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'10 Things I Hate About Christianity'
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[Music] hey I'm Dan Harris and here's what I'm
hey I'm Dan Harris and here's what I'm
hey I'm Dan Harris and here's what I'm fixated on this week a fascinating and
fixated on this week a fascinating and
fixated on this week a fascinating and rather risky critique of Christianity by
rather risky critique of Christianity by
rather risky critique of Christianity by a guy who is an ex pastor and ex punk
rocker here he is his name is Jason
rocker here he is his name is Jason bergren this video is from his days in a
bergren this video is from his days in a
bergren this video is from his days in a Christian punk band called Strongarm
Christian punk band called Strongarm
Christian punk band called Strongarm after the band broke up he went to Bible
after the band broke up he went to Bible
after the band broke up he went to Bible College started a family and helped to
College started a family and helped to
College started a family and helped to start a church in Florida now he's
start a church in Florida now he's
start a church in Florida now he's become a writer and his new book is
become a writer and his new book is
become a writer and his new book is provocatively entitled 10 Things I Hate
provocatively entitled 10 Things I Hate
provocatively entitled 10 Things I Hate About Christianity hate is a strong word
About Christianity hate is a strong word
About Christianity hate is a strong word yeah that's what I
yeah that's what I
yeah that's what I hear um it is a strong word and I
hear um it is a strong word and I
hear um it is a strong word and I wrestled with using the term um I use it
wrestled with using the term um I use it
wrestled with using the term um I use it in the sense of an angst-ridden
in the sense of an angst-ridden
in the sense of an angst-ridden frustration it's not a closed bitter
frustration it's not a closed bitter
frustration it's not a closed bitter anger so you're not saying you don't
anger so you're not saying you don't
anger so you're not saying you don't want to be a Christian I'm not saying
want to be a Christian I'm not saying
want to be a Christian I'm not saying that I just have a lot of frustrations
that I just have a lot of frustrations
that I just have a lot of frustrations and it's just a passionate honest
and it's just a passionate honest
and it's just a passionate honest Reckoning have there been people who are
Reckoning have there been people who are
Reckoning have there been people who are upset about the name of the book yeah
upset about the name of the book yeah
upset about the name of the book yeah yeah I get emails every so often um
yeah I get emails every so often um
yeah I get emails every so often um people you know how Christians are and
people you know how Christians are and
people you know how Christians are and that is one of the things he says he
that is one of the things he says he
that is one of the things he says he hates about Christianity Christians
hates about Christianity Christians
hates about Christianity Christians Christians do dumb things you know they
Christians do dumb things you know they
Christians do dumb things you know they hold signs up at funerals and just very
hold signs up at funerals and just very
hold signs up at funerals and just very hurtful and destructive things and Jesus
hurtful and destructive things and Jesus
hurtful and destructive things and Jesus Took the task people who claim to
Took the task people who claim to
Took the task people who claim to represent him and came off as
represent him and came off as
represent him and came off as self-righteous and so if we're going to
self-righteous and so if we're going to
self-righteous and so if we're going to point the fingers I think we need to
point the fingers I think we need to
point the fingers I think we need to point the fingers at ourselves I don't
point the fingers at ourselves I don't
point the fingers at ourselves I don't have time to go through all 10 of the
have time to go through all 10 of the
have time to go through all 10 of the things that bergren says he hates about
things that bergren says he hates about
things that bergren says he hates about Christianity so let me just hit some of
Christianity so let me just hit some of
Christianity so let me just hit some of the highlights one of them believe it or
the highlights one of them believe it or
the highlights one of them believe it or not is the Bible man you touch the third
not is the Bible man you touch the third
not is the Bible man you touch the third rail when you say you hate the Bible
rail when you say you hate the Bible
rail when you say you hate the Bible yeah what do you hate about the Bible
yeah what do you hate about the Bible
yeah what do you hate about the Bible Well you know I go through the common
Well you know I go through the common
Well you know I go through the common things in there one of the things I I
things in there one of the things I I
things in there one of the things I I discusses that it's boring that's right
discusses that it's boring that's right
discusses that it's boring that's right he just said the Bible is boring another
he just said the Bible is boring another
he just said the Bible is boring another thing he he says he hates about
thing he he says he hates about
thing he he says he hates about Christianity is prayer it just came to a
Christianity is prayer it just came to a
Christianity is prayer it just came to a point where prayer wouldn't work out
point where prayer wouldn't work out
point where prayer wouldn't work out like I thought it should and I would
like I thought it should and I would
like I thought it should and I would think that God wasn't involved he's not
think that God wasn't involved he's not
think that God wasn't involved he's not involved he doesn't care as much as he
involved he doesn't care as much as he
involved he doesn't care as much as he says he he does and or that I think he
says he he does and or that I think he
says he he does and or that I think he should and he's not given me what I want
should and he's not given me what I want
should and he's not given me what I want him to give me you feel like there's no
him to give me you feel like there's no
him to give me you feel like there's no response absolutely you should be
response absolutely you should be
response absolutely you should be getting a direct response if I'm going
getting a direct response if I'm going
getting a direct response if I'm going to be honest for sure yeah I think it's
to be honest for sure yeah I think it's
to be honest for sure yeah I think it's worth reemphasizing at this point that
worth reemphasizing at this point that
worth reemphasizing at this point that Burren is a devout and practicing
Burren is a devout and practicing
Burren is a devout and practicing Christian which is why he wrote this
Christian which is why he wrote this
Christian which is why he wrote this book A lot of times we as followers of
book A lot of times we as followers of
book A lot of times we as followers of Jesus will represent faith in a way that
Jesus will represent faith in a way that
Jesus will represent faith in a way that hey if you if you start this journey
hey if you if you start this journey
hey if you if you start this journey it's like a cure all you know it'll fix
it's like a cure all you know it'll fix
it's like a cure all you know it'll fix all your acne and help you get a really
all your acne and help you get a really
all your acne and help you get a really pretty girlfriend and that's not
pretty girlfriend and that's not
pretty girlfriend and that's not necessarily the case you know it will
necessarily the case you know it will
necessarily the case you know it will bring a level of clarity and peace but
bring a level of clarity and peace but
bring a level of clarity and peace but there's still going to be difficulties
there's still going to be difficulties
there's still going to be difficulties he says he hopes that if he's brutally
he says he hopes that if he's brutally
he says he hopes that if he's brutally honest about his difficulties even if it
honest about his difficulties even if it
honest about his difficulties even if it Ruffles a few feathers perhaps it will
Ruffles a few feathers perhaps it will
Ruffles a few feathers perhaps it will encourage some people to search out God
encourage some people to search out God
encourage some people to search out God that's going to do it for this week see
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