Babe that’s not quite what dispensationalism is. Evangelical millennial dispensationalism (there are multiple kinds of dispensationalism) is the doctrine that the rapture of the faithful will happen before Jesus’ peaceful 1000 year reign as predicted in the book of Revelation. You defined biblical literalism instead. The two are not synonymous. You can be a biblical literalist, but not a millennial dispensationalist. It might be worth explaining millennial dispensationalism bc that’s how evangelicals justify their inaction against climate change and their pro-Israel beliefs :)
“There’s no autism diagnosis in the Bible!” Meanwhile, the authors of the Bible were goat and sheep herders who didn’t know where the sun went at night.
As a lesbian I would like to reclaim "a f*gg*ty kind of style" to describe my fashion sense. It's all over the place stylistically yet also very gay at the same time so I feel like that's the phrase for me. He can't have it anymore is ours now.
He is just angry you have the courage and strength and confidence to be out and proud while his childhood and single-minded upbringing won't allow him to express his true self. He is a sad, crazy little boy in a man's body. That's why he is so angry about absolute nonsense that those of us who have lives understand are none of our business.
Does Greg not realize that he can make coffee at home without a mask on? There’s no need to go to DD and yell at the manager for upholding regulations. The rudest people are always the ones who claim to be holy
@@morganqorishchi8181 Seriously, they have to do commercials for their sponsors. He's actually trying to sell us on Dunkin' Donuts. Remember what they sell because they expose themselves when they do.
He did this on purpose to get on the news. He had the mask in the car so obviously he has been in compliance with other stores in the past. He chose DD probably because they are a national store that would have cameras. Its also wild to me that he is drinking 2 coffees at 5pm? Like bro do you want to sleep tonight? Maybe thats why you are always so aggitated and why your marriage is falling apart.
One of my favorite things is when these people complain about "being silenced" while they are literally screaming into a microphone to a crowd of hundreds of people
"help help i'm being silenced" said the man to his audience of millions, but hey twitter suspended your account cause you kept pushing conspiracies and they were almost sued.
Also gotta love him getting incensed by the thought of "Antifa" showing up to disrupt HIS disruptive "worship service", dedicated to harassing people just trying to get healthcare.
absolutely. I grew up conservative (90's) and I remember believing that literally the whole world was out to get me: a christian kid in so cal. These people are not being persecuted but they really want to be because conservatism thrives on a fake sense of victimhood. they're nothing without it.
I goddamn wish they were being silenced. I shouldn’t feel guilty for being a Christian because my demonization is very liberal. There are sane, loving Christians who actually follow Jesus’s beliefs (Jesus wasn’t big on Evangelizing unwilling participants) and don’t discriminate. But the craziest people are the loudest. I don’t believe this bullshit and it’s crazy that I can’t tell someone I’m a Christian without having to clarify my beliefs.
The irony in him calling people who wear and enforce masks Nazis while he is being "protected" by proud boys in front of Planned Parenthood is in fucking sane to me.
Not to mention the irony of him using “Nazi” to describe something he thinks is bad when he literally started a church founded in Anti-Semitism… like pick a lane??
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat the ignorance from the left is amazing, it's all love and unity as long as you accept their purple unicorn love. If not, well here comes the social justice police to label everyone a hater, nazi or some phob bc they dare to question their twisted story about the birds and bees. ...love the insanity of the left.
Even worse that he said there hasn't been a single pandemic in his 44 year-long life. meanwhile I'm 26 and I remember swine flu just fine. There are people who listen to this man preach every Sunday. They see him as a wise man of God.
@@dellybird5394ebola, zika, swine flu, bird flu, SARS, MERS, HIV\AIDS, the list goes on. None of that has ever personally touched his life, so he couldnt be bothered to pay attention to it. Cause it's not about him.
But I guess the economic Forum said they wanted to cut world population by 80% before the end of 2024 so it makes sense that they would poison everyone
Hawaii's high percentage of transgender people may have something to do with the fact that in traditional Hawaiian culture there are three genders, kane (male), wahine (female) and Māhū (in the middle). Māhū hold specific cultural and spiritual status in Hawaiian culture which means that there's likely already a far more open mindset towards other people who don't conform to a cisgender binary within their own cultures. There's a really great PBS Hawaii documentary called "A Place in the Middle" about two Māhū and what their culture means to them and what they mean to their culture. Last time I checked it was on TH-cam, it was about 20/30 minutes long. I'd highly recommend it!
So, dude went into a Target for the sole purpose of harassing some random customer service desk lady making the company’s minimum wage and who has no control over what the company does, regardless of how she personally feels about the issue. That’s what I’m hearing with his Target bathroom video.
Exactly. He could have looked up the the phone number of the corporate offices, and perhaps talked to the person (or people) who actually MADE the decision that he’s so “concerned” about. Why harass a customer service person? He or she has no power to do anything about it.
Last comment, but this hits: "He's not glorifying god, he's glorifying himself." This right here shows that Jen is far more compassionate, far better at living the caring life that Christians should be living, than this so called "preacher."
I never understood the idea that pedophiles would be ok with crimes against children but a sign on a door is somehow the kryptonite keeping them at bay. Sure Greg.
I don't understand the logic either, since when people who are willing to break the law follow rules? If a predator wants to assault someone in a bathroom, they won't pretend to be trans, they will just go in.
To add to this, I'm pretty sure the people pretending to care about womens safety by persecuting tran people would TOTALLY defend and enable a man who hurt a woman if he presented as "traditionally masculine".
I was the victim of, shall we say, a certain type of exposure crime when I was about 5. Dude pulled it out and got busy when he saw me alone in the comic-strip aisle of a chain bookstore. He'd been sitting on a stool, presumably waiting for a child to enter in search of Calvin and Hobbes. Made eye contact the whole time he was doin' it. If anything, I think a bathroom would have killed his vibe. I can personally confirm that societal rules, whether in the form of bathroom signs or exposure laws, don't make a bit of difference to predators.
Much like the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty crew, there is a special kind of “wayward youth/delinquent” turned biblical literalist that makes a truly toxic combination. It’s almost like “I only behave because of the burning fires of hell and that’s the only reason anyone would do the right thing.”
That's so obviously his mindset. In his mask rant the reason he sites for being "pastorly" is because there are probably cameras. No internal motivation to be christlike.
LOL I was coming here to say the same thing. He is SO arrogant in his videos and just the entire opposite the humble and kind follower of Christ that "Christians" are supposed to embody. 🙄🙄🙄
@@RCDPets exactly my point. They are literally the heard and Jesus is the shepherd that supposedly guides them. This is why I keep on saying, that Christians do not read the bible parts maybe but never the entire book.
This is a situation where another customer might say: "Do you want some coffee with that cream and sugar"? I love hearing your expert opinion on that! ") As a person who take coffee with just one cream and no sugar, I find it repulsive.
The belief that the King James Version of the Bible is “the least tampered with version of the Bible” is hilarious when you know the actual history of how it was written.
Bro, I was taught unprompted at a pretty socially conservative university about the KJV edits in a history course, this should not even be a point of debate anymore,
That CNN reporter is a stronger person than me because I watched her go through all five stages of grief trying to get him to answer her question about what a pandemic is.
I think she was, or at least should be, pretty proud of putting this buffoon in his place. He clearly didn't have the slightest clue what a pandemic was and he wasn't used to not being able to brow beat a woman into backing down. She exposed him for the uneducated joke he is.
she really fucking did huh like "but what do you think a pandemic is?" "NOT WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW" it's like answer the fucking question man! wouldve driven me insane too
I think that's what gets me more heated than anything... They pretend to be concerned about women and sexual predators causing us harm... But it seems to me that their problem lies with predatory cis men (who are drawn to religion since it allows them to carry out their abuse) moreso than with trans people.
I am a full time private Christian school teacher , and a part time youth and family minister for the last nearly ten years. I have followed you and James “religiously” for the last year and a half you educate and inspire conversations at both my seminary and the groups I lead. We are doing something different because of people like you. I do not consider myself a Christian fighting for souls, I simply consider myself someone who wants bridge people to build healthy relationships. Which I believe is Christ’s actual goal. Thank you both for entertaining me, bringing light to the corruption and welcoming everyone. Love y’all
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Yo this is awesome, Dale!! I’m also inspired to be a better Jesus follower by watching FF and rejecting any “Christian” ideals that don’t actually reflect Jesus. There’s hope and paths forward for those of us against Christian Nationalism and the like
Not only that but the audacity to be so antisemetic when their religion is based solely off of Jewish prophecy, Christianity would never exist without Jewish people and Jewdaism
I find out really haunting that antisemitism is as common as it is. The corner of Christianity that I grew up in was extremely kind and complementary of the Jewish people, calling them God's chosen people, and mourning their suffering, talking about the passages in Isaiah that say that they will be taken care of by kings and rulers. So discovering that antisemitism is alive in America, and that the knowledge of the Holocaust didn't kill that ideology off feels kinda like discovering that there are people who see no problem with eating their babies, and no one is stopping them.
@@oddeyes9413 I'm just interested what a 'cracker barrell witch' can do........My black ass doesn't go there and for a good reason so I guess I'll never know.
it really is. like, what if they haven't done anything actually wrong, but he's just mad at them?? they would literally be dragged and who knows what else done to them.
Those in glass houses... the anger level, the trained voice and gestures, the obvious darkness leads me to believe he's working for a different God. IMO. Nobody's heart could keep up this pace. And, does he ever speak of the serious social problems like child trafficking? I'd love to hear someone who says they're a "preacher" denounce the darkness and evil and what it's doing to human beings. We're here to love and learn. i really doubt this guy has the supporters he claims. It's all performance, theater. They love theater. I pray every day that they will show us and we will see them in their natural forms. Bring on the light, God. And look for the tents cause that's a problem, too. Love ya'll.
He is such a POS. Yeah it’s definitely worrying that men as flat out evil as him are in places of authority. We had someone like him in England, Mathew Hopkins. Self titled “witch finder general” who murdered his way through our country. You had Salem of course. I can only hope that his whole spiel about witches is entirely a fictional tool to rile up his congregation, so at least no women are in danger
@@skrtskrt22 their only crime is existing in a way that somehow challenges him. I'd bet the worst thing that one of them has done is accidentally speak over him one time at a social gathering, or one of them said he was wrong about something he was wrong about
As a school psychologist who has a son with autism, I can't imagine the horrible actions that his "sermon" on autism led to. It makes me want to throw up.
My favorite thing is these people say "no government overreach" "we don't want the government telling us what to do" but then don't want cannabis, gay marriage, or abortion to be legal. That sounds a lot like the government telling me what to do 🤔
That's right. They're the biggest fucking hypocrites. They just want to push their beliefs onto everyone and will refuse--to the point of holding an insurrection--to have anyone else's views even the slightest bit pushed onto them.
@@ddjsoyenby Bingo. It's not that they want the right to practice their own beliefs, that's not enough. They want the right to make EVERYONE practice their beliefs.
Tbh, I don’t want government over reach, and I am pro cannabis, gay marriage and pro choice. I don’t like the hypocritical craziness that we see so often these days, on both sides of issues.
