Responding to an Ass-hat's disgusting sermon

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[@choirgrrrl1257]

I don’t think the word “ass-hat” has ever been used more appropriately or eloquently.

[@howardcohen6817]

Ass-Hate is also appropriate.

[@ecstanton]

we all need to make an effort to expose the asshats everywhere...their twisted words are toxic to everyone

[@KhoaLe-jm4sv]

You are religious, Beau is secular. Both are progressive and speak against hatred and bigotry. Perfect duo.

[@theoriginalNoOne.]

As in Beau OTFC?

[@littlebitofhope1489]

Khoa Le I don't think Beau is secular.

[@KhoaLe-jm4sv]

@@littlebitofhope1489 well he’s secular means he keeps his religion away from his logical side.

[@littlebitofhope1489]

@@KhoaLe-jm4sv If that is what you mean, then I agree. He talked about it a long, long time ago, but I'm afraid I can't remember enough details so I can't say for sure what his exact system is.

[@karenjohannessen8987]

@@littlebitofhope1489 Methinks it doesn't really matter "what Beau's system is" - what matters is how he demonstrates it. I admire how he demonstrates it!

[@jessicathiel7354]

If more Christians preached love the way you do, I'd actually consider going to church. Thank you for helping me maintain faith in humanity.

[@emptyhand777]

Same, I was born and raised Catholic. I've had priests that said only Catholics go to heaven, and I've had priests that said even atheist can go to heaven. But here in the USA the church is too political so they can all kiss my ass.

[@JosephDuenas]

I cracked open my bible after several years because of Rev. Ed. God is using him to help me find my faith again.

[@maureenmunro2826]

Absolutely!❤️

[@i-love-comountains3850]

I just found out I'm over 30% Scottish by ancestry, so I'm genuinely considering visiting and I'd love to join in for a day or two while I'm there😁

[@LegateShepard]

Couldn't have said it better. This is exactly why I watch.

[@Feed_Your_Fire]

Not a religious man, but I'm thankful for you. Your talks have provided an opportunity for my Christian parents to become more open minded, and to internally confront their biases and the faulty interpretations of Christianity that they've been taught. 2 years ago they might have passively agreed with the ass-hats, but now they ask how my trans friends are doing, and express their anger at how the lgbtq+ community is treated. Be encouraged, Pastor Ed. You're making a positive impact.

[@lcflngn]

That is a very hopeful comment, all the ❤️

[@williamhutton2126]

_"faulty interpretations of Christianity"_ - Oh, ffs. It's easy to dupe those who've never bothered to read the source material. If anyone has a faulty interpretation of Christianity, it is the content provider. Seriously. Just crack open the bible to any page at random and see for yourself.

[@Mar-dk3mp]

Why God send people to hell? Simple because he create this universe and you too no matter you will deny it (as any typical Godenier 🥴), so one of your site is to believe in the Ten Commandments, in Jesus Teachings and in Him (God). If you be against them well he as final Judge will decide what to do with you... Now that I have answered your questions... Can you Godless and Souless people answer mine (no game please). You western godless an Souless people (because of course you are from west.. what to do with God when you live in a rich and Ealthy Society?) really think the Universe, the Galaxies, the stars the Planets, come out in a chaotic process, you come from a batteria, so it happen you to be a Human to being (that mean you by chance you are a human being, but you could be a lizard, a Giraffa, a Lion, a whale, a shark, a fish and so on), you do not know where your morals come from (what is right for someone is wong for someone alse and what is wrong fro someone is right for someone alse... Just see the different legislations made by humans (for example Zoophilia is right in Brazil but not someone alse)... You also think that from 0 (as before the Bing Bang you think there were nothing, for us, there were God) can come something... (Can you tell me what comes from 0 without an external Intervention???)... You also think you will be Nothing once death and that once who knew you you will be nothing it is like ou never existed and rarely they will remember about you (once for us, we think the life will be forever even after life)... Does it all make sense to you??? Please godless and Souless western person answer to all those questions without playing the game, as some hypocrites, that will also other questions instead to answer. Plus, you really believe all in the humanity (cheating, lieing, slaughtering, beating, wars, battles, stealing and so on?) I mean even me I believe in humanity, but I am careful to say that all the humanity take good decition and be always good... So? Do you believe all the science is always good (Bombs, weapons, military tanks, atomic bombs)? Science is good but in its limits, you can not believe all comes from human, science too, is always good, right? If we could just follow the 10 commandments and the teaching of Jesus we could live in a better society. Prove me wrong :) How I know you are a western (westerns as we know, imperialism, racism, I and I world War and now denying God are the most arrogant people in the world, prove wrong about that to) well be a godeneriers without proposining anything better is the so called Decay of the West and its people... Right? Surelly you may be young, usually young people are naive and see their death far, that why they deny God, but as longer the get closer to their own death they believe in God, as it is the only think they have, prove me wrong about that as well, please. May God bless you and the peace of Christ upon you☺ (waiting for you answer if you can). 😉.......

[@Mar-dk3mp]

@@lcflngn Why God send people to hell? Simple because he create this universe and you too no matter you will deny it (as any typical Godenier 🥴), so one of your site is to believe in the Ten Commandments, in Jesus Teachings and in Him (God). If you be against them well he as final Judge will decide what to do with you... Now that I have answered your questions... Can you Godless and Souless people answer mine (no game please). You western godless an Souless people (because of course you are from west.. what to do with God when you live in a rich and Ealthy Society?) really think the Universe, the Galaxies, the stars the Planets, come out in a chaotic process, you come from a batteria, so it happen you to be a Human to being (that mean you by chance you are a human being, but you could be a lizard, a Giraffa, a Lion, a whale, a shark, a fish and so on), you do not know where your morals come from (what is right for someone is wong for someone alse and what is wrong fro someone is right for someone alse... Just see the different legislations made by humans (for example Zoophilia is right in Brazil but not someone alse)... You also think that from 0 (as before the Bing Bang you think there were nothing, for us, there were God) can come something... (Can you tell me what comes from 0 without an external Intervention???)... You also think you will be Nothing once death and that once who knew you you will be nothing it is like ou never existed and rarely they will remember about you (once for us, we think the life will be forever even after life)... Does it all make sense to you??? Please godless and Souless western person answer to all those questions without playing the game, as some hypocrites, that will also other questions instead to answer. Plus, you really believe all in the humanity (cheating, lieing, slaughtering, beating, wars, battles, stealing and so on?) I mean even me I believe in humanity, but I am careful to say that all the humanity take good decition and be always good... So? Do you believe all the science is always good (Bombs, weapons, military tanks, atomic bombs)? Science is good but in its limits, you can not believe all comes from human, science too, is always good, right? If we could just follow the 10 commandments and the teaching of Jesus we could live in a better society. Prove me wrong :) How I know you are a western (westerns as we know, imperialism, racism, I and I world War and now denying God are the most arrogant people in the world, prove wrong about that to) well be a godeneriers without proposining anything better is the so called Decay of the West and its people... Right? Surelly you may be young, usually young people are naive and see their death far, that why they deny God, but as longer the get closer to their own death they believe in God, as it is the only think they have, prove me wrong about that as well, please. May God bless you and the peace of Christ upon you☺ (waiting for you answer if you can). 😉.......

