CHURCH OR CULT? WHY EVANGELICAL AND CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISM ARE ACTUALLY CULTS YOU SHOULD ESCAPE
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2022
- Church or cult? Evangelical and other Christian fundamentalism are cults. If you grew up in these churches you grew up in a cult which few escape. This video shows the traits of a cult and why the Christian fundamentalist fits all the characteristics of a cult member. Hopefully a few will watch this video and decide to escape these dangerous religions to pursue free and reason based thought in their lives.
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I was raised as a JW and I can say definitively that's it's a cult. It was brutal trying to break free. I've never been through anything so psychologically and emotionally exhausting or damaging. It's taken 17 years to fully be free but totally worth it.
I went to a mental hospital for Jesus. Lots of people do.
I had the misfortune to cross paths with Jehovah's witnesses whilst delivering for Royal Mail. They could clearly see I was working, but that didn't stop them from trying to convert me in the street: "Excuse me Postman I don't suppose you be interested in...?"
He got cut off short with terse reply: "No I haven't, and by the way you do know it's an offence to delay the Queen's mail?"
Having been in one for 14 years, I can say you're 100% correct!
I am a Christian theist and essentially I have come to the exact same conclusion in so many respects...
It is all about the leadership the deceiving leadership the grifting leadership the brain-dead idolatry of the Bible Etc
Yes it is a cult! I grew up raised evangelical and my mother would tell me if i read the wrong books etc I'd bring evil spirits into the home. And yes she's obsessed devil and God everywhere. I always just assumed all Christians were like her and her friends so I'm interested to meet Christians that aren't evangelical
So far I’m loving the vid but the music seems to be bit too loud, eapecially in 6th minute 😅
Noted and it got toned down in later videos--cheers---DCF
Yes a blood and human sacrifice cult.
Yes I escaped and I hate them
Christian’s believe in the Trinity. So there u have it 🤷🏾♂️
That by definition makes religion a cult!
Why the music? 😩
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Wait a minute! Believing the Bible, the literal account of creation, and the Gospel doesn't make you a cultist at all. Evangelicals are not "fundamentalist". What defines a fundamental cultist is someone who says you must follow their particular beliefs to be saved, whether they are in the Bible or not, AND OFTEN THEY ARE NOT! Also, a true born again Christian will always direct your devotion and obedience toward Jesus Christ. The fundamentalist cult leader will direct your devotion and obedience toward the cult leader. Fundamentalist cults often use the name of Jesus, but have little to no sincere interest in what the Bible actually teaches. I am a born-again evangelical Christian, and I abhor the deceit and deception of the fundamentalist cult movement. Fundamentalism is spreading like a fungus across America, but please remember, "fundamentalism" IS NOT BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY, AND CHRISTIANITY IS NOT FUNDAMENTALISM.
What is the difference between Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism?
Belief in bullshit is the 1st requirement to be a cultist..
Magical deity beliefs= bullshit....
Anyone claiming they were "chosen by God"...and that the bible lead them to "the only truth"...are cultists, pure and simple.
@@namelastname9578 nothing, they contradicted themselves .
The problem is, the things that fundamentalists and evangelicals DO have in common are what still make them both a cult.
Blood sacrifice
Evangeliizing
Needing a Savior to be worthy
Fear of hell
Resist the devil
Sin and death
Church attendance
Theology
Emphasis on Scripture as infallible
Backsliding.....
......the list goes on and on.
We're missing some points about what cults actually are. Any system that requires your devotion at the expense of your free thinking individuality is an oppressive cult, actually. You can't veer away from the system or you become an outsider. Like there's something wrong with you, not the system. You can't dare question it or disagree with it or you no longer fit. You become a misfit. Or, depending on the issue, you may even be shunned.
Think about this critically. If you decided to stop going to church every Sunday and spoke out against tithing how do you think that would be received by your pastor, the elders or the congregation? The things that would be said and believed would look like this....
You are confused and have been deceived. If you dont attend the same church regularly, you are like a little helpless lost sheep away from the fold. If you dont tithe you are missing Gods blessings. We must rescue you from the foothold Satan has on you. If you don't come back to the fold and follow the "clear teachings of scripture", you are in danger of backsliding even further.
