The Demonic Pokemon Preacher's Dark Cult Secret

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Infamous preacher Phil Arms went viral for a funny sermon about Pokemon being demonic. While blind reacting to the video as a treat, I discovered the sinister backstory behind the church Phil ran like a cult where he pocketed church money to fund his narcotic addiction.
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04:12 Pokemon Preacher Video
18:33 Involuntarily dissolved ministry
20:20 Phil Arms
23:44 Drug and Church Money Scandal
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[@wedgewizard5429]

Wah? Wah? WAH? I'm about to pokemon GO TO THE POLLS. Everything is Terrible has made movies, also. They are a little attention deficit disorder as they keep changing themes or channels, but in my opinion they are very entertaining.

[@JavierFernandez01]

"pokemon is gay! first of all look at the main character, ash. just look at him."

[@mattx9260]

Happy birthday, if you ever make your way to Utah, we are going to Tepayaki steak house to eat. im buyin.

[@rafaelchargel8151]

Happy Birthday!!

[@Fabulous_Sheep]

Im so confused- this was made 3 days ago, but the video came out 1 hour ago?(

[@ghostporcupine]

My evangelical Christian school said Pokemon was evil because it "supports evolution" which also emphasizes how little they understand evolution lol

[@louistournas120]

Well, evolution theory, nuclear physics (radiometric dating), geology, ...basically all aspects of science contradicts the jew religion.

[@otomachiunagi4208]

@louistournas120 Yikes, don’t conflate Christianity with Judaism. A lot of Jews agree with evolution, and besides the Tanakh isn’t the same as the Old Testament. Some of the stories are different alongside different translations. And I say this as someone who is of neither of those religions.

[@louistournas120]

@@otomachiunagi4208 You are right, there are different sects, different versions, different subversions of all these religions. Some are YEC, some are some flavor of OEC. All of these are some flavor of the jw religion. It is like software: people take the original and change it and change it some more. You end up with all sorts of versions. Which one is the true religion? Not even the j god knows.

[@faranume1249]

I mean you could say the same thing about Christianity - it’s materially a bastardized offshoot of Judaism, complete with branches of its own. For example, not all Catholics believe in predestination. The anabaptist tradition could be seen as another branch. And this isn’t even mentioning sects like Episcopalian.

[@prudentreality]

Now I can’t stop picturing evangelical school teachers (in that modest 90’s church “fashion” no less) clutching pearls imagining Darwinism working EXACTLY like kids leveling up Pokémon cards! “I’m leveling up my basic Neanderthal into a level one human!!”

[@DRayL_]

When a preacher "assures you" of something, it means he has zero actual verifiable evidence and just expects you to believe anything he says.

[@DRayL_]

It's obvious that the guy was just a HUGE narcissist. Typical of so many "well known TV preachers and large church pastors".

[@Calcium37]

"I assure you, there is a God."

[@DRayL_]

@@Calcium37 Aha!

[@wilberwhateley7569]

I assure you it’s all true - a voice in my head that claims to be Jesus says so!

[@grim_far]

"I assure you," when said by a preacher, is the equivalent of just saying "trust me, bro" 😅

[@SuperAwesomestness]

So he's a preacher that hates pokemon, but loves drugs. I wonder how many times he dropped some pills and his first thought was he's got to catch them all.

[@nightskyj7579]

👏👍

[@cursedcat6467]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="10">0:10</a> I can confirm from playing Pokemon from the age of 7, that I have learned to breathe fire and can dig through rock with my teeth

[@TheNugettinage]

The shot of fucking jigglypuff with the guy going "You need to realize that this is a demon! It is evil!" broke me

[@MyPhobo]

Wow you need to start taking this seriously

[@CelestialHart]

Jigglypuff, the most innocent of pokemon, would never make whole towns full of people pass out for hours and angrily scribble on their faces in permanent marker. Not even twice.

[@pyratehyena1312]

jigglypuff is a horror of unbelievable power, cruelty and malice. BOW to your round pink god! (not kirby) (okay, not just kirby)

[@wilberwhateley7569]

What’s this? Jigglypuff is evolving! Jigglypuff evolved into Satan!

[@user-xo1xq2li2i]

If Jigglypuff is the devil in charge of hell then sign me up. Happy birthday btw Emma.

[@darren.mcauliffe]

"Pokemon are incredible creatures that share the world with humans. Each has its own fighting abilities. Some grow and evolve into more powerful creatures. The children are developing relationship with all these Pokemon creatures." He just described animals.

[@ChrisNP87]

I remember growing up in a "born again" protestant church as a kid, and they made us burn our "demonic" pristine Pokemon cards, amongst other things.. The amount of rare cards I had and money they're worth now makes it an utter travesty! Those preachers are some of the worst, judgemental, hypocritical, and "demonic" people I know of! The pot is most definitely calling the kettle black!!!

[@araneljones]

I had to destroy all my unicorns after our pastor said they were demonic. I never got over that.