THANK YOU for making that parallel between pushing out transgender people and disabled people in places! As a disabled transgender person, it is literally so hard to find a place I can get into let alone use the damn bathroom! Its ridiuclous
These ppl yelling outside planned parenthood always make me so angry. Imagine being a woman going in for fckn cancer screening and getting yelled at and called a murderer. Imagine being a 15 yr old who was assaulted by a family member and they need support and they get yelled at and called a murderer. Like dafuq is wrong with these ppl.
Like, if you’re actually going to a planned parenthood for a termination, I can guarantee you, it’s one of, if not the WORST day of that woman’s life. The last thing she needs is to be harassed by some strangers outside the clinic. It’s disgusting
Honestly, they don't care about the women who used PP for those kinds of services. These people will certainly say that it's bad for women to have sex organs and use them or not fill them with babies to spew out for the Lord. It's really sad and disgusting.
@@ladycaticorn2950 They obviously only wanna punish women for having sec (the men...not so much). They can't fathom that both female and male reproductive organs need care and attention before during and after the fertile periods of one's life and PP is helping with making sure that people are sexually healthy, not just spewing out babies
And planned Parenthood isn't even just for abortion, a person could literally just be there because there's some kind of complication with their pregnancy, or she needs some medicine that planned Parenthood supplies, or even just to find out the sex of their baby. Planned Parenthood can literally just be for stuff regarding pregnancy or fertility like,, huh
Yes he is. People like him are absolute NIGHTMARES. Also, I wonder what he thinks about surgeons wearing masks in the OR. Are they stupid in there? Are the doctors with years of training and studying (and who by all means are VASTLY smarter) stupid? His "logic" is beyond infuriating.
@@ry.butterfly To be fair, right wing wack jobs like this usually do look down on those well educated (unless they are also right wing) so he probably does think a lot of Doctors are a bunch of heathen liberal commies.
And the quieter u are on the bus to avoid his rants, the closer and louder he gets until he's right next to you having some hateful rant trying to drag you into conversation. These people SUCK
Christian love is the most hate I’ve ever heard in my life. I’ve experienced more love from people who don’t see themselves as Christians. That says a lot.
Me too. From Christians, I only experienced conditional love and been taught to hate everybody different and marginalised. I was condemned from being a Liberal. The church I went to framed supporting Donald Trump as Jesus' will. 🙃 Also, promotion in said church hierarachy was not based on merit but on how handsome, well-connected people were. From non-Christians, I have received unconditional love and support. I'm forever grateful to the day, I decided to de-convert. Ev. Christianity is an abusive cult, that stiffles critical thinking!
As a Christian on the Autism spectrum, I don't understand the whole "hate= Christian love" thing either. Because to me, love is SUPPOSED TO BE christian love. But then again, people like Greg Locke (who btw has a very punchable face) don't understand us Autistic Christians either and choose to think we don't exist.
My brother is an atheist. He coaches wrestling spends more time with his kids than most people and volunteers to work in soup kitchens. Most so called Christians I know don’t do any of that.
no bc I know so many christian’s who think they are the pinnacle of love and giving and selflessness when they are some of the most hateful, ignorant and close minded people I’ve ever met. i had a teacher say she wouldn’t give homeless people money bc if they had time to be begging for money they had time to go get a job 😐😐 like….how dense do you have to be to think that…..
For someone who’s a manly man and not a sheep he sure is fragile AF about being asked to wear a mask. Also-my guess is that video was purely for show. If he really feels that strongly about not bEiNg FoRcEd tO mAsK in public then why does he have one as a prop in his car?? Clearly he’s wearing them somewhere and can’t threaten every business that mandates it.
I'm a person diagnosed with OCD and let me tell you nothing but medication and therapy could have saved me from that torture. This guy is off his block. I hope someone is looking out for these young people who are in this church or who's parents are. Sad. 😔
Because of the abuse of my father, I have been diagnosed with OCD, PTSD, manic depression, & anxiety. I was CA'd & DA'd by his hands. He was mentally abusive, etc. Never SA. He forced us (mom, 6 years oldest brother & 4yrs older brother & I) to go to church, church meeting (revival) & Bible study. I suffered at his hands for 20 years of my life, but secretly, my mother was teaching me the cult of Wicca. I've been Wiccan since I was 3 years of age & have been practicing since I was 20 years of age. I'm 51 now. He needs loads of prayer from all faiths. May he keep experiencing Karma, so mote it be.
I had diagnosed ocd but through medication and now cognitive behavior therapy I no longer am suffering in a way that affects my daily life. Congratulations to other sufferers who have come so far too.
I wondered if the person he was describing (assuming they exist) just turned their germ-focused OCD into scrupulosity OCD. To an untrained and biased eye that could look like a ‘cure’.
Exactly!! Same. Before I was diagnosed I had two derealization episodes. When I finally was diagnosed, I was so miserable while building up on my meds (thank god for Zoloft) that I literally remember wanting to end my life. OCD is HORRIBLE and people who make it seem like it’s nbd or being dramatic make me wanna commit crimes :))
Exactly. When did this guy decide it was a good idea to pal around with that group filled with hate and toxic masculinity and take them on as his own personal security team? Since Donald isn't using them, the charleton pastor buddies he's made while being president needs them now? 🙄🙄🙄
As someone possessed by demons (read:autistic), I thought I was used to people's irrational hatred of us, but Greg Locke is just on a whole nother level omg. Also Jen, the AS joke was pure fire ily
The OCD stuff is really disturbing because obsessive thoughts about religion and compulsive behaviors to avoid punishment from God are really common for people with OCD so for someone to say ocd is a spiritual affliction is just so fucked up
I agree so much as someone with ocd. it’s so scary to not feel like you can fully engage in your religion bc you might start having intrusive thoughts or compulsions related to it
Greg Locke's abuse of scripture (particularly justifying things through Jesus's name), combined with making himself the victim when he's held to account and his southern accent, remind me so much of my dad, who I finally cut out of my life five months ago. Those men are a special kind of poison. Also, coming from someone who still identifies as a Christian while rooting out the BS doctrines and false teachers, thank you for calling out the proper role of what he should be doing, and in that way showing respect to the faith, even though you may not believe it. You and James giving these measured accounts of these monsters while not laying waste to the whole system is respectable and appreciated, and keeps me coming back every time. God bless you guys.
I see myself as a person of faith to separate myself from the condemnation and judgement that permeates the Christian culture. I love scripture. It is a teaching and healing tool. It isn't to condemn, guilt, shame, judge and control. 🕊♥️
Agreed! As a Christian, I find Jen's commentaries on what Christian culture *should* be and who Christ actually was far more faith affirming than almost any sermon I've ever heard.
@Tiffyawakens actually it is all the things you said it's not. I'm ordained, used to be a Christian. That book is horrible when you read it cover to cover for yourself without someone saying no it doesn't mean what it says, it means something else. I'm sorry , but that's bullshit! The Bible endorsed pedophilia, inbreeding, slavery and human and animal sacrifice. The earth did not flood, no one lives to be 1000 years old, the Earth is not a flat disk sitting on pillars covered with a dome, no one can walk one water, no human can live in the belly of a whale for 3 days, I could go on for days. The human population was not inbred from Noah's 3 sons and their wives. Oh, and Christianity is all about blood. You drink it and eat flesh every time you take communion. You have songs about blood. Indoctrination is so bad that almost all Christians do not believe the physical evidence that has debunked most of the Bible. We have physical proof of evolution and not creation. Christians ha e been waiting for the second coming of christ for 2000 years e en though they over look that christ told his generation would see his second coming. It's been quite a few generations since and nothing. Sadly, Christianity teaches that your nothing without a God who gives free will but says if you don't choose him and worship him he's going to put you in a lake of fire and burn. No loving father would ever do that. But the Christian God apparently has a major ego problem.....He created the A gels to worship him and the human race. Um, no just fucking no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's hilarious about getting mad at bathroom access being determined by "self-identification" is that's... literally that's how it's been forever. There aren't ppl at every bathroom door checking IDs b/c that would be an absurd waste of time, so the real battle here is over how emboldened people feel to target those who they think don't look cis/gender-conforming enough to be there. Absolute nonsense.
The whole thing about it is that situation hurts HIS feelings. 🤣 It's kind of like when Christians freak out on social media every Christmas because their Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks isn't in a cup that says Merry Christmas.
I had an idea for a Borat-style comedic scene where bullies dressed up as proud boys stand in front of toilets at conservative events and prevent anyone from going into the bathrooms because they are unable to provide a birth certificate and a blood test to prove they have the correct (sic) chromosomes.
We don't even need separate bathrooms. All we need is a line of stalls, and some sinks. Worried about creeps? Just make the toilet it's own room. Walls and doors all the way to the ground. Been to several places where that's been the set up, and it works swimmingly.
It's not a matter of not looking cis-gender enough. How a person looks is insignificant. It's a matter of what's between your legs. I'm perfectly OK with gender neutral bathrooms, but that's because I'm a guy. Guys generally don't care. It's primarily women who want privacy and to feel safe. Tran-woman who still have a penis can still get an erection and impregnate a woman. That scares some cis-females. If a trans-female has had a sex change, though, then I don't see the problem.
Yup. And if trans women go into the men's room, they're likely to be assaulted or harassed. Just let people use the fucking bathroom that they want. It's not that deep. Also, if someone wants to abuse women, there is nothing stopping them from going into a bathroom anyways. We don't have bathroom monitors, so conservatives getting mad about these bathroom laws are misguided. If you're worried about women and girls being safe, maybe stop creating religious institutions that protect male predators from repercussions. And maybe support organizations that help women get reproductive care and vote for policies that redistribute taxes to impoverished women so that they don't have to get abortions or struggle to make ends meet. But they won't do that. They'd rather scream about bathrooms than actually help women in need.
@@tm6835 It's probably more like a drag queen in their own heads. No shame to drag queens, of course, but I think that over-the-top performative nature is what they envision... and what I freaking love about 'em lol.
People need to understand that trans does not equal pedo. I think most of the people who watch this channel would consider me conservative. I have been in a bar bathroom with a gay guy friend of mine, not trans, and it was not an issue. I would never want to ban someone from a bathroom because they are trans. I think that’s just mean. So, not all conservatives would call your uncle a predator. These people in this video are horrible, and are more likely to be a predator, than your uncle. IMO
As someone with OCD triggered by spiritual abuse, I was particularly amused by his whole "you don't have OCD, you have a demon!" thing. That was genuinely disgusting.
My brother has OCD, and it has made his life so challenging. Fuck Greg for saying that it's demonic. I'm so sorry that he spoke in such a disgusting manner about your condition.
I have OCD as well and I definitely think part of it was brought upon me by my religious upbringing and when I heard him say that I literally felt physically ill…disgusting
I'm from Spokane (pronounced Spo-CAN btw ☺️) and went to the Planned Parenthood to get affordable birth control during these years and holy shit it was a terrifying adventure every damn time.
