MAGA Parishioner Heckles Christian Pastor

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[@etcetera1995]

"Shut up and preach!" really encompasses it perfectly. They don't want to follow Christ, they want a stamp of approval to sin against people they think no one will want to protect.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

I worked with a gent who was an Anglican minister. We talked about life a lot, and there wasn't any 'test of faith" type of conversation, but *plenty* about how his congregation tested his patience. As he put it, they wanted him to be their "cruise director", providing all the entertainment on Sunday, but they really didn't want to hear sermons or any of those Biblical deep cuts that are part of the faith. I know I wasn't the only one exhorting him to get out, and while I haven't spoken to him in years, the last I knew, he'd moved on from the pulpit and was working for a Christian school. While our spiritual paths diverged, I can't fault a guy for wanting to be what my acquaintances and I used to call an "Honest Christian", and plenty of us here wish the self-proclaimed "True Christians" would do the walk as often as they do the talk.

[@MrThorfan64]

Shut up and preach... sums up their stupidity. By definition, you can't do the two at the same time.

[@robinmcintyre3472]

​@@MrThorfan64 Not to mention yelling that "Jesus is rolling over in his grave!" If that angry heckler(Congressman!🙄) truly read and believed "his" Bible he would know that Jesus was resurrected from the grave into heaven where he was exalted as our King and Savior.🤷

[@MrThorfan64]

@@robinmcintyre3472 weird how these Christians seem to know so little about it.

[@tarasparro2367]

You funny. This isn't real... You too must be maga... You can be a sinner all you want all day long how about it. There's no way around it. I'm so glad I follow Yeshua and not the Bible. .Just wait till AI gets better.. you better put on some glasses

[@lorrainethomas241]

I grew up in the evangelical church. The MAGA reaction to the Bishop's sermon proves, once and for all, these people are not Christians.

[@natashatomlinson4548]

Exactly . They are and will always be conservatives first and foremost .

[@ushere5791]

actually, if sadly, they ARE christians--and typical ones.

[@oengusfearghas9608]

​@@natashatomlinson4548I don't call them conservative anymore. A much more accurate term is Regressives. They haven't been trying to conserve anything for longer than I've been alive. No, what they truly want to do is go back to the bad old days because they exclusively look at it through rose tinted glasses and it seems much better than it actually was.

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

I live in Oklahoma and I can verify there are no Christians left in the Republican Party! They might claim to be christians, they might go to something that looks like a church on sundays, but they surely are not Christian!

[@ld3511]

They are "christian" nationalists filled with hatred.

[@charleslipscomb2567]

"For I was hungry and you told me to get a job. I was a stranger and you threatened me with violence. I was naked and you labeled me a pervert. I was in prison and you complained the state was coddling me. I was sick and you denied me healthcare."

[@xileets]

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

[@mitchmcfarland8889]

@@xileets Your point?

[@amandasmith593]

@@mitchmcfarland8889 they're quoting A Christmas Carol.

[@melissawarren5767]

Beyond true!

[@Panetierre_]

​@@amandasmith593which was in turn quoting Malthus, who was out there in that day saying we can only provide for a limited number of people - a number we have far surpassed. A Christmas Carol was sharp political commentary, putting Malthus's words in Scrooge's mouth at the start of the story, and showing him just how wrong he is

[@mintyotie]

"congressman please" brings this bit from a 9 to a 10, I nearly spat my drink

[@theeutecticpoint]

seconded!

[@lanceb7556]

Same

[@sanmerci]

Yup. I was just following along and nodding until then. Then I had to stop to clear my lungs of the whiskey I inhaled. Much needed black levity.

[@wordmakersworkshop]

Strong same

[@TexasCat99]

His closings are epic.

[@wafran3396]

You know if jesus christ showed up today, a poor immigrant outsider with a strong message of love and forgiveness... a man who truly extends his hands to the poor and needy. He would be dismissed as a woke.

[@glenchapman3899]

Well he would be deported first lol

[@susanscott8653]

Yep, dismissed by people who missed the whole point. 😳

[@fluffythepitbull]

Not that I’m not on board with the message, but Jesus wasn’t an immigrant. He was a Jew living in Israel.