[@luke3981]

​@@araneljones *stares in Psalm 92:10*

[@lloroshastar6347]

And your country wants those people in power, frightening. I hate that the US looked at Iran and thought 'we need a Christian version of that'

[@christiancinnabars1402]

"These role-playing games normalize violence for children! Look at these (1 or 2) examples of children being violent because of trading cards for proof!" Yeah, because no violent crimes are ever linked to Christianity, or religion in general. Absolutely no mass movement piloted by hate and bigotry has ever had its roots be the mindset of "making the world better in the name of God."

[@ArtByOdo]

Ah yes, those dark days when gangs of D&D nerds roamed the streets, terrorizing at will.

[@danielamos8219]

Dang, I heard a joke about this before. Something about being in fear of the sound of dice and someone saying "Roll for initiative".

[@dewardroy6531]

Poor Will is still afraid of the sound of a tumbling dodecahedron.

[@araneljones]

That sounds like Paradise!

[@laranadesign4764]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@proserpina4448]

They could throw dice at innocent passers-by's heads. Or maybe an evil spirit possessing one of the characters jumps over on the player and they carry it into the world like a plague. danielamos, the DM asking you to roll for initiative is scary, because quite often this means they are up to something a bit incompatible with the character's life.

[@slayerofthebuzz1]

Pikachu used "worship Satan." It was super effective.

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Is that an electric-based attack?

[@bettyunicorn6132]

@@wilberwhateley7569 no dark obliviously

[@Nova-_-]

@@bettyunicorn6132 nah it's a Shadow move

[@jefft5152]

I think it's a psychic attack - You know cuz it hypnotizes children. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joannecunliffe8067]

Children are always dressing up. My son (at the age of 3yo) put on his older sister's ballet tutu (without her leotard because it never occurred to him) and was naked from the waist down) and ballet shoes when he stood in front of us (and some friends) to a chorus of "Aww! So CUTE!" from the adults! It didn't make him transgender. He adored his big sister and was just dressing up as all children do. My daughter cos-played Winry Rockbell (at the age of 12yo - we spent ages helping her make the costume) from "Full Metal Alchemist - Brotherhood". Voice actor Vic Mignogna was lovely at ComicCon - and said "Winry!" to her and gave her a big hug. Aww! Pokémon are wonderful for children.

[@willowwisp357]

I remember running a D&D game for the repair crew who had little to do at night at sea on the USS Samual Gompers in 1980. A wandering gang of fundamentalist Christians interrupted our game and attempted to gang save us. We got permission to use an office for our campaign so we could lock the door.

[@Voltabulous]

Phil: It teaches children how to fantasy roleplay! - Yes Phil, like you do every day.

[@phillyphakename1255]

Phil's gonna have some competition in the fantasy roleplay department!

[@BrickNewton]

Exactly what I thought! It's just not 'your' fantasy role play.

[@alameachan]

He is what happens if your chaotic evil Bard thinks preaching gibberish about an invented god will turn him into the group's paladin.

[@Neku628]

@@phillyphakename1255 Except Phil still is deluding himself into thinking his goddamned world.

[@MountainPearls]

I can remember my grandmother and her sister watching this guy on videotape. We happened to be there when they watched THIS sermon. My mom pulled me into the other room made me go outside with my dad because I couldn’t stop laughing (particularly after the Russian Roulette quote). I remember feeling a tug on the back of my sweatshirt when I snorted-telling me to get out of the room. (My parents had a a “Keep you mouth shut and laugh about it on the car later” rule when weird religious stuff was brought up.) I was never the favorite grandchild simply due to my inability to stare at the ground and keep a straight face. Admittedly, it may have also been because of the time my grandmother caught me reading Harry Potter with a paper book jacket from a Bible around it.

[@erin6784]

I appreciate how human and relatable this story is. Thank you for sharing!

[@patrickcardon1643]

I'm sure it was Harry and the Bible scam ... now that's a topic for a new movie ...

[@TalentedLMT]

That is so cool, that you were covertly reading Harry Potter beneath the Bible cover!😀😎

[@wrekced]

@EmmaThorne I think he was able to get away with this because it was before the current laws about prescriptions and narcotics were made. These days, narcotics are tracked much more carefully. The fact that this was the THIRD time; left me wondering about the first two times he got caught! This story demonstrates what narcotics do to a person's thinking! Years ago, my chronic pain issues were treated with narcotics. At one point, I was taking so much that my doctor told me he could not prescribe more without admitting me to the hospital first! So I have first hand knowlege of how narcotics remove your moral resistance to doing things that you should not. It numbs you to the point where you cannot see the potential consequences of your actions. It also muddies your ability to think in a way that you can only discern AFTER you are off of the narcotics! When I went cold-turkey (under medical supervision) to get off the narcotics, I had a day or so of extreme clarity where I could look back and see the difference in my thinking! The thing that shocked me the most was how unaware I was of the problem while I was taking the narcotics! That is one of the factors that makes it so hard for people to quit. They cannot even see the problems that the people around them see. That does not excuse the behavior, it is just a factor that I do not see being talked about very often. Yet it is important for those dealing with loved ones who are addicted to understand why it is so hard to get through to them that they are in danger. For those that are currently struggling with addiction (and pain too) : You can break free with the help of a competent doctor and some of the newer medications like suboxone. These days, my pain is under control (not gone, but reduced enough most of the time to be tolerable). And I no longer have to feel that hunger for the narcotics or worry about my pain meds not working. I also use a combination of the skills I learned from mindfulness training, biofeedback training, DBT, therapy, and other things like that to reduce the effect that pain has on my life.

