WHY BRITTANY DAWN'S INSTAGRAM CONCERNS ME AS A CHRISTIAN
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I'll give her one thing, she's an expert in the audacity.
The whole wife needing to hide packages thing is so tired, and you're right totally has darker undertones. We keep our finances separate in my house because money was a major factor in the destruction of my husband's parents marriage. Even so, we still talk about big purchases and it doesn't get hidden.
I am a former fundamentalist, current Atheist, and I love this woman. She is balanced, kind, and fair. So many UA-camrs like to say inflammatory things for attention, but I trust her to report how she feels honestly and with great integrity.
As an atheist, I have to say I would have preferred Craig’s perspective and sermon style as a Christian. Also, I appreciate your perspective on Brittany as a Christian yourself. I see a lot of non-religious people like myself covering Brittany and other religious scammers or toxic influencers and this is a refreshing take. ✨
I'm an Orthodox Christian, so written prayers are our standard--which I appreciate a lot! It's a comfort when you're so weary that you don't know WHAT to pray. So having a written down prayer isn't that odd to me, but what seems weird about her prayer tiktoks is that the focus is so clearly not on the prayer, and it's not really about sharing the framework of a prayer...it's really about "look at my face and my makeup and my cute outfit and my house." Or that's how it comes across to me, at any rate.
I agree. I find praying aloud off-the-cuff to be a bit stressful because I need time to process what I want to say. BDawn could have easily done as B. suggested, leading a prayer directed to the viewer and still use a script to keep her words straight, without it being "look how cute I am while praying".
Yes! This this this...its all aesthetic.
@@SirThinks2Much Absolutely agree. Like, why not read a written prayer, and have the text scrolling over a picture of a pretty tree, or even a steaming cup of coffee, or whatever? Our focus is supposed to be on God when we pray--not on other people.
Yes, I think she could have done a lovely written prayer and made text art where the focus was not on her. I grew up Protestant so scripted prayers used to feel weird to me but it feels a little less weird now that I am Episcopalian. And I always used to avoid being asked to pray out loud as much as possible because I don't put all the flowery things in so I didn't think it "sounded good."
She is on her journey, folks, she's a very new baby christian. The Lord is slowly changing her and workong on her, we all should pray for her not condemn her. That said, I agree with you guys on her obsession with aesthetic, but as i said, watch and see her grow over time. She's not even blonde anymore.
It grinds my gears that she mainly uses 90% of her audio from POC, given jdip's history. I feel like it's the same tone as "oh I'm not racist, I've got one black friend"
Also, 1 woman talking about bad you isn't the same as several thousand complaining about how you scammed them. You can't "pray away" a lawsuit for not taking accountability for your actions while you're still living luxurious on dirty money.
100% agree about the hiding purchases from your husband. I’ve been in Facebook groups where women are literally asking for ideas of where/how to hide their purchases from their husbands so that they didn’t notice, and yikes. I think that’s super unhealthy behavior from anyone, but especially from people who claim to be spiritual role models.
Also, just want to give a slight defense of stay at home wives 😂 I used to be one, and it actually was really beneficial for both of us. During the week, my husband would work, and I would do all the home upkeep. I cleaned, did laundry, cooked and meal prepped, packed his lunches, decluttered, grocery shopped, did all the deep cleaning, etc., which meant that on evenings and weekends, me and my husband were completely free. We didn’t have to spend weekends organizing, doing home projects, catching up on laundry, etc., because that was all done during the week. It was glorious. 😂 Now we have a son and we share the labor much more evenly, and often have to do lots of catch-up in evenings and on weekends. But during my stay at home wife days, I actually did work quite hard, and it really freed up his days off to spend truly relaxing and having fun. If you’re privileged enough to be able to live on one income, it’s a pretty awesome way to do things 🙂
She’s a con artist. Prayer is a facade. She’s not living a Christ like life by stealing from people and then standing in judgement of ppl like she’s some sort of spiritual leader. She needs to focus on herself and paying those ppl back.
I think that was her attempt at an redemption arc.
I agree. My first red flag I had with her was the conferences she has a few times a year. She charges hundreds of dollars to attend. That does not include the airfare and travel expenses. It basically covers admissions to her conference, and a “goody bag.” Jesus, His disciples, the apostles and members of the early church never charged people money to preach the Gospel to them.
I feel like the TikTok about what a great guy her husband is is to deflect from the fact that he is well known for curb stomping a minority AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER . 🤷🏻♀️ 🤪
Lol yes!!!
