What happened to the God Warrior?

[@FundieFridays]

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[@marthanone4783]

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[@jennioftroy]

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[@xaosmode.mp3]

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[@WoLFofDemocracy]

I enjoyed your take on the matter. Thank you for pointing out Marguerites harmful POV about racism, however, you cannot say you support anti-racism while at the same time promoting the idea that you would still give a racist person like Marguarete money if they had a dance show or something. Instead, why not look into the activism endeavours of the black family and promote those?

[@enbdedrick1295]

It's so painful to watch her children develop anxiety disorders in real time

[@ProbablyOnLSD69]

Not seemingly, legitimately for no reason.

[@someusername4129]

The little one was on the couch panting. It's so sad :(

[@maryvampiregirl666]

her poor granddaughter was freaked out >______

[@wishingwell_333]

seriously it's all i could think About that little girl has no idea what's going on

[@stargatis]

My SIL had to pray-constantly bc she was afraid of what would happen if she stopped :(

[@wutarrwedoin]

The way she blames her oldest daughter is disgusting...."you didn't pray enough for me" holy shit, literally

[@cidevant002]

"I prayed for you every night." "NOT ENOUGH." Jesus fuck, that sweet woman (don't know how old she is there) is actually trying to pacify her only to get that in return. I can only imagine how many times she had to be put on that role just to keep any semblance of peace at that house. My heart breaks for her and her little sister.

[@pinkcatacombs]

Especially depressing knowing the daughter at the very least during the episode was religious and bought into her intense nature. So she probably literally sat down and prayed for her mother every night and felt that guilt and pressure that she was responsible for what happens to her mother.

[@beccafichtner5305]

Hopefully she got the therapy she needs. That was so painful to watch.

[@communistsharks6889]

I had to skip it lol. fucking triggering lol

[@willowtdog6449]

And the daughter's voice when she asked, "So it's my fault?" Broke my heart for her. You just know she got blamed for everything growing up. I am glad if her mom became less bigoted after the experience of losing her, but what a tragic life. I don't forgive Margaritte for that, or the abuse with her family, the racism, or screwing over the second family after making the experience hell for them. Or those friends! She's just marginally less hateful, but she hasn't actually become a better person enough to matter.

[@wendolyon]

The irony of her sitting there screaming about the other family being on the "dark side" while behaving like someone in need of an exorcism is pretty rich...

[@soundjunction999]

i didn't believe in possession until i saw the clip of her screaming at her family. textbook demon

[@believestthouthis7]

Proverbs 21:19 KJV - It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. Not an example of a Godly woman...

[@workedfriday]

this! lady is straight up abusive in how she manipulates verbally and emotionally. horrid example of Christian values. but then...that tracks.

[@workedfriday]

not sure if this will get flagged but I'd like to brand this as "christian c*ntery"

[@believestthouthis7]

@@workedfriday For the record she's not behaving in a Christian manner that God would be pleased with. A Godly woman should be the opposite of how this woman is behaving. 1 Peter 3:4 KJV - But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

[@justrachel4496]

The thing that stands out to me about Marguerite is she's obviously scared absolutely shitless. Rather than her religion bringing her comfort and a sense of safety, as a healthy relationship with one's faith should, she is petrified of being in the "wrong" place or associating with the "wrong" thing as though that could destroy her entire life. It doesn't excuse her abusive behaviors, but it's still really sad that she felt she had to live that way.

[@kathleendigregorio1701]

Insightful post ❤

[@chillarypuff]

WELL SAID

[@blacksunshine7122]

wArRiOr

[@FelisImpurrator]

Unfortunately, that's by design. This is how the Religious Right works. This is religious fascism. Fear thy neighbor, hate the outsider. Reject facts and never ask questions, only believe in dogma or be punished. Things like this are the result of psychological and social torture on a grand scale. And for what? To make people easy to control and consolidate power in a given political group.

[@guytrashgurtdog]

Sadly this is a lot of people’s experiences with religion, especially Christianity. It was my experience with Christianity as a kid too and it was traumatic. Now I’m a pagan and my relationship with my religion and faith is wonderful and brings me great joy and peace and helps guide me and gives me hope. That’s how religion and spirituality should be!

[@The_Salty_Spitoooon]

The way that those “Christian” women attacked her about her religion was disgusting and so sad for her.

[@Sarah-1628]

Well said!!

[@magzdilluh]

I feel so bad for the kids: they're genuinely confused and hurt by the bonkers way their mom is lashing out at them seemingly for no reason

[@tarajh]

That woman is severely mentally ill. None of this is remotely normal.

[@moustik31]

Must be hard for them, not to label their mis-education dark-sided. Their mother obviously embrace darkness, not light, in her actions and in her heart.

[@lactobacillusprobiotic7029]

Mother of all Karens.

[@lactobacillusprobiotic7029]

Also the poor kids look so dead and miserable.

[@unfurlinglotusflower6939]

I love your display name soooooooo much.

[@olgab5176]

The scene at home screaming is totally about abusing her family. She heard girls had good time with the other lady and they were going to pay for it.

[@Neku628]

Yeah, it's sad that her eldest daughter died.

[@HEYemanXO]

Pray for it

[@4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944]

​@@HEYemanXOyou're real?

[@juliejunkyardx]

How disgusting for the producers to purposely put that family in harm's way and exposed to militant racism, and then frame THEM as unreasonable 🤢

[@LOKIFUR.LUX317]

You sound kind of delusional. 😂😂😂

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

i love christians call psychics "demonic" how do they think jesus spoke with the prophets and casted out demonic spirits?

[@TheBreechie]

@@CharlesChristinaWH they do this due to the belief of the origin of the persons claims. The bible acknowledges the existence of false prophets but it seems the distinction is a true prophet speaks the word of the lord… Psychics, false prophets and what not are said to speak words that originate from the devil… Meh, that’s all I know in terms of how it’s explained among the faithful

[@stillhere1425]

I don’t know about that, Julie. They come across as sweet. Weird but kindly and welcoming.

[@AmberAmber]

@juliejunkyardx Fully agreed. Additionally shite is that I stupidly watched the 2nd appearance of marguerite here on YT (approx. 8→10 y ago); commented on how sickening & pervasive w.privilege & w.supremacy is • & how the episode was so tone‐deaf yet demonstrative of its toxicity • & *TODAY* I *still get really hateful neonazi fashie messages telling me to die or threatening to kill me* • like for real • I get Overt hate STILL cos 45 took the commonaplace covertly microagressive actions in w.western society (& yeah • obvs. *pig‐violence* has ALWAYS been overt, but I'm talking about how clueless wh¡te ppl. • esp. evangelicals • OFTEN are when faced with TRUTH • the LIVED experiences recounted by Black N.Americans) & emboldened the haters • they're openly self‐righteous against ANYONE & EVERYONE they fear. Its GROSS.

