Ex-Christian Responds to Evangelist Ray Comfort
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Responding to Ray Comfort of Living Waters Ministry.
Please keep in mind that all everything I say here is my subjective opinion, and is intended to deconstruct fundamentalist/evangelical/conservative Christian ideologies from an ex christian perspective
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Can you imagine the insane amount of heartlessness it takes for a person to listen to someone pour out their heart, explain their beliefs, and tell their story only for that person to tell them "no you only THINK you suffered that much, you're just an uneducated, insincere liar."
I can image it. If Ray says it.
@maurice
What point do you think you're making?
even if the "suffering" is factual, it does not automatically entitle you to anything. Every human has suffered in some way or other. It comes from the basic condition where we have needs and wants that we have to address by whatever means appear available to us. Some
humans are more successful with that situation than others. Those less so, are not necessarily in control of the same parameters that others
seem to be. The strongest evidence for which is the phenomena where some are born into relative wealth and power and apparently never
experience anything else.
the part that is TRULY mystifying is how the latter cases also seem to self-perpetuate a profound attitude of entitlement. I can only conclude that they were raised to presume it.
And it would follow somewhat, that in the practice thereof, there would also be an attitude that the rest of humanity however visible to
such people ARE NOT thusly entitled. And whatever belief-system goes with it, would justify that attitude since even the rich and entitled
want to believe somehow that they are provably correct about their attitudes.
even when dealing with rigid ideologues (which I do kind of frequently in my online manifestations) I do try to adhere to a general practice of NOT claiming to have any authority to reject someone's indicated "direct prior experiences".
I Might instead try to suggest OTHER WAYS OF CHOOSING TO INTERPRET THEM.
But I cannot ethically presume any inherent authority by which I might do that, nor claim to possess any brilliantlly insightful mastery of "appropriate context" either.
Ray is a disingenuous f that projects his toxic thoughts onto others.
I made some very logical points in his comments and he responded with "You just want to keep having your porn addiction, don't you?" I was like what????
😭 oh, ray
And that's a textbook example of psychological projection
Respond to Ray in kind or even more...
That's Ray's default response to any comment he cannot handle "Are you trying to justify your porn habit?" Very immature 🤦♂
@@g-cat7927
Deport the illegal alien.
I'm a 68 year old life long atheist. I read the entire bible 2 times. I have seen several of your videos now and you say the same things the voice in my head I has been saying to me my entire life. You are the best. PLEASE never stop!
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Voice in your head? U know then from reading the Bible twice that it says the fool says in his heart there is no God. Also that God uses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise..go TH-cam - are you a good person by living waters
@@Mike-zy8inguilt shamers often call people fools. Keep following your guilt cult. It's your right. 😂
@@Mike-zy8inThe bible also says if you call people a fool you are in danger of hell fire, see the irony?
@@SamanthaAllen-ir5bo the Bible says the fool says in his heart there is no God. I'm telling u what the Bible says when someone denies the truth about God. Go TH-cam - are you a good person by living waters
He really applies the Richard Nixon idea of morality: "When the president does it, that means it's not it illegal"
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Ha! Can I use that? 😂
You’ll realize that almost all people are that way one day
Except that we're talking about the creator of the universe full.
@@dennisduncan7561 So morality is relative now? Morality doesn't apply equally to the creator and the created? So when God did a genocide by flooding the world, that was okay according to you? I guess its okay when its God doing the murdering.
What irked me most about Ray Comfort and the banana thing was when confronted with the fact modern bananas are a product of genetic engineering instead of humbly admitting he was wrong he doubled down and pretended it was a "joke" and accused of Atheists of just not having a sense of humor. Um no Ray you were friggin serious, you even put it in kids books.
What? Ray lied? I’m shocked! Shocked! Well…not that shocked. 😆
I've watched him debate Matt Dillahunty a couple of times and it's all in one ear, out the other with him. It doesn't matter how many times he's told he is undeniably and factually wrong about something, he keeps on repeating it.
So he slipped on his on his own banana skin? Karma? As you peel, so shall you slip.
@@mjjoe76So I guess we should find Ray on the street and tell him he's a liar?
Even if the banana was a fruit that has been around for the full 6-10k years that I assume Ray believes the universe is, it's so dumb to think that the shape of the banana and the shape of the hole in our hands being similar is anything more than a coincidence. I just don't get how that's evidence of creation
Ray won the gold medal in the Olympics for mental gymnastics.
Yes!! He's also KNOWN as the "Banana Man". His tiny brain is like a small rock: No thinking takes place!!
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I don't understand where the problem is: Christianity is a religious belief. In other words: *Its your job to pray and obtain ... - NOT to search for such stupid things as "sense" ...
@@lincolnsixecho51 It's so funny that Christians want to advocate for their beliefs using the very thing they criticize from atheists
@@lincolnsixecho51 please say /j 😰😰😰
As a former Christian turned atheist who has also had the No True Scotsman fallacy laid on me, I can say I feel real pity for those using that argument. I think they are, probably in most cases, coming from a place of fear. “If I admit they really were a Christian and now are not then that would be a tacit admission that I could also leave the faith”.
Atheist not athiest.😁
But, there aren't any true Scottsmen, lol. Just traveling Saxons. Or was it Angelo's? I forget, one of them two.
@@A-non-theistBro where have you been? Got canceled by utube?
@@okanudobassey9741 no I'm still here. I do have a life I have things to do like work.
@@okanudobassey9741 what do you need bro?
It’s not fair for us who have left to be accused of “never knowing God”
It’s condescending self-righteous BS at its best, when they come out with that, or “you’ll be sorry when you’re in hell” you know you have them on the ropes!
It truly is, I was serious in my heart when I asked their "God" to "save" me. Guess their "God" was in the John at that moment.
@@wesleyshaffer773 I will never forget seeing an interview many years ago with a Holocaust survivor, she was crying when she asked why god was awol, truly heart rending :(
it is just old fashioned abuse.
Do you know God now?
It’s horrible to be gaslit for being a false convert or never saved in the first place when you know in your heart of hearts that you were sold out.
True... if you once believed you are saved... that is the true gospel, it doesnt matter what you feel or what people says...
Congratulations, Kristi! You've come full circle! 🖤🖤🖤🖤
😊
Your words and your whole persona is so calming and kind and sweet!
You are the type of person I used to think the "Good Christians" were!
We atheists have to show kindness to everyone, just like the truly kind Christians do.
Most of the time yes, but for some people, whenever "Jesus" is mentioned then all hell breaks loose, and why is that?
@@sirnoble269 Because Jesus is the only way, and people want their own way at times. It was never about who shows more kindness, never about others. We all broke God's law, every one of us broke the 10 commandments. Commandments made to protect us from ourselves, to protect us from death. But Jesus fulfilled the commandments for you, He died your death. That's how much He loves you. Please, don't seek religion, seek the Creator. Because there is no hope without God.
