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@Frank-qn1xq

3 ай бұрын

YES

@supleh5937

3 ай бұрын

2.3k left

@DigiVixen

3 ай бұрын

They wrongly depict Jesus' initial arrest as being indoors, alone and led out of the building to outside, while Peter lurked in an outside side courtyard area, then they jump to him being in the courtyard trying to keep warm at a fire pit where most of the denials apparently happened. Then suddenly Jesus is back, on the upper floor promenade walkway that lines the courtyard (that wasn't there previously), and catches Peter's eye after his third denial. Also it's funny that they leave out the entire context of Peter's behavior and why he did what he did. Because had they depicted Jesus arrest properly as it is in the Bible, it would have been in the garden, and Peter would've slashed one of the arresters ears off. Jesus healed/restored it, and told Peter not to turn to violence in this matter. (They could've easily censored/summarized this part by just showing Peter being defensive of Jesus and perhaps saying that the arrester got hurt and Jesus healed them and admonished Peter for the attack). Okay, with this in mind of course Peter was fearful. Him being associated with Jesus was probably more to do with his attack on the arrester at this point. Sure, Jesus heal him (so no harm no foul, so long as the arrester didn't say anything), but because of his association, the attack might have been brought up regardless, and he would've been punished for that alone (I'd imagine it would be like attacking a cop who was arresting one's friend). Peter's denial was more about separating his closeness to Jesus as far as his association/loyality/willingness to defend (violently) him. Like looking back it's more like Peter was like "Sure, I followed him around and listened to his stuff, but I didn't know him personally. I was a fan... not a friend."- which of course was a lie. Anyway, the cartoon tries badly to make it seem like it was him celebrating his classmate's birthday by attempting to eat a cupcake, then failing to explain himself was the sin- when actuality if they wanted to really bring up any sinning in this scenario, it was him taking the cupcake without asking for permission to do so (thus stealing; as he wasn't initially part of the party- and therefore not supposed to take from something that didn't belong to him {the cupcakes belonging to the the party members which at the time he wasn't in}). However, the birthday boy catches him in his 'sin', and is kind enough to forgive him and give him the permission to take and eat the cupcake. So the lesson could have been about false guilt, or about the lingering effects that being caught in sin and forgiven for said sin has. (IE: Still feeling guilty about the sin even though you've been forgiven). This would have been a much better use of the scenario given.

@_gills

3 ай бұрын

you are really underrated

@MrMagistralMalik

3 ай бұрын

Being tortured over eating a cupcake should be Edp445’s Punishment.

"Did Jesus celebrate his birthday?" "No" Literally 3 wise men gave him gifts on his birthday.

@paulaegraham

Ай бұрын

A few months later

@maninthecamohat2735

Ай бұрын

@@paulaegraham It was still for his birthday just a few months late.

@Leonidas300SP

Ай бұрын

Litteraly never ever happened.

@maninthecamohat2735

Ай бұрын

@@Leonidas300SP Well that's your problem.

@Leonidas300SP

Ай бұрын

@@maninthecamohat2735 clever response.

"Jesus didn't celebrate his birthday" Meanwhile Christians: celebrating his birth during Christmas

@altern8tive

3 ай бұрын

They are celebrating a Romanic festival which began in the 4th century, not an event which happened during Christ's time on Earth

@forest2727

3 ай бұрын

@@altern8tive and yet the birth of Christ is exactly what they celebrate. Yes, it might be the exact same thing but with another name but what's more important when you celebrate a holiday? The date and customs or what you celebrate? Obviously it's what you choose to celebrate. That's the whole point of the holiday. Just like atheists can celebrate Christmas without celebrating Christ. Christians can celebrate the winter solstice without celebrating winter.

@Duhble07

3 ай бұрын

@@altern8tiveNo they are celebrating Jesus’ birthday. No one knows the day, but it’s as good as any. No one cares that it was a winter festival. And with the calendar confusion of Julian vs. Gregorian, who knows what was exactly when. Please let it go. 1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things”.

@shayquinn572

3 ай бұрын

Scripture says that gifts were brought by the Maji ( Matt 2 .1-11) So if Jesius was brought gifts to celebrate his birth.....it is logical that presents and celebration of birth days is not a problem for Christians.

@forest2727

3 ай бұрын

@@shayquinn572 yeah, I didn't say christians have a problem with it, quite the opposite

What cracks me up is that the Bible mentions multiple times that God loves celebrations and music and dance. So.... having birthdays doesnt disrespect him. He takes delight in our joy and celebration of life.

@southernoregoncatmom6519

26 күн бұрын

Exactly.

@lou626

25 күн бұрын

Exactly

@Minabeanmachine

25 күн бұрын

Lol whut. I literally never would have guessed

@grifgrif_4

25 күн бұрын

@@Minabeanmachine Yep! Not to be too preachy, but here is a verse that says so. Philippians 4:4-7 TPT Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let your joy overflow! And let gentleness be seen in every relationship, for our Lord is ever near.

@jaiden3473

24 күн бұрын

Heaven is even described as a place where you can sing the graces of god for all eternity right beside him

As a Christian who has eaten a cupcake, I regret to inform everyone that I'm sadly going to hell now

@Ajgamesalot

2 ай бұрын

Pfft same

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

The road to heck is paved with Red Velvet intentions...

@bradykenny5485

Ай бұрын

Well a Jehovas Witness is not a Christian so u should be good

@the_void_mann

Ай бұрын

I looked at a picture of a birthday party

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

@@the_void_mann scandalous.

The true reason JWs aren’t allowed to celebrate birthdays is because you can’t have them feeling like they’re unique individuals instead of drones.

@lordfreerealestate8302

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. And to create a sense of being the "other" and a weirdo from being left out of all of them.

@RES_Reborn

3 ай бұрын

Correct. I’ve also been told it’s basically like “worshipping a human for a day”, when the only one who deserves any glory is God. Same applies to Mother’s/Father’s Day etc

@murph8411

3 ай бұрын

@@RES_Rebornand the governing body as well as the organisation! They deserve glory and never have to apologise of course.

@sirwilliamclickclack7492

3 ай бұрын

exactly

@livywithane

3 ай бұрын

It’s giving “The Giver”😭 this is not a true and good religion

Nothing like traumatizing children over baked goods.

@allistus

3 ай бұрын

my favorite bible study activity! (shaming children for just eating a tiny little birthday cupcake, even though they were more interested in the cupcake not the actual birthday)

@gatosetzo

3 ай бұрын

I grew inside of the JW Organization, yall just missunderstand all thing that JW try to teach, personally i ate bday cake when i was younger, but that was in the case that the kid celebrating his bday saved one slice for me whitout me asking for it, i didnt went to the parties, i just said thanks and ate the cake. If i can remember correctly, the reason that JW doesnt celebrate bdays its because in the only 2 bdays that the bible mentions, they killed a christian. So, even if the modern version of a bday its not that violent, the origin of the celebration was something bad, plus theres not a single mention of a christian celebrating his/her bday on the bible, just people that didnt served to Jehova

@shaquicheoneache7577

3 ай бұрын

My mom yelled at me once cause I went to my neighbors birthday party to get a macaroon I remember how much I cried I couldn't be normal like everyone else

@somedude9383

3 ай бұрын

Must have missed the verse in the Bible lol​@@allistus

@iiCounted-op5jx

3 ай бұрын

😭😭💯💯

“Can you remember if Jesus celebrated his birthday?” Uh, yeah, he was literally brought gifts by the three wise men when he was born…

@projectkepleren

Ай бұрын

ohmg yeah

@dumbnumb162

Ай бұрын

Day of birth. The king entering the world.

@jenniferstechow6278

Ай бұрын

I’m not JW, but it’s about worshipping Jesus. Jesus did have gifts for his birth. That’s his right. We are not of the same conditions.

@zenwilds2911

Ай бұрын

We celebrate his birthday every year. Xmas. Everyone gets presents. Jesus has the BIGGEST birthday celebration ever!

@anna4338

28 күн бұрын

​@@zenwilds2911 they don't celebrated Christmas either

When I was a kid, I had a friend who was a jehovah witness… when Christmas time came around the classroom was coloring pictures of snowmen, drinking hot chocolate and eating candy canes. My friend screamed in terror and bawled with tears in intensity for an hour hidden in the corner of the room until the teacher consulted him. He said it was against his religion, that Christmas was from the devil. I’ll never forget that day.