[@idrinkthewatersofain5114]

I have the scoop on the "gay community" comment. When the news broke that her daughter had died, all her gay fans who loved her for her camp & "dark-sided" phrase, reached out to her, wrote her nice cards/letters expressing their sympathy for her and sent her flowers. Then she realized gay people were actual humans with real feelings and they were the only people who were kind to her in her darkest moments. I read that interview maybe 5-6 years ago, but i have no idea where I saw it. Headline was something like, "how Marguerite Perrin because a gay icon." There you go.

[@gabimartinez8862]

I just love when fundies say they don’t believe in any given superstition but are simultaneously deathly afraid of it

[@MaxGreen111]

This woman really said “I’m not racist, my maid is black”

[@Almondmylk]

“She was our aunt” 💀

[@acemyname]

@@Almondmylk like literally describing a racist stereotype 😭

[@bebeenderson7863]

The white privilege in having a maid in the Deep South and then assuming that woman would rather be taking care than f you than her own family. What a disgustingly trashy ugly woman.

[@SeymourDisapproves]

😶

[@thais_cdm]

"We believe in southern hospitality," meanwhile her friends are being aggressively racist to a black woman in Marguerite's house. Also the third degree with Jean about her religion was rude as well.

[@FernandoTorrera]

I grew up in sc as a first gen immigrant I hate them so much

[@mountaineergirl255]

That blonde woman was vile, I thought Jean was incredibly patient considering how horrible she was.

[@moustik31]

To be fair, southern "hospitality" is a descendant of Southern slavery culture!

[@Sputterbug]

yeah southern hospitality is a myth unless you're a white super christian

[@meghanworkman6449]

@@moustik31 came here to say this.

[@johnegan5967]

It's a shame how she uses her faith to defend verbal abuse. The poor kids

[@xletragedyx]

She waited until she got into the house to have her little "breakdown." Fake, manipulative, abusive, controlling. Awful person

[@justoutchea]

As a black woman living in the south with religious trauma, this was so triggering. I didn't expect to have a physical response to this. These people worry me so bad.

[@taylorg2320]

I hope that you're doing okay, I'm sorry that you were exposed to a trigger :/ I can only imagine how awful this made you feel

[@errantnomad]

Same, made my skin crawl.

[@bobtheball5384]

I'm both lgbt+ and black and while I haven't lived in the south and I was raised agnostic. It made my blood boil ngl.

[@GrayYeonWannabe]

please take care of yourself ❤

[@pennamealias]

That woman is fucking nuts.

[@mynamescamila]

The audacity of her to say racism isn't real because she had a Black maid growing up that she cared about, like... ma'am...

[@stillhere1425]

Did she? Yeeks

[@ed8329]

She is too dense to even comprehend racism. Yet, her friends are actively racist AF. And she herself is more passively racist which is also still racist AF.

[@EmoDarkWeb666]

She could have just recognize her pain and her people's pain they went through instead of denying existence of racism, wtf.....

[@dayo8843]

She didn’t say that

[@ariaxrose1]

She never said racism isn’t real. The audacity of you

[@strayiggytv]

Southern hospitality is just a nice way of saying "we stab in the back honey not the front, that way you can't see it coming!" I was born and raised in the south and that is the real truth of it

[@isabelgonzalez2719]

And smiling, Karen says: "Bless your heart, honey". 😉

[@ddjsoyenby]

"i'm too much of a disingenuous p**sy to say all the horrendously b1g0t3d thing i want to to your face' so i'll just wait till you're not listening and let er rip!"

[@dinosaysrawr]

They'll invite you to the barbecue and bring you cookies unless you're a Jew, a Catholic, or dark-skinned. So hospitable!

[@siriusjones956]

I've heard that before. They love to smile.

[@dödskugge616]

So I'm not crazy? Damn.

[@briannad2010]

The fact that her family doesn’t flinch when she screams … speaks volumes.

[@planety2k]

one parent setting the tone/mood of the entire house is actually a form of abuse the fact that she said that so giddily was disgusting.

[@Neku628]

Yeah, especially since her granddaughter had to grow up with this.

[@hellepost1439]

Domestic Abuse: Not A Gender Issue. Andrew Pain.

[@bobtheball5384]

My mom does this a lot which is why I don't really respect my father, especially when she enables her verbal abuse to me.

[@heatherbukowski2102]

omg that snooty white haired friend of Margarite's is a white villain straight out of the Help, for real. She's ghastly.

[@JDMimeTHEFIRST]

When she mentions having a maid to “relate” I just burst out laughing. This lady grew up rich and had a live in maid. No wonder she is like that.

[@amandaa6647]

Her screaming at her family and the strangers in her house made me realize my childhood was maybe less normal than I'd let myself believe.

[@kerrid5717]

Heh, lucky you

[@TheFrugalMombot]

hugs. i’m guessing your mom was like this too. those kids will be forever changed even from that one encounter, but there’s no way that’s the only time she ever acted like that.

[@m.d.hollow_]

I watched it live, I knew her screaming at the end of the episode was going to live on.

[@diemdia]

My family was not like this, but I met people like this back when I was a religious kid. And that scene was really upsetting

[@ayannahendricks6266]

@@m.d.hollow_ I watched them both and was like 🤨🙄 when I saw the slant and ridiculous reactions of her towards the 2nd dad and the way she dispersed the money sneaky and slimy.

[@Vivi_LaRue]

Marguerite’s behavior is why her children will leave the church as soon as they are able.

[@rachel_sj]

Ooooo!! I can relate to this!! 😅

[@t3hpenguinofd00m]

Unfortunately it seems that at least one of them didn't live long enough for that to happen.

[@vincesmith2499]

Marguerite had a change of heart after her daughter died. She supports LGBT people now and is probably okay with atheists too.

[@agsweet708]

​@vincesmith2499 how did her daughter die?? That is sad

[@vincesmith2499]

@@agsweet708 I don't know. Maybe a car accident.