[@KireiC]

​@@wrekcedthanks for sharing! I'm so glad you're doing better these days. When I heard the part about painkiller abuse, and knowing the timeframe, I immediately had a bigger understanding of the problems this pastor was facing. From everything I've learned about the effects these drugs have had on people it sounds absolutely insane, and makes recovery from addiction/ dependence on them that much more impressive.

[@dgh0yt]

The lack of readily available documentation has the smell of DMCA takedown abuse all over it.

[@kingsinbad904]

Messing around in the dark realm?… wrong card game anime, that’s yu-gi-oh… and it’s the shadow realm…

[@TheAbominableDrFaustus]

That’s what I thought. He’s totally talking about yu-gi-oh for most of this.

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

PREACH!

[@leebulger7112]

​@@TheAbominableDrFaustusYeah because Pokemon doesn't have Spells.

[@BenK12345]

tabletop D&D had a huge stigma around it from the religious crowd, but the reality is, it probably kept a lot of kids out of trouble, away from parties and drugs.

[@jamesrule1338]

D&D teaches people to work together for a common goal. No wonder they hate that kind of thing.

[@Darisiabgal7573]

Apparently drugs are Ok with this preacher.

[@joehemmann1156]

D&D was the original target of the satanic panic. Then, as far as I am aware, came Magic: the Gathering. Honestly, I missed Pokemon being a target the first time around.

[@draig2614]

At my church (I’m the pastor), our Youth Minister (who is also a DM) is running a couple of inter-generational D&D campaigns on Sunday evenings. It is bringing people together and cooperating and having fun in a way that a conventional youth group never could.

[@patron8597]

His idea of 90s roleplay and video game nerds going into the streets and blasting each other is wild 😂

[@MysticMinis-ol3co]

My ultra religious parents majorly vilified Pokémon, which was tragic for me as a 90s kid. I used to trade my lunch items for cards at the playgrounds then run home to Ooo and Aah over them with my younger sibling. We liked them so much we risked hiding them in his sock drawer 😭😂

[@twt2718]

My crazy church had the SAME sermons!! And NONE of us were into Pokémon. The preacher just knew it was popular IN GENERAL… but he knew nothing about us. He wasted so much time & energy. Now that I think of it, that’s all he did.

[@tehRedRunner]

I don't remember ever hearing it in church, but my mom was very Catholic and my dad was very Protestant. I remember asking my dad for a pokemon game, or to watch the anime on tv (back in 2002). He said no, because my mom believed it showed witchcraft. And Yu-Gi-Oh, because it involved summoning monsters, including demons. Eventually she chilled out a bit, my dad became a deist, and they got rid of that rule by the time I was 7.

[@Skeptic236]

" how to put work supernatural forces against their enemies" like the Jews in the old testament? Happy Birthday Emma..your work in highlighting these charlatans and their insane ranting.

[@jackcoleman1784]

You and your sibling are heroes.

[@pete_lind]

They did not notice all the spells and curses in the Bible and magic power of sunset ? That dont fit where i live 2 month of sun shine in summer and 2 month night in winter.

[@LuvtheJEm]

Oh no. Dancing threatens my glandjural function? Gasp and clutch my pearls. I must stop now, with my dancing, card collecting and video game playing, I'll be doomed to hell forever.

[@leebulger7112]

I don't even think he knows what glandjural function is and I'm not even sure if it's a real word.

[@tassosl8060]

After taking all those drugs I would see a demonic jigglypuff singing rock songs and a pikachu casting spells while dancing lambada! Happy birthday Emma!

[@Soapcookies]

my extremely Christian mother thought that this panic around Pokemon was ridiculous. she watched the first movie with my siblings in theatres and absolutely loves Pikachu lol. she can't really name anyone other than Pikachu but she tries 😅

[@mentok1]

Pokemon playing russian roulette is when both pokemon are paralyzed and confused with low accuracy.

[@lawrencechesneau]

You don't know the true meaning of Terror until happens to you against Cynthia when you've got only one Pokémon left. I still hear that piano now...

[@hexonyou]

lmfao accurate

[@a_person5668]

Both paralyzed, confused, and using nothing but OHKO moves

[@mentok1]

@@a_person5668 Even better!