[@Mar-dk3mp]

@@williamhutton2126 Why God send people to hell? Simple because he create this universe and you too no matter you will deny it (as any typical Godenier 🥴), so one of your site is to believe in the Ten Commandments, in Jesus Teachings and in Him (God). If you be against them well he as final Judge will decide what to do with you... Now that I have answered your questions... Can you Godless and Souless people answer mine (no game please). You western godless an Souless people (because of course you are from west.. what to do with God when you live in a rich and Ealthy Society?) really think the Universe, the Galaxies, the stars the Planets, come out in a chaotic process, you come from a batteria, so it happen you to be a Human to being (that mean you by chance you are a human being, but you could be a lizard, a Giraffa, a Lion, a whale, a shark, a fish and so on), you do not know where your morals come from (what is right for someone is wong for someone alse and what is wrong fro someone is right for someone alse... Just see the different legislations made by humans (for example Zoophilia is right in Brazil but not someone alse)... You also think that from 0 (as before the Bing Bang you think there were nothing, for us, there were God) can come something... (Can you tell me what comes from 0 without an external Intervention???)... You also think you will be Nothing once death and that once who knew you you will be nothing it is like ou never existed and rarely they will remember about you (once for us, we think the life will be forever even after life)... Does it all make sense to you??? Please godless and Souless western person answer to all those questions without playing the game, as some hypocrites, that will also other questions instead to answer. Plus, you really believe all in the humanity (cheating, lieing, slaughtering, beating, wars, battles, stealing and so on?) I mean even me I believe in humanity, but I am careful to say that all the humanity take good decition and be always good... So? Do you believe all the science is always good (Bombs, weapons, military tanks, atomic bombs)? Science is good but in its limits, you can not believe all comes from human, science too, is always good, right? If we could just follow the 10 commandments and the teaching of Jesus we could live in a better society. Prove me wrong :) How I know you are a western (westerns as we know, imperialism, racism, I and I world War and now denying God are the most arrogant people in the world, prove wrong about that to) well be a godeneriers without proposining anything better is the so called Decay of the West and its people... Right? Surelly you may be young, usually young people are naive and see their death far, that why they deny God, but as longer the get closer to their own death they believe in God, as it is the only think they have, prove me wrong about that as well, please. May God bless you and the peace of Christ upon you☺ (waiting for you answer if you can). 😉........

[@Shari466]

My grandfather was a minister. He was the most humble, caring man I've ever known. I've worn his wedding ring on my index finger for 48 years, that's when he passed away. May 8, 1974. I miss him. To your point, I've been to one of those asshat churches with a friend years ago. The spirit I felt in that church was so vile it scared me. I was only there no more than 10 minutes. I went and sat in the car and waited for the service to end and my friend to come out. We had a long conversation about it. After that night , she decided we were no longer friends. I don't know what it is about those churches that have such a hold on people. I do know there are alot of them and they're polluting the teachings of Christ with their own lies and propaganda.

[@rylian21]

They have a hold on people because it gives them permission to be their worst, gives a sense of righteousness to their hate, and twists Jesus into their own image such that they don't have to change their ways or ever admit that they were wrong... and it feels good. It makes them feel strong and empowered. Buit it is the spirit of Satan working in those congregations. Heck, I've known actual luciferians who were better human beings than that ilk.

[@howardcohen6817]

I've experienced this in exactly the same way as you described, Life. Others, here, have left similar messages in the past. I wish that Ed would speak about this "hold" on the congregations being led by villains (violent, vile) on that vile path to... Love.

[@kathryngeeslin9509]

I am sorry that with someone to explain your friend still chose darkness over light. Hopefully she eventually turns away from the hate.

[@addywick8941]

Bless you always.

[@melaniedennis9540]

It's because alot of them are Willfully Ignorant which means that they know the facts & right from wrong but turn a blind eye because of either greed, ego, control, racism etc or a combination of all.

[@candicelong6261]

As a mom of a LGBTQ daughter, I really appreciate your words. She has become anti-religion because she feels she’s not accepted or embraced by the church. Hopefully, your message will reach those who need to hear it

[@dkayres3823]

...in my case, a very amazing young granddaughter. Bless our children 🙏 Lord, keep them safe 💝

[@robinsimons7710]

Candace Long,I am a mother of a gay daughter. I carried this beautiful child for 9 mos. She is an amazing woman. It breaks my heart she had to come out as gay...its who she is. To be afraid of being accepted or rejected by family, friends and people she may not have even met makes me so sad. And knowing there are people out there that prejudge and hate her for being gay..terrifies me. She is amazing. That is my only worry that she will be hurt because she is a gay woman. Love my baby girl with all my heart.

[@candicelong6261]

@@robinsimons7710 My same fear

[@lumartin1908]

God and Jesus love and accept her that's what matters. She can talk to God or Jesus whenever she wants. They will listen. You don't need a church to do that.

[@robertphillips8915]

I am a gay man. I came across this sermon on tyt. When I witnessed this as you say ass hats sermon I literally cried, it devastated me. I am also a believer in God and the love of Christ. Thank you for your love and acceptance and truth. I just hope that people who heard this ass hat also find you to know the truth. Thank you.

[@TommyStahr]

Amen. Jesus is Love. His law is love. ❤keep looking up, our redemption draws near. (Luke 21:28) if the religious Reich would read Jesus word, they couldn't be the bigots they are. 2Thess2:11 is here. The church is fallen. They believe THE LIE ❤

[@webman1956]

I live in east Texas among many evangelicals and so called Christians that you speak of and it amazes me of the anger and hate that the spew out that has nothing to do with love in the least or Gods word. I still search for a church home that doesn`t have the orange one as their savior.

[@stephencullum8255]

Been there brother. Ask God to direct you and He will.

[@love_person]

Really sucks when you can't find a church whete God is love, isn't it?

[@robertarisz8464]

Simple question - when you hear those of that congregation speak, could you ever imagine those words coming out of the mouth of Jesus?

[@clarissathompson]

The Episcopal Church keeps faith with the Anglican Church, maybe see if one is in your area?

[@webman1956]

@@love_person Actually, Trump took the mask off of many of them that would have remained had he not come around. God works in mysterious ways, and if God is in your heart, you aren`t lost so I am where I need to be at this moment in time I think until he finds me a place to go.

[@robinc6324]

Just when I thought I couldn't admire you more, this video. Thank you for speaking truth to lies and hate. From an American Christian

[@d.shermandesantos3570]

I'd like to second that, and thank you for being passionate about caring; it's so very needed now.

[@geraldammons5520]

Agree!! Please continue writing THE TRUTH!

[@blackthornsloe8049]

There is a pastor who used to regularly but a full page ad in our local penny saver every week to print that Bible passage along with his own hateful commentary . I couldn't stand to anymore so I called the paper and was told that it was free speech and in the Bible . I said it could be taken as an incitement to violence and that ,gee, the local TV station might get ahold of it and discuss it on the news . I said it would be a shame if our little ,local penny saver became a co defendant in a hate crime . It's never been printed again . I'm a pagan but I've still got that old armor of Christ hanging at the back of my closet to slip on when I need it .