[@vampirechick101]

So the reason she randomly became a supporter of the queer community was because gay people (specifically mostly drag queens) reached out to her when Ashley died. She said she was so blown away by how many complete strangers wanted to know how she was doing and if she was ok. Many shared their own stories of grief with her. I think it sort of humanized people she would have considered”dark sided” before.

[@TheoRae8289]

I still feel like she's got them tucked away in that dreaded "the good ones" category that some of us get thrown into.

[@tula1433]

@@TheoRae8289 yes just like people on the left do to certain Christian’s they deem “cool enough” 😂

[@TheoRae8289]

@Tula not remotely the same concept. The left simply calls those Christians. The right is full of antichrists. So far separated from God they can't even see that Jesus would take an improvised whip to them himself.

[@wyrdsis4302]

@@tula1433 yeah, that’s not a thing.

[@annabeinglazy5580]

@@tula1433 If by "cool enough" you mean "Not trying to force their way of Life on me and Put my existence in jeopardy" ... Yh i guess i consider progressive Christians cool enough.

[@kendraelaine1743]

The other mom was such a lovely kind woman who treated Marguerites family with respect. She seemed to have a great experience and had nothing but kind words.

[@SceneKidsTryToHard]

the “so it’s my fault” comment from her daughter really got me. You could tell it wasn’t the first time she’s been screamed at

[@lauralannister3399]

She was jealous because the other mother had a lovely experience and didn't treat her family like her servants and her emotional punching bags. So when she came home and her family wasn't over the moon to see her or they spoke nicely about Their experience she went off the deep end to make everyone back under her control.

[@IndigoAlpha]

As a pagan with an abusive family member who verbally and physically attacked me over my beliefs, Marguerite’s freak out made me PROFOUNDLY uncomfortable. This is the sort of Christian Dominance that makes people like me feel unsafe.

[@TheFrugalMombot]

hugs fellow survivor.

[@ayannahendricks6266]

Her freak out was not about religion though, she has problems with feeling uncomfortable and that situation was way unknown and uncomfortable so she had to put it as something “dark sided” because she couldn’t understand them. She was raging like a toddler or Someone with a borderline disorder.

[@PlsWaLuigiDomMe]

@@ayannahendricks6266 yeah that is fair honestly we are simplifying it to religion when let’s be honest it’s not like she wouldn’t be the exact same with or without religion. She has issues that run deeper than just religion. Like personally I grew up religious but have to be honest I don’t really relate to extreme fear or intimidation like others so it’s like it is a rule of thumb she obviously is extreme even for her own family. I went through abuse growing up and had honestly a mom kinda similar to her in reactivity and the vast majority of my trauma has nothing to do with religion (my mom was kinda a fake Christian). I think she was triggered bc she felt threatened that her family liked the other mom better meanwhile the other family obviously did not gel with her. She just uses religion as a smoke screen for her own ego imo

[@-Ghostess]

Blessings and strength from a fellow pagan survivor of Christian family members. I have a relative who I won't be in the same room as because she has threatened me after finding out I'm a druid. Who has threatened to hold a Christian service if I die before her (and is why I have a funeral plan and signed legal documents saying who is allowed to speak at my service)

[@oddeyes9413]

Hey same!

[@chrisirae]

I had absolutely NO idea she still existed post-2007, but the fact that she found TikTok seems like the worst possible outcome.

[@Sputterbug]

typical tik tok user tbh

[@Chelaxim]

I'm surprised she knew who the Ying Yang Twins were to use their song.

[@Michaels1059]

Fun fact: Marguerite lived near my hometown and way back in 2006 or so, I actually ended up being her waiter when I worked at IHOP one time. It was so surreal, because she was so quiet and chill in public, but knowing who she was made my skin crawl. Growing up surrounded by hundreds of Marguerites, I always lived in a kind of fear of people like her. Her time on the show AND Hurricane Katrina really did a number on my feelings towards my state 😒

[@vincesmith2499]

She has evolved as a person since then. The death of her daughter caused her to re-think some things.

[@RosalindPeters]

Genuinely kind of gutted she’s been given so much media ‘oxygen’ and love when she’s such a blatant narcissist. Heartbreaking that Ashley passed away without getting much of a chance to experience non-narcissistic love. Rest in peace, Ashley.

[@guardianofcreativity4860]

When she described him as “barbaric” my jaw dropped. It’s just a whole different level showing a lack of any awareness whatsoever. It always blows my mind how unknowing racists can hear people say “actually, there’s not real equality right now and we should work towards true equality to lessen the suffering of others” and interpret that as incorrect and a threat to peace. Especially when it’s Christians. Like aren’t y’all supposed to be champions for the oppressed? Isn’t that what Jesus was super about? Idk maybe I need to re-read the gospels for the 100th time to see if that part is still in there 🙄

[@daisyxfaith]

That was absolutely disgusting.

[@spOOkytimes]

Him: *Gets mildly angry from the complete lack of awareness of that lady and not at least having a respectful conversation Her: BARBARIC!!! I am Christian and yes we should be champions for the oppressed without having ridiculous strings attached. Prosperity gospel is heresy and just a way for certain Christians to be bigoted and elitist while hiding behind their beliefs and justifying their greed and horrible behaviors.

[@kenseihaup]

If yeshua (Jesus’s real name,) came back the church would kill him again. Everything the church is, Yeshua preached the anti-thesis. The pharisees mentioned in the Bible, they are Christians. Evil bunch

[@dsdgjj]

the way i GASPED when that word came out of her mouth

[@Rachely24]

Fr, I was like.. ah yes, you're very "color blind" with the way you call a black man barbaric for simply talking to you about racism. Also, when she brought up having a black maid as an example of how she's not racist?? Truly insane

[@j.7881]

The most awful and evil people I've encountered in my life have all been super religious

[@captnghosteyes]

I have SO MUCH religious trauma from growing up in religious family, and that’s why I’m now ATHEIST.

[@Kirsten_is_cursed10]

Same

[@fionafox420]

People don’t use their faith to help people, faith is mainly used to justify their hateful beliefs and actions

[@HeyitsBri_]

Church is a terrible place to meet good people

[@girlonamission1685]

Same

[@Luvl12]

Is no one gonna talk about how dangerous it feels to put the wife of the Brown-Malone family into Marguerite's home?

[@Sanityslasthope]

Both those shows (Wife Swap) put those families in some harmful situations.

[@PiskeyFaeri]

@@Sanityslasthope I wish I could find out what happened to the UK Wife Swap couple where the wife spent a good 6-8 hours cleaning every day, and her husband had made a manual. During the swap, the swap wife made him follow his own manual. During the final debriefing, he then angrily took his wife and left. He was so fucking abusive and controlling, and I fervently hope she left him and got at least half of their not-insignificant fortune.

