My mother says those things don’t happen in the Bible. Then I make her read the verses and explain to me what it’s talking about. She doesn’t like playing that game anymore. 😂😂😂
@@allasar exactly. The more I dove into religion when I became an adult, the stupider it seemed. Ultimately it wasn't the book that turned me off, it's how the people who believe the book treated me. I actually met my wife at "church" (I use the term loosely, and I'm sure you've seen ones like that), and that was 22 years ago, but the pastor and his wife were the ones talking the most shit about us. And that wasn't the only place where it was the leadership doing the trash talking, either. Of course, that just added xtians to the list of kinds of people I think are trash. That list is pretty long now.
@@Ducky69247 I was at church with my Episcopalian husband and during the sermon they quoted Psalm 137, but stopped before the end. After the service, when we got in the car, he asked me why I was smirking. I explained that it was telling that they didn't finish the Psalm. He asked why and I read him the entire Psalm. To his credit he was very uncomfortable.
Allie can't say God in the Bible doesn't promote violence. He told his chosen people they had to commit genocide against the Canaanites to get their promised land.
It just now occurred to me that a tri-omni God could have easily created an unoccupied promised land for his Chosen People, no genocide required. And it's been decades since I last considered myself a Christian! Childhood indoctrination is very powerful.
@@astrinymris9953 And what kind of all-knowing God would even bother creating a situation like Adam & Eve, sending a serpent to tempt them knowing they'd fail the test . . . and then having to send a proxy to die in their place to save his imperfectly-created beings from eternal torture? And if you are guilty of the thought-crime of disbelief any of this is true, you deserve eternal torture?
Nothing turns you into an Atheist faster than reading the bible and nothing makes you want to read the bible more than the Lego bible. So having churches buy this book to show to kids is a win in my book!
There's a kids version because the unedited bible isn't safe for children. I never knew about the brick bible, but it's an excellent idea. Actually reading the bible is still the most reliable way to get on a path out of christianity.
@@AgnesBooth-zu7twREPENT! You are being deceived by deceivers that deceive deceivers into being believers by deceiving them with deceptions from the incredibly deceptive Buy-Bull deceptively! You know that this is a "fact" because the TRUE creator Gods Unkulunkulu, Marduk, Dagon, Ahura Mazda, Shangdi, and Izanagi-no-Mikoto have written this divinely on your heart and spleen. If you deny this it is because you are a sinner that wants to SIN! As a sinner you know that sinning is a sin even if you sin while sinning without sin sincerely🤣🤣🤣
Ooooh. So forcing Pharaoh to say, "No" to Moses just so the god could kill innocent children isn't cruel and merciless? Punishing all of humanity because Adam messed up isn't cruel and merciless? Refusing to forgive mankind until a human sacrifice is given, isn't cruel and merciless? I think Stuckey needs to re-read the Bible.
I think you missed the point, they are Christians and believe that it is all alright, because later God changed his PR company, and came out as 'nice and cuddly' in his next book 'The New Testament' so we have to forgive his previous comments, even though he has not disavowed his previous statements. 😉😆
Also with Adam why exactly wasn't he allowed to eat that apple? That scene has been used for a long time to justify elitism. That the elites should be able to create arbitary rules that make no sense and if commoners refuse to follow them they should be punished rather than the ones putting up nonsense laws. In the bible god really is very arbitary with his rulings and is merciless if you don't follow them. Making sense is not something god does nor does he explain himself. You're supposed to obey him, not question him. God really is the justification behind authoritarianism.
"You can almost see her figuring it out in real time." When I listen to Allie try to explain non-Christian's issues with Christianity, I always think, "You're SO close to figuring it all out."
The literal comic hypocrisy of a christian judging a book by it's cover is delicious. They can't take exception to the contents, but attack the author instead. No wonder people turn away from religion.🙄
The people thinking that all Lego-related things are for kids are the same ones that get horrified at adult cartoons because "cartoons are only for kids."
There are Lego sets that cost over $500 and the Millennium Falcon I bought took most of a week, evenings and both weekends, to build. If you gave it to a "kid" I think it would be overwhelming. The instructions were multiple detailed pamphlets.
It gives me some hope, that some Christians are horrified when confronted with an honest depiction of their holy book. I imagine it's harder to keep the God goggles on, when looking at a visual depiction.
Similar scenario: "Creeping Death" by Metallica, from the point of view of the angel of death who destroyed the firstborn sons of Egypt. The character very much enjoys doing so. When I explained the song to a very religious family member, they said, horrified, "he did not enjoy doing so!" I said but if he was literally created to do so...
@@Kevin.Williams1965 Hope that they don't accept the bible as written. And hope that they might potentially see ways they don't and shouldn't trust the bible. Is it wrong to find hope for humanity, when people are horrified by depictions of mass murder, and other horrific acts?
I think she meant it doesn't adhere to what Far-Right Christians have decided is Christianity, therefore 'The Brick Bible' is wrong, even though Spurling has faithfully recreated what the Bible actually says. The mental gymnastics of conservative Christians are astounding.
I grew up very fundamentalist southern baptist. My family had the regular adult version of this book for me and my little sister. We had the old and new testament. Never once did my parents think it was a bad thing. They just thought it was funny to depict the more non-pg parts of the bible in a more interesting and pg format as an educational tool. But they had a much better and darker sense of humor than most fundamentalist parents seem to. I actually really appreciate that about my parents. They never tried to soften the bible to make it more palatable for kids. Ironically that led me to where I am today, but I really do appreciate their honesty a lot. It's kind of funny though that the VBS accidentally gave that kid the adult version. Me and my sister were getting the adult version the whole time. I clearly remember thinking the blood bricks were very well done and creative. I'm not sure what the personal life of the author has to do with anything, except maybe that she's an atheist and was at the time of making the book. It's still a good book for religious people to use imo. Edit: I hope the author sees this comment and knows she's appreciated by many people in many walks of life. My family are no longer fundamentalists (They're just normal Christians. I'm an atheist.) and they would probably be happy to know that the author is trans, as my sister is too and she's got an entire room in her house dedicated solely to legos. It's pretty cool to see this book being brought up again because it's such a nice memory from my childhood, despite not having the kid version lol. Much love and appreciation to the author! I hope she's doing well! ♥️
I’ve had the special edition Old/ New Testament brick Bible on a shelf in my living room for over a decade. These people do realize that this is what is being mandated by a few states to be in “every classroom” now, right? Why do they think the Bible is appropriate literature when they clutch pearls about what’s actually in it? Hypocrisy is not a virtue, fundies.