[@moggadah]

Trump told Gazans to cooperate or face hell. Some of the people in Gaza are christians.

[@seandobbins2231]

​@@fluffythepitbulluh, he literally had to flee to Egypt in the beginning of his life because of the decree of King Herod to kill all infant boys. That very much makes him a refugee and therefore an immigrant.

[@Tolly7249]

"Congressman, please!" absolute destroyed me, I almost choked on my noodles. Perfection.

[@naomihatfield3015]

Did NOT see that one coming, bravo!

[@iambecomepaul]

Gotta admit. That was a perfectly placed land mine. Popped off just the way you wanted and got me. Loved it.

[@SupremeFenix274]

The Jesus rolling over in his grave bit is amazing because he famously left it. It was kind of the climax of the entire new testament.

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

And Steve's expression was so great at saying that without the script even having to deviate. 😂

[@woahdudeitsme9742]

Right?!

[@dayegilharno4988]

This! Also: The twisty non-twist at the end... Steve could've taken it a tiny bit further wir "Madam President", though :)

[@kentesdall308]

I guess they left that part out in "Their Bible".

[@freeluigi4444]

"congressman, please...." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

As a Christian, I approve this message. This is that rarest of creations: top-class preaching _and_ top-class comedy. Thank you.

[@Sk8rToon]

Ditto & amen

[@buckiesmalls]

As an atheist I also approve. Just as I side with Bishop Budde. Her deliver and timing was perfect. He had no choice but to sit there and listen/shut up.

[@beverly719]

@RolandTFlakfizer and beautifully delivered by an atheist. Chef’s kiss ❤😊

[@dennismoon6693]

@@buckiesmalls Agreed. Many atheists follow Christ's teachings better than many people who call themselves Christians.

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

As a human, of humanity, I also approve this message :)

[@JLovrak]

Something that’s always struck me as interesting was “I was in prison and you visited me.” Jesus didn’t seem to feel the need to equivocate about why somebody was in prison - whether justly or unjustly, or the severity of their crimes - almost as though He expected a basic level of kindness and human decency be extended to people in need regardless of what put them in that state.

[@KOKO-uu7yd]

Beautiful freaking point!!

[@pgljoy]

Nice point

[@johnswansen192]

Very Good ❤❤❤

[@ushere5791]

great point!!

[@maryanneslater9675]

You can really tell who the right-wing authoritarians are by how much they want prison to be degrading and painful. They make such a huge fuss about "freedom" when they are expected to behave responsibly, but they don't consider that the main punishment of prison is the loss of that highly-vaunted freedom.

[@AuntieMamies]

I was talking to a woman one day about the part of the bible that says essentially to embrace immigrants and that Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were all immigrants. Her exact words to me were "you read your parts of the bible and I'll read mine". That's beta shit! 😂😂😂

[@sunshine3914]

Omg… haven’t seen you around my subscriptions in nearly a year!

[@Blackheartzero]

That lady is a competitive cherry picker!

[@maryanneslater9675]

Who knew that the bible was a Rorschach test.

[@BlackSheep-83]

That is ridiculous! They cherry pick the Bible.

[@jpolowin0]

@@BlackSheep-83 Hey, there's the story / song about Christ, _in utero,_ telling the cherry tree to bow down so that Mary could have those cherries *easily.* :-)

[@dragonvliss2426]

I am a Christian, and this is my kind of Christianity. Whether you are an atheist or not, Steve, there are a lot of us out here in the Episcopal Church who agree with you, including our bishop of the Diocese of the Rio Grands.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Some of the most "Christian" people I know are atheists or Wiccan.

[@moggadah]

This was the way of MAGA. Take altruistic concepts like empathy, altruism, woke, climate awareness and weaponize them to promote fascism. That is truly disturbing 🤢

[@joycef8443]

We are Episcopalian, too! And so proud!

[@ateamfan42]

One does not need to believe in God to believe in showing basic kindness to other people.

