Why I Hate This Video

Many of my Facebook friends have expressed praise for this video.  It is going completely viral:

It's crap. He doesn't have an understanding of religion.  He does participate in religion, which is by definition, "The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods."  His self-asserted belief in the bible and in Jesus and God indicates only that he is RELIGIOUS.  What he is actually trying to separate himself from is organized religion, more-so the stigma that comes with it—more specifically, the stigma that comes with being Christian.  He does a terrible job describing any reasons for his choice or differences between his beliefs and those of "religion". 

He expresses the same needless guilt that is such a necessary yet unfortunate side effect of religion, feeling guilty for getting "faded" (despite admitting that Jesus was “a drunkard and a glutton”) and liking pornography... feeling guilty for being human.  No one should have to live their life in guilt.  No one should have to live their life in fear at the conjecture of heavenly rewards or consequences. 

According to one Christian commenter on that video, if you watch too much porn, you will go crazy and start raping people.  Good to know!  Clearly, that is not a widespread belief among Christians, but it is an example of the mindset that people can too easily fall into.

His belief in the bible, but not “religion”, does not excuse him from belief in evils. According to the new testament, Jesus condones slavery^1., lied repeatedly (asserts on at least 9 occasions that prayers will be fulfilled, not simply taken into consideration^2.; asserts that Armageddon will occur during his disciples’ lifetimes at least 7 times^3.); teaches intolerance and violence in explaining that those whom do not follow Jesus/God will be destroyed^4.; teaches intolerance by instructing Christians to shun and not associate with non-Christians, additionally telling them not to philosophize^5. and also teaches discrimination against any other “wicked” religion^6..  These words in this video might be pretty, but there is no convincing me that belief in the words of the Christian bible is good for anything other than giving yourself a sense of comfort in your false supremacy.

If this man was truly against religion, he would not BE a Christian.  He claims that religion is the work of man, while Jesus is the work of God, yet Jesus is clearly a product of the bible, which was created by man, and there is much evidence that the Jesus mythology was borrowed and patched together from other pre-existing mythologies (e.g., Horus, the Egyptian god).  Though some choose to believe that Jesus really lived (whether they also believe in the bible as an accurate representation of him is another issue), it is most likely that he did not. 

Additionally, though I am vehemently opposed to organized religion, I take offense on behalf of the peaceful religions out there.  In saying that religion is not desirable, giving the example of starting wars and not feeding the poor, I believe that he is referring to some of the major religions, and somewhat erroneously, including the one he currently belongs to, while indiscriminately grouping in hundreds of others that he knows absolutely nothing about.  He does seem to be good at knowing absolutely nothing about something—I’ll give him that.

He could have just said that he loves religion but dislikes the things that people do in the name of religion, the power that is abused, that it is used as a pretext for wars, the manipulation of people to do things in the name of their god(s), the money that is not distributed adequately to better society (note that he was incorrect about the church not feeding the poor – Christian organizations are very involved in feeding the poor), or the ability of those with poor character to profess religious values without reflecting any positive attributes (republicans?).  He claims that religion judges single mothers poorly, but it’s Jesus that states that you must never divorce, and you can never marry a woman who has been divorced, the same Jesus and the same bible that he says that he believes in instead of “religion”.  You cannot have the bible without religion—without the written words and work of religious people.  Additionally, according to the bible Jesus did not approve of people using the church for greed and to exploit others, but he did not come to get rid or religion, or even churches.  Does “on this rock I will build my church” sound familiar to anyone?  The video’s sola fide mentality is not consistent with any of the teachings of Christianity (the bible), or even this guy’s own beliefs, from what can be determined from that video.

While this kind of fluff, empty words, and generalizations without meaning is not unique, I felt the need to give a more substantial comment on it than the rest of my enthusiastic friends.


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1. Ephesians 6:5 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
   
   Luke 12:47-48 - And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
   
   1 Timothy 6:1-2 - Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are believers and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
   
   
2. Matthew 21:21-22 - And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
   
   Matthew 7:7-8 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
   
   Matthew 18:19-20 - Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.
   
   Mark 11:24-25 - Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.
   
   Luke 11:9-13 - And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
   
   John 14:13-14 - And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.
   
   John 15:7 - If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.
   
   John 15:16 - It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
   
   John 16:23-24 - On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
   
   Summary obtained from evilbible.com.
   
   
3. Reference the summary at evilbible.com.
   
   
4. Mark 6:11 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
   
   Jude 5 - I will therefore put you in remembrance, though you once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
   
   
5. 2 John 1:10 - If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
   
   Romans 16:17 - Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.
   
   Colossians 2:8 - Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
   
   
6. 1 John 2:22 - Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son.
   
   1 John 5:19 - And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.
   
   2 John 1:7 - For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
   
   Hebrews 3:12 - Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
   
   Revelations 2:9, 3:9 - I know your works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but you are rich) and I know the blasphemy of them who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
   Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.