I am not a religious person but her content comes off as super fake to me and I can see why someone who clearly values their religious beliefs, as you do B, I can see why her content frustrates you. Btw, you had me rolling at the end. Didn't expect that joke from you which made it even more funny. Have a great weekend!
I’m not religious anymore but I loved your perspective on this! And I’m SO with you on the ridiculous praise for men “helping” at home. I’m a SAHM and both my kids are in school now, so I have a lot of time to take care of stuff at home. And my husband still does housework! I don’t ask him to, he just does it because he’s an adult and he lives here too.
Thank you for this, B. Speaking for myself, I started 2021 as a Christian; I finished it as non-religious. There are many things that led me to this change in my beliefs, but part of it is this profound rot within organized religion, where it seems so many people use it to justify being awful to each other. From using it as an excuse to discriminate, disenfranchise and control others to employing it as a grift (as Brittany Dawn does,) it's enough to turn a lot of people away from any concept of God or religion, myself included. I'm not prepared to dismiss the possibility entirely, but I'm also no longer inclined to take "leaps of faith."
Good for you for getting out! If you research the beginnings of Christianity/Judaism, it unravels anyway. Good book is The Mythology of Eden.
That message from Craig about doubts 🔥 we all have church hurts. Go to the church and Jesus with them. Thank you for sharing that. Needed it.
It was such a powerful portion of his message! I’m glad it touched your heart 💛
I am so happy I found you during all of this. This "toxic christianity" like I call it made me question my entire upbringing at times. I had to be told and re-learn that that is not Christianity, that is not the standard. I even feel dumb sometimes for thinking that the extremism ( let's call it what it is at times) is the norm. It is so nice and uplifting to find people like you in this world that give me hope.
Although there are a lot of horrible Christian’s and horrible teachings… the whole basis of it is unstable if you look at the origins of Yahweh, learn about Mesopotamian myths etc. if you question the religion, question it because of the actual belief, not the believers. Good book is The Mythology of Eden.
I have attended some couples counseling sessions with my previous partner and something she said was that unless one of you absolutely loves and gets joy out of doing X chore (loves doing laundry, washing baseboards etc) and identifies that to you like “I absolutely love and get so much joy out of doing laundry I want to always do laundry” then it should be a basic understanding that all chores and things that need to be done to make your ship sail (household run) are commonly shared by both persons. I personally love to cook and I’ve expressed that to my partner. He and I pick meals together and he’s my sous chef if I need him but, for the most part, I love when I get to cook and he sits at the bar and we chat. I’ve identified that to him as something that I personally love to do. Everything else, we share. You don’t get a gold star for doing basic tasks. I hate the stigma that this continues to project on household stereotypes.
Yes! Like my husband apparently genuinely enjoys doing the dishes, so I am happy to let him do that and use the dishwasher when he isn't home. But for some reason he hates putting up the clean dishes, so then that is my job. And he is definitely fine if I get to scooping the litter boxes before he does.
Me to my son this week: the number one thing I hear women complain about their husbands is that they don't know how to put their laundry in their basket. Also if they don't know how to manage their hygiene.
My son the next day: all laundry was in the basket.
Moms, expect more from your sons, and hold your husbands accountable. We aren't there when they get undressed. They can pick up after themselves.
I thought the one where she is asking for direction is kind of funny. It's the Christian version of the Oscar Wilde quote " to get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise , get up early or be respectable."
Lol I like the quote better!
Men claiming that they can't clean is absurd. Cleaning is a basic survival skill and anyone, who is relatively able-bodied can do it. It has to be one of the easiest skills to acquire, since everything can be googled and the physical part has low requirements. A healthy man has no excuse.
I also don’t think it’s appropriate that she dishes out massive amounts of marriage advise. She’s been divorced, and has only been married to her current husband for less then a year. Why does she consider her marriage the perfect marriage to model? That’s seem a bit coincided to me.
I'm a stay at home mom to 4 toddlers. The 1y/o was just officially put on the transplant list this past Monday (pi day). My 4y/o is closely following with the same disease (diagnosed after the 1y/o) I do pretty much all the cleaning. Mostly because I use it ad my "break" because my mental health won't let me leave the kids here with dad too go somewhere else for a break and cos I have ADHD and if I don't put things away I'll forget they exist. But up until recently with some work changes, he did all the cooking. Im just now learning how to cook. And if I need help, all I have to do is tell him what I need help with.
