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The internet product sensation of the day is a video, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus“. When this reaction was written, it had 3,256,538 views, with 52,544 comments. PG is not impressed.
1- It is not what you say, it is how you say it. This video is one man speaking. He clearly enjoys the sound of his voice. He speaks fast and strong, with growing intensity. He spits out thought after thought after thought, in machine gun fashion. The listener does not have a chance to think about what is being said. The listener does not have a chance to consider if what he just heard is the truth. It is a speech by a demagogue. If you enjoy being moved by a speaker like this, then you might enjoy this.
2- He denounces religion, but repeats the same talking points of religion. He makes the word religion to be the bad guy in his diatribe. The leaders of “religion” are onto this. They know that people do not like “religion”. ( I am spiritual but not religious.) In many discussions today, the word “faith” is used as a substitute for religion. People will soon say the same things about faith that they do about religion.
3- The lecturer, Jefferson Bethke, has the same obsession with life after death as Christianity. The religion has devolved into a scheme for life after death. This attitude has warped Christianity.
4- Hate is hate. It is a powerful emotion, and can do great damage. When you hate something like religion, or sin, you are going to wind up hating people as part of the bargain.
5- PG sees Jesus in the words and deeds of those who believe in him. This speech does not make Jesus look good.
6- There are probably more things that could be said about this speech. However, the thought of listening to it a second time is too horrible.
7- Many of the people who are cheering this video are the ones the speaker is talking about.
8- Pictures today are from The Library of Congress.