Comments for "Atheist comes out of the Closet" Video at VideoSift.com

By budzos

budzos (http://www.videosift.com/member/budzos) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:34:54 -0700

I LOVE that she brings up christmas. After all, what is god but Santa for adults?

By deputydog

deputydog (http://www.videosift.com/member/deputydog) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:53:15 -0700

She should forgive him.

By gorillaman

gorillaman (http://www.videosift.com/member/gorillaman) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:00:41 -0700

But he should never forgive her.

By old_spider

old_spider (http://oldspider.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:18:38 -0700

Religion and the family unit. There's nothing like cult pressure, is there?

By bizinichi

bizinichi (http://www.videosift.com/member/bizinichi) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:30:35 -0700

She's probably just concerned about the image of her family in the community and is really caught up in the image that atheists are not human and the filth of the earth. From her point of view, to be associated with that would suck bawls

By DigitalDragon5000

DigitalDragon5000 (http://www.videosift.com/member/DigitalDragon5000) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:45:46 -0700

Damn insane families >_>

By nontoxicglue

nontoxicglue (http://www.videosift.com/member/nontoxicglue) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:01:16 -0700

we need a nsfw for this.

By gorillaman

gorillaman (http://www.videosift.com/member/gorillaman) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:02:48 -0700

*nsfw

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:02:49 -0700

This video has been marked NSFW (called by gold star member gorillaman)

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:05:11 -0700

She should sue Richard Dawkins for killing her sons soul.

By bl968

bl968 (http://bl968.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:32:49 -0700

ROFLAMO, some people take things a bit too seriously...

By lurgee

lurgee (http://www.videosift.com/member/lurgee) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:38:08 -0700

LOL! Crazy ass jesus freaks.

By bigbikeman

bigbikeman (http://www.videosift.com/member/bigbikeman) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:45:06 -0700

At least she's got her model-consumer loyalties straight.

By illeto

illeto (http://www.videosift.com/member/illeto) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:55:33 -0700

Jesus Christ is all about getting gifts for Christmas. Good to know.

Budzos - brilliant comment!

By mlx

mlx (http://mlx.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:59:53 -0700

Such Christian behavior there. Bless her heart.

By EMPIRE

EMPIRE (http://www.videosift.com/member/EMPIRE) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:07:07 -0700

What a moron. No wonder he wanted to steer clear of religious people!

By coupland

coupland (http://www.videosift.com/member/coupland) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:29:47 -0700

Jeez, look how old he is. Of *course* he just stopped believing in God, that's how it works. When you're a child you take what people tell you at face value, but as you mature you learn to evaluate things critically and think for yourself. Then bam, one day you just stop believing in the tooth fairy. Ooops, I meant god.

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:38:31 -0700

What are you saying about the tooth fairy?

By Sylvester_Ink

Sylvester_Ink (http://www.videosift.com/member/Sylvester_Ink) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:09:07 -0700

I'd like to point out that not all Christians (or any other religious folk) are like this. It's just the most extreme ones that come to attention. So please don't take examples like these as a meter for how all of them act. ;-)

By SaNdMaN

SaNdMaN (http://www.videosift.com/member/SaNdMaN) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:21:49 -0700

^ Yeah, we've heard that before. Every day it becomes more evident that it's not just a few extremists that are like that.

By Fletch

Fletch (http://fletch.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:10:04 -0700

My mom, a reverend's daughter, did very much the same thing. I hated church and she told me I could decide for myself (whether to go or not) after I was confirmed. The day I was confirmed was the last day I set foot in a church, 26 years ago. I do not miss that perfumy church smell at ALL. (Lutherans wear a lot of perfume, apparently).

Oh, and I told her I didn't want anything for Christmases after that, and she told me "Tough, you're getting something anyway!". I was then punished with socks and Aplets and Cotlets (mmm...) for many a Christmas after.