Nooo Oh no! My soul hurts for you. I am so glad it sounds like you have a good support system. I so badly wish I had words that could make your struggle and pain non existent. You are walking a path no parent should ever have too.. Big hugs from an internet stranger.
Thank you for talking about the tough balance of being a Christian and an influencer, B. I run a small community for Celtic Christians on Instagram and I think it works because it's fairly small, personal. Being a massive influencer doesn't fit well with faith, sadly. It takes a lot of wisdom, as you said. ♥️🌿
Ooh, Celtic Christianity sounds interesting! Good luck to you!
@@mangoslormpy7618 Thank you very much! 🥰
13:32 & 15:00 I’m a white woman and I just had to pause the video to add: Along with B’s thoughts, Brittany could be *elevating* people of color. Instead, she uses their voice and message without adding anything meaningful.
My partner and I don't keep any purchases a secret. I tell him, what I got and he does the same. I think you're right to talk about the reels. Sometimes, I've been bad about not thinking for myself and have to say it nice to see someone else's take on the matter.
a pretty package does not a religious leader make. i’m sorry, when did faith become about aesthetics?
Exactly. Imo it’s most about the aesthetics for people whose main goal is profit, not helping others.
She’s not even a pretty package tbh..she is very odd looking
really happy you addressed the hiding money 'meme' thank you again for wonderful mindful content
Really happy you got to have a good day and love your personality better than you did last week for your self care for your life as a good person
Thank you for this video,I agree with your feelings. I have been watching you for months and always enjoy your content. I subscribed to your channel months ago and I am so glad I did. Keep up this kind of content,lots of people need to hear it including me!😁😁
Brittany fake praying with her eyes closed over her coffee smiling 😟🤨😬 awkward
Hello B! So AWESOME to see a new video from you!
I totally agree- to be able to give valuable, appropriate advice, wisdom, A LOT of studying, mentorship, time, and experience are all REQUIRED. Period. Someone cannot just decide, “I’m going to do this now” (let’s say, on a Wednesday), and start on the following Thursday.
I would like to think most people would understand this/use common sense. But- too many people don’t. And following an unqualified person’s advice could result in a very bad outcome- which is sad.
Also, it seems like there are those who think they can just read Bible verses, and BOOM! - they’re qualified to give ‘godly’ advice. And there are those who are willing to follow anyone who reads Bible verses with apparent sincerity.
Sorry I wrote an essay!
Thank you for posting this. I recommitted my life to Christ in early 2020. I followed her for a few months, but something was nudging me to stop following her. My first red flag is the conferences she host a few times a year. She charges people hundreds of dollars to attend. The money you pay only covers your admission to the conference, a goodie bag, and maybe your hotel room? I do NOT trust any religious leader or person who charges money to hear them preach. The Gospel is free and always has been and always will be. Anyone who claims to be a Christian and puts a price tag on the Gospel, is not to be trusted with preaching the word of God.
Yes! I caught a new upload! Thanks for covering brit and speaking out as a Christian. I've been binging your content for the few days since I've just found you 😄 keep up the good work and God bless you and your family
Thank you for watching! I’m so glad you’re enjoying my content 💛
"My eye is twitching"
You eye has the sense of dramatic effect hahahaha!
Thank you so much for aknowledging us full time parents. I have two special needs boys and health issues and keeping the house clean by myself would be a challenge. Too often does people think that we have all the time in the world to just scrub everything and keep our home shiny.
About the package thing, my partner and I are always curious about what the other bought, not because we want to control the other but because we just enjoy cheering the other and are happy that they treat themselves. Our finances are separated but we both have our responsabilities and we trust each other enough not to monitor when the things are paid.
He also likes that I show him when I buy clothes because he loves to compliment me, he's adorable
Pharisee. It just bothers me that she flaunts her "righteousness" when the Bible is so clear about not praying, worshipping etc. for attention.
I’ve watched this video a few times and I like when you do these tik tok and IG reactions to her “content”. Would love to see more!
Thanks for this video, B! It's absolutely correct of you to take these reels seriously. These "jokes" definitely perpetuate unhealthy gender roles and mindsets (I have to hide things from my husband, I have to be so humbly grateful when he helps clean around the house). They're especially dangerous because these unhealthy messages are almost subliminal and, therefore, even more influential
Plus I strongly object to the "It was just a joke! You're such a humorless B*" response to being called out. If you're called out for any kind of misogyny, address the substance and don't attack the messenger
I really love your analysis of the videos. I wouldn't even think much of them but when you look deeper into it they are so wrong on so many levels!
hi! if you want a younger “religious influencer” however, I don’t really talk about relationships it’s more biblical studies/theology/church history etc.