@locopollo2042

Ай бұрын

Poor child

@kathybrem880

29 күн бұрын

That’s child abuse

@B.W_edits

29 күн бұрын

@@kathybrem880 honestly

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

27 күн бұрын

A well trained believer. Jehovah is happy now!

@A_Based_Greek_Dude

26 күн бұрын

​@@Thenogomogo-zo3un😂

Jehovah witnesses when they realized that jesus nevered used the restroom in the bible : ☠️

@seannolan9857

3 ай бұрын

Bathrooms aren't mentioned in the Bible, but "those that pisseth against the wall" are.

@Deathgrips_fan

3 ай бұрын

@@seannolan9857 deep find...

@pilyglot3037

3 ай бұрын

the bible says to carry a trowel so you can bury your doodoo outside, therefore indoor bathrooms are pagan and eeevil!

@ExtremeWreck

3 ай бұрын

I am sensing some fetish crap with this. I've seen too much of the internet to know where this is going.

@johnnysaurus04

2 ай бұрын

​@@seannolan9857That was one way to refer to a dude 💀

NOTHING in that book says that people cannot celebrate.

@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

3 ай бұрын

Don't forget, they're the same people who, despite believing Jesus is God's one and only son, don't celebrate Christmas

@FilmmakeroftheFuture

3 ай бұрын

The JWs change their so called Bible periodically.

@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

3 ай бұрын

@@FilmmakeroftheFuture They're literally the definitions of the pharisees, saying you can't cross the line into sin, in fact you can't go anywhere near it, except they now claim to be Christian

@uss-missouri

3 ай бұрын

Im Christian and I think Jehovahs Witnesses are full of shit

@DigiVixen

3 ай бұрын

I find that a lot of fundie type Christians are just modern day Pharisees. @@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

If I were to rewrite this entire cartoon; it would be this. The family is preparing cupcakes for their daughter’s first birthday. The brother, no more than five, eats all of them despite the family telling him their saving it for the afternoon when the rest of the relatives arrive. When they discover this they kindly ask him if he ate it. He lies three times, and the parents, certain he did it, shrug their shoulders and tell him, “ok, if we find out you lied, you’ll be staying in your room for the party tonight.” The boy spends the rest of the day bothered by his conscience, and in the end admits what he did. His parents forgive what he did, as commanded by God. So to make up for it, the bother helps his parents bake another batch before the relatives arrive.

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

Good efforts.

@C9CP

Ай бұрын

Would be cool if these cultist were chill like that

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

@@C9CP Good cultists have no chill.

@B.W_edits

29 күн бұрын

@@normanclatcher fr

@normanclatcher

29 күн бұрын

@@B.W_edits fr fr

Dear jehova, I'm sorry I sn0rted the tinest atom of cupcake frosting today at school and I promise I will never even look at a picture of a cupcake again

@MrPotato-2709

Ай бұрын

Valid statement

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

Heaven help us all. **has sinful thoughts about doing a line of literal confectioner's sugar**

@Daniel_walks_with_Tobi

Ай бұрын

"If you even look at a birthday cupcake hungerly, then you have already committed gluttony in your heart" - said by no one.

@freakytiki191

27 күн бұрын

HAVING CUPCAKES IN YOUR USERNAME AND PFP IS JUST WILD.

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

27 күн бұрын

"Go straight to hell, do not pass 'go' do not claim $200"

"we didnt celebrate jesus's birthday" Christmas:

@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

3 ай бұрын

Logic 👍

@banheezone

3 ай бұрын

Panda picked apart the argument, but this just straight up tore it down. Well done lol.

@OcaRebecca

3 ай бұрын

JWs don’t celebrate Christmas (or Easter, if I’m not mistaken).

@nascour5991

3 ай бұрын

wElL tEcHnIcAlLy hE wAs boRn iN lIkE mArCh

@aporue5893

3 ай бұрын

the three kings: brought him presents for his birthday when he was a baby.....

If he tortures himself over a cupcake, I hate to think what’ll happen when he enters puberty and has those… ummmm…urges.

@grizzlydino

2 ай бұрын

His parents probably would make him cut off his own rooster

@mrsillytacos

2 ай бұрын

EDP:

@buttcheesegaming9983

2 ай бұрын

what makes this even worse is theres kids who actually act EXACTLY like him because they were raised by hyper religious parents. It may look silly to us, but these kids literally don't know how to behave like normal people because they werent raised by normal people and they were explicitly told to STAY AWAY from normal people.

@thatbachus

2 ай бұрын

​@@mrsillytacos mf'ers when you even imply sexualness will be with teenagers (as if puberty isn't also about getting to ready to repopulate in your adult years)

@bexiichan20

2 ай бұрын

@@buttcheesegaming9983 i come from a religious family that frowned upon even Jehovah's witnesses for being such uhm worldly people (not wearing a shawl to cover the women's hair, or letting it down, not wearing skirts every day every second and even wearing makeup or jewels sometimes!) it was literal hell to go to school or outside the religious community for this exact reason, the members did everything to make us kids despise others, and never want to join. thankfully i got into the library somehow and educated myself over the years till i built up enough courage to leave everything behind and start a new life as an atheist. if you watch this video and say nahhh this cant happen, i assure you, even worse gaslighting happens in religious families

As a Christian this feels so wrong, watching people use the Bible against what it stands for.

@MovieParody7734

Ай бұрын

😂

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

Remember, their 'Bible' is something else. It's "The Holy Scriptures," the 'New World Translation.'

@Spectres_Gaming_Corner

Ай бұрын

@@normanclatcher Regardless, it's going against the Bible.

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

@@Spectres_Gaming_Corner Regardless, the Watchtower is the ones making the calls. The average JW isn't gonna know their theology well enough to understand where they're off-base: to offer correction, you gotta go slow, and not assume intent.

@Spectres_Gaming_Corner

Ай бұрын

@@normanclatcher I'm not assuming the intent of JWs, I'm just saying Jehovah's Witnesses go against the Bible.

I like how Peter, an ancient Israelite, sounds more American than the actual American kid’s dad.

@dhu2056

26 күн бұрын

And those people to whom Peter denied Jesus had the same American accent even though canonically Peter had a different accent from them, which is what gave him away. I wonder why this detail was omitted in the cartoon.

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

20 күн бұрын

Yeah, but in all films I seen didn't they speak American English in ancient Judea?

I mean, technically Jesus did celebrate His birthday, though. When Jesus was born, there were shepherds and magi and angels and all that... He even got presents!

@JahNgomba-ir2zi

3 ай бұрын

Yeah but we ain’t Jesus so you can’t use that as an argument but still I’m not a jehova’s witness

@ZackGraysson

3 ай бұрын

The Zoroastrian priests, who had a reputation as astrologers, weren't Christians either. They also didn't celebrate Jesus Birthday, they came to worship the King of the Jews likely months or years later

@MrRAGE-md5rj

3 ай бұрын

"I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well." - Psalm 139:14 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." Jeremiah 1:5@@JahNgomba-ir2zi

@lesliemorganking3283

3 ай бұрын

Yep.

@panickedshears

3 ай бұрын

@@JahNgomba-ir2ziJW’s do use that as an argument to not celebrate birthdays… did you even watch the video lmao. The father in the video says that since Jesus didn’t celebrate his birthday, that means that others shouldn’t celebrate their birthday. So, they can use it as an argument against birthdays, but the second you actually say that Jesus did in fact celebrate at least his first birthday, it’s… not applicable?

It’s a shame how their teachings really messes up a child’s mind.🤬

@loneshewolf74

3 ай бұрын

I think the real reason JWs don't celebrate birthdays or holidays is because secretly they don't want to spend the extra money on their kids. I heard some non JW parents won't celebrate their kids' birthdays because you're going to turn a year older anyway, so why reward you for something you didn't have to work hard at to achieve? But they probably still let their kids go to other kid's birthday parties.

@playernotfound9489

3 ай бұрын

no better than other relegions

@AmicusAdastra

3 ай бұрын

@@playernotfound9489 but cults like these are worse

@bighand1530

3 ай бұрын

@@playernotfound9489 God wants relationships, not religions.

