This Jehovah's Witness Cartoon is beyond sad...

[@exjwpandatower]

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[@Frank-qn1xq]

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[@DigiVixen]

They wrongly depict Jesus' initial arrest as being indoors, alone and led out of the building to outside, while Peter lurked in an outside side courtyard area, then they jump to him being in the courtyard trying to keep warm at a fire pit where most of the denials apparently happened. Then suddenly Jesus is back, on the upper floor promenade walkway that lines the courtyard (that wasn't there previously), and catches Peter's eye after his third denial. Also it's funny that they leave out the entire context of Peter's behavior and why he did what he did. Because had they depicted Jesus arrest properly as it is in the Bible, it would have been in the garden, and Peter would've slashed one of the arresters ears off. Jesus healed/restored it, and told Peter not to turn to violence in this matter. (They could've easily censored/summarized this part by just showing Peter being defensive of Jesus and perhaps saying that the arrester got hurt and Jesus healed them and admonished Peter for the attack). Okay, with this in mind of course Peter was fearful. Him being associated with Jesus was probably more to do with his attack on the arrester at this point. Sure, Jesus heal him (so no harm no foul, so long as the arrester didn't say anything), but because of his association, the attack might have been brought up regardless, and he would've been punished for that alone (I'd imagine it would be like attacking a cop who was arresting one's friend). Peter's denial was more about separating his closeness to Jesus as far as his association/loyality/willingness to defend (violently) him. Like looking back it's more like Peter was like "Sure, I followed him around and listened to his stuff, but I didn't know him personally. I was a fan... not a friend."- which of course was a lie. Anyway, the cartoon tries badly to make it seem like it was him celebrating his classmate's birthday by attempting to eat a cupcake, then failing to explain himself was the sin- when actuality if they wanted to really bring up any sinning in this scenario, it was him taking the cupcake without asking for permission to do so (thus stealing; as he wasn't initially part of the party- and therefore not supposed to take from something that didn't belong to him {the cupcakes belonging to the the party members which at the time he wasn't in}). However, the birthday boy catches him in his 'sin', and is kind enough to forgive him and give him the permission to take and eat the cupcake. So the lesson could have been about false guilt, or about the lingering effects that being caught in sin and forgiven for said sin has. (IE: Still feeling guilty about the sin even though you've been forgiven). This would have been a much better use of the scenario given.

[@_gills]

you are really underrated

[@MrMagistralMalik]

Being tortured over eating a cupcake should be Edp445’s Punishment.

[@grifgrif_4]

What cracks me up is that the Bible mentions multiple times that God loves celebrations and music and dance. So.... having birthdays doesnt disrespect him. He takes delight in our joy and celebration of life.

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

Exactly.

[@lou626]

Exactly

[@Minabeanmachine]

Lol whut. I literally never would have guessed

[@grifgrif_4]

@@Minabeanmachine Yep! Not to be too preachy, but here is a verse that says so. Philippians 4:4-7 TPT Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let your joy overflow! And let gentleness be seen in every relationship, for our Lord is ever near.

[@jaiden3473]

Heaven is even described as a place where you can sing the graces of god for all eternity right beside him

[@C_Raccoon23]

The true reason JWs aren’t allowed to celebrate birthdays is because you can’t have them feeling like they’re unique individuals instead of drones.

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Exactly. And to create a sense of being the "other" and a weirdo from being left out of all of them.

[@RES_Reborn]

Correct. I’ve also been told it’s basically like “worshipping a human for a day”, when the only one who deserves any glory is God. Same applies to Mother’s/Father’s Day etc

[@murph8411]

@@RES_Rebornand the governing body as well as the organisation! They deserve glory and never have to apologise of course.

[@sirwilliamclickclack7492]

exactly

[@livywithane]

It’s giving “The Giver”😭 this is not a true and good religion

[@2l84me8]

Nothing like traumatizing children over baked goods.

[@imthewokerbaby]

my favorite bible study activity! (shaming children for just eating a tiny little birthday cupcake, even though they were more interested in the cupcake not the actual birthday)

[@gatosetzo]

I grew inside of the JW Organization, yall just missunderstand all thing that JW try to teach, personally i ate bday cake when i was younger, but that was in the case that the kid celebrating his bday saved one slice for me whitout me asking for it, i didnt went to the parties, i just said thanks and ate the cake. If i can remember correctly, the reason that JW doesnt celebrate bdays its because in the only 2 bdays that the bible mentions, they killed a christian. So, even if the modern version of a bday its not that violent, the origin of the celebration was something bad, plus theres not a single mention of a christian celebrating his/her bday on the bible, just people that didnt served to Jehova

[@Blahblahblahblahhhhhhhh]

My mom yelled at me once cause I went to my neighbors birthday party to get a macaroon I remember how much I cried I couldn't be normal like everyone else

[@somedude9383]

Must have missed the verse in the Bible lol​@@imthewokerbaby

[@iiCounted-op5jx]

😭😭💯💯

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

The thing that frustrates me about this is that it’s a good video. The animation is smooth, the musical score is emotive, and I legitimately felt sympathy for Peter as he struggled between his desire to proclaim his faith and his fear of being arrested or killed. It’s a pity that such a legitimately good video is used to traumatise children by implying that if they eat a birthday cupcake then God will be angry and they’ll need to apologise to Him for it.

[@SusieQ0665]

NOTHING in that book says that people cannot celebrate.

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

Don't forget, they're the same people who, despite believing Jesus is God's one and only son, don't celebrate Christmas

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

The JWs change their so called Bible periodically.

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

@@FilmmakeroftheFuture They're literally the definitions of the pharisees, saying you can't cross the line into sin, in fact you can't go anywhere near it, except they now claim to be Christian

[@bluejay-republic]

Im Christian and I think Jehovahs Witnesses are full of shit

[@DigiVixen]

I find that a lot of fundie type Christians are just modern day Pharisees. @@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

[@nannymouse2180]

I mean, technically Jesus did celebrate His birthday, though. When Jesus was born, there were shepherds and magi and angels and all that... He even got presents!

[@JahNgomba-ir2zi]

Yeah but we ain’t Jesus so you can’t use that as an argument but still I’m not a jehova’s witness

[@ZackGraysson]

The Zoroastrian priests, who had a reputation as astrologers, weren't Christians either. They also didn't celebrate Jesus Birthday, they came to worship the King of the Jews likely months or years later

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

"I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well." - Psalm 139:14 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." Jeremiah 1:5@@JahNgomba-ir2zi

[@lesliemorganking3283]

Yep.

[@panickedshears]

@@JahNgomba-ir2ziJW’s do use that as an argument to not celebrate birthdays… did you even watch the video lmao. The father in the video says that since Jesus didn’t celebrate his birthday, that means that others shouldn’t celebrate their birthday. So, they can use it as an argument against birthdays, but the second you actually say that Jesus did in fact celebrate at least his first birthday, it’s… not applicable?

[@JayyJason]

When I turned 6 or 7 my class sang happy birthday to me and I started crying and feeling guilty, a day that should have been happy for me will forever be a sad memory. All because of this destructive cult.

[@Big_SungisYT]

Cult as in Christianity itself or... What these cartoons are saying rn

[@lavishty_]

Same. I still feel guilty.

[@Th3oryX]

christianity and jv are not the same@@lavishty_

[@ladpizzaman881]

@@Big_SungisYTChristianity isnt a cult big dawg

[@TinaHemphill]

At 63, I still have feelings of guilt if anyone mentions my birthday. It really is a screwed up, manipulative cult.

[@hihi-pl4ye]

As a Christian, this makes me so confused... Why would God the creator be against his creation celebrating the day they were born??

[@Shawndelle]

because birthdays started with paganism, not christianity.

[@Imtiredofyourbs]

Because Jehovah's witnessers aren't Christian It's a cult

[@lucasc2908]

He doesn't. FIlarguria is the root of all evil. The Law of God is to avoid evil, love the next and battle against the wills of flesh and materialism.

[@oneguywon9816]

@@Shawndelleso what

[@daisdoll]

​@@oneguywon9816 "Birthday celebrations have pagan roots. According to Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, these celebrations originated from the belief that on a person’s birthday, “evil spirits and influences have the opportunity to attack the celebrants” and that “the presence of friends and the expression of good wishes help to protect the celebrant.” The book The Lore of Birthdays says that in ancient times, birthday records were “essential for the casting of a horoscope” based on “the mystic science of astrology.” This book adds that “birthday candles, in folk belief, are endowed with special magic for granting wishes.”The Bible, however, condemns the use of magic, divination, spiritism, or “anything like this."

[@justamicrowave5297]

“Can you remember if Jesus celebrated his birthday?” Uh, yeah, he was literally brought gifts by the three wise men when he was born…

[@projectkepleren]

ohmg yeah

[@dumbnumb162]

Day of birth. The king entering the world.