That’s really cool! I’ll have to check your channel out 😊
Excellent point about how much responsibility comes with spiritual leadership. It’s really scary and frustrating that ”leaders” like Bdawn are so common. There is nothing holy about people like her.
I’d love to see more content about religious influencers from your perspective! I’ve recently been « exploring christianity » and I love your outlook on things
My mom used to hide packages under my bed. It’s not new and it’s not something to brag about. Ive made sure not to do that in my own marriage. We both work hard. We both respect each other enough to discuss bigger purchases with each other before proceeding. Our definition of bigger purchases has changed as our incomes have changed, but the respect is still there.
Nothing better than me, an atheist, watching a Christian pick apart another Christian lmaooo
About the Amazon package thing: I feel pretty much the same way!! It makes me sad when women pretend to panic about their packages being delivered or pretending to sneak in target bags at their house. To me that tells me something wrong is going on that should be worrying. My hub gets annoyed with my Amazon spending when I dont ever use the thing or use it once and never again but I never feel the need to hide it. That could be privileged but shouldn’t someone whose whole job is to promote her marriage want that too? And shouldn’t she not try to normalize hiding things from your spouse??? Idk just me
The women who panic are the ones spending money that has been agreed upon, to not be spent. You don’t “panic” for no reason. Wake up
@@deezelkane way to miss the whole point of my comment but ok you do you.
@@n.g.7097 “not to normalise hiding things from your spouse” .. no kid I stand by what I said. Women are very poor at managing money, which is why there is a negative connotation with women and spending(hence the secrecy in their spending) this isn’t up for debate, so please don’t
@@deezelkane k later incel I have better ways to waste time then talk down to a misogynist lol
@@n.g.7097 facts hurt. I understand why you don’t want any part of this… run along child
@13:53 yes!!! Thank you for mentioning this. Everytime I see one of her tiktoks I think this.
My eye is twitching. You people make my eye twitch. 😆
Thank you
I worked at JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts a million years ago and I don’t think a day went by where a woman didn’t admit to me that she hid her purchases from her husband. Most would shove them in their trunks and would bring in a couple things at a time so he wouldn’t notice, but I remember a couple women who would wait until the items couldn’t be returned because it was more than 30 days after the purchase and then they’d bring the items into the home.
I’ve been married nearly 21 years and I can’t imagine hiding a purchase from my husband unless it was a gift for him.
She always said God slams doors shut. Why does she always say he’s slamming them? It’s weird to me
I have to say, I still hear grown a** men complain, brag or argue about what is manly or feminine/forbidden to them. I think that video still has merit. The others, I agree aren't really original or inspiring toward positive change as much as they reaffirm stereotypes.
Your nails look great btw!!!
It's been a long time since I was Christian, but... it seems like Brittany Dawn is acting like what she thinks a Christian is supposed to be. :/
I know it wasn't the point on the prayer reel, but I HATE pre-written prayers. I understand that in very specific situations it's important to have certain things written so that they're remembered such as names, organizations, specific world events, etc. A script doesn't need to be used to talk to God, just like a script doesn't need to be used to speak to another person. Any time I've seen a pre-written prayer it has been to make the prayer seem more "impressive" through the use of specific references to verses and big words. They've always made me uncomfortable. They feel shallow and showy to me.
B Dawn posts content in order to receive validation about her lifestyle. I can’t stand it, you can see the content is just disingenuous.
A lot of people cover Brittany from a scam or fitness influencer commentary perspective but I really appreciate your take on her religious content coming from a Christian perspective. I hate the hiding parcels ‘joke’ (you even get doormats and door signs with “please hide parcels from my husband” type slogans). I think it’s so damaging and icky in any context (‘women be shopping’, ‘men be telling women what to do’ etc) but especially with the added dynamics of conservative religious teachings about submission.
She posts about her husband like he's a child
Brittney Dawn will always be the fitness plan scammer to me. That was my introduction to her. I was actually kinda surprised when she went down the whole "Christian influencer" path when I heard about that. But now that I've exposed myself to more "Christian influencers", I'm not surprised. They seem to be mostly grifters in my opinion.
