Richard McKinney tells Jon Bernthal about the moment his perspective on humanity changed
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Richard "Mac" McKinney is a US Military veteran who, after serving in the wake of 9/11, returned to his home town of Muncie, Indiana with a deep hatred for members of the Islamic community. Mac was so seated in his hatred that he devised a plan to build a bomb and blow up the Islamic Center in Muncie. During his initial "recon" mission to the center Mac intended to gather evidence of the evils of the religion and it's patrons, but instead came to find that they were "just plain pleasant" and after getting to know them and their religion more eventually converted to Islam and is now a devout Muslim. He is joined by Bibi Bahrami, the "Mother Teresa" of the Muncie Muslim community and one of the pivotal figures in Mac's adoption of the religion and it's ideals of peace and compassion.
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/ strangeratt. .
African American Muslim from California. Was born Christian but converted two years ago in May.
MashaAllah. May Allah swt increase you in your faith and may we all be together in His Paradise. Amen.
sending care
Ramadaan Kareem brother From South Africa ❤
Son even though you chose that... Please come back to Jesus he is the way the truth and the light and he loves you and he wants the best for you
@@iyak828 Lol leave me alone.
Even some of the Muslims forget the message in Surah Al-Kafiroon...Allah bless you Mac..
This verse was received by the prophet, peace be upon him, after 10 years of trying to give the message to his folks. And a lot of these folks were his close family members, friends etc.. So the verse ends with: "to you your way, and to me mine" (rough translation of a meaning of it). But for the people reading this that are Muslim, remember, this was after 10 years of trying. So keep giving dawah (conveying the message), until the point you are absolutely sure you have done what you could for a person or a group.
@@biased6463 JazakAllah Kheir for that great explanation, it is very encouraging for me.
@@andreidarie4076 Allahoumabarek brother
@@biased6463 jazakAllah brother ❤
@@muhammadehtishamkhan84 Wa Iy yak Muhammad my brother
This should be movie and John should play him... I would watch the shit out of that.. ❤️💯
Beautiful thought.
Good though,it’s gotta be the best director out there tho.
Would be a mad movie !
100%
Can't wait for this movie, please John make it happen 👍👍👍👍
8:51
1. “Say: O you disbelievers,"
2. “I worship not what you worship,"
3. “Nor do you worship Whom I worship,"
4. “Neither shall I worship what you worship,"
5. “Nor will you worship Whom I worship,"
6. “To you be your religion, and to me my religion.”
Surah Kafirun, Verses 1-6
All of America needs to watch this episode
Gawd bless Murica
All of the world
uhm no, did you search about domestic helpers from 3rd world countries that was raped, beaten, tortured even killed by their Muslim employers? go search about it, lots of cases like that still happening today.
@@mxtinac01casterl68islam is perfect Muslims aren't. If this wat you claim is true it's against islam
@@mxtinac01casterl68 that shit is happening in America, look at what the gop is trying now🙄
Huge respect to Jon for hosting Mr McKinley on his podcast to share his story
Being an American Muslim, my parents are from Syria and I was born here in Detroit. I understand both sides a lot more, and I watched a video with Richard that he made a while ago and MAN DID I TEAR 😢UP. And now watching this interview melts my heart even more.
ps Jon is such a great guy such a badass ASKING great questions I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again being an actor I met him for five minutes at a con, and he actually took the time and looked in my eye and gave me some great acting advice about auditioning, etc. he didn’t have to do that. He also bought some he-man toys from my friend.
Mashallah
I worked at a car wash on Warren and Greenfield for over 16 years and there was a Mosque next door and they would bring us food and were so welcoming
When coming home to Syria sadeek ?
I saw his video a while back too. That was an eight tissue watch. Amazing ❤️
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
-Nelson Mandela
Tell that to history…. Humans are and have been incredibly violent. We wouldn’t have gotten this far without it.
Wise words Uncle Nelson 💚
That was beautiful mashallah
I don’t know who chooses the topics and guests, but y’all are doing a heck of job so far, keep it up Jon & staff!
