I Don't Want Your Heaven pt 1: Last shall be first

Angie the Anti-Theist's first post in a series on the Biblical heaven, and why I wouldn't want to go there even if it existed (and you might not want to either.)

This first video looks at Matthew 20:16 and why I think being stuck in a rigid social hierarchy for all eternity would suck.

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[SummerSunshine1988]

"Last shall be first" has nothing to do with our social standing here on Earth. It has to do with not putting yourself on a pedestal, even if you deserve to be on one. Jesus, by all rights, is King. Yet He was born in a manger, and as an adult lowered Himself to the status of a servant, even going as far as to wash the feet of His own disciples.

[AngieAntiTheist]

@SummerSunshine1988 All those examples you gave ARE of social status here on earth.

[choices1111]

Love your presentations. Couldn't have said it better.

[AngieAntiTheist]

@choices1111 Thank you :)

[yogangel7]

Milk Money and Madness talks about that situation you mentioned regarding Nestle have you read it?

[AngieAntiTheist]

@yogangel7 I hadn't read it. Thanks for the recommendation - it looks good. I'm proud I breastfed my son. :)

[AngieAntiTheist]

@cAyLa2196ROXurSOX Because a monstrous god decides to take a bet with Satan. Yeah, I've read Job. It's not exactly an endorsement for your religion.

[AngieAntiTheist]

@cAyLa2196ROXurSOX Aw, did god give me the free will to grow up in an abusive cult and be sexually molested from the time I was seven? Because if so, I'd like to castrate that god of yours.

[vanguard168]

@AngieAntiTheist ...What if he was saying that Muslims would be first in Heaven? After all, Muslims say that Jesus will come back and fight the antichrist and then say "hey everyone, maybe you should follow Muhammad because he is not so bad". What are your comments on this?

[vanguard168]

@AngieAntiTheist ...know is that knowing the languages of these texts might make you and might make these people who argue with you think differently. But.. hey, we can all theorize about it based on these crudely translated bibles and other scriptures. So here's an idea. What if when he said "the first shall be the last" he was talking about religions? first came Judaism, then came Christianity and last came Islam.

[vanguard168]

@AngieAntiTheist but.... Angie you don't know how to read Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic or Greek. Not that I am objecting to what you say, because I am not. If you really want to be effective against the others it would be helpful to learn the languages that these historical books were written in.  I do not agree with what the Christian preachers teach today. I think there is a lot of ignorance. One thing I do

[mahtexas]

You have to be the most tolerable atheist ever. I'm an atheist also and I'm sick of watching arrogant, condescending atheists calling everyone who believes in god stupid. It's refreshing to see someone who respects individual religious people and religion in general, and understands that it's not religion that is fucked up, it's the so called "followers" of christ that are fucked up. (Although some passages in all religious books are fucked up to some degree)

[mahtexas]

@abbynady Wow such a fantastic example of christian love and respect....

[abbynady]

u dont want heaven? hahahha..heaven dont want u either dumb ass..burn in hell!

[xisfly]

I just found your video so I don't know much about how you got here to this place in your view but I am curious, were upset by the Christian religion or your personal relationship with God? ( I am not using a tone or trying to come off as rude, just really curious)

[callathian]

I agree. =) I really hate when fanatics tell I should behave according to their beliefs because otherwise I won't get to go to Heaven... Like you said, most of the time they can't even agree over what is heaven anyways. And I hate the assumption that I would want to go to their heaven. I'm so happy I found your video. Keep up the good work.

[RoyalMessup]

another thing to keep in mind is that those who are screwed over temporarily on earth are at the top of the ladder for all eternity in heaven. and actually we should stop all aid to africa, just my opinion.

[TROGDOR455]

AntiTheist isnt that what christopher hitchens calls himself