Graphic storytelling can have much more impact than just the written word. Once again, pictures (and legos, apparently) can convey information better than words.
I am a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America ( ELCA ) I have the Lego Bible, both Old and New Testaments. I love them. I love the accurate portrayal of the stories. I knew nothing about the author before watching your video today and I am all the more impressed by the author, and the determination to make this lego Bible so accurate. Please pass along my thanks for these wonderful editions of thr Bible
@@cassieweldon9125 Read a few things he did, look at the actual genetic divdersity of the area, put down prejudices and just judice and you will find your answer.
It’s interesting to me that these conservative Christians don’t seem to have read the Old Testament where, as you’ve said, God doesn’t come off very well. God is portrayed as cruel and vindictive and judgmental. Why does that shock people when they see it somewhere else?
The OT was one of the reasons I stepped away from religion. The priest couldn't give me an answer as to why the god of the OT seemed like such an abusive, toxic monster. Found out the answer many years later but the damage was done. Yahweh suffered from the 'Triple Goddess Syndrome' as ancient tribes conquered each other. Yahweh was originally a thunder/war god. The god seems like it has multiple personalities because the stories are of different beings...
I had a Bible study With My book of biblical stories Very graphic and intense And so of those story got stuck If the Christians don't properly, know the version of the bible they re reading or cherry pick it. The is not our problem This woman denying the truth of the bible, man it's just funny.
@@Ducky69247mostly parts where it refers to Jesus, stories of the heroes of the Bible, or getting God’s opinions on modern topics (example: homosexuality or abortion)
The New Testament isn’t really any better. It hinges on blood sacrifice. It promotes slavery. It predicts the annihilation of humans except for a few “chosen” people by a vengeful monster (their god). Really, it’s just a continuation of the original horror story.
Have, always, been blown away by how detailed and true to source the Brick Bible was, especially when lazer printing etc wasnt mainstream at the time. The fact u bring it up just makes me luv your work more!
I've never heard of it before and as a Christian I think, this is brilliant. Okay my weekend is gone now as I'm planning to go through the whole website and I am going to buy the book too for my geeky nephews.
I’m so excited for a physical copy of the brick Book of Mormon! I’ve been raised in the cult and I want a physical reminder of just how fucked up it is.
LOL! That Christian Karen screeching about eunuchs was hilarious. Sorry Karen and Stuckey, that's literally in the Bible. Jesus talked about the different types of eunuchs in Matthew 19:12.
A man dedicated to serve god, renunncing his right as a father. Enoch I was picturing an answer to my son, avoiding the pp cutting. Then I notice the kid reading the original version. Of the screenshot I don't think I can explain two people doing the silly dance to him.
@@AgnesBooth-zu7tw Check the books you give to your kids before giving them. Easy. Especially with something like the Bible which very much does have mature themes. Worst case scenario, you could always withhold the book until they’re old enough or just order the kid’s version as a replacement.
Some quick googling confirmed that the story of David and the foreskins (1 Samuel 18) is included in the brick bible. My curiosity is sated, and I can die happy now.
EXCELLENT! I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR AN ILLUSTRATED BIBLE SINCE 1969... AM HAVE BEEN POSITIVE THAT IT WOULD BE TREATED JUST LIKE PORNOGRAPHY, WRAPPED IN BROWN PAPER EVEN.
I had a bible study when I was 10 Knowing God gave Noah permission to have babies with his own family. Because most humanity was wipe out Is disturbing.
I this reminds me of the comic book bible I used to have a kid. I remember so many teachers and other assorted grown ups freaking out over it becasue it was a comic book medium. For some reason they thought comics were satanic.
@15:13 Oh, so reading the Bible as written is blasphemous now? If they can say that with a straight face then they clearly do not know what is in their own holy book.
They don't. This particular type of "Christian" came about because of the Cold War. States engaged in a very strong anti-atheist push because the USSR made religion illegal. (This is also where the concept of the US being a Christian nation came from, as well as when we started adding "In God we Trust" on our currency.)
@@TryssemTavern Good points. I was raised with "God and Country" as a constant refrain in my ears. As a 7th day Adventist, I wanted the separation because it would lead to persecution of my particular denomination. Now as an atheist, I want the freedom to not follow any religion. My mom said voting republican was part of her religious duty when she was alive. Make of that what you will. In my case, it was the opposite. Which, to my mind, means, no one has a religious duty to vote any particular way. Vote for the person who supports the policies you see as desirable. While I remember the cold war, and was in the military for 4 years during that time, it never struck me as being particularly religious in nature. So, you are probably seeing something I failed to pay attention to. Philosophy is not something I'm good at. One thing I will say. Why did we put on our money a Nazi saying so soon after WWII with that fresh in our mind. I just don't comprehend that. Edit: Just FYI, I was raised fundamentalist independent baptist, and after I left home became non-denominational, and later 7th Day Adventist. After I read the bible clear through several times, and looked for evidence of my beliefs, finding none, I became an atheist.
It sounds like Allie has a problem with reading comprehension. Her issue is with the pictures not the text since it is accurate. It seems that she could read the words without visualizing the meaning of those words and that is troubling. That said she is throwing around some serious defamation from what you said. Calling it theologically unsound and blasphemous when it is not and then accusing the author of unfounded conspiracy could be a legal issue in reality though it does not seem to be worth pursuing if it boosts sales and starts another run of purchases. What I want to know is where did she get those figures with all of those expressions and also all the varied hair do types? Were those hand made for her project one by one? Dang that is commitment if so!
I would love to see someone make a Lego Recreation of lot and his daughters in the cave. Maybe we can finally solve the mystery of who brought the wine
Thank you! I listen to every single episode of Allie Stuckeys podcast Relatable. Actually if you are interested in clips I have of Allie saying horrible things about non Christians, I would gladly send you clips. I have listened to Allie Relatable every episode for years and she is a monster but someone needs to keep a RIGHT WING WATCH on all of the rhetoric. Yes. Allie is a monster and she is a paid shill.
WOW! Thanks a billion Hement! You Rock! I had never heard of this Brick Bible until today, and I'm freaking 60, a life long Apistevist, Atheist, somewhat mythicist, and generally anti theist, and so have been in "the scene" deep and for a long time (On the internet in the early 80's already). It sounds like a shit load of work had to go into it, and from what I can see, she took it even further by making custom parts... That takes some doing and perseverance! Total respect for the artist, and now have to gain a better picture at minimum.