👎
@@firstlast8258 cry harder
@@burakcoskun1865 🤓🖕
@@firstlast8258 shove it to a place of urs where the sun doesn't shine 🤓
@@burakcoskun1865 🤡🖕
I loved him for being “The Punisher” but now i love him more for being “The Preacher” Good job Jon for bringing forth the people that are the real heroes being the torch bearers of faith, humanity and all the good that this society lacks in general. 👍👏
imagine being the most hardcore,brutal,gore person in the tv shows,practicalling branding death as its nickname,and success doing it and then this side,and like what?..there's this side of live of john "the punisher" bernthal?.. oh ,this man truly an amazing person on/off camera..
Allah bless Jon and guide him to Islam . Amen
It makes me cry seeing how full of love and patience the woman in the video is. Her smile, calm demeanor and what she did for the guy despite his intentions. A rare beauty radiates from her face. May Allah reward these strong muslim women with everything.
Jon has created his own lane in the podcast space.... Great conversation
Created his own lane then sold out i was loving this podcast now you gotta pay for it he has 500k+ subs giys with multi million subs dont even do that
8:55 Surah Kafirun, Verses 1-6
1. “Say: O you disbelievers,"
2. “I worship not what you worship,"
3. “Nor do you worship Whom I worship,"
4. “Neither shall I worship what you worship,"
5. “Nor will you worship Whom I worship,"
6. “To you be your religion, and to me my religion.”
@Akhandd Bangladesh thank you brother
@@BBURKE617 you're right, a man shouldn't be paid for his work and efforts so YOU can watch and enjoy for free.... Typical, he's not a sell out, you're just a bum
Beautiful honesty from a man that was in darkness and he gave to him self another chance just by listening to other side of the story. Wow. That all what it took. Always double check before you judged that will save you a lot of trouble. I loved his story as he said it’s God plan and I believe it 100%. The moment God knows and he knows your intentions, God will got you where you deserve to be.🙏
This was a beautiful display of humanity! It’s crazy how a lot of the world’s problems are simply a lack of communication
Greetings from Bosnia to all of you.
Wow, that’s amazing. So glad they came together rather than letting hatred prevail as it does so much unfortunately
Religion of piece
@@firstlast8258peace**
Muslims are always good people they are the ones who I trust in this world….just don’t go to their lands and destroy it
@@jojoahmd123 yes, the deeds of the few shouldn’t dictate the feelings about the many. I can’t believe the world is still as hateful as ever. It’s pathetic😒
@@jojoahmd123and their destroying it know
Jon you a real one, for allowing people to use your platform to share such stories. Respect brother!
I love when life come full circle like this. It’s a beautiful thing & it restores my faith in humanity ✌🏾
This podcast just keeps delivering
Delivering 💩
Great conversation. it made me cry.
Peace to all of you.
Salaam
As Muslims we believe there is no compulsion in religion - it is whom Allah guides and the individuals journey of choice.
I searched this up after watching the reel of jon telling this unbelievable story! Much respect for you all
Solid interview and inspirational story!
What Jon is doing with his podcast is just wonderful . Thanks Jon .
Great conversation. I really enjoyed it . Thank you so much Jon.
From watching TWD to seeing Jons interview on Rogen to now...hes a real one.
Big Mac seems so peaceful and content. A complete release of anger. It's so beautiful.
Wow man. Just wow. Thanks for doing this Jon. Its really important.
I love this episode!!
Hi America.. Peace be upon all of you.. Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾❤️
Great conversation. Thanks for sharing Jon.
10:51: "so much for that covert or die thing huh?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Brother Richard McKinney mentioned about this surah :
Surah Al-Kafirun Ayats in Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَا عَبَدْتُمْ
وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
Transliteration: Surah Kafiroon in Roman English
Qul yaaa-ayyuhal kaafiroon
Laaa a’budu maa t’abudoon
Wa laaa antum ‘aabidoona maaa a’bud
Wa laaa ana ‘abidum maa ‘abattum
Wa laaa antum ‘aabidoona maaa a’bud
Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.