If he's cleaning carpet unprovoked and that's not the normal dynamic, and actively doing "extra" outside of your norm out of no where, he is trying to get some Song Of Songs behavior......
It’s interesting, after seeing how Craig Groschel defended Dave Ramsey as soon as allegations came against him by platforming him on his podcast and declaring him to be a man of good character, a red flag was raised. Then I saw how YouVersion platformed Ravi Zacharais for a good while after the truth came out about him. In addition, they still have Mark Driscoll on their app. It took me several months to get a response and they chalked it up to grace. I used to look up to Groschel until I saw how deeply he is in the “celebrity pastor scam” and the pastors’ boys club. In addition his stance on dating marriage are VERY unhealthy. I think he plays the game more under the table than many but still is rich and powerful from these systems
Her spiritual content is very fake to me. Shes too worried about it being pretty and perfect. As a religious person myself I would never look to her for influence in my life.
I’m so glad you are speaking on this. I’m not going to lie, some of her content/posts are nice to see others disturb me like her “infertility” posts and honestly her content on her “perfecf” husband and marriage is cringy and annoying when ehm he was fired as a police officer 🤣. Not to mention all her “wifey” posts for just making scrambled eggs… girl not only wives make eggs. 💀
Ugh she drives me crazy. If you are going to speak about Christianity, you need to have some growth and maturity. And she clearly acts and speaks with authority that is incredibly irresponsible.
Also, I watched her latest Q&A on UA-cam and she talked about how if anyone says you shouldn’t be consumed with makeup, hair, nails, tan is legalism because the Bible doesn’t say anything about nails, make up, and fake tans, etc 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ I can’t.
As a born again Christian, I just wanted to say a couple things about “Christian influencers” on this video. If you are someone who is new in your walk with Christ (or even seasoned), I would, again, look to Christian influencers with a grain of salt. Your relationship with Jesus does not reflect what these people say. Diving into the Bible, praying (even fasting if you’re wanting spiritual growth from the Lord), and just connecting with Jesus is 100% more important than listening to online people. I use to be a beauty content creator and once I became born again I immediately pushed that out of my life because it felt extremely vain (I have nothing against makeup though), that being said there was NO WAY I was going to transition my platform from makeup to being a “Christian influencer” because of stuff like this. I post about Jesus on my new Instagram but I don’t act like an influencer per say. I think if someone wants their followers to take them seriously about Jesus on social media, Jesus should be the ONLY thing you post about. I would not necessarily drag my life into my platform because you are taking the focus off Jesus and putting it on yourself. Which I suppose is ok if you don’t share a whole lot in depth about yourself…. Idk lol I just don’t understand being a Christian influencer. I do like the accounts where people strictly post what they’re reading in their bibles/Bible studying and Bible verse accounts but that’s about it. I don’t mind Brittany Dawn but I see what you see! Okay, God bless! 🤍
I think Sadie Robertson is a really good young christian influencer, she seems really genuine to me
She's portraying herself as a serious Christian influencer. All of her videos should be scrutinized based on her past behavior. If she was truly repentant, she would understand that and accept it.
God can use anyone for anything. There is redemption for every past. Why don’t you look forward into the changes God makes in peoples pasts? I promise you will truly be blessed by joy from the Holy Spirit when you surrender to God and repent ❤️🔥🥰
@@hannabuczk3831 I understand what you are saying. I would like to see behavioral changes as well as acknowledgement and true regret for past behavior
@@DaisyLovesDerek Mark 11:25 “if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
@@hannabuczk3831 you will nor change my mind. She needs to display regret. Until then she's merely a rebrand of her old self.
@@hannabuczk3831 Dawn is your typical American scammer barely worked a real job then use religion for her scams to experience the American dream without any effort your country is full of scams/grifters/ if dawn was on other countries she will be on prison right away.
Yes I see something in Britanny that I don't see in myself. I'm not a scammer.
The petty side of me says, I don't wear lipstick that is so 2005
"We'll make a day of it, well bop around, get some Sabarros. Sure, fine..." Idk why that was so funny to me lol picturing you going up to hubby on a day off all "feel like bopping around the mall later?" Lol "Oh sure, I'm down to bop with you babes"😂 Also, Rick must be a damn good cook if that was the first joke that came to mind lmao😜
She’s been married one year!! They are still in the honeymoon phase!
