting into religion!!

[@skylinefever]

If these people were really honest, it would go against their "Purity culture" sexuality bullshit. Sometimes I wonder if people endorsed movements they didn't agree with, just as a middle finger to the hellfire and brimstone purity cult.

[@noillusions8734]

People are leaving religion because none of them are true.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@Maxencedek26]

​​@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363why are you talking like a Guy in a car commercial ?

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@Maxencedek26 God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@asayake1]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363Ray Comfort has entered the chat 🍌

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@Maxencedek26 I’m for you not against you. Jesus is not some bad Person to Believe nor is He made up (look at all the attention He gets). He is not a hypocrite either. He practiced what He preached. He is Loving but also Just; So, He will punish sinners like any just judge would. But followers of Jesus are exempt because the precious Blood of Jesus atones for their sins.

[@johannesbrahms9528]

I brought this idea to a Christian today and their actual response was, "I don't think the Christian church was ever particularly concerned with tolerance." 🤣 Wow.

[@themightymcb7310]

To be fair, was it? Seems like it was always doing this, whether it be christian kings sacking a christian city, puritans murdering "witches" over petty rumors and property rights, or Spanish inquisitors torturing anyone they could get their hands on.