The Right's Fight to Make America a Christian Nation | CBS Reports
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Freedom of religion is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. But the role that religious beliefs should play in public life has never been more contentious. As part of the Speaking Frankly series, this CBS Reports documentary explores the fusion of faith and politics in a movement that envisions the U.S. as a Christian nation.
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If your pastor asks "Who won the election?" Leave that church NOW!
Just don't go in there, period. People, by now, know what to expect when they even see a church. The attendance percentage is dropping so fast, it ain't no joke.
@@27273100 ye totally agree I am not religious and think when you combine religion with government it just corrupts
@@doodles4funo569 -- It's the kiss of death.
No, tax them!!!! If they want to be political, then they have overstepped the bounds and have become a political association and thus, taxed!!
Guys like that are very hurtful to Christianity . Like the numbers tell, it’s driving people away from Christianity.
Never trust a Politician that tells you how to pray and a Pastor that tells you how to vote. PS or a tv station that gives it a platform!
Its all about the Religious Right conditioning people to get their votes. They thought they could get a man like Trump to take over America for Christianity. They feel like they are losing control of the Nation and they are scared.
Hello dear how are you doing ?
@@sr2291 Lmao. But they're not scared of trump! In fact, he's their new, shiny golden idol. Fools gold, that is. smdh
@Meedeeuh Areliars LMFAO. Apparently you never heard of separation of state government and religion. The two do not belong together.
The people in this video are nutjobs in my opinion, but does your comment also apply to pastors in black Christian churches who tell the members of their congregations to vote for Democrats?
"The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."
--John Adams
why is in god we trust on our money
our laws came from the ten conmandments
@@johnnyparker5163 that was put there in 1956
@@johnnyparker5163 why are there likenesses of past presidents on our money contrary to the commandment against such?
@@curtisthomas2670 wheres your proof
The founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing when they purposefully separated church and state.
You know, to get away from the grasp of the Church of England.
Shame they never saw what happens in a Orthodox country where cooperation of church and state works.
@@theunknowncommenter725
What happens is that one religion is prioritized over the others and that religion more heavily influences the law - no thanks.
The patriot church guy saying his church wouldn’t have “worked” without trump basically admitted he’s in it for the money
Certainly so I batted my eyes to him as well like many others in this mini documentary. Sounded absolutely ridiculous, 😑
People like him are why I don't tell people that I'm a Christian.
He and people like him are no better than The Pharisees that Jesus confronted.
@@Ernesto87 that's an insult to the pharisees, they actually knew scripture, they knew when they were beat, they challenged Jesus openly making it clear were they stood . They had enough sense of shame to not publicly politik with the Romans. This guy had none of that .
Conservatives continue to prove to the world that they hate freedom.
Right, I can't tell if they worship God or Trump. It's clear they hate black people
" For of all slaveholders with whom I have ever met, religious slaveholders are the worst. I have found them the meanest and basest , the most cruel .."- Frederick Douglass
Thanks for sharing this quote.
Most telling.
Of course. They outsource their conscience to Bronze Age middle easterners, should we expect much better?
But these people don't own slaves...
@@jansmitowiczauthor78 is a bronze age (by the way, 0 BC was well within the iron age) middle easterner somehow worse at figuring out life than you? No I have a better idea, why don't you tell me how to live? After all, that's what you mean. That you are somehow smart enough to figure out life all by yourself.
Imagine having that much arrogance.
I can't stand a person trying to push their beliefs on someone else. Where is the freedom in that.
I wish the Left would see that.
The urge to save humanity is often a false face for the urge to rule humanity.
@@Tina-bv3xy I wish the abortion clinic bombers would see that.
That's what Europeans did to native Americans" hey let's save them by taking thier land and converting them to Christianity"🤔🤔🤔
@Jeremy Harmon Do you know what "literally" means? It's not just punctuation to make your point. No one is speaking figuratively, all of these comments are literal. "Cancel culture" is just another term that the right has coopted to mean "when someone tells me they don't agree with me". The right cancels others all the time, just ask The Dixie Chicks. Ask The Squad, ask American Muslims, ask BLM, ask all the writers of all the banned books. Why isn't a baker not baking a cake for a lesbian couple "cancel culture"? You all sound the same; you don't go off script, you just parrot the same unprocessed nonsense that the Donald and his minions feed you.
When you mix religion and politics.... it never never ends well for ordinary people!!!
Great point. God and Satan have nothing in common
@@user-cf9np9cy8q
Well, except for being imaginary.
It has worked here for 230 years.
@@satanicmicrochipv5656 They both exist.
Works out VERY WELL for Orthodox Christian nations like Greece and Russia.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Attributed to Sinclair Lewis in some sources. A great quote regardless of who said it.
Occultist rule the world.God hates occultist Exodus 22*18 Leviticus 20*27 goodbye wizards, witches, Freemasons, Satanist and Jesuits.
@@norbertbarthold2229 appears to be a militant extremist myth booster.
Fairytales aren't real, neither is the your holy book. Because it's a fairytale.
When facism comes to America it will be branded as anti-facism.
@@socialdistancejusticewarri8533 I know you are, but what am I?
@@norbertbarthold2229 Your statement is the truth. What I find perplexing is that "maga" translates to "witch" in Latin.
These people who want God in class would flip out if Muslims also had the chance to pray publicly in school. They would say Sharia Law is coming to the US.
I forgot which video I saw that showed exactly this hypocrisy but you are right. They showed two news reports, one in which Christians were trying to publicly pray at times that were not appropriate and one where some Muslim students had a private classroom to pray in. In the Christian case, they said religious freedom was under attack (of course). In the Muslim case, they said they were getting special treatment (for wanting to have a space to pray in private?)
If you want to become a muslim why dont you move to pakistan?
@@johndelong5574 and if you want to be Christian why not move to the Vatican?
Am I being too hopeful you'll see how assinine either suggestion is?
@@littleman6950 I am not a catholic,but if I had the chance to immigate to italy I would.
@@johndelong5574 Uh, the Vatican is a country. I forgot right-wingers don't know very many countries besides "Mexico," "Greatest country in the history of the world," and _"Chy-na"_
Yeah, I'm not seeing the difference between Christian Nationalism and Sharia Law.
The biggest differences would be that you live with the Christians & their laws are generally written in English. Otherwise, both seem interested in mind control 🤔🤣
biggest difference is the amount of bacon you can get on your burger. Other than that, it's the same.
I'm not a "Christian nationalist", but there are big differences. Like maybe nobody is chopping off anyone's hand for stealing, stoning someone for adultery, etc.
Remember #sharpiegate
Christian nationalism in the USA is less serious than any other theocracy in the world. The Christians in the USA might be ultra-radical, but at the same time, they want a clown as leader.
@@tcorbett72 "Sharia" means "law" in Arabic. There's this myth that's being perpetuated that Sharia is some sort of inherently theocratic, authoritarian system that's promoted by terrorist groups. It's not, it's just following the basic tenants of Islam; how to pray, doing the pilgrimage to Mecca, how marriage is carried out, etc. If you asked a Muslim "do you believe in Sharia Law?" it would be like asking a Christian "do you believe in the Bible?".
I was raised a Baptist, and as soon as I was able to make my own decisions, I ran away as fast as I could. They were horrible hate filled people
I was raised Baptist too and I left for the same reason.
Me too! Haven't looked back!
One reason for the First Anendment was to avoid a State religion, such as the Church of England.