[@jenniferstechow6278]

I’m not JW, but it’s about worshipping Jesus. Jesus did have gifts for his birth. That’s his right. We are not of the same conditions.

[@zenwilds2911]

We celebrate his birthday every year. Xmas. Everyone gets presents. Jesus has the BIGGEST birthday celebration ever!

[@anna4338]

​@@zenwilds2911 they don't celebrated Christmas either

[@forest2727]

"Jesus didn't celebrate his birthday" Meanwhile Christians: celebrating his birth during Christmas

[@forest2727]

@@altern8tive and yet the birth of Christ is exactly what they celebrate. Yes, it might be the exact same thing but with another name but what's more important when you celebrate a holiday? The date and customs or what you celebrate? Obviously it's what you choose to celebrate. That's the whole point of the holiday. Just like atheists can celebrate Christmas without celebrating Christ. Christians can celebrate the winter solstice without celebrating winter.

[@Duhble07]

@@altern8tiveNo they are celebrating Jesus’ birthday. No one knows the day, but it’s as good as any. No one cares that it was a winter festival. And with the calendar confusion of Julian vs. Gregorian, who knows what was exactly when. Please let it go. 1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things”.

[@shayquinn572]

Scripture says that gifts were brought by the Maji ( Matt 2 .1-11) So if Jesius was brought gifts to celebrate his birth.....it is logical that presents and celebration of birth days is not a problem for Christians.

[@forest2727]

@@shayquinn572 yeah, I didn't say christians have a problem with it, quite the opposite

[@m_d1905]

​@@altern8tive Christmas has nothing to do with Saturnalia. Why this always comes up baffles me when there is plenty of data showing it isn't so.

[@icasma5038]

HE DIDN'T EVEN EAT THE CUPCAKE!!!! and he felt that guilty. imagine how bad he'd feel if he really ate it.

[@SecretPersonComment]

He was guilty because he denied his Jehovah.

[@aqua-bery]

​@@SecretPersonComment he didn't even deny god, he just said "I'm not sure", he's human and a fucking child at that, you can't expect children to be perfect and know everything all the time

[@Mangotherango57]

@@SecretPersonCommenthe didn’t though he just didn’t know the answer to a question

[@SecretPersonComment]

@@Mangotherango57 if I recall correctly, he didn't want to say that he couldn't because Jehovah said it is forbidden, therefore rejecting Jehovah in a sense.

[@lesleysimpson5793]

I though he had eaten it!

[@madman8404]

If we strip away all the religiousness from the argument against birthdays, it will sound like "You know, who else celebrated birthdays? Hitler!! What, you wanna be like Hitler??"

[@spiderfrider64]

This is too accurate

[@baniSaqer]

Give proof that Hitler celebrated his birthday

[@thedisappointed2530]

When I was a kid, I had a friend who was a jehovah witness… when Christmas time came around the classroom was coloring pictures of snowmen, drinking hot chocolate and eating candy canes. My friend screamed in terror and bawled with tears in intensity for an hour hidden in the corner of the room until the teacher consulted him. He said it was against his religion, that Christmas was from the devil. I’ll never forget that day.

[@locopollo2042]

Poor child

[@kathybrem880]

That’s child abuse

[@3rdDantetherapist]

@@kathybrem880 honestly

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

A well trained believer. Jehovah is happy now!

[@A_Based_Greek_Dude]

​@@Thenogomogo-zo3un😂

[@IGuessItsSketchyT]

If only this guilt was put on EDP when he wanted a cupcake...

[@WhiteListedhere]

Underrated comment

[@IGuessItsSketchyT]

@WhiteListed-ib7or but in all seriousness EDP can't know about JWs ummmm lack of caution regarding CSA.

[@Dingle-God1987]

That's a whole different type of cupcake 💀

[@dylanblue9201]

The problem is, _he didn’t actually want no cupcake…_

[@imthewokerbaby]

ON GARLIC!!!!!!!!

[@maninthecamohat2735]

"Did Jesus celebrate his birthday?" "No" Literally 3 wise men gave him gifts on his birthday.

[@paulaegraham]

A few months later

[@maninthecamohat2735]

@@paulaegraham It was still for his birthday just a few months late.

[@Leonidas300SP]

Litteraly never ever happened.

[@maninthecamohat2735]

@@Leonidas300SP Well that's your problem.

[@Leonidas300SP]

@@maninthecamohat2735 clever response.

[@vincente184]

4:02 "Caleb? Are you gay? 🏳️‍🌈"

[@SoleilProductionss]

Nooooo😭😭😭

[@cooliohoolio30]

theres so many unintentionally gay moments in this cartoon and i live for it 💀

[@roxrockman]

I heard that too! XD Lmao!

[@johnpaulursua6839]

hahaahhaha cracks me up a lot

[@AdorbsxAriel]

LOL

[@jayomato]

"we didnt celebrate jesus's birthday" Christmas:

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

Logic 👍

[@banheezone]

Panda picked apart the argument, but this just straight up tore it down. Well done lol.

[@OcaRebecca]

JWs don’t celebrate Christmas (or Easter, if I’m not mistaken).

[@nascour5991]

wElL tEcHnIcAlLy hE wAs boRn iN lIkE mArCh

[@aporue5893]

the three kings: brought him presents for his birthday when he was a baby.....

[@arcellgreen4754]

It’s a shame how their teachings really messes up a child’s mind.🤬

[@loneshewolf74]

I think the real reason JWs don't celebrate birthdays or holidays is because secretly they don't want to spend the extra money on their kids. I heard some non JW parents won't celebrate their kids' birthdays because you're going to turn a year older anyway, so why reward you for something you didn't have to work hard at to achieve? But they probably still let their kids go to other kid's birthday parties.

[@playernotfound9489]

no better than other relegions

[@AmicusAdastra]

@@playernotfound9489 but cults like these are worse

[@bighand1530]

@@playernotfound9489 God wants relationships, not religions.

[@playernotfound9489]

whatever god your talking about, if real seems like an amazing god@@bighand1530

[@Doodle128]

They fucking brought gifts to and celebrated Jesus' first birthday, the day of his birth, that one background kid isn't lost in the sauce, the script writers are.

[@ZackGraysson]

yeah no. The Zoroastrian priests, or magi didnt' find Jesus til he was almost 2 years old. They weren't bringing him birthday gifts. They were not Christian or followers of the religion. They came to worship the proclaimed king of the Jews. And if that weren't the case why is there no mention of anyone else in the entire bible or any other text describing another birthday celebration? Jesus had 12 close apostles, brothers, parents. And not one birthday party attended

[@paulelkin3531]

​@@ZackGrayssonGiven that JWs stopped disfellowshipping members for following Leviticus 19:27 so recently, I can't say I'm surprised you're unfamiliar with John 21:25.

[@whitebeans7292]

@@ZackGraysson "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage"...on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And also "Today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord...suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” So when Jesus was born, people sang songs, gave presents, and celebrated. This is the definition of birthday party.

[@silaaron76]

@@ZackGraysson Probably because keeping track of a specific date was hard without clocks and calendars everywhere.

[@me-myself-i787]

Only one of the four gospels mentions the rich men and the gold, frankincense and myrrh, and the other three don't, so it probably didn't happen, and Jesus didn't actually receive gifts on his birthday. Instead of exalting himself, he humbled himself by inviting shepherds tto visit him in a stable.

[@NiirTheRaccoon]

The bully kid literally has a shirt with an angry face, as if he wasn't "bully" enough, lol

[@Thankedsphere99]

This kid with a red shirt doesn't have a ✝️ he must be atheists!1!1!1!1!1!

[@dr.kenschmidt5726]

If he tortures himself over a cupcake, I hate to think what’ll happen when he enters puberty and has those… ummmm…urges.

[@grizzlydino]

His parents probably would make him cut off his own rooster

[@mrsillytacos]

EDP:

[@buttcheesegaming9983]

what makes this even worse is theres kids who actually act EXACTLY like him because they were raised by hyper religious parents. It may look silly to us, but these kids literally don't know how to behave like normal people because they werent raised by normal people and they were explicitly told to STAY AWAY from normal people.

[@thatbachus]

​@@mrsillytacos mf'ers when you even imply sexualness will be with teenagers (as if puberty isn't also about getting to ready to repopulate in your adult years)

[@ariichan-07]

@@buttcheesegaming9983 i come from a religious family that frowned upon even Jehovah's witnesses for being such uhm worldly people (not wearing a shawl to cover the women's hair, or letting it down, not wearing skirts every day every second and even wearing makeup or jewels sometimes!) it was literal hell to go to school or outside the religious community for this exact reason, the members did everything to make us kids despise others, and never want to join. thankfully i got into the library somehow and educated myself over the years till i built up enough courage to leave everything behind and start a new life as an atheist. if you watch this video and say nahhh this cant happen, i assure you, even worse gaslighting happens in religious families

[@LittleRadicalThinker]

Self inflicted guilt from cupcake. Oh boy, indoctrination goes deep.

