The Norden - Religion
Вставка
- Опубліковано 9 лис 2014
- Marty McLain, a conservative pastor from Douglasville in Georgia, USA, visits the secular Nordic countries. What role does religion have in the Nordic society? How do the Nordic people relate to God, faith and spirituality, and how does it differ from the US? English subtitles. Host: Joakim Rundt.
Other episodes from the series:
Prisons: • The Norden - Nordic Pr...
Police: • The Norden - Police
Gender: • The Norden - Gender
(C) Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle 2014. All rights reserved. - Розваги
And the key words here are , "Marty has never been outside the USA before"
Says it all really.
this episode should have been called: Pastor Marty gets a taste of the real world.
Paolo Falconí of the "free"world^^ haha
other than a day trip to canada, i haven't been out of the usa either, unless one counts hawaii as a sort of foreign nation. i have, however, been to several states all over the nation and lived in a few of them for months or years.
i read a lot, though, and read translated books from foreign writers, so i do have some knowledge, not experience, of the differences in life in other places.
i think marty has probably never really been out of his own state or comfort zone, EVER before.
Probably never left the southern US before either
@@margaretjohnson6259 yes i agree. when i visited china to see family i never understood certain customs and dismissed them but when i went home and did research on asian philosophy and history (gettingoutmybubble) i had a new found respect and interest for my ethnic background. everything lookslike trash if your outlook is trash
Of course. OF COURSE Finland would have heavy metal in church.
Only in Finland.
theorcawhale94 Metal Church for real!
theorcawhale94 Hard Rock Hallelujah!
theorcawhale94 So what's wrong with that? I personally have a problem with the church that's built around the heavy metal band :)
I wish I was forced to go there instead
Much more awesome than the church where I live
Pastor: "Do you believe in God?"
Guy: "Of Course!"
[Relief and happiness settles upon pastor]
Pastor: "Are you a Christian?"
Guy: "No I'm a muslim..."
Pastor: "MUSLIM!"
Pastor : ‘So does that mean that you’re isis?’
@@heshanperera1581 African Guy: "No, ISIS is an Egyptian Goddess!"
You'd think that at that point he'd be happy to meet anybody who's (1) religious and (2) not a satanist.
I have very little compassion for somebody who rattles off his "nono evolution is a faith" talking points and wouldn't know CpG island methylation if it gave him cancer.
Go, grab yourself a black-board / white-board / convenient church wall and write "Me not having learned about it is _not_ a proof it doesn't exist" a hundred times.
12:30
Well give him a break, the guy before wholy disheartened him by telling him he was a Lithuanian Catholic. That's probably was worse for him than the Muslim guy ;)
"Do you believe in God?"
"Of course yes."
"Are you christian?"
"No, I'm a muslim."
"MUSLIM!"
He's reaction was priceless, "oh my lord, I've never seen a Muslim before!"
+Invictum Bellator his*
+Mike Lmao he said he wasn't even Swedish.
Anyhow, a good thing is that more people are becoming atheists now and the world is becoming more secular.
ita-eng subber
First off, you're right. Sorry, I just forgot to copy-paste them. Reviewing the data, it looks like I might not have studied the material closely enough. That being the case, I'll study it along with you. Here are the links, some which say very different things.
www.unz.com/article/the-iq-gap-is-no-longer-a-black-and-white-issue/
www.africaresource.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=528:race-intelligence-and-iq-are-blacks-smarter-than-whites&Itemid=360
This writeup by a guy with a masters in psychology seems to conclude that there in fact is an undeniable gap in IQ between black Africans and Whites. I don't have my opinion made up anymore. Hopefully after reviewing all of this...
www.reddit.com/r/OpenandHonest/comments/3evdd3/blacks_in_the_us_and_in_africa_consistently_score/
ita-eng subber Since all the information on the subject of intelligence across the races seems so woefully drenched in bias, what has been your method thus far to find information you can put your confidence behind?
"If there's no god, why should I believe in him?"
This guy cracks me up every time.
I agree.. he's great. Typical Northerner :D
God that part was so cringe 😂😂
@@Ragazardepends from what perspective. I have lived in Denmark for 5 years now, and I got used to the bluntness with which people talk.
Marty's easily shocked by other cultures and incredibly naive. I'm pleased he was respectful.
Ahahahahaha He actually indirectly offended the guy which said he was a believer and Marty said how it had to be at McDonalds he would find a believer, and the guy was like "Ugh Didn´t liked that joke... grrrr"
he is not respectful. he just is aware that he is on his own.
@@mikewahnsinn567 exactly that. If you look at the facial expressions he is quite judgemental all the way
@@Adrian2140 True, but we all react towards ideas we don´t like... however in my view, we have to control ourselves in our responses as good as we can. So at least he tried.
@@mikewahnsinn567 It’s not so much that he’s respectful because he realizes he’s “outnumbered”, as it is that he’s respectful (at least partly) because on some level he knows his Bible-thumping judgmental-ness turns people off and he doesn’t want to embarrass himself in the court of public opinion in front of a camera.
"I knew if I came to a McDonald's I'd find someone who believes in God". LMAO!!!
Lol 😀
Jim Strano Nobody not believing in an afterlife would eat there ;)
David Kesselheim Haha, glorious comment.
+Jim Strano
God, as every conservative Christian from the Bible belt knows, is American, and just LOOOOOVES a Big Mac.......
+Jim Strano I bet he was feeling homesick ;)
You have to give it to Marty for being open enough to do this.
But stupid enough to have it on utube and be dissected.
He made himself look pretty silly not knowing simple things. But hey...GA. what do you expect? He also believes in creationism so we already know there's a little cray cray going on here
Todd Willoughby exactly, he was willing to put himself in a completely different environments and talk with people who don’t believe like he does... which is more than I can say for many people
It really speaks volumes about a group of people when you can sincerely thank them for not being a total douche.
