in 2022 it was on 121 lists of suggested books to ban in the US due to sexual conduct and vulgarity. But due to it being a religious text and considered by many politicians a "resource material" it was not removed for long in any of those cases.
Wonderful to see you again! Thank you, thank you very much for creating this content - it's one of the greatest ways to remind each other that we do actually care and that it doesn't take violence to defeat enemies of good thought and good People.
Hey now , i open the Bible everyday , to rip out the pages to start my wood burning stove , theres an endless supply of those fire starters , thanks holy rollers
'A potboiler or pot-boiler is a novel, play, opera, film, or other creative work of dubious literary or artistic merit, whose main purpose was to pay for the creator's daily expenses-thus the imagery of "boil the pot", which means "to provide one's livelihood."' Wikipedia
Betty, you really are Americas Best Christian. Since I was little I never understood people who demanded that science is wrong bc it doesn’t agree with the Bible. Nobody ever told me what to think, my folks were extremely honest about the world but let me make my own mind up. Had I become a hardcore Christian they’d have supported that too… but for as long as I could recognize those people I began asking “why would they think that? Why would they think scientists lie?” I’ve since GOT those answers. The basic answer is: these ppl are f-cked
Please be careful Mrs. Bowers. There are violent crazies loose among us that will NOT like this story hour. The rest of us applaud your gifts and have missed you.
Imdividuals graduating under the guise of a "Bible" driven curriculum should not be allowed to roam the nation with nothing more than a diploma...and a sidearm!
This is just what a sinful world needs on the Lord's day. Wholesome Bible stories. Not liberal nonsense about loving your neighbour, giving to the poor and feeding the hungry.
Well. Thank goodness America's best Christian is back. I was beginning to think she had been converted by those evil science talkers with all their empirical facts. But no, just in the nick of time, God has saved her to bring us his word - as it was meant to be preached. It would be so great if you could write a children's (illustrated bible) with all the juicy bits that the churches never preach. I would certainly buy a few copies for my local Sunday school. 😊
Welcome back with this retelling of a Middle Eastern hospitality fable & the immoral & bizarre Old Testament twisting of the hospitality codes. Yaweh really hates women !
Here's how you teach children in school you see it's called Sunday School every Sunday morning they conduct a school that teaches the Bible and that's how you teach children, that's the way I learned and that's the proper place to teach.
Salt was a very valuable commodity in the ancient world. Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, which is where the word salary comes from. Lot would have been set up for life by selling off his wife's remains. God takes care of his own.
She left off the last part: as a result of this drunken cave encounter, Lot's daughters both become pregnant. So his new granddaughters are also his daughters.
@@kellydalstok8900 Yeah, not his fault apparently, according to the Bible. His daughters got him drunk and took advantage of him so they could repopulate humanity. He was too drunk to recognize his own children . . . apparently. Like that is a thing that happens. 'Please my sweet beloved daughters, do not get me drunk and have sex with me, that would be weird! Okay, just this one time since it is the end of the world and all. Saving humanity is important, if you must have sex with your daddy to save the world, do what you must. Can you pass me another drink?'
@@richardduerr9983I think what they're saying is that if Lot was too drunk to recognize his daughters then he's too drunk to get and keep an erection, let alone actually climax...twice.
@kellydalstok8900 well he was obviously not that drunk then was he? I think the whole him being drunk was just an excuse the author gave him for raping his daughters.
The Greater than Thou Christian extremists are the most UnChristian people on earth. Hate and violence...they pick and choose scripture to validate their hate.
I can remember in church on a Tuesday Bible study night, our pastor covered this. Someone asked why the angels were singled out when there were men everywhere? The pastors response was that “when God created the angels in human form, he would have made them perfect, so they were the best examples of humanity, with the best and most attractive faces and bodies.” I knew at that moment at about age 9 that I was gay, and wished I could see them… for all the wrong reasons. 🤣
@@johnivey7790 - It’s been years since college and my childhood Bible studies so understand that this is from memory. I believe one of the banned books of the Bible, “The Book of Enoch,” that was excluded by the committee that created the King James Bible has a scripture you might like. It has to do with the young naked boy who was infatuated with Jesus, followed him everywhere and was mentioned in the Bible like a dozen times. The scripture basically says the disciples of Jesus were camped, and the naked boy infatuated with Jesus was beseeching Jesus to know him. Jesus brought him into his tent and “taught him the ways of man. The young boy woke the following morning as a man.” As a young man reading this I said a Holy Duck (🤬) and a Hello! LOL! So you indeed may be right! 🤣
@@johnivey7790 interesting, and odd that my prior comment was deleted. Read about the deleted book of Enoch where he lets the naked boy spend the night with him.
