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Today's episode is about the inconsistency of Christians in acting Christ-like. This is not about sin. This is about choosing to disregard the commands of Christ that don't fit in with the modern believer's version of Christianity and lifestyle. I cover this to showcase not so much the hypocrisy but the underlying reasons most Christians don't follow these commands. They don't work. Oil doesn't cure illness, not planning for tomorrow will leave you broke, and loving your enemies is dangerous etc. Here are 20 quick examples!
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I am out for a while this morning but ill be on later to reply to comments. Thanks for being here!
Happy Sunday!
Have fun doing whatever you are doing!!
❤eastren tonight I will prove Jesus power. All black and white sheep are allowed level 1 portion of youth longevity digestion an self beauty Jesus energy wash. Negative energy will creep out yr feet tell it's time. Warning it is intense.
❤When we are born our aura is always purple celestrial because we are recycled through heaven. A baby is as close to a angel as it gets. Then there is blue aura true compassion for your fellow man.
All blue aura automatically goes to heaven. Then there is orange aura confrontational with fellow man all orange aura waiting for judgement day. Then there is red aura judge and jury to fellow man all red aura automatically goes to hell. Then there black aura executioner to fellow man to bad for hell all black aura automatically goes to the abyss where they come out like locust in the end. Our emotions are judged by are aura love at the top an hate at the other. Negative energy is 3 times more powerful than positive energy so we have to do three good to one bad to stay balanced. When we get close to red aura hell actually orange level 8. Sorrow is put into our lives to keep us out the red hell. The devil puts fear in our lives to counter. Big war goes on over the soul. It's better to have no arms no legs paralyzed and can't talk an make it into heaven because we get our warrior body back
❤end game supermen an women no babies all babies will start at 7 years old and grow up tell there 33.all over 33 will become 33.Thoes that have true (compassion for your fellow man) will be allowed to pick yr body type an shape. Man or woman are equal. Up to 12 in a Herm man or woman's. Are allowed. Some will be able to leave earth and visit heaven or stay. Governing system those that loose true compassion for your fellow man. Will loose power and have to eat an crap again and live out there speck of existence
❤In the beginning there was one energy that split down the middle one side was positive energy the other was negative energy. Whoosh all planets an water vegetation heaven an hell was formed. One energy was Melchizedek the other was God
Melchizedek could create humans but God could only create spirits. They figured out human emotions were powerful energy. Human worshippers emotions were over powered. They helped build pyramids and structures geometrically perfect all over the world to create earth magnetic pull. To extract human emotions. God wanted all the power to himself so he used the weapon on Melchizedek and turned him into the purple flame. God put the purple flame in the moon to enhance emotions even more. That's why the moon glows. I'm a atheist just like you because I know for a fact that God an the devil don't exist. Because I destroyed them they were both negative energy. Jesus an I are the last 2 standing
When a hypocrite looks another hypocrite in the eye and doesn't call the other out for it - that's religion.
Whoa what a quote
Damn I was hoping that phrase would fit to the cadence of That’s Amore 🎶
Atheists can't be hypocrites because there is no failing in atheism. No objective standards, no teachings in atheism to fall short by. Its the easy lazy way to live.
Awesome! I'm stealing it! 😂😊
@@Dadd00 Me too
When I was a Christian, I worried about everything. I even worried about how I worried too much. But now even though it hasn't completely gone away, I worry way less.
Thats a great example!
Me too
I still worry too, but way less than when I was a Christian.
Christians are commanded not to worry though. You disobeyed Jesus's command. You can totally choose what emotions to feel, right?
@@authenticallysuperficial9874 The Bible says that all sorts of emotion are sinful!
“we feel oppressed when we can’t oppress everyone else, especially those gays.”-christian fundamentalist.
“We progressives feel oppressed when we can’t oppress everyone who doesn’t support our agenda, ESPECIALLY those white male Christian conservatives” -woke activist. 😇
@@benclark4823
define woke.
never mind. only a bigot would have difficulty.
@@darthvirgin7157 woke: {waking up to the problems of racism and sexism and bigotry} in this context it’s the so called “woke” PROGRESSIVES that are ironically supporting bigotry and segregation by hiring and firing people based solely on their gender or race or politics NOT FOR THER CHARACTER and exploiting their perceived “victimhood” status to virtue signal how “moral” they ACTUALLY appear THIS IS EXPLOITATION AND YOU DEFEND THEM YOU “BIGOT” 😠
The " gay agenda " is anything that humanizes homosexuals and, therefore, infringes upon people's subjectively ( and, therefore, contextually unfair and invalid) comparison. The reason that we never hear the term " heterosexual lifestyle " is because there is no need to categorize heterosexuality with such descriptively inherent connotative oversimplification in order to subconsciously justify contempt and hatred through subjective ( and, therefore, contextually unfair and) comparison.
A lot of Christians would knowingly break these commands and then shrug and say “Jesus knows I’m not perfect I’ll pray for forgiveness and more strength next time.”
And then do it again
Yes this is the sad reality that most would use to dismiss what ive said.
We call that the christian loophole but somehow we're the ones who don't want to be accountable, right?
They aren't real Christians then
Then tell them that they don't love and believe Jesus and God. Because uf they truly love and believe in Jesus they would follow his ORDER
@@Vhlathanosh seriously!
Interesting that after 1,700 years of building our civilization around Jesus, actually doing what he say is still too radical.
Right?!
It's really Paulianity. They worship Jesus as their personal lord and saviour but do not what he said to do.
Yeah. It's Paulianity imposed by imperial fiat. It's never been 'Christ'ianity.
@@edwardmiessner6502Some thing Tolstoy also said.
I come from a family who really tries to live these words- to their own detriment, putting up with abuse. Not getting medical care. It’s nuts.
Yes whats worse than not following jesus as a “christian”…following him.
I can respect Christians who pray rather than seek out medical care in a certain sense. At least they're being consistent with their faith. What annoys me to no end are my relatives who have had 4 bypasses each yet claim that God has healed them. The 18 highly trained surgeons and nursing staff had NOTHING to do with it and receive NO credit?
@cyrus312 I absolutely agree. Prayer does nothing besides allowing the petitioner to pat himself on the back. But I just wish that the Christian patient could acknowledge that it was medical science, not God, who saved him.
Allow me to put it this way: prior to the 20th century, if you developed appendicitis, your chances of survival were next to none. By the mid 20th century, it was a fairly routine surgery. Why did God hate appendicitis patients until that time (using Christian logic)?