Same here
I was raised liberal Presbyterian, and was introduced to true Christianity by a Baptist. While I am no longer Baptist, I was impressed by the genuine love of truth, the humility, the thorough exegisis of the Scriptures, the vibrant worship, and genuine fellowship of fellow Baptists. I remain a Christian believer. I have pursued more knowledge and have studied the peace and purity of the church. I owe a debt of gratitude to the Baptists who nurtured my Christian faith.
Patriot preacher: “I would never say that I am a Christian nationalist.”
Proceeds to describe his Christian nationalist ideology.
@Meedeeuh Areliars What's with the font huh? 🤔
@Meedeeuh Areliars the US has always been about change. A country shouldn’t be defined by religion.
@Meedeeuh Areliars So what if they were a majority? Things change. This isn't about your freedom, it's about maintaining that majority. Which means it's about power and supremacy. Which is the literal definition and MO of Christian nationalism. And stop formatting so weird, it makes your comments sound like you had a stroke.
Nationalism:The belief or conviction of the intrinsic value of your culture and society.
Christianity:The belief in and practice of the teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles.
Nationalism is practised in every country on earth.
Why is Christian Nationalism wrong?
@@johndelong5574 because nationalism leads to what we saw in the world wars.
"we feel we are under attack because we aren't been treated as special"
They're finding out that respect is a two-way street. Their god didn't force himself on them, they have no right to force their religion on anybody. If they want peace at all, they shouldn't start wars.
@R34L HUM4N I thought this was a christian nation though. I guess it turns out it isn't and your opinion is as valuable as everyone else's opinions. That must suck to lose your privilege powers bud.
Take a look at how many people are dead now due to Christianity and then perhaps pay them their due respects for the tragedies they pretend isn't left in their wakes.
@R34L HUM4N In that case you are a similarly "a random youtube commentator".....Stalemate.
P.S I never claimed to be "smart" just trying to demonstrate that I am not "anti-intellectual"
All religion should be outlawed. The Soviets had peace and equity!!
“we feel oppressed when we can’t oppress others.” - american christian
That sounds like George Carlin
“You not baking me a cake is worse than the Holocaust” - American lefty
EXACTLY.
@@evolvedape2161
i guess it’s sooooo inconvenient to be a BIGOT.
@@darthvirgin7157 Right, exactly! Why force someone to labor against their conscience, bigot? Especially over something so insignificant... Damn those bigots... Damn bigots them!
"All animals are equal - but some animals are more equal than others"
- Animal Farm
When I hear someone proclaiming that freedom of religion and American freedom are essential to their idea of a nation - but proceed to point out that Christian religion must take precedence before all other religions because of tradition, then I always wonder how a satire of Soviet Russia still rings true in modern America.
That satire is at the origins of the United States when it was proclaimed that "all men are created equal" while they had 20% of the population enslaved.
I swear, nothing is more annoying than being surrounded by religion and blind faith.
I'd rather be around that than woketards who say everything is racist
@@seanhovan7426 I'd rather avoid both. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti religion or anything, I just don't like hearing about it or having people telling me to pray etc. I dont believe in it. And when I actually have a discussion about religion they just tell me everything I think or know is entirely false. But not everyone is alike so whatever I guess lol
@Conor Malone lol right like uncle ben's rice?
Or aunt jemima?
Dr seuss?
@Conor Malone lol what world do you live in?
Sean Hovan is more annoying than that. 😁
The coach doesn't understand that he represents the school who hired him, and that he's not running a self-owned private team. Classic Christian persecution complex.
This is not uncommon for “Fired Up” or “Radically Saved” Christians who neglect the job they were hired to do because they “feel” called to preach & evangelism
I’m an atheist and I think you are dead wrong. That coach is a good man that never forced anyone to join him on prayer. He has the right to express himself and wasn’t hurting anyone.
@@brianblakley2535 I literally didn't accuse him of ANY of that. I didn't say he was a bad person. I didn't say he tried to force anyone. Everything you said is irrelevant.
@@brianblakley2535 ..... As someone who Pastored for close to 2 decades & simultaneously Coached football.... the choice was acquiesce or quit the Team. Full Stop, done deal. Individualism is a dangerous behavior on a (especially high school) Football Team & antithetical to the cultivated ethos
@@brianblakley2535 He is a representative of the school and he was praying in the middle of the field in front of everyone. He reflects the school not himself. The school doesn't want to be associated with favoring a religion and a football coach leading a christian prayer during a game isn't something they want.
The US was founded on the SEPARATION of church and state, NOT on Christianity!!!
Islam is the way...
@@socialdistancejusticewarri8533 Not necessarily. lol.
@Satanic Microchip v3 respect Islam?
@@socialdistancejusticewarri8533 ew.
@@socialdistancejusticewarri8533 Sorry, but I don't like the smell of your humus.
If you want to know what happens when the church isn't separated from the government, just look up what happened in the Spanish Inquisition.
Legend
The Thing is, The Spanish Inquisition did not begin until the 1500's, and Church And Government were not Separated before then. Pretending that Every Time You mix Church and State it results in The Spanish inquisition is Ridicukous.
Far more people died from witch-hunts in europe than from the spanish inquisition.
@kay - The Church actually Opposed Witch Hunts. If Witch Hunts were a natural and inevitable Outcome of The Church and Government being United., we'd see Witch Hunts in The Middle Ages and We don't. They are Early Modern. And They are so rare as to be unheard of in Eastern Orthodoxy.
The Catholic Church itself often Halted them.
And Salem is not "The Catholic Church: and if You look into Salem you Realise even there the Congregationalist Reverends also opposed them.
Most Witch Trials were held in Civil Courts, not Church Courts.
And kramer and the Witches hammer don't prove Otherwise, the Church rejected the Witches Hammer. In Latin The Malious Malefectorum.
Meanwhile you Lot go on the Equivalent of Witch Hunts. You prove that when You Attack Christians and Twist what They say. Like if a Christian says Sometimes We cause Our own Anxiety by Worrying over Things we Shouldn't and you Lot say he is Denying Anxiety Disorders.
And I've se that happen.
You Lot are not Immune from Witch Hunts. You just don't Call them that.
@@warringtribes6689 - That's not Really Why The Spanish Inquisition happened. It had Nothing to do with making "Them" Feel Powerful at all.
“We want unlimited religious freedom, but only for ourselves”. These folks don’t want ‘religious liberty’, they want to establish a theocracy. Btw, watching Donald Trump riff on ‘Christian values’ is both laughable and obscene.
exactly!!
Imagine if a woman behaved the way he did. The right wing christians would be up in arms. A woman having sex with a pornstar while being married, a woman cheating etc. But Donald Trump does it and it's ok
The left has no values at all.They don't even find value in unborn babies....so sad!
I believe in a theocracy run by Jesus Christ, not a theocracy run by man with all the sinful baggage.
And you remain silent on Biden...sickening!
Democrats aren’t trying to take away religion. We want fair laws that don’t affiliate to one belief system.
And under The Constitution, your voices should be heard; and then, all sides examined and weighed according to: The Constitution. But, there are some individuals, that would like to abolish religion; and that is not Constitutional.
@@joykeebler2890 who wants to abolish religion? You're sounding a lot like Trump when he lies and says things like "many people are saying"
@Meedeeuh Areliars They banned public gatherings not religion. You could still practice your religion as much as you want without gathering into a crowd. You're also ignoring the pretty important context that there is a pandemic and gatherings at a church could lead to people dying.