[@Mcoryr]

That’s an understatement.

[@JustADiamondBlock]

Just wait till bro becomes older 💀

[@Thankedsphere99]

And the bullies

[@PELARBOJCARLANDO]

Bro felt more guilty than edp for taking a real cupcake 💀💀💀

[@IGuessItsSketchyT]

Edp: Im just out here to ummm pick up a cupcake aaand go home! Stephen Lett: Yep he's one of us!

[@bradentheman1373]

LMAOO

[@Titotacoman]

NO WAY💀💀

[@justicedriggs826]

Foul play. Diabolical

[@imnugget8085]

Edp was caught not once but 3 times In the cookie jar not even the old or cool BUT THE FRESH COOKIE SOME PREBAKE

[@Timoteo-qwerty]

The misinformation here is wild, my grandma is like, the most christian person you could imagine, praying every night and having portraits of jesus on every room, and having a couple jesus sculptures around her house, yet she still makes GARGANTUAN birthday parties, with usually over 30 people, sometimes even 100! No idea what this cartoon is talking about

[@werkanaklejka1640]

well the jehovah witnesses are a different breed (as a former one myself) lol

[@that_scene_kid3]

@@werkanaklejka1640i feel sorry for you

[@Deathgrips_fan]

Jehovah witnesses when they realized that jesus nevered used the restroom in the bible : ☠️

[@seannolan9857]

Bathrooms aren't mentioned in the Bible, but "those that pisseth against the wall" are.

[@Deathgrips_fan]

@@seannolan9857 deep find...

[@pilyglot3037]

the bible says to carry a trowel so you can bury your doodoo outside, therefore indoor bathrooms are pagan and eeevil!

[@ExtremeWreck]

I am sensing some fetish crap with this. I've seen too much of the internet to know where this is going.

[@johnnysaurus04]

​@@seannolan9857That was one way to refer to a dude 💀

[@RES_Reborn]

I'll never forget I told my PIMI JW grandma that if I had kids, I would never raise them in a religion. To which she responded, straight-faced: "Well then I hope you never have kids." I'm sorry, but I'd rather step on a Lego every day for the rest of my life than let my child suffer this emotional abuse for one second. No kid deserves the type of social ostracism and full-blown manipulation that growing up a JW puts you through.

[@reignellwalker9755]

as a Christian I would like to say I am glad that you broke away from jw and that you won't raise your kids in it but please don't let jw and mormonism give real Christianity a bad name, you should have never experienced the trauma and guilt that comes from jw that is not what the real Jesus wants he wants you to be happy and for you to know that you are loved no strings attatched no needing to work to earn it just love and forgiveness straight up

[@korngreen]

@@reignellwalker9755 Jesus told that you will be persecuted in my name. Jesus wants us to be happy by doing what he commands and they are not always unpainful . We will have the absolute joy and happiness in his kingdom. Second, you can suffer and die by a lot of things not only by following a religion. I don't know if JW are a correct religion, but I recommend for studying the scriptures while asking the holy spirit to open your eyes

[@robinkish-miller2990]

religion is a racket.

[@korngreen]

@@robinkish-miller2990 Do you know what religion means? God defines true religion this way: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27). In other words, the system of worshiping God is not a matter of observing rites and rituals; rather, it involves practical help for those in need and living a pure life, separated from the sin of the world.

[@ironmoondarkwing4190]

@@korngreen So in the end it doesn’t really matter what we believe in as long as we’re good people? I can get behind that! Just don’t threaten people with eternal torture just because they don’t think the same way you do. ;)

[@Gabagoul83]

I remember eating a cupcake as a child jw and I tortured myself over it. What horrible cult I’m glad to be rid of

[@donotbendy]

Why shame yourself though? It's a very specific situation.

[@Gabagoul83]

@@donotbendy i’m not really sure what’s confusing you here I was a child no more than six or seven years old with no other view of the outside world other then my parents who were in a doomsday cult

[@donotbendy]

@Gabagoul83 Well, was the cupcake also for a birthday?

[@donotbendy]

@Gabagoul83 I wasn't referring to being part of the cult being a specific situation. I'm sorry if I sounded like that.

[@Gabagoul83]

@@donotbendy yeh it was a child’s birthday party

[@regularfern]

They don’t like birthdays bc birthdays celebrate individualism

[@pugpartyproductions9499]

Ah OK, but I just don't understand why they consider that to be a bad thing. God made us all unique after all.

[@MoneyRabbitGooberMan]

​@@pugpartyproductions9499JWs don't want people to feel like their own person. They want every member to be part of their hivemind and follow blindly

[@MrShipBuff]

As a Christian, I’m appalled that they say the Bible says to not eat cupcakes, a blatant lie. I hope everyone that has been indoctrinated by Watchtower realizes the lies

[@MrShipBuff]

It’s like they think during The Last Supper, Jesus went “oh no, tsk tsk, you ate a cupcake today, John? Too bad, now you can’t have communion”. That’s how ridiculous it is.

[@naniz1928]

@@MrShipBuffas a Christian myself I was thinking the same thing

[@octosquid48]

As far as I'm aware, cupcakes didn't even exist when the Bible was written

[@LePetitChatNoir79]

It’s not about the cupcakes themselves, but about participating in a birthday celebration by eating said cupcake or cake or any treat that’s served as part of the celebration. I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and it was brutal not being able to participate in anything.

[@justinebarbarin6363]

What saddens me most, and I think you'll agree, is that they don't see God as the heavenly Father who loves us, forgives our faults (and when I say faults I mean real sins like hatred or selfishness, not eating a cupcake) and wants to help us move forward in life with His empathy. They don't see Jesus as their savior who sacrificed himself for the sins of mankind; you have to be blameless by Watchtower standards to "earn" their salvation. Watchtower uses the image of God to compel followers to do whatever the leaders want on pain of "divine punishment".

[@danhatter6823]

“Did Jesus celebrate his birthday?” Well, no. But literally _every_ human and animal in the vicinity did.

[@Captainendou]

Not Muslims though lol

[@Papapsoso]

of course he didn’t he was a newborn child

[@marstothestars33]

Lol

[@industrialcathedral]

Animal???

[@ileanagheorghisor]

​@@Captainendou because they didn't even exist back then

[@Marconius-SPQR]

Had an Aunt that was JW . She said they celebrate wedding anniversaries and nothing else. She came for a visit with my Mom one year at Christmas time. We got her a gift wrapped in Anniversary paper for her & my uncles 'anniversary' . 😊

[@cyupidcandy]

wow im a muslim even we celebrate birthdays.(and we can befriend people of other religons)

[@robbchristopher158]

I used to be Jehovah's witness. I just celebrated my 50th birthday a couple of weeks ago and it was a lot of fun.🎉🎊🎈

[@reeceallen583]

​@robbchristopher158 happy late birthday!!!!

[@cyupidcandy]

@@robbchristopher158 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@SunkenOverlord]

​@@robbchristopher158Happy birthday!!!!!

[@EL-IZ-At-BETH-sarim]

🥳🎂Happy birthday!🇳🇱

[@herculesatan4514]

That psalm was essentially Jesus saying: “Y’all sheep are gonna run as soon as I’m caught.” Peter responds with: “Nah, I’d win.” And Jesus is like: “Peter you’re so chicken they should call it Kentucky Fried Peter.”

[@sfk1doesstuff207]

Lmbo

[@DaShoopdahoop]

Thanks for explaining it in Lobotomy Kaisen terms, stand proud you're strong

[@enginear1157]

Always bet on the rooster

[@minetieplays2092]

@@DaShoopdahoop Are you strong because your nah i'd win or did you leave it all behind and stand proud because with this treasure I summon always bet on hakari? Are you Stand proud, You're Strong because your Nah I'd Win, or are you Nah I'd Win because you're Stand Proud, You're Strong? im left im right are you strong nah id win stand proud always bet on the volume to the honoured one who left it all behind Nah I’d with this treasure i summon or are you always bet on hakari because I alone am strong because. are you nah id win or are you id win nah because malevolent shrine or infinite void nah id win stand proud because honored one or mahoraga are you thoughout heaven and earth I alone am the kagurabachi because your nah I'd win or are you nah I'd win because your stand proud you are strong Are you the strongest because you’re Nah, I’d win or are you Nah, I” win because you’re the strongest those who inherited the curse of always betting on hakari the one who couldnt fully say nah id win they would all bear witness to the bare flesh... of stand proud sukuna, with this treasure i summon im you are you stand proud or are you nah id win because ur the strongest king of curses then he shrugged back in fear, "stand proud nah I'd win because you left it all behind, you're in his overwhelming intensity" After stand proud opened up his domain he said, are you, you are strong because you are I am you or are you the one who left it all behind and his ove Are you strong because your nah i'd win or did you leave it all behind and stand proud because with this treasure I summon always bet on hakari?