Maybe they don't get medical care because it's so expensive. I gave up trying to find my digestive issue problems once an endoscopy didn't detect anything. That was $2,500 right there. I couldn't spend another $2,500 to investigate further. So now I just avoid desserts, pizza, fried foods, and other hard-to-digest stuff and I seem to be getting along as long as I'm careful. But man, I'm so much weaker and thinner. Friends advised me to pray for healing, but I'm not sure I deserve it. I'm not that great of a guy. A lot of more deserving people are a lot worse off than I am.
@@theboombody I would say you need a less for-profit health system, like any developed and most developing countries have.
I volunteered at a thrift store. The clothes that weren't "good enough" for sale, I would take them home, wash/repair them instead of putting them in the recycling then take them to a shelter. This was not part of my duties, I did it because we were wasting resources others would benefit from. We would get more water bottles than could be sold and i would bring them home, bleach them and take them to the shelter where they were a huge hit in the summer. I am an atheist. Many of the other volunteers were deeply Christian and would ask what church I belonged to. Many didn't believe me when I told them. And when I stopped volunteering, not one of the "good Christians" stepped up and now all the ugly-but-warm jackets go into the recycling/garbage instead of keeping homeless people warm. SMH.
But Lisa, dont you know you are an atheist because you love sin and hate life. Ugg great job showing that we are just as capable of love and generosity even without a mandate!
Yep I had a problem with this even as a Christian. Christianity wants you to use your black and white thinking until it comes to stuff like this then it’s; oh it doesn’t mean what it says or a whole myriad of other excuses.
Great video and 100% agree!
Thanks so much!
It's like when a Christian says " That's the Old Testament, we don't go by that anymore." then turn around and cite the 10 commandments, creation and how Jesus is God in the flesh or Son of God ( they can't agree on that).
But if they do not go by the OT then logic dictates there is no God and Jesus could not be the Son of God or God in the flesh.
It is DEFINITELY black and white when it comes to adultery, as it should be. What gray area could there be when it comes to knocking boots with someone who is not your spouse?
@@theboombody, Are you saying that based on religious convictions? If so what religion?
Jesus came to set us free from the slavery of sin.....
more atheist baloney
53 understood it in 20 years but dogs do always produce dogs do of an exception and dogs remain canoidian carnivores that never they never became a non-carnivore when they when they produced the first dogs still a carnivore still remember of every one of its parental caves same good thing with cats floydian carnivores are still carnivores dogs cats both carnivores let me ask you a question are pine trees carnivores bc carnivora is limited to a subset of mammals and trees are not even animals no but you think you think elephants and pine trees and dogs are still eukaryotes yes so but it was at some point they became carnivores something happened yes that's correct and i've got a series of videos explaining the evolutionary stages of that if anybody listening to this cares it's called the systematic classification of life where i go through some of the major clades we're up to episode 24 and we've just now gotten to mammals so there's another
Kent Hovind vs Aron Ra. The Sun god takes on
Brandon, I think this video has put you into the top tier of atheist TH-camrs. I love that you and Kristi are dealing more with the "nuts and bolts" of Christianity instead of just the philosophical concepts. If Christian apologists don't have you on their radar yet, they will very soon. I would love to hear what they have to say in response to the devastation you just wrought.
Why Cow you know what they will say, right? "Faith, Jesus warned us of "Itching Ears", Even people with doubts have to push them under to stay in the Good Graces of the Community.
@@scrider5493 Or how about "No one takes the Bible as literally as you atheists."
I label this a death blow to Christianity. I love Matt dillahunty and many others but what Brandon and Kristi is doing is going into the heart of believers, not just trying to appeal to them intellectually.
Just beyond kind. Thanks for the encouraging words!
@@Cowplunk Ha! I love it!
That's a mic drop video. I recall there was a progressive Christian woman several years ago that wrote a book called living Biblically iirc. Basically a challenge to live exactly as the Bible says, contrary to how almost every Christian actually lives.
When I was a Christian I struggled so much with not only beliefs, but living as I was clearly supposed to.
It's evident that virtually all Christians are either ignorant of what the Bible says, make excuses, or live in a state of cognitive dissonance.
Thank you so much and now i must go find that book!
@@MindShift-Brandon I don't know if the other comment is in moderation or rejected because I included a link. Look up Rachel Held Evans, A Year of Biblical Womanhood. Initially I thought you'd largely based today's video on that book. I hadn't read it, but was aware of its premise which is similar to your video.
I think Christians live in a state of cognitive dissonance, thus the excuse making. I'm glad I'm out of the Paul/Jesus racket, it is impossible to live by.
Dont know it. But i will and yes youtube doesnt like links
"ignorant of the Bible, make excuses or cognitive dissonance"
All of these can be summarized thusly, they don't care.
My best friend's mother believed deeply deeply that the skin cancer on her nose would be cured if she prayed hard enough. Her religion didn't believe that you were supposed to go to a doctor you were supposed to pray the sickness away. She suffered for five years as skin cancer that started out the size of a freckle basically ate her nose off and part of her lip before it killed her. But every single day of those five years she truly believed she was going to wake up and be healed. Instead her face basically melted off.
Man alive thats so freaking sad because its so freaking unnecessary!
Darwinism in action
I recently rewatched Hacksaw Ridge and it occurred to me that the movie bothered me on a number of different levels. Just anecdotally, I've never encountered a Christian who was reluctant to do violence. Ever. I was a teenager when 9/11 happened and I went to a Christian school. There was no angst at all about dropping bombs wherever they "needed" to be dropped to avenge innocent people.
Not true for the Mennonite Brethren I was raised in. We were more or less pacifists. I haven't found one relative as far back as I can go that was a soldier or participated actively in a war.
Keep in mind this could just be American culture too. We are very warlike, I haven’t met many Christian’s outside the US
There are some small sects that are absolute pacifists but it makes up such a small percentage and admittedly, i am mainly talking about American christians for this point.
@@MindShift-Brandon hey no problem, if you could give perfect answers that would address every situation for all time you’d be God 😜.
@@uknowme1811 What did they say that wasn't true?
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ"
-Mahatma Gandhi
This applies to most ordinary Muslims too. They pick and choose what they follow. (Loving your channel)
I was wondering if this applies to Muslims, thanks for posting!
Thanks so much and yes i think its true for any radical belief system. No one wants to go all the way
It's safe to assume this applies to all Abrahamic religions.