@@metoo3342 It DID lead to people dying.
@Meedeeuh Areliars so did most countries. It’s a pandemic. You can pray and attend church and synagogue on zoom. Or go to the parking lot services. It’s social distancing not persecution. I’m Jewish, I would know. Put on your big boy mask and get over it like the rest of us.
I thought Jesus was supposed to be about loving people above all and helping one another?? Is risking the lives of others to be in a fancy building more important than the greater good in this twisted version of your faith? I thought how you care for your fellow man was supposed to be more important than looking good by going to church. Well, I suppose you’ll find out at the pearly gates.
Native Americans were not Christians. They are the founder of this land.
They were shamanistic. Like the Q guy only no where near as stupid.
They"found" it all right but they merely lived off the natural bounty. They did not cultivate the land as God commanded in The old testament.
@Meedeeuh Areliars "uscivilization" lol
The Native Americans, did believe in God: The Great Spirit.
@@johndelong5574 it appears you are entirely ignorant about native American agriculture.
I'm an atheist, but i always had the impression Jesus (if he really existed) was more of a left winger.
@Hated Truth Ah, you are a follower of the American Jesus then? Ok, i was talking of the middle-east one.
@Hated Truth Ok, but which one? The American one or the middle-east one?
Jesus said to pay your taxes and obey the laws of your government. He was probably more neutral and neither left or right. He was however more concerned with the spiritual aspects of people rather than politics.
You could make the case that the sadducees were in ways similar to religious liberals & the pharisees to religious fundamentalists. You can just read the gospels & see what Jesus said about both groups.
For those in the back: Not being allowed to bully and persecute is NOT persecution.
"I shouldn't be persecuted because of my religion"
Also: Voted for the guy who wanted to ban Muslims from his country
Why don't you show eveyone that Islam is the way and convert.
Maybe find out what the quran teaches before promoting it.
@@johndelong5574
The same thing as the Bible and the Torah. It's Abrahamic. Same fevor but with different prophets and magic.
@@whathell6t yeah they’re all pretty similar same thing different flavor. You’ve got a prophet instead of Jesus and he’s a prophet instead of an aspect of/son of god so it’s more like god speaks through him (from my extremely limited understanding someone who’s actually Muslim pls feel free to correct me). Similar stuff though. Teaches peace and love. Judaism is basically the first 5 books of the Bible and no Jesus at all and you’re encouraged to question everything as part of learning it whereas in Christianity you just have to accept it and shut up, else you’re a heretic, or so I’m told. So yeah, same base, different flavors.
@Satanic Microchip v3 We pretty much pray to the same God and don't even know it
Each man to his own God, but keep ALL religion out of my government.
m a Christian and I couldn’t agree more
👍First Amendment - first words >>> Congress shall make NO LAW respecting religion
People should have the right to NOT worship a god nor have any type of religion
When you can't keep religion out of streets .The other will knock you down .Sharia is waiting for you ,let's see how America will react .
America was not founded on Christianity…there were already people here and they had their own religious beliefs
If we love this country, the sane people have to get a heck of a lot louder.
Amen Brother. These radicals are trying to take over. We need to vote and vote hard.
They'd better start procreating like crazy if they are going to catch up with them.
Amen 😂
When studying the Mark of the Beast, Christians focus on the technique used (the mark) rather than the outcome. The outcome is clear. People and nations are unable to buy and sell without the permission of the democrat beast (liberal hegemon). John described this outcome clearly. This is the important message of the vision. He saw a great political power waging war and controlling the world using economic weapons.
The technique by which control is accomplished is less important, because it is determined by the legal situation at the time when it will be fulfilled. John did not know how societies would change over time, so he did not understand the techniques by which this vision could be achieved in the future. So, he described it in terms of words and images that he understands.
Marking people with an image/stamp was the way that empires and slaveowners controlled people in John's time. So that is the way that John described the techniques used by the empire to impose control.
Focussing on the technique is a mistake, because the Beast will use whatever tools that are available at the time when the vision is being fulfilled. A modern empire can use tariffs, import controls, quality standards and documentation requirements to limit trade. The United States can also use the SWIFT system that banks use for international transfers to control trade. These are a practical implementation of the Mark of the Beast
@@herbescobar2974 the Democrat beast? Oh yeah...that's the beast that wants to see everyone have a right to equal vote...taxes on the rich and a break for the middle class and poor...protection for the environment...child care for working families.......and equal opportunity health care...hum...yeah...I'll bear that mark rather than the mark of criminals that want to destroy our democracy and rule forever...control women's bodies...and sling ugly disrespectful language at those they disagree with..tax breaks for the rich and no breaks for the poor...destroy the environment...I think that's the beast sane people want to avoid. Maybe you've been in a religious sect somewhere and just missed awareness for a few years. No problem...just pull the blindfold off and you'll be ok....or maybe you are just rich and want to keep the power.
"my beliefs are more important than everyone else's beliefs so feel bad for me" would have been a far more appropriate title.
Facts
My mythology is more true than yours!!!
😂😂😂 100 percent true
When you bow before the Judgment Seat of Jesus Christ at Jerusalem, good luck with that! 😎👍✝️❤🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁
@@CPTBlackDragon07 based
I was born and raised in Alabama. Hardcore evangelicalism turned made me leave Christianity when I was 14. These people don't understand that they're just contributing to a faster decline of Christianity. The hate and hypocrisy that spews out of their faces is why the overwhelming majority of GOP conservatives are old and dying.
Change comes to all regardless of race, religion or politics and older white people are too scared to adapt.
Fortunately by no means all Christians think the same way as American fundamentalists.
I agree with you about the church ⛪, gmt
Good riddance to christianity and any other false religion say I. Mankind cant progress with it.....
You leaved Christianity because of Hardcore evangelicalism Seriously! You need to connect with Jesus not with the Church members or any preachers. People leaving christianity because of Church misdoing or Preachers are idiots! Read Bible and Pray to Lord Jesus, there is no substitute for that!
Ah Christians, those who don't know the difference between praying and preying....
Well, a lot of christian leaders do indeed *prey* on people, so they arent that wrong 😂
I'm very happy that religion gives some Americans a sense of strength, a purpose, and peace of mind. But don't tell me that I should be religious as well just because I live in the same country. Keep your religion to yourself. And leave our politics out of it.
I support war against factory farming & the meat industry. I'll make America be a VEGAN nation before I ever let a christurd force their totally unnecessary childish religious garbage onto me or any atheist.
And I keep politics out of my life. I will do as I please regardless of politics. I will not comply with anyone's politics. It's best to leave me alone.
@@JohnGalt1960 Same
keep your religious beliefs to your self. don't pray on the 50 yd line. simple
@@oowineme keep your atheist beliefs to yourself too. Nobody cares what you think about religion. 💀
Coach does not realize that praying on the 50 yd line was his choice.
He could have prayed anywhere not on school grounds. His car, at home, on the sidewalk, in a 7-11 getting a slurpee.
Dude intentionally made a symbolic spectacle of his faith.
Why is this required?
In order to keep an atmosphere of acceptance for members of all religions (or none), we must NOT tolerate or endorse any specific religious practice on school grounds (or community public property for that matter)
Amazing how arrogant these idiots can be.
Making a spectacle out of one’s prayer is something Jesus very clearly taught AGAINST. One is supposed to close the door, lock it, and then pray. And yes I agree that his actions on the 50 yard line would make people of other faiths feel less at home. Imagine if a Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist coach did their own version of this in the same school. Christian nationalists would cry foul.