When my daughter and I were at Skepticon several years ago she was selling Brick Bibles there. I bought one for my daughter so she could understand what it meant. I think she still has it and I believe it was signed by the creator.
I remember seeing Wonder Showzen at the video store and having to take it to the counter to tell the clerk it is NOT a children’s video. Sure, it’s got puppets and bright colors on the cover, but the whole series is very adult! People just looking at the cover and not the content.
The controversy over BMX XXX, where the parent bought the game for their child... then went after the Walmart because they (the parent) was too dense to look up the game before buying it.
Thank you Hemant.I appreciate all the work you do.☮️🙂The remark about sharing one brain cell will have me chuckling every time I hear either of those horrible hypocrites names.
This is how you know they've never actually read the bible. They have no idea exactly what's in it so any time it's shown to them in context they absolutely lose their shit.
This reminds me of the protests and outrage surrounding Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" by people who didn't realize that it was based on a novel written decades earlier.
I grew up in Kansas, and I remember that when they showed "The Last Temptation of Christ" on one of the cable channels, the local cable company blacked it out so that people couldn't watch it.
My mother gave us kids 2 kids' Bibles to read when we were kids. One was about the 4th man in the fire and 3 boys burning, this made me shit my 9-yo pants and maybe not believe 100%.
Just bought The Brick Bible (Hardcover-it was cheaper for some reason), thank you for the intro to it! I plan on giving to my mother. She may or may not love it. She's a conservative southern baptist evangelical, born in '39...you get the picture. However, she is a Harris supporter, dislikes trump. Sooooo... we'll see. Either way, thank you again Hemant for bringing it to my attention!
If she can't handle that old news, we'd better not tell her about the Ecce Homo art exhibition from 1998. It was a photographic exhibition, with 12 photographs of different biblical situations, in modern surroundings, taken by the Swedish photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin. It was shown in the Uppsala cathedral in Sweden (part of the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the largest church/religion in Sweden, that 60% of the population still belongs to). The exhibition was sanctioned by the Archbishop of Sweden at that time. The photos portrayed Jesus among homosexuals, transgender people, leatherpeople and people with AIDS. It has been shown in many places since then, last time in the EU parliament 2023. Please see English Wikipedia, article Ecce Homo (exhibition)
A religion or ideal based solely on the fear of eternal punishment being aghast about that EXACT idea being portrayed is why I left religion (that, and actually reading the entire bible all the way through and realizing that most of the sermons preached by pastors/priests are cherry picked to either get money or gloss over the obviously cruel, jealous and vindictive deity it depicts). The final 'nail' was finding out how many times 'the word of God' had been edited by man, seems an omnipotent being could send 'his' word directly to the pages without needing any middle 'men' to muddy it up.
Part of me wonders if the book was donated to the camp to be used as a prize. And if it was donated if the person knew what they were giving. I'll be honest, I'd be very tempted to be that person.
Bible scholars know the Bible was meant as lessons about life. Lessons. Not reality. Especially the Old Testament, where all the blood, sex and fun stuff happens.
Stuckey was nine years old when this book was originally published. It took her 14 years into adulthood to find it. Wow, she's a tad behind. If she actually reads the bible, she would know how graphic it can be. Urgh, people like her.
I used to go to a Christian school, and one of my classmates had a physical, uncensored copy of The Brick Testament. They brought it to school a couple of times. I remember reading it online beforehand, but everything totally flew over my head. This was in second grade. Nobody bat an eye at it.
There's also the bible being read by a (AI) fallout character (New Vegas dlc Honest Hearts) the Mormon Joshua Graham His voice is commanding and gentle and the same time. Theres also meme of it too A chacter name Morshu, from the legend of Zelda the faces of evil (CDI) He reads the entire bible (even tho, he only has two lines of dialogue) They re subtitles, in cause you don't undetand the voice. Also made by regular people. Heck you could read the Bible on a Gameboy.
Christians: "the Bible is the most wonderful book ever, and we should get our morals and values from it!" Also Christians: "how dare you let kids know what's in the Bible!"
My husband and I are reading the Bible. We questioned about Noah and did our little research. What do the Jewish Rabbi's write about Noah? Then, what about non-Catholic and Catholic teaching? Our eyes were truly awakened about what happened to Noah. I wonder if these women ever sat and read the Bible. There's a lot of gruesome, disturbing, and treacherous acts, especially in the "Old Testament." I had not heard of the Brick Bible until I saw your video. Good job commentating.
Religious cults drive me crazy. I have no religion inside of me, nothing to turn to in times of sorrow but myself. Oh yeah, most of these religious people do just talk to themselves.
So the kids version ... To make it palatable for adults to show to kids. As a kid I adored the watership down animated film. I can't watch it as an adult it's horrifying.
@@josephbelisle5792 I think there was just a big gap between viewing like 20-30 years somehow I remembered everything (as I had worn out the tape, vhs) but wow it hit hard. I need to get back to it but I only got as far as Bigwig getting caught in the snare ... I'll get there.
@@Ducky69247 it's intense, a bit like a thriller and a war film. A lot of narrow escapes the dangers of being forced into strange lands without knowledge of the world you've fled too. And you know cute bunnies (The 8 yo that called her rabbit, hyzenthlay)
@@lizcollinson2692 right, but it's considered a children's film? I remember thinking the same thing about The Velveteen Rabbit when I was forced to read that as a child.
Ooooohhhhhhh, many Mormons are really into LEGO. A LEGO BOM will be super popular in certain circles. I never heard of the Brick Bible, thanks for educating me about it ❤
These types of Christians don't read the Bible. I went to a Christian school ages ago. There were some serious problems with the school and associated church, but I'm not going into that. I will say that the quality of our teachers were top notch at that particular school. At the higher grades (middle and high school), we often had teachers with Master's degrees, and a couple of them even had PhDs. Honestly, the teachers were pretty awesome and were not the problem, just some of the executives at the top who made the decisions. In any case, starting in middle school, we did read the Bible as part of our English and Literature courses, and we used the King James Version. Some of the kids were a bit more sheltered, and didn't quite understand the racier parts, and the teacher mostly explained "knowing" and "knew" as what men and women did after getting married to have children. So, not exactly sex ed, but they didn't try to make a big deal of it, and they didn't go into detail. Seriously, we had people on staff marrying other people on staff, and some of the women were often pregnant after getting married, so it wasn't a big deal, and it added to the family environment. Basically, they weren't weird about it like the current crop of Christian weirdos. Despite all that, the problematic stuff is what got me out of it finally, because I could no longer unsee and pretend. The Bible has a LOT of racy and violent stuff. Why do you think horror movie makers do so much horror involving the church? There is so much material for it. The Lego stuff is almost wholesome, considering the source. I mean, seriously, do people forget about Joshua 24 v. 19: "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins." Scary stuff.