Earth cleanses itself the deeper you go. If you search up headwater of a river you'll find it's source. This source is a hole in the ground that travels many miles down and the water gushes out of it. Every river is a fresh water spring drinkable near its source. The breeze of wind with the waters on a hot day is paradise. The seasons and the landscapes to adventure to are managed. To have this not managed would be a place far away where it is dry without water either too cold too hot all the time. This is reality without the presence of the life. This is what hell means. Many declare, “I shall sustain my own, please my own” Who can produce the breeze of the wind and draw the sun and the birds and the plants to please you. Who shall tell them to speak and produce good things? Only the life who you deny. Because of your denial you yourselves are in danger of the land far from his presence where only chaos remains. By your message you declare there is a another way. shall you manifest and produce? Who can manifest the life from the barren seed? Your danger is real. In the matter of things that you call electrons father is there. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, all life would cease and humanity would turn to dust.
@@enpafe and he broke the law, too. Yes, Jesus was human like everyone else and fallible like everyone else. There’s no shred of evidence of divinity, that’s merely a claim.
@@Mac-vy1rv there's no shred of evidence for His sin. But there are thousands of testimonies of His miracles.
In the early 90’s I attended the Pentecostal Church and the pastor used to compare women to cockroaches, I thought that was horrible and soon I left that congregation.
That's horrible and unsurprising
@@jezebelvibes I left because I disagreed with him and he in turn said that god was going to punish me for talking back to him.
"God is never complicit when bad things happen in the bible" - Yes, Ray, that's the root of your problem...
And also, sometimes Yahweh is indeed complicit. For instance he allowed the Satan (the adversary, the accuser) to mess with Job, his family, his livestock in a really bad way.
Ray and those preachers use GOD as the means to get privileges and money...
Hypocrites
@@vadouis-rt3of I'm very well aware that Job's wealth was doubled at the end of the story, his health was reinstated and he had offspring again.
But that's just a deflection from all the grief, pain, despair, perdition and loss he had to go through. If Yahweh really was all-powerful, He could've easily found a way to achieve His means without inflicting all that evil on unsuspecting souls.
And even if we take into account the eventual outcome, what with doing away with his former children and his former livestock? They haven't been resurrected, Job had new animals and new offspring. What with treating those as expendable, replaceable objects? How is their nonchalant eradication not evil?
@@telvinteiko2217
Well said.
@@uNiels_HeartYou're well aware because Job was you're step brother. You griftians lie without blushing. Bravo.
Ray Comfort should keep on with what he does, he's making more atheists every moment he opens his mouth.
And I thought it was any different from what we have in Latin America
@@stardust86x Andrés Corson, for naming a famous one, my last pastor as well had quite the spicy statements too, but it's a small one that barely has a Facebook page
@@stardust86x Peace was never an option
And why is better to be an atheist?
@@aleguitarra No one said that
What kind of deity would tell his followers "Your good deeds are like filthy minstrel rags to me"? This made me hate myself when I was a Christian fundamentalist.
An evil one created by ancient men.
homophobic sand men that hated women
Then why did He want bequeathable, for life, slaves?
Or captive, war brides. Or all the inaction... it appears; during the slave trade, later?
And have, you so far - ever, responded, to a quarter, of what I've said, also?
Also, many have wondered, for a long time - why WERE many angels, not born, correctly... in heaven?
A realm, surely, with no confusion, imperfection, unhappiness... or needless traits, like delusional, suicidal, pride, built, in?
Let alone, a 'glass darkly' before, Revolt?
And many can tell the difference, in theory - priority-wise - between Numbers 15:32, and a prolonged slave trade, too. So I conjecture.
One got a nice, rapid, direct reaction - but the other, did not.
So what standard, was fully in effect... there?@@christophergibson7155
I disagree that our standards are low compared to Gods because our standards have increased over time. We don't agree with human sacrifices or blood rituals anymore.@@christophergibson7155
@christophergibson7155
You're just mindlessly repeating the nonsense the church has taught you. I'm sure that deep down in your heart you don't really believe that babies being drowned or having their skulls smashed against rocks can be considered in any way "good"?
Wow, the mental gymnastics one has to do to make sense of the Bible. I was only in Christianity for ten months and the anxiety and fear about going to hell I've felt as I walk away has been truly disturbing. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to walk away after being raised in the church. I still have fear and doubt that I'm doing the 'right' thing.
Kristi, just listening to your laughter as you responded to so many points brightened my day and made this video one of the most enjoyable yet. Hearing the disbelief in your voice, as you even laughed at your old self and old beliefs, was really refreshing.
IMO that’s one of the reasons I think people are drawn to your content. The way you laugh as you make these videos is so different from any other online atheist creators I can think of. I think it’s probably why so many people who’ve recently deconverted, or are currently deconverting, find comfort in your presentation, and why so many say that your videos help heal their trauma.
I see that you too have been taken in by the false ‘laughing’ persona that Kristi plans beforehand to project to anyone watching her videos. It surprises me that you have been taken in by this. My observations tell me that Kristi is likely to be depressed or suffering from Clinical Depression, as she projects a false persona in her videos. Something definitely does not add up here in her videos and the euphoric way in which she is presenting herself with negative criticism of Christianity. The ‘laughing’ almost mocking presentation of criticising Christians, is I would suggest due to deep depression that has a manic up and down nature - symptomatic of Bipolar depression.
If I were to put what Kristi presents to us into a mathematical equation, then what she presents to us in these videos, simply does not add up!
@@theonlyway5298 that literally has to be one of the dumbest responses I’ve ever seen. “Your observations?” Pray tell, what exactly are your qualifications to psychoanalyze someone on the Internet? How the heck do you know this is a false persona? Given that I also laugh at and mock dumb Christian video content on the web, will you also assume that I am bipolar? You’d be wrong, of course.
As for “putting what Kristi presents into a mathematical equation?” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@theonlyway5298 Another Christian who believes the Holy Spirit is a good substitute for a psychology degree
Well thank you "DOCTOR" for your analysis!@@theonlyway5298
@@vadouis-rt3of Thanks for your madman's ramblings.
Thank you so much. Your videos have been a blessing to me who was raised in the church and believed well into my 20s. I am 32 and am deconstructing from the nonsensical cult now. It’s hard, especially being around my immediate and extended family who are very hurtful towards others who don’t agree with their extreme Christian beliefs. Safe to say I at least live far away from them all on the other half of the US with my wonderful husband and 3 cats. They’ve been helping me heal, and your videos help tremendously. Thank you!!❤
Please you do not have to apologize for your studies. We like what you are doing. I share your information on Facebook. Stand strong
So proud!!! We have to get the truth out .❤❤❤
"Unless you trust God with all your heart, you're going to be offended that he does this."
"Unless you love your husband with all your heart you will be offended when he beats you."
Lol, I wrote this when I heard it and then she made a very similar point
That's exactly what it's saying. That's how I know God is made up. He was created by people who had really bad personality disorder/disorders and were abusers who created a social safety net for their abuse.
And you need spelling lessons@@christophergibson7155
Your husband is not your Creator, nor is he the judge of your soul. So it's a false comparison.
But if you want to go with that, it's your eternity, not mine.
If you're not a sinner, you don't need Jesus, and have nothing to worry about.
But you should know that we are not sinners because we sin, rather we sin because we are sinners.
Also, what is this crap about Ray Comfort wanting to convert you to "his cause?" He's got a Great Commission to get your soul saved, dummy. That is not a "cause."
@@christophergibson7155nope. Your god is the complete opposite of what you describe: narcisist, gaslighter, slave promoter, obssesed with blood, war and destruction.