When I was barely a teenager (southwestern Ohio), and 'the church people' as my mother referred to them, would come around, ringing our doorbell, my mother would tell us all to hide and pretend we aren't home. I would of course promptly answer the door, step out onto our porch (I already understood that their goal was to get inside) and entertain their questions. They would ask me if I believe in God or Jesus, and I would tell them that I don't (which always shocked them), if they have evidence either existed and was a real thing, I would be happy to hear it. They would ask me, 'Don't you believe in world peace?' and I would answer, 'Not at all, since Jesus was supposedly born, when has there ever been world peace?' That would always send them into a tizzy conferring with each other to find a response. As already a history nerd, that was a particularly favorite question of mine. 'When, in over the past 2,000 years has there ever been peace in the world, even for one year?' I would ask. There would inevitably lead to the 'If you don't believe in the Lord, how do you know what is right or wrong?', to which I would reply that I use my brain, and don't do things that I know I wouldn't like done to me. It always ended the same way, 'Well if you change your mind, you are welcome to join us at our church.', to which I would reply, 'Thanks! And if you change my world, I would like to welcome you to reality.' That really happened a bunch of times, I have to admit it was quite fun sending these weird adults into such utter confusion! Later I (barely past puberty) I would add the King Lott, daughters getting him drunk, seeing their mom get turned into a pillar of salt, then having sex with their dad part into the mix. Let's just say that the 'church people' became less of an issue for us. Too bad, it was such fun!
I suggest Agnosticism instead, as Agnostics do not claim to know things without evidence. Atheism is the assertion that deities do not exist. Don't get me wrong, I get along pretty good with Atheists, but I've also found that most (at least in my experience) are Agnostic as well. Most do not believe they know what is not known.
@@LimitlessThinker The real Atheists are the popes, bishops, priests, Mullahs, etc. They couldn't possibly believe in hell or a vengeful Guad, and do the evil szhit they do.
Reminds me of that scene in Red Dwarf that has a newscaster saying that a new page of the bible had been discovered. It belongs at the beginning and reads, "To my darling, Candy. All characters and situations portrayed in this book are fictional and not intended to depict real people or situations." The newscaster then goes on to say that the page has been universally condemned by church leaders.
I'm wondering whether it's signed by King James, Jesus, or both? Edit: Huh.. surprisingly, it was neither. Turns out they're all signed by Dean Cain. Yeah, I'm not sure either.
I think it is from a patriotic film by MGM made during WWII. I like it, but, to be honest, I also use it because it is in the public domain. I've had issues with people asserting copyright (or RUclips doing so) and having the videos yanked--even when I have licensed the music.
@@MrsBettyBowers You can use anything of mine. Will soon be releasing a song about Numbers 5:11-31, which is the bible story where the god character ordered that abortions be available in all churches for the low, low price of a half an ephah of barley flour and a guilt trip. Christians don't read their own bibles. If they did, they'd know their god has no problem with abortions. In fact, they are recommended if the husband is jealous and thinks the child is not his.
Well, when I was in high school, I took a mythology class and the Bible was on the curriculum for origin myths along with other Middle Eastern texts and Far Eastern texts as well. We were to compare and contrast origin myths. I think that's an appropriate way to teach, like, have the Bible be part of a mythology curriculum that's optional for students. With that being said, the story of Lot and his family is in my children's Bible (the one I read as a child) and the phrase they use is "Bring the men outside so we may *mistreat* them." I remember that standing out because... Yep, they sure DID want to mistreat the angels! MISTREAT *is* a word for it, I guess 😂
It's crazy to compare and realize that "the word of God" is actually an amalgam of stories inspired by and outright plagiarized from other mythologies of the region
The townspeople were shocked when they found out that the two angels were Jupiter and his son Mercury. Jupiter became angry and killed everyone (except Lot and his Wife) in a flood. This tale was lifted from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
@@harveywabbit9541 Zeus and Hermes. Not to be a know it all; it's an ancient Greek story, so it's easier for folks to look the story up using the earlier names.