[@teeayyyyyy]

@@Sanityslasthope totally! Like on Wife Swap that black woman in the racists house?! Who were PROUD to use the N word?! WTF

[@ayannahendricks6266]

It was emotional damaging but I never feared for her even watching in real time as I did because there was a camera crew with her.

[@PiskeyFaeri]

@@ayannahendricks6266 oh yes, the swapped wife was fine and did a fantastic job at showing him the stupidity of that cleaning list. My fear was for his wife before the crew came and after they left. That dude is no bueno.

[@EmmaCaroline89]

The “I’m glad you’re home…” from her heartbroken husband who hasn’t seen her in weeks is so upsetting.

[@mountainhun]

Her bringing up her maid reminds me of my dad reminiscing about the elderly black guy who looked after him when he was a kid. Just because you interacted with black people sixty years ago doesn't make you not racist. I'm still not talking to him after he broke the final straw by accidentally texting me and calling someone a n-word f-word.

[@dinosaysrawr]

I'm reminded by how a lot of toxic patriarchal cultures (from my perspective) are known for having doting, adoring mommies who put their sons on little pedestals. Just because you had "nice" or "loving" interactions with someone doesn't mean you developed genuine empathy, compassion, or respect for them as a human being, especially if they were in a servile role.

[@Anon26535]

Honestly, I think at this point, any kind of "positive" interaction with other races is a red flag. The key words for any kind of racial justice are *respectful distance*

[@mysticamethyst1398]

So what makes one not racist?

[@tonyabrookes9931]

Her poor kids. Imagine the stress of living with this unhinged woman. I hope they can at least rely on their dad when they are in need

[@applecrispies1794]

Having to share a house with someone so unconscionably racist would be so scary as a POC, let alone in your home? There’s no other escape for them :/

[@maybelikealittlebit]

I hope they have people outside of their family and thought group to help them. My goodness no way their dad is any better. He choose her, out of the women he’s ever met, to marry after all lol.

[@HeyitsBri_]

The rant she gave her family was awful but when her husband casually said “Glad your home” I had enough 😂

[@rotisseriepossum]

I thought for sure they’d be divorced by now, he sounded so miserable the whole time

[@Maialeen]

@Inle I'm sure they have a lot in common beliefs wise. He's not an innocent bystander. Men in these cults might present themselves as bufoons but most aren't.

[@Sputterbug]

that doesn't mean he isn't abused tho I think she abused everyone in that house

[@lazyperfectionist3978]

Not surprised, man's a classic case of an enabler. I feel even more sorry for the kids and grandkids because they're taught to become enablers like him, hurt people _hurt_ people and all that

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

she needs to be offed

[@magzdilluh]

I knew an EMT who was in a group of first responders who went down to NoLA to help during Katrina in the first crucial 24 hours, and she and her crew were indeed turned away by the National Guard. They weren't allowed in to the city for another three days, and by then it was far too late for the people most in need.

[@nola281]

Gretna turned many away.

[@ayannahendricks6266]

Some of us remember all to well many black faces on rooftops and dead bodies in the streets. Those people who didn’t have cars or ways out… majority of them were Black. The people who came in and bought the destroyed homes or rebuilt in those wards; they were white. Those are facts.

[@marisha.art.channel]

There’s a book called five days at Memorial, which details the massive confusion with resources in between the state and the federal government, and the city of New Orleans, and all the people involved in making all of the bad decisions with hurricane Katrina. At the center of this particular story is memorial hospital in New Orleans, which was prepared for hurricanes, but not for the power to go out, and so when the power went out at their hospital, it turned into basically a nightmare. And the people who work at the hospital thought that they were somehow going to be evacuated when the flood waters came but basically the company that owned memorial was like you’re on your own because they thought that the National Guard would be taking care of it. But the national guard wasn’t doing that in fact, nobody was evacuating people. It’s very detailed and very confusing and complex but it all comes down to nobody wanted to do it. The book is totally worth a read, but be prepared to have to sit with it for a little bit.

[@paolacarmichael611]

@@marisha.art.channel i want to read this so badly but I know it'll just make me spiral into a depression. That's so heartbreaking

[@KevboKev]

For anyone that doesn't know, Margaret's daughter, Ashley, was killed in a car accident back in 2007. Such a shame, because she seemed to have a really good head on her shoulder and a beautiful daughter.

[@ELLEKx]

She said when Ashley died, Christian friends said it is gods will and basically saying get over it . But the gay community reached out to her and said we love you and we are here for you and we are praying for you . And kept checking on her . That is why she loves the gay community so strongly

[@livalittle13]

I hate the gods will stuff. I've hated it since I was about 8 years old and my sister died at 13 days old... everyone constantly wood it was gods will. Wtf she got Pseudomonas ... it's most likely why I'm atheist. I to this day can't stand churches or their communities. Sure a Christian can be nice and lovely and kind but the community as a whole is horrible. Sorry for the rant and it being so many months later.

[@lynseybowe8693]

Her saying “she’s not a CHHHRISSTIIAN” lives rent free in my head. I have always loved her episodes.

[@shadow.walker777]

😵😆same. She's a trip

[@brizzy4593]

Right!!! 😂😂😂

[@HellsFurby]

SAME and then she spent the money still 😂

[@HellsFurby]

SHE IS DARKSIDED TOO!!! IN JESUS NAME I PRAY! 🙏🏻😤

[@beckybertish7841]

That was the one thing I remember about trading spouses...

[@jamesrobbins1243]

My favorite memory from the "God warrior" episode is the "dark sided" family playing ball together in the yard at the very end like the ideal family, meanwhile over at the God warrior's house, well... you know...

[@anitakaul8323]

Okay, about the racism stuff...the thing is, it's 2023 and I STILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS with people like Marguerite. It's maddening. I respect Abasi and LaToya so much - the utter grace they had with that woman. But it also makes me want to cry, because it's never over. There's always someone like her to say stupid shit, and there's nothing you can do but sit there and marvel in horror that someone sees a fantasy reality and that they refuse to admit it to themselves....like why, I can't even anymore.

[@chocolatethunder192]

Ugh, I agree with you. It's so tiring, isn't it??