[@BuddyBouncer]

A 2v2 of paralyzed, confused Voltorbs all spamming self-destruct

[@CookiesRiot]

As a southerner in the US who spent several years in the UK, I'm impressed with your imitation of this regional accent. My family members are incapable of making the /ɑɪ/ sound, which gets really awkward when they go to restaurants overseas with me and attempt to order "ice tea."

[@N7_Jedi]

When I was a kid (something like 8-10) I was forced to see a Christian therapist and my only memory is being in a small room with a couple chairs and a small table and the therapist trying to explain to me that psychic powers are evil and that the Pokémon in my game using it are using evil dark power that "isnt real" but psychic power being evil was something that the therapist made sure I was understanding still. I didn't analyze this memory until just a couple years ago (in my mid to late 20s)

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

At least you got around to it.

[@louistournas120]

In which country are you in?

[@N7_Jedi]

@@louistournas120 USA

[@N7_Jedi]

@DavidSmith-vr1nb only took almost 2 decades lol

[@NotSeregnar]

Man, the anti-Pokemon craze was wild at the private school I went to around 2000. Literally had the school's tough guy "disciplinarian" interrupting class to search kids backpacks to make the kids cut up any pokemon cards they found. The way the school administration panicked over some parent's fringe concerns was eye opening.

[@pickledragonrebel]

Yikes ! That's nuts !

[@joannecunliffe8067]

That's awful 😢 It must have really traumatized the children concerned who were doing nothing wrong. Punishing children who do not conform to the beliefs of the school governors is appalling.

[@jonathon5075]

Believing that everything in the world is demonic and will harm your salvation if you engage with any of it must be a wild existence. Feel bad for those people in his congregation.

[@phillyphakename1255]

It was terrible growing up in that environment. IIt took a while, and a lot of pain along the way, but I'm mostly over it. Mostly...

[@robertblackwell1350]

The worse part is that I want to fight and/or join monsters and demons and what not. Can't find a damn thing. I've offered to help but so far no one has provided anything concrete.

[@joshmapes4311]

I was in 4th grade when Pokémon came out. That’s prime Pokémon time. However, I grew up in a very conservative community. All of my friends would talk about how evil Pokémon was. (We would definitely watch X-Men and TMNT and all kinds of great stuff). Now my son is 12, and he’s interested in Pokémon. Just today we were at the Pokémon trading store, and I was remembering all of the neighborhood kids being allergic to Pokémon, feeling aggrieved that I didn’t really know anything about Pokémon besides the tv shows and games my son and I played. I’d never heard of this preacher, but I’m almost certain he’s responsible for making Pokémon a bummer to talk about when I was a kid. I’m going to give him a 1 out of 10 Preacher Points, because at least we did get some delicious “Whaa” meme action. This video gets a 10/10. Happy birthday! Thanks as always!

[@mikaela3390]

I'm actually old enough to remember this one. My parents were christian too but they still bought me Pokemon Blue for my first Gameboy Color game. The only thing about it that upset them was me playing 7 hours a day or more. I laugh at this guy then at the age of 8 and it's still funny.

[@TheMorrochben]

this guy spoke in front of the church I went to as a child. One other gem spouted by him back then was that 'Pikachu is Japanese for Friend of the Devil'

[@TTIOttio]

I find it hilarious that various Shin Megami Tensei games legit involve taming demons/devils, but the preachers have no idea about those :p

[@danilooliveira6580]

and killing god, generally with lucifer in your party

[@HarleyHerbert]

They only care about the popular stuff, because they think that people are supposed to devote every waking moment to the bible and any hobby like pokemon is just a distraction from what people ought to be doing. And if a hobby gets popular there's the risk of yet more people being distracted from spending their time with a bible so must be banned

[@heyyodude8637]

@@danilooliveira6580True, but you also get a cute lil snowman hee ho

[@21Kyzix12]

I had no idea my master's degree allowed me to control spirits in the dark realm. I should get on that. It seems like a useful skill.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

Late 90s anti-media preachers: "Pokemon is demonic!" Nintendo: "Oh... well anyways, here's the Pokemon equivalent of Satan, who you travel into the dark world to capture!"

[@TheSteveBoyd]

I'm old enough to remember when the superstitious fanatics were in a panic, convinced that Dungeons & Dragons was the gateway to hell. 😂

[@straightMKchamp]

That's what really disappoints me, I'm apparently taking part in witchcraft, yet I STILL can't cast fireball- at any level!

[@mekannatarry1929]

D&D, then final fantasy, then pokemon, zelda, doom; doom is funny cause you'd think it'dbe adored since you're a demon killer, but folk who whine about this don't know anything about what they hate.

[@lidbass]

@@mekannatarry1929 I'm old enough to remember when punk rock meant that the end times were here...

[@billyray9925]

@@straightMKchamp You have to yell it like real loud.