@playernotfound9489

3 ай бұрын

whatever god your talking about, if real seems like an amazing god@@bighand1530

My very first crush at 12 was a JW. He did NOT like me back and actually hated my guts. I (thought I) loved this guy for 2 years before I finally moved on. I thank God every day that we did not get together. I think I'd have been miserable. I was Wiccan for a few years before becoming a nondenominational Christian at 19. Christmas, birthday parties, ect... are one of my favorite things to plan for now that I have my own child. The look on her face alone is totally worth it. I'm glad we aren't missing out on any of these things.

That psalm was essentially Jesus saying: “Y’all sheep are gonna run as soon as I’m caught.” Peter responds with: “Nah, I’d win.” And Jesus is like: “Peter you’re so chicken they should call it Kentucky Fried Peter.”

If only this guilt was put on EDP when he wanted a cupcake...

@WhiteListed-ib7or

3 ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@IGuessItsSketchyT

3 ай бұрын

@WhiteListed-ib7or but in all seriousness EDP can't know about JWs ummmm lack of caution regarding CSA.

@Dingle-God1987

3 ай бұрын

That's a whole different type of cupcake 💀

@dylanblue9201

3 ай бұрын

The problem is, _he didn’t actually want no cupcake…_

@allistus

3 ай бұрын

ON GARLIC!!!!!!!!

When I turned 6 or 7 my class sang happy birthday to me and I started crying and feeling guilty, a day that should have been happy for me will forever be a sad memory. All because of this destructive cult.

@S-koo00

2 ай бұрын

Cult as in Christianity itself or... What these cartoons are saying rn

@lavishty_

2 ай бұрын

Same. I still feel guilty.

@Endersent_

2 ай бұрын

christianity and jv are not the same@@lavishty_

@ladpizzaman881

2 ай бұрын

@@S-koo00Christianity isnt a cult big dawg

@TinaHemphill

2 ай бұрын

At 63, I still have feelings of guilt if anyone mentions my birthday. It really is a screwed up, manipulative cult.

I’m a Protestant Christian and I’m praying for JW under this type of emotional abuse

@BungieStudios

Ай бұрын

Satan wants people to feel guilty on the day of their birth.

@minakolta3741

Ай бұрын

I’m a free grace Christian I believe most Protestant or work based. Repenting of your sins is work based heresy, Jesus paid the price. Protestants like to say, Jesus paid the price, but then turn around and say repent of your sins. Please brother find the truth.

@swyjix

Ай бұрын

Now look here boy, acknowledging the error of your ways and petitioning for forgiveness in no way constitutes salvation by works, and even if it did the debate of the veracity of sola fides is still quite undecided between the big three branches. So calling a Protestant heretical over relying to much on works is a no go, as they are already in the more faith based side of the spectrum. Also what does the Lord’s Prayer say? Forgive us our debts. Sounds like repentance to me.

@Exho-tt3oi

Ай бұрын

@@swyjix please tell me, I’m a bit slow, was this directed towards me or the other reply?

@minakolta3741

Ай бұрын

@@swyjix i’m not against acknowledging your errors. I’m against saying that acknowledging your errors is a to be saved because Jesus paid the price. you don’t have to petition for forgiveness. You are already forgiven.

It's strange to think that these cartoons are meant to make the religion seem appealing to kids when every episode just seems to be about how miserable it makes Caleb and Sophia

@SirSayakaMikiThe3rd

22 күн бұрын

Because it's not meant to convert, but to make them feel immense shame if they ever try to do anything that may lead them to leave.

HE DIDN'T EVEN EAT THE CUPCAKE!!!! and he felt that guilty. imagine how bad he'd feel if he really ate it.

@SecretPersonComment

27 күн бұрын

He was guilty because he denied his Jehovah.

@aqua-bery

24 күн бұрын

​@@SecretPersonComment he didn't even deny god, he just said "I'm not sure", he's human and a fucking child at that, you can't expect children to be perfect and know everything all the time

Bro felt more guilty than edp for taking a real cupcake 💀💀💀

@IGuessItsSketchyT

3 ай бұрын

Edp: Im just out here to ummm pick up a cupcake aaand go home! Stephen Lett: Yep he's one of us!

@bradentheman1373

Ай бұрын

LMAOO

@Titotacoman

Ай бұрын

NO WAY💀💀

This cartoon in a nutshell: "YOU ATE FRICKING ICING, GO INSIDE THE CAGE!"

i'M CRYING "My boy was lost in the sauce" 4:39 I was raised up to be a witness and I currently live with a witness family(I'm a minor and have been passed around a LOT). I respect everyone and their religions, but this one is a different breed.

@sophia20003

23 күн бұрын

Do you celebrate your birthday tho?

@erstweilington

22 күн бұрын

@@sophia20003 My adoptive family are Witnesses and wouldn’t allow me to celebrate my birthday (they were/are very abusive, but the religion is not the source or cause, but they’d use it against me to manipulate me. It’s just that they are ugly people.) I’m currently living with a lady from their KH and she’s really sweet and 100% chill with me celebrating my birthday. She said “I’ll support you, and I’ll help you, and you can be you and do what you believe in, but all I ask is that you’ll understand that I will stay faithful to my beliefs.” So, in short, me and lady have a mutual understanding of respect.

@k_e_K_e___

20 күн бұрын

@@erstweilington what a nice woman 😊

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

20 күн бұрын

"passed around a lot!" Man, that sounds really dubious. Hope you ok bro!

@erstweilington

20 күн бұрын

@@Thenogomogo-zo3un thank you! you too :) stay safe

I'll never forget I told my PIMI JW grandma that if I had kids, I would never raise them in a religion. To which she responded, straight-faced: "Well then I hope you never have kids." I'm sorry, but I'd rather step on a Lego every day for the rest of my life than let my child suffer this emotional abuse for one second. No kid deserves the type of social ostracism and full-blown manipulation that growing up a JW puts you through.

@reignellwalker9755

3 ай бұрын

as a Christian I would like to say I am glad that you broke away from jw and that you won't raise your kids in it but please don't let jw and mormonism give real Christianity a bad name, you should have never experienced the trauma and guilt that comes from jw that is not what the real Jesus wants he wants you to be happy and for you to know that you are loved no strings attatched no needing to work to earn it just love and forgiveness straight up

@user-mu8uu6us1s

3 ай бұрын

@@reignellwalker9755 Jesus told that you will be persecuted in my name. Jesus wants us to be happy by doing what he commands and they are not always unpainful . We will have the absolute joy and happiness in his kingdom. Second, you can suffer and die by a lot of things not only by following a religion. I don't know if JW are a correct religion, but I recommend for studying the scriptures while asking the holy spirit to open your eyes

@robinkish-miller2990

3 ай бұрын

religion is a racket.

@user-mu8uu6us1s

3 ай бұрын

@@robinkish-miller2990 Do you know what religion means? God defines true religion this way: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27). In other words, the system of worshiping God is not a matter of observing rites and rituals; rather, it involves practical help for those in need and living a pure life, separated from the sin of the world.

@ironmoondarkwing4190

3 ай бұрын

@@user-mu8uu6us1s So in the end it doesn’t really matter what we believe in as long as we’re good people? I can get behind that! Just don’t threaten people with eternal torture just because they don’t think the same way you do. ;)

Self inflicted guilt from cupcake. Oh boy, indoctrination goes deep.

@Mcoryr

3 ай бұрын

That’s an understatement.

“You should come to my house and see what a real party is like” finally broke me. That’s among the cringiest shit I’ve ever heard typed out

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

27 күн бұрын

And said by a 6 year old!

As a Christian, I had no idea there were cartoons for JWs like this 😭

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

As a Christian, I did. And it takes a certain Chris Rice song to get it back in line with how I actually feel about God and life in general, almost every time.

I remember eating a cupcake as a child jw and I tortured myself over it. What horrible cult I’m glad to be rid of

@donotbendy

3 ай бұрын

Why shame yourself though? It's a very specific situation.

@Gabagoul83

3 ай бұрын

@@donotbendy i’m not really sure what’s confusing you here I was a child no more than six or seven years old with no other view of the outside world other then my parents who were in a doomsday cult

@donotbendy

3 ай бұрын

@Gabagoul83 Well, was the cupcake also for a birthday?