[@revedtrevors4961]

Brilliant

[@ProctorsGamble]

Somebody had to do it and you stepped up

[@marissashelley2362]

THANK YOU for this!!! I live in the Bible Belt of the US & I'm constantly battling bigots who use Bible verses to punish others that seems to never apply to themselves. I have been searching for the verses that tells me of God's love for our gay population so I can be armed with the other side of the coin. I've downloaded this vlog so I can listen to it over & over until I can pull it out when needed. The bigots just about had me convinced that I didn't understand God at all. That's when I prayed for God's guidance to tell me that I was wrong for my beliefs. He lead me to your words that tells me that ALL my beliefs are valid!!! And it also seems that he put in your heart the words to tell me that I was NOT wrong on this subject either!!!

[@janeenharris3074]

I really felt your words. That was powerful. I couldn't live in that environment. I'd make myself extremely unpopular by arguing against their phony preachers and their phony vision of what God should be. We'd be better off with no God at all, than having their God! I'm lucky my country is extremely secular, and recently made it known by voting out a PM who started trying to bring religion into politics. I think we've seen the state it's in in the US and resoundingly said no thank you. Stay strong, and don't let them kill the love in your heart. I respect you enormously.

[@loupoulain8103]

I agree with Janeen. When the accusing finger points away from the accuser toward you, walk away.

[@ella-vm6vf]

I am in the same region of the country and it is a lonely place but Jesus is my example, no one else.

[@lightnindawn7710]

Oh man I can so relate to every word you just said!

[@cariwaldick4898]

I live in the big, fat, Republican buckle of the Bible Belt, and I understand exactly where you're coming from. I went to God years ago with the same misgiving you have, when I was told we were to "Love the sinner, hate the sin." He told me, "You don't have a dog in this fight. This is between me and my child." (In an instant I got this whole wave of my own sin, showing me the mess in my own life.) "I didn't call you to judge them. Get off the fence, and love them!" Most of the "Thou Shalt Not"s of the Bible, are for the believer, and the reader--not the gentile, or those of other beliefs. God holds us to a high standard. Homosexuality in the Bible wasn't a loving relationship between two adults. It was often a master/servant abuse, rape, child abuse, or a pagan practice. For all those wanting to preach against it, JESUS didn't mention it. He DID preach against divorce--but...that's a sin most of these preachers accept. Don't let anyone give you grief over this. I always say, if I'm going to be judged by God, I'd rather be found too loving, than not loving enough.

[@robertarisz8464]

As an atheist I willing partake of the good fruit: love, compassion, gentleness. kindness, humility and discipline. This is in any religion worth its salt. But if you believe that you are only going around just once, this one trip better mean a G0dD@mm to you. Ed and I might disagree whether this trip around mean anything for the next trip around. But I think we agree on the trip in the here and now - don't be a douchebag to your fellow men and be the best you can be. Peace and love to all.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

It's the Golden Rule, isn't it? "Do as you would be done by". 'Nuff said.

[@mumbleweed2729]

@@annalieff-saxby568 Nuff was a great philosopher. :)

[@annalieff-saxby568]

@@mumbleweed2729 It is said that St Nuff appears at Lammas, in the village of Nuffield, Oxfordshire, bearing a full sheaf, if the harvest will be abundant.

[@littlebitofhope1489]

@@annalieff-saxby568 Any relation to Sure E-Nuff?

[@mumbleweed2729]

@@annalieff-saxby568 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMKCrab]

sounds like somebody missed "Thou shalt not be an ass-hat"

[@lcflngn]

Thank you for that needed laugh 😉!

[@zen-Tii]

“The world is full of ass-hats!” “That’s because people let ‘em get away with it.” Lifted from “Mr Inbetween” Australian TV show.

[@the-nick-of-time]

I'm sure they could've made room in the ten commandments for that.

[@EH23831]

If only that was in the Bible! However- people seem to pick and choose what to see/believe 😒

[@sprockethead2047]

The eleventh commandment, which wouldn’t fit on the two stone tablets that Moses carried from the mountain.

[@terrypetersen2970]

Hello Rev. Trevor's, it's that weird Wiccan again. I love how you claim to be lazy. It couldn't be further from the truth. If you were truly lazy you wouldn't speak up when one claiming to be of your faith uses that faith to condone hate. You are a credit to the human race, no matter your faith. And I will go as far to say yes, you are a credit to your faith also. Many Blessings to be given you for your compassion.

[@devilsdaughter938]

So grateful for you speaking about this. 💙 to me, hate in the name of god is the greatest blasphemy of all.

[@faithnelson6069]

i just heard/read something that stated, that that was what was meant by taking gods name in vain....now that made sense.

[@rwedereyet]

A thousand likes, if only I could. Thanks Padre, say it over again & again Peace & love y'all, we're all in the same tiny boat. Love & acceptance is the only way, the only way, the only way Did I mention peace & love, y'all

[@learnaboutantiquescollecti1039]

Thank you Sir. As a former pastor in the Conservative Evangelical Christian community and now as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I am always on the lookout for Christian Brothers and Sisters to police our own family. Thank you for pointing out that a tree is known by its fruit. I appreciate your efforts, immensely.

[@bethcary1003]

The day the Texas Minister came across my screen, I prayed that you would have a response. Thank you! Thank you for being so direct in these things. Finding you has been such a blessing.

[@howardcohen6817]

I second this - we are blessed having Ed's clear voice. Love.

[@badger6598]

Same here....

[@theoriginalskinsey]

Also, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". Since it is clear as day from Scripture that there is no sinless human on this planet, execution as punishment for sin goes against Jesus's words. This so called pastor doesn't even understand the basics.

[@Null9797]

Hear hear! How can you say you love God, but hate your neighbor, who is made in the image of God?

[@occhamsrazor]

Back in the 70's I attended a Roman Catholic school, from kindergarten to 6th grade. Guessing there was some incident because, one day one of the priest walked into the class unannounced and spoke to us. Went on that it was God place to judge and man's place to obey gods word and love his fellow man. That folks shouldn't judge others, but love and accept them, do good works and help others when you can, be nice to one another. And this was a catholic school in the 70s, when I hear some "religious" folks today I have to shake my head and walk away.

[@howardcohen6817]

The time of Kent State required a lot of introspection and redoubled love. Good that your RC-school had the for- and insight to get this priest (name?) to share a message of love and kindness with you which has lasted and has been carried further. I love how Ed stands firmly on morality and gives no slack. Better than commenting here, do try to find this priest you've honored, here and express yourself to him - either by leaving a comment on HIS web-site or a stone on his grave-stone. This was 50 years ago and you are now his voice, y'know? Love.

[@occhamsrazor]

@@howardcohen6817 Oh It was Father Martin. But yeah I'm sure he's passed on. Think he was in his 30's or 40's at the time and that was 40+ years ago.