He seemed nice and open-minded enough not to judge people off the bat. I'd like to buy him a beer and talk openly about life even though i know we would agree to disagree in the end. Open and respectful discussion with an American-style conservative pastor would be interesting.
For their disbelief, God has cursed the Nordic countries with centuries of peace and prosperity.
Following God has little impact on your financial situation. They began to lose faith 150 years ago. They were already prosperous long before that.
@Havumaa Havuinen it is man
Nope. If you're looking at countries like Sweden or Norwegia, they're falling because some of their policies from immigration to their taxes.
@@unspecifiedvirusofunknownr2931
Norwegia?
@@carolmckee8456 yes, almost all of Nordic countries have similar problems like their political correctness, taxes and immigration policies.
Wow, conservative marty never traveling anywhere and then to the nordic countries XD Wow! XD Talk about going from breast-milk to scotch XD
+lazygamerz breast milk to scotch. Love it!
"Marty's never been outside of the US."
That explains SO much...
People who don't travel or don't try to be interested in the world itself really lack knowledge in, well, diversity.
Most Americans have never been outside America.
@@johannesnielsenjohnbates8889 The problem isn't being outside the US. The problem is with people not even being interested, even ignorant to anything outside the country.
Well, I think a lot of Europeans have never been outside of Europe, which is more comparable than not having left their country
@@niklaswikstrom78 and yet those Europeans myself included knows more about the world than your avarage amarican.
we can even named 3 non European countries, unlike the amarican retards
Scandinavian countries have a common moral basis. But it's not religion. I think it's humanism and human rights for all. It's a better common moral basis that religion.
the term is not humanism per se rather nordic people have a social contract... you find joy in your work do not want too much and share the wealth to help those in need... of course humanism or fairness plays into it.
Earth+ The two do not have to be separate. In fact, humanism has a lot of its roots in Christianity, and a lot of its original thinkers were Christians.
I don't agree. Because Christianity has it's own doctrine. Humanism allows us to think independently and decide what's write and wrong.
Earth+ It's historical fact that a lot of early humanists were Christian. Petrarch is often considered the father of Renaissance humanism, which was an explosion in the prevalence of humanism. Petrarch was also a devout Christian. www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Petrarch
Humanism has some diversity to its thought, and has some subgroups. As an example, Petrarch saw faith and the realization of human potential as being able to merge. There are other groups within humanism that may disagree, but as stated there is some diversity.
Kram Narpak
A lot of early humanists were not Christian too. It's not like humanitarian efforts never came along until Christianity. The point many are saying is that one does not need religion to be a humanitarian or to have a strong moral compass. Too many people think the only way you could have a civilized society is through the governance of religion. It's not true. Society is completely capable of being moral and civil without religion being in the equation.
I like how the danish priest was like "ppfffft" like he burst out in laughter when they were talking about being "reborn" at 17:24 .
+larso I could not stop laughing when that happened.
+larso So awkward!!!
Yeah! I somehow missed that first time. Thank you!
+larso very disrespectful from his side. He should not be called Christian at all.
Rommy Barriga True. Even though danish propably have more liberal interpritation of christianity, he should still be respectful towards other interpritations.
He seems like the nicest conservative pastor i have seen. He never disrespected anyone or anything. And even though i disagree with him on many things, i take my hat off for that.
+Marcus Ryser Yeah he did seem nice he didn"t start arguments although he politely disagreed, I wish missionaries would have the same respect, Is it Just me or have you noticed the explosion of these Jehovahs witnesses everywhere? It looks to me to be a business all they do is recruit in what appears to be un-paid organized labor I think they should be investigated and taxed
xXxTr0nxXx Wut
Marcus Ryser He sounds shocked when the one guy tells him he's a muslim.
xXxTr0nxXx He should have went to bigger cities Stockholm. Helsinki... Many Americans never seen a Muslim before
+Marcus Ryser I agree. He came off really well. Quite a sport. I honestly think that he may have walked away with a bit more perspective on the world. Hats off to the guy indeed.
Huge props to Marty McLain for being so open-minded. You don't see that often.
Andreas Rasmussen Excusez-moi?
ita-eng subber Yeah, but he soaked it all up and, as far as I can tell, he seemed open to this different perspective. Obviously he's a backwards bigot but most backwards bigots make no effort to be educated.
unfortunatelly, I must agree with you, ita.eng subber :/ he seemed pretty self-righteous
I liked your commen until I noticed it wasn't sarcastic
If you can say "to each his own" to a religion about filesharing then you're pretty damn open-minded.
i feel bad for this man because he genuinely seems like a nice guy. it's sad that he has devoted so much of his time and mental energy on believing in christianity.
i feel you, but no religion is greater than others, in fact religion is bad
i agree with you 100%
i never feel bad for stupid weak people
Radu Gheorghes Do you hate those who are less educated or less intelligent?
He condemned homosexuality in the same week he said "people can do their own thing". Depending on the edit he was either showing a mind open to change, or....
I'm an atheist, and don't agree with Marty's point of view. But fair play to him for giving this a go and going out of his comfort zone. In spite of his beliefs, he seems quite a likeable chap
Taught me something. Instead of just writing off evangelical knobs, I liked this guy. He had integrity and was prepared to learn rather than point the fiery finger. Kudos to him. He's a likeable guy.
@@juswuzz8929 Exactly! Not every fundamentalist is a hate mongering Fred Phelps. There are many fundies who are good people.
I love (hate) how one of the things Marty uses to denounce evolution was that "no one was around to see it". I'm sorry, who was around to interview Adam & Eve or Noah? Were there diary entries? Times and dates? Oh, nope, sorry, it's just a bunch of folklore that no one actually saw.