I think that’s true of all religions, not just the Abrahamic ones.
It does apply to muslims, but I think Islam is more practical than chrestianity and contrary to beleifs easier to follow.
I have WAITED for a video like this for 2 f-cking years! Hold the Christians who insist on their authenticity to WATCH THIS VIDEO and then tell me they are a “real” Christian. Thank you for having the GUTS to put this out.
Thats very encouraging to hear! Thanks man. Oh and also. Theres another 20 coming this sunday
Yeah.. I watched it.. nothing I didn't know before. The TH-camr thinks he's caught us Christians for being inconsistent, but we've always known that.
@@nick8945yep, there's no such thing as an honest christian!
@@QuestionThingsUseLogic can you clarify what you mean by the term "honest Christian"? Because dishonesty and inconsistency are two different words with different meanings.
@@nick8945 I'm not talking about inconsistent, although that describes god quite well, if the truth be known. l mean a christian who sees the obvious errors/lies/etc within the bible, but they disregard it by giving poor reasons or outrightly dismiss it. To be honest one would have to address these errors and lies and recognise them as such. But I'm sure you're smart enough to know the meaning without me telling you..
One easy example is that we all know donkeys don't have full on conversations with people, yet christians think they do...that's dishonest.
oh. god.
When I was a christian I struggled so hard with all of these! I have a genetic anomaly that causes chronic pain and can lead to autoimmune disease, neurodivergence ... so many comorbidities. All of the years I tried to have more faith, to pray harder during the pain because my sacrifice made my prayers more honorable or something. All the while I was trying to pray away and forgive childhood trauma because god forbid I would go to a secular therapist. Struggling with the fine line between taking care of children and giving to the poor. If a person takes the new testament seriously it is so confusing and so full of shame because there is NO WAY to completely live the way it says we should.
Brandon, it is so affirming to hear someone else say these things that I have thought in secret all of these decades. Thank you.
I am glad to help normalize your experience. Thanks for being here!
problem is you never became a child of god.... just attended some meetings
propaganda evangelist
2:00 motto was god created linnaeus ordered his work is the basis for the classification system we still use today later charles darwin sketched a diagram to show how life started simple and then branched out to every creature on earth he said that different branches represent the different levels of classification a tree of life if you will well in point of fact carl lin also known as carolus linnaeus was the one who discovered the tree his systematic classification of life did not reveal the separate boxes of created kinds that everyone expected to see he started by categorizing plants and noticed that every group was nested within one of a few parent categories which in turn was nested in a succession of ancestral groups like a set of russian dolls if each doll had two or more daughter dolls instead of just one this created a branching pattern like a taxonomic tree of life and then he moved on to animals and noticed the same pattern again where the most generalized forms were at the base and more specialized groups out at the
Aron Ra Rebutting Genesis Apologetics
As a fellow neurodivergent, who tried my best to take “the word” seriously, I feel your pain. My instinct to mask and people please allowed so much shame and rage to build, unnoticed by my parents. I think being raised in Christianity can be downright dangerous for neurodivergent children.
This video was outstanding! When I was a Christian I used to wonder why so many of my fellow Christians didn't follow Christ's teachings when it came to nonviolence, giving away your money, etc. (I was guilty of that myself.)
And it is much worse today I think. The heretical Prosperity Gospel has taken over America. Preachers tell their congregants that God wants them to be rich and to have a life of ease. But it doesn't say that anywhere in the Bible. Churches today seem much more focused on hating the "other" and being obnoxiously self-righteous about it. To listen to them talk you would think all Jesus taught about was being anti-abortion, anti- gay, anti-trans and anti-immigrant. Oh, and also hating people on welfare. It really is a complete Distortion of Jesus's teachings
thank you very much, also...you are gonna love this Sunday's video!
you never were anything,,, most aledged christains don't even know what Jesus said
now you are a pseudo scientist
245 don't forget don't forget don't forget the most important but there's don't forget the most important in a kind don't forget the most important thing you can draw lines between them that's proof right there all lines too but they would be meaningless if you don't put reasons behind them as i can you can put a lot you can put a reason behind drawing a line between a pine tree and an elephant yes they're both eukaryotes that's the reason that's that's proof we're related i don't know why i never thought of that before gee they are both related in this in the system of classification that puts us both in the same category of eukaryotes correct we are both in that same category right we are both how about let's let's classify those that contain oxygen how would that would there be a clay add up creatures that contain oxygen would that include venus everything that's alive that's alive well if if we're going to make a different definition you decided if it has a nucleus in the cell therefore it must be related well what if it contains oxygen i bet venus has oxygen on it that's got to be in the same clade then you're Kent Hovind vs Aron Ra. The Sun god takes on country
I came not to bring peace but a sword. I think the pastors represent jesus very well bc he was full of shite just like them.
Jesus was no fan of rich people.He once said, “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven.” I’m no Christian, but he had a point.
@@valerietaylor9615 This is because Christian shall not love wealth more than God. Jesus: You can not serve to masters, you can not serve the money and God. Also: Where your heart is, that is your God.
I find it interesting that Buddhism agrees about almost everything with Christianity. It just explained it as better for you and your soul simply.
It says "don't worry, don't worry" but it never says "be happy, be happy".
This may be your greatest counter-apologetics video yet! These impossible, unreasonable demands that also go against any and every hard-wired evolutionary instinct of ours is also, I believe, the main reason why Christians who take their faith seriously always have a bad conscience, for always being too of this world and never sacrificing enough etc., at least it was like that for me and I know I‘m not alone in this. The lifting of the proverbial yoke only really occured when I was free of this insanity. Finally allowing myself to think and live like a normal person, recognising my deep motivations and our convoluted nature as homo sapiens while working at curtailing our collective and my specific worst impulses through the realisation of empathy is way more sensible a way to go.
That is a very nice compliment, thank you so much. And well said on the rest! I completely agree
This is Brandon's best work to date, damn near say it was inspired by God, if you believe that kind of stuff, lol.
Jesus never taught that kind of faith,,,,
245 don't forget don't forget don't forget the most important but there's don't forget the most important in a kind don't forget the most important thing you can draw lines between them that's proof right there all lines too but they would be meaningless if you don't put reasons behind them as i can you can put a lot you can put a reason behind drawing a line between a pine tree and an elephant yes they're both eukaryotes that's the reason that's that's proof we're related i don't know why i never thought of that before gee they are both related in this in the system of classification that puts us both in the same category of eukaryotes correct we are both in that same category right we are both how about let's let's classify those that contain oxygen how would that would there be a clay add up creatures that contain oxygen would that include venus everything that's alive that's alive well if if we're going to make a different definition you decided if it has a nucleus in the cell therefore it must be related well what if it contains oxygen i bet venus has oxygen on it that's got to be in the same clade then you're Kent Hovind vs Aron Ra. The Sun god takes on country
You really nailed it. I used to be an organist in some pretty important churches. There I met some of the most unchristian people who would not help anyone for aynthing.