[@prettywitchery]

That famous rant of hers is straight from my childhood tbh and as much fun as people are having with it, it's hard not to be very uncomfortable with people trying to turn it into a bop. Congrats on your wedding Jen and James :)

[@ddjsoyenby]

yeah' i'm not gonna say people can't have fun memeing on it but it is uncomfortable.

[@baby.yogurt]

man the footage of her screaming at her family loud enough to give herself vocal nodules was like looking back at my own childhood. she behaves almost exactly like my mom did (minus the religious angle) although my mom loved to incorporate physical v*olence into her tantrums (I don't talk to her anymore). I saw myself in those kids getting screamed at and I know the impact that has. I really truly hope they have found a way to heal from the emotional damage their mom inflicted

[@SwedeProof]

😢 😰 😨

[@kathleendigregorio1701]

I am sorry that happened to you because you did nothing to deserve it. I hope things are much better for you now 🏵️🌸🌵

[@TheXVodkaXFairy]

I know it doesn't mean much from a random on the internet but you're not alone and you are much better off without someone like her in your life. I was abused for years by my family and developed depression and anxiety disorders because of it but when I left the family, within a few months I really felt the difference. It can be daunting not having a family or cutting out select people but it's important to remember you can choose who you want to keep in your life and not everyone is worth that trouble. Surround yourself with people that actually care about you.

[@aquachonk]

She's a steaming pile of narcissistic rage. You can only kill it by walking away from it, narcissists can't stand being ignored.

[@nikicarrie4071]

Yes exactly 💯.

[@JDMimeTHEFIRST]

She does remind me of my dad. He’s not religious but would have the same yelling and hitting fits. He still does. I refuse to visit. I talk to my mom, but she’s still married to him.

[@thebigcapitalism9826]

I get that narcissists can be abusive but it is ableist to associate narcissist personality disorder with abusive behavior. Anyone can be abusive and there’s no good reason to stigmatize this disorder more than it already has been

[@yassine8935]

​​@@thebigcapitalism9826 not only that but labeling some one a narcissistic who you don't know especially while not being a psychiatrist, this is a real mental health condition not just a quirky phrase you can throw at any and every self centered person you don't like.

[@strayiggytv]

"I never thought about it because it doesn't effect me" "EXACTLY" Damn he spit truth right at her. It's the wildest that somebody actually tried that we all bleed red thing. Like girl go skin yourself and get back to me.

[@Annie-eh6mq]

I can’t remember everyone’s names but the second family were so incredibly patient and generous with those religious freaks. Huge lesson in having a rational, calm approach to difficult conversations. I’m not the entire way through so maybe there’s a big blow up but I’m in awe at their ability to maintain their composure while experiencing such blatant, unbridled, ignorance & racism.

[@weholdparties]

Unfortunately, people of color, especially Black people, don't often have the luxury to behave any way other than cool-headed and composed when confronted with the endless amount of racist (micro) aggressions they are made to deal with daily. The Malone-Browns were likely very well aware of the climate surrounding race in the early 00s. So while I don't doubt they are more or less the same regardless of the setting, they probably had it in their minds that many white people would be holding them as representatives of their entire race. You can see how quickly things can turn sour when Abasi's emphatic but gentle discussion of something directly affecting him gets twisted by Margueritte into a "barbaric" attack. And how she chose to punish a family she knew was struggling financially by making them wait to get the money that would have helped them tremendously. Margueritte weaponized her discomfort and sent the message with the Aretha Franklin CD that she firmly believes Abasi's station is beneath her. Even though she put it in the child's name, it hurts her too because she will have to continue to live without the privileges of a financial safety net while her caregivers are forced to work multiple jobs each. Robbing her of bonding time with parents who love her while Marguerite, who has no concern over how her behavior impacts other white people, gets to verbally abuse her children and emotionally neglect them. It shows our privilege as white people to be in awe of the composure Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color display because we are afforded many more opportunities to meet outright disrespect with the outrage it deserves without it negatively affecting us and casting a shadow on our entire race. I don't mean this to be an attack on you because I don't know you or what you know/don't know already. I just thought it would be helpful to discuss this subject because it seemed like an excellent opportunity.

[@melanieg.9092]

​@@weholdparties very well said❤

[@LiarJudas666]

I think that level of civility toward these bastards is a big part of why they feel safe holding such beliefs in the modern day. this shit should get you attacked, I think that would sharply reduce racist behavior

[@F1areon]

@@LiarJudas666 Sadly that could easily backfire bc the bastards will just scream for the cops, and then the cops will attack their victim instead. :S

[@longlivebeans]

If they had acted any other way, they would’ve been labeled “angry blacks” so there’s not really much of a choice there.

[@corypowercat7277]

I hated how those friends of her treated that Hippie mom. Like: LET HER TALK!

[@shhhhhhh9328]

Marguerite's friends giving their "guest" the third degree reminded me of a bunch of nasty mean girls, poking at a new kid and sneering, "Yuck! What is it? What is it? Ew! Don't touch it. I don't know what it is but it can't sit near us." Pure venom.

[@fearsomefivefilms]

Being raised in a non-cable household (homeschooled in the sticks), I didn't have any access to these kinds of characters. So being educated on what I didn't see as a kid continues to be very interesting, now that I'm a universalist hippie queer adult. Thanks, Jen, thanks James. Happy wedding tidings. 💜

[@melanie1825]

I wish there was info on how the Malone-Brown family is doing now. I feel so bad that they had to go through all of that and didn't even get the money that sounds like they needed, seeing as they said they were living paycheck to paycheck in their intro. They were so calm in the face of absolute ignorance and dehumanizing "hospitality". It broke my heart. I really hope they finally caught a break.

[@biguattipoptropica]

I found them online and the mom and daughter travelled the world for a bit and the mom is a media marketing agent, the dad drives freight and owns his own business, and the daughter is a translator and they all still work in activism (from what I could see).

[@melanie1825]

@@biguattipoptropica this is awesome, thank you. Your googling skills are better than mine. All I could find was an article announcing the episode.

[@fantomx11]

I had the same question. I too was unable to find anything about them online.

[@lula-kester]

I live about an hour away from Pontchatoula. I just wanna say that the God Warrior's friends that grilled the other lady on religion... that's a pretty accurate representation of what it's like to be not religious or christian around here. Oh & her friends on race was extra real. Yikes. Not much has changed in that respect either.

[@myqueerplantfamily]

Oh ee ohhhh, @Killer Tofu! Agreed! This was like my childhood in the south 🤦‍♀️

[@ayannahendricks6266]

That’s such a bummer to hear I’m from the North but lately been open to the idea of moving to NoLa or somewhere south because it’s just to expensive and cold up here.