Let's say you persist in your new understanding of tithing and church attendance. They will treat you differently. You likely won't be considered worthy of leading a ministry or respectable enough to teach others.Sure you will still be welcome and treated kindly, but your place there will be affected.
Now let's look further. What if you decide you don't fully agree with another teaching like homosexuality is a sin, or women being a pastor. Now you're really asking for trouble. We both know how that would go. Your place/acceptnce in the Church is based on how complient you are with the set of "rules" that have been established and passed down for centuries. Don't dare question them or veer from that. Upsets the apple cart, the system. Anyone being honest with themselves knows it's true. Do you know how many pastors and Christians I've talked to that will speak very different about what they believe at my table than from the pulpit. Because they know the consequences.
Believing in and being devoted to God/Jesus (whatever label), is not necessarily the problem. It's devotion to the system/organized church establishment , at the expense of anything that doesn't serve said system.
What have you sacrificed in order to feel like you're part of the club? Worthy of a place at the table? Prove you belong?
What have you been convinced is wrong with you and necessary to change in order to show evidence of a genuine conversion?
I spent 20 years immersed in this system. I know exactly how it all works. I would rather have questions I can't answer than answers I can't question Don't be convinced that Jesus set you free only to be enslaved to an organized religious system. What sense does that make?
Your thoughts on David E Taylor with Jmmi
Whats with the music in background?😢😢😢😢
toned down in later vids--cheers, DCF
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I used to be an old earth creationist when I was 10 years old. Then up until age 14 I was agnostic on evolution and had no strong opinion on it. Though I did not even know what the words creationism or evolution even were. I was always interested in dinosaurs, space and science. Someone is not cult like if they are a creationist, they are cult like if they are a creationist after looking at the evidence and then rejecting it. Creationism would disappear if the public fools system was not a joke. Which is why in Europe creationism is much lower then in the USA.
Oh, and Christian homeschools teaches creationist nonsense. But the public schools do a bad job at teaching evolution.
Why do we wear clothes??? And why do we have a seven day week???
@@alastairhopkins245 We wear cloths to protect ourselves from the elements. And also so we are not constantly aroused by members of the opposite sex (or the same sex in the case of a homosexual). The 7 day week was around before the Bible was written. It was pioneered by Mesopotamian astronomers and Jews adopted it. And having a 7 day week does not mean the universe was created thousands of years after the dog was domesticated.
God and Satan, Osiris and Set and the tens of thousands of other deities going back to Atum and every other creator particle, are character representations of the two prominent natural states we observe throughout our environment. Sunlight and darkness, pleasure and pain, life and death.
There are no characters in any version of Christianity's literature who exhibit all-knowing and infallible capabilities.
I came to the reality Jesus is our messiah, but I never went inside a church or read the New Testament to come to this. So, after I went to Christian churches. This goes back to 1970. They have their own language and only relate through scriptures. If you have a true initiating spiritual experience the odds are you will receive no sharing and might be accused of interacting with the devil.
I think the stories in the Bible are full of true meanings. I really read the Bible.
That's what should be through your own love of God. That's not being cultish.
Interesting video. I’ll stick with the Jesus cult though. Humanity sucks, so there’s no way I’m counting on it alone.
And yes, i do think a lot of the Old Testament was symbolism and metaphor.
Please understand I am differentiating in my videos between a Christian and a cult member---as an unspecified theist--cheers, DCF
@@debunkingthefundamentalist I see that you do. I find these topics thought provoking.
However, I identified myself in a “jesus cult” as I do also believe in the more miraculous things like spiritual gifts and spiritual warfare. Now do I think that if you steal a glance at a playboy magazine demons of sexual sin will fly into your house? No. But there are underlying principles that Jesus taught that reflect to things in the OT.
Lastly I checked out your book and that plot sounds pretty interesting. Working through a band of seemingly random misfits sounds pretty on brand.
@@ViRiXDreamcoreI attended an Assemblies of God church for 20 years. Church has become a business all about numbers, money and man made theology. Lots of hypocrisy and smoke n lights, and all of them have been infected with it in some way. There are some well meaning congregants yes, and some positive things are done, but the system and theology is not healthy or relevant. After some very serious studying and contemplation, I no longer subscribe to organized religion. I am convinced of a higher power, miracles happen, prayer is effective, Jesus is worthy of following and respect. But I also understand the power of the mind and how other things come into play with all of that.