Thank you for that and for sharing your experiences. Wish i could say i was surprised.
Love your enemies and pray for them But don't eat with them or associate with them.... Right! So how is that loving?
I am convinced that you are the voice of many of us. Thank you for those examples on the contradictions, it helps me put into words the inconsistencies that made my brain explode before. I don't usually explain to anyone my reasons because I don't know how to convey it, but your fluency and vocabulary helps me a lot. Great work again, I am always impressed.
What a very kind and thoughtful comment. Thank you!
yesyesyes, this
"I am convinced that you are the voice of many of us."
Oh, he is.
Brilliant comment, echoed!
This lack of consistency is what made me angry about my former religion too.
I think it speaks to how Christians believe something, not because the Bible says so, but what the pastor or church says is right or wrong. They will use the Leviticus 18 to say gays are bad, but will completely ignore leviticus 20 where the punishment for adultery is death, or when God commands them not the sleep with a woman during her period or they'll be cast out of society.
Perfect examples.
Just one point we are all under the curse of death in that our physical bodies are not eternal and why SIN But you are right that Christians should know better and not commit adultery
@@davidmccarroll8274 Do you believe we should follow biblical levitical laws with adultery?
@@jonathanfarquhar I do not think we should be following old testament Levitical laws that relate to sacrifices before the cross but should be following new testament laws and Jesus made it clear that we should not be committing adultery ..which was a part of the mosaic law ( 10 commandments ) which still stands
@@davidmccarroll8274well, at least you don't hide behind Paul's "you are saved by faith alone". But Jesus never said that some OT laws didn't apply anymore. Never. On the contrary, he said not an iota would change until the kingdom of god was established on earth. Again, the only one to suggest OT law applied no longer was Paul: the guy who never met Jesus. Christians conveniently trust his hallucinations (or lies) and this new theology indeed helped the early church gain new adepts, but it's still a hypocritical doctrine.
Actions speak louder than words. They have many ways of contradicting their words with their actions, exposing their make-believe in real-time. Such as claiming " I can't wait to meet Jesus.". Then goes to the hospital to avoid dying. Seek medical treatment for an illness and then ask their god to not let them die. They actively try to avoid meeting their god.
They also say they trust their god then pray for him to change things they don't like.
I suppose it's easier to see the inconsistencies and incongruity when on the outside of things.
Great examples and yes hindsight is very clear!
It's like I had blinders on when I was in the church. Read the Bible several times but never picked up on God endorsing slavery and other horrible practices.
@@unknownx7252 Our subconscious mind has a knack for tuning things out. It happens in many ways other than religion too.
Life is very short. My mom died when I was 20. At first I worried how long it would be until I saw her again. But now I'm worried at how short it's going to be. Time really flies.
Don't seek a life where no inconsistencies exist. You will be disappointed. Those are just a part of life. Even mathematics has them and that's the one thing that shouldn't. David Hilbert tried desperately to remove all possible inconsistencies from mathematics but all for naught. Godel showed it could not be done.
My family are Christians (active) my Niece said to me when she was five that she wants to die to be with her Jesus. From a babes mouth...
Some Christians are now saying that the teachings of Jesus are too "woke". Seems as though they might be shopping around for a new messiah that adheres more to their views. It's obvious which one is likely to be picked since Dobson has already said that Trump was indicted for their sins.
I thought Jesus allowed 9/11 b/c of homosexuality in USA? Now Trump indicted b/c of sins of the faithful? Really said that?
Did he really say that??! Holy cow!
@@MindShift-Brandon😂😂😂
@@MindShift-Brandon I read a news article back in April where it said he said that on a video call. The articles I find now on the topic say that this was the gist of what MAGA pastors said.
I was a preachers kid for 47 years (Assembly of god) and I've seen it all. I've been out of religion for 3 years now at the age of 55. I can't beleive I use to think I was doing the right thing until I started asking questions and reading the buybull from a human point of view vs a christian view. I'm so glad I found out the truth on so many things. The lies, fables, fairytales and contradictions. My eyes are wide open now and I see the BS more clearly. Even when I was very young and listening to my dad preach, I knew something was wrong but I didn't know how to figure it out. Now I do because of people like you. Thank you for what you do!
Appreciate that so much. Yes its amazing how many of us who deconverted can point back to kind of knowing better to an extent but not being able to verbalize it or being afraid to really acknowledge it etc
This is exactly how i felt about the altar calls and how they would go up and right then would say they felt the holy spirit and burst into tears. You cant be the guy to say theyre actors when theyre in tears but i felt no sort of genuineness but at the same time wasn’t equipped with the knowledge I have now to know that the whole thing is a scam as well as those little acts.
it's not so much that people go up and intentionally put on an act (referring to those who respond to the altar calls), it's that these services are designed to elicit an emotional response, which can feel like being moved by "the spirit" rather than by impassioned preaching and rousing music
At the risk of attracting some unsolicited therapy, I'll say that the inherent hypocrisy of the church was an especially bitter pill to swallow as a neurodivergent youth. I'm not a scrupulously honest person so much as internal contradictions overload my "wiring" and send my mind into a spin. I remember hearing frequently that I needed to get better at "compartmentalization." The idea that we can and should retain beliefs that we don't credit enough to act upon is still quite the foreign concept to me. Isn't "doublethink" supposed to be something free people avoid?
After renouncing my faith I've accepted that religion is one of those things that is only healthy in moderation. Your faith community expects you to parrot the words and perform the rituals, but taking things too seriously is frowned upon. Those who do take their beliefs as a call to action seem to end up on either extreme of the belief spectrum eventually-either ironclad in their faith or an apostate. I veered one way, then the other within a relatively short span. Living by faith seems to be impossible. Either your beliefs sweep you away, you realize their fragility and discard them, or both by turns.
lol yes they want you to compartmentalize because it puts up a defensive barrier to filter out anything the conflicts with their beliefs. Never do that! Always look at the big picture first then drill down to relevant details.