[@DaShoopdahoop]

@@minetieplays2092 Nah, I'd win.

[@TheDuck4EVA]

I'm a Christian and I don't understand not celebrating my birthday. I'm celebrating the day God made me.

[@Warp2090]

Yeah

[@Oswaldo_the_baldo]

Yea I mean, why wouldn’t you celebrate living another year god has given you?

[@Aroaceenby]

That's true!

[@elijahwalton2248]

A lot of us Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of christ. It's simply not true that there was no celebration of Jesus in a manger. Here in the US, there are some churches that set up nativity scenes, many families and friends who exchange gifts to each other, and donate money to charity so that families who are poor could be blessed with a meaningful holiday to spend with each other.

[@LeviPilot-g6k]

imean God made u when u were conceived

[@cooljen94]

I'm a Christian and couldn't stomach watching the whole thing so I fast forwarded...did they seriously try to use the story of Peter denying Jesus to communicate eating a birthday cupcake is a sin and denying Christ? lol

[@caribbeankpoplover]

As a Christian, I had no idea there were cartoons for JWs like this 😭

[@normanclatcher]

As a Christian, I did. And it takes a certain Chris Rice song to get it back in line with how I actually feel about God and life in general, almost every time.

[@Thomas-nt2nq]

Yeah me neither I was like I didn't know they made these and knowing like the content of this video and knowing that Jehovah Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays meanwhile then me is like the what's Christmas it's not it wasn't made by the devil the whole reason there's a reason why it's called Christmas it's literally just Christ Mass and it's literally just the birth of Christ the birth of Jesus

[@arcellgreen4754]

All of these religious beliefs happened because of Judge Rutherford. When Charles Russell was the leader his followers celebrated holidays just like everybody else. Rutherford wanted to stand out and act like he was the shyt!

[@josepheridu3322]

I imagine another universe in which JWs developed to just be another Unitarian Church.

[@Frank-qn1xq]

Judge Rutherford is responsible for this,it's crazy , great video Panda

[@professorx1739]

Judge Rutherford wanted his own nation of people and he got them. Sad 😔

[@robertgrey6101]

@arcellgreen Rutherford may be guilty for THIS nonsense but, Nathan Homer Knorr is guilty of broken families and suicides for his dictum Re: SHUNNING.

[@astridmiller7938]

sounds like that person back in germany around ww2@@professorx1739

[@zakuraiyadesu]

This video shows that Jehova’s Witnesses don’t care about each individual person like Jesus taught Cristians like me to do in the Bible. How ironic is that?

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

As another Christian, TOO ironic

[@ChickenNuggetManCNM]

@@YoshiCh1ef-je6meAs another Christian, I still want to find where on Earth they dig up their teachings, because I can't seem to find them anywhere in the Bible.

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

@@ChickenNuggetManCNM Dunno why, but looking at your reply is making me think of Van Halen for some reason XD

[@Saberfighterx]

@@ChickenNuggetManCNMthe answer is it’s not in the Bible my brother in Christ

[@decayingsun5915]

Because they never believed in Jesus as their Lord and God or King. They believe in the old teaching in the old testament. But, in short, its a cult. JW is a cult

[@dragonderp]

My father was a jw, what stopped him from being this strict was my mom who didn't give a shirt about it. I had friends and wonderful birthdays but the guilt was still there, not really because I didn't want to make Jehova sad, but because I wanted to make my dad happy. There was also this kid whose all family were jw, she was isolated in every little school party, but my mom always had a slice of pizza or a piece of cake for her.

[@zoekirk1848]

“You should come to my house and see what a real party is like” finally broke me. That’s among the cringiest shit I’ve ever heard typed out

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

And said by a 6 year old!

[@ajnooneslistening6134]

I lost my cookies right when Caleb was dragging himself off the school bus! JW’s guilt their members continuously into thinking that they’re never good enough. Shame on JW parents for dragging their children into this cult! They shouldn’t have children.

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Shame is a powerful tool of control, and a big one in the cult toolbox.

[@Inconstructionmaybe-x5v]

​@mrcoto4 Sorry I am not buying this, or you just a troll, so stop lying. 😑.

[@cupoftea3499]

​@mrcoto4so you're young right? Yeah no, you probably have bad parents. The whole religion preys on children who have a very closed off world view. You just assume your parents are good because you look at them with the rose tinted glasses that your religion tries to weld to your face. You've never seen the inner relationships of a non-JW family before, you've only seen JW family relationships so to you it is the norm. I don't want to shatter your world view, but that religion is very very abusive and cult like.

[@EPIC_Duck_Has_Luck]

​@mrcoto4Same with me. Almost all people try to be as nice as possible (during the assemblys at least.)

[@loop-sie1121]

I wouldn't blame the parents. They're just as much of a victim as the child. The only people we should be blaming are the head honchos- The Watchtower.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

If I were to rewrite this entire cartoon; it would be this. The family is preparing cupcakes for their daughter’s first birthday. The brother, no more than five, eats all of them despite the family telling him their saving it for the afternoon when the rest of the relatives arrive. When they discover this they kindly ask him if he ate it. He lies three times, and the parents, certain he did it, shrug their shoulders and tell him, “ok, if we find out you lied, you’ll be staying in your room for the party tonight.” The boy spends the rest of the day bothered by his conscience, and in the end admits what he did. His parents forgive what he did, as commanded by God. So to make up for it, the bother helps his parents bake another batch before the relatives arrive.

[@normanclatcher]

Good efforts.

[@C9CP]

Would be cool if these cultist were chill like that

[@normanclatcher]

@@C9CP Good cultists have no chill.

[@3rdDantetherapist]

@@normanclatcher fr

[@normanclatcher]

@@3rdDantetherapist fr fr

[@scatterbrained1]

I used to be a jehovah's witness when I was a baby - 6 years old, and it sucked I couldn't celebrate my birthday or any holiday until it was my 7th birthday. I remember seeing these cartoons and there was one about this kid who had a toy that was a "monster" or something and his mom made him throw it away, because it would make "jehovah" mad or something. Also idk why they call God jehovah, I probably do I just don't remember (also at the time this comment was made I haven't watched the whole video yet)

[@EmMakesEditz]

Caleb:“What if Jehovah doesn’t wanna be my friend anymore” Me:”he was never your friend get out of that cult”

[@paulettefrazier445]

Underrated comment.

[@sebastianovinciguerra3151]

In fact Jehovah Is WT itself, so yes, Jehovah Is not your friend, he Is Just a bunch of fat bald men claiming to be the real god 🙏🏻

[@Gracelivinglife12]

True. It’s just another man-made religion. I’m a non denominational Christian but I can agree that this religion is definitely a cult. Also, they don’t believe that Jesus is God which directly contradicts their Bible, and Mormons believe the same thing and they’re also a cult. Seems like the moment these Christian religions deny Jesus being God, they become an extremely strict cult.

[@Gracelivinglife12]

Yep. I’m a non-denominational Christian but this is definitely a cult, and this is a man made religion. Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons both deny that Jesus is God, which directly contradicts their Bible when Jesus says that he IS God. It seems that the moment these religions deny Jesus being God, they become extremely strict and psychologically abusive cults. I respect all religions but I can’t respect the actions of some of them and I can’t respect a blatant lie when I see one either. Jesus IS God, if someone claims to be a Christian and says otherwise, then they are NOT a true Christian. It’s hilarious how these Jehovah’s Witnesses call everyone else out for not following the Bible while they themselves also don’t follow the Bible. Hypocrites.

[@Gracelivinglife12]

Also I had to retype my whole reply because censortube deleted my original one

[@Spectres_Gaming_Corner]

As a Christian this feels so wrong, watching people use the Bible against what it stands for.

[@MovieParody7734]

😂

[@normanclatcher]

Remember, their 'Bible' is something else. It's "The Holy Scriptures," the 'New World Translation.'

[@Spectres_Gaming_Corner]

@@normanclatcher Regardless, it's going against the Bible.

[@normanclatcher]

@@Spectres_Gaming_Corner Regardless, the Watchtower is the ones making the calls. The average JW isn't gonna know their theology well enough to understand where they're off-base: to offer correction, you gotta go slow, and not assume intent.

[@Spectres_Gaming_Corner]

@@normanclatcher I'm not assuming the intent of JWs, I'm just saying Jehovah's Witnesses go against the Bible.

[@burglarcat5406]

It's strange to think that these cartoons are meant to make the religion seem appealing to kids when every episode just seems to be about how miserable it makes Caleb and Sophia

[@SirSayakaMikiThe3rd]

Because it's not meant to convert, but to make them feel immense shame if they ever try to do anything that may lead them to leave.