@@SingularityOrbit See story of Zeus and Hermes visiting Philemon and Baucis. This same story is found in other myths. "Cinyras (= sorrow = Lot) king of Babylonia, it is said, had criminal intercourse with his daughter, Myrrha, while in a state of intoxication; the consequence of which was the birth of Adonis (the winter sun)."- G.S. Faber, Pag. Idol, vol. 2, p. 259. This myth is fully related in Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book 10. It is also noticed by other authors, but the parallel is carefully kept out of sight
When I was in college, I missed my first Mythology class because I was sick. So, before the second class started, I asked my teacher for a syllabus. I quickly read it and asked her when we would cover the Bible? She nearly choked, paused to collect herself, and cleverly got out of the situation by telling me that we only had time to cover the Greek and Roman gods. I wish I knew back then that the New Testament was originally written in Greek, cause I might have pushed her a little further!
I love this. My son who is 6 and in first grade knows many gods. Zeus, Mercury, Thor, Osiris, Rama. Maybe one day he'll hear about one called Yaweh. I told him that some people believe that gods are real and they talk to them. He said "I will tell those people that they're wrong" oops.
@@KanadianRavenElaine was referring to the NEW testament and as far as I know none of it was written in Hebrew or Aramaic. That only applies to the Old Testament.
Cherry picking and absurdity are true. It is written as a parable, just like Aesop's fables, which are more entertaining and at time better examples for life education.
I came across this reading Stranger in a Strange land, back when I was still a Christian. I thought, naw... that's got to be a misinterpretation. Went to my trusty(hah) King James bible... and, yep... the verse was in there! Funny... how they didn't mention this in church, Sunday School or the Christian school.
@@edwardknoch4987 Yes, I am. The alien character shares his observations on religion, referring to the bears killing children(which I knew about) and Lot offering his daughters to the mob(which I'd never heard before)
@@brunozeigerts6379 Actually, it was Jubal Harshaw, the main POV character, who explains the Lot story to one of his secretaries. When she expresses disbelief, Harshaw tells her that the story is "as plain as a whore's wink."
@@johntiggleman4686 An informal bowdlerization of YHWH's job title. Don't worry, Mike, you can say and write both the name and role of Yesua bin Yosef's deity. Only real things can harm you. And you are among friends here!
@@johntiggleman4686 Writing "G-d" instead of God is a fairly recent custom in America. Many believe this to be a sign of respect, and the custom comes from an interpretation of the commandment in Deuteronomy 12:3-4 regarding the destruction of pagan altars. But, as an agnostic, I just wanted to be in sink with Mrs. Betty. I thought that my comments might generate some laughs. Sorry if you took me so seriously. Mike
@@michaelvalley694 Wrtiing G-d instead of God is stupid, so there's that. No one ever said that it is correct, or good Engish, or anything at all besudes peurile and childish. And if Americans are doing it. it certainly does not somehow become proper English, it just makes them look dumb. It's like the people that spell &^%$ instead of fuck. Grow up.
Instead of teaching the bible, they should teach children critical thinking so they don't get scammed by all the preachers, charlatans and corporations that are trying to get their money.
*OR* , given that this channel is, in my opinion, a little... let's say it doesn't exactly promote religon, we could simply thank Mrs Bowers' parents for raising such a brilliant woman.
@@davidbrown8763God Bess you is a very common phrase. What is not is saying “Mr. God” before today I can honestly say, I have never heard someone refer to God as Mr. God.
Mrs Bowers, you've answered my prayers! It's been so many decades since I read that drunken-incest story I forgot which biblical figure it was about, and so I didn't know where in the Bible to look it up. Thank you thank you thank you, you've enabled me to read this inspirational scriptural message again!
Perhaps they should read it outside the public school classes? Schools, and other libraries have the bible at Dewey Decimal 220. It's also available in motel rooms and other reputable bookstores, as well as online (free). If they need it read or taught in a classroom, perhaps Sunday School? Or, Church itself?
Yeah they say Lot's daughters were the V word but I can't help not remembering that I read somewhere they also had husbands that were destroyed in the heatwave from a burning underground place.
Start the conspiracy theory: Lot lied to God and purposefully didn't tell the sons-in-law about the coming catastrophe, brought the alcohol along knowing what may happen, and convinced his wife to look back... that dirty old man 😂 Seriously though, the bible, old testament especially, has some *wild* stories
@@munkeefinkelbeen5395 sick stories that encourage you to bash the heads of your defeated enemies infants against rocks so that you will be blessed for revenging his people. Nothing says Godly love like offering get out of my Hell cards for committing infanticide.