I am so sorry that I missed this book when it came out. What a creative genius she is! The idea of Christians wringing their hands over LEGOs depicting the sex and gore of the bible is hilarious. As an atheist who was a confirmed Episcopalian and who is very interested in the historical and social aspects of religion (and who lives in the SF area), I feel a sort of connection to Elbe Spurling. I hope her books have made her comfortably well off!
Thank you for everything Mr. Mehta. I am always reassured and even cheered up after watching your posts which I go searching for when my head is about to explode from the constant flow of stupid and saucer-deep cognitive abilities of OH SO MANY. Merci Mon Ami
This reminds me of my very Christian cousin. He was criticizing me for focusing on the "bad sounding" parts of the Bible, and I sort of hit him below the belt. His estranged father was an abuser, but he also was a hard working good provider for his family. I still remember when he took a bunch of us kids to Six Flags and we had a great time. He taught Bill to play football and baseball. He also just happened to get drunk and beat the crap out of his wife and sometimes his kids. Bill HATES his guts. So I brought up all the good things about his dad (which were actually the only things I ever saw, being a cousin) and asked why he judged his father only by the bad stories about him? All I ever saw was a loving, fun uncle.
I do a similar thing to advocate against animal racing. I worked in dog sled racing and its a nightmare. People tell me all the time Im wrong or taking stuff out of context when talking about how racing is BAD. So I'll change gears and start talking about the benefits and utility of dog fighting, often with alot of the same talking points they use to defend racing.
@@doggodoggo3000 I'm sorry to hear that. I knew that racing at the dog tracks (mostly greyhounds) could be very cruel - I had a friend who used to rescue former racing dogs. But I always thought there was a different bond and relationship between sled dog teams and their racers.
Christians being horrified by the content in their book is always hilarious
My mother says those things don’t happen in the Bible. Then I make her read the verses and explain to me what it’s talking about. She doesn’t like playing that game anymore. 😂😂😂
Heh, I always tell xtians to study their own mythology
That's because most of them have never actually read it. Easiest way to get someone to leave religion behind to to have them actually read the book.
The Bible is the archetypical unread bestseller.
"Go up, baldy"
When "accurately describing what's in the Bible" counts as "making fun of the Bible", that should tell you something.
When you've cherry picked it for so long you actually don't know what's really in there
@@Ducky69247 I'd argue most religious people do not know what is in their particular holy text. If they did, there would be a lot more atheists.
@@allasar exactly. The more I dove into religion when I became an adult, the stupider it seemed. Ultimately it wasn't the book that turned me off, it's how the people who believe the book treated me. I actually met my wife at "church" (I use the term loosely, and I'm sure you've seen ones like that), and that was 22 years ago, but the pastor and his wife were the ones talking the most shit about us. And that wasn't the only place where it was the leadership doing the trash talking, either. Of course, that just added xtians to the list of kinds of people I think are trash. That list is pretty long now.
@@Ducky69247 I was at church with my Episcopalian husband and during the sermon they quoted Psalm 137, but stopped before the end. After the service, when we got in the car, he asked me why I was smirking. I explained that it was telling that they didn't finish the Psalm. He asked why and I read him the entire Psalm. To his credit he was very uncomfortable.
@@allasar Worked for me!
Lego themed Bible made by a transgender atheist is such an absurd string of concepts. I love it.
The fact that she is making money from it is hilarious.
I love your comment!
All evidence indicates Money is the only god and Jerome Powell is its prophet.
Sometimes it takes an atheist to show Christians what preachers are glossing over
@@tom-ss2mn Oh yeah, how true!
Allie can't say God in the Bible doesn't promote violence. He told his chosen people they had to commit genocide against the Canaanites to get their promised land.
Which is still going on...😢
It just now occurred to me that a tri-omni God could have easily created an unoccupied promised land for his Chosen People, no genocide required. And it's been decades since I last considered myself a Christian! Childhood indoctrination is very powerful.
@@astrinymris9953 And what kind of all-knowing God would even bother creating a situation like Adam & Eve, sending a serpent to tempt them knowing they'd fail the test . . . and then having to send a proxy to die in their place to save his imperfectly-created beings from eternal torture?
And if you are guilty of the thought-crime of disbelief any of this is true, you deserve eternal torture?
@@astrinymris9953the tri-omni God is Greek and not Hebrew.
@@maxonmendel5757So the old testament god and the new testament god are not the same god, got it. Christians thus worship a false god
Read the bible alone without apologists whispering in your ear. It is what got me out of religion.
Same.
I read the entire New Testament (various translations) and the Pentateuch. I saw the Light and it converted me from Free Christian to Atheist.
Nothing turns you into an Atheist faster than reading the bible and nothing makes you want to read the bible more than the Lego bible. So having churches buy this book to show to kids is a win in my book!
What made me start questioning things was going to a Christian school where we'd do deep dives of entire books. Lol
I'd rather be Christian than trans though
There's a kids version because the unedited bible isn't safe for children. I never knew about the brick bible, but it's an excellent idea. Actually reading the bible is still the most reliable way to get on a path out of christianity.
Love for you too
God is great.
@@AgnesBooth-zu7twREPENT! You are being deceived by deceivers that deceive deceivers into being believers by deceiving them with deceptions from the incredibly deceptive Buy-Bull deceptively!
You know that this is a "fact" because the TRUE creator Gods Unkulunkulu, Marduk, Dagon, Ahura Mazda, Shangdi, and Izanagi-no-Mikoto have written this divinely on your heart and spleen.
If you deny this it is because you are a sinner that wants to SIN! As a sinner you know that sinning is a sin even if you sin while sinning without sin sincerely🤣🤣🤣
@@AgnesBooth-zu7tw God is horrible and christianity should be condemmed. Hate the belief, not the believer.
@@AgnesBooth-zu7tw Great at genocide.
@@AgnesBooth-zu7twHow is that in any way responding to what the OP said?
Imagine being upset about people telling the stories from the Bible. 😂
Being a Christian who's upset about it? Yeah, insane.
headlines read "christians horrified by bible" read all about it..