Also, I'm happy that Marty finally found a fellow Christian Swede at a MACdonalds.
Poor family-man pastor was getting turned on by the metal-vocalist and wanted her to tone it down :p
"I knew that if I came to McDonalds I would find someone..." well, where else to find people who'll unquestioningly swallow anything.
Excellent comment!
OOF, what a roast
Ohhh the evolution hasn't been proven remark never gets old. smh
Well, it hasn't, it's a theory. It's a principle of scientific thinking: If only one argument falsifies a theory, you'll have to adjust or dismiss it. There is an overwhelmingly lot of evidence supporting the theory of evolution though, so that one _could_ state that it's been proven. But it isn't and (probably) never will be.
@@schallundrauch2378 You don't understand what "theory" means. A theory in science isn't just a guess. Gravity is also a theory. Don't think it works, go up to a high building and jump to test your hypothesis.
+beautybamelxoxo Would you please be more precise and explain what is wrong with the statement I wrote? I didn't write that a theory in a scientific meaning is guessing.
Schall und Rauch I think what is wrong with what you said is you said evolution is a theory when it isn't Evolution by natural selection is the theory
@@schallundrauch2378 Evolution is a fact. We know it happend. Natural selection is a theory and yes you explained a scientific theory correct. It's been tested so much it's undeniable. You can prove it wrong or prove that there is more to it, like string theory will most likely add to general relativity theory.
As much as I dislike fundamental christians...I cannot help pitying the poor guy. they sent him to freakin' northern Europe, bwahahaha. Right in the lion's den. The look on the Danish pastors when he goes WOW about same sex marriage is just priceless.
It's like bringing someone from Saudi Arabia to America xD
Evolution is a scientific fact....whether Marty understands that or not....
The Nordic people seem very informed, educated and use science to improve their lives and have the good sense to relegate religion to christmas music, decorations and holidays.
Well relayed!
Evolution is no more than a theory. No scientist has ever said otherwise, as proof has never been scientific documented. That said, many believes it being proofed, as that is what schools and high schools are teaching. It doesn’t make it right because some says it’s true, as scientists says it’s an unproven theory.
@@johannesnielsenjohnbates8889 You don't understand what a scientific theory is. It's not a hunch or guess. An untested assertion in science is called a hypothesis. After testing, researching and peer review a successful hypothesis is a scientific theory. BTW theories never become scientific laws. They are two different things. The law describes the phenomenon like...the apple always falls to the earth after it comes off the tree. The theory tells us why it always falls to the earth.
There are millions of data points to support evolution through natural selection and random mutation: fossil record, geological column, comparative anatomy, bio-diversity, DNA, the human genome. There is almost as much evidence for evolution as there is for gravity. We're the fifth ape. It's okay.
@Angelina Vaskova The scientific theory of evolution is the best explanation we have about the diversity of life on earth. There are millions of data points to support evolution. Evolution is the basis for biology. If this scientific theory gets displaced by a better explanation it will be because there was more data and research to knock it down not because a religious group wanted "intelligent design" (Adam & Eve) to be taught in the science classroom alongside evolution.
Yes being a critical thinker is important and so is understanding that in the US acceptance of evolution is just above the halfway mark. What that means is almost half of the 330 million Americans believe the Bible fairytale of Adam and Eve is real. These people don't understand biology, think evolution is a lie from Satan and they shape public policy in the US because evangelicals are a major voting block.
I don't appreciate it because it holds us back as a society. We have to be able to call out bad ideas that can get people killed or encourage ignorance about our world. Many religious Americans don't think we should do anything about climate change. They believe god will bring the end times and all the good christians will be magically transported to heaven. Do you believe that? Do you want the world's response to climate change shaped by that thinking? I do not.
@Angelina Vaskova I didn't bother to read your full comment, because your first sentence was already total BS.
There's a big difference between "common language" or "slang" and academic "jargon".
In all scientific dieciplnes, what is commonly called a "theory" is actually a "hypothesis". It only becomes a "scientific theory", if you can prove it to be true across multiple disciplines. No ifs or buts about that, if you actually study scientific research and methodology, like e.g. in peer-reviewed journals.
The pastor seemed a really good, honest and genuine man, what most struck me was the surprise he showed when people admitted so matter-of-factly that they have no belief in a God, and that same sex marriage existed and was sanctified in a church. It made me realise how insular American citizens are.
+neil the wheel not all of us; in fact, I'd be surprised if it was near the majority of us that are like this. I'm fairly sure that this guy was picked specifically from the lot of US residents specifically because he's never travelled out of the country, is very deeply religious, and is a very nice and even-tempered man who is unlikely to explode in a fit of bigotry. In short, good for television for this topic. In the northeast and other parts of America there are a lot more people, though perhaps not quite as prevalent as in Nordic countries, with quite similar attitudes toward religion.
most european nations have a national religion, so the church has to follow certain regulations because it's supported by the state. that isn't the case in the usa where we have no national religion and the state and church are separate.
@@margaretjohnson6259 which European countries have a national religion according to you? As far as I'm aware we pretty much have separation of church and state everywhere, at least on paper.
Wim Lagarde. some european nations have state religions. in england it's anglican (i think). ireland is still deep in with catholicism, but that seems to be waning, thank goodness. i misspoke, so my apologies.
The Danish realm, the UK and Greece are the only large countries in Europe with state religions. I think all of them have religious freedom too though. The rest are some of the small countries lika Malta, Liechtenstein etc. Norway has a state funded but independent church which apparently is not something they call "official public church," I'm not sure what the real difference is.
Marty seems like a nice guy but also backwards.