[@Sebman1113]

And Lutherans like me

[@thizizliz]

That LAST line was GOLD! Well done.

[@BUDDYCB4]

I am an atheist, but I approve of preaching like this, (even though I know you’re an atheist ) and like that bishop Budde did; I think supporting Christians such as this is an important tool in the fight against fascism. Nice going Steve.❤

[@TheRatsintheWalls]

I think you might like Rev Ed Trevors here on KZbin. That comments section is remarkably welcoming to respectful atheists, and he's got the right kind of message.

[@SailBale007]

@@TheRatsintheWalls I follow him and feel he calls a spade a spade from the TRUE Christian perspective. ​​⁠I am a TRUE Christian (imperfect, anti-MAGA, anti-fascist, anti🍊💩, anti-hate, etc). I am gonna say this loud and clear: TAX. THE. CHURCH! All the 🍊Antichrist idolizing FAKE Christians with the political activist MAGAt preachers are violating the law and using Jesus to do so. #UNCLEAN #666

[@brodericksiz625]

I've been saying for a while now that, as an atheist, I feel I'm much closer to religious people with progressive ideas than I feel close to atheists with conservative ideas. Close to where I live, there is a small denomination of Christians who have been among the first Christians to accept gay marriage BY DOCTRINE, and their church organises every year summer camps for the youth where their religion is NOT shoved down everyone's throat (they make one preaching at the end of camp and participating is not mandatory for any of the camp goers), and in those camps they welcome people from all classes, from all ethnicities, and from all orientation. They made dedicated gay and trans summer camps for teenagers and apparently they are a blast. I feel much closer to this Church than I do to people like Richard Dawkins, the self proclaimed "cultural Christian".

[@DoloresLehmann]

@@brodericksiz625 That's what I've been saying lately. Someone shines a little light like Bishop Budde did, and a lot of people huddle around it, while others flee into the darkness. And what you'll notice is people that claim to be Christians as well as Atheists, Agnostics and people of all kinds of different religions present in BOTH groups. It's not the faith that separates us.

[@hannamakela6989]

💯

[@superpheemy]

Ok, I didn't see that punchline coming. You got a good one in there!

[@igotes]

Unfortunately I did, because the punchline is now the top comment.

[@LumpyBrain]

Wouldn’t surprise me if that Bishop would need a security escort.

[@rhodawatkins4516]

Some idiot senator already said she should be on the deportation list. How's that for Christian?

[@anomalocaris2593]

She doesn't already have?

[@schnizzyfizz7832]

If anyone harms her then they will just create a martyr figure.

[@jasonrollins8217]

​@@schnizzyfizz7832which i think she unintentional might wind up showing the USA who's God is stronger the Maga golden lord or the god they pretend to follow. I'm hoping it does not happen that way but it seems she's strong enough in her faith to follow through on her lords actual teachings and not back down.

[@kayleescruggs6888]

@@anomalocaris2593probably not, she’s Episcopalian, not Catholic. If she does, it would only be because her cathedral is in DC.

[@x0101234x]

Few things have made me angrier than the "sin of empathy" screed some chud posted and the general outrage over BASIC-ASS Christian values. I'm at this point in my life, a very lapsed Catholic. I went through years of Catholic school and youth group. I had my first communion and my confirmation...and I was as relivious as could be. What destroyed all of this for me was stuff like this. People claiming themselves to be Christians who use it as an excuse to judge and condemn others. Who rail against public benefits and immigrants... If God is testing us, then we are failing. Miserably.

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

As a practising Catholic, you may not be as lapsed as you think. All my school friends have 'lapsed' _because_ of many 'Christians' hypocrisy. (I call them "Christianists".) I've managed to stay 'in' as a Sleeper Agent. 😂

[@user-bz9of6tn6l]

I call and consider these people the Judge Claude Frollos of the world. The one from the Disney version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, who preaches Christian values but doesn't live up to them, who expects everyone to live perfectly by HIS standards, yet is the most evil and sinful character in the story. Never takes blame for what he does wrong, always blames everyone else for his problems, up to and including God Almighty. Says people like the Romani aren't capable of real love, projecting his inability to love or have empathy on everyone else so he can not have to own up to his guilt.