Besides, blood sacrifice and communion are as occultish as you can get. It's delusional to see it as anything otherwise. Following a teacher and worshipping a diety are two very separate things. Think of all that is attached to each form of thought.
Following Jesus means doing good. Worshipping means following theology and being obedient to rules. I know, I know they aren't rules....except they are.
Just a thought🙂
@@theroadlesstraveled3993 I agree that churches have lost the plot or it gets burried under politics and a bunch of other things. That's the very thing Jesus was trying to break. To throw out the entire idea as a whole though I believe is a miss. "Church" is really about community and fellowship. And if we say we follow Jesus, Jesus did put rules in place to be followed. Following Christ isn't just "Do whatever as long as you're nice to people." If that's the case, what was Jesus even here for?
Mankind has lost the plot, so we throw the baby out with the bath water.
As someone who messed with the occult, and shortly after i realized i was demonized(had many different symptoms, but biggest one is this.. after i said Jesus Christ for the first time after the occult, i started screaming, growling, and slamming my hands and feet, like a child in a horrible temper tantrum, against my will..) this proved to me Jesus is real.. after confessing sins and accepting Jesus ive been getting set free through deliverance (his word, and prayer) Jesus is real, and he works miracles today!❤
😂😂😂 Ok bud
There's a difference between following a teaching and respecting a teacher, and worshipping a diety. I personally believe in spiritual things, but I dont subscribe to any religion. The power of the mind is incredible. We're conditioned to to believe certain things about the occult and Jesus which likely influenced your experiences. I spent 20+ years in the Evangelical church and I can tell you blood sacrifice is as occultish' as it can get. The church emphasizes the blood of Jesus more than anything else, in the crucifixion, salvation, protection, communion(you drink his blood and eat his flesh for crying out loud)....it's insane!
I have no problem with people following his teachings and respecting him. If you're a good person and want to do good in this world, you are following his example (without knowing it perhaps). But stay clear of the theology and gathering with a group of people that convince you that you are inherently bad and need the blood sacrifice of a diety to be worth the breath you breathe. That's where it gets cultish'..
Experiencing miracles and being set free from dark thoughts....I'm very happy for you, in all sincerity. And if Jesus helps you with that ...wonderful. Just please tread carefully from there with organized religion and man made theology. My family and I can attest to the very real trauma it leads to.
Take care~
@@theroadlesstraveled3993 it also wont let me edit that last reply... i spent 2 hours writing my story to share it with you and youtube didnt let me post it. i want to share my story with you i studied many religions, and if it was about how kundalini saved my life, they wouldve left it up. because ive studied them and practiced other religions not to disrespect other people at all tho🤍 if i wouldve shared how the occult or other religions saved me it wouldve stayed up(of course thats not true).. but its about Jesus and it wont let me share it nor my email or phone number but i have before on here. And ive seen scammers do it and their comments stay posted, goes to show satan at work.
@@theroadlesstraveled3993 Im going to give you a way to contact me when i sort this out with youtube. I wanna share this story. And hear about yours. Much love❤️
“after i said Jesus Christ for the first time after the occult”
Yeah… this totally sounds real…
Not wanting to listen to Christians tell you about Christ is one thing but calling that part of fundamentalism is quite another. Historical Christianity has tried evangelize folks since the 1st century. I always find these type of videos amusing because it displays a total lack on knowledge on the part of the presenter. I get the point, you hate Christianity and Christians, but at least be accurate.
Some of the things you say are true some are not I believe in God and my faith is stronger because I’ve experienced God s presence in my life with how He pulled me out of crazy hopeless situations only after I’ve prayed and asked him to … there is a power out there that is greater than our own understanding just ask God to open your eyes no need to submit control of your life to an organization you have a Bible you can read for yourself just like any self help book then you will know who the false teachers are … if you read and apply the biblical principles you see in the Bible your life will be better but you have to read the whole thing not just sections otherwise the devil will use the Bible against you that’s how those false teachers are able to control so many people they tell you the truth and add a little lie their own opinion to it smh 🤦♀️ I don’t want people to miss out on the wonderful teachings and life principles the Bible has to offer
Insert "Iglesia Ni Cristo 🇮🇹" from the Philippines.