[@BrickNewton]

I remember that too, and my boys didn't believe me when I told them the satanic panic over D&D when they started playing

[@drewcross1310]

My parents gobbled this sort of stuff up. We don't talk anymore.

[@greg-op2jh]

I am so sorry but probably for the best. I can relate. Mine were the same. How do you think it went when I came out as gay lol. ❤

[@drewcross1310]

@@greg-op2jh Probably not well I'd imagine. I am sorry. It leaves a mark on you I'm sure. One of the last things my Dad to said to me was that I was a difficult child. And he apologized for not being perfect. As if I needed him to be to raise me. If anyone is going through something similar I hope you learn this lesson faster that I did. There doesn't have to be a big event to validate your trauma. Sometimes it's a slow drip feed. It can make it hard to put your finger on, hard not to feel guilty about. But the truth is sometimes family will only ever be an anchor. Dragging you down and keeping you from growing. Stop you from being yourself. It's hard to see and even harder to break free from. You can do it though.

[@jtnachos]

As you shouldn't

[@joannecunliffe8067]

Oh dear 😢 Never mind Pokémon, the "Opiate of the Masses" (aka how Karl Marx described religion) should have mental health warnings like about how it destroys lives and breaks up families. When you are supposed to blindly believe in something you cannot possibly prove and are then vilified if you don't comment how beautiful the (non-existent) Emperor's New Clothes are is beyond me. By all means believe in anything you want to but don't punish other people (or treat them badly) if they don't believe in what you do. As per Arthur C Clarke's "Childhood's End", society can only progress fully when when we let go of superstitious beliefs.

[@SweetTaleTeller]

Sorry about that, I hope you have lots of people in your life that love and respect you. The bonds you have with those you love are what make a true family. Blood relation is not relevant. That goes to Greg too.

[@Milshot]

I had forgotten about Phil's infamous clip from that sermon. Seeing it again made me think back to elementary school, and a friend I had. His parents forbade Pokemon and talking about it in their house. He told me and other friends that he brought home a Pokemon card, and his parents ripped it and threw it out. It makes me think that Phil was the reason why.

[@mbrown7361]

"Ninjy Turtles" had me absolutely lose it for some reason. Your southern accent is so good lol

[@t.michaelbodine4341]

1) Don’t threaten me with a good time, pastor. He makes Pokémon sound way darker and edgier than it really is. 2) I hope baby Jesus is protecting this guy’s liver. Those are potentially deadly amounts of Norco to be ingesting. Not even mentioning the overdose risk.

[@phillyphakename1255]

Double the recommended amount? Probably not great for you. Probably about 20 times the recommended amount? Be glad you aren't dead.

[@hexonyou]

honestly at the point he was at with the walls closing in I kind of wonder if a part of him was just daring the OD to happen, whether a conscious desire or not. Self destructive grifters would rather implode by their own hand than let anyone else bring them down.

[@ivanpetrov5255]

I don't know, Pokemon lore is pretty dark. You just need to think about it for a bit.

[@CharlesPayet]

@@phillyphakename1255no kidding. When Emma said he was taking 70-80 a day, I was shocked that he didn’t OD. I didn’t think it was possible to take that much in a day and survive, much less weeks to months in a row.

[@funkijote]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="435">7:15</a> Can confirm that I was mildly injured as a result of a child’s affinity for Pockemon. Ironically, I was kind of the one doing the bullying, thinking it was funny to take a kid's card (not to keep, just as a joke). Said kid kicked my butt. I was quite surprised and humiliated by this development - you never think you’re gonna get whooped byn soemone who carries a binder of Pokemon cards, but he knew martial arts.

[@anarchords1905]

The "WHAH" meme I kept getting was Candice Taylor (? the Jesus, Guns, Babies' lady) asking "WHA" we see globes everywhere and wondering if it's a conspiracy to convince us the world's that shape. She then denied being a flerf.

[@insertianameia2224]

The beggining of the rock n roll sermon was...painful. It is so clear that he doesn't use many of those words and phrasing in his everyday conversations.

[@graffffik]

Phil Arms - How dare children cast spells and fantasy roleplay with Pokemon, and spend cash on all those Pokemon cards! They should be sending ME all that cash! And then asking Jesus to cast Magic spells, and to give them fantasy roleplays, after they kick the bucket in this life!

[@alexhajnal107]

_"That money was just resting in my account"._ - Father Ted Arms

[@bobecks66]

You went to Vegas while that sick child was supposed to be at Lourdes!

[@louistournas120]

@@bobecks66 The lord works in mysterious ways.

[@TsumibitoPlays]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="425">7:05</a> "Your children need to know there is a devil and he hates them and he wants to ruin their life" image is JIGGLYPUFF. I honestly hurt my sides from laughing at that. Jigglypuff aka the Devil! From The Bible!