[@DoloresLehmann]

@@user-bz9of6tn6l Excellent comparison! While the Disney character is not a faithful representation of the original character from the novel (which was way more complex and nuanced), it is a really faithful representation of so many self-proclaimed Christians that wouldn't hesitate to persecute Jesus himself if he appeared before them.

[@Valfara770]

The funny thing is, if the US ever will fall into total facism, later in history most Christians (of this kind) will claim that they were all Atheists (like they do with Hitler, who was Catholic).

[@user-bz9of6tn6l]

@@DoloresLehmann And therein lies the irony. Much like the Pharisees, and much like the Disney version of Frollo, they claim to be righteous and claim that people like Trump are God's chosen, yet if they saw the real Jesus Christ rebuke them, because he would, then they wouldn't hesitate to impoverish him, imprison him, and crucify him for daring to criticize them and call out their flaws in public for everyone to see.

[@ArthurClybourneWrites]

"Congressman, please" was the cherry on top of an amazing bit. Well done. Having said that, I really wish we lived in a reality where you didn't have a seemingly endless supply of material for these.

[@kariannecrysler640]

Without empathy the species would have gone extinct long ago without any doubt. Infants need an empathetic caregiver to anticipate their needs. Without that no reproduction would have produced a second generation and the species would have died out. So technically empathy is the MOST important human trait for the species.

[@kinoko5566]

The "alpha males" think they would have been the one in charge of a group of caveman women, when realistically he would have been the one that said he could wrestle a saber tooth lion and lost.

[@Tolly7249]

Empathy is the basis of society, and society is what allows us to thrive. It's amazing how many people don't understand that.

[@QuoththeRavenRequiem]

@@Tolly7249If I may, it’s not that they don’t understand it, it’s that they feel the only people deserving of empathy are those who are *exactly like themselves* … which further contradicts Jesus’ teachings as it were as Jesus implored his followers to see and treat outsiders, people of different faiths and cultures, and even those deemed “enemies” with empathy as though they were one of their own neighbors.

[@brucebartup6161]

Empathy with domestic animals might have been essential to their domestication. Every shepherd watched his flock by night 'cos of wollves. Every cowboy sang to his herd to reassure them he was around. ditto I am told that boys sent to cattle stations in South Africa would collectively sing to their herds (same reason , that's the origin of the song M'bube - lion , the lion sleeps tonight). In general it is important when dealing wiith animals or pre-likngujistic chlldren that they trust you.. If they trust you , you can shoe them (horse) shear them (sheep) milk them (cow, goat) inspect their teeth , load thrm up with 160lb and take them for a 30 moile walk (mule). And to gain their trust we show them empathy. So yeah , empathy is like a human super sense./ lIke superman's hearing.

[@ushere5791]

amen!

[@keithsvenson568]

i swear.... i'm a former christian and a current atheist and even *I* am FAR more christian than a lot of these people

[@RealBradMiller]

I am realizing that about myself, too. 😔

[@AigisAppreciator]

Often times, what leads us out of Christianity is how we resonate with the words of Christ, and see how the rest of the dogma and institutions fail to live up to that basic standard.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Ditto.

[@hilarypower6217]

@@keithsvenson568 ditto

[@andscifi]

If the people in the churches understand the core of bible as well as the atheists i don't think it would convince them not to be atheists, but I think you'd find a lot of them would be a lot less antagonistic towards the church. And if there are any Christians who ended up here and want to know how to make america great again, the bible is very clear about it. "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." The bible isn't supposed to be used to change other people. It's meant to change you.

[@EbenBransome]

The NT is pretty clear: Pay your taxes. Don't strive to get rich at the expense of being a decent person. Be kind to other people. All the rest of it is window dressing.

[@andscifi]

@@EbenBransome It gets more complicated when you really really want it to say something else.

[@MrWisdomseekr]

I am a Christian and I do not want to make America great again because America is already great. Nor do I want to make Amerikkka great again. I like your last line because it is true. I don't think the church should worry about atheists being antagonistic towards the church. Our job is to bring the atheists into the Church. Our fears are the soon-to-be antagonism coming from the AntiChrist. The Temple in Israel will be built during his time in office.