Surah Al-Kafirun Translation:
Say, “O disbelievers,
I do not worship what you worship.
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion
This man I know him last 5-7 years this man ..god live in his heart
That was a beautiful story ! Thank you
I have tears in m eyes.... 😎 man... Cheers!
1:46 This man is broken inside because of shame. You can just see it.
It's the shame for his way of thinking and the gratitude for Muslims to help him through his suffering.
This is an epic story.
Bless this man! This proves ANYBODY can change inside. Even the baddest of the baddest.
As a muay thai/ mma fighter myself I pray for you brother!
Man Mac’s story could be a real good movie or tv show even !
This story could have been the other way like in New Zealand Mosque shooter.
People can change . The media makes such haters. Thanks Jon for spreading this as it can help change others.
A miracle is a change in perspective and miracles happen every day
I’m atheist to the core, but I was never so happy to hear of a religious conversion, as when I watched Mac’s story a few years back 🙃
Omg..God Bless host & all in the interview & each and everyone of us here..🥰🥰😊
Thanks for this John this is compelling content and much needed. 👍
Absolutely beautiful messaging.
Incredible story. Wow!!
Another banger back to back like 96 Jordan salute ya John great content 🔥🔥
John Berntal cool actor and man🙏🏻🤝
This is very enlightning. Thank you for sharing us this story Jon.
Look at Richard's faces, that is peace that he felt inside
Clean and there's a nur on his faces
What a great human being. Such an amazing story I enjoyed every second of this guy.
The greatest real post cast ever..I love real story no fakes no drama what so ever..I love you n I love these guests life story.. amazing Hollywood actor willing to listen a Muslim convert story..
The Noble Qur'an Chapter 109 "Those Who Deny The Truth"/Al-Kafirun
"In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say (O Prophet), “O Disbelievers.
I do not worship what you worship.
Nor do you worship what I worship.
Nor do I serve what you serve.
Nor do you serve what I serve.
To you, your way, and I have my way.”
I think it's not just hatred but the way military and war makes you, your made to put feelings aside about some things and destroy your enemies.
The "punisher" interviewing the real Punisher
If I am to come to the US, I would love to visit this community. Lovely people.
I need the full episode to be uploaded 😢
Thanks for providing us with the Jon!
The power of love is stronger then all
The chapter that Ustadh McKinney was referring to is the Surah Al-Kafiruun, 109th Chapter with 6 verses;
{In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful and The Most Compassionate}
"Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O you disbelievers!.
I do not worship what you worship,
nor do you worship what I worship.
I will never worship what you worship,
nor will you ever worship what I worship.
You have your way, and I have my Way. (in other translation: For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.)"
Beautiful, four honest loving people sat together.
So much to admire and learn.
Bro, this guys interview Muslims yet joe rogan she talked with a lot of anti Islamist and never actually had a Muslim on his podcast
Rogan will start interviewing muslims soon after this. Give it a few months. Mark my words bro. ;)
Joe Rogan had Dave Chappel on his podcast, Mike Tyson and other muslims. This story was shared on Rogans podcast & instantly got 3x more people who watched this because of his podcast. Its how I heard about this story, from Rogans podcast. Joe Rogan does podcasts w people he wants & its never due to religious believes. He had "the punisher" on his podcast due to liking his movies and life experiences. If anybody on his podcast was anti islam, it was not the reason they were invited nor did he know that. Joe is not very religious but does belueve in being a good person & is against all form of hate and judgement or crime. Kind of the way you judge him based on nothing he did but maybe some believes of guests that were on his shlw for a completely different reason. One thing happened on his podcast, in regards to islam, was the journalists who were killed for making cartoon jokes about Prophet mohammed. To Joe, as well as any real muslim, commiting murder because someome joked about prophet mohammed, is a horrific sin. Joe did not say how this was from few extreme terrorists and by assumption few ignorant hating judgemental people believed that he blamed all muslims. Exactly what you are doing now and the very opposite that islam teaches. People make such assumptions all the time about most things they believe in. So I hope you realize that you are being hateful & judgemental and that the exact opposite is expected from muslims. But we all make mistakes and keep learning so insallah you will do so and become more understading and open minded while not judging and always looking for as much information as possible before you even think of creating a negative opinion and even more careful before you spread and share negativity in any way about anyone. Selam Alejkum
@8:29 The chapter (109) he is talking about is called "Kafirun" (non-muslims and how to coexist with people different from you) is pretty short and a good read.