[@luisnuke8389]

It's to normalize it. "We're miserable deep down inside but at least we're not going to hell like those other guys"

[@Account_abandoned-q7m]

They're Jehovah Witnesses what did you expect

[@garfield850]

​@@luisnuke8389You nailed it

[@garfield850]

​@@Account_abandoned-q7mAs if all the christian cartoons games and movies are any better 😂

[@happyman4854]

Jesus probably did celebrate his birthday, but nobody wrote about because not every single thing Jesus ever did was written down. Jesus loves you

[@Julie-x7d]

I'm really surprised they haven't condemned wedding anniversaries

[@lunam7249]

GREAT IDEA!!! YOU JUST GAVE THEM!! 2026...end of wedding anaversaries!! 😂😂😂😂❤❤

[@thetruthk5138]

Please don't feed them anymore stupid ideas

[@ZackGraysson]

Marriage was divinely instituted by God. It's not a celebration putting individuals on a pedestal for existing. It's a day where couples take time to reflect on the joyfulness of that event and on their resolve to work for success as a couple. In a world where over 50% of marriages fail due to not keeping God in a three fold cord, wedding anniversaries honor God as the sole reason they work. Jesus himself both attended a marriage celebration and contributed to the pleasure of the occasion. You can't say the same about him attending one of his 12 apostles birthdays. His own mother's birthday or any other celebration with Pagan ties

[@Kat-zi2tb]

You have no proof if he did it not. And also God not reason marriages stay strong. Or lack of does not mean divorce

[@Kat-zi2tb]

If you actually think this is okay you are sick.

[@knellchthyomi2884]

I am a Christian but even my heavily traditional church recognizes the extra rules found in many denominations that have little to no reason biblically. What is really interesting is how Pagan Traditions are handled. It is like the Christmas Tree. Pagans decorated their home with plants over winter. When they converted to Christianity they did not have to remove the olants from their homes because their was nothing sinful about the act itself. Just because a tradition has a connotation to something doesn't mean it is bad in the here and now. What matters is what is on your heart. Not what was on people's hearts thousands of years ago.

[@troybaxter]

Now tell that to all the people that criticize Christians for celebrating Christmas, all because the date and timing originated from a Pagan holiday. Like, no crap, we already know that! Stop being a Reddit Atheist and start understanding nuance! We (you and me) celebrate Christmas because it is a day we get to gather with friends and family and celebrate the representation of our Savior's birth. Listen to most Christmas songs and this message comes across VERY clearly.

[@sai63836]

This would unironically make a very good argument in defense of the confederate flag

[@parvall]

​@@sai63836 There's a difference between pagans keeping part of their culture after converting and keeping the flag of a nation that existed in order to preserve slavery that also only lasted 4 years.

[@bufficliff8978]

@@parvallNot really, no 🤷‍♀️

[@hellocm5746]

In what I see and have experienced so far, just because one is a Christian, doesn’t mean the other person in the corner is the same Christian. Honestly, throughout the years, it is impossible to know for certainty if the Christian who celebrates Christmas is an actual Christian or the Christian who doesn’t celebrate Christmas is the actual. (that was a mouthful) Then there’s the other side in which are committed followers of God, but no one wants to talk about them because they get thrown into the first two categories. Know this (from what I’ve learned): If you celebrate traditions that seem fit for the terrenal, you’re not a Christian, but a “Christian”. If you don’t celebrate the traditions that are from the terrenal and only be against what the terrenal represents, then you’re a Christian. Even so, respect each other, because they have chosen their paths.

[@SUSH1BOY]

comparing eating a cupcake to peters betrayal is INSANE

[@alex-rs6ts]

He didn't even eat it, he just said the Bible didn't speak against birthdays, and it doesn't. He literally did nothing wrong

[@employe2188]

@@alex-rs6tsRIGHT?

[@XeanDanePaler]

Peter or judas?

[@SUSH1BOY]

@@XeanDanePaler peter is who they compared it to

[@kikithepupper6774]

As a Christian, I know for sure birthday isn’t a sin??? What.. let children be happy that they were given life.. it’s a time of celebrating the life God gave you and be happy with everyone else

[@anablackwood6141]

My very first crush at 12 was a JW. He did NOT like me back and actually hated my guts. I (thought I) loved this guy for 2 years before I finally moved on. I thank God every day that we did not get together. I think I'd have been miserable. I was Wiccan for a few years before becoming a nondenominational Christian at 19. Christmas, birthday parties, ect... are one of my favorite things to plan for now that I have my own child. The look on her face alone is totally worth it. I'm glad we aren't missing out on any of these things.

[@wantyoursleep6701]

Well that was one hell of a nothing burger

[@leonardorosadossantos9876]

I love how the black kid is just super hyped about anything, little guy is having the time of his life :D

[@Ohflipsnap]

People should be more like that kid; just enjoying every second of life. A shame the creators of the show, and by extension this child, aren't able to see that.

[@coolboi1232]

​@@Ohflipsnapfr

[@adamantiumbullet9215]

The boy with no self-esteem: "What if Jehovah won't be my friend anymore?" THAT would be the happiest day of your life. If you can only get that lucky.

[@markodimitrijevic7171]

idk about bs jehova, but Jesus Christ is real

[@WWZenaDo]

"no self esteem" equals a slavishly obedient cult follower...

[@CalciumSnorter]

@@WWZenaDoOOOO WEEEE 💀💀💀💀😭💀💀💀

[@hellocm5746]

Apparently you would either die or worse if that was the case. Remember what happened to King Saul when God said he will reject him or something? That same thing will happen. That only implies through beliefs, though. Outside of religious beliefs, you’d be fine (I think). And even then, everything about birthdays, Christmas, etc are just personal likeness/opinions. No one will stop you from what you want to do. But in this case, if you seriously believe in a religion, (JW for this one), then the boy will be out of luck.

[@AllOfTheHallows]

I like how Jesus doesnt have that "long rock n roll hair" Looking like he went to the salon.

[@adamantiumbullet9215]

Caleb just learned what his life will be like as an adult JW. He'll be bragging about his "Bible-based" beliefs, but when questioned about those beliefs he won't actually be able to defend or explain them. (JW apologists commenting under "apostate" videos on KZbin already know this feeling. It sucks to be you). The Caleb man will have the same bewildered look on his face as the child Caleb when he realizes he doesn't actually know anything about his WT beliefs.

[@astridmiller7938]

ah yes..... you are the master of logical argument comments

[@littlemoth4956]

@@astridmiller7938 ???

[@gatosetzo]

I usually try to explain, even though im not a JW anymore, but like usually theres no point on explaining, they tell me that im wrong whitout using the bible, if we are disscusing something biblical u gotta reply to me using the bible like i usually do, and people often thinks that im trying to prove them wrong to feed my ego or something like that when the truth is im just trying to explain missconceptions about JW because people hates them whit no reason, i grew there and no one shamed me a single time, in fact, i shame myself even though they told me that i didnt had to remain ashamed.

[@adamantiumbullet9215]

@@gatosetzo *"im just trying to explain missconceptions about JW because people hates them whit no reason"* What "misconceptions"? Why is it that anytime someone disagrees with a JW or questions them about their claims/beliefs, it's automatically labeled as "hate"? And, if someone disagrees with a JW or sees things in a different way, there is a reason behind it. Why would you say there's "no reason" behind it?

[@timothythe3rdJr]

My dad tried to raise me in a JW household, but my mom was Catholic so on my 15th birthday I was going to have a quincenera (bascially a sweet 15) and i asked my dad to do a father-daughter dance with me and he said he would never dance with me until it was my wedding since it is against his religion. I cried so much that night and all because of this controlling cult.

[@Dragon-s7h]

Sorry about that

[@J4ximus1776]

That sucks

[@Alligator40]

That’s terrible your dad would say and do something like that to you and yeah it is a controlling cult i had a “friend” that is in that cult he tried to recruit me into it

[@dude_uncool_6969]

that's why marrying someone whose religion is different as yours can lead to problems

[@Alligator40]

@@dude_uncool_6969 yep i can agree with that i was going out with a girl earlier this year but me and her quit talking a few months later but she was trying to recruit me to her church cult but hers wasn’t a JW one it was non denominational

[@FoxiDoge]

“Jesus doesn’t celebrate his birthday!” **an entire Holliday (Christmas) dedicated to him being born**

[@Cloud_Dreamer7]

Oh they don't celebrate that one either. Cuz the pagan tree and whatnot.

[@AdventistHomemaker]

Christmas isn’t his birthday. That was made by the Catholics and its man-made. Scholars say Jesus was most likely born in the Spring. Look at the animals and the weather at the time of his birth. So them not celebrating Christmas is fine. It’s then not celebrating birthdays that is insane.