+j Nakhjo He never disrespected anyone, we gotta give it to him, and the whole thing was kinda nice
why am I backwards explain
+j Nakhjo Depends on what you define to be backwards.
+Zachery Dubisz indoctrinated is what he is
I do not think Marty is very nice! He is in a different environment and fairly quiet. But the moment he sees "the sinful ones" his very primitive bronze age views show and he insults others as soon as he feels "safe". (Quietly but at home surely differently!) Marty is backward and willfully ignorant refusing to learn about the truth and reality just to support his fairytales and pre-justice of “others”!
Scandanavia is a role model for the world in more ways than one.
And should be a warning in a lot of other ways. Like with our failing health care, immigration, schools, legal system, social security etc.
/A Swede
***** Yeah, but that's a part of our immigration problem.
***** Well it's already too late.
You are insane? It's the rape Capitol of Europe. It's not a model for any rational person
+BananaPerson1278 yeap due to mass Muslim immigration
Pastor Marty's final words: "You're not going to kick god out of this world. He's there." And my reply: "As a non-believer Finnish person, that's fine. He can stay. Without a fight. Freedom of religion and freedom of conscience, in the constitution of Finland, includes him too."
God is not just another person who is free to occupy the world if he wants. He created it, and he created you. You owe him everything.
@@uncensoredpilgrims so eternal debt it is then? sounds fair.
@@mr.nobody1081 Sure. But Jesus paid the price for us, even though he did nothing wrong. How fair does that sound?
@@uncensoredpilgrims I am not into worshiping idols, that include historical and/or mythical ones.
@@mr.nobody1081 Good, don't! Jesus is the only God who is not an idol. You can check the evidence for yourself. It checks out.
My god I loved this. I'm an eastern european raised on orthodoxy that moved to Sweden and loved every second of this. It's hard to take religion seriously when you start talking about human rights or humanitarian goals, it implies too many mental gymnastics.
It's hard to take human rights or humanitarian goals seriously without religion.
@@uncensoredpilgrims Sorry your brain is too small to need religion in order to simulate compassion.
@@olety That's right. I do need guidance. I am not afraid to admit that I'm very happy we have the word of God to tell us right from wrong, rather than just listening to our government.
The fact is that christian ethics is the basis for the ethics underpinning the humanist worldview. If you actually dig a bit deeper you'd see that christians were at the forefront of many causes.
I am glad I am Norwegian, religion is considered.. not very smart.
Science, facts and evidence however, that's what matters.
Being raised to be a critical thinker, a sceptic, I thank Norway for that.
PuroYO I thank Bernie Sanders for pivoting awareness to the USA onto Scandinavian countries as a model to move on
+edymasta yea i was hoping we would move in that direction
Puro I wish I wasn’t in America. My whole family believes in god, but I believe in science and logic. I just can’t bring myself to tell my family. Ugh Going to church kills me
Me too 🇳🇴👏🏻
@@bono894 We thank the US troops and politics for utterly fucking over the middle east in the name of God, Democracy, Freedom and Oil. Thank you for your service! But remember, what goes around, comes around...
While I found the clip interesting with great moments, I thought Marty's take away rather sadly human in the end. He ended up seeing what he wanted to see, and interpreting the evidence to his worldview so he could return home comforted. Instead of realizing the truth that he had already been given. The Christmas pageant, the Christmas songs in the stores, etc. all of that was just holiday spirit in countries that hardly celebrate Christmas religiously. It is just part of how it is done, but doesn't signify faith to most, but people like it all the same. The same way they still like getting married in churches though they don't believe. It is traditional.
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you..........
@@stevenanderson1897 You're a con and stop bothering people!
John these are great. Will they produce an episode on Healthcare? If there is already one my apologies.
RuleofFive Hey, thanks for watching and commenting. We haven't yet made an episode on healthcare, but the question has been asked before and it's something that we'll look into at some point; there are certainly interesting issues in that area as well :)
John Stark Thanks for quick response! I'm interested after seeing Michael Moore's documentary on the American healthcare system titled:
"Sicko" to learn more about the Nordic models. Thanks again.
+RuleofFive It's a much more complex question. If you ask Swedes most of them will say that it's better, because that's what our government tells us. Even medical professionals will say that. But it's not really true, and to show the disadvantages in this type of video is incredibly difficult so it will inevitably end up being a propaganda video for the expensive and overcrowded Nordic system (which is about to collapse and would already have collapsed if Nordics would be as unhealthy as Americans are).
+Völundr Frey I know that the complexity of each system could not be shown in a half hour TV program. I would like to learn more about it.
The problems in the US with for profit healthcare is:
a. 38 million people cannot afford health insurance
b. 45,000 people die each year because they cannot access the system
c. 1.7 million people per year currently go bankrupt due to inability to pay medical bills
d. We pay the highest costs in the world for medical care, prescription drugs, medical devices, etc...
No system is perfect but the US system is seriously flawed and does great harm in some people's lives.
That is actually bullshit.
OMG the bishop laughing in the pastors face was perfect.
I am so proud of my nordic siblings, Love will always win
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.........
@@stevenanderson1897 Wierd that you're replying to a comment I made 4 years ago. So, just to make it clear: I applaude them not to shun people for who they are. If you are the Steven Anderson I've heard about I want nothing to do about the god you seem to talk to. That god seems like a hateful, frankly, dispicable being. You need to understand progress and get to terms with that you are an aweful human.
@@hedvignottheowl3583 bro thats a bot
This was both very entertaining and very informative! Also made me quite proud of Danish priests!
How? A priest marrying 2 men together makes you proud? Does Denmark have religious discrimination to protect the minority Christians?
@@bryanbradley6871 God is love
@@JensLarsen 2 men can't 🤦🏼♂️ love is something built over time
@@bryanbradley6871 Yes we can
@@JensLarsen u r brainwashed... Did Jesus allow 2 men marry each other?
