Your video is spot on, but you are slightly off in regards to the origin of the term "In God We Trust". The phrase first appeared in "The Star Spangled Banner", which includes the line "And this be our motto: In God is our Trust". Ironically, it was not picked up as the national motto until the Civil War. That said, great job mentioning "E Pluribus Unum", that phrase is largely forgotten these days.
Fucking top man :) I don't see why americans don't even know their own history?? It's a well known fact that the founding fathers were at least deists, not necessarily christians at all.
Elvis isn't alive?! LOL!!! Some people just conveniently look at 1 section of things, but do not want to go any further. Luckily there are those who like to see the whole picture and not a small part. Lately some of these so called righteous people have been making me laugh.
Quite interesting... how many of the ten commandments are laws in the US?
Right, only two!
Adultery is not a crime, lying is not a crime, having other gods is not a crime, idolatry is not a crime, dishonouring father and mother is not a crime, ignoring the sabbath is not a crime etc...
@MyPisceanNature: Lucky you! Check the Wikipedia-article on stoning and you will find that in Sharia-law (Islam), stoning is the punishment for adultery and still widely used in some muslim countries.
I am fully aware that stoning is the punishment given for adultery in Muslim countries. I meant adultery is illegal in some places in the United States, but that I have not heard of it being prosecuted here.
Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, Mussolini. What is one thing these men have in common? THEY'RE NOT ATHEISTS. They were gods themselves and set up nations where the state is worshiped. They created their own religions.
My only point of contention would be that you used the walking Darwin fish as a symbol for atheism. Christians already claim that we worship the guy enough without having misleading stuff like that floating around.
Anyway, except for that small detail, I loved the video.
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I have just realised that you contradict yourself in this video, kidskillconscience. You say that America is a religious nation at the beginning of this video but later on in the video you go on to say that America was never a Christian nation.
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You also claim that Stalin was not motivated by atheism to do any of the terrible things he did even though he closed down churches and synagogues and persecuted theists for discriminatory reasons. Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot and Mussolini were all motivated by atheism and/or Social Darwinism to kill tens of millions of people in just one century alone. Christianity teaches love, peace and "Thou shalt not kill" so do you really think that the Crusaders were motivated by Christianity?
Again. Touched in the head. There is no atheist deity telling stalin to kill people. Social Darwinism existed long before darwin, and a true understanding of evolution would view such actions as a way towards extincition.
You certainly did a good job at proving TheAtheistAntidote wrong when it comes to the whole HITLER WAS AN ATHEIST thing. However, I disagree with your view that Hitler was a Catholic just as much as I disagree with TheAtheistAntidote's view that Hitler was an atheist. Hitler was not a simple straightforward one-dimensional out and out Catholic. He was very three-dimensional and complex. His Nazi religion was part Catholic, part Social Darwinist and part Pagan. An odd combination.
It's not what Hitler was, it's rather what Hitler promoted: neo-paganism.
I think religion is used as an excuse for personal gain, obviously.
Same for atheism: Stalin and communist regimes were indeed anti-religious and claimed to be atheist but in fact substituted the worship of God with the worship of the State.
So all this arguing on who killed the most is meaningless and "true" Christians are pratically inexistant!
TAA is pretending that he doesn't know that many of the Founding Fathers were deist, funny guy there. Not to mention that IF, Christianity was the official religion, it would be in name only, otherwise there would need to be a narrowing of the definition of Christianity because of mutually exclusive beliefs of many denominations. Picking the bible as the official book would be implicitly denouncing many sects that only think there is one version that should be used.
He's making an assumption based on a fact. The uniforms for the brown shirts were largely taken out of old storage to provide an instant uniform for them.
However, that has nothing to do with the buckles, insignia, etc... which WERE made up by the Party.
Your video is spot on, but you are slightly off in regards to the origin of the term "In God We Trust". The phrase first appeared in "The Star Spangled Banner", which includes the line "And this be our motto: In God is our Trust". Ironically, it was not picked up as the national motto until the Civil War. That said, great job mentioning "E Pluribus Unum", that phrase is largely forgotten these days.
usc90Productions 1 year ago
that guy would deserve a bitch slap.... with the foot.
De4sher 1 year ago
Fucking top man :) I don't see why americans don't even know their own history?? It's a well known fact that the founding fathers were at least deists, not necessarily christians at all.
Lottarandomness 1 year ago
Elvis isn't alive?! LOL!!! Some people just conveniently look at 1 section of things, but do not want to go any further. Luckily there are those who like to see the whole picture and not a small part. Lately some of these so called righteous people have been making me laugh.
Sabreblade67 1 year ago
@dbzman1985 It's what Hitler would've wanted
kidskillconscience 1 year ago
Love the video. Accidentally voted down one of your comments on here, sorry :(
skepticaltuber 1 year ago 2
Awesome video.