The Septuagint says they were *betrothed* to men of the city. It also calls them "girls" (εφηβαι) not "maidens" (παρθενοι). Soooo yeah, this story is all kinds of yikes. I would however like to point out that Lots daughters had just been through a lot of trauma, grew up in an environment which normalized this sort of behavior and had very good reasons to think they would blamed for the deaths of their intended husbands (and thus unmarriageable). Fearing that they would never have children, and thus left destitute if their father died, it's reasonable that they turned to the only surefire method of conceiving they knew of. Lets not be blaming women (especially *girls*) for the Patriarchy here folks.
@@sophiejones3554 it's not their fault, it's God's fault for the whole thing. If he created the world, knew how and what would happen and did nothing to stop it, then yes, his fault.
Bible stories are fun. Can we hear the one where "Our father" got upset at his children and decided to drown them and all of the beasts of the world rather than attempt to educate his children... but told his golden child Noah to build a boat?
Ah, yes... a boat built by an 800 year old man and his two 500 year old sons... ...filled with 2 of every species on earth... so, all of the creatures on earth must've been living in harmony together within 5 miles of that boat... ... and virgins get pregnant before the days of invitro... ... and a dude named Jesus walked on water? No... in that part of the world where this magical Jesus allegedly lived, he would've been walking on a sand bar, at best... ... and then Jesus came back to life after 3 days without any medical help... ... and why aren't cats mentioned in the bible? ... and why didn't someone just swat those 2 mosquitos on that magical boat when they had the chance? #ReligionIsPropaganda
One of my personal favorites is Psalm 137 in part: 8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. 9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. Super nice diety eh? People can always justify what they want to do because it's all in that big old book.
Yes, he made us from himself, in his image, then hated us and wanted to kill us, then we went into a love hate relationship but were always going to be punished because of Eve's sin. Lucky for us, god then decided to have himself be born from himself (and poor Mary, is it rpe?) so that he could sacrifice himself to himself to save us from himself. Pure genius.
Lovely story. Much better than boring old history. Can I pick the next one Mrs. Bowers? Please please please. Jonah and the Whale, I love fish. Cod bless you.
Mrs. Betty Bowers you are a gem. Please share your perspectives on Moms for Liberty. Such a fine group with no hypocrisy at all. Edit - Omigosh you already did! Love you
So, those folks going about thinking Trump was chosen by God ("to be our David and our Goliath", even), have a point after all: God spares some utterly reprehensible people.
Excellent as usual. You never disappoint...love all of your fantastic videos! Thank you, Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian! You're the best!!!
Wait one, so, I know about, Sodom, salt girls and daddy bumber cars, but you are saying that Lot's daughters were married, and yet still virgins, in a city of sin? Did they just get married an hour before?
Thank Nuggen you are back Ms Betty Bowers. I/we all missed you. I love that story. A tale of morality unparrelled. Proof that the bible is the source of all morality. Looking forward to more tales of morality from the bible.
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If they're banning books because they're not appropriate for children, the Bible should be the first one on the list.
in 2022 it was on 121 lists of suggested books to ban in the US due to sexual conduct and vulgarity. But due to it being a religious text and considered by many politicians a "resource material" it was not removed for long in any of those cases.
@@spwolftech Thanks for that, SP.
Apparently, Moms for Liberty thought Ezekiel 23:20 was a suggestion, not a condemnation.
Amen.
I have said this more time than I can remember.
Shoutout to my Bible teacher who said Lot's wife was still there and you could go see her, presumably on your trip to see the Ark
??? Still where exactly?
@@donnavorce8856 I don't know, he was a cruel and idiotic man and wasn't good at geography, so I think he placed her near the Red Sea
People often drop by that spot when they have lots of extra French fries.
@@john-bloss Deer LOVE Lot's wife
YUP,,,,ANOTHER. FARLE STORY,,,INVINTED BY,,,GUESS WHO????? I’LL GIVE YOU JUST ONE GUESS!!!!
That is the best and most qualified rendition and explanation of Genesis 19, I have ever heard. That should be taught in schools !!!!!
My jaw clenched involuntarily at that last sentence. Well played!
I am a huge advocate for giving them what they want, but not the way they want it. It's a great compromise.@@SingularityOrbit
Wonderful to see you again! Thank you, thank you very much for creating this content - it's one of the greatest ways to remind each other that we do actually care and that it doesn't take violence to defeat enemies of good thought and good People.
Glory!
🎅🎅🎅✝️✝️✝️🐰🐰🐰
Long time no see. Glad you’re back!
We want to thank you for our church service today thank you Mrs. Betty
Thank you Betty for spreading the Gospel.