Without a shadow of a doubt, Scandinavia is second to none. This program shows how awesome these societies are. This preacher should keep repeating "wow" in awe of how great these people are.
While I always thought highly of Scandinavia, I am truly mesmerized by what I saw in these first two programs!!!
2 minutes in - a Conservative "The bible is 100% true" American Christian who has never left the US, is going to Scandinavia - the least religious region on the planet - for the first time.
Thus gun be guud.
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you...........
@@stevenanderson1897 Um... Robot alert? Like just the overly long, overly preachy comment with all sorts of clickbait terminology and no awareness of the culture in this comment section (like barely anyone from Scandinavia will go out of their way if you start your reply with such language, and second... Nobody in Scandinavia uses WhatsApp.)
@@drdewott9154 Pretty sure the guy is a troll or a religious fanatic. His channel is called Steven Anderson which is one of the most hatefull figures in american churches, rambeling on and on about homosexuality and jews with hate in almost every sermon, while being attracted to pumpkins. He is so bad that he is banned in most countries outside of the USA.
"I knew if we came to McDonalds we would find someone who believed in God" - I had to pause as I was laughing so hard - so many levels of stupid in that comment it is astounding haha
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you..........
This was massively interesting. And it made me want to move to Denmark or Sweden or Finland.
A dane here. Its pretty good here. We have the best weather of scandinavia. But if you like mountains Norway is the way to go.
Finland is dark and cold and has the highest murder rate in western Europe.
Sweden is social justice warrior heaven and also higher crime rates (probably due to the ton of immigrants they dont have time to properly integrate).
Oh yeah forgot suicides:/
I feel bad for the fins.
But then again it's not just a big pool of misery and death xD
I'd pick finland as my home over a lot of countries.
If Scandinavia, then Denmark. Best regards from Germany (which has a tiny little border with Denmark (by American standards)
)
As a Dane it warms my heart that people pick Denmark. I love Denmark, but Norway simply takes the cake when it comes to Scandinavian countries. All that oil money and progressive thinking makes it a literal fairy tale land.
Finland is a strong contender as well, but the weather man..
Sweden................ It's like the little brother of Scandinavia. He tries hard but will forever live in the shadows of his siblings.
nejtilsvampe It's funny bcause swedes think of themselves as the bigger brother.
Especially since they have the biggest army and popuation.
But as a dane it's kind of our duty to (brotherly) hate the swedes. But honestly they're not THAT bad.
And i am glad we got recommended by a german. It's pretty cool to have Germany next door as well.
I love this. The same annoyance and frustration that Marty felt talking to the people who adamantly don't believe in religion are the feelings secular people have living in the US, especially the South. He now knows what it's like to be alone in the minority. Yet I'm sure he hasn't recognized the connection.
11:15
"Evolution is about faith"
Me: No it's not.
"It's not been proven"
Me: Yes it has.
"No one has witnessed it"
Me: WE ARE WITNESSING IT RIGHT NOW!
ikr. also evolution has been observed in both laboratories and nature, and apparently natural evolution of new species is possible in as little as two generations. evolution has been witnessed multiple times.
"I knew that if we came to McDonalds, I would find a Christian" WOW.... LMAO... I live in Texas and this is exactly as accurate as it can get hahaha
Awesome video. I would love to watch it in English. Please let me know if you do create an English version.
Cristian VQ Hey, thanks for watching! By "English version", do you mean a version that is also completely overdubbed with a voiceover in English? I hope that the English subtitles are sufficient at this point though ;)
+Cristian VQ This is an English version idiot!
Luke Bruce an ad hominem only show how much of an ignoramus you are.
I was clearly referring to the subtitled parts.
Cristian VQ
_An ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, means responding to arguments by attacking a person's character, rather than addressing the content of their arguments_ (source:wiki)
Before using Latin terms, learn the meaning so you don't look like a bigger idiot than you already are.
The subtitles are in English so yes, this is an English version.Don't you think there would be Swedish subs for the non Swedish parts and no subs for the Swedish part if this was the Swedish version?
I am sorry to say this but you are an utter imbecile.
The fact that you called me an idiot is an ad hominem Brucy bruce. You just proved my point.
Excellent show. It just shows how far ahead the Nordic countries are and how far behind the US is.
Ahead in what competition to reach what finish line?
More advanced.
A scholar and a gentleman ahead in the aspect of progressing humanity and understanding. The prison video is even more powerful than this in that proves it's point in how we should be rehabilitating people: with kindness and empathy
Omar Attia Thanks for the kind words!
11:10 "I take that by faith, just as you take evolution by faith."
Your *blind faith* and *faith by evidence*, are *not* the same thing.
It's even further than that.
We don't need *faith* in evolution, because we have evidence.
Faith is belief in the absence of evidence - but evolution has an incredible mountain of evidence supporting that.
Believing things which are supported by evidence is rational, and the appropriate response to evidence.
I don't believe in evolution nor have I faith in it.
However, until someone proves it wrong I'm convinced it is the best explanation on how life developed on this planet. All historical, geological and genetic evidence point in favor of evolution. It also has been observed in living organisms.
In the scientific comunity there a no evolution vs creation controversy as some religious organization claim it to be.
A better way of saying it is: "I accept evolution to be true because the evidence for it is overwhelming. Faith is to believe in something despite of the lack of evidence."
FenrisUlfven So
You DO believe in evolution?
I mean believe is usually colloquially used as "accept as true" so
Ecksy Dee
Well, believing is not the issue here. I have confidence in the scientific methods and the result they produce and because of that I have confidence in the evidence that are presented about the evolution. So as far as I can assess the evidence of evolution it is a fact and not a subject of belief or faith.