Man, I wish I had heard you 35 years ago. I was raised in it, too. I church hopped trying to find "the real truth". I finally allowed myself to question the text about age 50, when I just happened to get access to the internet and all the resources available on it for research and found wonderful people like you telling their stories.
Note, Ray Comfort has always made me cringe.
"....God needs to find some emotional regulation.". GOLD! I love it :) Keep up the great work, you legend!
Lazarus was dead (in his sins) and had no free will.
Therefore he could not choose to bring God into his heart and save himself and gain free will.
Being dead, it was the choice of Jesus to enter the tomb and raise Lazarus.
The Lazarus analogy fails miserably imho and totally contradicts the point he is trying to say.
As for Pharoah, it was God who hardened his heart.
Exactly this. It was such a weird angle.
I’m not 100% sure Ray can have a conversation. His only goal is to try and spread that crap.
The gospel is not crap. It is the power of God into salvation
@@Jay-oj4hjno it is not.
I want to thank you for your channel and your videos. They have helped me so much in my deconstruction journey. I started to question my beliefs when I read the Bible and saw how conditional God’s love is and started to questions his motives. All i got from the church were the same answers i hear you talk about. I wasted 3 years of my life in the evangelical church. I hurt alot more people with my religion than anything. I see that now. I almost ruined my relationship with my soulmate because i was told i cant be with a non christian or marry anyone again because i have been divorced. Like ive said alot, im done slitting my wrists for “Gods glory”. I was just a devoted and sincere as any one. I was an apologist and missionary for Calvary church. I had a testimony like everyone else. Just being a good person and going to church every Sunday was not enough for me. I went deep in my relationship with God and was so devoted. But when i started to question why i was putting myself through suffering because of “Gods glory” and what people in the church told me how i should be living my life. I came to the conclusion that God is either really cruel or that he isn’t real. I haven’t landed on if he is real or not. But i refuse to believe in the God of the Bible anymore. I hope to find a new community as my old family in the church starts to cut me off. Call me an apostate thats fine. I deserve to live my life and find happiness. If God’s glory requires my suffering then that’s really awful…
God PERMITS divorce. Obviously for reasons such as cheating, adultery, and abuse.
I’m really sorry you were told that. Gods glory doesn’t require suffering. We all have suffering in this life. That’s not because God wants it or needs that though. That’s horrible doctrine. I’m really sorry you were hurt by church. That’s really horrible what you went through.
Your original vid, along with several other "why I'm not a Christian anymore" vids, marked my transition from deconstruction to deconversion. I can't thank you enough for that.
I just wish I'd found you before the age of 46 (this past spring). I gave my best years to a myth. Wound is still fresh, so it stings.
🩷🩷🩷 happy you found your way out
@@fewilcoxYT Right there with you. Only problem is when you have family that are trying to indoctrinate you, the moment you "go on your own path", they will try to crush you financially. It's better to convert at an older age when you're not relying on your parents for a roof over your head.
@@christophergibson7155probably common sense!
@@christophergibson7155 yes, " and all the animals came two by two" sounds like a fairy tale to me, I believe in science but you can let some paedophile tell you how to live
OMGGGGGG! Total mic drop on this video. 🤯🎤🕳️
I used to watch a lot of his videos but thankfully I never got obsessed or too deep into his stuff.
It just blows my mind when people like yourself or others who CLEARLY point out the flaws in Christianity but Christians seem oblivious of their own blind spots!
But I can’t judge bc I was a hyper-fundie myself for 13 years and I get it.
Thank you for the videos🙌🏼🙏🏼🖤
I’m imagining Ray seeing your joyous reaction to his video and being confused and dismayed. Hopefully that image also makes you happy.
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@@christophergibson7155well let’s look at the Christian hypocrisy. For example: Josh Duggar. Working for a conservative Christian lobbying group on going on his vile families tv show talking about and promoting family and Christian values while also molesting children, viewing child porn, going to strip clubs, going on cheating websites, hiring hookers etc
Bananas, atheists' nightmare 😅
Demons, slugs, and snails can be repelled by salt, vampires by garlic, and, of course, atheists can be repelled by bananas or potassium supplements 😂
god failed to perform the miracle that we could have used in the sixties to keep the tasty type of bananas called 'gros michel'... somehow they had to change to the modern 'cavendish' variety which is not as tasty... god doesn't want the best for us... sad god...
A banana a day, keeps the atheist away
Just had one this morning. But feel fine, tho 😂😂😂😂
Ray Comfort's nightmare is that someone like Kristi will expose his fraud and lies.
I didn't know the banana was perfectly "designed" by God to fit the human hand. Strange, since the banana existed several million years before the first human species. At least Pastor Comfort has proven once and for all, that man is an ape and we evolved from a common ape-like ancestor.
There's no hate like Christian "love".
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
PROVERBS 27:6
If somebody is truly loving they'll tell you if you're headed for disaster.
That's true love friends
@@MickiBond unfortunately Christians have no clue about their book or the truth. It was all twisted in the 4th century. Mistranslated and the spiritual thrown out for the literal (letter). The letter brings a curse but the spirit brings life. It's not a literal history book. God is not an angry psychopath foaming at the mouth to destroy people.
@@MickiBond throw away your garbage King James and other English twisted "scriptures". They are the result of 4th century twistings and complete mistranslations and will rob you of the truth. You must escape the trap that is the Christian Religious Establishment. Otherwise you are completely deceived. I escaped and you can too. I recommend Freedom Ministries & Mike Popovich. I have hope for you. Take these "wounds from a friend" and change your mind (repent).
@@russellstone9056 Oh yeah can you back up that claim.?
I’ll wait…
@@MickiBond So when Muslims persecuting Christians, that is true love to you right? Because they think if you don't convert you go to hell. Would it not be justified for them to use violence to convert anyone into their religion?
That's it, Kristi, you made it! Lol
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There are few characteristics in literary fiction as unpleasant as the Christian god. Jealous, vain, misogynistic, capricious, hypocritical and cruel.
@@vadouis-rt3of the bible
@@vadouis-rt3of i don’t know…assumptions, assumptions, assumptions. It took me as long to reply as it took to the watch the video and read the comments today….yes, the same bible that declares god doesn’t change, the same god that’s the same, today yesterday and forever. You can see similar attributes in domestic violence. It’s a shame people are abused by this stuff.
@@vadouis-rt3of Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am? Clearly, he believed he existed before Abraham, meaning he was part of the godhead in the OT and therefore god when slavery, murder (including babies and children), genocide, forcing rape victims to marry their rapist, incest, animal cruelty, discrimination of the disabled, insubordination of women, especially sexual exploitation of virgin girls, cannilbilsm, making mothers eat their afterbirth, stoning a son to death simply for being unruly and a drunkard and so on. Standing by and not stopping it is unbelievable. It’s a disgusting religion and god should be thoroughly ashamed. Why don’t you ask him?
@@vadouis-rt3of slavery, murder (including babies and children), genocide, forcing rape victims to marry their rapist, endless animal cruelty, discrimination of the disabled, insubordination of women, especially sexual exploitation of virgins, incest, cannilbilsm, making mothers eat their afterbirth, stoning a son to death simply for being unruly and a drunkard and so on is quite remarkable given that christ allegedly claimed, truly before Abraham was, I am. Standing around and doing nothing about this when he is god is despicable if he has capability to prevent it. I’m sure there are many theists who could tap dance around all this. Christianity is a disgusting religion. I’m sure you’re a genuine ethical person who genuinely believes what you been fed. To answer your question, why don’t you ask him and see what he says?