Glory
Hey now , i open the Bible everyday , to rip out the pages to start my wood burning stove , theres an endless supply of those fire starters , thanks holy rollers
They are too dirty to use as TP.
Meh, I'd use bible pages for rolling joints. Except, I don't want to smoke India ink.
@@harveywabbit9541 I don't want to get asscheek cancer from the ink
Wow, You Tube deleted my comment about bible ink causing asscheek cancer as to why you shouldn't use it for that.
Great for rolling papers!
'A potboiler or pot-boiler is a novel, play, opera, film, or other creative work of dubious literary or artistic merit, whose main purpose was to pay for the creator's daily expenses-thus the imagery of "boil the pot", which means "to provide one's livelihood."' Wikipedia
Great story Mrs. Bowers!
I felt the Holy Spirit working through you. Truly the Bible is one of the books that has ever been written.
I loved this, being British, I was prepared to believe Betty was for real. Some hilarity in this darkness.
"This is one of the best stories Mr God ever wrote" - absolutely priceless!
Betty Bowers for President ❤❤❤
"Mr. God's Urban Renewal Project"... I almost en-hailed my cup of coffee on that one! 🤣
Betty you're my favorite Christian. Just about my only, but I meant it as a compliment. 🙏🙏🙏 (Love that flat Earth globe)
"The World Ain't Round, It's Square" ~ The Savages, 1966 (killer song)
In second place Psalm 137-9 Blessed is he who bashes the little one's against the rocks!
Great job Betty!
Betty, you really are Americas Best Christian. Since I was little I never understood people who demanded that science is wrong bc it doesn’t agree with the Bible. Nobody ever told me what to think, my folks were extremely honest about the world but let me make my own mind up. Had I become a hardcore Christian they’d have supported that too… but for as long as I could recognize those people I began asking “why would they think that? Why would they think scientists lie?”
I’ve since GOT those answers. The basic answer is: these ppl are f-cked
I would like to see Mrs. Betty Bowers in a full motion picture.
Lol "Mr god"
Please be careful Mrs. Bowers. There are violent crazies loose among us that will NOT like this story hour. The rest of us applaud your gifts and have missed you.
violent "christian" crazies, I highly doubt anyone else would be mad at her.
Imdividuals graduating under the guise of a "Bible" driven curriculum should not be allowed to roam the nation with nothing more than a diploma...and a sidearm!
How to teach The Bible in Public School....Easy answer DON'T!
Start with Ezekiel 23.
This is just what a sinful world needs on the Lord's day. Wholesome Bible stories. Not liberal nonsense about loving your neighbour, giving to the poor and feeding the hungry.
A publisher would not touch this today, thank ‘god’ geddit
Mrs Betty that was Bloody awesome I want more..😂😂😂
Well. Thank goodness America's best Christian is back. I was beginning to think she had been converted by those evil science talkers with all their empirical facts. But no, just in the nick of time, God has saved her to bring us his word - as it was meant to be preached. It would be so great if you could write a children's (illustrated bible) with all the juicy bits that the churches never preach. I would certainly buy a few copies for my local Sunday school. 😊
You can download and copy Ezekiel 23. This would be perfect for Sun day school.
The Bible. So full of family values
Oh Betty, thanks for reminding me why I am so disgusted by the "holy books!" After all, refreshing one's knowledge regularly is very important.
I still remember history Christian back in public high school in a Christian club in the old days.
Brilliant as always!
And the Koran, and the Torah, and the Vedas and the Upanishads and the Buddhist books we can all teach in public schools.
Thanks 👍
Welcome back with this retelling of a Middle Eastern hospitality fable & the immoral & bizarre Old Testament twisting of the hospitality codes. Yaweh really hates women !
Copied from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Without lies ,every single religion dies.boom ,drop the mic
Like selling Heaven.
Ha ha ha. What a story Mark! Yeah, you can say that again. ~ The Room
Glad to see you again! Great, pointed video, as always
Here's how you teach children in school you see it's called Sunday School every Sunday morning they conduct a school that teaches the Bible and that's how you teach children, that's the way I learned and that's the proper place to teach.
Salt was a very valuable commodity in the ancient world. Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, which is where the word salary comes from. Lot would have been set up for life by selling off his wife's remains. God takes care of his own.
Thank you.
“But first…” 🤣
starting bible study with "Once upon a time" should be mandatory ❤😂
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Yes, all better works of fiction and fantasy start with "Once upon a time."
Christianity was a Trap by design, see #churchofjudas for the previously secret escape hatch ❤
My EX wife is a preacher in Georgia. She will fight tooth and nail to keep the Bible out of public school.