[@Shouja198]

I just had a full on Return to MONKE moment jumping and leg slapping as you mentioned Pokemon Rumble for the Wii. I loved that game and Pokemon Ranch so much

[@TimPetrone]

Owen Morgan (Teltale) has made a few videos on Phil Arms and the other "Pokemon preacher" (the one with a mullet), that are a fun watch. I hadn't heard about Phil Arms' scandals before, tho...so thanks for covering that. Very interesting. Happy birthday!!

[@sirshauniv511]

Did this guy seriously look at Jigglypuff and think demon? Wow.

[@AquaPeet]

You mean.... WAAH??

[@gregslingland3576]

Probably thinks it’s a succubus

[@TalentedLMT]

It’s all the drugs, man!!

[@denverarnold6210]

Literally the least offensive pokemon with the least intimidating name.

[@AnotherCraig]

​@@denverarnold6210 I wonder why-- sorry, 'wh-hai'-- he picked it in particular? Just too lazy to dig in & find anything that might work better, or liked the idea of juxtaposing cuteness with evil..? 🤔

[@DaremoTen]

I thought being a master was when you reach the upper level, and get the glow. 'Cos all the masters know, you need the glow, the glow to grow...

[@johngregory5580]

Pokémon playing Russian Roulette. Now that's a piece of AI art you never thought you needed...

[@roeliethegoat]

The fear of Pokèmon also reached Dutch churches in the 90s. I felt like such an outsider because I wasnt allowed to watch and play with them. Also: happy birthday!

[@maxfountain8918]

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY (in a day) EMMA! 2. This guy has to be willingly lying. Either he hasn’t played Pokémon or he’s lying about what it is. Because last I checked there’s no spells.

[@l0rf]

He's lying. It doesn't matter to him what he demonizes so long as he can provide another enemy to his congregation that gets money flowing from their pockets onto his collection plate. They are all extremely dishonest, downright evil people if they run a church like this.

[@RichWoods23]

Never assume malice when there's a vast well of untapped wilful ignorance and blind stupidity on hand.

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

​@@RichWoods23 But in this case, maybe a history of malice might challenge that point.

[@seansimons1257]

never knew emma had such a great singing voice

[@SweetTaleTeller]

As a Christian who is Autistic, and my special interest is Pokémon this always has pissed me off more than it should.

[@jamesedwards6985]

Fantasy Roleplay is perfectly fine with people like that as long as the fantasy is God, Jesus, Angels, Demons, etc. (i.e. pokemon) and includes donations (i.e. booster card packs). I mean Religion is basically the same thing with a different skin.

[@neil2796]

The little duck (almost had a typo there) earrings are so cute.

[@TsunamiBeefPies]

Happy birthday, Emma! This was fun. Thank you!

[@kingboarhog]

1. It never surprises me when preachers like this end up doing all the things they claim to be against. 2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!!!!!! 🎈🎉 ❤️ ❤️ 3. I'm sure you probably noticed eventually... Your shirt is buttoned wrong. It happens.

[@SaganJumJum]

Well Fantasy roleplay is HIS job :D

[@denisep9497]

Yes! By his comparison, he is demonic.

[@akizeta]

The way time works is that you don't notice the years going by, then one day you wake up and you're sixty years old, and you're going, "How the eff did _that_ happen?"

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

I'm 46, and I already expect that day to be almost tomorrow (assuming I survive).

[@timjefferson2137]

I just turned 60 a couple months ago but I don't really wonder where the time went. I had a blast wasting my life and I'll skid into my casket very well used. It is my strong suggestion that others do the same before the party's over, but to each their own.

[@werewolfantipaladin]

Pikachu is one of my favorites as well. Oh yes. I wear the merch and have had some folks call me out for devil worship. The local Kingdom Hall is a Pokestop and it kills them they can’t remove it

[@LukeKendall-author]

"Done. Bosh." Bosh? I don't know it but I like it! Wait, the Lambada hit music video is genuinely a sexy dance. People should check it out: it's the hip movements. Oh, and happy birthday 🎂

[@CelestialHart]

I have a plushie charmander named Mr. Mander sitting on my desk right now, absolutely adorable. This does take me back about 24 years ago now when I was told magic and pokemon cards were demonic and i had to hand them over to be disposed of. Things like this pretty solidified anger towards Christianity and people of any faith in me for decades. Took a while for me to allow for the possibility that some people aren't psychotic alt right overzealous hateful bigots. I wonder how many relationships with decent people I could have had if I wasn't so outwardly aggressive to anyone even presenting a mild association with religion. Probably a lot. Looking back I did know good accepting Christians but I just would not let them into my life. And fearmongering over a children's card/video game played a not insignificant role in that. I cannot stress this enough, support your kids, even if you think what they're into is stupid.

[@titaniumteddybear]

When I was a kid I never got a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurine because part of the Satanic Panic in South Africa was the idea that TMNT was evil. They actually changed all the branding to switch the name to 'Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles' because ninjas were assassins and thus inappropriate for children. They even dubbed the theme song to say "Teenage Mutant hero Turtles" with the worst dubbing you've ever heard outside of a Fox4Kids show. The 80s was wild I tell you, wild.