When you've cherry picked it for so long you actually don't know what's really in it
@@Richard_Nickerson
Christians never hold god accountable, insane right?
Only in public schools. Vote Blue!!
religous cheerleaders who do not read their own pamphlets are hilarious.
Maybe
Or maybe it’s sad when they can not answer your question
Winston L S Churchill 's son Randalf said after reading the Bible "....I never realised God was such a shit."
Maybe the people worshipping Trump are actually staying closer to their religion than we give them credit for...
It seems that I wrote a comment about the story of Lot in the Bible and my comment disappeared by youtube because it wasn't acceptable? 😂😂😂
@@patrickday4206yeah yt sucks for that
If the Brick Bible accurately depicts scenes that are described in the Bible, it's an exceedingly clever teaching tool.
Ooooh. So forcing Pharaoh to say, "No" to Moses just so the god could kill innocent children isn't cruel and merciless?
Punishing all of humanity because Adam messed up isn't cruel and merciless?
Refusing to forgive mankind until a human sacrifice is given, isn't cruel and merciless?
I think Stuckey needs to re-read the Bible.
You spelled “read in the first place” wrong.
I think you missed the point, they are Christians and believe that it is all alright, because later God changed his PR company, and came out as 'nice and cuddly' in his next book 'The New Testament' so we have to forgive his previous comments, even though he has not disavowed his previous statements. 😉😆
@@ralphhathaway-coley5460 Nice and cuddly, if you ignore the part where he’ll burn your ass forever if you don’t kiss his.
Also with Adam why exactly wasn't he allowed to eat that apple?
That scene has been used for a long time to justify elitism. That the elites should be able to create arbitary rules that make no sense and if commoners refuse to follow them they should be punished rather than the ones putting up nonsense laws.
In the bible god really is very arbitary with his rulings and is merciless if you don't follow them. Making sense is not something god does nor does he explain himself. You're supposed to obey him, not question him. God really is the justification behind authoritarianism.
@@RickySTT You did realise that 'nice and cuddly' was satirical? as I did not think that it needed to be stated. Just checking. 😉😀
"You can almost see her figuring it out in real time." When I listen to Allie try to explain non-Christian's issues with Christianity, I always think, "You're SO close to figuring it all out."
The literal comic hypocrisy of a christian judging a book by it's cover is delicious. They can't take exception to the contents, but attack the author instead. No wonder people turn away from religion.🙄
The people thinking that all Lego-related things are for kids are the same ones that get horrified at adult cartoons because "cartoons are only for kids."
They clearly never watched Robot Chicken.
There are Lego sets that cost over $500 and the Millennium Falcon I bought took most of a week, evenings and both weekends, to build. If you gave it to a "kid" I think it would be overwhelming. The instructions were multiple detailed pamphlets.
The ones that think "The Clone Wars" is for kids.
People who bring their kids to R rated movies & then get upset when it's not appropriate for kids.
They obviously never watched Japanese anime like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, or any of the other classics like the various Lupan the 3rd movies. 😂
It gives me some hope, that some Christians are horrified when confronted with an honest depiction of their holy book.
I imagine it's harder to keep the God goggles on, when looking at a visual depiction.
Yeah a lot of people are religious simply because they can't vizualise stuff tbh. These stories go in one ear and out the other
Hope for what?
Similar scenario: "Creeping Death" by Metallica, from the point of view of the angel of death who destroyed the firstborn sons of Egypt. The character very much enjoys doing so. When I explained the song to a very religious family member, they said, horrified, "he did not enjoy doing so!" I said but if he was literally created to do so...
Most Christians have never read the Bible for themselves.
@@Kevin.Williams1965 Hope that they don't accept the bible as written. And hope that they might potentially see ways they don't and shouldn't trust the bible.
Is it wrong to find hope for humanity, when people are horrified by depictions of mass murder, and other horrific acts?
Had me at “…it’s not theologically accurate…”. It was clear that there would be no more accuracy forthcoming.
I think she meant it doesn't adhere to what Far-Right Christians have decided is Christianity, therefore 'The Brick Bible' is wrong, even though Spurling has faithfully recreated what the Bible actually says. The mental gymnastics of conservative Christians are astounding.
I grew up very fundamentalist southern baptist. My family had the regular adult version of this book for me and my little sister. We had the old and new testament. Never once did my parents think it was a bad thing. They just thought it was funny to depict the more non-pg parts of the bible in a more interesting and pg format as an educational tool. But they had a much better and darker sense of humor than most fundamentalist parents seem to. I actually really appreciate that about my parents. They never tried to soften the bible to make it more palatable for kids. Ironically that led me to where I am today, but I really do appreciate their honesty a lot.
It's kind of funny though that the VBS accidentally gave that kid the adult version. Me and my sister were getting the adult version the whole time. I clearly remember thinking the blood bricks were very well done and creative.
I'm not sure what the personal life of the author has to do with anything, except maybe that she's an atheist and was at the time of making the book. It's still a good book for religious people to use imo.
Edit: I hope the author sees this comment and knows she's appreciated by many people in many walks of life. My family are no longer fundamentalists (They're just normal Christians. I'm an atheist.) and they would probably be happy to know that the author is trans, as my sister is too and she's got an entire room in her house dedicated solely to legos. It's pretty cool to see this book being brought up again because it's such a nice memory from my childhood, despite not having the kid version lol. Much love and appreciation to the author! I hope she's doing well! ♥️
I’ve had the special edition Old/ New Testament brick Bible on a shelf in my living room for over a decade. These people do realize that this is what is being mandated by a few states to be in “every classroom” now, right? Why do they think the Bible is appropriate literature when they clutch pearls about what’s actually in it?
Hypocrisy is not a virtue, fundies.
Graphic storytelling can have much more impact than just the written word. Once again, pictures (and legos, apparently) can convey information better than words.
Spoken like a true idiot. Wer imerges is murh better den dat imagernation.
I am a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America ( ELCA ) I have the Lego Bible, both Old and New Testaments. I love them. I love the accurate portrayal of the stories. I knew nothing about the author before watching your video today and I am all the more impressed by the author, and the determination to make this lego Bible so accurate. Please pass along my thanks for these wonderful editions of thr Bible
You're still a pastor selling salvation to people in exchange for profit. You are part of the problem
@@dimitritome5118Lutherans aren't fundamentalists.
I like how grumpy Goliath’s head looks
I'd be grumpy too, I can relate. XD
.....but why is David a ginger??