[@alexwright4930]

The heckler doesn't believe in the Resurrection? "Jesus is rolling over in his grave!"

[@LadynycLiberty-o3q]

Hes a phony!!!

[@AzraNoxx]

Lol. Good point

[@jimpurcell2809]

The Congressman has learned that from listening to some Evangelical pastors.

[@marjoriemckenzie4247]

Obviously this ARROGANT POMPOUS FOOL,doesn't have the "REAL" BIBLE otherwise he would have known that JESUS CHRIST " ROSE from THE DEAD,"and would NOT be " Rolling over in HIS Grave" But HE ASCENDED into Heaven, and is "SEATED" at the "Right Hand" of the FATHER. Poor Pathetic Fool!!

[@jimmywayne623]

congressman wanted to make headlines … failed.

[@jasonpugh2908]

Throughout my life, I've often heard people claim they "tolerate" the gay community. I apologize for being such a nuisance just by existing. I truly appreciate your willingness to "tolerate" me. Another great video, Steve!

[@DoloresLehmann]

That's something most people don't get or don't know. Tolerating something is not a positive thing. Tolerance is just another word for endurance. It means bearing something like a burden, but without letting it break you. It is far from acceptance. If something is unacceptable, but you're unable to change it, you tolerate it. That's not a compliment. If someone or something does no harm whatsoever to you, they're just different, maybe difficult to understand, you don't have to tolerate, you should accept.

[@Mz_jazzy]

@@jasonpugh2908 stay safe out there my friend 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️

[@rotwang2000]

It's like some Southerners who expect applause, adulation and recognition when they say "Well, we did free the slaves didn't we ?"

[@jasonrollins8217]

I told my nephew who is now a niece since she came out as trans.years ago. I don't understand it, I will learn. I don't offend by calling you the differnt name by mistake But I do accept your choice because in America you are free to do so. .... .... ... now go get the pizza I ordered I don't wanna drive.

[@kinoko5566]

​@@rotwang2000reply with "no, you didn't free them, you were forced to stop enslaving them." But I've heard white northerners pat themselves on the back because their ancestors were in the civil war, then turn around and say some wildly racist stuff.

[@st.anselmsfire3547]

Apparently, something like this actually happens to ministers. I heard a story about this last year when some fairly prominent religious leader had a sermon where he directly quoted the Sermon on the Mount and was attacked by parishioners for "woke bullshit." When he told them it was literally the words of Christ, the parishioners said that it didn't matter because "That's week. That doesn't work anymore."

[@mahatmarandy5977]

I got baptized in 1977. About 10 or 12 years ago I got in touch with my childhood preacher, who was very very old elderly at the time. We talked every few weeks. One day, I asked him, “ Bob, would you consider our church to have been fundamentalist?” He said, “ well I certainly thought that we were, but apparently I was a screaming liberal and never knew it.” I laughed really hard, and he explained that well he hadn’t changed, similarly everyone around him had. “ fundamentalism” as he understood it, and as I was brought up to understand it, meant concentrating on the fundamentals of what Christ taught: love, compassion, forgiveness, helping. He was long retired in his 80s, but occasionally he would sit in at this or that church as a guest preacher when they needed someone to fill in. He would give the same kinds of sermons that he gave 40 or 50 years ago - sometimes exactly the same sermons, since he kept every single one he ever preached on file, and if you didn’t have time to drop a new one for his guest spot, he would pull one of the old ones - and he would take flack from people accusing him of being woke

[@DtWolfwood]

God bless to all Christians who remember what being Christians mean. Thank you. For the rest of us Atheists, thank you for letting those with faith have their faith.

[@Palafico3]

Ngl, I was a former atheist until I saw objective evil rear its head time and time again before my own eyes. I’m not religious but I do know that Evil is a path to self-oblivion and too for anyone unfortunate enough to associate.