Remember that a lot of the religious community got that way due to political power and influence. That's why there's so much difference between it and Biblical teaching. The Bible is pretty much an unreachable ideal. Where you constantly strive for better, but never make it. Although as I start getting older and falling apart, I don't have to quite beat myself up as much as I used to because now I realize how little I'm capable of. I'll never have a lot of possessions to share with the poor. Nor do I have the strength to fight back if I'm attacked. So my temptations to disobey these difficult rules have gone down compared to what they might have once been.
This. This is exactly how I feel.
According to Matthew 6:5-6, people are not supposed to pray in public. Imagine if churches followed that commandment from Jesus.
Total smackdown. This will be my reference video regarding the hypocrisy of current US Christian authoritarian practice and lifestyle. Thanks.
Ba. Thank you. Glad you found it useful!
My son and I are grateful for getting out of an abusive life style that we lived in for a long time, and we don't want that abusive life style again.
I grew up in the Mennonite church. Atheist now. I really like the part where jesus says this “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, and even his own life - he cannot be My disciple. '
Luke 14:26
My family must really loves Jesus, because they hate me... So wonderful.
As a Catholic, thank you for this. I'd show this to the extremist Catholics that love to preach nonstop. I like to live in the moment but I do also save up and prepare for the future. If I had to sell all my belongings, I wouldn't buy them in the first place. I go to doctors, take modern medicine and also love the healing effects of anointing oil. I find it really difficult to pray for my enemies, definitely, I won't deny it, and that is something I ask strength for in God. I bounce on and off.
Absolutely ALL OF THIS, SPOT ON!
Always wondered and questioned why churches were only open Sunday some of the day and Wednesday and Friday evening 😢
I went without so much doing God’s work and wondered why I asked fellow Christians for help when without as I gave so much away with hopeful knowledge that God would provide through his own. Knowing I had just one pair of footwear most of my adult life and just one of 2 changes of clothes just being grateful for clothes on my back.
Yes this was out of my heart doing ALL UNTO THE LORD.
Checking each thought and training myself to make do and look for best in many, putting up with many toxic situations and behaviours again to be the ‘good Christian’ I was trained to be.
appreciate that!
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Sunday is the perfect day to be reminded that finding mistakes and contradictions in scripture isn't always "taking it out of context" as is usually alleged. As you referenced, the humility that should be evident in the words and actions of many of the most outspoken, show them to be, at the very least, less than humble.
I had a co-worker that is a fundie with whom I would have discussions about her belief (and my lack thereof). A number of times I pointed out that the effort by certain Christian groups to eliminate the teaching of evolution in schools had them repeating inaccuracies and, well, lies, about what the theory is and how it is taught. When I was able to corner her on this she used the phrase: "They do it for a good reason". I would then delight in asking if there was any sin that couldn't be forgiven if done for a good reason.
She is also a gun owner. She doesn't hunt or compete in tournaments, but claims to need to have and practice target shooting "to protect herself and her family". When I pointed out that every time she pulls the trigger on the shooting range she is practicing killing a person, her response was generally "DUH" or something. When I asked her what Jesus advised about self defense and where I might find the verses that cover this she got very quiet. It always seemed that when Jesus allowed himself to be taken into custody without resisting, and submitted to the authority of the government officials, that he was teaching a powerful lesson about non-violence and compliance with established law.
It is not a sin to defend your family. That situation is not about turning the other cheek.
Great and very sad examples with that coworker. They just dont care or have reimagined jesus to suit their lifestyle
Btw- Jesus never condemned men for being roman soldiers. John the Baptist exhort soldiers not to abuse their power. He never condemned them for being soldiers nor did any of the apostles.
Paul used his status as a Roman citizen from being unjustly published and he avoided a potential corrupt trial in Jerusalem by appealing to Caesar instead because he had that right as a Roman citizen. These were wise decisions and it fulfilled God’s purposes.
@@Justas399 Book chapter and verse please
@@Justas399 Jesus never did say anything about defending your family.
I don't miss an opportunity to tell Christians that "Jaheeeesussss" came to fulfill every single letter of the OT. They have no idea what their manual says. No clue.
Thank you for saying what needs to be said, and saying it with confidence.
Thanks, friend!
This was one of your best. Hit all the nails on the head (at least those you discussed). This video really hit home. I am a struggling believer - NO LONGER A "CHRISTIAN" - but still hanging on to certain beliefs. If I am going to be real and honest, I don't live those commandments. I try with some, but others, no way. I'm really not sure what to believe anymore, but I just keep trying to figure things out. Thank you for creating this channel and your videos... they mean a lot, and I'll bet to a lot more people that you know.
Appreciate that so much! Wishing you well on this journey!
I've never seen a video get down to the bone as well as this one and I've seen a bunch. Absolutely wonderful work Brandon 👏
Thats lovely to hear. Thank you so much!
Your video goes up right as i get to work, I get to listen to stuff at work so it works well. 😀
Ha love that!
I just shared this with the Recovering from Religion helpline group. Oh my dog, this nails it! ❤
Oh thats very kind of you. Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Never seen you before, but dang this was good! You perfectly explained what began my journey of deconstruction. I couldn't reconcile my faith knowing that I and others weren't actually following the teachings of Jesus.
Wow, thank you so much. Glad to have you here!
I always forgive as God forgives...after sacrificing my son and washing the person in their blood.
My mother got hyper religious (latino catholic) when i was about 8. she made me go to friday bible study, saturday catechism, and sunday mass and from the start I opposed Christianity bc of the blatant hypocrisies and inconsistencies, both internally but also with basic logic and empathy,
Even a child can see it clearly
There is a woman in my subdivision who is highly religious. She is a Filipino in the Philippines and her husband lives in the states. She refuses to go live with her husband so she stays in the Philippines with their 3 children. She will not let the children ages 15 10 and 5 do anything like spend the night at a friends house, go swimming unless she calls her husband and gets his permission.
Now their house is a 2 story with bars on all the windows and doors. They own the house next to them, the same set up as in the other house mentioned. They use the second house as a small store at the bottom and upper level as storage, no water or electric in the second house. When she leaves and does not take the children, she locks them inside the house with no way out. There's the set up.
Well the Catholic priest wanted her eldest son to sing in the choir and he refused. He thinks religion is bull shit. So what did his mother do? She locked him in the second house on the upper floor. There she made him sleep on the bare floor, denied him food but did give him water. He was not allowed out nor was anyone allowed to go in. She kept him like that for 2 weeks before he broke and joined the church choir.