[@chocolatethunder192]

@@ayannahendricks6266 It's not worth it!

[@luvbeinghiswife1148]

100% accurate. I lived in Hellissippi (Mississippi) for 2 years and I couldn't get out of that area fast enough. Racist, bible thumping hypocries.

[@katie5737]

I’m from south LA, about 2 hrs from ponchatoula - just want to meekly reply that that has not been my experience growing up here. Not everyone is Christian, racist, or white. And not all Christian’s are like this woman, by far. And we need more ANTI-RACIST-ANTI-ANTI-CHOICE WARRIORS down here too, so by all means, come thaw out brah

[@ambershannon6694]

My heart just breaks for that eldest daughter... you can tell she has played this role so many times.

[@mariahclaar7915]

She died in a single car accident in 2007. She wasn't wearing her seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Her younger sister Brooke was an NFL cheerleader and now also teaches dance.

[@zerrickishadow7601]

Parentification of children is common in these sort of households.

[@Neku628]

​@@mariahclaar7915I am sorry that her sister and her daughter lost Ashley because of the car accident.

[@alanaharvey8185]

i've never seen the full original clip before and goodness....i can empathize so heavily with those poor kids and their inability to do anything but stand as still and silent as possible until she stops losing her mind :( i can only hope that they've had the opportunity since to know unconditional love, support, and safety

[@pokemami]

That first episode sent me into a trauma spiral for weeks when it happened. That was what my mother did. So much anxiety. What was supposed to be a happy/loving time turned into this blame martyr thing. It makes me uncomfortable even today watching it.

[@emilywright698]

My fave part is you describing Marguerite as “camp” 😭

[@rotisseriepossum]

1: I’m surprised her husband is still around tbh, he seems so miserable 2: I’m dying to know more abt her friends, specifically if the blonde pixie cut one has eaten her words at all yet

[@melanie1825]

Me too. All those women from Perrin's groups of friends are all awful people. It sucks cause they're all in their little Bubble and make themselves feel good even though they are digusting humans. I did a spit take when she said she was going to heaven...

[@marisha.art.channel]

That blonde woman was so rude and patronizing. I think Jeanne didn’t know how to deal with people like her

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

Maybe she’s calmed down over the years. I know my mom did

[@juliajensen6612]

@@marisha.art.channel Yeah, when you're used to dealing with people who act like gownups, being faced with adults who act like small town middle schoolers is daunting, because they play by some primitive rules... and you're not allowed to know those rules unless you are inducted as an insider.

[@chrisellis4400]

I grew up in a similar family dynamic. The husband is a coward who should have been standing up for the kids.

[@LakeGael]

I know that early 2000s reality TV was mostly staged, but the way this woman reacted to anything that she didn't deem "of god" was literally exactly how my fundamentalist mother would react. It's actually the episode I showed my now-husband when we were engaged to slowly introduce him to the type of person my mother was so he wouldn't be too shocked and embarrassed when he met her 😂

[@cindylou3524]

This was 100% real

[@TheXVodkaXFairy]

You can feel the visceral hatred and fear. The way the kids seized up made me fucking terrified for them. My parents were abusive monsters and women like her remind me of the fear I felt for much of my life. Happy to say I left the family years ago and all my anxiety and depression issues were mostly resolved just from that. It's only when you leave an environment like that, that you realise you've been holding your breath for so long that you forget what it's like to breathe.

[@LakeGael]

@Naoto Shirogane I haven't spoken to my mother since she gaslit me when I tried to confront her in person about the childhood abuse in 2019 and I'm only just now working through the trauma I experienced (mostly because of her and her obsession with religion), so yes it's a long road.

[@ashleyfontones2525]

Watching her family’s faces fall made my heart break… they looked like they were hoping their mom would come home feeling more peaceful

[@ashleyfontones2525]

Also for a god warrior she sure does dress like a fabulous witch, I say that with love as a Wiccan. Her fit is unmatched in that Jay Leno clip.

[@FastHandAndy]

It was so sad to see her children's reactions to her meltdown.

[@pumpnix]

“I REBUKE THIS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD” Is what I am going to start screaming when I walk outta of room when people are annoying me

[@ky9933]

I like to say "GET THE HELL OUTTA MAH HOUSE" in her accent whenever someone says something absurd to me lol

[@alynsak]

Screaming at people calling them demons and saying they’re not allowed around her doesn’t make anyone want to believe in god. It really just scares people off and makes them think every Christian is insane. So she’s not doing anything for god being that way. Her kids will not remember growing up with her fondly and that’s truly sad. I hope they heal some day. I am empathetic to her losing her daughter. No parent should have to experience that. However, it doesn’t absolve her of her harmful beliefs and words.

[@Peets4peets]

After living with a “Christian” narcissist from Louisiana for a year, I can relate to the family. It’s soooo defeating to live with someone who yells like that :( some people are so explosive and hide behind whatever justification they can… it’s crazy-making and soul-crushing.

[@cyndrift]

watching that clip, the sheer unhinged response over something that wasn't even their fault, the terror and confusion in her kids eyes, the glazed over look of their father... i was traumatized by much less. cant imagine what its like living there while growing up. i hope they're doing much better nowadays.

[@stanleyknife3516]

"Why are you mad at us?" And "I'm glad you're home,,," her family seems so nice even when she's going on a completely unhinged rant 😭

[@tellmeofyourhomeworldusul6060]

Things that racists say, “I’m color blind” “ I don’t care if you are black, white, yellow, purple, etc” “ I don’t see color”

[@batmanjones655]

It's not inherently racist to say those things. But they are profoundly ignorant to say.

[@mimibelta259]

I think in most cases when people say there color blind it’s not them saying they don’t see color as much as it is they are trying to say that we’re all humans and have all the same things in our bodies the only difference it is the color and tone of our skin. The truth is that all though we are treated differently it’s not for one race to say we have less than another because at the end of the day the government is treating everyone the same, so really if we are mad at anyone it should be the government and not each other . One othe thing I think is that we need to stop saying we’re just one race / ethnicity because for those of us who have done dna test we can see we’re made up of multiple different races and ethnicities

[@loniloo9521]

@@mimibelta259 that’s the point of a group expressing the oppression they go through though. The government does not treat us all the same. No they don’t care about any of us but certain groups of people are targeted more than others. You can’t just say it’s not for any race to say because they’re speaking on their experience of unfair treatment.