This makes me so proud being Scandinavian! :)
The Pastor has his own strong beliefs, but he was very gracious. Interesting video.
***** I commend him for making the trip and handling the differences rationally. Something I rarely see.
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.........
you are beautiful with a beautiful smile are you doing today how is the weather over there right now
Leif is my hero..."I believe in humanity and human rights...in short I have no need for a god"
Beautiful....
This was so awesome!!! from a Brazilian atheist(here is one of the most catholic countries on earth) this was very interesting.So glad I found this channel! also I love scandinavian history in general so this videos are also very rich in that sense.Thanks for the good fun!
Paz(peace).
tengokuro Thanks for the kind words!
Uma pena que a Escandinávia está prestes a virar uma região islâmica. Não existe sociedade sem Deus. Se tirar o Cristianismo irá sobrar o Islã. Sociedades seculares se implodem e enventualmente deixam de existir.
¿One of the most catholic countries on earth? As far as I know, many Brazilians have turned to Protestantism (more specifically Pentecostalism) in the last decades. Here in Chile there's a complicated relationship between the people (especially poor people) and the Catholic Church, because most priests come from rich families. That's why many people from the lower class are protestants and despise the Catholic Church. For instance, my hometown (one of the poorest towns in Chile) is mostly protestant. I thought the same was happening in Brazil. By the way, I'm an atheist myself and despise both Catholic Church and Protestant churches equally.
The dude should be more amazed the english proficiency. We in America suck at 2nd languages. Maybe we should stop going to church and learn a language on the "sabbath".
europeans learn english because this is a global language fpr international trade, communications and also english is prevalent on internet and also most enterntainment comes from USA or UK so that's another reason to know english. In USA there's not enough reasons to push for learning second language. Only now when latinos became a very significant minority some americans feel the need to learn spanish.
I'm literally laughing out loud. This poor, lost bastard having his mind nuclear blasted.
At least he's respectful and kind. Good character.
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you..........
@@stevenanderson1897 lmao
"Heavy Metal Seminar". Only Christian seminar I would attend.
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.........
This wonderful video shows citizens of Post-Enlightenment Nordic nations engaging a Christian fundamentalist from the US South. What a great example to people the world over having to deal with religious fundamentalism. The Scandinavians embrace the Southern pastor with respect as a fellow human, all the while making it patently clear they reject toxic Dark Ages nonsense that threatens humanity’s very existence at this pivotal time in history.
I think it makes sense. The Nordic Countries never wanted Christianity in the first place, so why would they keep it after the blade that was thrust against their throats by foreigners is gone? Personally, I would rather restore and reform the Nordic religion for the new age.
Revanth Vaughn I think all nordic countries are accepting Asa as a religion. Thor has a hammer, the son of the christian God got nailed to a cross - see the connection?
Brian Petersen Hah! That's fantastic, I don't think I ever thought about it that way before.
It's even quite common in Finland now, quite a lot of people of the younger generation, who are at their twenties wear the hammer of Thor as a necklace. Then there's those who don't wear them, but believe in the Norse gods. I don't know if all of those who wear the necklace believe in the Gods, but they could also be afraid to admit it as being a atheist is pretty much the norm. any other religion and you'll be looked at as if you were a weirdo, except if you were a muslim.
Rock Bottom
Pretty much any form of fundamentalism or non mainstream religions are shunned. Muslims are viewed as normal because people want be accepting of other cultures(There are a lot of people who are against this though).
This brings another issue. Why does Islam get special treatment here? If I dare to say anything bad about Islam in a harsh manner I'm instantly marked as a racist asshole and can even get criminal charges if I'm in influential position(Like one of our politicians did not too long ago).
If I say same things in a similar manner about Christianity, people would just shrug me off as loud and obnoxious and move one with their lives, many might even agree.
That's fucking Ridiculous. I'm not a racist for not liking Islam I have absolutely no issues with people of middle-eastern origin, none. I don't like theistic religions either, but no, I'm fucking racist for not liking their religion.
Historically illiterate comment.
I really like this Marty guy. Very open and very nice. They really picked a very genuine tolerant person. He was very polite, I enjoyed this!!
Very little religion, an awesome language, and heavy metal? Moving to the warmest place in Scandinavia.
+Vikings488 Denmark it is! (and Finland is quite heavy metal yeah XD It was Finland who won a couple of years ago with a metal act at Eurovison)
The Stockholm region has the warmest summer, Denmark/south most Sweden has the warmest winters.
But as someone who grew up around Stockholm and went to uni furthers south I feel I must warn you that the winters down there sucks. I rather have some snow than just 3-4 months of darkness, rain and misery.
Besides the temperature, you might want to consider darkness during winter times. The further north you go, the less sun light you'll see during the winters. That seems to really impact some foreigners moving to Scandinavia/The Nordics.
Gnawer Shreth Let me emphazise that even further, *you will not be seeing sunlight for a few months in the winter*. When you eventually do, it will be just one hour a day for some time until spring comes. In the summer it's the exact opposite and the sun never sets even at night.
Thank you for posting this with subtitles John Stark
for a conservative pastor from southern usa, I felt he was kinda open minded....he listened, and conversed, said his opinion but still respected other´s opinions, and beliefs....and I know I am showing my own prejudice here: "as a reverend from southern usa..." bit....But it just show we all have our beliefs, and no matter how bad we deny it....we all have our prejudices too...
"Do you believe in God?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Never seen him."
Such a simple, yet good, answer.