When I was a Christian, I was such a devotee that I once drove eight hours to a Living Waters event in Myrtle Beach. I have a picture of me and Ray, I was geeking out.
He literally says that God lets evil things happen without speaking up all the time, BUT he is never complicit! 🤔 Does he know what complicit means???
God said: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, *and create evil:* I the LORD do all these things."
- Isaiah 45
@@Aurealeus Don't confuse EVIL as a thing. Just don't think darkness is a thing. Darkness is the absence of LIGHT. Evil is the absence of Good. God, by giving you free will to do Good or not do good (i.e. evil) - that is YOUR choice. As imperfect beings, we are all defective. The bottom line is that your choice will become YOUR DESTINY. You choose to have nothing to do with God, God will guarantee you will have it YOUR WAY.
@@rleon8183 I'm not confusing anything. Those are God's words, not mine.
@@rleon8183If we are “imperfect beings” and “defective”, and we are made in god’s image, then god is “imperfect” and “defective”.
@@AurealeusAnd you think you're not lying. Where and when did gawd tell you? Produce photos, videos please.
This is fucking great. I really admire the way you handled everything thrown at you and let the abuse just roll off of you. I would have lost my cool. Thank you for speaking up and holding your ground.
I'm genuinely glad to see that your channel has gotten so big that someone as obnoxious as Ray Comfort is paying attention to you. I hope it only makes your channel grow bigger.
Thank you! :)
Me Too!
damn, when he said "you faked it for all those years..." that bothered me so much. I also was a "fan" and believed what I had learned from living waters. Trust me I did not fake it!
Someone telling me I never really was a Christian is the best news anyone could give me because it means I never really was a gullible moron.
@@christophergibson7155 I've seen you ask this to a bunch of people within this comment section. No one owes you an explanation as to why they are no longer a Christian. No one owes you anything for the matter. We are all free to live, think, and believe what we want without having to explain it. Only a person who thinks they are entitled would ask this. Let me reassure you that, your need to be nosey is very disingenuous at best and counterproductive. Once you're no longer in the land of the living, there will be countless other people who will turn away from Christianity and there will be nothing you can do about it. 👍🏽
@@iaminevitable_bruh this is a public comment sectionXD y stopped the explanation is something bothering you? When people ask serious questions then get pissy wissy XD.
@@erenjaeger1738 bruh,, Christopher spends all his time here ,literally 24/7 asking these same questions.. he is not seeking an answer,He comes to demonize others who do not believe in his holy book of fables.. Jaminevitable. said it perfectly .. NO one owes him an explanation... This is what narcissists do.. they believe themselves to have authority over others ... If you think the comment is pissy you should have heard some of mine to him.. He does not deserve one ounce of respect or acknowledgement.,, he is just a TROLL ... that lives to condemn others while hiding behind his book.
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@@erenjaeger1738 My comment was for Christopher not his little lap dog.. sit, stay and remain silent 🤫
Sometimes I wonder if God is real because there are so many horrific things in the world. Whoever is in charge must be a brutal dictator, like the Biblical God.
“If I could stop a person from raping a child, I would. That’s the difference between me and your God.” Tracie Harris❣️
The way you look so genuinely happy reacting to this video is so hilarious to me 😂😂😂
I’m only weeks into my deconstruction and you are helping me. Thank you.
“Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire. Thanks Kristi, love your work, keep fighting the good fight
Yep.
Kristi "He causes Harm"
Also Kristi: WIll not use the reportoption, the flag-button, of youtube, despite it existing and not existing for no reason
What is good. Without God there is no good.
@@upstairscandy0764 Thats a debunked christian-talkingpoint debunked and destroyed for so long, all Christians but you dont any longer use it.
Its 2023, please arrive soon in THIS Century
@@upstairscandy0764 are you really that ignorant?
Dan McClellan did a video on the marrying your rapist verse today. He explains thoroughly why, in the Hebrew, it is referring to forcing a woman to marry her rapist.
If found which means they both concented
thank you@@jesuslira659
@@jesuslira659not necessarily it could mean if it was found out he was guilty of the deed,!
@@jesuslira659So if I find you and the proprietor in the store you are robbing, it means the proprietor consented? Yeah, right.
Get your head out of your ass.
Ray: "You were never a true believer."
Me: "OK. I certainly don't believe now, so what else ya got?"
Ray: "Ummmm....would you like a banana?"
Lmfaoooo. I'm dead. 🍌 😂
😂
It's Christianity that are not true believers.
Me: “Ew, I hate bananas!” Ray: “That’s blasphemous!”
@@razony Christ Insanity.
Thank you so much for the work you are doing! As a former christian now atheist who is stuck living in the bible belt of America, the No True Scotsman fallacy has been lumped on me more times than I can count, and disingenuous persons like Ray Comfort are on nearly every street corner. Because of you and those like you, I'm able to keep my sanity, answer the questions and accusations of apologists with patience and moderation, and not become the "Angry Atheist" that they want me to be SO BADLY. Keep up the good work!
They really do want you to slip up, just so they can point at the EVIL atheist lol.
As a Christian myself, I truly feel sorry that some of us act like that, as if people can't truly be good without Jesus.
You sound like a good person to me😊
I wish you could move away from the Nutter Belt...so bad for your sanity
You are amazing!. You make me feel like I am not alone in this.❤
I had a Christian tell me recently that the reason people suffer is because of their sin. And children suffer because of their parents' sin. I couldn't help but wonder what sin I had committed as I stood in front of her, providing her, as an immigrant, free interpreting services while I suffered from debilitating health issues. Oh the irony.
Animals are sinless so why do they suffer?
@@suicune2001 God didn't seem to care about that when he drowned all humans and animals alike.
@@LarsPallesen God really doesn't seem to care about a whole lot unless it's someone not worshipping him or following his silly rules.
I believe that the God of this Bible is either The fallen Angels & Lucifer making themselves our God and ruler, because they were supposed to have been cast down to earth and were never taken out of here, in fact I think that their being cast out of heaven was because they made man according to what image they wanted man to be. If you will notice there are 3 events where mankind was made in Genesis.
With love and respect, I like to say that we are sinners even though we sometimes unseen it, can we all be 100% genuine to the person we don't know, now another point is that we are carrying debts of our ancestors,
If my ancestors have debts to someone, I gotta pay it , it's not forgiven
In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve sinned by denying God's word, and as their predecessors we are carrying the sin,
We are sinners, can we love another human being whom we don't know or have any relationship and die for them, we divide ourselves, we put levels to us,
we give reasons and meanings to our morality, but think about it, without God there's no absolute morality,
Without God every thing is just an opinion and everyone is right
Me feeding an homeless people or hurting him is same because at the end we all are going to the fertilizer pit, there's no consequence
If we are related to animals, like why animals suffer they don't sin,
Come on now, our intellect and theirs are totally different,
If we go by the apex predator theory, and there's no one to judge me after my death and this is one life and that's it, then if I am physically, financially strong, I can persecute someone weaker than I am, I can bend the law with money
But I know that there's God and he will judge me, and I have consequences to face for my own moralities, I don't try to do things deliberately knowing that will or may lead to sin
And God do care about us, that's why He chose people to spread his words and through those words we could know him, but if we people killed his prophets, so many, that God chose to judge us,
You know we try to put God in a box
We think there's no creator, we are just an accident
My experience in life tells me that everything effect has reason and behind reason there's a complex intellect, a mind
Our order & design of a human body and consciousness do have a creator, it cannot be an accident
Like behind every painting there's a painter
Mankind was not made in Genesis more than once but was cleansed because mankind was doing ungodly things, unholy things, read the scripture skeptically
I too was an atheist but Lord saved me, I transformed myself in evidence and in faith.