[@mimibelta259]

@@loniloo9521 you don’t understand what I’m saying , we are all very mixed nowadays with all races so when someone says that they are colorblind they are saying they don’t judge people on the skin color/tone they look at the entire person inside and out because its not what’s on the outside that counts it’s what on the inside that counts and I agree that saying I’m colorblind is ignorant but at the same time a lot of people look at the hearts of others instead of how they look like we say Christians are horrible because they don’t agree with the lgbtq community so they are evil but truly it’s they just read the Bible and see it says a man shouldn’t lie with another man which actually means an older man with a young boy ( pedophiliaand not homosexuality) but Christians want to hate the lgbtq community because of it anyway I know it’s ignorant to say I’m colorblind but we need to come together (all people) and stand up against the government and their racism and all the ‘ isms they use to separate us

[@jamesrobbins1243]

As soon as she said "I don't care if you're yellow or green..." Classic ignorant racist trope.

[@MP-il8ys]

It’s sad, because the Unitarian Universalists are some of the most peaceful people you’ll meet.

[@zay-fl7oy]

watching her freak out put me in flight or fight mode. shes a mirror image of my mom. but the "shes not a CHRISTIAAANNNN" forever cracks me up.

[@oddeyes9413]

Oh, you too?

[@nikicarrie4071]

Same

[@Pinksugarelephant]

Yeah her pig squealing screams trigger the hell out of me.

[@SwedeProof]

Ditto

[@lazybelphegore6748]

She’s not a Christiaaaaannn-NUUUH! (Three syllable righteous indignation).

[@pygmywombat]

God the Wife Swap/Trading Spouses era was WILD. I remember a whole family that was way into being pirates?!

[@martineastman9855]

I remember that! How lucky to be paired up with that family... shit, I might not ever go home (jk, of course)

[@Rachel98246]

Her poor children looked so terrified throughout that whole meltdown. I hope they’re doing okay now… What a heinous woman. Edit: just finished the video… Rest in Peace, Ashley😔❤️

[@alexandraburley15]

At midsumma this year (australian pride festival) one of the drag queens performed to this rant spliced with music. Iconic

[@devidaughter7782]

yes, a wonderful way to take back power, to take something harmful and reshape it into something we can laugh at, that no longer has power to hurt!

[@fogsfunhouse]

Wow, I can’t believe you guys are really married now!!! It’s awesome and I’m so happy for you both, you’re so lucky to have each other and understand each other so well, not only that but to share so many interests that make for endless discussion : ) Good luck in your marriage and this channel because Jesus Christ does it make me happy. I grew up fundie and left the religion as soon as my parents couldn’t force me into it anymore. Seeing that there’s so many people who went through the same things I did - with my parents threatening to send me away to conversion therapy or boarding school, knowing tons of quiverfull families and seeing what their kids went through, and experiencing lots of fear mongering and conditioning. Your channel helps people like me to know we’re not alone and that the things we went through were real and painful. Your channel has helped me forgive my parents and be comfortable distancing myself from them and other toxic family members/church folks. Thank you so much Jen and James I wish you guys all the best forever and ever!

[@wendyg.]

Her poor little granddaughter. What an awful home to grow up in.

[@Lranee]

Black residents were permanently displaced after Katrina. There have been documentaries about it. Whole communities were destroyed. I do remember watching both trading spouses she pissed me off so bad in the second one

[@azlizzie]

Her husband is an enabler. Their children probably see him as the safe parent but he didn't rescue them from her. So many things to say about this video this morning. Happy Tuesday Jen(n).

[@Bananataffy123]

He's also getting abused. I would love for him to protect them and leave her but domestic abuse isn't black and white.

[@XSlimSxadyX]

@@Bananataffy123this!! Don’t blame men for not being able to leave, they can have the same feelings of being trapped as AFAB people!

[@JS-dv9ji]

Thank you for bringing up the husband! I recognize the defeat in his eyes. He's probably tried to reason with her in the past and it only makes her more violent. My dad was/is a target and an enabler. She threatened to take us kids away if he stood up for himself, so I get why he stayed then. But we're in our 30s now and he still won't leave her. He's been gaslit beyond repair. Lots of men are in the same situation. If they confide in their Christian friends or pastors, they're told to keep praying and God will eventually fix the marriage. So yeah...super depressing 😳

[@transientdaydreams]

Parents who use their faith as a shield to make themselves feel better about abusing kids... There's few groups of people I can't stand more than that one. I hope the kids will be okay. On a lighter note, congrats on the wedding!! Y'all seem like an adorable couple, and I wish you many years of happiness to come.

[@notyourboi4076]

I remember watching this when it was airing, the turn from uncomfortable but watchable to feeling fear and sadness for the kids facing all this was real quick. Feels worse than I remembered it, watching it again now.

[@unfurlinglotusflower6939]

My mom has turned into this since moving to the South and 9/11. She, my aunt, and my grandma cornered my sister a year or two ago and tried to exorcise her. I’m surprised my mom didn’t flip when she came to my house a few weeks ago knowing I have tarot cards. At least she didn’t trash them. My sister came too and hid them.

[@nikalucarelli8647]

For someone who accuses a woman of being “darksided” she kinda does look like she’s being posessed lol

[@RunningOnAutopilot]

"Darksided" has just entered my vocabulary and I love it

[@helena4440]

Does this God warrior lady know how much LGBT folk (specifically gay men and trans women) use her gifs to talk about Beyoncé, Mariah and Britney (etc) online?

[@francesthepossum1812]

She does actually. She became somewhat of an ally after her daughter’s death

[@GreenGorgeousness]

She has actually turned her life around after some loss. I'm surprised it doesn't sound like the video brought it up? She's not perfect, but she kinda fights for acceptance now.

[@5050TM]

Yes she does and she thanked them after losing her daughter.

[@5050TM]

​@@GreenGorgeousness It did, but people didn't finish watching before commenting I guess. But it is mentioned. I scrolled ahead to check because I couldn't imagine that it would be left out and wasn't ❤

[@Akasha6915]

@@GreenGorgeousness yeah, Whang brought that up in the video he did about her. Like seems odd how that was glossed over.

[@fayerawcliffe7794]

I still can’t get over Olivia photographing your wedding! You look so gorgeous! James looks so dapper! I’m so so so happy for you both!!!!

[@RealBradMiller]

😭 I was so mad at her outburst to her family and how her oldest daughter tried to ease the whole situation. Sad that she didn't get to live her life.