@@cassieweldon9125 Read a few things he did, look at the actual genetic divdersity of the area, put down prejudices and just judice and you will find your answer.
And how mad the people who are about to crucify Jesus look
It’s interesting to me that these conservative Christians don’t seem to have read the Old Testament where, as you’ve said, God doesn’t come off very well. God is portrayed as cruel and vindictive and judgmental. Why does that shock people when they see it somewhere else?
The OT was one of the reasons I stepped away from religion. The priest couldn't give me an answer as to why the god of the OT seemed like such an abusive, toxic monster. Found out the answer many years later but the damage was done.
Yahweh suffered from the 'Triple Goddess Syndrome' as ancient tribes conquered each other. Yahweh was originally a thunder/war god. The god seems like it has multiple personalities because the stories are of different beings...
They are so accustomed to cherry picking the stuff they like
I had a Bible study
With My book of biblical stories
Very graphic and intense
And so of those story got stuck
If the Christians don't properly, know the version of the bible they re reading or cherry pick it.
The is not our problem
This woman denying the truth of the bible, man it's just funny.
@@Ducky69247mostly parts where it refers to Jesus, stories of the heroes of the Bible, or getting God’s opinions on modern topics (example: homosexuality or abortion)
The New Testament isn’t really any better. It hinges on blood sacrifice. It promotes slavery. It predicts the annihilation of humans except for a few “chosen” people by a vengeful monster (their god). Really, it’s just a continuation of the original horror story.
Have, always, been blown away by how detailed and true to source the Brick Bible was, especially when lazer printing etc wasnt mainstream at the time. The fact u bring it up just makes me luv your work more!
I've never heard of it before and as a Christian I think, this is brilliant. Okay my weekend is gone now as I'm planning to go through the whole website and I am going to buy the book too for my geeky nephews.
"They share the same brain cell!" ROTFFLMFAO!!
I’m so excited for a physical copy of the brick Book of Mormon! I’ve been raised in the cult and I want a physical reminder of just how fucked up it is.
That would be awesome!
"He asked questions..." Questions are never good for religious people.
She is a few fries short of a happy meal and that is being kind
Thank you just bought it.
Yes I'm a Christian but not a literalist.
The Brick Bible is amazing. I love it. Best version.
LOL! That Christian Karen screeching about eunuchs was hilarious. Sorry Karen and Stuckey, that's literally in the Bible. Jesus talked about the different types of eunuchs in
Matthew 19:12.
A man dedicated to serve god, renunncing his right as a father. Enoch
I was picturing an answer to my son, avoiding the pp cutting.
Then I notice the kid reading the original version. Of the screenshot
I don't think I can explain
two people doing the silly dance to him.
Thanks for this reference. I read it just now. Nice little item to keep in my back pocket.
Surely Jesus was harshly judging the eunuchs for being gender nonconforming?
@@AgnesBooth-zu7tw Check the books you give to your kids before giving them. Easy. Especially with something like the Bible which very much does have mature themes. Worst case scenario, you could always withhold the book until they’re old enough or just order the kid’s version as a replacement.
@@takumihijirihara1354 Or just don’t indoctrinate children. That’s even better.
Some quick googling confirmed that the story of David and the foreskins (1 Samuel 18) is included in the brick bible. My curiosity is sated, and I can die happy now.
Sometimes, I see these kinds of people, and think to myself _"Thank God I'm an atheist"_
Oh no! Trans people are telling our kids the true Bible stories! 😂
EXCELLENT! I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR AN ILLUSTRATED BIBLE SINCE 1969... AM HAVE BEEN POSITIVE THAT IT WOULD BE TREATED JUST LIKE PORNOGRAPHY, WRAPPED IN BROWN PAPER EVEN.
I had a bible study when I was 10
Knowing God gave Noah permission to have babies with his own family.
Because most humanity was wipe out
Is disturbing.
I this reminds me of the comic book bible I used to have a kid. I remember so many teachers and other assorted grown ups freaking out over it becasue it was a comic book medium. For some reason they thought comics were satanic.
I remember reading The Action Bible and it had some gore elements depicting scenes from the Bible
My dad read Donald Duck comic books when he was a kid, and the nuns at his Catholic school told him that Donald Duck was satanic.
@15:13 Oh, so reading the Bible as written is blasphemous now? If they can say that with a straight face then they clearly do not know what is in their own holy book.
They don't. This particular type of "Christian" came about because of the Cold War. States engaged in a very strong anti-atheist push because the USSR made religion illegal. (This is also where the concept of the US being a Christian nation came from, as well as when we started adding "In God we Trust" on our currency.)
@@TryssemTavern Good points. I was raised with "God and Country" as a constant refrain in my ears. As a 7th day Adventist, I wanted the separation because it would lead to persecution of my particular denomination. Now as an atheist, I want the freedom to not follow any religion. My mom said voting republican was part of her religious duty when she was alive. Make of that what you will. In my case, it was the opposite. Which, to my mind, means, no one has a religious duty to vote any particular way. Vote for the person who supports the policies you see as desirable. While I remember the cold war, and was in the military for 4 years during that time, it never struck me as being particularly religious in nature. So, you are probably seeing something I failed to pay attention to. Philosophy is not something I'm good at. One thing I will say. Why did we put on our money a Nazi saying so soon after WWII with that fresh in our mind. I just don't comprehend that.
Edit: Just FYI, I was raised fundamentalist independent baptist, and after I left home became non-denominational, and later 7th Day Adventist. After I read the bible clear through several times, and looked for evidence of my beliefs, finding none, I became an atheist.
@@TryssemTavernOn bills. “In god we trust” has been on coins since the 1860s , I think
@@dwightfitch3120 Sorry, it was added in 1955 for coins, and 1957 for dollar bills.
@@TryssemTavern didn't ussr made freedom for religion and freedom from religion
It sounds like Allie has a problem with reading comprehension. Her issue is with the pictures not the text since it is accurate. It seems that she could read the words without visualizing the meaning of those words and that is troubling. That said she is throwing around some serious defamation from what you said. Calling it theologically unsound and blasphemous when it is not and then accusing the author of unfounded conspiracy could be a legal issue in reality though it does not seem to be worth pursuing if it boosts sales and starts another run of purchases. What I want to know is where did she get those figures with all of those expressions and also all the varied hair do types? Were those hand made for her project one by one? Dang that is commitment if so!
I would love to see someone make a Lego Recreation of lot and his daughters in the cave. Maybe we can finally solve the mystery of who brought the wine
Noooo that's sooo cursed.