One last thing, if you guys feel that something bad is happening to you or your loved ones, how can you say what is happening is bad, because it's just an accident, don't cry for the loved ones when they leave accept that one day everyone must die and move on
If there's bad, there's also good
God only can define the Good
I am non-binary and have a rainbow flag. One of my neighbors decided to leave a Ray Comfort pamphlet telling me I’m going to hell because I’m gay…which I’m not. Ray is a liar for Christ. He seems to think liars go to hell UNLESS they’re lying for Christ. People like him seem to think the ends justify the lying for Jesus, while decrying liars and telling them they’re going to hell. I finally took down my rainbow flag when a 13 year old gave it the finger, realized I saw him do it, so he spat at me. Being told they’re doing this because they “love” us is the most insulting part
Flags are stupid anyway, you should do a bracelet or necklace that way bystanders will see them making any gestures at you and not the symbol
I saw a comment from a Woman that said She took a trip to Israel with Ray when she was a Believer, she even got a hug from him. She then said wonder what he'd say if he seen me today only to find out I'm Trans.
Leave a trespassing warning at theirs.
Christians believe any action...Moral or immoral...Legal or illegal...
Is fine and dandy IF theyre doin those actions in the name of their
evil wannabe god.
ETA
Just as long as they dont forget to use their "Get outta hell free" card by "repentin"
That sucks, I'm sorry. I'm also non binary and put up a rainbow flag for the first time this year, but I have been very lucky and not gotten any hate for it so far.
Although my neighbors are mostly elderly and religious, they're all nice people for the most part. The elderly couple across the street even had a Be Kind yard sign out this year.
This is despite the fact that I live in a very heavily conservative town. It seems that if they have any negative feelings about my rainbow flag, they kept it to themselves since I am a nice quiet neighbor that rescued a house on their block from sitting on the market for a while after the previous owner passed.
I wish others could follow that rule too, that if you don't have anything nice to say then mind your own business. 😊
Love your style. You welcome the haters and are still kind... Just honest. Using their own words to debunk the debunkers! Using the bible itself to debunk the bible. It's genius! You've given me confidence in my own beliefs and be comfortable with the unknown. People always want to *think* they know things that they dont. You've helped me rid my fear of hell... Keep going, Kristi! You're doing great work!
I agree.
"Using the bible itself to debunk the bible"
THAT'S FINE AND ALL,
But the bible doesn't need to be debunked in the first place.
The bible isn't god's word
and it's as simple as this..
Call the publisher that created the book and ask them if it's god's word.
they will say i'ts not
There you go, There's nothing more to debunk. The publisher that created it said it's not god's word
and as such , that point cannot be argued, since it's their book.
@@vadouis-rt3of
" Not a chance that what you wrote is true! "
BUT IT IS !!!
WHAT PART OF WHAT I SAID IS NOT TRUE ?
"No disrespect to your publisher or you, but I don't believe your story, such as it is."
NO NO.. FEEL FREE TO DISPRESPECT THE PUBLISHER IF YOU WISH, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THEM.
They are not MY publisher either.
they are the publisher OF YOUR BIBLE
Now you don't believe the story, WHAT DON'T YOU BELIEVE ?
Let's go through this step by step
TELL ME WHICH STEP YOU ARE UNCLEAR ON
STEP 1 - Christians were saying the bible is the word of god
(Now if this were true, i would likely follow it)
So... Are you saying christians DO NOT say this
STEP 2 - I Decided to find out if the bible was the word of god .
THAT'S DEFINITELY TRUE, ... Or... Do you not believe that ?
STEP 3 - I Decided to found FIRST, if my bible that i was following was god's word
Do you not believe that ?
STEP 4 - I Decided to find out teh source, WHO CREATED IT .
That is 100% True, or.. Do you not believe that
STEP 5 - I found out who published the King James Version Holy Bible (Which was mine)
I called them and asked them "Did you create this bible" they said YES THEY DID, They actually said
("Yes, that's one of ours")
Do you not believe this ?
STEP 6 - I asked them "OK, IS THIS BIBLE THAT YOU CREATED , GOD'S LITERAL AND ACTUAL WORDS ?"
THEY ANSWERED : "NO IT'S NOT"
Do you not believe that
WHAT PART OF WHAT I SAID DO YOU NOT BELIEVE ?
What is there to not believe
Now you said there are hundreds of manuscripts,
OK.. CONSIDER THIS.....
LET'S SAY THERE ARE NOT HUNDREDS, LET'S SAY THERE ARE MILLIONS (Just for now ok)
MILLIONS OR NOT....
WHAT MATTERS IS THIS....
The bible that you and me and other people are following,
is OUR BIBLE the word of god, that's what matters
BECAUSE THAT IS THE WORD THAT YOU ARE READING ADN FOLLOWING
I don't know what tripping you up here.
I wanted to know if my bible was god's word
I ASKED THE PUBLISHER THAT CREATED IT FOR THE ANSWER Instead of listening to millions of people who can't agree on an answer
they said it's not
NOW.... YOU ARE CHOOSING TO NOT BELEIVE THAT,
OK
1. I mean, What ?? Do you think i'm lying ?
OK.... YOU CALL THEM THEN AND ASK THEM, I don't require you to believe me, Although what i'm saying is not really that way out there, if i said an ice cream truck just passed my house, would you believe that or would you tell me i'm bullshitting (Because there really is no way you can verify that)
However, You can verify my story, Call your own publisher and ask them
SO WHICH PART IS TRIPPING YOU UP
AS FOR .......... "NOT A CHANCE"
LOL
HOW.. Not a chance ?
I pick up the phone
i call them
i ask them
How is there NO CHANCE of that happenning ?
@@vadouis-rt3of
OK, LET ME START BY SAYING 2 THINGS
1. "Shall I continue with more proof that the King James Version of the Bible is the Word of God?"
-- There's no need to get stroppy, ok, WE ARE JUST TALKING .
2. Now, do you see what i'm doing below?
I'm ADDRESSING EACH QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE,
Now, i had an important question, and i asked you (and i put it in step form) to tell me where you were getting stuck and what part of what i did did you not believe?
You can't come out and say to someone , .. what you are saying.. NOT A CHANCE IS TRUE, and then walk away.
No.. so if you'd be so kind, PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION OK, I've answered yours in the last comment
and i will now answer all of yours here, ok
so.. I EXPECT YOU IN THE NEXT COMMENT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAT I'M WAITING ON... OK.
Fair's fair
Now that aside, here we go
"Is the publisher of the King James Version a Bible Scholar?"