[@MissaBrevis]

The way she said "so it's my fault" nearly made me cry

[@notNajimi]

@@MissaBrevis God, and you can tell from the way she says it that it’s not the first time she’s been in that position

[@zab416]

Not all the way through their segment but Abasi and his LaToya are my new role models for having patience, geez. I don't think I can ever attain their levels of patience but something aspirational. I didn't know they'd brought the God Warrior back for another episode.

[@claireisacamel]

You aren’t kidding. The restraint 🤯

[@thespis851]

WHAT?? theyre horrible!!! shes worse but come on, did you even see the show?

[@scottnichols3685]

Toya and Abasi are no longer together. Toya was featured on a UK program about love scammers after she was the victim of a romance scam.

[@J3nJ3nl0llip0p]

Watching her daughter's faces while she melted down made me wonder how Roseanne's kids feel right about now...

[@kaylonwilloughby452]

Very surreal hearing my favorite youtuber namedrop my hometown and proceed to analyze my dad's ex-girlfriend's sister for 45 minutes.

[@chickadee1232]

Not to be nosy, but I’m so curious what she was like off camera

[@heidistabbert3062]

Oh, you can't drop that & not dish some more details. Do tell us more.

[@goldensloth7]

WHAT

[@theredvelvetwitch]

PLEASE share the details!

[@girlonamission1685]

Um hello details!!

[@goldenlordofnightmares]

My mom is a lighter version of Marguerite about God and religion. Down to the bullying, verbal, and emotional abuse. (And physical threats.) I hate it so much and I am completely estranged from her. Manipulative too, pretending to care or be nice for benefits. I am also not a Xtain after all that religious trauma and just not being able to believe in God. (She was evangelical.)

[@dianecheney4141]

It’s sad to see the young lady grab a pillow to physically protect herself. That says a lot

[@ShesAbsurd]

Wow never knew she went on to do another show with a black family. That Black family was very ahead of its time! shoutout to you for highlighting their accomplishments.

[@princesstamika]

black people have ALWAYS been saying stuff like that. It's not new, we've always been conscious of institutional racism. we've always been pushing black children to be better than the best. the only thing that changed is that mainstream society is catching up.

[@hamilcross]

@@princesstamika right like wtf is she talking about lmao black people have had no choice but to live in such a way

[@nessaarandur7740]

Her religious freakout with her family was really disgusting.

[@oddeyes9413]

And unfortunately, extremely common in Christian families. I'm speaking from experience.

[@giftofgab1791]

The love you and James share together is so sweet and radiates through in your interactions. You two and this channel bring so much joy to my life. Congratulations to Jen and James, I wish you two a lifetime of happiness ❤

[@sydneyp7867]

The Brown-Malone family are incredible first off. I hope they’re doing well

[@pigpjs]

Congratulations Jen and James! May the two of you build a life together filled with joy and adventure! 🎉

[@emsiekee]

oh my god watching that freak out was so heartbreaking! my mom is like that (not about god but just the screaming and confusion) i feel so bad for those poor girls. especially since the oldest daughter seems to be the only one trying to calm her down while the husband just lets it happen. this is emotional abuse and i can’t believe they brought her back onto the show

[@KevboKev]

The daughter, Ashley, died in a car crash back in 2007. Such a shame.

[@XSlimSxadyX]

I think the husband was burnt out. He has to deal with that lady 24/7 and she probably blows up at him more than her kids

[@sweetsgoblin2641]

I've been told that the reality TV boom of the 2000's was at least partially due to Hollywood anticipating a writers' strike.

[@heidistabbert3062]

I heard that's how the show "Cops" started. Don't know if it's true tho.

[@susandeath0813]

​@@heidistabbert3062 yes, but also no. COPS was born out of the 1988 Writer's Guild of America strike, not the 2007-2008 one.

[@melindaunknown6411]

@@susandeath0813 Really? I never knew that.

[@Chelaxim]

@@susandeath0813 also Fox needed content. Married With Children, The Tracey Ullman show, the simpsons,21 Jump Street and cops are the only shows from Fox that started in the '80s that lasted over one season. Most of the content from Fox in the early years were shows that every other network passed on. That's why early Simpson's was making fun of how cheap Fox was. One of the very first shows on Fox was called Women in Prison....

[@samanthagraszler6226]

If they dont believe in psychics or "dark sided stuff" then why do they get so scared of it? Like its not real babes...remember😂

[@mudturtle3660]

There's this lovely poem by Rumi called Moses and the Shepherd. One day, Moses comes across a praying shepherd, who Moses chastises for addressing God too casually in prayer. The shepherd goes into the desert to repent. Then God speaks to Moses, and says "You goober. You silly goose. You've just discouraged that shepherd from praying! You're supposed to bring people to me, not push them away. Moses, I don't give two shits how someone prays to me, only that they pray at all! C'mon man don't be a dick." So Moses follows the shepherd's footprints into the dessert, finds him, and apologizes to him. I'm an atheist, so the way I interpret this poem is that regardless of religion or beliefs, we all need to strive to be kind. If following an organized religion is how you do that, then do that. If you spend Sundays hiking or going to the beach to keep in touch with nature and that helps you be a better person, do that. But the way Marguerite's friends harassed Jeanne for not following their religion or worshiping God the way they do is disgusting. Let people do what they need to do to be a good person.

[@katelovesgreta]

I want a Bible version where God exclusively calls people "goober" and "silly goose", and then admonishes people to not be a dick. That is a translation I can get behind.

[@spOOkytimes]

Agreed. Applying this to religion, it is not our duty to nitpick what is right and wrong for everyone else to do while practicing Christianity. Obviously, sticking to the 10 commandment and very central tenants of the bible should be a given as a Christian, but trying to dictate how people practice so closely and with so much criticism is unacceptable. That is for God to decide. Religious leaders and followers are driving people away from church by doing this and through hypocrisy and bigotry.

[@juliajensen6612]

@@spOOkytimes Yeah but Jesus was supposed to be God 2.0 and he boiled it down to exactly TWO commandments: 37j He said to him,* “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38This is the greatest and the first commandment. 39k The second is like it:* You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40* l The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” Jesus was very impatient with the crueler minutia of organized religion and law.

[@rachel_sj]

Soooo...it's perfectly fine for Marguerite to dictate how other people spend their alloted money at the end of each episode, but she acts like the checks from the other families are germier than used tissues and doesn't want to even remotely consider that they want the best for Marguerite and her family with their funds...? Cool, cool...