[@howardcohen6817]

@@occhamsrazor You never know. My rabbi is still alive from back then. Maybe you might send this important sentiment along to his post-assesser. It would probably mean a lot, even if the one following in his footsteps does is doing this truly. Love.

[@ProctorsGamble]

Same here They have gotten away with this bully culture in the name of Jesus far too long

[@johnmcgrath6192]

That was back when Catholic priests were pastoral in the USA. Now they are right wing polytical, cackling over their power to condemn and punish. My devout Catholic mother would casually say of gay people, "It's their nature. They have to live according to their nature."

[@redactedname247]

Righteous anger is a beautiful thing. Thank you as always Reverend. Now more than ever we need voices like yours.

[@creamybrn]

This is the TRUTH that the church world needs. Amen, Rev. Ed Trevors. 💯

[@jebbennett7]

You are carrying the true message of Christianity, the one I recall feeling as a kid in the Episcopal Church, which is a message of love. It seems that the reactionaries are ramping it up even as many if not most people are becoming more enlightened to how we are all one. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I thank you.

[@howardcohen6817]

Love.

[@alanheyes694]

This vile brand of fascism that uses Christ as a figurehead and the Bible as a prop in America, needs to be fought back against. Because the Christian message of love, we all agree with non-believer or believer. But this weaponisation of Christ to justify atrocity, nobody should.

[@williamhutton2126]

"True message"? FFS someone has CLEARLY never read the bible if you think the message of the bible is in any way love adjacent.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

​@@williamhutton2126 Come on, now. I grant the Old Testament is a swamp of blood and guts; but the Gospels themselves say quite a bit about love.

[@williamhutton2126]

@@annalieff-saxby568 you should probably read the synoptic gospels again (read: for the first time). Jesus literally tells people to hate their families, castrate themselves, doesn't come as a sign if peace but war, says that all the old testament nonsense is valid and the laws are to be obeyed, etc, etc, etc. And thats just the tip.

[@sueholubeshen9960]

It's amazing how we as human beings proclaim being Christians and then pick and choose which passages in the Bible to follow and which to ignore and chuck in the garbage...it's always the love your neighbor portions that go onto the garbage disposal...thank you for doing this you are a balm to my soul

[@janeenharris3074]

I pick and choose passages to throw in the garbage to. I've always considered Paul to be a bit of an ass-hat because of this bit. Ed did well to make it into something positive. That's why this agnostic respects him.

[@littlebitofhope1489]

Sue Holubeshen I'm kind of glad they do it. It means I can do it too. I just pick out more than they do but they can't really complain, can they?

[@janeenharris3074]

@@littlebitofhope1489 Why do you want to do what? I don't quite understand your meaning.

[@e.458]

Every Christian picks and chooses. There are so many different, sometimes even contradictory messages in the bible, no one (not even biblicists) can follow all of it. Since that is the case, Christians should be very conscious about their method of choice; are you just letting your biases and privilege make the choice or is it fear that motivates your exegesis? Martin Luther named a method or a key to read the bible: a Christian should look for "was Christum treibet" (what brings out Christ). Basically, it's a little like WWJD: you look at Jesus's words and example and ask yourself what Jesus would say about a passage in the bible. We know that radical love was his most central message, so we should let radical love make our picking and choosing. Btw. Jesus never talked about LGBTQ topics (as far as we know from the bible), so it did not seem to be an issue for him.

[@howardcohen6817]

@@e.458 "was Christum treibet" means "that which Christ pursues" making this an even stronger statement of direction.

[@emmanuelbeaucage4461]

as always, i would think that if gays pissoff Jesus so much, he would have said something about it...

[@Struthio_Camelus]

^^ Righteous indignation done well. ^^ Down with asshats! Good morning, folks.

[@DarrylCallowayJr]

I'm gonna do my part and share, but... I'm thoroughly convinced more than ever that we American Christians need you. You could really help with spiritual leadership in this country. You see how broken we are in our faith and the blinders that rest upon our eyes. Leadership like yours could restore the American Christian community.

[@markpashia7067]

Well when you teach a prosperity gospel, you draw a lot of grifters both in leaders and followers. Hard to teach them that they are wrong when their livelihood relies upon misreading the word. Christ was teaching the opposite of the wealth gospel and there is no profit in that, so they follow anti-Christs. In they end they will all answer for that at the final roll call but they do a lot of damage in the interim.

[@e.458]

Check out Rev Barber, he is great too (and from the US)! I think representation of Christians in the United States also has been very skewed. The reactionary right has a media strategy with huge budgets (sponsored by big corporations), so their voices are loudest. Adding to that, the media report on them more because controversial and unhinged brings better ratings or more clicks than measured and insightful.

[@howardcohen6817]

Then feel encouraged to be the voice you feel that you and those around you need. Can we help you in any of your endeavors? Love.

[@esme011]

Thank you for calling out this “preacher” that twists the words of the Bible to attack people. Your words of God’s love and acceptance is what we need to hear

[@chrismoore7365]

Hi Ed, Just a quote for you today: "If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward then, brother, that person is a piece of s***. And I’d like to get as many of them out in the open as possible." - Rust Cohle, True Detective Fair winds Padre...

[@revedtrevors4961]

We had that conversation yesterday at our parish study...

[@emmanuelbeaucage4461]

as a non-believer, i do think that all believer are not only decent in hope of a reward or in fear of punishment... just like non-believer, they can actively try not to be [richard diminutive]s...

[@chrismoore7365]

@@revedtrevors4961 Point is the catch-22 with giving them the megaphone is that it may perpetuate the cycle of hate and violence. But the other side of the coin is we need to let them self-destruct via rejection by communities. the key is for us to pick up the ball [believers and non-believers] and say: yeah, I'm not interested in what you're selling.

[@littlebitofhope1489]

@@revedtrevors4961 Off topic, but do you have the same policy Beau does about not deleting comments? Many of mine are vanishing, and I would not like to think I am offending you. It isn't intentional. I just have a strange way of looking at things. If you have the same policy, then I will know it is the unfathomable reasoning of the algorithm. If you do delete, could you let us know why so we can learn and not have to guess? I'm not here to troll. I do like to discuss and argue points though, with theists and non theists alike. Thanks in advance!

[@revedtrevors4961]

@@littlebitofhope1489 I do not delete comments, but I have heard from others over time that they're comments have not posted. Sorry to hear they aren't making it through. Best I can do is check the "hold" bin but these are usually comments directing people to adult content

[@markrenfrow9873]

Good Morning Rev. Ed . This week I watched the PBS show about the Dead Sea scrolls. The part that struck me was about the church that bought "fragments" to put in their "Bible Museum". After examiniation, all of them turned out to be faked. I thought of those who gave to the church, and how many better uses their money could have been used for. If you haven't seen it, I'd recomend it. Thanks for what you do Rev. Ed .

[@howardcohen6817]

Knowing that something is fake is also of great worth, no?

[@nevannarence6542]

AMEN Rev Trevors. spot on completely agree and really wish more would see the truth for what it is. preachers like that do not deserve to have the pulpit and only drive more away from the Christian religion.