Greg “I went to planned parenthood and all I got was 7 creams, erectile dysfunction, and this tshirt saying all I got were 7 creams and erectile dysfunction” Locke
As a prior service Veteran that served her country and deployed who is also a Christian. Everything that Jen says about helping us UBI, universal heath care, affordable housing etc she 100% RIGHT ! I completely agree. Thank you Jen. Love your channel
I’m surprised Jen didn’t see the irony of Greg Locke holding a protest in a town called Salem. Especially as later in the episode there’s a witch-hunt.
I don’t even understand how this gets worse and worse. I have OCD and as the cookie crumbles I didn’t need deliverance, I needed meds and therapy. Now it’s controlled nicely and I feel much better. But I didn’t get diagnosed til I was in my early 20’s. I had it as long as I could remember and I struggled being raised in the IFB and their attitudes toward mental illness. My heart hurts for people who don’t get the care they need.
Those ppl outside of planned parenthood are terrifying. You gotta got through them screaming and holding up huge pictures of aborted fetuses, ppl with guns then the Bibles then through security. It’s crazy. Planned parenthood offers A LOT of prenatal and pediatric care also so it’s babies and kids having to walk through all of that BS being terrified. I am very glad I could get another Dr because I was on the verge of punching somebody.
Never had an abortion at planned parenthood. Found out I was pregnant at 17 there (he's 22 now), and they have LITERALLY helped "planned my parenthood" since. Have helped me get long term birth control since. VERY grateful to planned parenthood.
I love Elle Reeve's reporting. She's great. I love how he can't tell her what a pandemic is just because he's never seen one in his lifetime (spoiler alert: he has, he's just in denial). This is so infuriating!
That’s also confusing because there’s absolutely been epidemics (not as big as a pandemic but still) in his life..bird flu, swine flu, etc. and he probably believed in those??
Jen, you could literally put out one video a month, and I can almost guarantee that we will all be here waiting with breath that is bated. I for one am completely devoted to your talent, your content, and your awesome personality!! Also, excellent video today! You always do such a fab job! 😉👍🏻😘 One more thing, the urge to slap the fuck out of some of these people is very strong!
Completely agree with everything you’ve stated. I subscribe to a lot of TH-cam channels and none even come close to Fundie Fridays! And the addition of James doing his monthly topics has only elevated her channel even more. They are both so great at what they do.
We have driven by when their “church” let out and it was scary. The giant trucks and downright hate speech bumper stickers and flags *almost* didn’t compare to the horrid lack of driving skills. I have reported their “church” to the irs several times and I don’t understand how their still considered a church.
Wow just wow… my son is autistic and I’m ready to throw fucking hands. This is the EXACT reason I have not talked to my Pentecostal Christian side of my family in 10 years. I’m very proud of myself for overcoming all the religious abuse I went through and coming out stronger on the other side as an atheist😇❤️
Imagine how confused the supposed "witches" in his congregation were during that whole rant. They were probably looking around wondering who could be a "witch" at their super fundamentalist church.
I had to walk away from Christianity…I was “taught” to love everyone, but I quickly started to see this was all talk and no action. No matter where I went there were always terms and condition on who received this love.
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That’s why I left, too. I divorced my husband because I did not want to raise children with him.
I'm autistic and I wish I could tell you that I never heard shit like that said in Christian circles growing up but sadly, its way more common than people think. What really concerns me is parents hearing this and then thinking their autistic kids are demon possessed and that road can lead to the most horrible things
I know someone who loves this guy and believes every word he says. I heard her say that her grandsons weren't autistic, but that they had demons. I lost my freaking mind on her. My husband is autistic. This man and his followers make me sick.
OMG it's the worst. I work with a young man with cerebral palsy who is wheelchair bound and one day some random guy came up to him and told him a bunch of bullshit about God helping him to walk and how he could just pray it away and he was so upset! I was furious when he told me about it!
I’m sorry you have to hear that bullshit. And you’re absolutely right, it’s blatantly dangerous. At the least it’s giving children on the spectrum even more if a burden than they already face. And they call themselves Christian. Christ would have no issue with someone being autistic.
I was diagnosed when I was in my late 20s and I was lucky that I was around people who supported me. It's disgusting that people endoctrinate such hate.
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The whole bathroom thing has always been such a wierd hill to die on. Like do multiple people not use the bathroom in his house? Or does he have one for men and one for woman? Also most parents I know go to the restroom with their kids. I do get that in the restroom is where you feel the most vunerable but he's making it seem like you'll get attacked as soon as someone trans steps foot into the restroom. Everybody poops just let them poop.
I completely agree with you! Pete Davidson had a great joke on SNL about it a while back. Basically he said public bathrooms don't have security, anyone can already use whichever bathroom they want. No one is transitioning in order to watch people pee.
@@kiwikoopa6806 Yeah my argument is always about the enforcement aspect. Like what are they going to do? Physically check everyone's genitals before they enter a public bathroom? Is that really the best solution for a made-up problem? Lol
frfr, they always make it an assault issue, like ma’m if some man is gonna dress up like a lady and go into the women’s restroom just to assault someone wouldnt that be a cis people problem and not a trans people problem? also if a guy really wanted to assault a woman in a women’s restroom, theyd prolly just skip that dressing up part and just get it over with. ://
I’m not concerned about peeing near a trans woman. They act like trans people are contagious and you shouldn’t even associate with them. I’m like “she just needs to pee, can she live?”
the clip of him making his little speech before the insurrection was absolutely terrifying. it’s frightening that these people are real and that they have so much power. the fact that there are PASTORS who are praying for white supremacists is unreal. I fear for our future.
I've been stuck on this man's introduction to church. So he goes to 2 church revivals, decides he can go down to his local radio station, and just start preaching on air. That's a con artist origin story, if I ever heard. 🤦🏾♀️
Agree! It's a pretty lazy way to get oneself behind a pulpit, isn't it? Mainstream churches require years of religious history, Theology, and liturgy. Locke is not religiously educated. He's a grifter.
Dude…you guys deserve to take breaks, it’s actually REALLY awesome to see you guys so open about it. Screw capitalism and our workhorse culture. I’ll still be here for every episode whenever they come.
As a diver, the fact that the "proud boys" have tried to claim the okay symbol infuriates me. Divers still need to use it, otherwise you'd have to rework a sizable chunk of the hand signal system.
I knew someone who told me the ok symbol was built on racism and white power and that it shouldn’t be used in general. I died a little bit when that happened.
holy shit. i never comment. but im a critical care nurse. who became a covid icu nurse 20-21. who during nursing school cared for a severely medically fragile child. i am also diagnosed with ocd + severe anxiety. this is the most triggering video of jen’s ive ever seen. looooots of deep breaths to get through this. thank you for sharing jen.. i can’t imagine how difficult this video was to film and edit ❤
I’ve had a thought and I’m gonna try to get it down on paper here: Other doctors perform abortions. Hospitals even will perform them. Planned Parenthood was developed to serve anyone in need but specifically communities who may not be able to afford or even obtain access to regular healthcare. These groups specifically are targeting a service that provides healthcare to underprivileged communities and it’s starting to feel more and more intentional. Obviously PP will help anyone of any gender or “social status” but like… something about this feels like they know most people going there can’t afford legal action, won’t call the cops, or may not even speak English and they will have a higher chance of getting away with shit there than at a different clinic
As someone who shops in that Target regularly, I would imagine most people who feel vulnerable use the family bathroom. Terrifies me that he lives and is influencing people in my county.
I clicked on this video excited for an update, appreciated the hair, approved of the use of AdSense money, and immediately plunged into existential horror. This is some dark shit. Jen, take a long breather after this one especially. I feel like a lot of the recent episodes are less snarky fundie fun times and more staring into the Evangelical Dark Web. I appreciate what you do and the light you shine on these awful people, but these soul-savers are soul-destroying. Please step back if you need to!!!
Last Sunday, he announced that you can’t be a Democrat and a Christian and went on a horrible rant. This man is beyond disturbing. I have many friends who are Christians and Democrat, so that statement really made me quite angry.
The bathroom thing is always so weird to me. For one, no one is transitioning so they can watch you pee. But secondly, bathrooms are not policed by sex, they are policed on gender conformity. I'm a cis woman with a flat chest and short hair. I've had women ask me if I'm in the correct bathroom before because they think I'm a man. I wear a full face of makeup most days and still don't conform enough. Butch lesbians get it even worse. The ones who get harassed in bathrooms are mostly women (trans and cis) who aren't outwardly feminine enough.
Also many dad's have to go into the women's bathroom because there is no changing station in the mens. There is no one checking id's in front of the door. And as a woman i often run to the men's when there is a massive line in front of the womens room. Never had problems with that
Can confirm, used to scare the hell out of little old ladies when I had to clean the bathrooms (or use them) working at Target. Short hair, flat chested, constantly told I was in the 'wrong' bathroom. 🙄
OMG! You just reminded me of when I was in Kindergarten and had really short hair (courtesy of my brother who was 18 months older than me and wanted a brother really bad) I didn't have earrings as got piercings as a teenager, anyway, I was in the girls bathroom and another little girl walked in, she had pigtails and all, she started screaming to her teacher "there's a boy in the bathroom!" I didn't realize she was talking about me until the teacher asked me if I was a boy or a girl...wtf? This was back in late 80's btw. I felt really humiliated as a kid, so I can't imagine how adult gay women feel when they do that crap to them. I feel for them.
@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 thats just what i commented too, statistically men are more likely to be predators and young boys are a target , its like transphobes go so transphobic in the bathroom argument they forget they are homophobic
The most true statement of this video from Jenn, "Life is short, and I am beautiful." You are beautiful, Jenn. I love your channel so much. As a recovering evangelical, I find your channel healing. You are saving me thousands in therapy. Thank you. You are a blessing. (Can't shake some of the nomenclature of my old life, but I mean that in the best way.)
OPE this one made me cry. 🙃 As someone with OCD, hearing him say OCD isn't real and is just a spirit of oppression was so unbelievably hurtful, I just- I was undiagnosed for years and suffered silently throughout much of my childhood. I BEGGED god to help me with the pain I was feeling, and he never did. The only thing that brought relief to my life was learning that what I was suffering was called OCD, and learning how to help myself as a result. I mourn for all the people who listen to his teachings who have been convinced that their mental health struggles are just a spiritual battle and the only way they can receive help is by crossing their fingers and hoping god does something. It makes me cry again to think about all the kids being forced to grow up with this mindset as well.
As someone who escaped IFB 7 years ago, I was wondering if someone I’ve seen would get covered! Greg Locke is an awful human imo. Love this channel, it’s really helped me to heal from my trauma that I suffered while in the church, and made me realize I’m not crazy, these people are terribly manipulative!!
@@victoriasellers626 He is an ignorant, drop-out, juvenile delinquent that fancied his narcissistic self to be some kind of pastoral material. He is dangerous. May God protect us from him and his followers.
man for some reason this guy REALLY got to me. you play plenty of hate-filled clips and it manages to not get me but something about this guy.... he's just so UPSETTING. i don't know if i can put it into words. he isn't saying anything i haven't heard before but he makes me sick to my stomach. but i'm glad to know about him. knowing what is happening in this specific religious community is a marker of what is happening in this country.