By Superganja23

Superganja23 (http://www.videosift.com/member/Superganja23) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:28:56 -0700

lol it's hilarious because they way she is treating her son's wishes is quite unchristian, just my two cents

By detlev409

detlev409 (http://www.videosift.com/member/detlev409) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:42:41 -0700

My personal take on this situation is that the mom is insecure in her own beliefs (like many Christians) and finds her son's ability to reject them outright incredibly troubling because it shakes her fragile grip on a faith that is maintained more by groupthink than actual belief.

That said, I feel like this is a staged production. Usually I don't cry "fake" at random internet vids, but something just doesn't ring true here.

By djsunkid

djsunkid (http://djsunkid.videosift.com) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:48:57 -0700

agree with everything detlev said. also cheers to ant, our token downvoter.

By HistNerd

HistNerd (http://www.videosift.com/member/HistNerd) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:11:14 -0700

I agree, it does seem staged. But what do I know, I'm just a humble atheist.

By nibiyabi

nibiyabi (http://www.videosift.com/member/nibiyabi) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:07:12 -0700

djsunkid
agree with everything detlev said. also cheers to ant, our token downvoter.

The only pattern I've ever been able to discern in his otherwise random downvoting is that he seems to be a hardcore Christian.

By don_vicente

don_vicente (http://www.videosift.com/member/don_vicente) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:15:05 -0700

I love it how dad silently disagrees

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:36:19 -0700

You're either with us, or you're with the terrorists.

By PostMortem

PostMortem (http://www.videosift.com/member/PostMortem) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:48:38 -0700

Is this that "Christian love" I keep hearing about?

By winkler1

winkler1 (http://www.videosift.com/member/winkler1) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:10:02 -0700

sounds like a genuine raging Mom to me...

By looris

looris (http://www.videosift.com/member/looris) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:34:54 -0700

every time someone says there's not god, an angel loses his wings

By Spoon_Gouge

Spoon_Gouge (http://www.videosift.com/member/Spoon_Gouge) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:32:49 -0700

My Mom had a similarily reaction when I told her (of course, I was a chicken-shit and didn't actually tell here until I was 42:)). She gave me the whole confirmed nonsense also etc. etc.
I was actually invovled in the church most of my youth, an alter boy and everything.
Still I didn't go to catholic school like they did.

By arrendek

arrendek (http://arrendek.videosift.com) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:42:31 -0700

"You wanna know there's no God? Well then you're getting nothing for Christmas!"

LOL God hast forsaken me with underwear before, and now he hast left me nothing. Where is my God now!?!

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:26:24 -0700

LOL God hast forsaken me with underwear before, and now he hast left me nothing. Where is my God now!?!

haha

You win the comment thread, we can shut this one down.

By White

White (http://www.videosift.com/member/White) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:03:25 -0700

I hate fuckin atheists. im sorry but i firmly believe half the kids at my school are atheists because thats what the "Cool" kids do. it makes me fuckin sick. this kid looks exactly the same as every fuckin one of them. some punk ass bitch trying to be in by denouncing God.

By White

White (http://www.videosift.com/member/White) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:05:57 -0700

the look on that pompous-ass face of his makes me want to beat the shit out of him, talkin to his mother like that.

By White

White (http://www.videosift.com/member/White) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:06:19 -0700

upvote for the poor mother.

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:03:00 -0700

I disagree with White.

All the kid did was tell his mom he didn't believe in God. The mother obviously does not care to learn about her child so she yells (sorry, screams) at him.

By PostMortem

PostMortem (http://www.videosift.com/member/PostMortem) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:08:33 -0700

"I hate fuckin atheists"
-White

Then don't fuck atheists!!! DUH! [Always be sure to use a condom ;-) ]

However:

"I hate fuckin Jews"

"I hate fuckin Christians"

"I hate fuckin Muslims"

"I hate fuckin.... etc, etc."