[@howardcohen6817]

Yes, but what is the a-hat's hold on them AND they are not being driven away fast enough from these parishes before these a-hates and hateful preachings are totally harmful to those within AND to those without. Good to see you, Nevanna. Love.

[@nevannarence6542]

@@howardcohen6817 that is the power of fanaticism and propaganda. it insidious and can hit the unwary. it is generally the strongest when it has a vehicle to get below critical thinking which politics and religion can provide especially when it is further fuelled by internal prejudice. and echo chambers only add to the fuel. my final paper for this year in college was all about propaganda and how it works.

[@howardcohen6817]

@@nevannarence6542 Yes I understand that but where is the opiadic hook making this hate into a drug?

[@nevannarence6542]

@@howardcohen6817 truth be told the hook is already within each one of us. it comes down to our choices. it comes down to our own triggers. in my studies over the decades, i have struggled to understand this myself. and frankly the current political climate in the US today finally completed the understanding i was struggling with when it came to understanding the psychology of the 20 to 40s. Germany was one of the most cultural and technologically advanced cultures and yet they fell for the rhetoric. in large part because of a devil with a silver tongue and his cohorts. but one of the triggers that were used so effectively was an ingrained hatred of a different religion. we all have the capacity for prejudice. it is simply a weakness that every human has. and the way we are taught as kids can make it a greater possibility just as much as it can be cautioned against. it is us who make the choice as to whether we accept it and let it germinate or if we battle back against it. we also like to feel we are superior to another it makes us feel powerful and righteous. that is the drug. when in fact we are all equal in our capacity for good and evil. in our humanity and inhumanity. some don't believe in the duality of life but i do. the fact is when a person falls into a group that keeps stoking the flames of hatred it instils in us the belief that because others feel as we do then we must be thinking correctly. and the more people that join only increases that certainty. that is the hook of propaganda. it takes innate prejudices and gives them a sense of strength, acceptance and justification. and you can never forget the fact of peer pressure. when you hear so many times the same thing you can start to doubt what you believed before. if so many others around you believe something that you don't then you start questioning if you're wrong. I'm not saying that this is right. I'm just talking about the psychological part of propaganda.

[@howardcohen6817]

@@nevannarence6542 "But the emperor is not wearing clothes", says the child. I feel you're on the right track, must go to work, now. Keep going - there's more to this hook and how not to get hooked. Q: Would you listen to a health minister who smoked? A: with great reservation. Gotta go, love.

[@seanalexandre5299]

Thank you, Rev. Trevors, for being a voice of reason. I'm not a believer myself but I was raised with my Great Grandmother who was a Scottish immigrant to the U.S. She was a very devout Presbyterian and spent her entire life as a social worker and nurse working to help make other peoples lives better. She would help anyone, no questions asked, because that's what she believed was right. Honestly, I believe that even if she wasn't a Christian, she would have been the same person who inspired me as a child. She also raised my mother who, in turn, strengthened those values of kindness and empathy in me. When I hear these hate-filled preachers trying to incite violence against people they don't like, it breaks my heart that they seek to diminish and destroy the good work done by people like my Nana and by you. It saddens me that they abuse the Bible by weaponizing it and hiding behind it like cowards in order to rationalize the hatred that's buried deep in their hearts. As I said, I'm not a believer but here is a quote that I love which reminds me of my Nana. "Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.". Thank you again for your kindness and empathy toward others and helping to carry on the legacies of people like my Nana. Her name was Catherine Stewart McLennan, born in Glasgow in 1891.

[@Elizabeth-yp8re]

I love the term ‘asshat’. This is typical of bigots. God will pay him justice. This is my beef with reading the Bible in random verses. They cherry pick what makes their point. On a side note, I found the perfect term to describe the paper toilet seat guard in public restrooms: ass-gaskets. Amen Reverend. Thank you.❤️💙💛

[@sophierobinson2738]

😂 Butt protectors!

[@rylian21]

This is the kind of righteous fury that the Church actually needs.

[@lcflngn]

Hell yes

[@jrrarglblarg9241]

I wish I could thumbs-up this video as many times as you said “ass-hat.”👍

[@revedtrevors4961]

that's a lot of thumbs!

[@howardcohen6817]

I'm also "all thumbs" today. Love.

[@timothyball3144]

I have combined two words to come up with one: "jack-hat".

[@robbylock1741]

I had lost my faith, it was people like him that lead me astray, YOU lead me home again. God bless you and all like you.

[@howardcohen6817]

Your preaching makes me cry. Thank you for speaking to us all in this way especially to those of us who feel that this AHat was speaking about them and who are confronted with this hate every hour. Man, you did very good work, today. Thank you. Love.

[@howardcohen6817]

Wow! I simply can't get through all the comments posted here - only about 100 of them. I feel you've hit upon a live wire, here, and are causing - with this one single video - an avalanche of love. Way to go. Love.

[@guerrillascholar]

Rev Ed, you are speaking with a truly prophetic voice here. Thank you.

[@amyhayutin1738]

Thank you for this. My Dad, an Episcopal priest from Texas, recently passed away. He would have whole-heartedly agreed with you! He sponsored a PFLAG group for years in Kerrville, TX and stood up at diocesan Council on behalf of gay marriage even though he was CIS gender. I miss him and I am glad that you are speaking out on this topic! Praise be to God!

[@faithnelson6069]

how fortunate to have had such a father. my parents too were early supporters of pflag. i like to joke that they were pflag well before there was such a movement. let's hope there is a heaven, where they are still pulling for us here.

[@tinman993]

Thank you Reverend Ed for speaking the truth I'm sending this to family members who call themselves Christian...and speak this kind of hate

[@dreamingmusicgal]

Thank you! Rev. Ed! I watched that and was furious when I heard the words that spewed out of his vile mouth. As I posted... I've read the bible and did spend 3 years in bible college and NO where did I ever read they had before, during or after Christ they have guns in biblical times and I don't ever remember reading about such ways of killing anyone either as he suggested. Blessings and Love!

[@DiazGee]

Finally after searching and searching I feel I am finding Christ again because of you, thank you

[@shannonroysden7908]

I can’t help but see these people as those that gathered in the stands to watch and cheer as prisoners were shredded by lions. May God break their hearts for the people they throw stones at. May I remember that these angry hateful desperate people live in fear as they were taught. May I not hate them.

[@howardcohen6817]

Oh how difficult it is to grow above your teacher and above teachings. Teachings always seem to get in the way of truth. Fear seems to be the habit-forming opiate bringing us back to hate. Shannon - be too weak to throw stones. Love.

[@stephencullum8255]

Way to go to get around the censors. I will have to remember the term Ass-hat. Sexual sin also includes adultery and fornication. Very thankful for God's grace. I have needed it a bunch of times. I am not alone. Jesus's command to love your neighbor includes gay people . My human reason tells me that what does not harm me or others it is not our business. Just want correctly understand scripture and be obedient to God. Pretty sure doing harm to anyone is against the scriptures and God's will. While not train like you pastor I read and study the Bible. Independently came to the same conclusion you did about those scriptures in Romans. You are a confirmation to my understanding.