[@FatherCorn]

​@AdventistHomemaker your point is meaningless. Focus your efforts on actually useful information

[@DrCuriensapprentice]

They don’t celebrate Christmas either. It sounds so depressing

[@oddtalon11235]

​@@DrCuriensapprentice Sadly, people love the cages they're born in.

[@nathanwilkins6107]

I love how all the other children know all the Jehova’s Witness rules and immediately judge the main character for not following rules they presumably don’t follow / believe in.

[@nancyloria7005]

my mom is a catholic and she's always talked about jehovah's witnesses as being a cult and I totally agree with her, they even tried to convert her when my grandma, her mother, passed away. They, as a cult, are capable of taking you in your most vulnerable times.

[@4ktrilz]

i was in jehovas witnesses fir a bit and jts not a cult ( i think idk)

[@nancyloria7005]

@@4ktrilz yeah you'll figure out the truth by yourself stay safe bro

[@LeeTheSecond]

​@@4ktrilzliar

[@dizzylilthing]

Catholicism is a cult too, JW are more distasteful but Catholics aren't any different from JW at their hearts.

[@GamerKnight0]

​@@nancyloria7005 amen 🙏

[@RES_Reborn]

At first I thought it was a little pathetic how Caleb was so torn up about ALMOST eating a cupcake, but considering how Jehovah's judgment is predicated on punishing thought crimes (aka 'reading hearts') plus his history of spontaneously invoking the death penalty for single offenses, it actually makes sense. Why would anyone want to be friends with such a overly-sensitive, inhumane god like that?

[@Dingle-God1987]

Religion is nothing but a curse

[@DigiVixen]

It would've made more sense if his attitude was about the guilt feelings that remain after being forgiven. His real sin was stealing, not celebrating. The Birthday boy forgave him, allowing him to take the cupcake. "It's okay, you can have it." - this is clear language to show that the kid was aware that Caleb was sneaking/stealing a cupcake (likely he had a vague awareness at least at some the rules Caleb has followed in the past), and was like "I know you were trying to steal, but I know that you want a cupcake, because cupcakes are tasty treats and we don't often get cupcakes to eat... I want you not miss out", sort of friendly outreach. The kid was probably trying to be his friend. Also the others overwhelmed him, so it was no wonder he choked (considering he seems rather shy/introverted).

[@bighand1530]

God wants relationships, not religions.

[@beldaye6505]

may i mention this has very little accuracy and the bible is taken way out of context in the commercials.This has nothing to actually do with Gods opinion

[@elimcc3954]

​@@bighand1530lol what why the hell would I want a relationship with a homophobic, racist, genocidal, slavery endorsing, unknowable, and most of all not real monster like all I'm saying is that if God was a person he would just have like all of the jail time most likely executed and I know f****** Jesus but that was just because they didn't like him

[@denises753]

Jesus' birthday was, in fact, celebrated according to Christianity. The Biblical Magi came over at his birth and gave him presents, including gold, frankincense, and myrrh. If Jesus can celebrate his birthday, then so can I.

[@helloolleh_dis]

That's right

[@marcyxx4198]

Everyone in his vicinity celebrated it, according to the Bible.

[@grelly_chan8401]

Don't Jewish people celebrate a boy's manhood on his 12th or 13th birthday? And Jesus' family and village was celebrating that?

[@paulaegraham]

Not at his birth read it again

[@jaycefields756]

@@paulaegraham irrelevant. The point is that people celebrated His birth, and on the night of His birth angels celebrated and told the shepherds of the field the good news! The wise men celebrated His birth as well. The specific date does not matter, and that is why the overwhelming majority of Christians don't care whether Dec 25 is His actual birthday. The date we celebrate does not matter, we

[@pokemongo-up3rq]

JW makes Scientologists look sane. They are the best argument I can think of for putting limits on religious freedom.

[@Jis00tv]

I Remember when Jehovah witness try to convert me into one of them. I’m literally Catholic💀💀

[@bighand1530]

Mary herself needed a savior

[@zach415]

@@bighand1530and God saved her by preserving her from the stain of original sin

[@arieldraws4829]

Im Christian and My parents, when dont able, will apologize for dont giving me a single small cake to commemorate, they care, even tho a bit, that I dont see my birthday as just another day and show that Im living meaningful life that is quickly passing and that Im loved to exist

[@JSt3pz]

@@zach415Nowhere does it state that

[@Soapromancer]

​@@JSt3pzand even if it did, it would just imply that God could have done that the whole time meaning Jesus would've had no reason to exist.

[@MARI-MM-yc8rr]

why is it animated like the boss baby 😭

[@Iam_inevitabIe]

Because that's the animation they chose

[@UltraDestroya48]

It doesn't even look remotely close 💀

[@Nope-gk3yr]

@@UltraDestroya48Boss Baby looks better 💀 16:10

[@UltraDestroya48]

@@shiven513 No

[@Iam_inevitabIe]

@@shiven513 how u know😂, which AI can do that🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OrangePixelJuice]

14:31 All this, all this manipulation and heart-tugging over a child. A CHILD. Wanting to eat a cupcake at a students school birthday party. Pathetic. I'm pretty sure Peter would say. "Look kid, eat the damn cupcake. If gods son can forgive me for cowardice and betrayal, he can forgive you for eating a dessert"

[@chill-ified2913]

For real ☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@BostYT]

Peter in 2024 be like

[@JAIMEDRON]

He wouldn't swear and you forgot to capitalize God but yeah, he'd basically say that

[@ivoryy62006]

​@@JAIMEDRONHe also forgot this ' between God and the S

[@Erika-xm2mi]

The fact that the Bible teaches that God would forgive pretty much every sin as long as the sinner believes in God and truly regrets their sins. Heck, Jesus took two thieves with him to Heaven the day he was crucified because they expressed remorse and also belief in God. The Bible goes on and on about how God is loving and forgiving, so why wouldn't He forgive a CHILD for eating a damn cupcake?

[@coolkid3844]

3:53 - villager noise

[@blackflame6608]

He didnt even eat the cupcake! and eating a cupcake doesnt mean you are celebrating a birthday?? like it is literally just an act of respect to accept what someone offers

[@geochonker9052]

Fr. Paul literally says it isn't what goes into your mouth that defiles you

[@viviennemorgan7217]

i feel bad for caleb that he can't eat a cupcake that his classmate brought in.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

this is more like a feel bad for caleb video rather than a cringe challenge

[@MsYukizomesorangejuice]

​@@viviennemorgan7217 fr tho

[@Neku628]

10:21 Wait, didn't Jesus when he was thirteen, travel with his parents to temple because it was his birthday. He was going through a bar mizpah. 14:32 Jesus, Caleb's dad sure knows how to "cheer" his son up with a depressing story about some guy's friend betraying him, because his friend was terrified of ending up being crucified.

[@leogolive]

This is why as kids raised as witnesses we had to hold everything inside. Our parents were only going to tell us some Bible stories or start spouting scriptures at us instead of simply listening and talking to us. I used to just retreat inside.

[@ZackGraysson]

[Jesus’] parents [Joseph and Mary] went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. Being devout Jews, Joseph and Mary would be obliged to be in Jerusalem at least three times yearly, bringing Jesus along. Had nothing to do with the day of his birth. Joshua 24:15 "NIV" But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. "Or Jehovah NWT" Matthew 28:19,20 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations,a baptizing themb in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. This includes your children Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Again it is the parents responsibility (especially the father) to instruct his children in the standards God set forth. Calebs father is clearly concerned about his child's welfare and wants him to be faithful in least so that he will be faithful in much Luke 16:10

[@panickedshears]

@@leogoliveman, that is sad. I was raised Christian, and my parents did this to some extent. My grandpa was worse when it came to stuff like that. But man, this is a whole other level of extreme manipulation and guilt tripping. Glad you got out though! Hope you’re healing from it and have a good life now :)

[@melissacooper8724]

I thought that the reason Jesus traveled with his parents when he was 12 was because they were celebrating Passover.

[@tulip811]

​@@melissacooper8724 you remember correctly

[@omelette_official]

"you cant celebrate birthdays" christmas:

[@AllenGray47]

My mom had a JW friend and always felt bad for her being left out their entire childhood, she would sneak her gifts and stuff for her birthday. The friend in adulthood took a thorough thorough look at the Bible, couldn't find anything to support not celebrating birthdays and said fuck it, I do birthdays now. Her church excluded her and her first husband left. Over celebrating a birthday. But she's much much happier now.

[@dermeisterdesspiegels3518]

The good ending after a lifetime worth of unnecessary self-induced torture under the guidance of manipulators without ethics. Glad she left that unhealthy lifestyle behind.

[@Aggressive_Toast13]

Gotta love how that bus driver consciously slammed the door in his face.