YES THEY ARE ALL CULTS! If you are ceremoniously worshipping some unseen magical power…YES YOU ARE IN A CULT😂
Good cults, bad cults, everyone worships something during covid, some worship safety. Safety was a magical power for some.
Vaccines for others
CBN and Hagee more powerful than world leaders. Scary.
Man you sure love your caps lock 😂😂
Science is a magical highest power for some, making it a cult. Supreme Power of Good and Love is of God, and if you want to say that's a cult too, so be it. Cult of Good is awesomeness.
Does a being that threatens you with hellfire FOR NOT BELIEVING and WORSHIPPING HIM sound like a GOOD GUY OF LOVE?? It sounds like a maniac, an evil vindictive HATEFUL MONSTER that takes pleasure in torturing HUMAN BEINGS. READ the bible, and see WHO DOES and COMMANDS the most GRUESOME and IMMORAL THINGS!!! What an IRONY!!!
Are atheists a cult? When I was in high school our physics teacher was explaining
Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity to us. He said that a moving clock would be slower than a clock that was not moving. So for a moving clock, I imagined a clock in a flying airplane, and for a clock that was not moving, a clock on the ground. It was obvious to me that if the clock in the airplane was slower, then the pilot of the airplane would get a faster speed for the airplane than an observer on the ground would get using the clock on the ground to time the flight of the airplane. Then I read Einstein's book on the subject and was surprised to learn that the equations Einstein was using showed that the pilot and the observer on the ground would get the same speed for the airplane. His entire theory was based on that premise. But reality still exists. If the clock in the airplane is slower, the pilot will get a faster speed for the airplane. This atheist will claim that I am a cult member because I do not conform to the scientific belief that Einstein's theory is true, even though I can prove it is false. I will say he is a cult member because I can prove he is a cult member. The only difference I can see between members of his cult and other cults is that they have weapons that can annihilate people they do not agree with that they made using Einstein's theory. Their mathematical mistakes gave them courage to put one unstable radioactive substance into a cannon and shoot it into another unstable radioactive substance. So today there are nuclear weapons, proving to them that their cult is the one true cult. I prefer to follow Jesus Christ and the Father because they say things that make sense, whereas, these scientific people say some things that make sense, but overall are self-destructive and suicidal.
Yes also a cult
The new atheist movement is. They all talk the same act the same. Same jokes same rhetoric. Hell they even look the same, beard glasses bald.
No.Real aiethist do not bealive any realigion.Its more politics.
Yea they are a cult. Just a big one
I dont like fundamentalism because it makes the stories in the Bible totally unbelievable. I really read the Bible.
They are UNBELIVABLE--and NOT TRUE!!!
So if believing that the Bible is the word of God makes me a cult person- I’d rather go through life on the right side off scripture and be wrong- than to deny it and be wrong. Jesus himself validated the OT several times over.Your sweeping accusations were about as broad as it gets.
So yahwey is a jealous god that will torture even the thrid and 4th generation of disbelievers. And still Christians have the audacity of playing the victim card. btw , many of the trinity verses are either misinterpreted or edited by the church.
'The caucasion white Jesus picture is a lie that spits right on your faces
"I’d rather go through life on the right side off scripture and be wrong- than to deny it and be wrong" this statement betrays you. Basically you're worshipping your god out of the fear of hell and eternal torture. Same thing the muslims do as well. The only reason why you're not worshipping allah out of fear is because you were most likely indoctrinated into christianity by your parents. If your parents were muslim, you would rather believe in allah and the quran and be wrong- than to deny it and be wrong
@@wizolufa1452 They only ones who stay Christians are the one who have the habit of cherry picking bible verses.
Many biblical prophecies have failed long ago. This is sufficient proof that bible is the work of man not God. End of story
Reading the bible because you want to is not cultish. It's your journey getting closer to God. It's the language and what is accepted when a group of human beings start talking the same language and feel it's only safe for you to talk in a similar fashion.
@@infinity8288 dude. we apostolic christians dont beleive in bible alone. you only talk about 66 book bible alone evengelical and protestant beleivers//
Please watch and share my four brief videos in which I present examples of scientific facts contained in the Bible; facts that today's scientists agree with. Thank you!