When the brother was explaining the verse. The translation at the end reads
" you have your religion and I have mine" not. You go your way
Way, path, religion all mean the same thing in this context. So he is not incorrect. The Quran is in Arabic, English is just a translation, so it's a matter of word choice when translating to capture the meaning as best we can.
The chapter that he was talking about is Surah Al-Kafirun 109th chapter of the Quran
Wow. So he reverted
We need conversations like these
Thx John for bring this up.... and can not wait for "The Bear" Season 3.
You'll always be Lee Iacoca to me! Nice work, Jon.
Stranger at the Gate should be mandatory to watch. Such a great story.
wow ... eye-opener, great podcast.
Amazing story I cried while listening him
This is the beauty of America. We all from all faiths are Americans and this makes America strong. Never let anyone divide us. Love it!
I've enjoyed every second of the interview
ماشاء الله تبراك الله بارك الله فيكم جميعا وجزاكم الله خيرا
Man great conversation shout out to you from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 jon ♥️
Man you can see in his face he is just happy and his eyes are full of brightness. May allah help all of you guys in our diffucult time and lets make the earth a better place just by understanding one another. Jon you are an outstanding humanbeing bro you did a great job by asking those questions. Thank you guys and i love you all wish you all a nice day and may allah protect all of you amiin 🤍
MasyaAllah Alhamdulillah..may your story inspires others and insyaAllah will be your shodaqoh jariyyah (knowledges useful for others) that will bring you to jannah
Wow,you made us learn alot.Thanks for reminding us about Surah Al kafiroon. 💖
Nice greetings from 🇩🇪
Richard said something extremely PROFOUND.
"AMERICA IS MY RELIGION"
I'm not American but he is right, the merican way as if God is actually the president, Patriotism, Apple pie, the right to bear arm.
God bless Amaerica etc etc.
This is so different from the rest of the West.
Trump got up on TV as if he was the Oracle and said "Those Muslim,I think they hate us"
It was one of the most devisive thing a world leader could say.
Richard was prepared and very misguided in believing blowing up the masjid would make him an American martyr.
If his young daughter hadn't said what she said it would have probably happened I think.
Wow brought a tear to my eyes
Yes...love and goodness does win...ultimately!!
Great one, spreading love
Hahaha. Welcome brother, I'm so happy for you ❤️ God guides us all in ways we would NEVER have imagined.
If anyone wants to know about Islam, read and understand Qur'an properly. And if you want to know what terrorism is and why terrorists do what they do, read and understand geopolitics. This is very important.
Welcome Richard, welcome to the family of 1 billion, may Allah give you peace as you gave peace to so many out there
Much love and respect💛
"I worship not that which you worship
"Nor will you worship that which I worship
"And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping
"Nor will you worship that which I worship. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion
Al kafron “ the disbelievers “
Mostly means you do you I do me
I wish this was longer ❤❤
Love this man 😊 open your heart and learn will do wonders people media is all lies
The media just wants to divide us and abolish co-existent
I suggest Hamza Yusuf Hanson 🌹
Amazing story! Thanks for the share!
Amazing story
Blessing❤
Truly inspiring ❤❤❤
I just watched Stranger at the Gate and I cried my eyes out. With what's happening in Israel and Palestine, it broke my heart. Thank you Mac for showing us there's love to be found not hate.
This is beautiful!
As a church of England English man this is so nice to listen to. Praise to god, Praise to Allah 🙏🤲
This is a very good podcast. Should be shared more in the public with the outrage that happened in Sweden burning the Quran in front of Turkey's embassy there. Thanks Jon!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
Hopefully the full episode comes to UA-cam or Rumble soon.