Cheers Christine
christinepeace 2 years ago
Quite interesting... how many of the ten commandments are laws in the US?
Right, only two!
Adultery is not a crime, lying is not a crime, having other gods is not a crime, idolatry is not a crime, dishonouring father and mother is not a crime, ignoring the sabbath is not a crime etc...
Sandraxia 2 years ago 2
@Sandraxia Depending on where you are adultery is a crime, but I have never heard of it being prosecuted.
MyPisceanNature 1 year ago
@MyPisceanNature: Lucky you! Check the Wikipedia-article on stoning and you will find that in Sharia-law (Islam), stoning is the punishment for adultery and still widely used in some muslim countries.
Sandraxia 1 year ago
I am fully aware that stoning is the punishment given for adultery in Muslim countries. I meant adultery is illegal in some places in the United States, but that I have not heard of it being prosecuted here.
MyPisceanNature 1 year ago 2
So you mean, your stress was on "Depending on where you are (in the US), adultery IS a crime"?
Makes a lot more sense. Sorry, I misunderstood your comment!
So, only 2-3 of the 10 commandments are laws in the US :-)
Better?
Sandraxia 1 year ago 2
Sorry I was too vague ;). It happens to me frequently, I think faster than I speak/type. So I get ahead of myself.
MyPisceanNature 1 year ago
Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, Mussolini. What is one thing these men have in common? THEY'RE NOT ATHEISTS. They were gods themselves and set up nations where the state is worshiped. They created their own religions.
TheK00laid47 2 years ago
Oh my god i just want to kill this guy.
helloenemy 2 years ago
Excellent video through and through, good sir.
My only point of contention would be that you used the walking Darwin fish as a symbol for atheism. Christians already claim that we worship the guy enough without having misleading stuff like that floating around.
Anyway, except for that small detail, I loved the video.
nemo3590 2 years ago
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I have just realised that you contradict yourself in this video, kidskillconscience. You say that America is a religious nation at the beginning of this video but later on in the video you go on to say that America was never a Christian nation.
EmperorOfEditing 2 years ago
It wasn't founded on christian principles but it is religious in the sense that a large majority of its population adhere to a religion.
The point is that religion was not the basis of its founding despite many people adhering to religion now and indeed at the time.
kidskillconscience 2 years ago
1776; All men are created equal.
1956; In god we trust.
2054; God smith the infidels.
Fuck.
keinve2 2 years ago 13
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You also claim that Stalin was not motivated by atheism to do any of the terrible things he did even though he closed down churches and synagogues and persecuted theists for discriminatory reasons. Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot and Mussolini were all motivated by atheism and/or Social Darwinism to kill tens of millions of people in just one century alone. Christianity teaches love, peace and "Thou shalt not kill" so do you really think that the Crusaders were motivated by Christianity?
EmperorOfEditing 2 years ago
Read the bible.
I assure you, Christianity does not teach love, please, and thou shalt not kill. It preaches them. Big difference.
keinve2 2 years ago 6
yes
helloenemy 2 years ago
Again. Touched in the head. There is no atheist deity telling stalin to kill people. Social Darwinism existed long before darwin, and a true understanding of evolution would view such actions as a way towards extincition.
cryingsoftly 2 years ago
You certainly did a good job at proving TheAtheistAntidote wrong when it comes to the whole HITLER WAS AN ATHEIST thing. However, I disagree with your view that Hitler was a Catholic just as much as I disagree with TheAtheistAntidote's view that Hitler was an atheist. Hitler was not a simple straightforward one-dimensional out and out Catholic. He was very three-dimensional and complex. His Nazi religion was part Catholic, part Social Darwinist and part Pagan. An odd combination.
EmperorOfEditing 2 years ago
It's not what Hitler was, it's rather what Hitler promoted: neo-paganism.
I think religion is used as an excuse for personal gain, obviously.
Same for atheism: Stalin and communist regimes were indeed anti-religious and claimed to be atheist but in fact substituted the worship of God with the worship of the State.
So all this arguing on who killed the most is meaningless and "true" Christians are pratically inexistant!
7omnia7 2 years ago
TAA is pretending that he doesn't know that many of the Founding Fathers were deist, funny guy there. Not to mention that IF, Christianity was the official religion, it would be in name only, otherwise there would need to be a narrowing of the definition of Christianity because of mutually exclusive beliefs of many denominations. Picking the bible as the official book would be implicitly denouncing many sects that only think there is one version that should be used.
brutus149 2 years ago
Well done.
tonemenolc 2 years ago
He's making an assumption based on a fact. The uniforms for the brown shirts were largely taken out of old storage to provide an instant uniform for them.
However, that has nothing to do with the buckles, insignia, etc... which WERE made up by the Party.
TheTruePooka 2 years ago 3