I think she keeps the TT logo on the vids, so that they will follow her there. That way, she is removed from YT & can cultivate a TT following that may not know the things she has done or are mislead to believe she is “just like them”. (Which in itself makes her viewers think subconsciously she is above them, further bonding her following to herself.)
The not taking the tiktok logo off I don’t agree with, but the rest of the critiques I think are spot on. She is putting herself out there on a very public platform as a Christian influencer and should be held to a higher standard than Joe Random Christian off the street.
this is a real production nitpick but can we discuss how she chose to film him opening the car door “for her”……and she was already outside the car…………
Because he was opening the door for her to get in the car lmao
Uggg just watching part way in, I’ve never heard of that guy before but I’d like to go ask God - what happened to El, and Baal and Asherah? Where were you, Yahweh, before the 9th century BC and out of all the gods in existence at that time, what makes you the special one? That would be my question to God.
I’m not a Brittany fan, but I see the Cleaning thing from another angle. My first marriage ended because my ex spouse was not a partner. To get him to fold a load of laundry was a battle and a nightmare. Flash forward many years later… I have a man who is a true partner, who goes out of his way to make sure he’s pulling weight and responsibility. Even now I have a grateful heart every time he does something that should be “expected”. I don’t believe she’s sincere in her reel, but I did relate to the sentiment.
Check out God is Grey for young women. She's pretty open minded and allows for all people
What about God is Grey? I don't watch her stuff because not interested in being Christian...but I've seen snippets of her stuff that I like.
Matthew 6:5
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
I love Craig! And I can’t stand Brittany Dawn!! I refuse to watch her fake content.
How do you know she didn’t have mentorship ? Do you know her personally ? This sounds a little legalistic to me 😔
I find it odd that out of nowhere she was given this large platform after barely becoming a believer supposedly.
What are your thoughts on Sadie Robertson? I feel like she may be a good opposite to Brittany Dawn.
Bdawn is the actual worst. I’d love to see more videos about her cringe reels!
"I'm not too manly to take this off your plate, babe." Why is cleaning her job? Why would a grown adult not be responsible for keeping their home clean? Did he not clean before they got married? I hate that so much. It's like babysitting his own children- it's not helping out, it's just part of being a freaking adult. My entire childhood both of my parents worked full time and they divided up household chores between them (and us kids when we were old enough). They're baby boomers and were not hippies or anything and often didn't get along that well but it was always a matter of "How do we make sure X gets done? Divide and conquer." If you're married you're a team, it's not about one person protecting and the other person serving.
I grew up as Mormon and NOT ONE I REPEAT LITERALLY NOT ONE of the leaders have ANY religious training they’re all just people from the congregation who get assigned roles by leaders who are assigned by other leaders who themselves have no training up all the way to the “prophet” but I guess if you’re a “true prophet” you don’t need a spiritual leader or mentor I suppose… Also women can’t have leadership roles over any major decisions just other women and children. It’s EXTREMELY sexist and homophobic. So many people are traumatized by their views on women and the LGBT community. Not to mention sexua1 abuse of any kind. I was basically victim blamed by my bishop for being r@ped and for “hanging out with a bad crowd” however he was the first person to get my parents to get me into therapy because they’ve only listened to church leaders regarding my mental health until about 7 years ago, now my dad will listen to therapists but my mom… let’s not go there. Religion and narcissism are a terrifying mix. Let’s just leave it at that.
When I went to nondenominational Christian churches when I lived in California and the difference was night and day to have a preacher who actually KNEW the Bible inside and out, spent time on their sermons, had a such a genuineness about them. Not to say mormon bishops didn’t care, cuz a lot of did, but they slut shamed and victim blamed and had zero experience helping people with serious problems that should be addressed in therapy. I find they were usually good people just uneducated and preaching a religion I find to be very harmful for children and youth. At least it was very traumatic for me. When I was growing up in an all Mormon community, I felt like I didn’t ever fit in and 80%+ of my high school was Mormon and there was ZERO difference in church and state. Sorry I know I’m rambling but yeah. To sum things up, I think that having a trained pastor who has been through school or mentoring to become a pastor made a HUGE difference. I’ve only had one Sunday school teacher who was never trained who taught amazing lessons that were both relevant to everyday life and had Christian teaching elements, talked about Christ. He was a close friend to me and his daughter was my childhood bff. He passed away about two years ago and I used to talk to him at dialysis as often as I could and I miss him so much. He had been hiding an opiate addiction from the church for 25 years, and since I too am an opiate addict we discussed that a lot and he said he had no one else he could talk to about it. You’d be SHOCKED at the huge addiction problem in the Mormon church. Most are pill addicts, so it’s still “legal.” I was a heroin addict which to them is way worse even though there are medications legally prescribed much stronger than heroin! Also, in Sunday school he didn’t talk about modesty, sex before marriage, dating, preparing for marriage no porn for the boys, or ANY other bullshit along those lines which was a literal MIRACLE unlike every other church teacher I had. I swear they spent 90% of the time talking about those subjects, half the time regurgitating talks past leaders already said and 8% about the Book of Mormon, 1% about the Bible and the last 1% would be anything about Jesus. Unless it was Christmas or Easter. ALL of those topics really destroyed me because they didn’t imitate life and I just lead to victim blaming and shaming.