I know what you mean, this guy got my blood boiling. He just strikes me as such a hateful, disgusting person. He is not a Christian, just a complete physcopath 🤮
True story: When I turned on this video, my cat woke up, looked at screen and just stared like "WTF??". Way to go Greg Locke. You terrify even the felines.
I wonder what constitutes a witch for him? I felt really bad for those women, to be so entrenched by this dude, attend this toxic church, unknowingly be brainwashed into some abusive ideology, and to be trying really hard to be what ever the definition of "a good Christian" is, just to be called a witch at the end of the day. I wonder what " horrible " thing they supposedly did to warrant this response from him
Probably they women were too smart and saw through his bull. Smart women are a threat to power. When I was in fundamentalism men didn't want me talking to their wives and giving their wives ideas. Because nothing good comes from women talking. 😬 I am above average intelligence and fundamental men prefer their women ignorant, uneducated, timid, and child like.
My guess is disagreeing with him in any sort of way and not being extreme or hateful enough. If he is abusive to his wife, then he *wouldn't want her having friends that tell her how she deserves better treatment from him.
Best guess is, either they're counseling his wife not to accept abusive treatment or they're working on coming forward about something he's done to them. They're less likely to be believed if people think they're witches.
THANK YOU for the suicide and self-harm warnings in your episodes. It makes a big difference for me. Keep taking that time off every month! This stuff is too heavy to wade through every day.
Living in Spokane (pronounced like can lol) I am SO sick of these people and the issues they have caused all around the area for our community. I totally agree that the police department is on the same side of TCAPP, and a scary high number of people in the area seem to support a lot of these yoohoos. Thanks for speaking on this.
Yeah the amount of people from Spokane and Deer Park that came to speak against K-12 sexual health education bill before it was passed were all part of one church or another. They want to control something their kids can already opt out of. No kid in public school is forced to attend- the parents have to sign off on it. It’s wild.
As someone who has lived in Spokane for some time, hearing people pronounce it Spo-kane is like nails on a chalk board. Not as much as Greg Locke saying he's in Portland when he's in Salem though.
The OCD thing really personally bothers me because I’ve been diagnosed with it for years, but when it first started getting bad and I didn’t understand it, my parents and I would read religious things and pray about it (before I stopped identifying as a religious person) and I can tell you now that it did not cure my OCD 😂
this is an old video but i have to give my two cents about the PP “protests”. i got accosted and yelled at to not “murder my baby” on my way into a planned parenthood. i was there to get a pelvic exam and std screening after i was raped :/ didn’t have insurance and couldn’t report it so i just wanted to make sure i was safe (health-wise). i cried in the parking lot before and after because they made me so upset and actually made me fear for my life. people who need medical care and even abortion care should NEVER be harassed like that. i felt bad for anyone who was there for abortion care and got accosted and harassed.
I am so sorry that you were hurt like that and were then harassed by these people while you were trying to get help. I hope everything is going good for you and you are healing from all of this. Much love to you. ❤
Misogyny is always a huge part of their idiocy. I feel bad for the women in these kinds of religions but I also realize that they are so brainwashed that they enjoy their own oppression or seeing other women oppressed and dehumanized.
My goodness it's such a relief hearing you say "we're gonna make those breaks permanent" I get that that sort of move will mess up the algorithm or w/e but pausing your work to ensure you don't overload yourself? Love to see it
I don't know how you managed to sit through these clips of him long enough to make this video, because pretty much every other clip I'm having to mute just to preserve my own inner peace against his bullshit. You deserve a medium coffee with seven creams and five sugars any time of day, Jen.
It's been the pulpit shielding pedophiles in our community...Target just hides all the trendy cosmetics I always can't find. Edit: I'm from Salem where they pulled this nonsense at our planned parenthood.
Babe that’s not quite what dispensationalism is. Evangelical millennial dispensationalism (there are multiple kinds of dispensationalism) is the doctrine that the rapture of the faithful will happen before Jesus’ peaceful 1000 year reign as predicted in the book of Revelation. You defined biblical literalism instead. The two are not synonymous. You can be a biblical literalist, but not a millennial dispensationalist. It might be worth explaining millennial dispensationalism bc that’s how evangelicals justify their inaction against climate change and their pro-Israel beliefs :)
pinning your comment because you explained it really well
I'm a former fundamentalist and I didn't even catch that. Maybe my brain is finally letting go of some of the bullshit.
@@oh_riley7104 woohoo! Me too
Ahhhh I feel so blessed!!!!!
Tbh this makes my evangelical upbringing and financially unviable religion degree worth it
“There’s no autism diagnosis in the Bible!” Meanwhile, the authors of the Bible were goat and sheep herders who didn’t know where the sun went at night.
Psychosis wasn’t in the Bible, either, they just called those people “prophet.”
LMFAOOOO
They still dont
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there was no cancer either, and yet I'm sure they'd go to a doctor for that....
As a lesbian I would like to reclaim "a f*gg*ty kind of style" to describe my fashion sense. It's all over the place stylistically yet also very gay at the same time so I feel like that's the phrase for me. He can't have it anymore is ours now.
He is just angry you have the courage and strength and confidence to be out and proud while his childhood and single-minded upbringing won't allow him to express his true self. He is a sad, crazy little boy in a man's body. That's why he is so angry about absolute nonsense that those of us who have lives understand are none of our business.
As a transmasc lesbian with an Aloha shirt obsession, same.
Yesssss. Take that shit back!!!!
yeah, us gays should take that. I definitely dress in that way too lol
@@FrankieB119 hell yesssssss
Does Greg not realize that he can make coffee at home without a mask on? There’s no need to go to DD and yell at the manager for upholding regulations. The rudest people are always the ones who claim to be holy
Probably thinks that making coffee is the woman's job and beneath him.
@@morganqorishchi8181 Seriously, they have to do commercials for their sponsors. He's actually trying to sell us on Dunkin' Donuts. Remember what they sell because they expose themselves when they do.
But, but making coffee at home for Greg is too much work for him. (Sarcasm.)
He did this on purpose to get on the news. He had the mask in the car so obviously he has been in compliance with other stores in the past. He chose DD probably because they are a national store that would have cameras. Its also wild to me that he is drinking 2 coffees at 5pm? Like bro do you want to sleep tonight? Maybe thats why you are always so aggitated and why your marriage is falling apart.
FAX📠
One of my favorite things is when these people complain about "being silenced" while they are literally screaming into a microphone to a crowd of hundreds of people
"help help i'm being silenced" said the man to his audience of millions, but hey twitter suspended your account cause you kept pushing conspiracies and they were almost sued.
Also gotta love him getting incensed by the thought of "Antifa" showing up to disrupt HIS disruptive "worship service", dedicated to harassing people just trying to get healthcare.
good ol’ persecution complex
absolutely. I grew up conservative (90's) and I remember believing that literally the whole world was out to get me: a christian kid in so cal. These people are not being persecuted but they really want to be because conservatism thrives on a fake sense of victimhood. they're nothing without it.
I goddamn wish they were being silenced. I shouldn’t feel guilty for being a Christian because my demonization is very liberal. There are sane, loving Christians who actually follow Jesus’s beliefs (Jesus wasn’t big on Evangelizing unwilling participants) and don’t discriminate. But the craziest people are the loudest. I don’t believe this bullshit and it’s crazy that I can’t tell someone I’m a Christian without having to clarify my beliefs.
The irony in him calling people who wear and enforce masks Nazis while he is being "protected" by proud boys in front of Planned Parenthood is in fucking sane to me.
Not to mention the irony of him using “Nazi” to describe something he thinks is bad when he literally started a church founded in Anti-Semitism… like pick a lane??
also with him holding literal book burnings
And also making it somehow about Jesus? Like, everytime he is moderately pissed off he pulls out the Bible and Jesus as if they are all related.
@@cooperjohnson210 the ignorance is astounding!
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat the ignorance from the left is amazing, it's all love and unity as long as you accept their purple unicorn love. If not, well here comes the social justice police to label everyone a hater, nazi or some phob bc they dare to question their twisted story about the birds and bees. ...love the insanity of the left.
The fact he couldn’t explain what a pandemic is, just AMAZES me
Even worse that he said there hasn't been a single pandemic in his 44 year-long life. meanwhile I'm 26 and I remember swine flu just fine.
There are people who listen to this man preach every Sunday. They see him as a wise man of God.
@@dellybird5394ebola, zika, swine flu, bird flu, SARS, MERS, HIV\AIDS, the list goes on.
None of that has ever personally touched his life, so he couldnt be bothered to pay attention to it. Cause it's not about him.
But I guess the economic Forum said they wanted to cut world population by 80% before the end of 2024 so it makes sense that they would poison everyone
Me too
Hawaii's high percentage of transgender people may have something to do with the fact that in traditional Hawaiian culture there are three genders, kane (male), wahine (female) and Māhū (in the middle). Māhū hold specific cultural and spiritual status in Hawaiian culture which means that there's likely already a far more open mindset towards other people who don't conform to a cisgender binary within their own cultures. There's a really great PBS Hawaii documentary called "A Place in the Middle" about two Māhū and what their culture means to them and what they mean to their culture. Last time I checked it was on TH-cam, it was about 20/30 minutes long. I'd highly recommend it!
All these "go back to the way it was" people always miss out on these Details. A lot of old cultures had "in the middle" kind of genders.
Thank you for the information! I wondered this aloud while watching. Will definitely check out that documentary!
i love this so much, thanks for sharing. i think that in native american culture there is similar thing, 'two spirit people' iirc
such a good doc!
most "third genders"in cultures are effeminate men who are not deemed worthy to be referred as men because they go against the tribal gender norms....
Locke: “I am not a sheep!” Bruh, last I checked, Jesus is supposed to be a shepherd leading his flock.
pretty sure the bible say loads of things about Jesus that these folks do not agree with
If you're not a sheep, Jesus doesn't claim you
Oh SNAP!
@@bjam89 love thy neighbor?
Not accumulating wealth, at all?
@@radschele1815 pay your taxes *looking at every church*
So, dude went into a Target for the sole purpose of harassing some random customer service desk lady making the company’s minimum wage and who has no control over what the company does, regardless of how she personally feels about the issue.
That’s what I’m hearing with his Target bathroom video.
Exactly. He could have looked up the the phone number of the corporate offices, and perhaps talked to the person (or people) who actually MADE the decision that he’s so “concerned” about. Why harass a customer service person? He or she has no power to do anything about it.
Greg Locke is 🤮🤮🤮
Last comment, but this hits: "He's not glorifying god, he's glorifying himself." This right here shows that Jen is far more compassionate, far better at living the caring life that Christians should be living, than this so called "preacher."
Greg Lock is the worst.
Amen!
yeah.
I’ve never met a preacher who wasn’t a huge egomaniac
Preach it! Couldn't agree more
I never understood the idea that pedophiles would be ok with crimes against children but a sign on a door is somehow the kryptonite keeping them at bay. Sure Greg.