I doubt you would say that you "hate" ALL the people in these groups. (I don't know maybe you would?) Why then is it OK to say "I hate fuckin atheists"? What is it about atheists as a group that makes it permissible to hate them?

Just wondering if you'd thought about it?

By NickyP

NickyP (http://www.videosift.com/member/NickyP) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:12:00 -0700

Why do you hate people, don't you love all of gods creatures? You hate free thinking. You hate people who think differently to you. You are a biggot. I was brought up roman catholic. From the age of four to being confirmed I had to pretend to believe. Do you know what that is like?
I am glad I left it behind. Thank god

By bamdrew

bamdrew (http://www.videosift.com/member/bamdrew) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:12:55 -0700

Haha, took a while before some kid posted something awesome,... and there it is! yeeehaa!

But yeah, all the kids at my school were smarter than me, too, White... luckily, I'm tenacious.

By AnimalsForCrackers

AnimalsForCrackers (http://www.videosift.com/member/AnimalsForCrackers) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:20:37 -0700

White, I agree with you in the sense that those who make a choice only because other chellovecks do are being untrue to themselves. You can't possibly come to a conclusion about such a huge question of human existence by blindly following one crowd or another/being indoctrinated from a young age and to say you hate atheists in general because of the doings of a small percentage of pseudo-this or that speaks volumes of how you group/label people by taking extreme examples and deducing that all of them must be like that. Discovery comes from within...most atheists will tell you it was a long, gradual and decidedly eventual/inevitable outcome, if you research all available knowledge on the subject in earnest. Viddy well, brother...

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:52:30 -0700

I was brought up in a household that was pretty religious; I've rolled back to being somewhat religious personally. If I have kids I hope they'll have a certain amount of faith, but if they don't, I can't see myself shouting at them over it (or uttering Christmas threats)

By grspec

grspec (http://stfu.videosift.com) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:47:04 -0700

White you have some serious issues.

By pass.the.grog.

pass.the.grog. (http://www.videosift.com/member/pass.the.grog.) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:17:42 -0700

This is what my very catholic mom really wanted to say when I told her I was an atheist

Luckily, she is a bit more sympathetic than this woman in the vid and actually did do the whole "forgiveness" thing.

By White

White (http://www.videosift.com/member/White) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:31:21 -0700

im sorry. i came off a little vague. i meant i only hate punk ass atheists like i think this kid is. a lot of my friends are atheists and as long as we dont discuss the existence of God, im fine with it. he just seems to me to be one of those stupid kids. you guys are probably right about the mother, though. i agree that she did overreact probably just because she wanted to feel she had some influence over her child's life. no offense, AFC, but the boy agreed with his mother about the fact that "all of a sudden there is no god." he said a lot could happen, but he never finished his thought.

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:47:09 -0700

+1 to white for having the balls to come back and back himself up.

As for the punk kid. It takes a lot of balls to "come out of the closet", sure he lost this screaming match, but what do you expect from a 13 year old kid vs his mother.

By Dignant_Pink

Dignant_Pink (http://www.videosift.com/member/Dignant_Pink) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:49:50 -0700

postmortem, great reply to my dear twin Mr. White (the first one). hilarious. i do think that what white was trying to say was that half the kids this kids age that are atheists are only atheists because they think it makes them different. 5 years later (after they are done with college and dont have to worry about their image as much) they are back where they were, god fearing and all.

upvote for the argument against my brother.

By budzos

budzos (http://www.videosift.com/member/budzos) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:54:41 -0700

I suppose if that's white's objection, it's valid. Basing your outlook on fashion always earns my contempt.

By detlev409

detlev409 (http://www.videosift.com/member/detlev409) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:57:17 -0700

I too, agree with Mr. White, though not necessarily with such vehemence. Atheistic groupthink abounds on the net these days, especially with the celebrity status that Dawkins has achieved.