If you’re still reading this kudos to you. I’d love to find a modern nondenominational Christian church like the smaller ones I went to while living in CA. I miss going to those churches a lot. Unfortunately I don’t even know if they have them near where I live because there’s a Mormon church on every block. Can’t wait to move out to Provo the most conservative city in the US even to Park City, where Mormonism isn’t dominant at all. I’m working on my mental health so hopefully I can do that start skiing and snowboarding again then gtfo of Provo FOREVER.
a wholesome religious female voice is God is Grey. I adore her; an absolute sweetheart, very level-headed, and positive in a genuine, compassionate way.
Your break down of her prayer 🙏🏻 video was perfect. Like seriously how odd. It was very uncomfortable for me to watch….also if someone else is praying you’re supposed to also close your eyes?
She is cringe.
No, Craig is not someone to look up to! He’s not biblical at all. . .
I thought the manly man one was kinda sweet when I first saw it, but also a bare minimum too like you discuss. Everything else though you hit the nail on the head. Makes me uncomfy and does seem inauthentic.
I’ve cracked why her first video made me uncomfortable: Making the prayer video the way she did with a voiceover emphasizes that these are her thoughts that she is praying privately. The viewer feels as if they are observing her in a performance of a religious practice, rather than feeling included in the prayer. Framing the video this way keeps the focus on her. You get the feeling that you’re not watching a video of a prayer, you are watching a Video of Brittany Dawn Holding a Mug and Having Nicely-phrased Thoughts. It is hard not to see a video like this as Content.
It feels performative. Any validation on the video will boost her ego, even if the commenter intended to glorify God.
Britney Dawn doesn't know what a good person is supposed to be.
Please don't take this the wrong way I love your channel and you do a great job.
The word has to get out of what she's doing wrong.
With that said I can't even watch anything about her anymore. When I watch people,
I love struggling financially for no fault of their own & hard-working people who make an honest living, that is struggling.
Here's she's living the life of luxury off of scamming hard-working honest people with no conscience then calls herself a religious leader.
Because I believe in God & Jesus, I have to find a way to not have anger in my heart for her.
I would never want anything awful to happen to her but I want her to pay for what she did & is doing, through the law.
Even that makes me feel yucky inside.
Yet she must not feel anything, to do what she did & we all know what she is doing now. Even if everything is Legal, what she is doing right now, I think most of us know, is not morally right.
Then she calls herself a Religious leader. That is what makes me angry.
I guess I feel a little bit better now that I vented.😉
She posts about modesty and what not and then films herself working out straight from the back while she is doing squats. You would think maybe she would choose a different angle. She also touts not listening to secular music but uses it in her very bad tiktoks. Even though she didn't let the "I'm 100%that..." finish out for her video, she still used it. Seems a little hypocritical. Oh and in one of their videos they said they were watching Yellowstone, a show that is everything she finds wrong with everything. Murder, sex, nudity, swearing....
Lol it seems like because you don’t care for her, everything she does annoys you. I think we have all been there but some of these, in my opinion, aren’t THAT bad
The words of the first prayer are actually kinda good. But yeah lacks a lot of humility I feel. The second video makes me feel like she thinks she’s better than other women because they are suffering and she’s not…”pity pray for her cos she’s upset” not think about why she’s upset and how I can help her through the pain..
"If you want to get rich quick in the US, start a church". I'm fascinated by the sheer numbers of Patriarchal churches in America. Each claims to be "God's one true church", and all make big money. Craig Groeschel, with a few of his male buddies, started the Life Church" in a garage in 1996. He held a senior position in Guilport Energy Corporation and that company announced his resignation in 2019, after some questionable share sales by Craig. I'm saying this because I'm heartily tired of get rich quick churches popping up all over the new world. These churches have tax immunity and usually have the tithing system in place.