@donotbendy

3 ай бұрын

@Gabagoul83 I wasn't referring to being part of the cult being a specific situation. I'm sorry if I sounded like that.

@Gabagoul83

3 ай бұрын

@@donotbendy yeh it was a child’s birthday party

They fucking brought gifts to and celebrated Jesus' first birthday, the day of his birth, that one background kid isn't lost in the sauce, the script writers are.

@ZackGraysson

3 ай бұрын

yeah no. The Zoroastrian priests, or magi didnt' find Jesus til he was almost 2 years old. They weren't bringing him birthday gifts. They were not Christian or followers of the religion. They came to worship the proclaimed king of the Jews. And if that weren't the case why is there no mention of anyone else in the entire bible or any other text describing another birthday celebration? Jesus had 12 close apostles, brothers, parents. And not one birthday party attended

@paulelkin3531

2 ай бұрын

​@@ZackGrayssonGiven that JWs stopped disfellowshipping members for following Leviticus 19:27 so recently, I can't say I'm surprised you're unfamiliar with John 21:25.

@whitebeans7292

2 ай бұрын

@@ZackGraysson "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage"...on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And also "Today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord...suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” So when Jesus was born, people sang songs, gave presents, and celebrated. This is the definition of birthday party.

@len7066

2 ай бұрын

@@ZackGrayssonthose two commenters owned you lol

@silaaron76

2 ай бұрын

@@ZackGraysson Probably because keeping track of a specific date was hard without clocks and calendars everywhere.

comparing eating a cupcake to peters betrayal is INSANE

OMG! Does this hit home. I’m 6 minutes into it. I’m in my 70’s now. But at that same age, 1st grade-not being able to participate & socialize with the other children. Many times having to sit in the principal office while Valentines, Halloween, Christmas, classmates birthdays, sports, music and art, etc. All off limits to me. Trying out for 1st grade choir, I failed tryouts miserably because I was so mentally torn trying to sing the National Anthem that I literally couldn’t sing.. So many aspects of life damaged or destroyed for me. This being only 1 aspect. I cannot forget or forgive and rue the fact that everyday has periods of mental and physical hell from my 1st 16 years of enslavement.

@carolinas.3854

15 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear that, hope you could get through it and live the best as you can

As a Christian, I’m appalled that they say the Bible says to not eat cupcakes, a blatant lie. I hope everyone that has been indoctrinated by Watchtower realizes the lies

@MrShipBuff

3 ай бұрын

It’s like they think during The Last Supper, Jesus went “oh no, tsk tsk, you ate a cupcake today, John? Too bad, now you can’t have communion”. That’s how ridiculous it is.

@naniz1928

2 ай бұрын

@@MrShipBuffas a Christian myself I was thinking the same thing

@octosquid48

2 ай бұрын

As far as I'm aware, cupcakes didn't even exist when the Bible was written

@LePetitChatNoir79

2 ай бұрын

It’s not about the cupcakes themselves, but about participating in a birthday celebration by eating said cupcake or cake or any treat that’s served as part of the celebration. I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and it was brutal not being able to participate in anything.

@justinebarbarin6363

2 ай бұрын

What saddens me most, and I think you'll agree, is that they don't see God as the heavenly Father who loves us, forgives our faults (and when I say faults I mean real sins like hatred or selfishness, not eating a cupcake) and wants to help us move forward in life with His empathy. They don't see Jesus as their savior who sacrificed himself for the sins of mankind; you have to be blameless by Watchtower standards to "earn" their salvation. Watchtower uses the image of God to compel followers to do whatever the leaders want on pain of "divine punishment".

“Did Jesus celebrate his birthday?” Well, no. But literally _every_ human and animal in the vicinity did.

@Captainendou

2 ай бұрын

Not Muslims though lol

@Chunga9

2 ай бұрын

of course he didn’t he was a newborn child

@marstothestars33

Ай бұрын

Lol

@Trayleen

Ай бұрын

Animal???

@ileanagheorghisor

Ай бұрын

​@@Captainendou because they didn't even exist back then

One of my best friends and one of the “best” people I know was raised JW. She said on their birthdays they got a plastic bag of toys and treats with no preamble. Her mom seemed at once intense and also a little loosey goosey or did certain things to circumvent their beliefs and practices without devastating Jehovah. But definitely no celebration no acknowledgment. My friend was conditioned but not a believer (at this time she was around 22). She had woken up shortly before that, thank GOD. I helped her do a lot of processing and deconstructing (as I also had to do this as an evangelical fundamentalist Christian). And I am honored I got to help her with that. She couldn’t wait to do all the things she wasn’t allowed to growing up for no good reason. We worked together in a hospital cafeteria and she wanted to do a gift exchange around Christmas during our lunch break. So we sat in the sunroom and exchanged (awesome) personalized gifts celebrating who we were (knowing each other very well) and I brought some decorations. The joy I was able to finally bring her that is available to almost everyone else in some form or another but she was denied was just… it was one of the best moments of my life. 🎉🎄🎂🎁🎊😊🥰 (Just FYI that was like 8 years ago and she is now professionally a human rights and global health advocate 😁😊💗)

I believe that if anything EDP445 should be punished for literally trying to pick up a cupcake.

Caleb:“What if Jehovah doesn’t wanna be my friend anymore” Me:”he was never your friend get out of that cult”

@paulettefrazier445

3 ай бұрын

Underrated comment.

@sebastianovinciguerra3151

3 ай бұрын

In fact Jehovah Is WT itself, so yes, Jehovah Is not your friend, he Is Just a bunch of fat bald men claiming to be the real god 🙏🏻

@Gracelivinglife12

3 ай бұрын

True. It’s just another man-made religion. I’m a non denominational Christian but I can agree that this religion is definitely a cult. Also, they don’t believe that Jesus is God which directly contradicts their Bible, and Mormons believe the same thing and they’re also a cult. Seems like the moment these Christian religions deny Jesus being God, they become an extremely strict cult.

@Gracelivinglife12

3 ай бұрын

Yep. I’m a non-denominational Christian but this is definitely a cult, and this is a man made religion. Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons both deny that Jesus is God, which directly contradicts their Bible when Jesus says that he IS God. It seems that the moment these religions deny Jesus being God, they become extremely strict and psychologically abusive cults. I respect all religions but I can’t respect the actions of some of them and I can’t respect a blatant lie when I see one either. Jesus IS God, if someone claims to be a Christian and says otherwise, then they are NOT a true Christian. It’s hilarious how these Jehovah’s Witnesses call everyone else out for not following the Bible while they themselves also don’t follow the Bible. Hypocrites.

@Gracelivinglife12

3 ай бұрын

Also I had to retype my whole reply because censortube deleted my original one

All of these religious beliefs happened because of Judge Rutherford. When Charles Russell was the leader his followers celebrated holidays just like everybody else. Rutherford wanted to stand out and act like he was the shyt!

@josepheridu3322

3 ай бұрын

I imagine another universe in which JWs developed to just be another Unitarian Church.

@Frank-qn1xq

3 ай бұрын

Judge Rutherford is responsible for this,it's crazy , great video Panda

@professorx1739

3 ай бұрын

Judge Rutherford wanted his own nation of people and he got them. Sad 😔

@robertgrey6101

3 ай бұрын

@arcellgreen Rutherford may be guilty for THIS nonsense but, Nathan Homer Knorr is guilty of broken families and suicides for his dictum Re: SHUNNING.

@astridmiller7938

3 ай бұрын

sounds like that person back in germany around ww2@@professorx1739

As a Christian (not a JW), this cartoon is ridiculous.

AGHH THE FACT THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE TAKING AWAY THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDHOOD OVER STUPID MADE UP RULES THAT ARE NOT EVEN IN THE BIBLE TO START WITH ENRAGES ME SO MUCH- This shouldn't be allowed man.

I lost my cookies right when Caleb was dragging himself off the school bus! JW’s guilt their members continuously into thinking that they’re never good enough. Shame on JW parents for dragging their children into this cult! They shouldn’t have children.