Thank you! I listen to every single episode of Allie Stuckeys podcast Relatable. Actually if you are interested in clips I have of Allie saying horrible things about non Christians, I would gladly send you clips. I have listened to Allie Relatable every episode for years and she is a monster but someone needs to keep a RIGHT WING WATCH on all of the rhetoric. Yes. Allie is a monster and she is a paid shill.
Don't leave your lego's alone with your daughters.
Just stay sober . . .
@douglasclerk2764 no
They're so freaking weird. It's like they never read the bible.
WOW! Thanks a billion Hement! You Rock! I had never heard of this Brick Bible until today, and I'm freaking 60, a life long Apistevist, Atheist, somewhat mythicist, and generally anti theist, and so have been in "the scene" deep and for a long time (On the internet in the early 80's already). It sounds like a shit load of work had to go into it, and from what I can see, she took it even further by making custom parts... That takes some doing and perseverance! Total respect for the artist, and now have to gain a better picture at minimum.
When my daughter and I were at Skepticon several years ago she was selling Brick Bibles there. I bought one for my daughter so she could understand what it meant. I think she still has it and I believe it was signed by the creator.
Hell yeah
I found the CES Letter because of you and now you've introduced me to the brick book of mormon. I can't thank you enough!
time christians read their bible
Many only read the parts that televangelists cite.
Just another case of "how dare you make what I say/believe seem ridiculous/horrendous by repeating exactly what I say/believe!"
7:58 “They share the same brain cell.” 🤣
Removing all the rape, incest, slavery and genocide from the bible kind of changes the whole message no?
It makes for a VERY short book, even most of the new testament.
I remember seeing Wonder Showzen at the video store and having to take it to the counter to tell the clerk it is NOT a children’s video. Sure, it’s got puppets and bright colors on the cover, but the whole series is very adult! People just looking at the cover and not the content.
The controversy over BMX XXX, where the parent bought the game for their child... then went after the Walmart because they (the parent) was too dense to look up the game before buying it.
that’s the show with the “celebrate our differences” song
That reminds me of finding the Gulag Archipelago under travel.
18:07 At worse the parents are being misled....into not misleading there children by telling them only the good parts of the bible.
Literally indoctrination
I thought people got over this years ago? Rip Van Stuckey? I could come back ten years from now and nothing will have changed.
"Have you read the bible front to back?"
"Yes"
"Which version?"
"The Brick Bible"
Thank you Hemant.I appreciate all the work you do.☮️🙂The remark about sharing one brain cell will have me chuckling every time I hear either of those horrible hypocrites names.
When a “Christian” can’t handle the TRUTH of their OWN BIBLE!!!!!
Hahahahahahahahaahahahahahha!
Does that surprise you?
I am a huge Lego fan and I had never heard of the Brick Bible, now I HAVE to have one! Thank Allie for me. 🤣
Omg this made me laugh out loud, will be buying the book to support the artist
lol the Old Testament is quite brutal
She doesn’t like what’s in the Bible. As Tim Walz says, “Mind your own damn business.”
This is how you know they've never actually read the bible. They have no idea exactly what's in it so any time it's shown to them in context they absolutely lose their shit.
This reminds me of the protests and outrage surrounding Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" by people who didn't realize that it was based on a novel written decades earlier.
I grew up in Kansas, and I remember that when they showed "The Last Temptation of Christ" on one of the cable channels, the local cable company blacked it out so that people couldn't watch it.
@@electronics-girl Lol. Not surprising in Kansas.
The Brick Book of Mormon will be far more interesting and entertaining than the Brick Bible.
My mother gave us kids 2 kids' Bibles to read when we were kids. One was about the 4th man in the fire and 3 boys burning, this made me shit my 9-yo pants and maybe not believe 100%.
I think all conservative Christians on the planet must share the same amygdala.
Imagine if the Christians started reading their own book! That's how most of us started our own deconstruction.
People that tell their children about a place called hell don't like to put violent images in their minds❓️👍
The truth can be brutally honest. So the brick bible is spot on.
This woman is why the project was made 😂😂😂
Just bought The Brick Bible (Hardcover-it was cheaper for some reason), thank you for the intro to it! I plan on giving to my mother. She may or may not love it. She's a conservative southern baptist evangelical, born in '39...you get the picture. However, she is a Harris supporter, dislikes trump. Sooooo... we'll see. Either way, thank you again Hemant for bringing it to my attention!
She sounds like a real BOOK BURNER !!!
So is this newfound "outrage" designed to sell Allie Beth Stuck-up's new book? Funny that.
8:30 doesn't the old testement precede Christ, but that is what informs a lot of unpopular chriatian social and legal initiatives
Funny enough, but we don't feel the "love" of God when sitting in a pew listening to a man tell us over and over that we are going to Hell.
The idea of illustrating the Bible stories with lego is actually brilliant.
Even though Im an ex christian I have thoughts of buying this book.
If she can't handle that old news, we'd better not tell her about the Ecce Homo art exhibition from 1998.
It was a photographic exhibition, with 12 photographs of different biblical situations, in modern surroundings, taken by the Swedish photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin.
It was shown in the Uppsala cathedral in Sweden (part of the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the largest church/religion in Sweden, that 60% of the population still belongs to).
The exhibition was sanctioned by the Archbishop of Sweden at that time.
The photos portrayed Jesus among homosexuals, transgender people, leatherpeople and people with AIDS.
It has been shown in many places since then, last time in the EU parliament 2023.
Please see English Wikipedia, article Ecce Homo (exhibition)
Several of the 12 photos can be found by googling
A religion or ideal based solely on the fear of eternal punishment being aghast about that EXACT idea being portrayed is why I left religion (that, and actually reading the entire bible all the way through and realizing that most of the sermons preached by pastors/priests are cherry picked to either get money or gloss over the obviously cruel, jealous and vindictive deity it depicts). The final 'nail' was finding out how many times 'the word of God' had been edited by man, seems an omnipotent being could send 'his' word directly to the pages without needing any middle 'men' to muddy it up.
I’ve always wanted to see the Bible in graphic novel or manga form
Thanks Allie. You made the Lego Bible famous in Italy. 😆
Part of me wonders if the book was donated to the camp to be used as a prize. And if it was donated if the person knew what they were giving.
I'll be honest, I'd be very tempted to be that person.