Thanks again for uploading this! I love this show I find it fascinating and culturally insightful. Here is the U.S we're still a very young country, and in many ways our theology, and ideals are still stuck in an archaic mindset. I'm glad I can watch these episode here on UA-cam. I have to say I can relate to the Scandinavians in their disbelief of a "God." Around here where I live in Alabama (the bible-belt) conservative Christians outnumber anyone else with differing theological opinions, it's pretty horrible sometimes. Anyway, to keep this short, I'll just say I love The Norden, and I will continue to look forward to more episodes being posted here. :D
I encourage you to visit. We have our own set of problems though, that's obvious.
***** What sort of problems do you have there?
I hear ya oxZombieQueenxo . I live in Florida.
Robert Douglas I feel for ya, man. Lol
***** Oh, one day I certainly intend to visit!! :D What sorts or problems do you face? Besides high taxes and cost of living? Lol
Great series. I hope to one day move from the UK to Norway, but first I must grasp your complicated language! The Pastor comes across as a genuine pleasant person, but I only wish he could see all the majesty of reality without the bounds of Dogma. If he was born one continent west he would be Buddhist or Hindu, one more he would be Muslim and be sure that was the truth. An Atheist is free to marvel at reality through his own thinking, not someone elses. Thanks for sharing.
chrischarlescook My pleasure, thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts.
John Stark its not that hard, just speak Danish while being drunk and singing ;) :P
chrischarlescook Also, amazingly, a lot of people in the North speak very good English! I couldn't tell someone I met was from Sweden until he told me. I plan to go visit that place someday. I'm very intrigued by that region. :)
chrischarlescook
Wow that was really beautifully put! Especially the part about seeing the majesty of reality free from the chains of dogma. I've never heard it put quite so elegantly before.
Great documentary, it just highlighted to me how people build a religion around themselves like a shield of armour. He has this role of 'pastor' this congregation he has to show a strong faith to, this family he supports financially through religion. It's like a huge edifice you can't even get into. It's the same with many organised religions, they have a hierarchy but when you look they're built on quick sand.
The shock in the reverends' face when they realize, this guy truly believes...
i will work, i will save money, and i will visit the Nordic countries!
Did you go yet? 😉
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.........
Loved the video! I wish america was more like this. Best part had to be the pastor's reaction to Muslim. MUSLIM!?!
And he shook his hand.. Gasp!
17:10 - 17:28 PRICELESS reaction of the priest!!
Great job John. Thanks sooo much for sharing. I didn't know there were also documentaries on other topics. I'm really excited about that and gonna watch all of them.
Just watched the short clip of this which linked to this full episode; looks like a great watch, thanks for uploading and sharing with the English subtitles :)
Pastor enters a swedish shop:
- Buenos días!
?????
What an idiot
This guys favorite word is wow
He's totally a Wacked out wacko! LOL!
Thanks for posting this, It is a very interesting to see how people in other parts of the world feel about religion and some of the issues that cause so much contention here in America. I like that most of the people he talked to seemed to have a live and let live attitude about things.
Amazing series. Thanks for uploading.
The copying guy at the end had me in tears, literally the most elaborate troll ever. And when he adds the "merry christmas" in the end just to make it more obvious LOL
"If I came to McDonals" I was sure I would find someone who believe in God" !!!!!!!!!
This statement says it all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing Documentary... simple, uncomplicated yet revealing !!
>Doesn't realize it's a joke
Amazing comment... simple, uncomplicated yet revealing !!
This is a great video. After reading some of the comments, I look forward to watching a show on Nordic health care sometime. Thank you.
It was interesting to see things from a different perspective. Good on Marty for having an open mind enough to learn about religion in another country. Thank you.
This was a lovely video.It shows a really important difference.
Another great episode. I am really digging this series. And I am now wanting to visit Scandinavia!
Angel Perales Thanks man!
Why you don't want to visit Finland?
I really liked this series. Thank you for posting.
>walks into shop in Sweden
>"BUENOS DIAS!"
Of course they have heavy metal in church. They are just that awesome.
“Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.”
Mark Twain
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you..........
Religion was a response to the feeling there must be something more... regardless if you are a con man or a fool.
@@PjotrII *Simple facts and a simple general question for you.*
*Fact 1:* Your religion teaches you to thank God for giving life to you and you and also for giving life to animals for you to take their lives away and eat them.
*Fact 2:* Your religion teaches you to thank God for choosing you out of many praying patients to recover from an illness as many praying patients ignored by God die.
*Question:* Can't you see how the charlatan theologians have fooled you to believe in an imaginary God by exploiting your hypocrisy, narcissism, arrogance and ignorance? No offence, just asking.
"Atheists are always gay" - the truth
@@AtamMardes Sry late response, did not get notified earlier. I would like to analyze your claims a bit more.
Your "facts" are not facts by themselves.
A religion could teach what you say, but this seems to be a simple understanding of religion.
Let´s first define religion a little better.
Religion is a collection of believes (often aimed at a God, or higher power).
Religions can have different beliefs, and become new religions, or they can have a root in one and be like branches, believing a little differently.
In my religion God is seen as the life giver. I can thank him or not do that, it´s up to every individual.
If a religion teaches God is blue, I can believe in that or I can reject that... that is just a SMALL part of a question of something bigger. Religion is for a big number of people, not a system that you follow blindly (for some fundamentalists it is).
In my religion there are also vegetarians... and I don´t think they thank God for the meat.
In my religion some among the fundamentalists believe something close to what you said, that God heals the "righteous" and let´s others die.
*** Just to be clear, I do not believe that, and I can say that of the religious people I most engage with (20 persons) NONE of them believe that - they are not fundamentalists!
But I have heard weird people hold to such interpretations.
In fact I had cancer, but I did NOT ask God to heal me, because I do NOT believe that God heals people. What I did, was thanking God (nearly every day) for the fact that I was alive and could meet my loved ones.