@@MasterKoala777 Ughhh all the people I’ve seen on this program go against the teachings of Jesus Christ in some form or another.
If I were a god fearing person I’d pray they were granted mercy in the afterlife, because I would assume Jesus wouldn’t take too kindly to them hiding behind him like the hypocrites they are. And hey didn’t he also speak out against hypocrisy? If he did return to earth, these guys would be the first in line to crucify him I swear.
@@someonerandom8552 agreed. A bearded, Arab looking man (he was a Jew of course), who doesn't speak English, preaching that rich people should sell what they have and give to the poor. There modern Christian nationalists would lynch him.
@@MasterKoala777 he wasn't a Arab looking man, the Biblical description is him being like fine brass burnt in a furnace, with white wool like hair. That describes a black man.
@@MasterKoala777 Amen to that
The first clause in the Bill of Rights says that Congress will make no law respecting an establishment of religion .For the group that says they love America so much and the Constitution what goes along with it they really don't have any respect for the freedom of religion .freedom of religion doesn't mean that you get to force other people to praise or believe in what you do. freedom of religion means that anybody can practice whatever religion they want to .that's what the founding fathers wanted and that's what they meant you might want to read some more of your history and see what our founding fathers really thought about religion. Also speaking of this party they're always crying that people are trying to take their freedoms away but they're the only ones worried about what people are doing in their bedrooms or church they go to what they're doing with their bodies they're the ones that are always trying to take somebody's Freedom away they're the ones always trying to tell somebody how they're supposed to live their lives according to what they believe.
Agreed 100 percent! Well said!
Hello dear how are you doing ?
You have to be careful of the historical precedent of this. I'm reading everything from the forefathers being atheists to white supremacists. The forefathers were Deistic in the sense. That they didn't believe in a constituted religion. They believed in the freedom of conscious with this. This does not mean that the forefathers were atheists like some have claimed. They were actually Christian Deists.
@@joykeebler2890 deists does not mean they are Christian, it simply means they believe in a god, but not a religion. There are over 3500 different gods to practice.
The founding fathers were also witness to 200 years of Europeans slaughtering each other over religion. Religiouse wars were still raging over Protestants and Catholics. They did not want that in the new republic they were forming.
Excuse me American was not founded. It was stolen from the native Indians. This is actually the best comedy of all time!!
Only in America can a "pastor" go on "stage" holding his microphone to the crowd and say "Who won the election?!" to hear "TRUMP!! BY A LANDSLIDE!!!" Only in America.
@@jakesanders136 Only on a comment on a UA-cam video would someone leave a comment on a comment on a UA-cam video. Only on a comment on a UA-cam video.
Many Americans won't see anything wrong with that because they see customary an intense relationship between being Christian and being conservative AND between being conservative and being Republican AND between being Republican and being rabid Trumpist. In this case, custom makes law...
@Abel Bort Sometimes it feels like a double standard I hear ya. Putting people in cages because they said something which hurt someone's feelings (however cruel/inhumane) is not the right strategy. We have freedom of speech protected as our first right in the Bill of Rights from which the proceeding rights stem. It is really wrong if the government is punishing someone for being mean. What are you referring to btw?
To which they should be loosing their tax status.
I wish Trump could just go away erase from history
PS... In Alabama, it’s illegal for PE teachers to teach yoga. If it finally passes their legislature, it will still be against the law for the teachers to do mantras, chants, or teach the phrase “Namaste”, because conservatives believe in legislating against religion if it’s not theirs.
wow, that's horrible!
Would calisthenics fall into that category? 'Cuz that's what a lot of yoga is.
@@tracywalker6813 I don’t believe so, but the legislation did pass, so PE teachers are allowed to do yoga, but still not chants, mantras, or use of the phrase “Namaste”.
Sounds alot like China outlawing the Falun Gong.
Today's Religious right/Moral Majority has more in common with AlQueda than they do the teachings of Christ
@@a_random_voice_in_the_void Namaste is just a sanskrit greeting. Also im pretty certain there is no conversion in Hinduism, its a secular system that allow everyone to believe and worship how they wish. I know many Hindus that wear a crucifix.
President George Washington - "The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." (Treaty Of Tripoli, 1796)
President John Adams - "Where do we find a precept in the Bible for Creeds, Confessions, Doctrines and Oaths, and whole carloads of other trumpery that we find religion encumbered with in these days?"
President Thomas Jefferson - "History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance, of which their political as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purpose."
President Thomas Jefferson - "The Christian god can easily be pictured as virtually the same god as the many ancient gods of past civilizations. The Christian god is a three headed monster; cruel, vengeful and capricious. If one wishes to know more of this raging, three headed beast-like god, one only needs to look at the caliber of people who say they serve him. They are always of two classes: fools and hypocrites."
President Thomas Jefferson - "Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies."
President Thomas Jefferson - "I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.
"President Thomas Jefferson - "Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man."
Abraham Lincoln - "The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession."
President James Madison - "During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity; in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution."
President James Madison - "In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise."
President William Howard Taft - "I do not believe in the divinity of Christ and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe."
Excellent post, fantastic citing of precedential (and presidential) statements.
As an aside, I especially like the use of the word "trumpery" in the Adams quote. Dunno why.
Woah... thanks so much for finding all those quotes... it... it makes me proud to be an American to read this, that our leaders were so wise! How far we have fallen. We began as an Enlightenment nation and have fallen so far that there are many, with their ill-translated Bibles, who wish to take us back to the Bronze Age. To be very honest, it's this enlightenment thinking that makes me so proud to be an American. The idea of "God" is very vague as to accommodate all religions but really to go beyond religion, to recognize that there very likely is one God, it did create humanity with the comprehension to recognize its own worth and dignity, and with that dignity to fight for freedom! If we have fallen, it is not because of a 'lack of God,' it is because of a lack of THOUGHT, a lack of imagination. The Bible is the most poorly-written collection of nonsense I've ever come across; if you read it in English it doesn't even make sense. People that proclaim this literally-translated "Jesus Christ," to them a conservative character with no tolerance for thought whatsoever, is the source of all power and life, whose meaning can only be found in the Bible, have defiled this nation. This is not to say that I do not believe in Jesus, but I do not believe in this fundamentalism, this homophobia and conservative superstition masquerading as a religion... the religion they want to turn into law for all of us. God bless this country, keep it free, free from THEM who wish to enslave all our people with chains of ignorance!
@@shawnhartmann4581 😂 Great,colorful word..kind of orange.
"24.If any differences shall arise by either Party infringing on any of the Articles of this Treaty, Peace and Harmony shall remain notwithstanding in the fullest force, untill a friendly Application shall be made for an Arrangement, and untill that Application shall be rejected, no appeal shall be made to Arms. And if a War shall break out between the Parties, Nine Months shall be granted to all the Subjects of both Parties, to dispose of their Effects and retire with their Property. And it is further declared that whatever indulgences in Trade or otherwise shall be granted to any of the Christian Powers, the Citizens of the United States shall be equally entitled to them.
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This Treaty shall continue in full Force, with the help of God for Fifty Years.
We have delivered this Book into the Hands of the before-mentioned Thomas Barclay on the first day of the blessed Month of Ramadan, in the Year One thousand two hundred.
I certify that the annex'd is a true Copy of the Translation made by Issac Cardoza Nunez, Interpreter at Morocco, of the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America.