Me too. Lol
Bible scholars know the Bible was meant as lessons about life. Lessons. Not reality. Especially the Old Testament, where all the blood, sex and fun stuff happens.
People always uplift the Bible as if it doesn't depict BRUTALITIES lmfao
Stuckey was nine years old when this book was originally published. It took her 14 years into adulthood to find it. Wow, she's a tad behind.
If she actually reads the bible, she would know how graphic it can be. Urgh, people like her.
"You can't use the book about my imaginary friend to make fun of my imaginary friend!"
Leave it to reactionary conservatives to not actually read a book and blame others for their contents
I used to go to a Christian school, and one of my classmates had a physical, uncensored copy of The Brick Testament. They brought it to school a couple of times. I remember reading it online beforehand, but everything totally flew over my head.
This was in second grade. Nobody bat an eye at it.
I learned to read on the entire Bible, and was a non-believer by age 8. It works.
Brick Testament is the only way the bible should ever be presented/discovered.
Leviticus, especially, is just...precious.
There's also the bible being read by a (AI) fallout character (New Vegas dlc Honest Hearts) the Mormon Joshua Graham
His voice is commanding and gentle and the same time.
Theres also meme of it too
A chacter name Morshu, from the legend of Zelda the faces of evil (CDI)
He reads the entire bible
(even tho, he only has two lines of dialogue)
They re subtitles, in cause you don't undetand the voice.
Also made by regular people.
Heck you could read the Bible on a Gameboy.
@@AgnesBooth-zu7tw no thanks. Brick all the way!
Christians: "the Bible is the most wonderful book ever, and we should get our morals and values from it!"
Also Christians: "how dare you let kids know what's in the Bible!"
My husband and I are reading the Bible. We questioned about Noah and did our little research. What do the Jewish Rabbi's write about Noah? Then, what about non-Catholic and Catholic teaching? Our eyes were truly awakened about what happened to Noah. I wonder if these women ever sat and read the Bible. There's a lot of gruesome, disturbing, and treacherous acts, especially in the "Old Testament." I had not heard of the Brick Bible until I saw your video. Good job commentating.
What people can build with Legos is amazing. The displays at my local Barnes and Noble make me want to build one.
Religious cults drive me crazy. I have no religion inside of me, nothing to turn to in times of sorrow but myself. Oh yeah, most of these religious people do just talk to themselves.
I like the little lego guy smiling while holding a severed lego head
These people are SO CLOSE to understanding the point...
So the kids version ... To make it palatable for adults to show to kids.
As a kid I adored the watership down animated film. I can't watch it as an adult it's horrifying.
Watership Down is a wonderful story of life and death. Its beautiful. I still enjoy watching it.
@@josephbelisle5792 I think there was just a big gap between viewing like 20-30 years somehow I remembered everything (as I had worn out the tape, vhs) but wow it hit hard.
I need to get back to it but I only got as far as Bigwig getting caught in the snare ... I'll get there.
I saw a preview and my mind was blown. Who would intentionally watch something like that?
@@Ducky69247 it's intense, a bit like a thriller and a war film.
A lot of narrow escapes the dangers of being forced into strange lands without knowledge of the world you've fled too.
And you know cute bunnies (The 8 yo that called her rabbit, hyzenthlay)
@@lizcollinson2692 right, but it's considered a children's film? I remember thinking the same thing about The Velveteen Rabbit when I was forced to read that as a child.
Ooooohhhhhhh, many Mormons are really into LEGO. A LEGO BOM will be super popular in certain circles. I never heard of the Brick Bible, thanks for educating me about it ❤
These types of Christians don't read the Bible. I went to a Christian school ages ago. There were some serious problems with the school and associated church, but I'm not going into that. I will say that the quality of our teachers were top notch at that particular school. At the higher grades (middle and high school), we often had teachers with Master's degrees, and a couple of them even had PhDs. Honestly, the teachers were pretty awesome and were not the problem, just some of the executives at the top who made the decisions. In any case, starting in middle school, we did read the Bible as part of our English and Literature courses, and we used the King James Version. Some of the kids were a bit more sheltered, and didn't quite understand the racier parts, and the teacher mostly explained "knowing" and "knew" as what men and women did after getting married to have children. So, not exactly sex ed, but they didn't try to make a big deal of it, and they didn't go into detail. Seriously, we had people on staff marrying other people on staff, and some of the women were often pregnant after getting married, so it wasn't a big deal, and it added to the family environment. Basically, they weren't weird about it like the current crop of Christian weirdos. Despite all that, the problematic stuff is what got me out of it finally, because I could no longer unsee and pretend. The Bible has a LOT of racy and violent stuff. Why do you think horror movie makers do so much horror involving the church? There is so much material for it. The Lego stuff is almost wholesome, considering the source. I mean, seriously, do people forget about Joshua 24 v. 19: "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins." Scary stuff.
I am so sorry that I missed this book when it came out. What a creative genius she is! The idea of Christians wringing their hands over LEGOs depicting the sex and gore of the bible is hilarious. As an atheist who was a confirmed Episcopalian and who is very interested in the historical and social aspects of religion (and who lives in the SF area), I feel a sort of connection to Elbe Spurling. I hope her books have made her comfortably well off!
Thank you for everything Mr. Mehta. I am always reassured and even cheered up after watching your posts which I go searching for when my head is about to explode from the constant flow of stupid and saucer-deep cognitive abilities of OH SO MANY. Merci Mon Ami
This reminds me of my very Christian cousin. He was criticizing me for focusing on the "bad sounding" parts of the Bible, and I sort of hit him below the belt. His estranged father was an abuser, but he also was a hard working good provider for his family. I still remember when he took a bunch of us kids to Six Flags and we had a great time. He taught Bill to play football and baseball. He also just happened to get drunk and beat the crap out of his wife and sometimes his kids. Bill HATES his guts. So I brought up all the good things about his dad (which were actually the only things I ever saw, being a cousin) and asked why he judged his father only by the bad stories about him? All I ever saw was a loving, fun uncle.
I do a similar thing to advocate against animal racing. I worked in dog sled racing and its a nightmare.
People tell me all the time Im wrong or taking stuff out of context when talking about how racing is BAD. So I'll change gears and start talking about the benefits and utility of dog fighting, often with alot of the same talking points they use to defend racing.
@@doggodoggo3000
I'm sorry to hear that. I knew that racing at the dog tracks (mostly greyhounds) could be very cruel - I had a friend who used to rescue former racing dogs. But I always thought there was a different bond and relationship between sled dog teams and their racers.