Like the old saying goes " There's no hate like Christian love."
My father rejected Christianity at the age of seven because of the hypocracy of one pastor who preached against alcohol on a Sunday morning and then went to the pub.I cannot defend the pastor who was wrong but that does not make Christianity Jesus or god wrong !!!!
@@davidmccarroll8274 any "god" that mass murders children is wrong. any religion that worships said god is wrong. any human made construct claiming to know absolute truths of the universe, of existence beyond human comprehension is wrong.
@@davidmccarroll8274, " but that does not make Christianity Jesus or god wrong !!!!"
Now prove Jesus/God with objective demonstrable evidence.
I was raised Roman Catholic and was taught by nuns for 12 yrs. I am now an agnostic who would love to have total faith in Jesus, however, It is almost impossible. What you described in this video I have thought for years. Still I do not have negative feelings for religious people. In many ways I am jealous because so many have “certainty” which would feel good. I am an an older woman and have so much confusion re. Afterlife, heaven, hell, nothing at all or something else …..
I remember as a child looking at my parents life and how they lived their faith. I didn’t see them changing and my father was still abusing me.
They were so good at using scripture to correct me or push my problems away, yet I never saw them applying that standard to themselves or their actions.
When I was in recovery from “porn addiction” I was angry that the promises of god were not coming through despite me killing myself to do everything that I was told to do. Yet I was in the wrong for holding god accountable for what he said he would do.
I agree the cognitive dissonance is incredible. A holy denial of you will.
Great video man!
So sorry to hear about your very real trauma. I am glad you made it out despite that. Thank you
This is the 3rd or 4th video I’ve watched from you and you have absolutely became one of my favorite atheist TH-camrs.
I deconverted probably over a decade ago by watching the four horsemen when they started their TH-cam careers. At the time, it’s what I needed… that in your face, sometimes snarky rebuttal or attacks on faith.
Now days as I’ve gotten older I’ve come to enjoy the less abrasive and more thoughtful discussions. Smacking a person across the face with their beliefs isn’t how you change minds. It’s through honest discourse and listening to people or ever so subtlety questioning their beliefs. Really great stuff you produce.
That is so encouraging to hear. Thank you very much for being here!
I’m so glad this video was suggested to me! Honestly, at first I thought you were a Christian arguing for a more true-to-scripture faith - that’s how real your passion felt. Took me by surprise when I realized you weren’t a believer and that only made this video more wonderful. Subscribed! Now I’m off to binge all your other vids 😃
Hey thats awesome to hear. Hope you enjoy the channel and welcome to the fam!
Great video Brandon! Cherry-picking commands to follow is comfortable. No one wants to truly live like Jesus. I was no better when I believed lol.
Me either! Thanks
Good real comment, I too have acted no better.
Hopefully we'll want to live like Jesus in heaven. Otherwise that place will either be imperfect or empty. Atheists think it will be empty of course.
@@theboombodya non existing place can't be empty.
Found this Chanel from Paulogia (evolution is hopeless…still making notes from your wonderfully clear responses there) and love the clarity here too. Your lucid, non-combative and well supported points are very much appreciated.
That is all so very kind thank you much for coming over!
I find it confusing when Christians say that the Laws of the Old Testament don't apply anymore. If the Old Testament doesn't matter, why is it in the Bible? And why does the New Testament say different things than the Old Testament anyway? Did the all-knowing, perfect being change his mind?
Confusianity indeed.🤷
The OT is primarily about the people and nation of Israel and how God created a nation through one man dealt with that nation. Some things in it apply to Christians and some things don't.
Indeed! I didnt even want to contend with it this time around ha. So fine, lets just go off the NT for this one lol.
@@humanistreformation wrong
Its very inconsistent, any Christian would tell you that they follow the 10 Commandments, which is Mosiac law in the OT...and so much so that they want replica tablets gracing the front of courthouses, schools and other public buildings. Then they say the OT laws don't apply anymore, despite Jesus himself telling the Pharisees that they should be following one of them, that disobedient children should be put to death, and further says that he didn't come to abolish the laws but to fulfill them, which for some illogical reason they think means by fulfilling a law that it no longer applies. Is that like me obeying the speed limit today, then I can just drive like a bat out of hell thereafter? I'll try that next time I get pulled over "But officer, I have already fulfilled the speed limit, so it no longer applies".
@@Justas399 Did Jesus mean it when he was quoted as saying: "think not that I have come to bring peace...not peace but a sword"? Or was he the (bloody) "Prince of Peace"?
Did he come to replace the old laws with new, better/gentler/kinder laws? Or is he quoted as saying: "think not that I have come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it."?
You have done this so well. This argument has been made plenty of times, but rarely as persuasively and compassionately as this.
thank you, thats really encouraging to hear. I always fear, I am just too late to the game here on youtube and dont want to just fill the space with repetition.
Forgiving is one thing, tolerating bad behavior is another.
Exactly
Excellent video as usual! I am always so excited when I get the notification of a new video from you! Thank you for all you do! ❤️🌞
Appreciate that so much! Thanks for saying so
My favorite is when I'm scrolling through Facebook, and I come upon this picture of Jesus that one of my Christian friends posts, where only his mouth is moving as he says "Please stop scrolling..." I keep scrolling, not just because I'm not Christian, but because even if I thought Jesus was real (at least as he is described in the bible), I believe he would think that kind of manipulation would be an abomination.
It would be truly interesting to see the responses of Christians to this, but it's probably a safe bet that few (if any) are going to share some of the amazing and far-fetched rationalizations they've come up with to deal with the sort of inconsistencies you've so brilliantly set out here.
I am curious if there would be an honest reply. Im not trying to lay out a gotya, but i just cant fathom how a christian could ever say they shouldnt do as jesus instructs
THIS is my favorite video you’ve ever done!! I talk about this all the time. Thank you!!!❤
Oh thats great to hear. Thank you!
Wow. Better sermon than I ever heard in church.
I cannot even put into words how much I admire and respect you and your style of delivery. You are without a doubt, very highly educated. No so-called Christian can ever come up against you and stand a chance. Why?? Because you know that shit, you were on the other side, you know that shit like the back of your hand. You're not just talking out of your ass. Thank you for saying for me all the things I wish I could. You've got balls that's for sure. You're my new favorite super hero. From the deepest depths of my hardened heart, Thank You
You nailed it period. Love watching and learning brother keep it up. I shared this on my Facebook page. Thank you 👍🏼😁
Appreciate that all so much. Thank you!