I have no more a problem with an intelligent and reasoned atheist anymore than I have with an intelligent and reasoned Muslim or Wiccan. I've known and enjoyed the company of at least a couple of such people(for some reason there are very few Muslims in Tennessee or Ohio), but this new breed of "me-too" atheist drives me batty. If you want to combat the vocal minority of the religious right, I'll back you, but there's a movement towards violently denigrating any and all who espouse a personal faith and I find that just about as ignorant as hard line fundamentalism.

By gorillaman

gorillaman (http://www.videosift.com/member/gorillaman) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:19:53 -0700

Do 'me-too' theists drive you batty as well? Because that's, like, all of them.

By qruel

qruel (http://www.videosift.com/member/qruel) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:15:39 -0700

HILARIOUS...the comments in this thread are as funny as the video. This is awesome !

By qruel

qruel (http://www.videosift.com/member/qruel) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:19:31 -0700

i thought "Whites" original comments were meant as a joke. but seeing his repost made me think twice...scary and ignorant

By quantumushroom

quantumushroom (http://www.videosift.com/member/quantumushroom) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:39:19 -0700

This is fake.

What's funny is, the first time I saw it, I thought the skinny kid was the woman talking and the fatass in the peach shirt living with his mother was the atheist...

Both hardcore religious folks and atheists can't wait to tell the world, and both think about God more than other people.

By Munchound

Munchound (http://www.videosift.com/member/Munchound) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:10:38 -0700

I think the anger with most people (Christians, Jews, Muslims, etc...) is that their really is no reason why not to believe in God. People need proof of a lot of things. I for one believe in God, but don't take the bible literally. I mean, obviously something created the universal. Something caused the big bang. We evolved and so did many creatures, something kept us moving. Point being, I think the mother in the video be it fake or not, is that the reason is why not believe. I can live my whole life, and when I die I find out that God or heaven or whatever is not real. It would not be a waste, because it at least comforted me at times when I needed it, and made me stronger then most that have nothing or feel there is nothing helping them. Everything just seems to fit perfectly, let it be science, or an answer, but their will never be answer to what created everything (especially an atom).

By winkler1

winkler1 (http://www.videosift.com/member/winkler1) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:12:30 -0700

Atheist Groupthink?! Groupthink is what religion is all about...

Subpenas of emails from Jack Abramhoff reveal the following exchange from Michael Scanlon, former Tom DeLay aide

Consider one memo highlighted in a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday that Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, sent the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to describe his strategy for protecting the tribe's gambling business. In plain terms, Scanlon confessed the source code of recent Republican electoral victories: target religious conservatives, distract everyone else, and then railroad through complex initiatives.

"The wackos get their information through the Christian right, Christian radio, mail, the internet and telephone trees," Scanlon wrote in the memo, which was read into the public record at a hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. "Simply put, we want to bring out the wackos to vote against something and make sure the rest of the public lets the whole thing slip past them." The brilliance of this strategy was twofold: Not only would most voters not know about an initiative to protect Coushatta gambling revenues, but religious "wackos" could be tricked into supporting gambling at the Coushatta casino even as they thought they were opposing it.

source

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:31:39 -0700

confirmed.... does she believe her son is guaranteed a seat on some flight?

By gwiz665

gwiz665 (http://gwiz665.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:36:23 -0700

Oh my science. This is the kind of stupidity and peer-pressure that religion thrives on. Bringing up christmas is just dumb, as presents and Jesus have absolutely nothing to do with each other (Like Easter and eggs -- or so the Hare Club for Men would have you believe).

What's the confirmation age in the states? 14-15? Would you truly be old enough to make a binding contract by that age? Not according to most countries, where you have to be an adult (18+) to make a contract.

It seems that Atheist is the new Gay.

"Have you tried not being an atheist..?" Heh.

While this may very well be faked, it's a dramatization of what many go through. And that's a bit frightening.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:02:01 -0700

atheism is the new homosexuality! i love that analogy!