@lordfreerealestate8302

3 ай бұрын

Shame is a powerful tool of control, and a big one in the cult toolbox.

@mrcoto4

3 ай бұрын

Look I’m a Jehovah witness and my parents have never shamed me or do anything like that and they never said I was a failure so I don’t know where this is coming from like of course I may have really good parents but other kids I know don’t have this problem as well so I truly don’t know we’re this is coming from but of Course I am young so I could always be wrong But the way you said my parents should’ve never had me and they’re terrible people for doing so just rubbed me the wrong way

@AfianySnow29802

3 ай бұрын

​@mrcoto4 Sorry I am not buying this, or you just a troll, so stop lying. 😑.

@mrcoto4

3 ай бұрын

@@AfianySnow29802look i don’t know if is just were I live or I’m just like really privilege but I never really experience the stuff where they start, shaming you, because you wanted to celebrate your birthday or something like,that like of course I’m not speaking for all Jehovah witnesses but I just never experienced it and my cousins never experienced it the other kids never experienced it so I just don’t know where this came from and yeah I can always be wrong but I just wanted to say something because I don’t have bad parents at all, and it just didn’t sit right with me

@cupoftea3499

3 ай бұрын

​@@mrcoto4so you're young right? Yeah no, you probably have bad parents. The whole religion preys on children who have a very closed off world view. You just assume your parents are good because you look at them with the rose tinted glasses that your religion tries to weld to your face. You've never seen the inner relationships of a non-JW family before, you've only seen JW family relationships so to you it is the norm. I don't want to shatter your world view, but that religion is very very abusive and cult like.

This video shows that Jehova’s Witnesses don’t care about each individual person like Jesus taught Cristians like me to do in the Bible. How ironic is that?

@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

3 ай бұрын

As another Christian, TOO ironic

@ChickenNuggetManCNM

3 ай бұрын

@@YoshiCh1ef-je6meAs another Christian, I still want to find where on Earth they dig up their teachings, because I can't seem to find them anywhere in the Bible.

@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

3 ай бұрын

@@ChickenNuggetManCNM Dunno why, but looking at your reply is making me think of Van Halen for some reason XD

@Saberfighterx

3 ай бұрын

@@ChickenNuggetManCNMthe answer is it’s not in the Bible my brother in Christ

@decayingsun5915

3 ай бұрын

Because they never believed in Jesus as their Lord and God or King. They believe in the old teaching in the old testament. But, in short, its a cult. JW is a cult

I actually have a jehovah's witnesses grandma and grandpa, i remember they very subtly tried to introduce me into their religion as a kid through these videos (it didn't work, still love them though :D)

TLDR; I was friends with a Jehovah Witness in kindergarten and felt the effects and fear of it firsthand through her after she told me I was going to hell for celebrating holidays and being black. When I was 6 years old, I was friends with a Jehovah Witness. Obviously, being 6, I didn’t know what that meant and everyone thought she was weird. I never understood why since I was considered a weird kid, too, for some unknown reason. We sat on the bus with eachother and would walk back to the apartment we lived in. I don't remember many conversations. The ones that stuck with me, though, were when she told me that she didn’t celebrate any holidays, not even her own birthday. I couldn't understand why and she told me because she was a Jehovah Witness. She asked me if I believed in Jehovah. Not realizing that Jehovah is just God, I said no and she told me I could go to hell if I don't believe in him. Fast forward, I see a book in my Grandma's house that calls God by the name Jehovah. Now I know who Jehovah is. Next time I see my JW friend, I tell her that I do believe in Jehovah, but I still celebrate holidays. I don't remember exactly what she said, but it was along the lines of that it doesn’t matter, I will not make it into heaven. She said something about my skin tone (I'm black) and I think after she told me that I would go to hell no matter what, she scared me so bad that I just... avoided her. And she avoided me. My parents told me that what she said wasn't true (they aren't religious at all nowadays, but at the time, they were still holding onto pieces of Christianity because of how they were raised). They said I didn’t have to worry about that, just be a good person and I could get into Heaven. Now I'm 22, I'm an atheist and so are my parents. Sometimes, I think back to how a CHILD managed to scare me, another child, so bad that I would pick up any bible I found and try to read through it. I could read books higher than my grade level, but I wasn't interested in such tiny letters and strange metaphors I didn’t understand in this huge book with no pictures and, to me, had no story with no fun characters. Even though my parents found that strange, they gave me Christian books actually meant for kids even though they themselves were leaning towards atheism. I obviously dropped it once I stopped being afraid. I can only imagine how damaging an adult telling a child something like that is, considering it was another kid that scared me into a part of it for a time. I appreciate that my parents didn't force Christianity on me because they know how that feels. They didn't force atheism on me, either. They just let me decide and grow into whatever and it all worked out. Sometimes, I wonder how that girl is doing. I'm 22 now, she's probably 22, too. I don't care about another's religion if it's not bothering me directly or hurting anyone, but JW... it hurts and warps a child's mind and makes them an outcast among their peers. She was a miserable 6 year old. Hopefully, she's happier these days.

@Unmeito1776

14 күн бұрын

The black part is strange tbh. My experiences with JWs are that they ban birthdays and holidays but I've never seen them go racist like that. Mormons on the other hand carried a racist doctrine that they kept until they later on condemned it and banned it. I wonder if those JWs in question you dealt with were racists who preserved their racism for a long time. Wouldn't be surprising if they had a mostly white congregation or a mostly non-black one otherwise they would just leave that heretical cult. Unlike Judaism, Christianity is an open religion where anyone can join and be saved regardless of race(this is the part where far-right pagans seethe). There's a reason why JWs are mocked by almost all Christians, atheists, agnostics, etc. It's because of their strange beliefs and due to the fact that they say and do crazy stuff Galatians 3:29 and Romans 9:6-8 at least show us that anyone of any race can be saved regardless of their race, ethnicity, and skin color. Though if I were to raise my kids as Christians in the future, I'd be hands off as long it's not something that goes against the Bible. If they want to be atheists, that fine as I'll generally respect their decisions once they get older. One thing I'd never do is say that they'll or their friends will burn in hell(well JWs don't believe in hell but they believe that only they will not be annihilated during Armageddon) for not being Christian or even for being in the wrong sect of Christianity(idc if someone's Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, o non-denominational as they will be saved)

wow im a muslim even we celebrate birthdays.(and we can befriend people of other religons)

@robbchristopher158

3 ай бұрын

I used to be Jehovah's witness. I just celebrated my 50th birthday a couple of weeks ago and it was a lot of fun.🎉🎊🎈

@reeceallen583

3 ай бұрын

​@robbchristopher158 happy late birthday!!!!

@cyupidpills

3 ай бұрын

@@robbchristopher158 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

@SunkenOverlord

3 ай бұрын

​@@robbchristopher158Happy birthday!!!!!

@EL-IZ-At-BETH-sarim

3 ай бұрын

🥳🎂Happy birthday!🇳🇱

I Remember when Jehovah witness try to convert me into one of them. I’m literally Catholic💀💀

@bighand1530

3 ай бұрын

Mary herself needed a savior

@zach415

3 ай бұрын

@@bighand1530and God saved her by preserving her from the stain of original sin

@arieldraws4829

3 ай бұрын

Im Christian and My parents, when dont able, will apologize for dont giving me a single small cake to commemorate, they care, even tho a bit, that I dont see my birthday as just another day and show that Im living meaningful life that is quickly passing and that Im loved to exist

@JSt3pz

3 ай бұрын

@@zach415Nowhere does it state that

@Soapromancer

2 ай бұрын

​@@JSt3pzand even if it did, it would just imply that God could have done that the whole time meaning Jesus would've had no reason to exist.

As a Christian I’ve never heard of this, I’d gladly take a cupcake, I mean why would you not celebrate your birthday

This is why my family always called them a sect not a religion.