[@zacharywolter]

@@Palafico3I don’t see how evil would convince you of a divine being, is this a malevolent deity?

[@Mz_jazzy]

You don't have to see it but let them believe in what they want. That was specifically what this post was about.

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

Thanks. There's a lot more than people realise.

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

Thanks. There's a lot more than people realise.

[@JLocke0113]

"Shutup and preach!" Wait, how?

[@denniskaminski7006]

The reverend was hitting a little too close to home that the congressman had to yell out. People like the congressman don't like it when they hear all their faults exposed.

[@leslieannestiles7026]

He was a congressman? There are no boundaries any more. Trump,has destroyed decency, empathy, respect and love. And he would have kicked out the heckler right away. Kudos to the minister for his forbearance,patience, and love.

[@JamesJones-mm2nm]

Congressmen please! Priceless!

[@commentlurker9721]

Sometimes, when I’m listening to the real zealots, the ones that try to make others go with their morality, I just want to say something about the strength of their faith… “Imagine having a faith so strong and unyielding it smothers your God to death.”

[@rotwang2000]

"Hey Jesus, I dare you, I double dare you to tell me in my face I'm a sinner and I'm not allowed to throw this rock ! Because I am this far from hurling it through your face !"

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

Quite literally the plot of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (GNU Terry Pratchett. Speak his name.). You'll love it if you haven't read it already!

[@commentlurker9721]

@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV I’m more familiar with the Sam Vimes books, but the synopsis I’ve read seems right up my alley. I’ll see if I can find it. Much obliged!

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

@@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV GNU Sir Terry. His name will live on.

[@hilarypower6217]

@commentlurker9721 I used to say that my mother told God what to believe in, and if He didn't get it right, they'd be Hell to pay

[@Frank-Voight-Kampff]

Okay, "Shut up and preach!" might be my new "This must be on a t-shirt" thing! 😂

[@hughcaldwell1034]

Reminds me of when, in my angry teenage atheist days, someone online told me to "stop anti-preaching" and to "shut up and let people have their freedom of speech".

[@MsCatreona]

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!💙

[@Sk8rToon]

Gotta put something in the offering plate when the pastor actually quotes the Bible & not random self-help books/podcasts of the week.

[@stephenwhinnie1572]

That congressman please…sent me ha.

[@masierose6756]

😆😂🤣 “Congressman please‼️” 😆😂🤣 I’m in pain 😆🤣😂

[@stevejoyce7031]

Did you just delivery a homily? Atheist has written a dynamite sermon. Thank you (from an Episcopalian)

[@DoloresLehmann]

Funny world we live in where the Atheists often have a better understanding of Jesus' message than many so-called Christians.

[@mondenkindqueen]

@@DoloresLehmann Cause we critically analyze and also actually read the Bible.

[@DoloresLehmann]

@ mondenkindqueen Yes, but that's actually something Christians should do as well, only they don't. Just off topic: Where did you get your nickname from? As a huge fan of the Neverending Story (the original German novel, that is), I couldn't help but notice.

[@michaeljay6349]

He did, and it was good. My response is -- isn't it nice for Clergy to have an atheist ally. (though, Steve has never been a jerk about it -- so I'm not actually surprised.)

[@mondenkindqueen]

@@DoloresLehmann Yes it’s from the Neverending Story.

[@commonviewer2488]

And here I thought empathy was a core testament of Jesus

[@Amick44]

But not Maga.

[@Arbiterjim]

This is why I like *real* Christians. They're drowned out by the charlatans of this country and their false belief in supply side Jesus, but the real teachings of Christ should be celebrated. I'm a Buddhist, but consider Jesus as a Bodhisattva thousands of years ahead of time

[@DougGrinbergs]

Thank you, Rev. Shives!🤘

[@Helvetica_Scenario]

That ending would be funnier if we weren't living in this Yosemite Sam fever dream.

[@k3n0ju]

"You"re the only one interrupting." "SILENT MAJORITY!"😂😂😂

[@OnlyWaterInTheForest]

😂😂😂 This is gold! Especially the congressman bit.