Grew up attending a parochial school. Listening to this reminded me of how why I quit listening in Religion Class, and left the Catholic Church.
She left off the last part: as a result of this drunken cave encounter, Lot's daughters both become pregnant. So his new granddaughters are also his daughters.
When a man is so drunk that he doesn’t know what he’s doing, he’s also too drunk to be doing it.
Omg god has some weird kinks
@@kellydalstok8900 Yeah, not his fault apparently, according to the Bible. His daughters got him drunk and took advantage of him so they could repopulate humanity. He was too drunk to recognize his own children . . . apparently. Like that is a thing that happens. 'Please my sweet beloved daughters, do not get me drunk and have sex with me, that would be weird! Okay, just this one time since it is the end of the world and all. Saving humanity is important, if you must have sex with your daddy to save the world, do what you must. Can you pass me another drink?'
@@richardduerr9983I think what they're saying is that if Lot was too drunk to recognize his daughters then he's too drunk to get and keep an erection, let alone actually climax...twice.
@kellydalstok8900 well he was obviously not that drunk then was he? I think the whole him being drunk was just an excuse the author gave him for raping his daughters.
There's no hate like christian love...Glory!
I copied your quote and made a plaque for my living room.
I thought it no love like Christian hate
The Greater than Thou Christian extremists are the most UnChristian people on earth. Hate and violence...they pick and choose scripture to validate their hate.
@@wolf2966 Seems to work both ways.
Why do people never say this about Islam?
I can remember in church on a Tuesday Bible study night, our pastor covered this. Someone asked why the angels were singled out when there were men everywhere? The pastors response was that “when God created the angels in human form, he would have made them perfect, so they were the best examples of humanity, with the best and most attractive faces and bodies.” I knew at that moment at about age 9 that I was gay, and wished I could see them… for all the wrong reasons. 🤣
Awesome! 😅
For all the right reasons ! I still think Jesus was gay.
Same. Lol
@@johnivey7790 - It’s been years since college and my childhood Bible studies so understand that this is from memory. I believe one of the banned books of the Bible, “The Book of Enoch,” that was excluded by the committee that created the King James Bible has a scripture you might like. It has to do with the young naked boy who was infatuated with Jesus, followed him everywhere and was mentioned in the Bible like a dozen times. The scripture basically says the disciples of Jesus were camped, and the naked boy infatuated with Jesus was beseeching Jesus to know him. Jesus brought him into his tent and “taught him the ways of man. The young boy woke the following morning as a man.” As a young man reading this I said a Holy Duck (🤬) and a Hello! LOL! So you indeed may be right! 🤣
@@johnivey7790 interesting, and odd that my prior comment was deleted. Read about the deleted book of Enoch where he lets the naked boy spend the night with him.
When I was barely a teenager (southwestern Ohio), and 'the church people' as my mother referred to them, would come around, ringing our doorbell, my mother would tell us all to hide and pretend we aren't home. I would of course promptly answer the door, step out onto our porch (I already understood that their goal was to get inside) and entertain their questions. They would ask me if I believe in God or Jesus, and I would tell them that I don't (which always shocked them), if they have evidence either existed and was a real thing, I would be happy to hear it. They would ask me, 'Don't you believe in world peace?' and I would answer, 'Not at all, since Jesus was supposedly born, when has there ever been world peace?' That would always send them into a tizzy conferring with each other to find a response. As already a history nerd, that was a particularly favorite question of mine. 'When, in over the past 2,000 years has there ever been peace in the world, even for one year?' I would ask. There would inevitably lead to the 'If you don't believe in the Lord, how do you know what is right or wrong?', to which I would reply that I use my brain, and don't do things that I know I wouldn't like done to me. It always ended the same way, 'Well if you change your mind, you are welcome to join us at our church.', to which I would reply, 'Thanks! And if you change my world, I would like to welcome you to reality.' That really happened a bunch of times, I have to admit it was quite fun sending these weird adults into such utter confusion! Later I (barely past puberty) I would add the King Lott, daughters getting him drunk, seeing their mom get turned into a pillar of salt, then having sex with their dad part into the mix. Let's just say that the 'church people' became less of an issue for us. Too bad, it was such fun!
Love it
And there's nothing like replying to someone who asks, "Do you know Jesus loves you?" by saying, "Yes". Shuts them right up.
I just tell them that I'm cooking and my dinner (or whatever) is burning, then "Bye".