I'm really surprised they haven't condemned wedding anniversaries

@lunam7249

3 ай бұрын

GREAT IDEA!!! YOU JUST GAVE THEM!! 2026...end of wedding anaversaries!! 😂😂😂😂❤❤

@thetruthk5138

3 ай бұрын

Please don't feed them anymore stupid ideas

@ZackGraysson

3 ай бұрын

Marriage was divinely instituted by God. It's not a celebration putting individuals on a pedestal for existing. It's a day where couples take time to reflect on the joyfulness of that event and on their resolve to work for success as a couple. In a world where over 50% of marriages fail due to not keeping God in a three fold cord, wedding anniversaries honor God as the sole reason they work. Jesus himself both attended a marriage celebration and contributed to the pleasure of the occasion. You can't say the same about him attending one of his 12 apostles birthdays. His own mother's birthday or any other celebration with Pagan ties

@Kat-zi2tb

3 ай бұрын

You have no proof if he did it not. And also God not reason marriages stay strong. Or lack of does not mean divorce

@Kat-zi2tb

3 ай бұрын

If you actually think this is okay you are sick.

Jesus' birthday was, in fact, celebrated according to Christianity. The Biblical Magi came over at his birth and gave him presents, including gold, frankincense, and myrrh. If Jesus can celebrate his birthday, then so can I.

@helloolleh_dis

3 ай бұрын

That's right

@marcyxx4198

2 ай бұрын

Everyone in his vicinity celebrated it, according to the Bible.

@grelly_chan8401

2 ай бұрын

Don't Jewish people celebrate a boy's manhood on his 12th or 13th birthday? And Jesus' family and village was celebrating that?

@paulaegraham

Ай бұрын

Not at his birth read it again

@jaycefields756

Ай бұрын

@@paulaegraham irrelevant. The point is that people celebrated His birth, and on the night of His birth angels celebrated and told the shepherds of the field the good news! The wise men celebrated His birth as well. The specific date does not matter, and that is why the overwhelming majority of Christians don't care whether Dec 25 is His actual birthday. The date we celebrate does not matter, we

Jehova’s witness: horribly misinterpreting the Bible.

I was JW up until age 12. I remember all of this too well from my childhood. Still healing

14:31 All this, all this manipulation and heart-tugging over a child. A CHILD. Wanting to eat a cupcake at a students school birthday party. Pathetic. I'm pretty sure Peter would say. "Look kid, eat the damn cupcake. If gods son can forgive me for cowardice and betrayal, he can forgive you for eating a dessert"

@chill-ified2913

2 ай бұрын

For real ☠️☠️☠️☠️

@BostYT

2 ай бұрын

Peter in 2024 be like

@JAIMEDRON

Ай бұрын

He wouldn't swear and you forgot to capitalize God but yeah, he'd basically say that

@ivoryy62006

Ай бұрын

​@@JAIMEDRONHe also forgot this ' between God and the S

@Erika-xm2mi

Ай бұрын

The fact that the Bible teaches that God would forgive pretty much every sin as long as the sinner believes in God and truly regrets their sins. Heck, Jesus took two thieves with him to Heaven the day he was crucified because they expressed remorse and also belief in God. The Bible goes on and on about how God is loving and forgiving, so why wouldn't He forgive a CHILD for eating a damn cupcake?

At first I thought it was a little pathetic how Caleb was so torn up about ALMOST eating a cupcake, but considering how Jehovah's judgment is predicated on punishing thought crimes (aka 'reading hearts') plus his history of spontaneously invoking the death penalty for single offenses, it actually makes sense. Why would anyone want to be friends with such a overly-sensitive, inhumane god like that?

@Dingle-God1987

3 ай бұрын

Religion is nothing but a curse

@DigiVixen

3 ай бұрын

It would've made more sense if his attitude was about the guilt feelings that remain after being forgiven. His real sin was stealing, not celebrating. The Birthday boy forgave him, allowing him to take the cupcake. "It's okay, you can have it." - this is clear language to show that the kid was aware that Caleb was sneaking/stealing a cupcake (likely he had a vague awareness at least at some the rules Caleb has followed in the past), and was like "I know you were trying to steal, but I know that you want a cupcake, because cupcakes are tasty treats and we don't often get cupcakes to eat... I want you not miss out", sort of friendly outreach. The kid was probably trying to be his friend. Also the others overwhelmed him, so it was no wonder he choked (considering he seems rather shy/introverted).

@bighand1530

3 ай бұрын

God wants relationships, not religions.

@beldaye6505

3 ай бұрын

may i mention this has very little accuracy and the bible is taken way out of context in the commercials.This has nothing to actually do with Gods opinion

@elimcc3954

3 ай бұрын

​@@bighand1530lol what why the hell would I want a relationship with a homophobic, racist, genocidal, slavery endorsing, unknowable, and most of all not real monster like all I'm saying is that if God was a person he would just have like all of the jail time most likely executed and I know f****** Jesus but that was just because they didn't like him

why is it animated like the boss baby 😭

A portuguese former JW here and I relate a lot with some comments. That's a fundamentalist cult that makes people feel like everything but a human being. And for a kid, that's horrible. Everything is dogmatic, everything is so weird seen from now on... I was raised in an almost illiterate household, and a non functional one, where things like this cult are likely to grow. Thankfully I quited, despite the pressure, and despite my mother and her mother (which is like a second mom to me) are still in the religion. But the damage was already made. And when I look for the 10-12yo me (I'm 32) I feel sad for the things I passed for being linked to that cult. Simple things like playing football in a club, going to friends' birthday parties, etc...

The boy with no self-esteem: "What if Jehovah won't be my friend anymore?" THAT would be the happiest day of your life. If you can only get that lucky.

@markodimitrijevic7171

3 ай бұрын

idk about bs jehova, but Jesus Christ is real

@WWZenaDo

3 ай бұрын

"no self esteem" equals a slavishly obedient cult follower...

@CalciumSnorter

3 ай бұрын

@@WWZenaDoOOOO WEEEE 💀💀💀💀😭💀💀💀

@hellocm5746

Ай бұрын

Apparently you would either die or worse if that was the case. Remember what happened to King Saul when God said he will reject him or something? That same thing will happen. That only implies through beliefs, though. Outside of religious beliefs, you’d be fine (I think). And even then, everything about birthdays, Christmas, etc are just personal likeness/opinions. No one will stop you from what you want to do. But in this case, if you seriously believe in a religion, (JW for this one), then the boy will be out of luck.

I am a Christian but even my heavily traditional church recognizes the extra rules found in many denominations that have little to no reason biblically. What is really interesting is how Pagan Traditions are handled. It is like the Christmas Tree. Pagans decorated their home with plants over winter. When they converted to Christianity they did not have to remove the olants from their homes because their was nothing sinful about the act itself. Just because a tradition has a connotation to something doesn't mean it is bad in the here and now. What matters is what is on your heart. Not what was on people's hearts thousands of years ago.

@troybaxter

2 ай бұрын

Now tell that to all the people that criticize Christians for celebrating Christmas, all because the date and timing originated from a Pagan holiday. Like, no crap, we already know that! Stop being a Reddit Atheist and start understanding nuance! We (you and me) celebrate Christmas because it is a day we get to gather with friends and family and celebrate the representation of our Savior's birth. Listen to most Christmas songs and this message comes across VERY clearly.

@sai63836

2 ай бұрын

This would unironically make a very good argument in defense of the confederate flag

@parvall

2 ай бұрын

​@@sai63836 There's a difference between pagans keeping part of their culture after converting and keeping the flag of a nation that existed in order to preserve slavery that also only lasted 4 years.

@bufficliff8978

2 ай бұрын

@@parvallNot really, no 🤷‍♀️

@hellocm5746

Ай бұрын

In what I see and have experienced so far, just because one is a Christian, doesn’t mean the other person in the corner is the same Christian. Honestly, throughout the years, it is impossible to know for certainty if the Christian who celebrates Christmas is an actual Christian or the Christian who doesn’t celebrate Christmas is the actual. (that was a mouthful) Then there’s the other side in which are committed followers of God, but no one wants to talk about them because they get thrown into the first two categories. Know this (from what I’ve learned): If you celebrate traditions that seem fit for the terrenal, you’re not a Christian, but a “Christian”. If you don’t celebrate the traditions that are from the terrenal and only be against what the terrenal represents, then you’re a Christian. Even so, respect each other, because they have chosen their paths.