THOS BARCLAY
(1) Or Ouadnoun, on the Atlantic coast, about latitude 29° N" - The Barbary Treaties 1786-1816
Treaty with Morocco June 28 and July 15, 1786.
Washington's Farewell Address 1796
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them" "And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion".
avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/jeffpap.asp
@@skydivingcomrade1648 This is a free country and the evangelical church who call themselves "Patriots" seem to forget one of the most important things about our country "freedom between church and state" . I am Christian but don't push your religion on me.. I reckon we believe in two different versions of Christ and I would personally prefer that I not have ur views shoved down my throat. My God is not a hateful God and he doesn't judge anyone regardless of ur beliefs, who you choose to love and marry, ur gender ,if you're an immigrant/ citizenship or how much money you have. U cant force everyone to believe what you do. I swear this reminds me of ISIS literally exactly the same. Its making someone believe what they believe or they are punished unless they convert.
The founding fathers were deists. Morality does not come from christianity. In fact in most cases, morality comes from questioning christianity
This is what strikes me when Americans talk about "Freedom", they're talking about freedom for themselves not freedom for others.
Mainly white Americans.
Some white Americans see the hypocrisy. Some even check off every box beside the name of the historically privileged groups (white, straight, cisgendered male, Christian, middle-class, college educated, no immigrant ancestry later than one century ago, even Southerner as well - like me).
Hit the nail on the head
@@fastattacktough688i6 I’m “white” and I believe in the separation of church and state. Please don’t think all “whites” think like these zealots.
@@got_glintsp963 I think we all know it's a generalization. I'm white too and I don't take it as a personal offense when people criticize white Americans. It's pretty much all white evangelicals causing problems for everyone else, so it's a fair point 😅
This title should be renamed: "The Right's Fight to Force America into being a Christian Nation."
And they've been winning.
@Meedeeuh Areliars no that's called Persecution Complex. You think you're oppressed when in reality you are the oppressor. You hate the idea of secular government, because your beliefs have to coexist with other faiths that are not yours.
All religions are exclusive.Read a history book.
@Meedeeuh Areliars You keep making up dumb lies about almost everything man. Please stop.
More like neo right Christian Nation
I bet these folks saying America is the greatest country but never traveled abroad.
@@jakesanders136 My point is people claiming one thing and not experiencing the other.
@@jakesanders136 no one who is a world traveler has ever proclaimed America "the greatest"
Besides the military, they could not claim to be "the greatest" at anything . America fails at everything else to all other 1st world countries.
So what?
It's not as if they need to do so, nor do i need to get out of Mexico to learn about other cultures (and to understand why is NOT a good idea to be a multicultural shitshow)
@@jakesanders136 A single person's opinion, whether they are a traveler or not, is just that - a single person's opinion. Here is mine: I come from a war-ridden Balkan country which used to belong to a communist dictatorship, and you could not PAY me to move to the USA.
Meanwhile, we try to objectively calculate the countries in which life standard and satisfaction are significantly higher than in other, compatible countries. USA does not make the top of those lists, but usually places in the upper middle, depending on the measurements. Certainly not bad, but - objectively speaking - not the greatest.
Unfortunately, you are also into the upper middle of some lists you don't want to top: inequality indexes, proportion of population in prison, prison recidivism, gun deaths...
I was raised pagan in the rural Midwest; my family moved when I was seven from the rural East Coast. People would get fired for not being Christian in many types of jobs because it takes money to hire lawyers, so while my parents were in academic jobs that were less vulnerable, we always had to be very careful when we talked about what we did and with whom. When I moved to the East Coast for college, nobody believed anything I said, and it was really weird to be around liberal Christians who seemed unaware and uncaring about the way their religion was being used as a weapon against religious minorities in other parts of the country. Now that the news is reporting on the exact things I told other people about in the mid-2000s, suddenly they believe me.
This country was supposed to be founded on live and let live...why can't people just stick to that....
Because people like David Barton teach them otherwise to get their votes.
@Blistering Sun Much Work To Be Done yeah I am, considering I am one..and my family goes back to fighting with George Washington as part of the Cree Nation.
@Blistering Sun Much Work To Be Done look it up..it is..Alexander Mcgilvry..my ancestor Great grand father x's 8 or 9..Indian Emperor Chief was a Scot who married Indian Princess..lovely story..not a story..Fact! 😎 ( blistering sun..cute )
@Blistering Sun Much Work To Be Done have a great day, sorry you're tired, maybe get some sleep.....
@Blistering Sun Much Work To Be Done finally, your ignorance was showing....so much for the live and let live..gn.
They shoud change "Christian" in the title to "white". The whole love thy neighbor is pretty much ignorned by them.
@Meedeeuh Areliars
He’s obviously pointing out that the whole “love thy neighbor,” only applies to Caucasian people according to evangelicals. How else do they claim to follow “judaeo-Christian values,” while simultaneously being openly xenophobic?
@@lucasbendit7564 White evangelicals are the most charitable demographic in the country so yes they do love their neighbor, more than the anti-white leftists who never miss a chance to spew their hatred on white people and who think that loving your neighbor is using the government to raise your taxes.
@@user-jy5qm8nc9m white evangelicals also have had a longer history and a larger demographic so your stats dont actually mean anything. Athiests only make up 25% of the population in America, so of course they arent going to be able to out spend churches in charities. Plus what churches view as charities is selective. They dont serve everyone. Unlike secular charities that do.
It's strange how "Christian" has almost become euphemism for "White". I've heard woke people say christianity is the white man religion but honestly they seem to be the worst at it. As a Mexican catholic I'm guilty of many sins , black Christians also have their faults but white evangelicals! Come on!! Do you guys even believe??? So called christian coach , himseld states he gave himself to Christ is crying about his BS job? Smh
Christian does not mean white
Trump & Christianity do not belong in the same conversation (or sentence).
Are you kidding? He's a perfect example of what a christian is. Why else would they love him so much?
Jesus walked over the water.
Trump altered a weather map with a sharpie. And the hurricane was *tremendously wet!*
@@deirdre108 Trump isn't a Christian. He admitted himself that he never ask for forgiveness for anything he's done and if he feels like he's in the wrong, he will correct the problem himself.
That means Trump has never repented for his sins ,which means he's not a Christian.
And the reason why white Evangelical Christians backed him is because they have a long and extended history of backing Republicans in order to turn the nation into a theocratic nation because they fear they're losing the culture war.
@@URFTBOUND4LIFE As an atheist/anti-theist I care little or nothing about who xians deem as legitimate members of their superstitious cult so if someone claims (as Trump does) that he is an xian, I'll take their word for it. It sounds like you're making the common error of the "No True Scotsman Fallacy", a typical plea for a purity of belief that aligns with yours. This is why history is full of religious wars.
I agree with you that xians do want to "turn the nation into a theocratic one". If one believes the universe is a monarchy ("King of Kings, Lord of Lords" ) as the xians do how can one accept a democracy, or more precisely a representative republic as the ideal form of government?
Yes they do. Evangelical Christianity is a grift run by false idols, and Trump is a mirror image of Evangelical pastors.
As a christian Quaker, with ancestors who were some of the first European settlers in America…America is not a Christian country. America is a secular multi faith nation in which the church and state must be separate.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Constantine would be proud to see how we
have adopted his recommendations.....
so accurate
Although I agree with the quote-there simply isn’t any ancient record attesting that Seneca ever said it.