And everyone on the bus stood up and clapped, right?
Brilliant, I do something similar, if there's a female there I ask her to read Timothy 2:12 haha,
As a kid, I used the bible as a road map to Atheism. Worked great. Thanks, Catholics! 👍
We all did. Ex-Christian 😈
I suggest Agnosticism instead, as Agnostics do not claim to know things without evidence. Atheism is the assertion that deities do not exist. Don't get me wrong, I get along pretty good with Atheists, but I've also found that most (at least in my experience) are Agnostic as well. Most do not believe they know what is not known.
you mean back to Atheism.
because everyone is born as an atheist. I have been an atheist all my life. I have never been indoctrinated
Most people inherit their religion. Many of us become atheist or agnostics after we critically examine the book and history of religion.
@@LimitlessThinker The real Atheists are the popes, bishops, priests, Mullahs, etc.
They couldn't possibly believe in hell or a vengeful Guad, and do the evil szhit they do.
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@kellahella5286 What about her back?
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@@donaldo357 I reported you for hate speech. I suggest other do the same.
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"Please open your autographed King James....!" That's funny.
Reminds me of that scene in Red Dwarf that has a newscaster saying that a new page of the bible had been discovered. It belongs at the beginning and reads, "To my darling, Candy. All characters and situations portrayed in this book are fictional and not intended to depict real people or situations." The newscaster then goes on to say that the page has been universally condemned by church leaders.
@@ToEuropa Oh, now that you've mentioned that, I remember the scene! Red Dwarf was so funny!
I'm wondering whether it's signed by King James, Jesus, or both?
Edit: Huh.. surprisingly, it was neither. Turns out they're all signed by Dean Cain.
Yeah, I'm not sure either.
"If the King James' version was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me." Have you ever heard that one?
@@janelliot5643 Yep!
The innocent, quaint old music at the end adds another layer of creepy. Well done!
We've missed you, Miss Betty!
I think it is from a patriotic film by MGM made during WWII. I like it, but, to be honest, I also use it because it is in the public domain. I've had issues with people asserting copyright (or RUclips doing so) and having the videos yanked--even when I have licensed the music.
@@MrsBettyBowers Right on!
@@MrsBettyBowers: One creator got a copyright strike _for using music from the band he was playing in._ Like, he was one of the musicians.
@@MrsBettyBowers You can use anything of mine. Will soon be releasing a song about Numbers 5:11-31, which is the bible story where the god character ordered that abortions be available in all churches for the low, low price of a half an ephah of barley flour and a guilt trip. Christians don't read their own bibles. If they did, they'd know their god has no problem with abortions. In fact, they are recommended if the husband is jealous and thinks the child is not his.
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And a Happy Year of The Dragon, this 2-10-24!
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Start with, "This is the most poorly written fantasy fiction you'll ever read. It's 10% distorted history, and 90% absolute bullshit."
True enough, but its also 95% stolen tracts from prior extent theologies. Oops. 😯
And about 50% plagiarism.
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"bUt YOUr NOt SPoSEd To TakE IT LITttErlly!!"
Most of it is taken from other religions, ancient tablets, as well as astrological events that predate the Christian religion by 1000s of years
Well, when I was in high school, I took a mythology class and the Bible was on the curriculum for origin myths along with other Middle Eastern texts and Far Eastern texts as well. We were to compare and contrast origin myths. I think that's an appropriate way to teach, like, have the Bible be part of a mythology curriculum that's optional for students.
With that being said, the story of Lot and his family is in my children's Bible (the one I read as a child) and the phrase they use is "Bring the men outside so we may *mistreat* them." I remember that standing out because... Yep, they sure DID want to mistreat the angels! MISTREAT *is* a word for it, I guess 😂
It's crazy to compare and realize that "the word of God" is actually an amalgam of stories inspired by and outright plagiarized from other mythologies of the region
How did the kiddy porn bible describe the incest with the daughters?
The townspeople were shocked when they found out that the two angels were Jupiter and his son Mercury. Jupiter became angry and killed everyone (except Lot and his Wife) in a flood.
This tale was lifted from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
@@harveywabbit9541 Zeus and Hermes. Not to be a know it all; it's an ancient Greek story, so it's easier for folks to look the story up using the earlier names.
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See story of Zeus and Hermes visiting Philemon and Baucis.
This same story is found in other myths.