-- WELL.. Why don't you call them and ask them ? As for me , i didn't ask if they were scholars.
AS IT'S IRRELEVANT . Let me continue as to "WHY" in a lower question so i can kill 2 birds with one stone, ok
"How so?"
-- How so What ?
How are they are scholar,
Assuming they were, Why would you ask HOW SO ?
"Did I not go through the fact of different versions from different men, centuries apart and come up with the same words?"
-- YES YOU DID and you have written a lot here as well, AND
1. I APPRECIATE IT
2. AND YES I DID READ IT ALL
However, mate.. IT'S IRRELEVANT (now let me connect this with the above point ok)
Obviously all this information you have provided WOULD BE USEFUL... IF.....
We could not agree
and then you are trying to prove to me that i'm wrong.
IN THAT SITUATION..... Sure, we could debate it.
But it's irrelevant
- What you provide
- Whether they are a scholar
- or whatever
BECAUSE, The only thin of importance is this....
The bible that you have in your hand (or in this case, that i had in my hands)
The question is.... is THAT specific bible that the christian follows, The Word of god ?
THE WAY TO ESTABLISH THAT ABSOLUTELY IS TO ASK THE ONE THAT CREATED IT.
That would be the publisher
Now, let's ask again "Are they a scholar ?"
IT DOESN'T MATTER
They could be a bunch of uneducated homeless people for what it matters.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS 2 THINGS
1. Who Created the book
ANSWER : THEY DID
2. is it god's literal word
ANSWER : NO
Why
ANSWER : Because they said so, Because they created it.
So.. Not to discount all your references... But can you understand.....
All that matters is what they say because , they created it
"Now, what are the names of those publishers you mentioned and what is their claim to fame? Their education?"
-- OK, now i would have expected you to google this
See... WHAT ARE YOU WANTING TO DO ?
TO ASK ME FOR THE SOURCES
THEN TO HOLD ME TO MY WORD
THEN TO VERIFY IT ?
OK, BUT UNDERSTAND THIS
1. (Let's just talk KJV for now) The publisher that i called may not be the same one that distributes bibles in your part of the world
2. I CALLED Harper Collins Publishing
You can get the number here
www.harpercollins.com/pages/corporate-customer-service
In the U.S.A. it's
Thomas Nelson Publicity
You can get the number here
www.thomasnelson.com/about-us/publicity-contacts/
THIS TOOK 2 MINS TO GOOGLE,
Also... there is a reason why i tell people GOOGLE IT YOURSELVES
it's not to be a dick
IT'S BECAUSE,
1. YOU CAN'T TRUST ME
2. WHEN YOU DO IT YOURSELF YOU KNOW IT'S REAL
So. in the future, Do it yourself, ok THAT WAY IT MEANS MORE
As for
Claim to fame and Education
CLAIM TO FAME : They are the publishing company THAT PUBLISHES THE KING JAMES BIBLE
THEY ARE A MUTLI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION (is that not enough fame ?)
As for Education
As if i'm going to ask them, What their education is...
IT'S NOT RELEVANT
what is relevant is
they wrote the book
so i asked them if it's god's word
Now.... had they said YES IT IS i may have grounds to question if they were lying.
But.. THEY SAID IT ISN'T
i ASKED AN ATTORNEY, WHY DID THEY ADMIT IT ?
HE SAID it was for legal reasons, Apparently we can all file a class action against them for misrepresentation
and damages to our life and psychology if they were TO MISREPRESENT.
He said,
1. They wouldn't do that, it'd cost too much
2. They know you're going to read the bible anyway, so there is no risk
THAT'S WHY MATE
so... THE PUBLISHER SAID SO, AND IT'S THEIR BOOK
so can you see, (no offense) How all your sources don't matter
I'll put it another way...
LET'S ASSUME ALL YOUR SOURCES ARE CORRECT
and the publisher is full of shit and ONLY the KJV is a lie
well, My question was.... IS THE BOOK THAT I HAVE THE WORD OF GOD
Even with your evidence THE ANSWER WOULD STILL BE NO IT'S NOT
Because it originated from them
NOW.... THEY DID SAY THIS
The method by how they decide what to put in THEIR bible is....
- They get other bibles
- They basically get the good bits and include that.
- They did say that none of those other bibles are god's word as well
NOW.. LET'S SAY THAT YOU CONTEST THIS
BUT... THE PUBLISHER THAT PUT THE BOOK TOGETHER STATES EXPLICITELY THAT IT IS NOT GOD'S WORD
YOU CAN'T ARGUE THAT
If it was and there were some sources that were god's word , Even in part
WHY WOULD THEY NOT HAVE TOLD ME ?
We had an approx 30min Conversation, No argument, and she told me how it's put together,
We discussed INSPIRED and where they get inspiration
but she did firmly say
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S ACTUALLY GOD'S WORD, .... NO I'TS NOT
so does that make sense ?
All that matters for a ruling is what the publisher says
Further to that, You can do the same for all other publishers
AND.... I DID
@@vadouis-rt3of
FIRST OF ALL
I ask you nicely didn't i ?
Can you please answer those question
1. AS I HAVE ANSWERED YOURS
2. AS A GESTURE OF GOOD FAITH I WENT AHEAD AND ANSWERED YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS
3. I Notice you have not answered my question ........ WHY IS THAT ?
Now... Because this is about Respect and you need to show, Since i have read EVERYTHING that you have written and considered it all
Before i answer your next questions, I would like you to answer my question that is outstanding AS I PUT IN TIME TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS
Until you do , I'm not going to answer your questions
Primarily because I'M NOT AN IDIOT
but also because, I VALUE MUTUAL RESPECT
Is that fair enough ?
Girl…you got this! You UNDERSTAND now! They always TWIST EVERYTHING!!
Since deconstructing from Christianity, I've realised how emotionally cruel Christians are. I hope you never doubt yourself and that you continue with these videos. It is liberating to realise that there are other people out there feeling and thinking the way I do, and realising that I am not crazy for not wanting to believe in the Biblical god anymore.
@@christophergibson7155
Fictional characters can only be cruel to other fictional characters.
@@christophergibson7155
By the mere fact that no one has proven otherwise. Jesus isn't even the characters actual name. That name was created approximately one thousand six hundred years after the bible using transliterations from multiple languages.
Why would you not believe that the Hindu God Brahma is the creator of the universe?
Probably a similar reason.
@@FoursWithin
Teach poorly educated Christopath a lesson.
@@christophergibson7155 No just fictitious.
@@christophergibson7155was Harry Potter cruel to you? have you ever been personally victimized by Regina George?
Your channel has helped me so much in becoming an atheist and being true to myself. My whole family and all my friends growing up are Christians and it’s channels like this one that help me stay strong ❤
This is definitely one of your best.
I, too, grew up thinking I was garbage, and I'm still trying to disentangle myself from that web of denigration.
One of the strangest things to me is how explicit the creation account is regarding God's joy in creation, but so many Christians are utterly convinced that so much about the world is beneath contempt.
I am sorry that you had to experience all of that self hatred, and I really hope that we, as a society, can someday learn to be kinder to ourselves.
Lastly, Ray (and many similar evangelists) are astonishingly unfamiliar with, for example, many of the ancient Greek debates about divinity. For example, the Euthyphro problem: is an act good because God does is, or does God do the good because it is good? Neither is terribly appealing.