I feel you attacked another person's beliefs and delivery in this voideo, the very thing I've seen so many "born again" churches do. That's why they do not appeal to the masses. As a strong, educated woman, I could never submit to the patriarchal demands of Evangelical Churches. That's a recipe for SA and CA. Please don't use your platform to belittle the beliefs of others.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but she went from fitness to the Christian community because she knows Christian’s are forgiving & that was a good way to still be a influencer & still hold her “title/crown” she has ZERO interest in the church OR being a christfuenster 🤷🏼♀️
My niece is in Bible college & if she wasn’t about to get married I’d jumpstart her Channel because she’s a amazing leader, for people in their early 20’s & she’s gorgeous ♥️♥️ not being bias either :)
The last video is just cringy, comes off as bragging in a way, and reminds me of an immature relationship, like you said, cleaning isnt something to be called out. Also..shadow “shopping spouse” is the worst! 😂
I’m ok with scripting a prayer for social media but just sitting there swaying was creepy. Also I think you should be pausing clips every 30 seconds to give your commentary because the full 1st clip without interruption could get you copyright claimed. Some of us still live with those old, sexist ideals in our subconscious. I would be interested in whatever you want to cover but if you do more Britney Dawn you’re opening yourself up for a lot of criticism. Thank the hubby for me, his making dinner freed you up to film❤️
I personally don't care for the girl and I think she is fake, however, with that being said, I believe you are reaching here a bit. I see your viewpoint but I feel you have so much discourse for her that now everything she does bothers you.
1. Many "influencers" use one piece of content and upload it to numerous sources. You personally don't like it, I think this also goes back to your dislike for her.
2. The issue with the reel of prayer is that scripture tells us in Matthew 6:5-8 not to be like hypocrites standing in synagogues and street corners to be seen by man but go into your room and close the door to pray. Even Jesus went away to pray.
3. The joke about new years resolution and the amazon guy coming are just that....jokes. Don't take life too seriously. No one who follows her is going to look at that and say I should hide packages. Sometimes jokes are just that...jokes.
4. The husband cleaning and so forth....I agree with you, again this is just another way for her to try to act as if she has this picture-perfect marriage with a special husband. Marriage should be 50-50 even in a Christian marriage.....this does seem to almost say that if your man doesn't do these things then he is not a Godly man or a good man. The truth of the matter is, everyone is different and every marriage is different. Him cleaning or holding doors or whatever is just one type of marriage....they are still in the honeymoon stages right now anyway. She needs to stop glorifying her marriage as something like a perfect example, this just causes confusion and discord for a lot of young ladies thinking because their man doesn't do these things then maybe it isn't a God-ordained marriage or a bad marriage, causing them to stumble.
What kind of Christian are you? I thought it was just standard that Christian men do not even bath themselves, let alone clean the house. (I'm not Christian myself. I wasn't raised Christian, and I don't have the temperament to just erase my brain and myself and oh, yeah, I like reading. Which God hates.) I'm also kinda weirded out by Craig Groeshel, because Jesus doesn't really have too much to do with Christianity anymore. I mean he's sort of there, but Christianity is mostly about yelling about people doing everything wrong and the Christians must stomp over everyone and yell all the time to appease the Eternal Pout.
I'm not Christian. I grew up in the church though. I really enjoy God is Grey for a younger female Christian content creator
God is in control, watch out on who you are dissecting because there is redemption in every past including yours. When someone truly repents they are no longer about their past, they are a new identity in Christ, so it doesn’t matter what you’re saying because it’s about what God is saying. When you repent and want to change He will change you. Lean not on your own understanding! Proverbs 3:5-6 ❤️🥰 also Jesus Christ is not a religion, He is a relationship.
Dawn is a coward then go cry about it she scammed soo many people even the homeless guy it shows that there are some of cold hearted Americans then
4:15 it’s interesting to hear your take on Groschel. Personally I can trace a lot of my purity culture and harmful dating advice to him. Even in these posts his idea of staying silent when we have negative thoughts is troubling to me. Not to mention YouVersion still platforms driscoll and when I emailed them about it, it took months form them to give me the “we show grace” line. But they took of Houston and zacharais once the world realized how abusive they are