These were the exact reasons that made me take my first steps to becoming an atheist. I realized I wasn't willing to do most of the things command by Jesus and couldn't go on making excuses for why I didn't want to do them. So I decided what's the point of considering myself a Christian if I wasn't willing to do what Jesus commanded and neither were the vast majority people that claim to Christians.
yes, waking up to that is difficult for sure.
came across your channel yesterday and am fully enjoying your videos. Keep it up. I hope you get more subscribers and viewers.
OMG! Brandon, this was so spot on! Awesome content and so glad you posted this one.
Thanks, Rick!
This was terrific, and I commend you another bright non believer for pointing out what looks like hypocrisy in the Bible. I go to church these days, but I don't check my brain at the door. In reference to Rom. 3:23 Most people have this ideal of a great and noble person. This of course means more to some than others. The problem will always be that scripture is at odds with our "fallen" nature. We humans like sex, food, health, friends, etc. And spirituality is often at odds with these pursuits. In the end we can't even follow Jesus because he couldn't be tempted. He couldn't sin thus making him inhuman. Jesus lived like a nihilist. He basically wanted the world to give up on objectively fixing the earth and live for the next life. We all fall short of his teachings, which is where the prayer and sacrifice element comes in. Great vid.
At odds is a great descriptor of the bible in general ha. And thank you!
"We all fall short of his teachings" Thank God. No, really. You can thank God for that.
He also said he would return during his, then followers', life... So... I don't apologize for disregarding your "Jesus Guy".
@@Cowplunk Yep. God made us in his image, but lesser than god, and has blamed us for being lesser every since.
The way Christians pick and choose which of The Commandments they'll follow Tumi seems solid evidence for Morality being purely subjective. It always seems that the Commandments they're willing to follow always align with what they want to do anyway, and any that don't align with what they want to do anyway have some reason why they can ignore them. Isn't that convenient?
Yes so well said!
You give very good takes on all these arguments. A joy to watch.
Glad to hear it. Thank you!
This 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I’ve debated this stuff in my mind for years, finally a video that summarises the main verses. A good reference.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for being here
I had a boyfriend with a large evangelical Christian family and they seemed like they put their money where their mouths were. It was admirable. UNTIL the last grandparent died and there was a huge fracture within the family as people who had more felt slighted when the siblings who had less were left a little more. It made holidays so complicated and to my knowledge, over 10 years later, this rift is still quite active. If anything, it seems that it has expanded to the kids and grandkids who are tired of the whole thing and not talking to their parents.
It was unfortunate and just reminded me that as much as they wanted to follow Jesus's example, they were still human when it came down to it. Still more than happy to impose their ideology while complaining from their second, third, etc. home that a less well off sibling was given their one and only home after grandma died.
What an absolute shame.
I don't see how getting rid of religion will prevent problems like that in the future.
@@theboombodyIt won't. The point is the hypocrisy and the fact that the inheritance should have gone to the poor if they truly believed this BS.
You are very well spoken and I appreciate the content you make. A video idea I'm sure people would like to see is to mention the commandments in the old testament that Christians should follow according to the scripture. I subbed and look forward to future content you make! :)
Thank you very much! And yes I will absolutely make that video!
Tremendous work, as always, neighbor. Your stance is on point, sharp and stinging. Immaculately done.
What a thoughtful compliment. Thank you!
Very well put together 👏🏼 I’d love to hear more on this subject.
Maybe another 20 soon ha. And thank you!
Thanks! I've watched a number of your videos and love your calm but passionate, rational style. This video knocks it out of the park!
Oh man, that is just beyond kind and generous! Thank you so much for being here and watching as much as you have. So glad you found this one useful!
I think you almost gave a better sermon than (most) Christian preachers do.
If the world didn't have these religions, the world would be much less ignorant. If less ignorant, then much less judgmental. If less judgmental, then more tolerant, if not accepting. And if more accepting, then more loving. The world without religions is a more loving world.
This was fantastic!
Thank you!
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Thanks for watching
As a Christian, this video makes me want tp live more like Jesus said. Not sure if that was your goal but it works
Now imagine being a young unmarried woman in a strict Christian denomination saying similar things to the leadership... 😮💨
This is the BIGGEST reason why I left.
I got tired of trying my best to lead a Christian life while everyone around me had so many excuses.
I didn't want to be associated or affiliated with that.
Plus, after a while... I could still see the beauty in being and living this way, but not the point.
Not if I really wanted to try and have a good life here on Earth before I vanish into idk what..
Sorry to hear that but youre free now!
One of the best, clearest, most straightforward arguments on this topic I've ever heard. Thank you! I'm going to copy these down and pull out the list whenever I'm discussing this stuff with my (admittedly few) Christian friends.
Thanks, Tom. Thats an incredible compliment. Also 20 more coming soon!
Thanks for this wonderful video...I'm going to memorize some of it. I'm also impressed that you have the nerve to be so openly honest. Good job.😊
Appreciate that! Just here to help!
You cannot live your life to please a fictional character in an ancient Hebrew storybook. The Jesus character is a perfect contradiction of a miracle worker fixing his own mistakes, warning of the end times which didn't happen and arranging his own torture to appease his heavenly father, which is him.
Dangerous nonsense taught to little children to control them.
My older sis is devout and after telling me how she and her husband decided they would die before "they" take their guns away! I asked if this was a Jesus thing or a 'Murica thing? I love her dearly but enjoyed the look of shame on her face! Lol she just told me how her prayer worked for a friend's sis who couldnt conceive, she had twins! I asked if they had invertro and she stammered a yes. Pathetic.
It's a sociology thing. Christianity in this country is wrapped up with white supremacy and colonialism, it always has been and trying to shake that historical contingency is difficult. All ideas are bound up together socially, whether we like it or not.
I don't know, many can stay in Church or work b/c ignoring what we don't like. Staying a a group is strong for us.
Oh goodness. These examples are everything thats wrong
Just brilliant Sir, you have a way of communicating so clearly that is second to none!
Thank you kindly!
This is such a great use for your Bible Quiz skills.