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger#Disputed
@@yvhvlanuce Duly noted. But there’s another quote I drop from Thomas Jefferson in which “The Priest” has been replaced with “Religion”, though the meaning remains. Based on that Wiki page, this looks like a similar phenomenon.
@@hadara69 Priest or Religion could mean Satanism also. The "wise" or the rich, won't enter heaven just as a camel can't fit through the eye of a needle. A humble heart serves God, not a rich one.
Throughout history, theocracies have always been horrendously cruel. Religion and political power - say goodbye to human rights and hello to savagery and stupidity.
Where did human rights come from but from West European Christians
@@notforsale5967 it stem from philosophy, just bc you watched Gods not dead doesn't mean you know anything about philosophy or how the left actually see Christians. Your point is so off topic to the point mqde5 of separation of church and state, it speaks to the lack of critical thinking training you have. Just because they might be Christians, doesn't mean they support organized religion or theocracy, like the Baptist priest actively against these Christian legislations.
@Ponyboy Puritans were the first ones who persecuted the other christians during their time in power in England
Especially the Christian ones.
@@notforsale5967 in fact the Vatican is one of the countrys that haven't singed the carta of human rights.
The U.S. Constitution is purely secular. There maybe a majority of people who claim to be Christian but that does not make this a Christian nation as our government isn’t supposed to make any laws respecting the establishment of a religion while also allowing its citizens to practice any religion they chose to or none at all. Read the Constitution!!!
The US Constitution is very much founded upon Christian principles.
The 1st amendment, often referred to as "Religious freedom", or "Separation of church and state" are fundamental Christian principles. In that, in the beginning of the Bible, God creates man, then he grants man freewill (freedom to choose God or not). Christianity can not be forced upon anyone because it requires the willing & sincere heart.
John Adams:
"The destiny of America is to carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to all men everywhere. We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus! I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world".
John Adams:
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
John Adams:
"Now I will avow, that I then believed, and now believe, that those general Principles of Christianity, are as eternal and immutable, as the Existence and Attributes of God: and that those Principles of Liberty, are as unalterable as human Nature and our terrestrial, mundane System."
@@1StepForwardToday Your history lesson has been warped by christian misinformation. Sad you are so ignorant. There is a profound reason they voted not to pray at the constitutional convention and not include any references to Christianity in the Constitution but did include a prohibition to the government establishment of any religion and the prohibition of any religious test to hold office. It was to establish a completely secular government.
Yes the Bill of rights, the foundation for the Constitution, was formed on the universal belief that our rights come from God the creator. All the signers agreed to that before they signed on. Doesn't matter if a few were agnostic or not because they REPRESENTED the populations of their states. The establishment cause means that the Federal government can not promote the Anglican church or Catholic church over another. The main takeaway is that because our rights come from God, they cannot be defined by man. In theory of course, because the government does it all the time.
@@francismarion6400 Nope. You have inserted your god where it doesn’t exist. There was no agreement that “creator”meant the biblical god or any other god. They used that term specifically so as to NOT include a god. Many called nature the creator as at the time they had no knowledge of evolution. You’re making up stuff to justify your own beliefs without understanding the facts. Not one reference to Christianity or the Hebrew god exists in our Constitution and such references were omitted on purpose.
@@francismarion6400 Btw all of our rights ARE granted by men because gods do not grant rights, they only dictate obedience. Our first right is in direct opposition to the first biblical commandment. Men can also take away your rights. Thomas Paine wrote about inalienable rights granted by nature referring to ancient people living free from religious oppression. You should read his writings, particularly The Age of Reason.
The United States was founded on Enlightenment principles, not on any particular tenets of any particular religion.
“Our DNA is Christian”
Jesus who was a Jew: *resurrected in confusion*
Tbh Jesus so old he probably has dementia
@@grugamersriseup7299 not in fantasyland.
Who's DNA is "christianity"? It sure ain't mine. None of us knew who jesus was until we were told.
@@27273100 nobody knows until he is drawn. You can be i told a thousand times no and still don't know.
Jesus who was a african jew, but ok
Most Founding Fathers were Deism in belief, not Theism.
Ironically, Thomas Jefferson wouldn't have a chance of being elected for most of this nation's history. He would be considered a 'heretic' by most American nominal Christians.
These faux-Christians try to impose their beliefs on others and then claim victimhood when they're thwarted.
@TheDestroyer Agreed, but...that's not the issue here.
@TheDestroyer
If one reads your comment but just imagines that it was written by ants about how they perceive humans, it reads pretty funny.
@Meedeeuh Areliars Yu cant rewrite your constitution to suit the whims and fashions of every style and fad of random people.
Deism is a subset of Theism, in which god created the world and left it alone. Similarly Epicurus believed the gods do not involve themseleves in the affairs of mortals, so in that way many of the founding fathers were more Epicurean than Evangelical Christian.
When the oppressors think they’re the victims would have been a good title.
We can not forget slavery but we also can not forget the struggles of the Native Americans and possibly others when it comes to the creation of America.
The natives had it coming
In America, it's more than just okay that you live in poverty, homelessness, hunger. It's your fault. Which is deplorable and highlights a rampant ignorance that is frightening.
You can thank the Puritans and their Calvinist ideas for that.
100% your only as free as the least free person.
trump never experienced poverty, homelessness, hunger.........nor any religion.
You can thank smelly lefties for that
Neither did Bill Clinton
However, your ... Bible ... tells NOT to pray in public like that and calls ppl ... hypocrites ... for doing so.
Hey, don’t force your religion on people. That’s what this country is about
Whenever an evangelical comes knocking on my door to tell me the good news I tell that person I don't want to join the republican party and then shut the door.
Where are guys like you in recent times square prayer offerings by the most peaceful religion ..Surely they are imposing .Sharia .if you can't say so then soon there'll be no God to bless America .
@@tridevkotwal2169 ISCKON is ruining USA
@@Hoe-numan5 ahaaa bingo .What about Sharia and recent times square open namaz on roads ?? If that's alright and iskon is ruining .Then just wait for 10 years ,merely 10 years and watch it yourself .Let's observe see you after 10 years mate .Sharia will take over let's see what happens
@@tridevkotwal2169 i don't support Sharia law
America was supposed to support freedom of religion. No one has the right to say one religion is the best for a country. Freedom of religion!
Prior to watching this video I didn't think I could be more of an atheist than I am, but here we are.
Me too. That pastor lost me when he said Black Lives Matter and gay rights aren’t good
But one cannot be more of an atheist than to simply be an atheist. If you believe in no god, then you believe in no god. There is no way to increase that.
This coach is on Grindr when no ones is at home...
yikes. I bet he fights himself everyday.
So..not all Christians are antiLGBT or antisex
Isn't hooking up with Gay men for sex against christianity?
It amazes me why anyone needs to profess a religion to be considered " good". I was asked once , if I had "been saved" ...I informed the person "my relationship with my creator is between us. I talk to my creator all the time...and frankly, no one else is mentioned ".
Good for you! I've had the same experience with Evangelicals. They love playing God's policeman.
@Es L KJV Romans 10:2-4 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. God bless you.
If you need the fear of god in order to be good, you’re not a good person and never will be. Keep your religion in your home and place of worship. Because if Islam becomes the majority religion in America, all these Christians will be yelling the same things the rest of us have been. And it’ll be too late. Keeping religion out of government and public spaces, allows everyone to be on even footing. They’d see that if they weren’t too busy trying to make everyone believe what the believe and act the way they see fit.