[@Donleecartoons]

"Shut up and preach" pretty much encapsulates the complete lack of irony, comprehension or even self-awareness that describes MAGA.

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

I'm a Christian from the East Coast that retired in Oklahoma about a decade ago. But I don't feel welcome in a Christian Church out in the Midwest! Because I know that Christ is not Orange, he's actually Brown skinned

[@sdgakatbk]

Yes He was. I'd say maybe olive skinned. Not lily white. It doesn't really matter. What matters is the wonderful work and thing He did on our behalf before the Father.

[@Kasey113]

And jewish.

[@sdgakatbk]

@@Kasey113 Yes!!

[@suesochko1662]

Well played Steve, well played.

[@marshallmkerr]

"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" [Luke 6:46]

[@sdgakatbk]

That's a great verse which cuts into the heart of probably most people if taken seriously.

[@reidawilliams9375]

Thank you Pastor for sticking to the word!!! Jesus is happy with you Sir!!

[@JustJulyo]

That punch line got me! 🤜 😅

[@Mz_jazzy]

"What you do for the least of my people, you do for me" I do not dare to call myself any type of Christian or believer of God, but I do know the words are something to live by, and if you are any type of decent person you will agree when I say, we should all live by these teachings Christian or no. These are the flags of the people of the United States of America. Believer or no treat your fellow man and woman and enby with respect 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸

[@bouillon1966]

Thank you for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Well Done!

[@coffeegonewrong]

Didn’t expect that end, but felt it in my soul. Thanks

[@madbradfreeman]

A bright moment in darkness, thanks!

[@flyingace1939]

Steve, you should’ve been a pastor! As a Christian, I was deeply moved by this. Your ‘preaching’ carries so much weight and conviction that it’s hard to you believe you are an atheist. What you said is not only relevant to our current predicament but it challenges us and calls us all to self-reflection, which is something I wish we could see more of in our churches.

[@Sebman1113]

Id welcome you to a Lutheran, or an Episcopal Church. Presbyterians and Methodists too for that matter.

[@WhutThu]

I don't have enough thumbs to "thumbs up" this video! Well done!

[@kingaustinbossgaming952]

3:25 lol I love the response of Jesus continues

[@michaelkearns8507]

Baltimore Proud & Dundalk Strong - Thanks!

[@davidstorrs]

That last line had me literally laughing out loud for a solid minute. Very nice.

[@gsmith3404]

Ha! Great one, Steve! I'll say no more, but *chef's kiss*!

[@JosephACKelly]

Pure gold

[@laurenbrower3904]

MAGA's true spiritual beliefs, folks!!!!

[@bethanytheilman2091]

Steve knocks out of the park again. That “Congressman, please!” Oh my God, LOL and also crying for us all too.

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Oh, you got me!! : D Thank you for a great off-guard laugh this morning.

[@TheFleshLives]

That last bit was like the ending of Prodigy's - smack my bitch up music video. Great skit!

[@Starhartdeer]

"shut up and preach!" gave me a giggle.

[@yellowlynx]

The pastor should have continued on the rest of Matthew 25: “Then he (the King) will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

[@Dalekzilla]

Fantastic as always, Steve. But remember the last part of Matthew 25, where Christ says that those who neglect or mistreat His "least of these", the poor, the sick, the homeless, the imprisoned, and the migrant will go to their ETERNAL PUNISHMENT. Not to mention that Christ said that not only are we to love God, but EQUALLY to love our neighbor as ourselves. These people, through their mindless bigotry and hate have damned themselves. And for what? Just to "own the libs"? Chimpanzees, Baboons, and Gorillas, our hominid cousins, have more sense than that.

[@francisweller839]

The accuracy, the truth in this hurts me so badly.

[@Jenifer_R_]

That last line got me. 😂😂👏👏

[@gothatfunk]

excellent ending!

[@JChalant]

LOL! the finisher was great!

[@jan-rs6im]

amen brother!! hysterical and just what we need in these horrible times - thank you Steve, you make a great preacher - lol

[@James-bv4rs]

I really enjoyed your expose of maga thought processes. It was so on point.