No the invisible sky wizard hardened Pharaoh's heart just so he can show off his powers.
@@christophergibson7155 Exodus 7:3-5 (KJ21)
'And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay My hand upon Egypt and bring forth Mine armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth Mine hand upon Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.'
How is it a lie? He could have left the Pharaoh's heart alone or even softened it and thus render his laying hand upon Egypt unnecessary, yet instead he chose to harden it for no-one's benefit except his own.
Thinking about the day it dawned on me that if liers go to hell, and god has told some whoopers, I should not fear hell, for god is there. Which I believe some singer said in some really really old song about god.
The trauma is real and so is the abuse.
I have to admit I haven't gotten all the way through yet. I've suffered a lot of religious trauma and abuse so his toxic brand of Fundamentalists Christianity was very hard to listen to. The sad thing is that he is incapable of seeing how damaging and toxic his thinking really is. You've done a fantastic job seeing the irrationality and the cognitive errors in his logic.
Take care of yourself first! Sometimes this stuff can be really triggering 🩷
@@jezebelvibes Thanks! Self care is so important when triggered!
If the old Testament God had looked at himself in the mirror he would have poured out wrathful judgement against himself and sent himself to hell.
Our morality is determined by how we behave - not what we call ourself or who we are. In fact how we behave DETERMINS who we are in a moral sense. The ultimate sense. This applies to any alleged deity as much as it does to any human being. Look at the way God sent ten plagues to Egypt - slaughtering and traumatising many many people who were not responsible for the Pharoah's stubbornness. Including first born children. How would you feel if that was one of your children? Would you then reject God and end up in hell? All God needed to have done was to freeze the movement of all the Egyptians so they were routed to the spot while the Israelites got away. The God of the Old Testament is not the same as the Jesus in John's Gospel. He is not uniquely good even by our "depraved" standards. Rather he is ultimate Dad. Sometimes gentle and nurturing but much of the time wrathful and vengeful. And sometimes genocidal. If you want to convert people to your line of thinking you need to explain why God's behaviour is morally acceptable - not just assume it is because he is God. People are sinners but they are not all fools. They may be filthy rags but they know - through human examples how self righteous tyrants behave. And they compare human tyrants to the old Testament God. Also it is silly to quote a book to the people you preach at that they do not believe in. You will just make them more stuck in their stubborn ungodly ways.
"Have you ever told a lie? That makes you a liar. Have you ever taken anything that doesn't belong to you? That makes you a thief." They are implying that making something up to impress your friend, or taking a paperclip from a neighboring cubicle without asking is the same thing as what Bernie Madoff did. It isn't. I don't know what, if anything happens after you die, but it makes absolutely no sense to say that you will be shoved face-first into a deep fryer if you don't join the culture of Christian Fundamentalism.
If once, a long time ago, I ate a poptart, this does NOT make me a poptart eater. That suggests habituative behavior and doing something a few times does not make it characteristic of you as a person. To suggest this is downright foolish. To insist on this is ultimately destructive to society.
Congrats on the recognition! The way you hold yourself is so inspiring to me
I stopped commenting on videos years ago, but I was really wanting more of what you have to say. Please make some more videos. Thank you
Ray offers no comfort. Only lies and deception.
"That's not how a relationship works!" Damn right, sister! ❤
Well, if it isn't banana man sporting a banana that was not made by an invisible sky wizard. A banana that was crossbred and was cultivated in Jamaica in the 1830s by humans🍌🍌🍌
While you're chatting with Ray, would you mind asking him what a pineapple is evidence of? Like whose hand does it fit perfectly? Maybe it's evidence of Satan? Oh God, what are artichokes evidence of... and durian!
Well, in theory it can go up someone's butt.
I swear, this "You never were saved in the first place," crap caused me a lot of stress and an emotional "dilemma," as he puts it. We're talking about you condemning us to hell, bucko!
At least he admits that their bitterness is justified.
I used to see him all the time in Huntington Beach at the pier evangelizing
I'm sorry 😄
Excellent analysis of Comfort--a dishonest, arrogant narcissist.
No empathy. Incapable of humility.
I Listen to u at work and I was so disappointed when I checked this morning and there was no new content. Said "make some damn content Kristi!!" LOL guess my "prayers" were answered lol
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_Kristi sitting at home:_ You know what? I should make some damn content!
@@realitywave and don't forget st de Niro of the holy Roman goodfella
You’re so sweet and kind!! I also enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much! I'm happy you enjoy them!
It’s funny but also pretty frustrating when I hear “well you were never a true believer”, when I bring up that I have deconverted in conversation.
It almost seems like a way for christians to cope with the idea that a genuine believer found their way out of it all.
Bizarre stuff. But either way, congrats on upsetting the big guy 👏👍
It's a mechanism built in scripture to explain away someone who leaves the faith in order to keep them from leaving.
@@christophergibson7155 not sure what you thought but that isn’t exactly convincing to me of a “Jesus” saying anything, or that christianity is true. Need more than the old book and circumstance 🤷♀️
@@christophergibson7155
Enough is enough. We need photos and videos of your gawd and his "son" or shut the heck up.
The music is peak psychological manipulation, truly disgusting.
Love this channel. You have made me think more about all of this. You make the most sense to me in what I have always felt.
*Sinners !!!!* If anyone is having 2nd thoughts about Ray Comfort and decides that he truly has something useful to say, you still have a chance to walk his path and find him...
Just follow the green slime trail
You are very blessed and all of these people who are still stuck well hopefully be touched by you and people like you thank you
There' something decidedly discomforting about Ray ...
Also, it should be noted that Deuteronomy 22:25 ONLY condemns rape if the woman is 'betrothed', putting the situation/circumstance under the 'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife' commandment.
I love that you seem to be pushing yourself forward.
Stay strong, stay positive, be true to yourself.
Love your posts. ❤
Congratulations upon being noticed by an apologist with a million viewers. I appreciated how you pointed out how the word “good “ is used differently by apologists when they talk about god versus about when they talk about people. Ray does exactly what other apologists do-they do not actually listen to what atheists say. I am sorry to hear about how you used to put yourself down and that you were not a worthy person. Everyone is, in my opinion, worthy of value-even people who have different opinions than me.
I remember his episode on Satanism and he talked about artists who ripped up the Bible on stage. Years later I rewatched it and laughed
Oh God, no, not the banana man.
Ray Comfort is a trip.
This girl is something else😂 she literally thanked him for helping advertise her merch
It's impressive how few people realize that by engaging with a TH-cam content creator on TH-cam, be it with a refutation or by engaging in the comments in one of their videos, they're actually promoting the channel!
If you like someone's content, engage - if you don't (and you're not an idiot) then just move on and go support someone you agree with! 😊
"You're going to be offended by this if you don't trust God with all your heart."
That reminded me of something Christopher Hitchens once said - that he would never get tired of debating apologists because you never know what they're going to say next.
Your gleeful smile warms my heart! I'm a former Ray Comfort fan, too.
It is amazing how quickly Ray says "belief doesn't matter" when he wants to insult people and quickly moves to "belief is the only thing that matters" when he wants to praise his own views.