@Es L I'm not sure what you're saying. Care to elaborate?
The Bible is not about religion or paganism. The Bible is Black History there are no white people in the Bible.
"Have to choose between my job and religion. Nobody should have to make that decision."
Except of course, everyone who doesn't believe the same way you do.
As a witch I find this so bizarre and alarming.
It is! Its horrifying and infuriating
As a Christian I find those "pastors" horrifying too.
😂 Fair enough
As a person who understands a lot witches are good and bad have suffered horrible spiritual attack
The religion mask
I really dig how somebody's with criminal record and come to Jesus moment feels like his little fellowship has the right to control anybody else.
You're absolutely right.....I wonder what goes through there head !
I call BS on the coach. I was on a cross country team in HS. Our coach would pray before the meets & made a big statements about it, kneeling and all. Everyone was pretty much expected to participate, and when I wouldn't I was basically ostracized.
Exactly. 16 year olds are suppose to be able to resist the pressure from their coach because we know coaches are never bullies. It's child abuse is what it is.
I'm sorry you had to go through that. Being a teenager and dealing with normal peer pressure is hard enough, without additional pressure being created by an authority figure. And I'm with you. The coach *was* free to practice his religion on the job. He was *not* free to practice it *with* students. He wasn't praying on one end of the field while the students prayed on the other. He was *leading* them in *Christian* prayer. And that is promoting religion, plain and simple, voluntary or not.
So you don't believe in God?
@@benwest646 I did at the time but believed in the separation of Church & State & felt it was a violation of that.
Fortunately, I'm liberated from that belief now and no longer believe in a supreme dictator.
@Noah Patterson Both are trash
As an outsider who's visited rural America, undoubtedly America is about football, church, and guns. Now, does that align with the text of the constitution? Hmm, maybe not.
How are guns not aligned with the text of the Constitution? 😂
@NotANameist ah my uneducated friend, I'm glad you asked. If you read the 2nd Amendment in its entirety, it's clear that the right to "keep and bear arms" is granted in the context of the need for a "well regulated Militia". If you're an originalist (the type of constitutional interpretation favored by conservatives), you have to concede that the people's right to have guns isnt in place so they can protect themselves, but so that they can serve in the state's militia. In other words, you don't have an unconditional right to just have guns for the sake of having guns
@@flyingface yes. [Because] a well regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
That is contradictory with what I previously said in what way?
The secret to freedom is in educating the people, whereas the secret to tyranny is keeping them ignorant
Have to say Truth to Power.
He that is of the truth heareth my voice
Jesus.
@Satanic Microchip v3 figment of the imagination..in other words the figment of an enlarged amygdala..how ironic the religious forget..that they were claiming in the first 10 years of the millennia, that the internet itself was a "evil satanic tool" lol really grateful to see religion on the decline..but yet like a cornered animal, i worry it will get violent..
@Satanic Microchip v3 You are unfamiliar with christian precepts.The original sin was not aquiring knowledge,but rebellion against GODS warning of death thru disobediance.Read the bible then you can make educated pronouncements.
@Satanic Microchip v3 The knowledge of GOOD AND EVIL has nothing to do with engineering,It is the experience of death through willfull rejection of Gods revealed will.This is what the human race achieved.
"This was my JOB, My life" If my work told me to not pray in front of clients and I did it anyway.... guess what? I would get fired too.
Imagine being this nosey and judgy all your life and peeking into someone else’s life for minor infractions and then going to vote for thrice married guy who lives in a golden tower who hasn’t done a single selfless thing in his life.
And not only voting for him but being an active part of his cult.
These people are both sad and hilarious at the same time.
Exactly! It's baffling
Exactly
Not surprising, really. All of the heroes and leading "intellectuals" of the religious right are liars and frauds, so of course they follow Trump, the loudest liar of them all.
I don't know about hilarious, but their definitely dangerous!
Like! How does decadent Trump even remotely resemble ascetic Jesus? 😂
What's going on in America is terrifying....and this just sums it up. Ignorance and lack of critical thinking, especially around true spirituality...
These poor people. It’s sad to see religion be perverted like this.
This isnt religion being perverted. This is what happens when people actually take their religion seriously.
It really is sad… I am a believer myself and I am having major issues with continuing to attend my primarily white church that refuses to acknowledge that black bodies are being attacked. I have a problem with the white church that I attend can go all over the world on mission trips to preach the gospel and “love on them“ … But yet not preach the truest gospel to the white people in the church (that believe “blue lives matter”) and do not “love” on the black brothers and sisters in Christ. Sad.
We don’t want freedom of religion, WE WANT FREEDOM FROM RELIGION!!✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
I only want Freedom. I am a Christian. If you don't believe as I do I'm ok with that but if you bother me or try to hinder my freedom we will be fighting. I don't think you have a good grasp of what a Christian really is. Disagreement is not hate.
@Daniel De saint malo THERE TRULY IS A MISGUIDED UNDERSTANDING OF FREEDOM and what Freedom means in the OT and NT. I don't know about the Koran, b/c I've never read it. BUT...how they have used "FREEDOM" is NOT Christian. AND is neither taught in the OT nor the NT.
@@JohnGalt1960 I want to see a muslim or hindu leader go out on to the football field and start a prayer before the game. I gaurantee you people would lose your minds! 🤣
I had to rethink what you stated. I think some people would agree with you. Meaning they want "FREEDOM FROM RELIGION." And each would have their story and reasons. And that is valid. Many things have been PLAIN WRONG and EVIL in the name of religion.
BUT...others want "freedom of religion". Freedom to choose what they believe or what they don't believe. It's just my 2 cents.
Some of us want freedom from Atheism
The only difference between religion and mythology is your belief that one is a true story and the other is a fairy tale. The secret is they're all fairy tales.
excellent!
"My miracles in my scriptures are all true,but yours are silly,superstitious fables..". Amazing,isn't it? I've heard it said that the difference between a cult and a religion is only one has political power.
Any school that wants to teach the Judeo-Christian creation myth should also give equal time to the creation myths of other cultures, at least one from every populated continent.
@@rfresa private schools = agreed
The flying spaghetti monster is not a myth!
The first amendment grants people the freedom from Religion
Patriot “church” should lose tax exempt status in violation of the Johnson amendment
I have to look this up. Thank you for the reference
I'm an atheist who is anti religion.
That's said I believe that the religious have a right to be religious BUT their religion should
NEVER bear in on our rights
AND the rights of different religions.
The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others.
Respect also, the lives they choose to live 😃
@@leerush6978 as long as they dont force the life they choose towards you than yes.
@@DonJulio510 how would they force it towards you?
@@leerush6978 Shoving religion into people's faces and trying to suffocate them with it isn't helping anyone.
Actually, all lives matter in your context. You see, people do have the ability to change for the better (or worse, for that matter). There are people who commit terrible crimes that do become "good people", and some who b=never change. I think everyone deserves the chance to improve/redeem him/her self.
Hopefully this never happens there is a separation of church and state
And this is why I'm an Atheist.
I’m an atheist because of logic and rational skepticism - I’m an anti-theist because of endless, harmful nonsense like this.
I traded places with a spider when i was 6...thats why im metaphysical. A new ager. Grounded in science. But not materialistic.
A real bad reason to be atheist. Suppose, modern day atheist leaders and intellectuals go rogue and start supporting opinions and causes that you disagree with, will you again become religious?