I don't understand the logic either, since when people who are willing to break the law follow rules? If a predator wants to assault someone in a bathroom, they won't pretend to be trans, they will just go in.
To add to this, I'm pretty sure the people pretending to care about womens safety by persecuting tran people would TOTALLY defend and enable a man who hurt a woman if he presented as "traditionally masculine".
I was the victim of, shall we say, a certain type of exposure crime when I was about 5. Dude pulled it out and got busy when he saw me alone in the comic-strip aisle of a chain bookstore. He'd been sitting on a stool, presumably waiting for a child to enter in search of Calvin and Hobbes. Made eye contact the whole time he was doin' it. If anything, I think a bathroom would have killed his vibe. I can personally confirm that societal rules, whether in the form of bathroom signs or exposure laws, don't make a bit of difference to predators.
@@onbearfeet I'm sorry that happened. I hope you were okay after that.
ikr they already don't care about the law the sign won't stop them.
Much like the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty crew, there is a special kind of “wayward youth/delinquent” turned biblical literalist that makes a truly toxic combination. It’s almost like “I only behave because of the burning fires of hell and that’s the only reason anyone would do the right thing.”
“I was a baaaaaaaad boy before I went to Jesus Bootcamp…….”
That's so obviously his mindset. In his mask rant the reason he sites for being "pastorly" is because there are probably cameras. No internal motivation to be christlike.
@@Melliv0ra I was a bad boy, I did some bad things…
A fundamentalist pastor proclaiming that "I am not a sheep" is probably the most hilarious thing I've ever heard lmao
LOL I was coming here to say the same thing. He is SO arrogant in his videos and just the entire opposite the humble and kind follower of Christ that "Christians" are supposed to embody. 🙄🙄🙄
Because he’s a wolf. Lol
Aren’t Christians supposed to be the flock? So SHEEP? I don’t know 🤷🏽♀️ if you know, please tell me
@@RCDPets exactly my point. They are literally the heard and Jesus is the shepherd that supposedly guides them. This is why I keep on saying, that Christians do not read the bible parts maybe but never the entire book.
@@alterego2978 maybe in his dreams. He comes across as a very loud chihuahua that wants to attack everything and bounces every time it barks
As a former barista, the fact that he puts 7 cream and 5 sugars in a medium coffee explains everything you need to know
It was so weird to me, but I thought that was just because I'm Australian and we do coffee slightly different. 😅
@@LittleMissLion American here. That is a very unusual coffee here, to my knowledge.
This is a situation where another customer might say: "Do you want some coffee with that cream and sugar"? I love hearing your expert opinion on that! ") As a person who take coffee with just one cream and no sugar, I find it repulsive.
Greg Locke is based for all the wrong reasons!! 😆
😂😂😂😂 look now I like cream and sugar too but that was too damn funny
This man ALWAYS punches down. He verbally abuses women, service workers, and people using the services of planned parenthood.
I don't want to think how he treats animals.
Abortion is evil.
@@Cheirosa81Probably not well
@@Cheirosa81people like him think we are above animals when in reality we live alongside animals and are animals ourselves
The belief that the King James Version of the Bible is “the least tampered with version of the Bible” is hilarious when you know the actual history of how it was written.
And how jt was a tool, to stroke the ego of king jimbob
Right!? If only I could ask my parents why they stan KJV so hard.
[laughs in history nerd]
I am baffled by this claim
Bro, I was taught unprompted at a pretty socially conservative university about the KJV edits in a history course, this should not even be a point of debate anymore,
That CNN reporter is a stronger person than me because I watched her go through all five stages of grief trying to get him to answer her question about what a pandemic is.
But actually 🤦Also, the amount of professionalism she showed was undeserved.
I think she was, or at least should be, pretty proud of putting this buffoon in his place. He clearly didn't have the slightest clue what a pandemic was and he wasn't used to not being able to brow beat a woman into backing down. She exposed him for the uneducated joke he is.
she really fucking did huh like
"but what do you think a pandemic is?"
"NOT WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW"
it's like answer the fucking question man! wouldve driven me insane too
She has far more professionalism and patience than I do, I think I would have snapped and said, "Quit beating around the bush, you bloody git!"
Actually I think she's with Vice
Can we change the expression "Wolf in Sheep's clothing" to "Wolf in Shepherd's clothing?" Because that seems to work for Greg Locke.
I second this
I mean...it's men like him who end up being outed as the actual sexual predators. But okay. Let's worry about random people using public toilets.
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Yeah, he's deffo got that look about him. I'd take THAT bet!
Every conservative accusation is an admission of guilt
I think that's what gets me more heated than anything... They pretend to be concerned about women and sexual predators causing us harm... But it seems to me that their problem lies with predatory cis men (who are drawn to religion since it allows them to carry out their abuse) moreso than with trans people.
It's legal in many Southern states to marry and fuck literal child brides. But a trans person peeing nearby is the REAL danger, I guess.
This man said "MEDIUM coffees with SEVEN CREAMS AND FIVE SUGARS". Just drink some milk, Greg.
The land of milk and honey is just his watered down coffee...
Seven creams and five sugars! No wonder he's in denial of science. His own blood sugar must be through the roof!
Maybe he is lactose intolerant and his attitude is related to tummy and bathroom problems.
RIGHT?!? omg this is awful!!!!
Crying 😂😂😂😂👌👌👌
I am a full time private Christian school teacher , and a part time youth and family minister for the last nearly ten years. I have followed you and James “religiously” for the last year and a half you educate and inspire conversations at both my seminary and the groups I lead. We are doing something different because of people like you. I do not consider myself a Christian fighting for souls, I simply consider myself someone who wants bridge people to build healthy relationships. Which I believe is Christ’s actual goal. Thank you both for entertaining me, bringing light to the corruption and welcoming everyone. Love y’all
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Yo this is awesome, Dale!! I’m also inspired to be a better Jesus follower by watching FF and rejecting any “Christian” ideals that don’t actually reflect Jesus. There’s hope and paths forward for those of us against Christian Nationalism and the like
Thank you for sharing and for what you do. Much love and gratitude.
Omg you might be the first actual Christian I’ve ever met hahahah very cool, thanks for sharing :)
As a Jewish person I find it so funny how comfortable some people are with being so openly antisemitic and don’t even pretend to sugar coat it
Not only that but the audacity to be so antisemetic when their religion is based solely off of Jewish prophecy, Christianity would never exist without Jewish people and Jewdaism
I find out really haunting that antisemitism is as common as it is. The corner of Christianity that I grew up in was extremely kind and complementary of the Jewish people, calling them God's chosen people, and mourning their suffering, talking about the passages in Isaiah that say that they will be taken care of by kings and rulers.
So discovering that antisemitism is alive in America, and that the knowledge of the Holocaust didn't kill that ideology off feels kinda like discovering that there are people who see no problem with eating their babies, and no one is stopping them.
Sounds hilarious:/
glad you find it funny, guess we'll have something to laugh about if we ever meet.
5 sugar coat it?
"Cracker Barrell Witches" is the most iconic, memorable and important things a white male preacher has said in 100 years.
As an Eclectic Witch, I found that hilarious 🤣
@@oddeyes9413 I'm just interested what a 'cracker barrell witch' can do........My black ass doesn't go there and for a good reason so I guess I'll never know.
Now I want to be a Cracker Barrel Witch....
It really is. And the white-male-preacher competition is FIERCE.
That sounds like the title of the next installment for the Harry Potter series. “Harry Potter and the Cracker Barrell Witches.”
the witchcraft part was actually legitimately terrifying
it really is. like, what if they haven't done anything actually wrong, but he's just mad at them?? they would literally be dragged and who knows what else done to them.
Yeah that was awful 😞 like what if they’re actually searching for faith and Jesus and they’re met with this absolute narcissistic clown
Those in glass houses... the anger level, the trained voice and gestures, the obvious darkness leads me to believe he's working for a different God. IMO. Nobody's heart could keep up this pace. And, does he ever speak of the serious social problems like child trafficking? I'd love to hear someone who says they're a "preacher" denounce the darkness and evil and what it's doing to human beings. We're here to love and learn. i really doubt this guy has the supporters he claims. It's all performance, theater. They love theater. I pray every day that they will show us and we will see them in their natural forms. Bring on the light, God. And look for the tents cause that's a problem, too. Love ya'll.
He is such a POS.
Yeah it’s definitely worrying that men as flat out evil as him are in places of authority.
We had someone like him in England, Mathew Hopkins. Self titled “witch finder general” who murdered his way through our country.
You had Salem of course. I can only hope that his whole spiel about witches is entirely a fictional tool to rile up his congregation, so at least no women are in danger
@@skrtskrt22 their only crime is existing in a way that somehow challenges him. I'd bet the worst thing that one of them has done is accidentally speak over him one time at a social gathering, or one of them said he was wrong about something he was wrong about
As a school psychologist who has a son with autism, I can't imagine the horrible actions that his "sermon" on autism led to. It makes me want to throw up.
I agree as a person with autism his sermon makes me sick
Disgusting.
My favorite thing is these people say "no government overreach" "we don't want the government telling us what to do" but then don't want cannabis, gay marriage, or abortion to be legal. That sounds a lot like the government telling me what to do 🤔
That's right. They're the biggest fucking hypocrites. They just want to push their beliefs onto everyone and will refuse--to the point of holding an insurrection--to have anyone else's views even the slightest bit pushed onto them.
it's ok when they tell us what to do apparently......
@@ddjsoyenby Bingo. It's not that they want the right to practice their own beliefs, that's not enough. They want the right to make EVERYONE practice their beliefs.
Tbh, I don’t want government over reach, and I am pro cannabis, gay marriage and pro choice. I don’t like the hypocritical craziness that we see so often these days, on both sides of issues.
that’s the govt telling you what NOT to do. it’s…different?
THANK YOU for making that parallel between pushing out transgender people and disabled people in places!
As a disabled transgender person, it is literally so hard to find a place I can get into let alone use the damn bathroom! Its ridiuclous
I hear you 😭😭😭
These ppl yelling outside planned parenthood always make me so angry. Imagine being a woman going in for fckn cancer screening and getting yelled at and called a murderer. Imagine being a 15 yr old who was assaulted by a family member and they need support and they get yelled at and called a murderer. Like dafuq is wrong with these ppl.
Like, if you’re actually going to a planned parenthood for a termination, I can guarantee you, it’s one of, if not the WORST day of that woman’s life. The last thing she needs is to be harassed by some strangers outside the clinic. It’s disgusting
Honestly, they don't care about the women who used PP for those kinds of services. These people will certainly say that it's bad for women to have sex organs and use them or not fill them with babies to spew out for the Lord. It's really sad and disgusting.
They don't want women and girls going to doctors unless it's to pop out a baby.
@@ladycaticorn2950 They obviously only wanna punish women for having sec (the men...not so much). They can't fathom that both female and male reproductive organs need care and attention before during and after the fertile periods of one's life and PP is helping with making sure that people are sexually healthy, not just spewing out babies
And planned Parenthood isn't even just for abortion, a person could literally just be there because there's some kind of complication with their pregnancy, or she needs some medicine that planned Parenthood supplies, or even just to find out the sex of their baby. Planned Parenthood can literally just be for stuff regarding pregnancy or fertility like,, huh
Whoever glitterbombed Greg Locke is like…. Really cool and I want to be their friend.