[@lou626]

☠️

[@GMDGeojumper2011-bl8sx]

W bus driver ngl

[@Iamthatis137]

One of my best friends and one of the “best” people I know was raised JW. She said on their birthdays they got a plastic bag of toys and treats with no preamble. Her mom seemed at once intense and also a little loosey goosey or did certain things to circumvent their beliefs and practices without devastating Jehovah. But definitely no celebration no acknowledgment. My friend was conditioned but not a believer (at this time she was around 22). She had woken up shortly before that, thank GOD. I helped her do a lot of processing and deconstructing (as I also had to do this as an evangelical fundamentalist Christian). And I am honored I got to help her with that. She couldn’t wait to do all the things she wasn’t allowed to growing up for no good reason. We worked together in a hospital cafeteria and she wanted to do a gift exchange around Christmas during our lunch break. So we sat in the sunroom and exchanged (awesome) personalized gifts celebrating who we were (knowing each other very well) and I brought some decorations. The joy I was able to finally bring her that is available to almost everyone else in some form or another but she was denied was just… it was one of the best moments of my life. 🎉🎄🎂🎁🎊😊🥰 (Just FYI that was like 8 years ago and she is now professionally a human rights and global health advocate 😁😊💗)

[@sfk1doesstuff207]

Nice!

[@xWatexx]

Do Catholic and Orthodox Christians celebrate birthdays? Yes? There you go.

[@mattbl0x410]

Based, revert to the source

[@FuriousSkating]

Bro my friend asked me if protestant celebrate birthdays. Bro thought JWs and protestant were the same. To anyone wondering yes we do 😭

[@aorthodox_25]

In orthodoxy we do but some say birthdays are a bad because saint john had his head cut off for the royals entertainment

[@drawingdragon]

As a Christian, I keep getting recommended this series of videos but had always put off watching one because I was expecting it to veer off into unadultered ridicule of religion at large and am just kind of burned out from seeing so much of that online. I was pleasantly surprised that the creator, while poking fun at concepts and making his disagreements known, didn't come across as hateful and even used the Bible itself to explain how a lot of the JW beliefs arent even biblical in nature. Anyway I found this entertaining without being mean-spirited, and I will probably watch more

[@sporkles7427]

Off-topic but your art is really cool!

[@JacksonAfroman]

I mean shit, religion has caused so much death and sorrow in the name of it throughout the millennia. Even now the US is heading towards Christo-Fascism. I believe everyone has a right to believe what they want to, but I think religion as a whole is one of the evils of humanity, it has been used for great evil and will continue to be used for great evil. The anti religion stuff isn’t entirely unwarranted

[@Niaomi101]

Well this is nice

[@drawingdragon]

@@sporkles7427 Thank you!

[@Betweentwelv32567]

Unfortunately there are families who do MUCH worse over nothing, and live every moment "by the bible"

[@bbfissingle1715]

Didn't the angels celebrate Jesus' birth?

[@adamantiumbullet9215]

Yeah, but thaaaat's different. WT magazine celebrated its 100th birthday back in 1979. That doesn't count either.

[@colbyhunter4622]

Correct.

[@gabrielcoolidgebird1752]

Yes they did

[@ldulls]

Literal birthday

[@PuffKitty]

The heavens rejoiced, as I recall. In fact, I wonder if the universe was exploding all over the place to make its own fireworks in celebration 🎉

[@Exho-15]

I’m a Protestant Christian and I’m praying for JW under this type of emotional abuse

[@BungieStudios]

Satan wants people to feel guilty on the day of their birth.

[@minakolta3741]

I’m a free grace Christian I believe most Protestant or work based. Repenting of your sins is work based heresy, Jesus paid the price. Protestants like to say, Jesus paid the price, but then turn around and say repent of your sins. Please brother find the truth.

[@swyjix]

Now look here boy, acknowledging the error of your ways and petitioning for forgiveness in no way constitutes salvation by works, and even if it did the debate of the veracity of sola fides is still quite undecided between the big three branches. So calling a Protestant heretical over relying to much on works is a no go, as they are already in the more faith based side of the spectrum. Also what does the Lord’s Prayer say? Forgive us our debts. Sounds like repentance to me.

[@Exho-15]

@@swyjix please tell me, I’m a bit slow, was this directed towards me or the other reply?

[@minakolta3741]

@@swyjix i’m not against acknowledging your errors. I’m against saying that acknowledging your errors is a to be saved because Jesus paid the price. you don’t have to petition for forgiveness. You are already forgiven.

[@lauricdarkbolt9481]

Watching this video while preping for a birthday party is just 👌

[@JuliannaGallo-x2v]

The most mad-lad move possible. I applaud you. 👏

[@theconqueringram5295]

I feel like the bus driver closing the door on Caleb was his way of telling Caleb that he is in a cult. Sophia is older, so it's probably too late for her, but Caleb still has a chance!

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

Maybe because the bus driver was an ex witness, and remembered since Caleb's currently a witness, and because somewhere in the Bible it says "You cannot take a ride from a sinner" he shut the doors on Caleb because he knows Caleb would have even more of a guilt trip riding the bus, something that is UNACCEPTABLE to JWs.

[@kaylaHat]

Sofia gives me big gonna leave the cult as an adult vibe

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

"No! dont go IN THERE!"

[@erstwil]

i'M CRYING "My boy was lost in the sauce" 4:39 I was raised up to be a witness and I currently live with a witness family(I'm a minor and have been passed around a LOT). I respect everyone and their religions, but this one is a different breed. edit: I'm being passed again, but so I can live with a wonderful woman who used to be married to my uncle. The lady I'm staying with atm will be for a two more weeks until I make my (hopefully) final pass. The lady is NOT a bad person, and she never wanted to give me up, but her husband is really sick and she's leaving the state so her kids and grandkids can see him for his final months. Thank you guys so much for your support and love ❤ If you ever feel that no one cares about you or you are unloved, just remember that I give you my greatest gratitudes, and there are definently more people out there like me who take kindly to you. You just have to search, or they will find you.

[@sophia20003]

Do you celebrate your birthday tho?

[@erstwil]

@@sophia20003 My adoptive family are Witnesses and wouldn’t allow me to celebrate my birthday (they were/are very abusive, but the religion is not the source or cause, but they’d use it against me to manipulate me. It’s just that they are ugly people.) I’m currently living with a lady from their KH and she’s really sweet and 100% chill with me celebrating my birthday. She said “I’ll support you, and I’ll help you, and you can be you and do what you believe in, but all I ask is that you’ll understand that I will stay faithful to my beliefs.” So, in short, me and lady have a mutual understanding of respect.

[@k_e_K_e___]

@@erstwil what a nice woman 😊

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

"passed around a lot!" Man, that sounds really dubious. Hope you ok bro!

[@erstwil]

@@Thenogomogo-zo3un thank you! you too :) stay safe

[@tactical_pizzas3660]

AGHH THE FACT THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE TAKING AWAY THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDHOOD OVER STUPID MADE UP RULES THAT ARE NOT EVEN IN THE BIBLE TO START WITH ENRAGES ME SO MUCH- This shouldn't be allowed man.

[@ignasignas9469]

well, the inquisitions dont exist anymore and the crurches are too corrupted to use them properly, as they would probably spare such a heresy as the Jehovas.

[@cokecola232]

I'm confused about what they believe in. In the bible, it has never said that birthdays can't be celebrated.

[@FatherCorn]

​@@cokecola232they twist the meanings of verses to control

[@cokecola232]

@FatherCorn Well, it seems like something they shouldn't do.

[@Boogieboogersboo]

Childhood? You mean xbox 360 and minecraft and nintendo?

[@Inurwildestdreams]

As a former JW, this is very realistic. You ALWAYS saw that kid whose door you knocked on. Every Saturday was like Minesweeper with houses. I’m free of this cult now BUT I will say this: my generation was crazy, public speaking was impressed on you as well as speech writing and research. I didn’t know then that it was all nonsense, but it taught me some valuable skills that paid off in college.

[@brokenhtc]

as a christian, i find this the absolute destruction of my religion

[@tugalord]

-Heresies that have been condemned by the Early Church in the first millenium -Failed endtime prophecies -A horrible Bible translation -Dictatorial control over members JW in a nutshell

[@madness_mania]

Exactly! There's alot of destructive branches of religion out there that make the entirety of religion look like a joke, this is why we aren't taken seriously anymore:[ it's sad

[@BostYT]

Modular version of Christianity, like progressive Christianity

[@frikizone2.03]

Nah, I'm agnostic but I prefer this to being surrounded by Muslims

[@frikizone2.03]

Nah, I'm agnostic and I prefer this a thousand times over being surrounded by mv$lims.

[@cupcakecatcaterson8884]

Dear jehova, I'm sorry I sn0rted the tinest atom of cupcake frosting today at school and I promise I will never even look at a picture of a cupcake again

[@normanclatcher]

Heaven help us all. **has sinful thoughts about doing a line of literal confectioner's sugar**

[@Daniel_walks_with_Tobi]

"If you even look at a birthday cupcake hungerly, then you have already committed gluttony in your heart" - said by no one.