By conspiracy

conspiracy (http://www.videosift.com/member/conspiracy) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:05:54 -0700

Actually, Gwiz, it's funny you should say that, because I think that analogy is much closer to the truth then most would believe, and I think it'll become more apparent with time.

The reason I say this is because I'm hearing more and more talk of Atheism being a 'phase' that teenagers go through and grow out of. Very similar to what worried parents would say to comfort themselves about their gay son/daughter.

By conspiracy

conspiracy (http://www.videosift.com/member/conspiracy) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:07:58 -0700

By the way, if this is faked (I don't think it is, but you never know, I suppose), then it's an extremely realistic dramatization. My mother over-reacted the exact same way when I was a teenager.

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:56:18 -0700

my fake-sensor is not going off at all on this... my nutty deluded wenchbag sensor is tripping though

By deputydog

deputydog (http://www.videosift.com/member/deputydog) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:39:20 -0700

quantumushroom, I think I'm falling for you

By doremifa

doremifa (http://www.videosift.com/member/doremifa) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:12:09 -0700

Here's the compromise:

http://www.videosift.com/video/KITH-God-is-Dead

I tried to find the duplicate of this to no avail.

By grspec

grspec (http://stfu.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:36:59 -0700

I think the internet has really allowed other atheists to realize they are not alone and there is quite a large group of people who share similar feelings. Some may think people are doing it just to be popular but I was an atheist at around 10, I just didn't have a word to go with it and we didn't have the internet so I didn't know how many "others" there were. Are some kids doing it because it's rebellious? of course but that shouldn't belittle those who really are atheist.

By dotdude

dotdude (http://dotdude.videosift.com) — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:24:19 -0700

This vid has the YouTube webcam folks stirred up:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=catholic+mom

By looris

looris (http://www.videosift.com/member/looris) — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:59:38 -0700

OK!

No! It's not ok, Michael!

ahahahah what a dumbass woman.

By RichTheNoun

RichTheNoun (http://www.videosift.com/member/RichTheNoun) — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:52:36 -0700

Yep- Nothing like hostility, shouting and threats to get your point across to kids.

You could transcribe the part about Christmas gifts into a Simpsons episode and it'd be pretty funny.

By jwray

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:32:56 -0700

My parents are in UCC, one of the most liberal protestant denominations, and they basically made me go to church until confirmation. They didn't ask whether I wanted to be confirmed. They just sent me there every week. I went to church but didn't utter most of the things we were instructed to utter together because I didn't see any good reason to do so. I kept my mouth shut during the songs etc. After a few years of that I think they took the hint.

By dotdude

dotdude (http://dotdude.videosift.com) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:09:19 -0800

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By FishBulb

FishBulb (http://www.videosift.com/member/FishBulb) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:12:18 -0800

I can really identify with this poor kid. Although both my mum and dad are pastors and mum is a theologian. So to tell them I was an atheist meant I was in for some real focused bouts of theological and metaphysical debate.

By kceaton1

kceaton1 (http://yogurtforthesoul.videosift.com) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:09:07 -0800

My first response after the X-mas hit would have been, "What the Bible does clearly teach is that Christ was born in the fall (tax season) and not on December 25th. The latter date was the great pagan holy day of the ancient world." Clearly he should have made this point. Also Christianity in it's current and old forms are predated by many religions in the Iron Age. Guess those guys got in for free or were SOL.

Presents please.

I just never understood why we should follow something we have no proof of and causes major strifes throughout history. What's more important the medical treatment you get now, or the possible healing from religion (which doesn't seem to work so well). I will follow proof in front of me rather than faith. Proof allows me to interact with all people on a non-biased viewpoint. Faith requires me to be "loving" but tell other people they're wrong.

Religious holidays that coalesced into the 25th.

As for the video, if I knew who was recording (perhaps a sibling with similar views, or knew how the mother would react) the I might be willing to not call this viral. But, the cutoff at the end made me wonder.