Glitterbombing. I forgot that was even a THING. The petty Charlotte Dobre in my head is tucking that away for later.
@@PromisedJubilee you have a Charlotte Dobre in your head? 😂🥰 lucky you!
What is glitter bombing?
@@xloveandmayhemx throwing a bunch of glitter in someone so that it gets everywhere and they’re glittery forever.
@@xloveandmayhemx you can get a device mailed to someone that has a trigger that when opened...launches glitter at the recipient.
Greg: I'm not a sheep.
Also Greg: the Lord is my shepherd.
Uhhhh... Who wants to tell him?
This man is a customer service nightmare. He’s the type of guy I lookout for while on the bus. Just listening to him talk is scary as hell.
That's the type of dude I would have had to call the cops on in some of my previous customer service jobs.
Yes he is. People like him are absolute NIGHTMARES. Also, I wonder what he thinks about surgeons wearing masks in the OR. Are they stupid in there? Are the doctors with years of training and studying (and who by all means are VASTLY smarter) stupid? His "logic" is beyond infuriating.
@@ry.butterfly To be fair, right wing wack jobs like this usually do look down on those well educated (unless they are also right wing) so he probably does think a lot of Doctors are a bunch of heathen liberal commies.
And the quieter u are on the bus to avoid his rants, the closer and louder he gets until he's right next to you having some hateful rant trying to drag you into conversation. These people SUCK
What's the term for a man-Karen?
So, Greg denied cheating on his wife with her best friend, but actually ended up marrying the best friend?…Hmmmmmmm.
He is a liar.
Maybe those "witches" predicted this 🤔
Man, I feel bad for that Target employee who was just trying to get through the day.
She noped out early from the conversation and gave him a corporate number. 😂
Christian love is the most hate I’ve ever heard in my life. I’ve experienced more love from people who don’t see themselves as Christians. That says a lot.
Same! The Christian notion of "salvation" is my personal hell.
Me too. From Christians, I only experienced conditional love and been taught to hate everybody different and marginalised. I was condemned from being a Liberal. The church I went to framed supporting Donald Trump as Jesus' will.
🙃
Also, promotion in said church hierarachy was not based on merit but on how handsome, well-connected people were.
From non-Christians, I have received unconditional love and support. I'm forever grateful to the day, I decided to de-convert. Ev. Christianity is an abusive cult, that stiffles critical thinking!
As a Christian on the Autism spectrum, I don't understand the whole "hate= Christian love" thing either. Because to me, love is SUPPOSED TO BE christian love.
But then again, people like Greg Locke (who btw has a very punchable face) don't understand us Autistic Christians either and choose to think we don't exist.
My brother is an atheist. He coaches wrestling spends more time with his kids than most people and volunteers to work in soup kitchens. Most so called Christians I know don’t do any of that.
no bc I know so many christian’s who think they are the pinnacle of love and giving and selflessness when they are some of the most hateful, ignorant and close minded people I’ve ever met. i had a teacher say she wouldn’t give homeless people money bc if they had time to be begging for money they had time to go get a job 😐😐 like….how dense do you have to be to think that…..
For someone who’s a manly man and not a sheep he sure is fragile AF about being asked to wear a mask.
Also-my guess is that video was purely for show. If he really feels that strongly about not bEiNg FoRcEd tO mAsK in public then why does he have one as a prop in his car?? Clearly he’s wearing them somewhere and can’t threaten every business that mandates it.
I'm a person diagnosed with OCD and let me tell you nothing but medication and therapy could have saved me from that torture. This guy is off his block. I hope someone is looking out for these young people who are in this church or who's parents are. Sad. 😔
Because of the abuse of my father, I have been diagnosed with OCD, PTSD, manic depression, & anxiety. I was CA'd & DA'd by his hands. He was mentally abusive, etc. Never SA. He forced us (mom, 6 years oldest brother & 4yrs older brother & I) to go to church, church meeting (revival) & Bible study. I suffered at his hands for 20 years of my life, but secretly, my mother was teaching me the cult of Wicca. I've been Wiccan since I was 3 years of age & have been practicing since I was 20 years of age. I'm 51 now. He needs loads of prayer from all faiths. May he keep experiencing Karma, so mote it be.
@@fandoria09 I once had severe OCD, but I have recovered from it. Trust me, you can recover too
I had diagnosed ocd but through medication and now cognitive behavior therapy I no longer am suffering in a way that affects my daily life. Congratulations to other sufferers who have come so far too.
I wondered if the person he was describing (assuming they exist) just turned their germ-focused OCD into scrupulosity OCD. To an untrained and biased eye that could look like a ‘cure’.
Exactly!! Same. Before I was diagnosed I had two derealization episodes. When I finally was diagnosed, I was so miserable while building up on my meds (thank god for Zoloft) that I literally remember wanting to end my life. OCD is HORRIBLE and people who make it seem like it’s nbd or being dramatic make me wanna commit crimes :))
"Thank God the Proud Boys are here" is NEVER a good thing to be thinking
Exactly. When did this guy decide it was a good idea to pal around with that group filled with hate and toxic masculinity and take them on as his own personal security team? Since Donald isn't using them, the charleton pastor buddies he's made while being president needs them now? 🙄🙄🙄
Reminds me of the time gay men took the hashtag proud boys over. That was truly the only time to think that.
Weren’t the proud boys the ones at the capitol riot?
Love how the first headline on this guy is, "Tennessee preacher Greg Locke says demons told him names of witches in his church". Bruh
truly a great theologian. lol
I thought that demons were liars and Christians weren’t supposed to be communing with them 🤔
😭😭😭😭 somebody revoke his internet access
What was he doing talking to demons? Having tea?
Salem witch trials called, they want their shtick back
Man. My epileptic 16 year old has just had a demon this whole time. And I’ve been taking him to a neurologist, like some kind of chump.
As someone possessed by demons (read:autistic), I thought I was used to people's irrational hatred of us, but Greg Locke is just on a whole nother level omg. Also Jen, the AS joke was pure fire ily
The OCD stuff is really disturbing because obsessive thoughts about religion and compulsive behaviors to avoid punishment from God are really common for people with OCD so for someone to say ocd is a spiritual affliction is just so fucked up
agree!!!
I agree so much as someone with ocd. it’s so scary to not feel like you can fully engage in your religion bc you might start having intrusive thoughts or compulsions related to it
OCD can be torture and adding this bullshit on to the shoulders of someone already struggling with their own mind is so so cruel.
Greg Locke's abuse of scripture (particularly justifying things through Jesus's name), combined with making himself the victim when he's held to account and his southern accent, remind me so much of my dad, who I finally cut out of my life five months ago. Those men are a special kind of poison.
Also, coming from someone who still identifies as a Christian while rooting out the BS doctrines and false teachers, thank you for calling out the proper role of what he should be doing, and in that way showing respect to the faith, even though you may not believe it. You and James giving these measured accounts of these monsters while not laying waste to the whole system is respectable and appreciated, and keeps me coming back every time. God bless you guys.
Agreed!
Agree 110%
I see myself as a person of faith to separate myself from the condemnation and judgement that permeates the Christian culture. I love scripture. It is a teaching and healing tool. It isn't to condemn, guilt, shame, judge and control. 🕊♥️
Agreed! As a Christian, I find Jen's commentaries on what Christian culture *should* be and who Christ actually was far more faith affirming than almost any sermon I've ever heard.
@Tiffyawakens actually it is all the things you said it's not. I'm ordained, used to be a Christian. That book is horrible when you read it cover to cover for yourself without someone saying no it doesn't mean what it says, it means something else. I'm sorry , but that's bullshit! The Bible endorsed pedophilia, inbreeding, slavery and human and animal sacrifice. The earth did not flood, no one lives to be 1000 years old, the Earth is not a flat disk sitting on pillars covered with a dome, no one can walk one water, no human can live in the belly of a whale for 3 days, I could go on for days. The human population was not inbred from Noah's 3 sons and their wives. Oh, and Christianity is all about blood. You drink it and eat flesh every time you take communion. You have songs about blood. Indoctrination is so bad that almost all Christians do not believe the physical evidence that has debunked most of the Bible. We have physical proof of evolution and not creation. Christians ha e been waiting for the second coming of christ for 2000 years e en though they over look that christ told his generation would see his second coming. It's been quite a few generations since and nothing. Sadly, Christianity teaches that your nothing without a God who gives free will but says if you don't choose him and worship him he's going to put you in a lake of fire and burn. No loving father would ever do that. But the Christian God apparently has a major ego problem.....He created the A gels to worship him and the human race. Um, no just fucking no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used to go to this church and this guy is truly insane. There’s a lot of stories I could tell.
Spill all the tea! He is bonkers!
Story time!
DO tell!
Omg please tell us
Oh do share!
What's hilarious about getting mad at bathroom access being determined by "self-identification" is that's... literally that's how it's been forever. There aren't ppl at every bathroom door checking IDs b/c that would be an absurd waste of time, so the real battle here is over how emboldened people feel to target those who they think don't look cis/gender-conforming enough to be there. Absolute nonsense.
The whole thing about it is that situation hurts HIS feelings. 🤣 It's kind of like when Christians freak out on social media every Christmas because their Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks isn't in a cup that says Merry Christmas.
Idgaf what anyone identifies as, just wash your hands after 😂
I had an idea for a Borat-style comedic scene where bullies dressed up as proud boys stand in front of toilets at conservative events and prevent anyone from going into the bathrooms because they are unable to provide a birth certificate and a blood test to prove they have the correct (sic) chromosomes.
We don't even need separate bathrooms. All we need is a line of stalls, and some sinks. Worried about creeps? Just make the toilet it's own room. Walls and doors all the way to the ground. Been to several places where that's been the set up, and it works swimmingly.
It's not a matter of not looking cis-gender enough. How a person looks is insignificant. It's a matter of what's between your legs. I'm perfectly OK with gender neutral bathrooms, but that's because I'm a guy. Guys generally don't care. It's primarily women who want privacy and to feel safe. Tran-woman who still have a penis can still get an erection and impregnate a woman. That scares some cis-females. If a trans-female has had a sex change, though, then I don't see the problem.
"Life is short and I am beautiful."
Words to live by! 🙂
If my trans uncle were to go into a womens restroom, conservatives would call him a predator because there’s no way they would know he was trans.
None of these people have ever met an actual Trans person, and sometimes I wonder what their inner charecture of a Trans person actually looks like
@@tm6835 for one thing, they usually don't realize that trans men exist
Yup. And if trans women go into the men's room, they're likely to be assaulted or harassed. Just let people use the fucking bathroom that they want. It's not that deep. Also, if someone wants to abuse women, there is nothing stopping them from going into a bathroom anyways. We don't have bathroom monitors, so conservatives getting mad about these bathroom laws are misguided. If you're worried about women and girls being safe, maybe stop creating religious institutions that protect male predators from repercussions. And maybe support organizations that help women get reproductive care and vote for policies that redistribute taxes to impoverished women so that they don't have to get abortions or struggle to make ends meet. But they won't do that. They'd rather scream about bathrooms than actually help women in need.