[@Elizabeth-yp8re]

‘Sexual sin’ was Old Testament, and the sin was in the unclean act implied when referring to homosexual relationships, borne at least in part, out of health concerns. Without being graphic, some sex acts can cause infection, which would have been deadly before antibiotics…..in my first reading of the good Book, I don’t recall a prohibition on who one could love, only a prohibition on certain sex acts, and the prohibitions apply to heterosexual couples as well. 😁❤️

[@littlebitofhope1489]

@@Elizabeth-yp8re You think heterosexual sex doesn't cause infection? Talk to a Gynecologist about that. You need some education.

[@nemo4evr]

As a recovering catholic and a member of the LGTB+ community, I have tears in my eyes and I can barely see what I am writing, vile humans like that pastor I could always deal with, but what hurt me the most was the complicit silence of so called houses of worship or what ever they want to be called and the silence of those that sat in the pews feeding that hateful fire with their silence. I thank you for raising your voice and speaking up, what is happening among the evangelical movement, the orthodox and many of the catholic, not to mention many of the fundamentalist jews and that other offshoot of the abrahamic cult, the muslim faith is unprecedented, never I have felt so much hate, in the name of christianity like now a days, and I lived in Spain under Franco were the catholic church ruled supreme and with impunity. The silence is on the other hand so so painful. . . so unbearable, and I am old enough to know better, and still it hurts so much. Even though I am an atheist I don't mind the ideal of Christ, his words were never hurtful or malicious, they were compassionate and loving and above all accepting, some parts of the old testament like the song of Solomon I also remember with joy. I wish you well and hopefully if I happen to be in your vicinity, I will bring a nice bottle of Tempranillo and we can share it with some food, under the shade of a nice tree, I will not set foot in your church, I am not a hypocrite, but I will sit with a good man and a decent person anytime to share the bread and the salt. May peace be always with you.

[@Monsoonpain]

THIS , is what Christianity SHOULD be. I'm athiest, but I enjoy this channel. Thank you Rev

[@graceolsen826]

Thank you for expressing the appropriate anger that those types of sermons deserve. If one is going to buy into the idea of sin, then using God or Jesus as a way to hate others is against one of the top commandments, taking the lord's name in vain. Keep loving, you are inspiring others more than you know.❣️

[@ronaldramirez1935]

You sir You are bringing me back

[@richardroyster6631]

I do not understand the phenomena of homosexuality but I do not have to understand it. I just must love God with all my heart and love your neighbor as self. Understanding is not necessary, faith is necessary and I pray that the spirit of God enters my heart and that His Grace saves me, a repentant sinner.

[@gingerjohnson1095]

America is in dire need of preachers like you. God bless and keep you so that you can continue to speak His word to those who need to hear it so they are not misguided by the "asshats" of this world.

[@zanzastrow5600]

I’ve never believed in evil, preferring to regard it as human error instead. I’m reconsidering that view.

[@gibbygib764]

I agree, but there is a difference between making a mistake or missing your mark. Something you can learn from and change. Then there are those who intensionally teacher others misinformation that is harmful to others. Causing harm to another being is the ultimate evil in my mind. My God is of love and understanding. My father was a Baptist minister and always taught me that you never speak politics from the pulpit. You didn't ask others about who they are going to vote for, that's why there are ballots and booths to make your selection. Maybe we are all just talking too much and need to listen a bit. Good day yall

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

Amen.. I have said it before and I will say it again, there needs to be a schism between us and the "religious right" to save the Christian faith. I wish I could say that this stuff is new but it's not. The call to kill gay people is not new. I have to say Reverend in the most respectful and platonic way possible, I love you. You're on point and I appreciate your use of the word or words ass hat (or asshat) and it's very similar to Paul when he used a word that I won't say here because of social convention and out of respect for you. Just saying that it was a word that started with an S and means poop. Of course it was in Greek so it was translated into holy words. But I digress. Has more impact when it's rude. But these people have been preaching for the deaths of people they didn't like for a long time. They have been saying this stuff for years and it is dangerous and always has been dangerous but they were far more subtle at times but this message has been conveyed countless times. I remember because I was an asshat for 20 years. Roughly... I was a Republican and christian conservative and I was wrong. I realized that I was wrong and I started following Jesus after that. I even got the opportunity to be a missionary and it was great. But I know from personal experience that these people have been preaching this for years. The hatred and anger and misguided rhetoric and faith is harmful to everyone. Thank you for calling these people out and saying plainly that they simply aren't following Jesus. God bless...

[@faithnelson6069]

you might like to hear a man named Frank Schaffer.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

@@faithnelson6069 I'll look him up.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

@@faithnelson6069 watching a video of a speech of his about being an atheist who believes in God. Fascinating but I will have to return to it after the January 6th hearings.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

@@faithnelson6069 ok so I finished the video. So I would say that his position was a stage for me. I have a belief in God but I was always going to come back to believing because I have had near death experiences. That's a whole story that I am not sure if it's a religious testimony or a stand up comedy routine because while the first time I had a near death experience I was told "I'm sorry my child but it is not your time." The third they said "not you again". So I was always going to get to the place where I believe in God because I met either Him or someone working for Him. Either way my faith is not so much strong because I have my history. Regardless I appreciate your suggestion and I understand why you made it and I appreciate his perspective. He's a very thoughtful man and I enjoyed his presentation. Thank you.

[@faithnelson6069]

@@darrenskjoelsvold i have had this type of experience too......mine changed my lifes whole trajectory.....i seldom see another who has had this type of experience.....one of the biggest 'messages' i got from my experience, was that i need not concern myself with formal religion any longer, that there was no perfect religion, that i need not fear if i picked the wrong one.(that was a big fear for me back then)..........anyway, there were so many things i learned in that short time....i must've written about it hundreds of times by now, mostly to myself though, as most can't understand it, and words can not really describe.....getting back to Frank, he was personally interesting to me, because he laid bare how this whole awful way of looking at Christianity began in modern times....you see, i had believed in this narrow way of looking at things and it had stilted my life and made me afraid. i wanted to understand that.

[@charlesharris2749]

Paul was pointing out in Chap 2 vs 1... and there was no chapter and verse when he wrote this letter... that judging (condemning) the people who participated in all the sexual acts he had just described was dangerous because a person who did so would be judged in the same measure they show others.... as they also sin (miss the mark) of perfection as does everyone else. Asshattery is prevalent in what passes for "conservative" churches these days. Thanks for the message. i

[@lynleygilchrist7703]

Thank you as always for your insight & grace, Rev. Love & light from the land of the Wathaurong people ❤️💛🖤

[@barbarajolley6578]

Thank you, Father...:). You consistently teach us Christs' love, compassion, and understanding of others. Yet, some people preach hate and ostracism to cheers from like-minded ass-hats. You are right: those who preach hate are not teaching what Christ told his disciples and their followers to teach. There is no Holy Spirit in these preachers and their churches, just loud and hollow noise.

[@deborahdawkins4394]

Do you think that AH associate was preaching against his own inner desires?