Atheist till the end. If there is such a thing as God, then he would have to obey rules--to be able to choose. Which means on some level he must obey rules. Which means he is fallible and may not deserve our trust. The derivation of his dogma and power can be put to the question. Then he must explain logically why all God's dogma is correct. But, of course, it could just as easily be Zeus.

I vote for nothing as the universe seems to be a closed system (except some quantum effects). If we can master this, X-mas will be the last thing you believe is nice.

Etc.. etc... etc...
P.S.- White, any insights into your "hatred"? I can also say that religion seems to be a fad/trend in my area (Utah).

By Fade

Fade (http://www.videosift.com/member/Fade) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:17:23 -0800

everyone is an Atheist.

By Constitutional_Patriot

Constitutional_Patriot (http://patriot.videosift.com) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:13:26 -0800

Some of us are Agnostic.

By kulpims

kulpims (http://www.videosift.com/member/kulpims) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:06:51 -0800

fuck dog. i mean god

By Fade

Fade (http://www.videosift.com/member/Fade) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:21:17 -0800

agnostic equals atheist but open to convincing.

By dystopianfuturetoday

dystopianfuturetoday (http://www.videosift.com/member/dystopianfuturetoday) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:00:17 -0800

Is an atheist who doesn't know he's really an atheist still an atheist?

By gwiz665

gwiz665 (http://gwiz665.videosift.com) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:56:45 -0800

Atheist is not what the cool kids do, it's what the smart kids do.

By kingmob

kingmob (http://www.videosift.com/member/kingmob) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:28:52 -0800

Boy the dad is definitely not gonna tell her he's an atheist too.

By budzos

budzos (http://www.videosift.com/member/budzos) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:38:58 -0700

There is nothing more shrill, annoying, and irrational than a "true believer" of any stripe.

Growing up, my parents were not religious but there were some older people and grandparents around who were all religious. One of my earliest memories of a conversation was asking my dad whether "we" (the family) believed in god, and he told me that it was up to me to look at the facts and decide for myself. He could be a bastard in many other ways, but I'll take parents who are a bit abusive emotionally while encouraging critical thinking, over the other way around.

I think the woman in this video has a sad, empty life. Most things that have meaning to her have to be shot through some delusional, self-aggrandizing filter that tells her god is part of her life. How goddamn self-centered and wish-fulfilling is that?

By eric3579

eric3579 (http://eric3579.videosift.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:25:58 -0700

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By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:19:04 -0700

*delusional

By rottenseed

rottenseed (http://douchebag.videosift.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:57:21 -0700

"YOU HAVE TO BE A CHRISTIAN SO THAT YOU CAN BE LOVING AND UNDERSTANDING LIKE ME, MICHAEL!!!"

By CaptainPlanet

CaptainPlanet (http://www.videosift.com/member/CaptainPlanet) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:50:59 -0700

watching catholic mothers explode is the only thing that gets my rocks off....(sad face)...(looks at feet)

By NordlichReiter

NordlichReiter (http://www.videosift.com/member/NordlichReiter) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:38:20 -0700

My family respects my beliefs, only because I provided sound (not angry) proof that I believe not in god or fate.

But there are many arguments that we have, because I believe that I have nothing to fear. Therefore I need not fear a god.

My family also thinks that the end times are upon us.

I want to be completely devoid of any systemic belief, other than the constitution. So that I can view the world through clear eyes and see "How far down the shitter we really are!" - Lewis Black

By EDD

EDD (http://www.videosift.com/member/EDD) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:52:30 -0800

*religion

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:52:30 -0800

Adding video to channels (Religion) - requested by EDD.

By 13967

13967 (http://www.videosift.com/member/13967) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:14:14 -0800

Watching this made me reassess how lucky I am! I dropped out of the Mormons about that kid's age, 20 years ago. My mom was pissed, but nothing like that...She still sends me propagandistic emails now and then though.

I love christmas threat...classic.