@@tm6835 It's probably more like a drag queen in their own heads. No shame to drag queens, of course, but I think that over-the-top performative nature is what they envision... and what I freaking love about 'em lol.
People need to understand that trans does not equal pedo. I think most of the people who watch this channel would consider me conservative. I have been in a bar bathroom with a gay guy friend of mine, not trans, and it was not an issue. I would never want to ban someone from a bathroom because they are trans. I think that’s just mean. So, not all conservatives would call your uncle a predator. These people in this video are horrible, and are more likely to be a predator, than your uncle. IMO
As someone with OCD triggered by spiritual abuse, I was particularly amused by his whole "you don't have OCD, you have a demon!" thing. That was genuinely disgusting.
My brother has OCD, and it has made his life so challenging. Fuck Greg for saying that it's demonic. I'm so sorry that he spoke in such a disgusting manner about your condition.
agreed no b1tch i have ocd, d3pr3ss10n, anxiety and rts.
My son has gotten it for his autism as well. We've already heard the "autism is a demon" shtick. Guys like this just make me tired.
I have OCD as well and I definitely think part of it was brought upon me by my religious upbringing and when I heard him say that I literally felt physically ill…disgusting
Locke: "you don't have OCD, you have a demon"
Me: "Sweet! When do I get to meet them?"
I puked loudly in a men’s room when I was 2 months pregnant and the woman’s restroom was closed for cleaning, no one said shit
I'm surprised a man didn't try to offer you a pad or tampon.
Him stating that he only stayed in a pastor behavior because of possible cameras says everything about the type of “Christian” he is
The very thing decsribed as a wolf in sheep's clothing. The amount hypocrisy with this guy is truly next level even for fundamentalists.
I hope his ex uses it against him. Ass.
My boyfriend's dad is like this...
take all the breaks you need, bb. we’d rather have you here for the long haul than have a few new episodes and then burnout. love you the most! 🤎🤎
Well said!
1,000%
YES INDEED
Agreed!!
I couldn’t have said it better!
I'm from Spokane (pronounced Spo-CAN btw ☺️) and went to the Planned Parenthood to get affordable birth control during these years and holy shit it was a terrifying adventure every damn time.
Greg “I went to planned parenthood and all I got was 7 creams, erectile dysfunction, and this tshirt saying all I got were 7 creams and erectile dysfunction” Locke
Cool story bro
"If you deny the son, you don't get the father" sounds like a Maury episode with DNA and/or lie detector results
As a prior service Veteran that served her country and deployed who is also a Christian. Everything that Jen says about helping us UBI, universal heath care, affordable housing etc she 100% RIGHT ! I completely agree. Thank you Jen. Love your channel
I’m surprised Jen didn’t see the irony of Greg Locke holding a protest in a town called Salem. Especially as later in the episode there’s a witch-hunt.
I don’t even understand how this gets worse and worse.
I have OCD and as the cookie crumbles I didn’t need deliverance, I needed meds and therapy. Now it’s controlled nicely and I feel much better. But I didn’t get diagnosed til I was in my early 20’s.
I had it as long as I could remember and I struggled being raised in the IFB and their attitudes toward mental illness. My heart hurts for people who don’t get the care they need.
Those ppl outside of planned parenthood are terrifying. You gotta got through them screaming and holding up huge pictures of aborted fetuses, ppl with guns then the Bibles then through security. It’s crazy. Planned parenthood offers A LOT of prenatal and pediatric care also so it’s babies and kids having to walk through all of that BS being terrified. I am very glad I could get another Dr because I was on the verge of punching somebody.
Never had an abortion at planned parenthood. Found out I was pregnant at 17 there (he's 22 now), and they have LITERALLY helped "planned my parenthood" since. Have helped me get long term birth control since. VERY grateful to planned parenthood.
You make an excellent point.
I love Elle Reeve's reporting. She's great. I love how he can't tell her what a pandemic is just because he's never seen one in his lifetime (spoiler alert: he has, he's just in denial). This is so infuriating!
That’s also confusing because there’s absolutely been epidemics (not as big as a pandemic but still) in his life..bird flu, swine flu, etc. and he probably believed in those??
He can't even define what a pandemic is yet claims Covid isn't one...Then claims he knows masks and vaccines don't work...
Jen, you could literally put out one video a month, and I can almost guarantee that we will all be here waiting with breath that is bated. I for one am completely devoted to your talent, your content, and your awesome personality!! Also, excellent video today! You always do such a fab job! 😉👍🏻😘 One more thing, the urge to slap the fuck out of some of these people is very strong!
Except how would I know what day of the week it is? 🥰
Can confirm! Take the time you need to decompress, we'll be here :)
Your videos are something that makes me look forward to Friday. I hope you find your center!
Amen to that!
Completely agree with everything you’ve stated. I subscribe to a lot of TH-cam channels and none even come close to Fundie Fridays! And the addition of James doing his monthly topics has only elevated her channel even more. They are both so great at what they do.
We have driven by when their “church” let out and it was scary. The giant trucks and downright hate speech bumper stickers and flags *almost* didn’t compare to the horrid lack of driving skills. I have reported their “church” to the irs several times and I don’t understand how their still considered a church.
Wow just wow… my son is autistic and I’m ready to throw fucking hands. This is the EXACT reason I have not talked to my Pentecostal Christian side of my family in 10 years. I’m very proud of myself for overcoming all the religious abuse I went through and coming out stronger on the other side as an atheist😇❤️
I want Jen to cover Apostolic Pentecostals so badly
Came here to say this. This is what happens when people lack education. Horrifying
I'm glad your son has a mother like you
Is your son okay?
As an autistic person this is great. Love suportive and understanding parents!
Imagine how confused the supposed "witches" in his congregation were during that whole rant. They were probably looking around wondering who could be a "witch" at their super fundamentalist church.
Right? It's a real "first they came for everyone but me" moment. Today it's Trans, Gay and Autistic people but one day it's gonna be you, Debbie.
I had to walk away from Christianity…I was “taught” to love everyone, but I quickly started to see this was all talk and no action. No matter where I went there were always terms and condition on who received this love.
That’s why I left, too. I divorced my husband because I did not want to raise children with him.
This is why I left too.
In general I agree . But there are still saints though rare that exist on earth .
"Life is short and I'm beautiful" is a goal vibe for me
I'm autistic and I wish I could tell you that I never heard shit like that said in Christian circles growing up but sadly, its way more common than people think. What really concerns me is parents hearing this and then thinking their autistic kids are demon possessed and that road can lead to the most horrible things
I know someone who loves this guy and believes every word he says. I heard her say that her grandsons weren't autistic, but that they had demons. I lost my freaking mind on her. My husband is autistic. This man and his followers make me sick.
OMG it's the worst. I work with a young man with cerebral palsy who is wheelchair bound and one day some random guy came up to him and told him a bunch of bullshit about God helping him to walk and how he could just pray it away and he was so upset! I was furious when he told me about it!
I’m sorry you have to hear that bullshit. And you’re absolutely right, it’s blatantly dangerous. At the least it’s giving children on the spectrum even more if a burden than they already face.
And they call themselves Christian. Christ would have no issue with someone being autistic.
I have three kids with autism. I can't believe they would propagate such B.S.!! 😞
I was diagnosed when I was in my late 20s and I was lucky that I was around people who supported me. It's disgusting that people endoctrinate such hate.
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@Elizabeth K .That is excellent advice that Im also going to take on board , thank YOU
The whole bathroom thing has always been such a wierd hill to die on. Like do multiple people not use the bathroom in his house? Or does he have one for men and one for woman? Also most parents I know go to the restroom with their kids. I do get that in the restroom is where you feel the most vunerable but he's making it seem like you'll get attacked as soon as someone trans steps foot into the restroom. Everybody poops just let them poop.
I completely agree with you! Pete Davidson had a great joke on SNL about it a while back. Basically he said public bathrooms don't have security, anyone can already use whichever bathroom they want. No one is transitioning in order to watch people pee.
@@kiwikoopa6806 Yeah my argument is always about the enforcement aspect. Like what are they going to do? Physically check everyone's genitals before they enter a public bathroom? Is that really the best solution for a made-up problem? Lol
frfr, they always make it an assault issue, like ma’m if some man is gonna dress up like a lady and go into the women’s restroom just to assault someone wouldnt that be a cis people problem and not a trans people problem? also if a guy really wanted to assault a woman in a women’s restroom, theyd prolly just skip that dressing up part and just get it over with. ://
I’m not concerned about peeing near a trans woman. They act like trans people are contagious and you shouldn’t even associate with them. I’m like “she just needs to pee, can she live?”
@@cryptid6279 I can’t understand what the implied threat is. And it’s not like they’re elaborating, we’re just supposed to be scared.
"we're dog sitting" aren't you ALWAYS Jen??!
They’re dog sitting their own dogs… duh 😅
Our friends travel a lot!
the clip of him making his little speech before the insurrection was absolutely terrifying. it’s frightening that these people are real and that they have so much power. the fact that there are PASTORS who are praying for white supremacists is unreal. I fear for our future.
I've been stuck on this man's introduction to church. So he goes to 2 church revivals, decides he can go down to his local radio station, and just start preaching on air. That's a con artist origin story, if I ever heard. 🤦🏾♀️
That’s about as fast as Jim jones was gettin his congregation together. They always think…hey..I can do that…
Agree! It's a pretty lazy way to get oneself behind a pulpit, isn't it? Mainstream churches require years of religious history, Theology, and liturgy. Locke is not religiously educated. He's a grifter.
Dude…you guys deserve to take breaks, it’s actually REALLY awesome to see you guys so open about it. Screw capitalism and our workhorse culture.
I’ll still be here for every episode whenever they come.
Selfishly I always want more Jen and James but more importantly I need Jen and James to be doing well so I'll take what I can get.
Totally, plus this isn't super easy stuff to talk about. Of course a break is needed.
18:00 "you can now use the restroom you self identify with"
"What?!"
"Sir, thats literally how public restrooms have always worked."
Jen, I was already a fan, but as a librarian, your Kirk Cameron READ poster in the background of this video just made my year 💙
no child Left Behind
I’m a retired children’s librarian and I remember that poster!😂
@@debiday4486 same here!!!
Hey, I know that poster! Found it and sent it to Jen. Glad she likes it!
Same.
As a diver, the fact that the "proud boys" have tried to claim the okay symbol infuriates me. Divers still need to use it, otherwise you'd have to rework a sizable chunk of the hand signal system.
Oh no, I hadn’t thought of that!
Goes to show the Alt-Right ruins everything.
I knew someone who told me the ok symbol was built on racism and white power and that it shouldn’t be used in general. I died a little bit when that happened.
It's about context...