[@freakytiki191]

HAVING CUPCAKES IN YOUR USERNAME AND PFP IS JUST WILD.

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

"Go straight to hell, do not pass 'go' do not claim $200"

[@lthelion4647]

Yknow the creator would laugh in your face because of how ridiculous this bs IS.

[@waddledee-ds6ew]

This chapter really pissed me off Because my dad's family are almost all JW (He's not , luckily) and in my birthdays they just went to my house after my birthday and asked for cake one i told them that they CANT eat cake because they dont celebrate and they get super angry at me (at the point they literally told my parents to get me a Therapist💀) My parents obviously say not and the next day they just come again as if nothing happened The worst part of this: i was literally 9💀 (PD: My english is trash sorry) (i also love your videos )

[@Exjdub2023]

Next time just say, " sure you can have some if your are ok with eating things sacrificed to false gods!" That will shut em up😂😂💀

[@shealiafinley5312]

you have some wonky parents then. those are the kind of people to just be in the religion for everlasting life, not bc they want to

[@DylanFromAZ]

My coworker's dad made a "Happy Birthday" poster board for his 10 year old granddaughter to surprise her at her elementary school. She called crying scared because my coworker and the congregation were gonna find out in fear of consequences

[@Most_Jeffinitely]

I love (hate) how the kids in the cartoons are so curious and inquisitive about the world around them, and the only explanation they are giving is: "This is right, these idiots are wrong, if you participate in these activities, you're going to hell"

[@Most_Jeffinitely]

Also I think when they looked at Deuteronomy 18:14 they said "where does it say we can't celebrate pagan holidays" F*ck it! Divination counts let's just tell everyone who follows this made up religion thats what it means, anyone who says otherwise will be disfellowshipped anyway" (I haven't been in Jehovah's witness, but from hearing owen Morgan describing his very sad backstory, it's not fun, at least it doesn't seem fun)

[@tommyrutherford400]

Key hallmarks of a cult.

[@rocketB343s]

Wrong

[@jewelfoxgaming873]

Exactly, growing up there were no explanations. If you asked questions you were silenced and outcasted.

[@rocketB343s]

@@jewelfoxgaming873 Don't make your personal experience a generality, you can ask them all the questions you want, they will answer them without refusal

[@DonutBurger]

I love how one of the Jehovah's Witness kids supposedly said, "Do you think that ten minutes, a few cupcakes, and a song make a party?", despite the fact that birthdays last 24 hours. You know, that's why they're called birthDAYS.

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

Alao how the comments where from preteens too. The last one was 6

[@ShoeEatingFerret]

4:04 My brain blanked out and i thought the dad really said "Caleb, are you gay?" 😭😭😭

[@dingbat-dingo]

same tho- 😭

[@mysteryheart53]

Lmao

[@Colin12475]

"No, dad, I'm a bisexual." -Caleb

[@Ohflipsnap]

WRONG ANSWERS ONLY

[@Space_pawzz5512]

Now I can't unhear that 💀

[@deontamelton5935]

18:51 6 year old Eric did *NOT* say that shit

[@stacyato]

I’m 13 and a jw who is secretly an atheist, watching this dudes videos are literally the highlight of my day, HE SPEAKS SO MANY FACTS 😭🙏🏽

[@benjaminradez2679]

Yo, on the opposite side of the spectrum, I’m an atheist that they’re trying to bring into the fold, I’ve started studying with them just out of sheer curiosity what their indoctrination program looks like. So far, from what I can tell the individuals mean well, but it’s that shady “governing body” that has them wrapped around their finger. (I live right nearby a HQ, so it’s like the mind flayer’s influence is more powerful here lmao)

[@benjaminradez2679]

Basically my point is, you might feel stuck, but your parents and family members probably are genuinely kind people, they’re just heavily influenced by the indoctrination. Keep on going, and at 18, you’re going to have the freedom to leave if you want to.

[@BeesOfInk]

​@@benjaminradez2679Wooow, defending a person's abusers by telling them they probably mean well suuuurely helps... I don't know if you know, but telling hurt people that can deeply damage them. I would know, I went through it.

[@benjaminradez2679]

@@BeesOfInk yo, dumbass, I’m not defending the abuse. I’m telling the kid that the parents are most likely brainwashed themselves, so it’s up to the kid to stop the cycle. My point isn’t that it’s okay, my point is that the kid should leave, but to remember that even brainwashed, their parent most likely still will love them even after leaving.

[@Colin12475]

Atheism is awesome.

[@iem123]

“Jesus didn’t celebrate his birthday” Not the wise men giving him gifts after his birthday 😂🤣💀

[@jeanpol1836]

He probably also had a Bar Mitzvah

[@peanutburger]

off topic but can we talk about how SCRUMPTIOUS those cupcakes look

[@Julie-x7d]

Dear God the guilt trip they put on children 😮

[@Jis00tv]

They gaslight childern from a Young age

[@TinaHemphill]

My mother was a JW and when I once asked if I could have a party for my birthday, the response was, “What, you think you are more important than God?” I never got the party and even now, I have a huge guilt complex over being the centre of attention.😤🤬

[@vilagistene2939]

Why didn’t you answered “Yes, of course” ??

[@TinaHemphill]

@@vilagistene2939because the slap across the face tended to sting quite badly.

[@yasiegonlastie5483]

@@TinaHemphillIf its any consolation, the type of people your mother is are hated the most by god

[@Blakenew127]

Imagine having such a fragile and small idea of God that to celebrate your/your child’s birthday becomes a competition with God’s greatness

[@kathybrem880]

Please don’t!! The people who love you WANT to focus and celebrate you!

[@theroseofversailles]

I am so thankful I grew up a basic Christian. I was introduced to bible stories and prayed at times, but it was never anything more. This cult terrifies me too.

[@sporkles7427]

I feel grateful to have been raised Mormon. I’m not Mormon anymore and Mormonism is its own brand of crazy, but at least we were allowed to celebrate holidays and hang out with any friends we wanted, religious or not

[@skorupigo5544]

​@@sporkles7427I'm mormon, what about it do you think is crazy?

[@sporkles7427]

@@skorupigo5544 Well, one of the first “crazy” things I learned was the fact that Joseph Smith’s reason for incarceration story was a lie. We were taught he was an innocent man who was unjustly arrested for“preaching the gospel”. Instead, Smith was arrested for demanding a printing press in Nauvoo be destroyed for exposing the truth about polygamy and other topics within the LDS. Also, his family were known fraudsters, claiming they could use magic rocks to locate buried treasure. Also, another big thing was when I watched an interview done with Elder Holland when I was younger where the interviewer asks some “difficult” questions. For context, it’s around the time that Mitt Romney was running for president, and US citizens were becoming aware of an oath he took within the temple, the “blood” oath, before it became retired. Basically, American citizens were afraid that if Mitt Romney became president, he would ultimately be under the control of the church, much like European monarchy being under the Pope’s rule back then. Holland denies and tries to defend this, which is scarily out of character if you’ve seen how composed he is in conference talks. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, so maybe I’m exaggerating some, but I would recommend you to watch it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmGnYaF-rdaZprMsi=_cuEjsm1MfFRl08H

[@sporkles7427]

@@skorupigo5544 I tried leaving a comment explaining why, but KZbin deleted it. Hopefully it doesn’t delete this one 🤞. This KZbinr does good videos explaining some of my stances: youtube.com/@itsmejessie?si=DVwRfePqdjK7yTSM

[@EvaIdk__Romania]

Me too. Not even a cupcake? Damn

[@raviolibirb8009]

Now i understand why my Christian mom hates Jehovah's witness

[@werewolfantipaladin]

Poor Caleb, practically suicidal over his thinking Jesus wouldn’t be his “friend “ for having a birthday cupcake. Oh Caleb friendship does not come with strings like that. And his father clearly was not concerned a bit about his son’s emotional well being.

[@tabithapritt6895]

I wouldn't say suicidal, I'd say depressed 😊

[@veronikj.4231]

Very good point. Emotional abuse.

[@TeaMollie11]

Imagine having a child and thinking it's a terrible sinner that needs to repent or else burn in hell for eternity. Most sane people would feel bad about that I would imagine.

[@Pugsley_elPug]

I think the lesson isn’t “ ever eat a cupcake or you will burn in hell for all eternity” more like, “do not take things from events your are not invited to” or something like that

[@werewolfantipaladin]

@@Pugsley_elPug the issue here is that Caleb was more than free to have the cupcake since they were for everyone one in his class. Because of the propaganda of birthdays and how “evil” they are to celebrate and that Jehovah would be displeased if Caleb had so much as a taste of frosting is what sent him into an emotional breakdown. It is just a cupcake and the poor kid felt like his whole life was over. That is the true evil