[@CodeNameX001]

I think it was a moral panic over ninjas and nunchaku. Similarly we had a ban on switchblades in the 50s here in the U.S. Didn't they also switch Mikey's nunchaku to a grappling hook at some point?

[@jackcoleman1784]

TMNT was called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in almost every market other than the U.S.. I actually had a friend that was an exchange student from Sweden in high school and he was trying to download TMNT episodes over a peer 2 peer but couldn't find a ton of results. He was talking about it and at some point I realized he was searching for Hero Turtles and was getting less results because of it. He was really weirded out to find out Hero Turtles was actually a change to the name.

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

​@@jackcoleman1784 Same in the UK.

[@roberth721]

He would have been totally shocked to find that society was already destroyed by the Jitterbug craze in the 1930s and 1940s

[@BlackCover95]

Or the Viennese Waltz in the 18th century. (Source: _Paths to Perdition_ , 1910)

[@roberth721]

@@BlackCover95 yes, I had to have several glasses of Madeira to get over the shock

[@Morzox]

You've probably already realized this by now, but the song you were thinking of was the one by Niel Cicierega, if you search Niel Cicierega Pokemon on youtube it's the first hit. It's a bunch of clips about people talking about Pokemon set to I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 and it is marvelous. Among other things it has Herman Cain reciting a stirring line from the Pokemon movie about finding the pokemon deep inside yourself.

[@spiritsys]

Man, Neil Cicierega really has made so much of the Internet

[@Travelingman2016]

Grand Master Emma Happy birthday 🎂🎈🎉 another great video. I remember the whole play it backwards response to rock back in the 80s. Everything rock was being subliminaly messaged by Satan. They really believed that if he played a record backwards you could hear demonic voices tell you to do things! 😂😂

[@electronics-girl]

Weird Al made a song in the '80s that says "Satan Eats Cheez Whiz" if you play it backwards.

[@stevenredpath9332]

Surely it’s Grand Mistress Emma. Master is just the masculine version of mistress.

[@Peace_And_Love42]

Playing Another One Bites the Dust backwards really does say "It's fun to smoke marijuana", though.

[@yippieskippy2971]

Happy your birthday to us. You are our gift. Thanks for being an awesome lil guy. 🖖💚🌈

[@alexdoerofthings]

I love watching you. You always make me think of my daughter. Thank you.

[@rikikikitaco]

That cadence of speech is like hearing every preacher I have ever heard. It’s so engaging and keeps you listening and it’s so dangerous. They can say anything they want in that tone and pattern and people will listen and bend to that authority.

[@yackohoopy]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Emma Thorne!!! I love your content.

[@Vercingetorix061983]

My mom was a catholic fundamentalist and I remember that when the first Harry Potter movie came out she said that it would introduce children to witchcraft. Similar thing when I started to listen to metal (obviously not witches in this case). Happy Birthday, Emma

[@andrewjenkins9965]

Man, if Pokémon taught kids how to cast spells, it would be like 200% more awesome. "Your children knew - need to know there's a Devil, and he hates them, and wants to ruin their life." [image of Jigglypuff and its giant, adorable eyes] 🤣 Happy birthday, Emma. 🎂 And belated congratulations on your... Pokémon Masters degree? I like your Snorlax overalls.

[@superpheemy]

well.. Happy Birthday to You Emma! I hope this next trip around the sun brings you all the joys you wish for! Thankies for helping making this past trip around the sun a bit brighter and happier for me.

[@ericdere]

Pokemon, 80/90's's evangelicals, lambada, VHS. You've gone all retro.

[@irrelevant_noob]

Wish she would've included a snippet of the lambada song, for the full nostalgia effect. :-)

[@KanokYT]

Adorable Emma as a Pokemon Trainer in a new video talking about corruption in the church and a well-known unhinged pastor? Sign me up!

[@nicholascler2914]

Happy Birthday! I just wanted to say you have one of the most wholesome and calming outros I’ve seen and I love seeing each time 😊

[@sheilashanti]

Happy Birthday, Emma! You're a beautiful human, thank you for doing what you do

[@CodeNameX001]

I highly recommend "Deception of a Generation". It's a long Satanic Panic series that gets hilarious, especially the video about cartoons. They try to argue that when kids play with toys of supervillains, they actually BELIEVE they've BECOME supervillains. It's nuts.

[@CodeNameX001]

He-Man and the Master of the Universe "But only GOD is the master of the universe!!!1"

[@straightMKchamp]

I went to an Everything Is Terrible live show some years back. I've loved the site but never got to see them- it was such a treat! It was "The Great Satan" tour where they supercut religious and satanic imagery in movies and media and the people running the show were in dark robes, looking like cultists. They also had really funny skits and songs, I recommend people check em out online and in person, if possible!