"Sin" is a transgression against god's will, but if god doesn't exist, neither does "sin". Therefore there is only "lawful" and "unlawful" and that varies depending on the time or place. So if someone calls you a "sinner", simply ask them to prove their god really exists, otherwise they are just talking nonsense.
I tell them that sin is just the length of the line opposite the angle divided by the hypotenuse.
NO ONE knows Gods will, PERIOD!
I ask them if they eat shellfish, and then compliment them on their _mixed fabric_ garments.
what do you call something that is wrong but not a crime? For example, you tell a lie to your friend. Not one to spare their feelings, but a lie you know you shouldn't have told and feel bad about. In the context it was not a crime to lie, but it was wrong. What is the word for that?
@@maxspringer01 >> That's where we get into "morals". Lying is something that goes against almost everyone's moral code, but it's not a crime unless it's under oath (or a legal document). But there's nothing wrong with using the word "wrong". Lying is wrong. But if you must use another word, "immoral" works too.
Since you still don’t have a Patreon, guess I’ll just try to remember to “Give Thanks” every month. 😁
Thank you so much! I'm working on a Patreon right now! Let me know what kind of content you'd like to see on Patreon. Still figuring out the tiers!
@@jezebelvibes I have no idea about rewards, as that isn’t something I think about. If I’m supporting someone, it’s for their content, not the rewards. I currently support 18 creators, so I don’t do big amounts for each, usually ~$10/month. Which doesn’t usually put me in anyone’s top tier. 😁
You refer to yourself as "a dumb girl". that is the one thing you said that was incorrect. You are smarter, more well informed, more thoughtful and wittier than Ray Comfort or any of his ilk will ever be. That is why you are so threatening to them.
I am "agnostic", I believe in spirituality to a certain level. But most relgions just seem to be dogmatic and convenient on wich rule they follow, these rules are almost always based on r*cism and h*mofobia. Love your videos ❤
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Yep, the cherry picking of believers amuses me no end :)
Spiritual and reality aren't separate. Just as a cup sitting on a table in front of you isn't separate from reality. Spiritual is simply an outdated word that represents things we've cut into different categories for the sake of study, identification, and accuracy. For example spiritual could refer to one or more of the following and simultaneously: personality, emotions, moods, character, etc. Yes they are abstract, but there are still part of subjective experience. And subjective experience is part of reality.
@@justinbyrge8997 yes, but with spirituality there’s still an element of the supernatural, however you want to tart it up!
I'm not sure if all religions are like this, for sure christianity, islam and judaism, but I think hindu and buddhism are not homofobic... could be mistaken... also, I think the pope himself is agnostic, he doesn't have any evidence for the existence of his god, so there you go, I think gnostic would be an other word for 'insane'...
Jeez, I was a fully paid up member of the Way of The Master (like you, bought the video series, and the Evidence Bible), and even listened to the whole back catalogue of the WoTM Radio and then TV shows. Would love to see you feature a response to Todd Friel at some point Kristi!
IF there was anyone born with a carnival barker's voice and mannerisms its Todd Friel.
@christophergibson7155 Friel pushes fairly typical YEC apologetics. Not a lot to say about it.
I think it is important to notice that in the section where Ray was talking about the woman being raped, and the man being put to death, the woman was betrothed. And in the verse you mentioned, the woman was a virgin and not betrothed. Therefore, only betrothed, unmarried women can be raped (according to the verse Ray read out) and un-betrothed virgin women cannot be raped according to these verses in the Bible as read aloud in this video. Presumably because a betrothed woman is property of a man who owns her sexuality, and an unbetrothed virgin’s sexuality is owned by her father and has not come under the ownership of a man who would be making use of it. Therefore the rape of a betrothed woman is considered theft, but the rape of an unbetrothed woman is considered a down payment.
Yes! This is a good point
Comfort's goal for his street interviews is the same as any TH-camr's -- to create content for his audience to enjoy which helps keep the money rolling in.
The format is very effective for several reasons.
First, it's no accident he picks on young people. His age and experience in front of the camera puts him at major advantage when talking to someone who is young, very inexperienced in talking about their beliefs, and was no expecting their day to involve having someone stick a camera and microphone in their face. Comfort is following a script he's honed over many years. He knows what to say regardless of the answers given, no doubt having heard every response under the sun multiple times. Worst case, if it goes badly for him, the interview will just end up on the cutting room floor. We have no idea what percentage of his interviews end up on TH-cam.
Second, most people entire into such conversations in good faith. They prefer to be cooperative and honest, which is something Comfort capitalizes on, firing questions fast enough to not allow them to consider their answers or to see the trap Comfort is leading them toward, and it is a trap.
By the way, he typically has to entice people to talk to him by offering them a voucher for a free meal at a fast food restaurant, so he's holding them captive in the same sense people are willing to sit through a three hour presentation on timeshares for freebies. Leave early and you don't get your free meal.
Third, his holy grail is to get an emotional breakdown of the interviewee on camera -- the perfect viral moment for his audience to witness. Comfort knows nothing about the background of these people, and cares not that such probing question could cause harm to someone who has trauma they're still working through. You can see from all the adoring comments on his videos how well this works for his Christian audience, even when the emotional payoff is just an "I'll think about it". They're primed and ready to see salvation in action.
Of course, it's a well known fact that even the huge altar calls at the Billy Graham rallies rarely translated into significant converts. It's one thing to be swept up in the moment among a massive crowd listening to an emotional message given by an eloquent speaker as the music swells around you, it's entirely another to follow through in the cold hard light of the following day once you resume your normal life. I wonder how many of those who gave Comfort the response he was looking for were left wondering what the hell that was all about before shrugging, stuffing the voucher in their pocket, and getting on with their day.
Pretty much all of them, I'd wager.
@@christophergibson7155 I believe you, but I have been coming across his videos for years. I have never seen one where he's not talking to a young person.
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Christopath tell us frankly, how much has 'rayless discomfort' paid you for this bs?
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Perverts. Peas in a pod.
I left christianity in my 60's ( im 71 now) i read the bible and couldnt get past gods cruelty. My sister in law told me she was sad that i didnt want to be saved and god is a loving god. Do christians even comprehend what they read?? I love your channel and also watch mindshift.
I think it is interesting that atheist are more Christ like than so called Christians. Keep being positive Kristi and tell it like it is.
Exactly
@@vadouis-rt3ofYes he exists everywhere, especially inside dirty toilets. How 'bout that?
Thank you Kristi!
I remember going through “Way of the Master” and using the little baby blue and pink cards for evangelizing. I was so young and gullible then
Welcome to adulthood.
Yeah the man is to be put to death if the woman is already married because basically she was the property of her husband.
I remember my church all doing the way of the master series INSTEAD of traditional services for 2 months and I felt so much pressure to go be an evangelist it made me feel so strange around new people like I had to tell them about Jesus or they would be tortured forever and I’m just so glad I don’t have to do that anymore.
I doubt you'll read this but anyways:
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
( Like 19 9-28 KJV)
I’m new to your channel. I love your calmness and confidence. You’re like the adult in the room.
So watching this has made me realize my parents aren't completely gone but have no idea what to do they truly believe that they needed to go back to their original country and go up a mountain when digital money hits They've already spent thousands of dollars on this project what do I just want to go back to being a normal teenager in America but the think going to America will guarantee a spot in hell 😢😭
Thank you Kristy ❤❤❤❤❤