“Jesus didn’t celebrate his birthday” Not the wise men giving him gifts after his birthday 😂🤣💀

i'm convinced the people who made this cartoon have actually never touched a bible in their entire lives

@jeremybennett5547

15 күн бұрын

They’ve read a Bible… a Bible that’s been heavily edited followed by indoctrination along the way along their journey

My mother was a JW and when I once asked if I could have a party for my birthday, the response was, “What, you think you are more important than God?” I never got the party and even now, I have a huge guilt complex over being the centre of attention.😤🤬

@vilagistene2939

Ай бұрын

Why didn’t you answered “Yes, of course” ??

@TinaHemphill

Ай бұрын

@@vilagistene2939because the slap across the face tended to sting quite badly.

@yasiegonlastie5483

Ай бұрын

@@TinaHemphillIf its any consolation, the type of people your mother is are hated the most by god

@Blakenew127

Ай бұрын

Imagine having such a fragile and small idea of God that to celebrate your/your child’s birthday becomes a competition with God’s greatness

@kathybrem880

29 күн бұрын

Please don’t!! The people who love you WANT to focus and celebrate you!

i feel bad for caleb that he can't eat a cupcake that his classmate brought in.

@viviennemorgan7217

3 ай бұрын

this is more like a feel bad for caleb video rather than a cringe challenge

@MsYukizomesorangejuice

3 ай бұрын

​@@viviennemorgan7217 fr tho

Everyday I wake up grateful that I was born into a Methodist household where my parents let me celebrate my birthdays, go trick or treating, and only have to worship on Sunday mornings, and as a result I had a fun childhood.

As someone who has a friend who lives in a JW household, I thought I had the most religious family in our group (roman catholic filipinos). And then I found out he was not allowed to come to my birthday.

As a Christian I have no idea how people do this kind of mental manipulation in the name of God, it makes me so mad. What scripture says anything close to this stuff??

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

The one talking about how it's better to be cast into the sea with a _millstone_ around your neck than it is to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

@BungieStudios

Ай бұрын

You mean like the dad in this cartoon?

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

@@BungieStudios he tries. But none are good.

@RealMoonmen

Ай бұрын

Bullshit scripture made by people, that’s what. Jehovahs witnesses just make this shit up as they go

@Bella77260

Ай бұрын

JW is a cult. big diff between a cult and mainstream Christianity

Didn't the angels celebrate Jesus' birth?

@adamantiumbullet9215

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but thaaaat's different. WT magazine celebrated its 100th birthday back in 1979. That doesn't count either.

@colbyhunter4622

3 ай бұрын

Correct.

@gabrielcoolidgebird1752

2 ай бұрын

Yes they did

@lullings

2 ай бұрын

Literal birthday

@PuffKitty

Ай бұрын

The heavens rejoiced, as I recall. In fact, I wonder if the universe was exploding all over the place to make its own fireworks in celebration 🎉

I was encouraged to be a jehovahs witness by my parents and grandparents. My grandparents were quite strict, my parents were not. We had to hide my birthdays from my grandparents for a while because my mom knew how cruel it was to be seperated from other kids like that. My grandparents forced my parents to not have christmas (that dident last long i had my first christmas when I was 7) and before I ever celebrated christmas I felt so left out from the other activitys other kids were doing at the time. My grandma forced my to watch those cartoons alot. I actually liked some of them but thankfully never translated anything that was happening to be true. I dont blame my grandparents at all though, its the orginization that sucks. One time my grandma asked me if I ever stood up for the pledge of allegence, and I said yes, and she slapped me and told me a story about how my mom (who knew to never stand up for the announcements) SO MUCH AS HELD THE FLAG ONCE, and got beaten for it. its crazy. Im now a proud Jehovah non-witness

Man I have eaten quite the number of cupcakes since elementary school and now I am doomed for all eternity.

as a christian, i find this the absolute destruction of my religion

@tugalord

3 ай бұрын

-Heresies that have been condemned by the Early Church in the first millenium -Failed endtime prophecies -A horrible Bible translation -Dictatorial control over members JW in a nutshell

@madness_mania

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! There's alot of destructive branches of religion out there that make the entirety of religion look like a joke, this is why we aren't taken seriously anymore:[ it's sad

@BostYT

2 ай бұрын

Modular version of Christianity, like progressive Christianity

@frikizone2.03

2 ай бұрын

Nah, I'm agnostic but I prefer this to being surrounded by Muslims

@frikizone2.03

2 ай бұрын

Nah, I'm agnostic and I prefer this a thousand times over being surrounded by mv$lims.

I love how the black kid is just super hyped about anything, little guy is having the time of his life :D

@Ohflipsnap

2 ай бұрын

People should be more like that kid; just enjoying every second of life. A shame the creators of the show, and by extension this child, aren't able to see that.

These people are not Christian. They don't even believe Jesus is God...

What? I have never read one verse in the bible that stops you from celebrating a birthday. The point of a birthday is to CELEBRATE another year GIVEN by God. Second, I have met and known alot of JW's that do celebrate birthdays. I also don't see why they aren't allowed

Caleb just learned what his life will be like as an adult JW. He'll be bragging about his "Bible-based" beliefs, but when questioned about those beliefs he won't actually be able to defend or explain them. (JW apologists commenting under "apostate" videos on KZread already know this feeling. It sucks to be you). The Caleb man will have the same bewildered look on his face as the child Caleb when he realizes he doesn't actually know anything about his WT beliefs.

@astridmiller7938

3 ай бұрын

ah yes..... you are the master of logical argument comments

@littlemoth4956

3 ай бұрын

@@astridmiller7938 ???

@gatosetzo

3 ай бұрын

I usually try to explain, even though im not a JW anymore, but like usually theres no point on explaining, they tell me that im wrong whitout using the bible, if we are disscusing something biblical u gotta reply to me using the bible like i usually do, and people often thinks that im trying to prove them wrong to feed my ego or something like that when the truth is im just trying to explain missconceptions about JW because people hates them whit no reason, i grew there and no one shamed me a single time, in fact, i shame myself even though they told me that i didnt had to remain ashamed.

@adamantiumbullet9215

3 ай бұрын

@@gatosetzo *"im just trying to explain missconceptions about JW because people hates them whit no reason"* What "misconceptions"? Why is it that anytime someone disagrees with a JW or questions them about their claims/beliefs, it's automatically labeled as "hate"? And, if someone disagrees with a JW or sees things in a different way, there is a reason behind it. Why would you say there's "no reason" behind it?

10:21 Wait, didn't Jesus when he was thirteen, travel with his parents to temple because it was his birthday. He was going through a bar mizpah. 14:32 Jesus, Caleb's dad sure knows how to "cheer" his son up with a depressing story about some guy's friend betraying him, because his friend was terrified of ending up being crucified.

@leogolive

3 ай бұрын

This is why as kids raised as witnesses we had to hold everything inside. Our parents were only going to tell us some Bible stories or start spouting scriptures at us instead of simply listening and talking to us. I used to just retreat inside.

@ZackGraysson

3 ай бұрын

[Jesus’] parents [Joseph and Mary] went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. Being devout Jews, Joseph and Mary would be obliged to be in Jerusalem at least three times yearly, bringing Jesus along. Had nothing to do with the day of his birth. Joshua 24:15 "NIV" But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. "Or Jehovah NWT" Matthew 28:19,20 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations,a baptizing themb in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. This includes your children Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Again it is the parents responsibility (especially the father) to instruct his children in the standards God set forth. Calebs father is clearly concerned about his child's welfare and wants him to be faithful in least so that he will be faithful in much Luke 16:10

@panickedshears

3 ай бұрын

@@leogoliveman, that is sad. I was raised Christian, and my parents did this to some extent. My grandpa was worse when it came to stuff like that. But man, this is a whole other level of extreme manipulation and guilt tripping. Glad you got out though! Hope you’re healing from it and have a good life now :)

@melissacooper8724

2 ай бұрын

I thought that the reason Jesus traveled with his parents when he was 12 was because they were celebrating Passover.

@tulip811

Ай бұрын

​@@melissacooper8724 you remember correctly

4:19 CALEB NO ITS A TRAP

Christian here: the reason why certain foods were off limits is because God knew that they were prone to disease, and so by making it off limits he would be protecting Israel in that way. (Of course, there were many other silly laws put in place by the corrupt religious leaders of those days. Like you could divorce your wife if she was mute or simply for any other reason.) But thankfully once Jesus came and spoke on the sermon of the mount he cleared up those different laws and basically went: times have changed people.