Ha! Some silver lining
OMG THIS. As a kid I was raised in fundie Evangelical church to believe that it was wrong to be gay. When the priest at my Catholic school preached that it was wrong to be intolerant to gay people and my school friend (who went to my church) pointed out that the Bible (new testament) was against homosexuality SHE was called the bigot. And yes, she and I were definitely bigoted in our beliefs back then, but he was conveniently cherry-picking the Bible there and calling anyone who pointed out his hypocrisy and sugar coating the bigot- just as our fundie church and we did in different ways - nobody was walking around with plucked out eyes and amputated hands because of lust and other sins because I guess it suited every church to accept that part of the Bible as non-literal. Almost like they were caving to a popular message or common sense rather than the chaos that would ensue if they allowed themselves to believe this was God's actual teaching which they had then committed to follow literally, instead of allowing SOME critical thinking.
I hate people who sugarcoat the Bible because they're creating a space for abusers to thrive without being called out - they're allowing whoever is strongest to claim their own interpretation of the Bible while they look away to avoid any kind of accountability or conflict. They allow people to be manipulated when it's convenient for them and not when it's not, and allow people whatever "freedom"l of interpretation " gets themselves off the hook of accountability and no more.
Examples of such retconning: "oh the Bible has always been against slavery- that was different", "oh but no true Christian is homophobic - Jesus taught love thy neighbour ". Oh you're talking about verses opposing gay people [and demanding we take a solid stance on something instead of using dog-whistle terms people can interpret in whichever way confirms their beliefs and risk being held accountable?] How *_could_* you be so LEGALISTIC? You know who else misused scripture as you are doing? SATAN! Remember, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees because they were LEGALISTIC you know."
I hate the whole legalistic argument. It is a cop-out argument to ignore any contradiction
Most Christians I know are walking contradictions. It always hurt my feelings when those close to me pointed the finger at me for not believing when they live in contradictions.
Relatable. This seems to be the case with my family, always and forever.
I'm still not sure how they ignore old testament law. Jesus said not a letter of the law would change until the world was destroyed, and we still have a world. But as you pointed out, they're not consistent on anything else either
Good job Brandon. The glasses are off now, thanks to channels like yours, Kristi, Trevor. We here for the long haul😊
PS: I enjoyed this video alot, I watched it twice👏
Thats so kind! Thank you very much. Appreciate you being here
As a retired Priest, that is, apostate free-range Priest that wandered thru the Churches for decades, I must say you've done your research very well, and logically express many of my own thoughts.I must admit the possibility that God does not exist. I do feel that if He does, then we humans have gotten Him all wrong, all along. Here's the thing though:
Although I live a secular life outwardly now, if something comes before me in misery, danger, hunger, distressed, I will become whatever is needed in that moment, even if a child looses a puppy and a funeral is in order, I will do.
If there is a multiverse of infinite possibilities being constantly expressed for all Eternity, surely the possibility of one of those Universes having an Intelligence that is more intelligent than all the other intelligences is non-zero.
Or not.
", surely the possibility of one of those Universes having an Intelligence that is more intelligent than all the other intelligences is non-zero"
How were you a priest when you treat God like a super intelligent alien? That's crazy.
I am a young atheist, and I want to be like you when I grow up🤗, you're AMAZING!!!!!!
That is really sweet and very kind. Thank you. Hope to set a good example
@@MindShift-Brandon Don't worry you are setting a great example🙂
I don't remember the verse but it was about how women should have their hair covered up in temple. I basically panicked that I didn't follow this "basic" thing. I asked my mum about this and she said that "we cannot folow all these rules". But like... isn't the whole point that we should?
I was so confused that she had this attitude and I thought of her as a very devout Christian. Funny that
Second video I have watched and I really must say I’m loving your content, keep it up.
Welcome aboard! And thanks so much!
If people are cherry picking which commandments to follow it’s safe to say they are doing so based on their own morality.
In which case what is the need for this god story that makes no sense and has no evidence?
And what’s the point of pretending that people would be immoral without religion?
TELL IT! I live in Texas. Gun culture and self defense are so ingrained. There are _so many_ people who sleep with a gun, carry a gun with them all the time (in a holster in the grocery store), maybe have two just in case. They identify as Christian and don't seem to grok that their lifestyle is expressly a no-no. Drives me bonkers.
the open hypocrisy is just insane to me, theres simply no justification.
Excellent presentation, Brandon.
Selling your soul reminded me of a picture I once saw. It said I met the devil today, he sat in church and smiled and collected souls. I met god today, she was was wild and free in the woods and cussed.
Most Christians don't really realize that they follow what started as a small Jewish apocalyptic doomsday death cult. The stuff Jesus preached like don't save for the future, give all your possessions away, don't fight back, etc, was because he believed the world would end in their lifetime, and even says just that in Matthew 16:28, a clearly failed prophecy, and probably the most important one in the entire bible. But I guess we can thank our lucky stars that many Christians don't really believe in the rapture, and aren't running around like lunatics preparing for the end of times and their resurrection to be with Jesus.
Most Christians don't believe in evolution. Christianity evolved from a Jewish gnostic apocalyptic sect that was wrapped up in Greek philosophy and mythology. But they think it fell from the heavens, not that it's historically contingent.
Great point. I wanted this short and sweet but i do wish i had covered some kore context around these.
If Christians truly believe prayer works, in the ways described in the verses in Mathew, then we should see the laws of nature being violated (often in their favor) *all* the time.
100%!
Thanks for your very helpful content. Perfect timing. 👍
Always my pleasure
Amazing video.
I believe in freedom of religion in the traditional sense: separation of church and state and worship freely.
The modern application by the Supreme Court bothers me: religious freedom means to can deny health care to employees, discriminate against gay couples, and pray publicly on the 50-yard line as a public school employee.
Yeah, I never thought Roe/Wade would be overturned, if that's what has happened. I thought all the prospective new justices in confirmation hearings said it was established law.
Thank you and exactly!
@@scrider5493 The overturning of Roe vs. Wade was a watershed moment. I agree with you the three new justices who voted to overturn Roe lied in their Senate hearings.
This is one of the reasons why I think Congress should pass a new Judicial Act treating justices like the Fed chairperson: have the justices renominated every 12 years to evaluate their “ good behavior”. Then I think justices would have to answer for their previous confirmation hearings and defend their decisions.
Can we discriminate against fornicating couples or adulterers? The Bible mentions those MUCH more than homosexuality. MUCH more.
@@theboombody Absolutely. Christian wedding website designers have every right to discriminate against previously divorced couples ( unless it was because of adultery) and any interfaith couple.
And do not forget your complementary stone to stone any adulterer you find, or child disobeying their parents or anyone wearing mixed fabrics.
As for me, I will throw eggs at Coach Kennedy for not praying in secret.