[@littlebird7226]

Thank you! I am so glad I found your channel!. I have been so disheartened about what a great number of so called Preachers,, Christians and Politicians have been spreading in America.

[@rileyhoffman6629]

Thank you, Reverend. You embody love and forgiveness. You make me cry, comparing your humanity to that ass-hat's lies. And I'm not even Christian.

[@veronicareitherreese6671]

Religious people don't understand why others don't want to be with God. It is what you say, how you vote, and how you actually behave that shows nonbelievers that God is bad. God is not bad or hateful. Words AND actions matter not just to others but also God.

[@gregallen4272]

I can't thank you enough I am a older straight person who tries every day to respect other people but the regressive people are really making it harder every day but all I can do is say thank you for the truth about the bible and telling everyone

[@keithjones7164]

Church has changed, I grew up in the 60's and raised in the church, twice on Sunday, Wednesday, and countless youth programs, and as I got older, I started noticing change, and by the time I reached 19 I came to believe that the Church that I knew was no longer. I am now 65 and have my own church in my heart because I believe that what an evangelist once told me, he said "stop, find a mirror look into that mirror and ask yourself, I am I ready to meet my Lord and Savior if I should die today", remember worry about oneself and stop judging others because you might lose your own soul and be lost forever. Rev. Trevors your words that you say, I reminds me of my youth and the ones who taught me to believe that words can help or destroy one's faith and what I know is that the words he used will not be good for his soul when it's his turn.

[@afm6781]

Thank you so much for your powerful words. I’m an ex-Catholic and gay. But I still hold to my spirituality - something not even the Church or any person can ever take away from me. I’m more aligned with your thoughts and the tenor of your preaching. Thank you. I like to listen to you and I pray for your wellness and the wellness of your congregants. 💚

[@jamesparson]

I am an atheist and 99% of the time I am disappointed with priests and pastors... Not today, I am admire that you spoke up like you did.

[@HealthyWealthyAndWise1976]

Right of course you love this even as a non believing athiest..you are having your ears tickled by this devil

[@DDubovsky]

It's too damned easy to become the monster you're resisting and that video made me livid. "See things as they are, not as you would have them be." THAT is sound advice. Being different is not a sin. Period. THIS IS HOW IT IS. And it's backed by scientific EVIDENCE. It's this sort of harmful mentality that caused me to break off a 40-year friendship last year and a near-20-year friendship this year. If these people -- you're being awfully generous just callin' them ass-hats, Rev -- wanna be this hateful and harmful to others because the bible tells them so, then I wanna be equally vehement in my response.

[@keithwarren3919]

Thank you, sir, for saying what I've known for 55 years as a child of God. I couldn't have said it better. God Bless You!

[@warrenpeterson6065]

Dear Reverend Ed, your words today are very powerful and I feel all need to hear. You may remember me, I'm the Atheist from the BC Rockies. Because I am a non-believer I believe I may hear your message a tad differently than most practitioners. But, end of day, I also believe your sincere and honest words transcend from religion to all corners of life. As I hope you know, I wish to grow and you very skillfully provide me with the advice I need. Thank-you for this opportunity. 👋😎 I hope you and your family are well.

[@wirelesmike73]

There have been "asshats" in the church for way too long, twisting the word and twisting the views and beliefs of their congregations for their own means. These are the kind of people who caused me to stop going to church. These are the people who drive society apart. Don't let them drive us apart. Thank you, Rev. You are one of my reminders that faith isn't about judgment and "battle", but about love, acceptance, and forgiveness, no matter how difficult they can all be sometimes. God bless you, Sir.

[@danesilverhawk6344]

If the term "battle" must be used I think it could only be a battle within ourselves to recognize and alter the things in our own lives that keep us from becoming who we were meant to be. Inner turmoil results from looking honestly at ourselves and candidly admitting how far off the mark we are most of the time.

[@wirelesmike73]

@@danesilverhawk6344 Agreed. But, sadly, some Christians take it to be the literal meaning. They're the ones who really grind my gears. I have no sympathy for those who would use religion as an excuse to do harm to others, physically, mentally, or emotionally.

[@danesilverhawk6344]

Harm no matter what you justify it with is still harm and yeah we have decide which path we take individually and collectively as we continue to change (hopefully grow).

[@theoriginalskinsey]

Thank you. I've never heard of you before but I am now subscribing.

[@revedtrevors4961]

Welcome!

[@lindakluth5611]

He is absolutely the best reverend.

[@jennifermullins5791]

I'm so thankful that I have found you on KZbin. I've never heard of God described in the way that you do. In my young years I was raised Southern Baptist in northwest Arkansas and I've lived the rest of my life in mid-Missouri. Fire and brimstone in every since. I've been in an epic 40 year battle with myself over "should l praise God or should I run from God". God always sounding so horrible to me. The people i've always have been surrounded by have always been so horrible. God won't love me or help me unless I worshipped him, but because I asked questions, I was told I wasn't worshipping God but the devil. Faith meant no questions. God only loved certain people. I've been rejected from the few churches that I've been to as an adult. Always made me wonder if the people didn't like me or if God didn't like me. I've been watching you the last couple of months, as for my relationship with God, I'll have to wait and see but it feels good to listen to someone say that God loves everyone.

[@russelllmercer228]

Thank you, Rev,. Trevors. Your words are refreshing in this time of hate and lack of tolerance that seems to be currently consuming the world.

[@docmychedelic9153]

As someone with a great disdain for most forms of Christianity post Gnostic, I find you a tiny point of brilliance in sea of darkness. If I believed in Satan or the Antichrist it certainly seems like their vehicle is actually the religious right. Specifically to this video. Don’t know if you have done a video on it but Jesus’s discussion of Eunuchs in Matthew is definitive evidence ( to me ) Jesus says they are born that way. In Roman law male homosexuals were called Eunuchs. As was any man who was celibate. Therefore the 3 types mentioned are castrated, celibate for religion, and gay. He even prefaces this by saying people would resist this. Please look into this if you haven’t already. I find it funny that on the opposite page is the whole Rich man, Camel through the eye of the needle quote. Perhaps all Republican bibles have those pages stuck together.

[@faithnelson6069]

stuck together with what, is where my filthy mind went.

[@EH23831]

True dat

[@anthonylong5838]

Thank you. I saw the video you referenced yesterday. Now I've seen some of the SUPER crazy far righty preachers scream and jump around and call for whatever they are calling for in the name of God that fulfills their righty agendas.... but THIS a$$ Hatt genuinely simultaneously scared me and made me sick. You so eloquently stated how his lazy self cherry picked a verse and crammed it into his agenda. Just as disturbing are the voices of what sounds like his 3 parishioners "yupping" behind the camera in his stripmall church. Thank you again for your rational, thoughtful, and intellectual words and interpretations of the Word of God. The last six years and what the U.S has trended towards has my relationship with the church in general at a crossroads, but a man of God such as yourself gives me a lifeline to hang on to and remember that there are preachers of the Word that keep the beliefs, the message, the meaning, and God's intentions for his people at the heart of your words.