The problem is in your viewing of everything as black and white rigid labels, where there are only two options left to select from, but in reality there are infinite options in-between, and if you are rational and logical and most importantly aware of yourself, you most probably will be unable to identify with these rigid labels, because everyone's ideas, knowledge and experiences are unique, no two persons are same and a single label can never describe both accurately.
"After about six months, one of the kids asked me "Can we join you out there?" How long is your football season? Blatant lie.
I caught that also, was like wtf did he just say?
The coach in the beginning made me facepalm so hard. You're perfectly welcome to practice your beliefs. You don't however have the right to use your position as coach to grandstand to say nothing of the fact that such public displays of Prayer are pretty much not the way this is supposed to be done
Matthew 6:5-6
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. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
I was once deeply religious. Not anymore! I find religion like, in any form, to be highly restrictive to progress at a certain point in time.
What exactly is your idea of "progress" and what is it's ultimate destination?
The Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.”
~1797 Treaty of Tripoli signed by John Adams
"Conservative Christianity" is an oxymoron.
Matthew 6:24
It is. Thank you for saying this.
Absolutely correct! And the false notion that capitalism equals Christianity is also in vogue at the moment.
@@geminislefthand Matthew 6:24:
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
@@Dan-ud8hz exactly! The same churches claim that social justice isn't a Christian matter...Not sure how they figure that into "love one another as yourselves" or to "love one another as I have loved you."
This is the kind of in depth reporting that television journalism desperately needs, far more than “opinion” programs that are threatening to destroy the credibility of much of cable news. Excellently done.
As Christopher Hitchens always used to say, these charlatans claim to have special knowledge that the rest of us don’t have. Play with your toys if you want but don’t make me play with your toys or tell me what I can and can’t do.
Our country was founded on enlightenment principles. If you think that the Bible should be the law of the land, I don’t think you’ve read it closely enough.
1. Explicit permitting slavery including perpetual ownership of foreign slaves, passing them on, right to beat them, etc.
2. Death as a legal consequence for basically everything.
3. Women are property of men. For example, if a man rapes a virgin, her father can sell her to him. No legal choice for her.
4. Celebrates genocide and enslavement of those not in the tribe.
5. There is a ritual to force an attempted abortion onto women suspected of adultery (because the science behind it is lame, so ineffectual, but the intent is there).
Our founding fathers knew how absolutely terrible theocracies can be.
I’m fine if people want to be religious in their personal lives, but please keep it out of schools and politics.
"I was a bad boy." - still does think the law does not apply to him.
"we're striking oil"
There it is. The quiet part out loud.
It's all about money.
These people can never help themselves.
they missed the part in history where 1 of 2 reasons we declared independence from England was for Religious freedom, I.E freedom from the Church of England. Yet these people want that same crap back for everone. no thanks. your religion is your choice, not mine.
That’s not historically accurate. The Declaration of Independence had nothing to do with the Church of England or religious persecution
@@rlud304yes it did
@@SteveninTune I completely agree with the point you’re making but I’m pretty sure independence from England was about taxes, not religious persecution. You might be thinking about the Puritans coming to North America which was over 100 years earlier.
Evangelicals worshiping the “Golden Calf”
Or the golden Trump statue.
0:16 Before there even was a United States of America, my ancestors fled England to practice their Catholic religion free from the persecution they faced in Protestant England. My ancestors on both sides of my family fought in the American Revolution. My ancestors fought to keep America from being torn into two in the Civil War. And I am an atheist. Americans are atheists, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist. The right of freedom of or from religion is a fundamental American value and only people seeking to destroy the best of our country would take that freedom from us.
Thank God the Catholics don't run America! LOL! Talk about cults!
I’m sorry, as a Christian I just do not see it the way these Christians do: I do not feel like Christianity is under attack here. I do feel that there are some radical Evangelicals who are not only misinterpreting the Bible but also the Constitution. Religious freedom means everyone has the right to practice any religion or no religion at all. The Bible says even Jesus gives us all a choice to accept him as Savior or not. Also, prayer is not out of schools because one can pray sitting at one’s desk with eyes closed and quietly. I did it all the time. People of other faiths pray. So, I don’t agree with these people in this video.
I'm not trying to be pedantic, but there is no such thing as "the bible". There have been multiple Christian bibles throughout history and none of them match each other.
You have never read a bible!You are lying.
The evangelicals in this video , not to be confused with Christians , don't have the guts to say what this is really about. They're trying to Maintain they're worldly power under the guise of Christian persecution, it's evil and shameful. Kinda like how i suddenly have the lower back of an 1800s rail worker when it's leg day so i skip but every day I'm superman
@Romeo What color are you?
@@johndelong5574 LMAO you don't know the bible contradicts itself
That church-run hospital that discriminated against the trans-man should lose its tax exemption.
No one is against the church. What we are against is you forcing it on others.
how are they forceing it on you
@@johnnyparker5163 They impose their values upon others. For example, evangelicals typically believe they are color-blind, which is stupid, and then deny racism is a problem and use their Black membership to hide their racist politics. They actively change curriculum and laws to change US history and whitewash it to suit themselves. Racism is real and must be addressed, but they want to pretend like it does not exist. This harms all of us. I resent them trying to make us all abide by their racist white nationalism.
@@perrinfan im agaisnt raceism to, true christians love everyone the same, dont blame everyone
@@johnnyparker5163 The Church is losing the youth largely because of hypocrisy. They compare the words and example of Christ to the behavior of churches and think, "Not for me." White Christians like you need to be more assertive and counter the racist preachers and churches.
As a follower of Christ, I’m always troubled by evangelicals feeling like they must impose their opinions on others. We aren’t called to do more than spread the Gospel. We aren’t called to force any messages. We are called to let the Holy Spirit do the work. We spread the Gospel and let Him work. As soon as you want to force any messages, the hearts of others get hardened, and that’s human nature.
Its the christian way of things....ask the American Indians. Its false dichotomy to think that christinity is in any better then evangelism.
@@gothboschincarnate3931 I’m not sure what you mean. Christianity and evangelism aren’t the same. Not even close. Christianity is a way of life that follows Christ. Evangelism is the spreading of a message. Unfortunately, evangelicals haven’t always spread the Christian message.
That’s like saying manure is not the same as feces. Evangelism is by definition the spreading of Christianity. It doesn’t exist without it.
@@artsaliva8895 evangelicals are a sociopolitical group in the US. The goals of this group are not about evangelizing the world for Christ, but getting sociopolitical victories.
There is no such thing as a follower of Christ because Christ is only a concept inside your head. For the same reason there is no holy spirit. You have the burden of proof to show that there is a christ and a holy spirit. Do you know how to do that? Of course not, cuz it's all inside your head, not in the real world.
These people, they consider my being allowed to worship as I choose as an infringement upon their rights as "Christians". They refuse to understand that their rights end where they infringe upon anyone else's rights!
@Meedeeuh Areliars ya they are
To the football coach: "But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen."
True, Although you can pray anywhere and God will listen because he's everywhere it's recommended that you pray in private alone and the Lord will listen and hear you.
No need to close a door, for you are Devine, it just Christianity indoctrinated you to think you are separate and need to obey their rules to get to heaven - you are heaven! 🙂
@@PokeMaster03 -- You are ignoring the context for this verse. It comes in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, in a section dealing public displays of piety. Here's the fuller version of that passage (Matthew 6:1-6)"
“1 "Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your alms may be done in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
The coach is doing EXACTLY what Jesus was preaching against!