[@AnotherCraig]

I missed that one but their live Christmas show was one of the most fun experiences of my life 😃 I hope they succeed in collecting all the Jerries; gotta catch 'em all 😋

[@Derserf]

Happy birthday Emma! Thank you for your lovely videos ❤

[@catfinkuk]

Happy birthday you fab human! I’ve been watching your content for ever and love your satirical but also rational arguments. Keep it up!

[@Lost_In_Neverwhere]

Yay, another video! I found your channel just a while ago and absolutely love your attitude, humor and intellect. You rock! Also, as a Pokémon fan since Red and Blue, I can confirm that I'm possessed by demons and will surely go to hell one day.

[@doranku]

Wow, pastor is kind of right when he says "some of you cannot go to heaven". Reality is nobody can go to heaven, as far as the evidence concerns.

[@l0rf]

Now the important question is, can I catch Satan in a Pokéball?

[@loganwidener4811]

​@@l0rfgiratina

[@CassiusStelar]

​@@loganwidener4811Also Eternatus

[@denverarnold6210]

​@@l0rfI mean, if it's in the pokemon world, if it's not human, it's pokemon. Even aliens from space or separate dimensions.

[@patron8597]

The wildest part is that this even goes against pretty much all church teachings I'm aware of. Well, maybe his is one of those pay to win churches.

[@dewardroy6531]

Happy Birthday!❤️ Thank you for sharing all the giggles and grins. You make me smile every time.

[@anncunningham8829]

Happy Belated Birthday! Thank you for all the great videos!!!

[@Sankey84Gaming]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="512">8:32</a> sorry to correct you but in the Japanese version of pokemon they do have guns, but they edited it out for the US/Europe because 4kids thought it was too violent for kids. (Go figure an American company saying guns are bad)

[@danielamos8219]

/s Only pretend guns are bad! This is why video games with guns are also bad and responsible for all gun related crimes! Those imaginary bullets are deadly. Casting their horrid allusions upon innocent real guns.

[@eznix]

Have a super happy birthday! I was not raised in a religious house, it was decidedly atheist in fact. I cannot relate to those taken in by cult tactics under the guise of religion. My parents were always quick to identify and explain hyper-religious behavior and tactics as a few more distant relatives were involved in Hasidim, Jehovah's Witnesses, and born again Christian religious organizations. I am eternally grateful to my parents for having the wisdom to eschew religion in all forms. Thanks for the all the content.

[@nonunekonsequence7641]

Happy Birthday Lovely Emma! Thank you and love all the light you bring into the world.

[@tanithrosenbaum]

Wohhho I'm watching it on the day after it came out. So.... *Happy Birthday* dear Emma! Thank you for all your hard work enlightening and entertaining us all, and really just for being you. You are very much appreciated. All the best from a viewer in Germany.

[@rojh9351]

Emma creates KZbin video. It’s super effective!

[@michaelprozonic]

when i was young, i watched a demonic rabbit and duck on television who spoke in tongues well that explains a lot

[@RaxiazRedux]

"Pokemon playing Russian roulette" I'm glad I'm not the only one with intrusive thoughts.

[@TaintedWingedPrince]

Happy Birthday!!! ❤ Only found your channel around the start of this year and I've been going through all your content, love it! Keep doing what you're doing and all the best 😊

[@spyder461]

I am from Houston. I actually saw this on TV when i was growing up. I never played Pokémon, but have and continue to play DnD. luckily my parents were not religious, so they didn't buy into this. Love your videos. have a great Birthday.

[@slocoast5]

Happy Birthday! Thanks for sticking up for fun.

[@martelharris755]

Happy Birthday, Mstr. Emma! I always appreciate hearing a foreigner's take on our "issues." I always vibe with your takes especially when I see you record your research process. Great video and great outfit! Hope your birthday is a fun one!!

[@tf3207]

Happy Birthday, Emma! Thank you for all the wonderful content, have a great bday week!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I remember Schmoyoho made a banger remix of this rant.

[@cindybidwellglaze7698]

Do you have a way of finding the remix?

[@FirstNameBunchANumbers]

I haven't thought about schmoyoho (accent on the yo) in YEARS wow

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@FirstNameBunchANumbers Yeah, I've been a fan of Schmoyoho for years. I found out about them from their Jontron remix, and I've loved them ever since.

[@jackcoleman1784]

They say it's JUST a game (it's just a game) But they can't get SAVED (but they can't get saved) The fact that I remember how that goes after this many years confirms your assertion that it was and indeed is a banger.

[@gordmain5370]

I heard about this guy on another channel. Just crazy. I bought a Pokemon book for my kids that included dice based (I think) combat. It was great. I was surprised to hear that imaginary pocket monsters were somehow evil or demonic. Also, Happy Birthday tomorrow.

[@BrownCoatCaptn]

Ahhh seeing you happy watching a crazy pastor love to see it. So much fun.