While I did think of praying for a healing, I decided not to do it, because I want to be honest with my belief. I did not believe it before, and I would not try to change that because I was the one standing in shit.
You: " Can't you see how the charlatan theologians have fooled you to believe in an imaginary God by exploiting your hypocrisy, narcissism, arrogance and ignorance?"
Some theologians are certainly charlatans, but there are many good theologians too.
If God is imaginary or if there was something before the creation of the universe, is up for everyone to decide for themselves what is more plausible.
I do not think that I fit into the description of "hypocrisy, narcissism, arrogance and ignorance" as I try to avoid that as much as possible. At the same time I am aware that we humans are not perfect, and I might maybe be arrogant at times of your given examples.
Have a nice day!
I didn´t knew about Kopimism, loved it!!! Even more because I read they perfomed the first Kopimism wedding in my city, Belgrade, Serbia! I will research more about Kopimism and there is a great chance they just got a new member!
This is great, thanks for uploading
Credit where credit is due, the pastor was patient and open to other viewpoints. I have seen other christians that I think would try to convert the atheists and stop the religious sermons they didn't agree with. That being said I can't shake the feeling that one of the pastors new sermons after returning from scandinavia was "Scandinavians: Why they will burn in hell" :P.
This was a very good program. Thanks for posting it. This made me respect the Scandinavian countries even more then I did before. They get it and its such a relief to see a just, compassionate society that has shed superstition and focused on the wellness of humans and their environment. One funny note: I haven't heard the term: "god honoring movement".......I guess that means less sexually expressive? All the best.
at least this guy is trying to understand other people and religions, bless him.
Awesome series. Thanks man!
MegaNacke My pleasure, thanks for watching!
"I knew, if we came to McDonald's, we'd find someone who believed in God." -- documentary summary
You shoud have set him up to meet someone who believes in the nordic gods. That coud have been interesting.
but no.. no one wants to "kick god out" as he put it. we have a society here in the north where beliefs are very open in that way that you can believe what you want. but at the same time. its a very personal thing :)
This was unexpectedly awesome. I'd like a conversation with Marty McLain.
I like this Marty guy. I bet if he got to spend some more time amongst the norsemen he would start to open his mind some more. Oh and what really impressed me was the fact that he actually nailed the pronunciation of the letter "ö". Never heard an American do that before.
I think its funny when religious people refer to "God" because they never specify which god they talk about. There are currently +500 very different gods being worshiped around the world with different scriptures, different rules and different forms of worship. So please be specific when you refer to your god. And its not enough to say "christian god" because there are 83 different versions of christianity in America alone, so also there you need to specify which version you worship (protestant, catholic, baptist, jehovah's witness etc etc..) hmmm.... if there really is a supreme being, you would think that he/she/it would make the rules more clear, right?
Torben Rudgaard When someone simply says "God" .. it's safe to assume (and 99.999% the case) that they mean the Abrahamic God ... If they ask about a God other than the Abrahamic God, they use the name instead. E.g. Do you believe in Krishna
3choBlast3r - Which is not particularly helpful, but just re-iterates the question. _Which_ Abrahamic god? And if 'Abraham' did not exist, does this mean that god disappears in a puff of logic?
Adam Mangler hehehe good one :-D
3choBlast3r I currently live in Asia, when people say "god" in Thailand they mean Buddha and in India they mean Ganesha, Shiva, Devi, Vishnu or Surya. And if they say "god" in China there are more than 2000 gods to choose between and several versions of the Abrahamic god. So its really confusing to me. So many completely different gods, how can you be sure that yours is the right one?
It's like we call our moon "The Moon" while other planets' moons have names to refer to them by. Which (if inhabited) the other planets would surely have a name for our moon that's not so biased.
Poor Marty. Such a shock. I hope he wakes up and realises that the Bible is written by regular normal humans. They wrote it the way they interpreted it them selfs.
It wasn't much of a shock though? He says "wow" but is quite accurate in his evaluation.
Of course he has got a number of strange thoughts as well, but they are not the focus of this video.
Thanks for the awesome video! Marty's comment about one narrative winning out eventually was interesting. Perhaps that is no longer the case in the modern world, but he may have a point.
I really like how respectful he is
At one point he's right. There is no missing link. It's not missing at all. Plenty of links have been found.
I give him huge credit for travelling well out of his comfort zone.
This was so informative. I knew I loved the Nordic countries for a reason. Would move in a heart beat if I could.
Thanks for an interesting and fascinating piece. You should cover more about Nordics countries and other aspect of their lives.
Sin is a delibrate act. Being attracted to someone of the same sex is Human Nature meaning we have no control over how we feel.
I love and miss my Christopher B.
David Turley You will never take away our nordic crayfish parties. We don't care if you think it's sinful or not. We even put on stupid hats with cords made of mixed fabrics.
Lol
Enjoy your holiday, Davie Wavie!!
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (GODSTIME MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them. Call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on
+2348141585249) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you..........
The pastor is a honest, loving man but I disagree with some much. His claim that evolution has no sufficient scientific basis is rather weird, but that is only one thing. This entire episode really is the clash of two cultures.
Gianlol12 These guys are nice, but don't let them anywhere near your government. They'll make life hell for everyone.
+Guy Souriandt Especially if you happen to be a gay person. XD
John Smith No, pretty much everyone.
***** You are ascribing to religion the behavior of a minority of fundamentalists. It's like calling atheists totalitarian because of the actions of Marxists.
Guy Souriandt No, it is realizing that most people that call them selves religious in fact are atheists. All religioutards are brainwashed zombie fundamentalists. No exception.
That format is a brilliant idea, it's so interesting to watch and see the different approaches. Although Scandinavia is definitely better in all cases. :) I've seen 3 more episodes (gender, police and the prison system), I wonder if there are more.
Great program!