[@Baltimoresquirrel]

It’s distressing how accurate this feels. Excellent video.

[@TheLuckySpades]

I got dragged along to my grandparents' church this Christmas, it was an interesting experience, but it felt hollow (the service, not the people, they were very nice), the preaching focused a lot on exalting Jesus/God, the way people should act twoards them, how we are not worthy of their glory and how that means we should cherish their love and so on, giving me the impression that we are all characters in a show produced, directed, writen by and starring God in several roles It did nothing for me, I expected that of a christian service, and there was no message that was good or bad in there for me to care about as a non-believer This comedy sketch has managed to be so much more compelling and nice, I may not be a believer, but that is the kind of Christian message I can agree with, we should lift each other up

[@danilarsson8685]

"Congressman, please!" Fcking lost it! When I tell you I cackled, I mean I startled my cat so bad, she ran off my bed suddenly as though she had the Fenris wolf after her, and I was across from her at my computer!

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

You look good in black and white, Steve. Very priestly.

[@jacabi19]

This is so good. Thank you for what you do, Steve.

[@foppishdilletaunt9911]

Nice priest drag, Brother Steven and bless you for blessing me as Jesus has blessed you.

[@ToddTalksTech]

Of all the frocks i could imagine Steve Shives in , I did not imagine this one. A fine pastor you would make. BRAVO!

[@elizabethbrauer1118]

If there is a God, She will smite these idolators of TFG. 🔥

[@Struthio_Camelus]

From your lips to Her ears...

[@Clairebearthegoodfinder]

Thank you Pastor 🙏🏻

[@JohnsonChacko-cm8kx]

Preaching & Satire rolled in one...Brilliant 😛😜🤪

[@SidheKnight]

That last line... chef's kiss

[@johnswansen192]

😂❤ Okay first as a believer in Christ, lately I have heard more atheists give better sermons than christains. There are exceptions to the atheists and the Pastors, but a lot of you guys make great Pastors. Second you handled that better than I would. I would have been tempted to tell him to see me afterwards and then cuss his ass out, politely of course. ❤😂 God bless you even if you don't believe. ❤

[@vidyasreeram2587]

Very kind of you, the sentiment is appreciated ❤

[@edwardjames6023]

"congressman please!" Lol😂 I was not prepared for that

[@dorothyjohnson6743]

Wonderful at the end.

[@voxcasttonowhereofficial]

You and Reese Waters make me so proud to be a Marylander

[@JeremyBoggess]

It hurts me. Because what they are doing will push more away from his teachings. -- The money changers are in the temple.

[@charleneandrle-olson3099]

Kudos to that decent minister for sharing Christian values.

[@afterhourscinema782]

During the inauguration, Trump didn't put his hand on the Bible and all the MAGA "Christians" immediately defended it 😂

[@YaelTiferet]

He was afraid it would burn him!

[@user-wk1mw9nj3i76]

OMG. That last line. Perfect. I was able to sleep because you so deftly captured both the ridiculousness and tragedy of our time. Thank you!

[@73sporty]

Perfect,😂. This is what is needed during these stressful times

[@LisaMitchell-qc5mn]

Thank you I am a minister of Fortune years. I have been waiting for somebody to preach tolerance, love and respect.

[@mx.lucyfur]

The last line was chef's kiss.

[@stephenstahley3197]

Well done! Your work is appreciated. Keep going. 💙💙💙

[@michelesinclair3249]

Amazing ! Great last line.

[@vesuvanprincess]

Perfect ending!

[@lucyk2371]

Thank you!

[@Steve_V1066]

Satire is a tough gig when similar events are actually happening in the USA. Its just bonkers to see an entire nation collapsing into something they were once fighting against not too long ago. I didnt think I'd see the US collapse in my lifetime , but it seems to be a safe bet.

[@carlwalker7560]

That punchline is just brilliant, thanks Steve!

[@Surftheweb_1]

"Shut up and Preach!!!" Killed me 😂

[@donivanpotter2762]

It's a good message. Doesn't matter how it was delivered. Maybe some will listen. It's a good example of people today. Thanks for creating it.