@PhantomGato-v-

21 күн бұрын

That's also likely the reason why He didn't want homosexual intercourse (saying this so I'm not smited by YT) was because he didn't want people to get STIs.

Gotta love how that bus driver consciously slammed the door in his face.

@lou626

25 күн бұрын

☠️

He didnt even eat the cupcake! and eating a cupcake doesnt mean you are celebrating a birthday?? like it is literally just an act of respect to accept what someone offers

@geochonker9052

Ай бұрын

Fr. Paul literally says it isn't what goes into your mouth that defiles you

I can't even read or hear 'Cupcake' without thinking about EDP mf ruined a whole type of dessert forever

@Mitzinomi

Ай бұрын

Same XD

16:35 NO WAY THEY USED A WII FIT SOUND EFFECT

@thoroughlyunoriginalname

2 ай бұрын

It's an old stock sound effect.

Poor Caleb, practically suicidal over his thinking Jesus wouldn’t be his “friend “ for having a birthday cupcake. Oh Caleb friendship does not come with strings like that. And his father clearly was not concerned a bit about his son’s emotional well being.

@tabithapritt6895

3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say suicidal, I'd say depressed 😊

@veronikj.4231

3 ай бұрын

Very good point. Emotional abuse.

@TeaMollie11

2 ай бұрын

Imagine having a child and thinking it's a terrible sinner that needs to repent or else burn in hell for eternity. Most sane people would feel bad about that I would imagine.

@PugsleyThePugHero

2 ай бұрын

I think the lesson isn’t “ ever eat a cupcake or you will burn in hell for all eternity” more like, “do not take things from events your are not invited to” or something like that

@werewolfantipaladin

2 ай бұрын

@@PugsleyThePugHero the issue here is that Caleb was more than free to have the cupcake since they were for everyone one in his class. Because of the propaganda of birthdays and how “evil” they are to celebrate and that Jehovah would be displeased if Caleb had so much as a taste of frosting is what sent him into an emotional breakdown. It is just a cupcake and the poor kid felt like his whole life was over. That is the true evil

I feel like the bus driver closing the door on Caleb was his way of telling Caleb that he is in a cult. Sophia is older, so it's probably too late for her, but Caleb still has a chance!

@YoshiCh1ef-je6me

3 ай бұрын

Maybe because the bus driver was an ex witness, and remembered since Caleb's currently a witness, and because somewhere in the Bible it says "You cannot take a ride from a sinner" he shut the doors on Caleb because he knows Caleb would have even more of a guilt trip riding the bus, something that is UNACCEPTABLE to JWs.

@kaylaHat

3 ай бұрын

Sofia gives me big gonna leave the cult as an adult vibe

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

27 күн бұрын

"No! dont go IN THERE!"

“jesus didn’t celebrate his birthday” the shepards outside: the wise men: fucking christmas: humans: disciples: animals: everything else: i honestly believe these guys are on the same level as the pharisees, if not worse

Well,If Jesus didn't celebrated his birthday,then who were the three guys who gave expensive sht to Jesus during his birth? 💀

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

27 күн бұрын

His 'dads'. They didn't have paternity tests back then. Poor 'Joseph the cuck' 😥 Even God got some!

Imagine the guilt this little fella is going to feel later in life when his dad walks in catching him wayne king. No pleasures for the JW's

@xoxablade8345

3 ай бұрын

You think he would even know how? or that exists?? Nawhh sex is so taboo in all versions of christianity- I've heard stories about christians who didn't even KNOW what sex was and had to have their WIFE explain it to them. Sex does NOT get discussed, at the very LEAST until marriage. The most you get is, "When a man loves a woman so much, and marries her, they will have a child." Honestly I'm surprised my mom even touched the subject with me when I was younger. Although it was a shit explanation that I avoided having with her because it took her too long to tell me so I studied on the internet. (Not a JW btw in case wondering, but it was still surprising)

@markodimitrijevic7171

3 ай бұрын

Are you autistic? Christians are not like that lol@@xoxablade8345

@kaylaHat

3 ай бұрын

​@xoxablade8345 wait really? I thought they told you with the "Not before marriage" rule

@xoxablade8345

3 ай бұрын

@@kaylaHat They'll mention Sex but never define or explain it. It's, not before marriage but without explaining HOW one even has sex. I'm honestly still a little confused myself.

@octosquid48

2 ай бұрын

What does this mean? I don't understand it

It’s really sad that a kid would feel such shame and agony over eating a cupcake and being an average kid.

@normanclatcher

Ай бұрын

Timmy Turner moment.

My dad tried to raise me in a JW household, but my mom was Catholic so on my 15th birthday I was going to have a quincenera (bascially a sweet 15) and i asked my dad to do a father-daughter dance with me and he said he would never dance with me until it was my wedding since it is against his religion. I cried so much that night and all because of this controlling cult.

If I had a nickel for every time a powerful ruler put someone to death on their birthdays I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Dear God the guilt trip they put on children 😮

@Jis00tv

3 ай бұрын

They gaslight childern from a Young age

As a Christian, I keep getting recommended this series of videos but had always put off watching one because I was expecting it to veer off into unadultered ridicule of religion at large and am just kind of burned out from seeing so much of that online. I was pleasantly surprised that the creator, while poking fun at concepts and making his disagreements known, didn't come across as hateful and even used the Bible itself to explain how a lot of the JW beliefs arent even biblical in nature. Anyway I found this entertaining without being mean-spirited, and I will probably watch more

@sporkles7427

3 ай бұрын

Off-topic but your art is really cool!

@JacksonAfroman

3 ай бұрын

I mean shit, religion has caused so much death and sorrow in the name of it throughout the millennia. Even now the US is heading towards Christo-Fascism. I believe everyone has a right to believe what they want to, but I think religion as a whole is one of the evils of humanity, it has been used for great evil and will continue to be used for great evil. The anti religion stuff isn’t entirely unwarranted

@Niaomi101

2 ай бұрын

Well this is nice

@drawingdragon

2 ай бұрын

@@sporkles7427 Thank you!

@Betweentwelv32567

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately there are families who do MUCH worse over nothing, and live every moment "by the bible"

I'm an Atheist but I respect everybody's religious beliefs and freedoms, but this seems a wee bit over the top

@GALAXY_THE_SILLY_PAL

21 күн бұрын

JUST DISCOVERED JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ALSO DONT ALLOW BLOOD TRANSFUSION TO SAVE SOMEONE

@user-ex6ht7se2z

21 күн бұрын

@@GALAXY_THE_SILLY_PALreally?

Honestly, as a Christian myself, this JW doctrine kinda makes me sad for the children raised in it

I love (hate) how the kids in the cartoons are so curious and inquisitive about the world around them, and the only explanation they are giving is: "This is right, these idiots are wrong, if you participate in these activities, you're going to hell"

@jeffhardee54

2 ай бұрын

Also I think when they looked at Deuteronomy 18:14 they said "where does it say we can't celebrate pagan holidays" F*ck it! Divination counts let's just tell everyone who follows this made up religion thats what it means, anyone who says otherwise will be disfellowshipped anyway" (I haven't been in Jehovah's witness, but from hearing owen Morgan describing his very sad backstory, it's not fun, at least it doesn't seem fun)

@tommyrutherford400

Ай бұрын

Key hallmarks of a cult.

@rocketB343s

Ай бұрын

Wrong

@jewelfoxgaming873

Ай бұрын

Exactly, growing up there were no explanations. If you asked questions you were silenced and outcasted.

@rocketB343s

Ай бұрын

@@jewelfoxgaming873 Don't make your personal experience a generality, you can ask them all the questions you want, they will answer them without refusal

I love how one of the Jehovah's Witness kids supposedly said, "Do you think that ten minutes, a few cupcakes, and a song make a party?", despite the fact that birthdays last 24 hours. You know, that's why they're called birthDAYS.

@lilysnape6520

Ай бұрын

Alao how the comments where from preteens too. The last one was 6

2:24 lmao. I lost it. I was not expecting that and loved it. I am here from Alyssa channel. New subscriber because I loved you in her video. Only 2min in and it is already clear I am gonna love it here!!!