Oooh, cool info, what does that sign mean for divers?
holy shit. i never comment. but im a critical care nurse. who became a covid icu nurse 20-21. who during nursing school cared for a severely medically fragile child. i am also diagnosed with ocd + severe anxiety. this is the most triggering video of jen’s ive ever seen. looooots of deep breaths to get through this. thank you for sharing jen.. i can’t imagine how difficult this video was to film and edit ❤
I had a really hard time with the parts where he was yelling and condemning... truly terrifying guy )and movement)
I’ve had a thought and I’m gonna try to get it down on paper here:
Other doctors perform abortions. Hospitals even will perform them. Planned Parenthood was developed to serve anyone in need but specifically communities who may not be able to afford or even obtain access to regular healthcare. These groups specifically are targeting a service that provides healthcare to underprivileged communities and it’s starting to feel more and more intentional.
Obviously PP will help anyone of any gender or “social status” but like… something about this feels like they know most people going there can’t afford legal action, won’t call the cops, or may not even speak English and they will have a higher chance of getting away with shit there than at a different clinic
my friend in america went to PP for a gyno appointment and had protesters calling her a sinner, girly just wanted a pap smear
Jesus is always talking about caring for the sick, the poor and needy. Planned Parenthood is doing a better job of that than Greg
I want Trixie to do Jen's makeup. How fun would that be?! Actually, I think Trixie should do James' makeup also.
Trixie Matel?
@@prettyinpinky5937 yes!
@@twistknit1 oh yes and should sponsor her too😊
Wow manifesting this
I've never even watched Trixie, but I want this to happen for Jen so bad
As someone who shops in that Target regularly, I would imagine most people who feel vulnerable use the family bathroom. Terrifies me that he lives and is influencing people in my county.
My favorite part about transphobia is that so much of rests on the idea that people identify as bathrooms
and that p3d0s are too moral to........not use the womens room, but not moral enough to not r@p3 kids.
“Use whatever bathroom you identify as.”
Okay, but uh, what if I don’t identify as a bathroom?
@@rachelnotluf4585 I personally prefer to identify as a kitchen... what am I supposed to do, Greg?
That man is so so so weird.
I clicked on this video excited for an update, appreciated the hair, approved of the use of AdSense money, and immediately plunged into existential horror. This is some dark shit. Jen, take a long breather after this one especially. I feel like a lot of the recent episodes are less snarky fundie fun times and more staring into the Evangelical Dark Web. I appreciate what you do and the light you shine on these awful people, but these soul-savers are soul-destroying. Please step back if you need to!!!
Last Sunday, he announced that you can’t be a Democrat and a Christian and went on a horrible rant. This man is beyond disturbing. I have many friends who are Christians and Democrat, so that statement really made me quite angry.
The bathroom thing is always so weird to me. For one, no one is transitioning so they can watch you pee. But secondly, bathrooms are not policed by sex, they are policed on gender conformity. I'm a cis woman with a flat chest and short hair. I've had women ask me if I'm in the correct bathroom before because they think I'm a man. I wear a full face of makeup most days and still don't conform enough. Butch lesbians get it even worse. The ones who get harassed in bathrooms are mostly women (trans and cis) who aren't outwardly feminine enough.
Also many dad's have to go into the women's bathroom because there is no changing station in the mens. There is no one checking id's in front of the door. And as a woman i often run to the men's when there is a massive line in front of the womens room. Never had problems with that
Can confirm, used to scare the hell out of little old ladies when I had to clean the bathrooms (or use them) working at Target. Short hair, flat chested, constantly told I was in the 'wrong' bathroom. 🙄
OMG! You just reminded me of when I was in Kindergarten and had really short hair (courtesy of my brother who was 18 months older than me and wanted a brother really bad) I didn't have earrings as got piercings as a teenager, anyway, I was in the girls bathroom and another little girl walked in, she had pigtails and all, she started screaming to her teacher "there's a boy in the bathroom!" I didn't realize she was talking about me until the teacher asked me if I was a boy or a girl...wtf? This was back in late 80's btw.
I felt really humiliated as a kid, so I can't imagine how adult gay women feel when they do that crap to them. I feel for them.
Do these people ever think that abusers might be targeting little boys in the men's loos?
@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 thats just what i commented too, statistically men are more likely to be predators and young boys are a target , its like transphobes go so transphobic in the bathroom argument they forget they are homophobic
We gotta pay our workers more. Man, that woman had to example gender-neutral bathrooms to a grown man for like 10 minutes.
I literally shudder to think of the amount of patience that woman needs on a daily basis
The most true statement of this video from Jenn, "Life is short, and I am beautiful." You are beautiful, Jenn. I love your channel so much. As a recovering evangelical, I find your channel healing. You are saving me thousands in therapy. Thank you. You are a blessing. (Can't shake some of the nomenclature of my old life, but I mean that in the best way.)
OPE this one made me cry. 🙃 As someone with OCD, hearing him say OCD isn't real and is just a spirit of oppression was so unbelievably hurtful, I just-
I was undiagnosed for years and suffered silently throughout much of my childhood. I BEGGED god to help me with the pain I was feeling, and he never did. The only thing that brought relief to my life was learning that what I was suffering was called OCD, and learning how to help myself as a result.
I mourn for all the people who listen to his teachings who have been convinced that their mental health struggles are just a spiritual battle and the only way they can receive help is by crossing their fingers and hoping god does something. It makes me cry again to think about all the kids being forced to grow up with this mindset as well.
As someone who escaped IFB 7 years ago, I was wondering if someone I’ve seen would get covered! Greg Locke is an awful human imo. Love this channel, it’s really helped me to heal from my trauma that I suffered while in the church, and made me realize I’m not crazy, these people are terribly manipulative!!
Kudos on you for getting out!
@@Nocturnalux Yes. Congratulations!
i saw him too back when i was a kid in it and he is truly psychotic
@@victoriasellers626 He is an ignorant, drop-out, juvenile delinquent that fancied his narcissistic self to be some kind of pastoral material. He is dangerous. May God protect us from him and his followers.
man for some reason this guy REALLY got to me. you play plenty of hate-filled clips and it manages to not get me but something about this guy.... he's just so UPSETTING. i don't know if i can put it into words. he isn't saying anything i haven't heard before but he makes me sick to my stomach. but i'm glad to know about him. knowing what is happening in this specific religious community is a marker of what is happening in this country.
Same. The witches part was frightening - it was like he wanted someone to be dragged up on stage and stoned.
I know what you mean, this guy got my blood boiling. He just strikes me as such a hateful, disgusting person. He is not a Christian, just a complete physcopath 🤮
Evil charisma
True story: When I turned on this video, my cat woke up, looked at screen and just stared like "WTF??". Way to go Greg Locke. You terrify even the felines.
I wonder what constitutes a witch for him? I felt really bad for those women, to be so entrenched by this dude, attend this toxic church, unknowingly be brainwashed into some abusive ideology, and to be trying really hard to be what ever the definition of "a good Christian" is, just to be called a witch at the end of the day.
I wonder what " horrible " thing they supposedly did to warrant this response from him
They had a necklace with a crystal on it or something.
Telling him "no" probably.
Probably they women were too smart and saw through his bull. Smart women are a threat to power. When I was in fundamentalism men didn't want me talking to their wives and giving their wives ideas. Because nothing good comes from women talking. 😬 I am above average intelligence and fundamental men prefer their women ignorant, uneducated, timid, and child like.
My guess is disagreeing with him in any sort of way and not being extreme or hateful enough. If he is abusive to his wife, then he *wouldn't want her having friends that tell her how she deserves better treatment from him.
Best guess is, either they're counseling his wife not to accept abusive treatment or they're working on coming forward about something he's done to them. They're less likely to be believed if people think they're witches.
THANK YOU for the suicide and self-harm warnings in your episodes. It makes a big difference for me. Keep taking that time off every month! This stuff is too heavy to wade through every day.
Living in Spokane (pronounced like can lol) I am SO sick of these people and the issues they have caused all around the area for our community. I totally agree that the police department is on the same side of TCAPP, and a scary high number of people in the area seem to support a lot of these yoohoos. Thanks for speaking on this.
I was looking for that correction. N Idaho is even scarier.
Yeah the amount of people from Spokane and Deer Park that came to speak against K-12 sexual health education bill before it was passed were all part of one church or another. They want to control something their kids can already opt out of. No kid in public school is forced to attend- the parents have to sign off on it. It’s wild.
As someone who has lived in Spokane for some time, hearing people pronounce it Spo-kane is like nails on a chalk board. Not as much as Greg Locke saying he's in Portland when he's in Salem though.
I'm 60. Why did I just now learn how to pronounce Spokane. It's a major city FFS.
@@ivynyx1834 you're not wrong, I don't really go to Idaho as a biracial person
The OCD thing really personally bothers me because I’ve been diagnosed with it for years, but when it first started getting bad and I didn’t understand it, my parents and I would read religious things and pray about it (before I stopped identifying as a religious person) and I can tell you now that it did not cure my OCD 😂
this is an old video but i have to give my two cents about the PP “protests”. i got accosted and yelled at to not “murder my baby” on my way into a planned parenthood. i was there to get a pelvic exam and std screening after i was raped :/ didn’t have insurance and couldn’t report it so i just wanted to make sure i was safe (health-wise).
i cried in the parking lot before and after because they made me so upset and actually made me fear for my life. people who need medical care and even abortion care should NEVER be harassed like that. i felt bad for anyone who was there for abortion care and got accosted and harassed.
That is just bloody awful. I'm so sorry that they did that to you. I hope you are feeling a little better now. Much love.
I am so sorry that you were hurt like that and were then harassed by these people while you were trying to get help. I hope everything is going good for you and you are healing from all of this. Much love to you. ❤
Misogynist mass murder theft rape to sell hostage is mental illness.
I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. Ain't no hate like Christian love.
Wow. It's so terrifying that this man is conducting a literal witch hunt.
Funny how we keep repeating history, lately. Nazis, civil rights issues, witch hunts. It's like the bigots never really went away.
He can come for me. I'm ready for death knowing he's breathing the same oxygen as me.
Misogyny is always a huge part of their idiocy. I feel bad for the women in these kinds of religions but I also realize that they are so brainwashed that they enjoy their own oppression or seeing other women oppressed and dehumanized.
My goodness it's such a relief hearing you say "we're gonna make those breaks permanent"
I get that that sort of move will mess up the algorithm or w/e but pausing your work to ensure you don't overload yourself? Love to see it
“Greg Locke, if I ever see you, ITS ON SITE” girl, me too. Me too. That man is just asking for it.
He has the most punchable face.
I don't know how you managed to sit through these clips of him long enough to make this video, because pretty much every other clip I'm having to mute just to preserve my own inner peace against his bullshit. You deserve a medium coffee with seven creams and five sugars any time of day, Jen.
It's been the pulpit shielding pedophiles in our community...Target just hides all the trendy cosmetics I always can't find.
Edit: I'm from Salem where they pulled this nonsense at our planned parenthood.
I'm from ole Salem too!
Aye girl I’m from Marblehead! Born in Salem, cutest town
You know, by Greg Locke’s logic, I should be cured of my autism because I constantly pray/meditate to Jesus.