[@anthonylong5838]

Ok... I have to laugh at myself.... I called it a stripmall church because of the acoustics in the video just sounded very small space oriented. I searched the church after that and found it....... in a stripmall. Now I know the church can be defined as ANYPLACE 2 or more people gather in God's name, so Im not making light of true Christians and where they worship, but somehow this cheap sideshow snake oil salesman spewing his venom in a retail space seems ironic and apropos. Beware of false prophets is never more meaningful than it is now... and the followers of this church and other similar churches may not end up where they are hoping to.

[@Truzyxx]

Love this. My grandmother was much more fundamentalist (Church of Christ, as I recall) than I ever was, but I remember her seeing something in the newspaper about Westboro Baptist Church. She clicked her tongue, shook her head and said “Some people clearly forgot ‘Above all else place love.’”

[@lisalisa4182]

THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING ABOUT THIS! I just saw clips from the sermon you are talking about and I was sick to my stomach. I despise people like him using God to justify their own evil hearts and minds...😞🙏🏽

[@goodmanvolley]

"The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." Shakespeare

[@ohana8535]

Kinda like you just cited Shakespeare for YOUR purpose.

[@goodmanvolley]

@@ohana8535 But I'm not a troll and I have written an exegetical Master's thesis on homosexuality in the Church. You haven't.

[@ohana8535]

@@goodmanvolley Are you really so insecure that you had to pull rank? I hate to tell you this, but I outrank you. LOL

[@johnwhite7320]

You make a lot of sense Padre. Thanks for what you do. Peace

[@sharondowling8896]

Thank you for your words! A beacon of light in a sea of darkness! I was horrified when I heard the news about that....preacher....and sometimes wish God really did hurl thunderbolts at folks like that. Which is why I am not in charge! You are helping me cling to my faith right now. Thank you!❤

[@frederickschwarz3883]

I positively love your impassioned informed approach. INSPIRES me to reread Romans!

[@zeromotivation1817]

Rev Ed. For once, no extra observations, no extra insights.. Just YES For the record, i would have called him far worse, but i do not have the sword of algorithm dangling above my head.

[@chrisoconnor4818]

Jesus said, "As I have loved you, so you must love one another." John 13:34 We must love the person, not the action. Remember, he is following demons, I really dislike megachurches. May the Lord Jesus bless all who read this, whose ears are open to hear.

[@rickymagloire428]

Rev Ed as a believer the times we are living in are more uncertain than I have ever seen, so thank you for shining a light on some of the darkness.

[@badger6598]

AMEN!!! You're SPOT ON!!!

[@richardscrimger3969]

Anger is supposed to be a sin. But it can be a necessary cleanser - refiner's fire or whatever. I appreciate your anger, Rev

[@vettnetkramer1233]

Amen!!!

[@theziggy1342]

I lost my faith in the Christian God years ago and I don't believe you're going to restore it. But the KZbin recommendation algorithm has led me to you, and somehow I can't stop listening. You are speaking Christ's true message of love - the message that the Organization, the Earthly power structures, seemingly lost sight of long ago. I pray to whatever beings are listening that your message reaches those who need to hear it.

[@littlebitofhope1489]

Just curious. Are you subbed to Beau?

[@DragonTatooToo]

Every time that Rev Ed says 'Asshat' I flinch and smile.

[@vanessaheesen8154]

Thank you for continuing to speak up against these people.

[@perthyren601]

First time I heard a Father say "Ass-hat" and I love it !! BTW Jesus haven't written anything in the bible, maybe God didn't learned him to read and write //Love from a Swedish atheist with great respect

[@davidyoungquist6074]

Since I have found your videos, I've been enjoying them. You preach like the church and faith I grew up in. Good to know this faith still exists and has grown in understanding. I appreciate your pieces. Thank you.

[@teresameisner4895]

Listening to you makes me wish I lived close so I could attend your church. I have sited the area previously & found it beautiful! I'm new to learning the teachings of God & Jesus but I too have wondered about the teachings of some religious leaders in the past couple of years. There seems to be an overabundance of asshats, with the largest portions being in American politics & religious teachers. I live in west Michigan so I've listened to a lot of such words. I remember thinking a long time ago that way too many people did horrendous things in the name of their gods. Nowadays people seem to think they can judge & place value on others in the name of their gods. Even to this rookie, they must be reading a different Bible than I've read, as the words they spew & the attitudes they promote certainly are not those that would have come from God or Jesus! Thanks again for your words! Take care.

[@emmanuelbeaucage4461]

i was almost scared to goggle ass-hat...

[@revedtrevors4961]

Oh Lord, don't do that!

[@mwfmtnman]

Thanks for the gross image lol

[@euansmith3699]

I think it is something like a buttock-beret.

[@silverghostcat1924]

@@revedtrevors4961 🤣

[@silverghostcat1924]

@@revedtrevors4961 funny synchronicity the day after this comment I saw a cartoon with two guys and a bear sitting at a bar. One guy was wearing a coon skin cap, the other a skunk skin cap and the bear had a human ass on its head 🤣

[@TheNiteinjail]

Even though I agree it's a disgusting sermon. There is plenty of disgusting stuff in there. Atheists have been saying for ages ... Yes you CAN read the bible and find good and love in it... it's right there between the hate and vengeance.

[@melissamorris2986]

I was told a long time ago; that you will find what you are looking for in the Bible. So you must be careful what you go looking for.

[@TheNiteinjail]

@@melissamorris2986 that sounds a lot like confirmation bias :)

[@janeenharris3074]

@@melissamorris2986 It sounds like it's a book of good and evil. I've always read it that way. You get to choose between them.

[@danesilverhawk6344]

@@melissamorris2986 I can certainly see the wisdom of keeping that in mind about whatever we fixate on; you get what you put energy into.

[@ericapelz260]

Thank you, Reverend Ed, we need more clergy calling out these post-Christian evangelical hate groups. Jesus has left the building. The Jesus I read about would have been flipping tables in this church and partying at pride.

[@mfaria11]

Thank you father, This right here I why I follow you.

[@pennisauer2121]

Wow! Like my pastor fine enough, but I wish he had the nerve to preach like this.

[@emmanuelbeaucage4461]

i thought it was badly translated Leviticus that was the go-to for anti-gay rethorics...

[@wordscapes5690]

I stumbled upon this shortly after reading about the news of the homophobic murderers in Colorado today. very powerful... and very prophetic.

[@SimonePhoenix]

Sir, I appreciate your entire demeanor throughout the video & the powerful stand you’re taking on this. I could BARELY sleep last night, fussing to myself about how EVIL that “sermon” that jackleg gave. I’m not particularly religious at this point in my journey on the planet, but I was raised in a STRICT church background, my mother was a P. K. NEVER did I EVER see or hear mess like that TX spewed. NEVER! My people WERE NOT perfect, but they DID live what they preached. Yep, you’re right, sir, that jackleg(aka wolf in sheep’s clothing) is an A$$HAT & he’s a serpent, part of a generation of VIPERS, as the Rabbi said of the Pharisees & Sadducees. Thank you again for speaking up. Respect.