"Cinyras (= sorrow = Lot) king of Babylonia, it is said, had criminal intercourse with his daughter, Myrrha, while in a state of intoxication; the consequence of which was the birth of Adonis (the winter sun)."- G.S. Faber, Pag. Idol, vol. 2, p. 259. This myth is fully related in Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book 10. It is also noticed by other authors, but the parallel is carefully kept out of sight
When I was in college, I missed my first Mythology class because I was sick. So, before the second class started, I asked my teacher for a syllabus. I quickly read it and asked her when we would cover the Bible? She nearly choked, paused to collect herself, and cleverly got out of the situation by telling me that we only had time to cover the Greek and Roman gods. I wish I knew back then that the New Testament was originally written in Greek, cause I might have pushed her a little further!
I love this. My son who is 6 and in first grade knows many gods. Zeus, Mercury, Thor, Osiris, Rama. Maybe one day he'll hear about one called Yaweh. I told him that some people believe that gods are real and they talk to them. He said "I will tell those people that they're wrong" oops.
I'd say you did an A++ job!
The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, & Koine Greek.
Brilliant lolol interesting to note that at one time Yeahew used to be classed like Thor as a thunder god
@@KanadianRavenElaine was referring to the NEW testament and as far as I know none of it was written in Hebrew or Aramaic. That only applies to the Old Testament.
Most people don't know what is in the Bible. They just know someone told them it is important. We have missed you. Thank you for making my morning.
Well said, cherry picking is rampant
The only reason to know what’s in the Bible is so you can understand what an absurd piece of carp it is.
Cherry picking and absurdity are true. It is written as a parable, just like Aesop's fables, which are more entertaining and at time better examples for life education.
Not where I thought you going with this 😂
I came across this reading Stranger in a Strange land, back when I was still a Christian. I thought, naw... that's got to be a misinterpretation. Went to my trusty(hah) King James bible... and, yep... the verse was in there! Funny... how they didn't mention this in church, Sunday School or the Christian school.
Stories like that are reserved for the "private" classes, one-on-one, with some of the "select" parishioners.
Stranger In a Strange Land? I take it you're NOT referring to the Robert Heinlein novel?
@@edwardknoch4987 Yes, I am. The alien character shares his observations on religion, referring to the bears killing children(which I knew about) and Lot offering his daughters to the mob(which I'd never heard before)
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Actually, it was Jubal Harshaw, the main POV character, who explains the Lot story to one of his secretaries. When she expresses disbelief, Harshaw tells her that the story is "as plain as a whore's wink."
@@spaceman081447 That sounds about right... it's been years.
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction.
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Mrs. Bowers, thanks for your return; you have been missed! Oh, and thanks for the Gory Glory!
Betty is needed now more than ever!
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Hi Miss Betty!
Thank G-d that you are back. I have missed you so much.
Please do not stay away so long next time.
Love,
Mike
@michaelvalley694 Who, may I ask, is G-d? I don't recall seeing that name in the bible spelled G-d. You must be referring to someone else.
@@johntiggleman4686 An informal bowdlerization of YHWH's job title. Don't worry, Mike, you can say and write both the name and role of Yesua bin Yosef's deity. Only real things can harm you. And you are among friends here!
@@johntiggleman4686 Writing "G-d" instead of God is a fairly recent custom in America. Many believe this to be a sign of respect, and the custom comes from an interpretation of the commandment in Deuteronomy 12:3-4 regarding the destruction of pagan altars.
But, as an agnostic, I just wanted to be in sink with Mrs. Betty. I thought that my comments might generate some laughs.
Sorry if you took me so seriously.
Mike
@@michaelvalley694 Wrtiing G-d instead of God is stupid, so there's that. No one ever said that it is correct, or good Engish, or anything at all besudes peurile and childish. And if Americans are doing it. it certainly does not somehow become proper English, it just makes them look dumb. It's like the people that spell &^%$ instead of fuck. Grow up.
"the sin of rubbernecking" 😹
Instead of teaching the bible, they should teach children critical thinking so they don't get scammed by all the preachers, charlatans and corporations that are trying to get their money.
These are the kinds of heartwarming stories my public school education was criminally lacking! 😥
You're the best teacher in the world!!! God bless you Mrs. Betty Bowers!!!
That's Mr God to you.
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…….or, is it Mrs. God???
It is more likely Ms God. However, according to the very knowledgeable Mrs Betty Bowers, it is Mr God.@@dr.jamesolack8504
*OR* , given that this channel is, in my opinion, a little... let's say it doesn't exactly promote religon, we could simply thank Mrs Bowers' parents for raising such a brilliant woman.
@@davidbrown8763God Bess you is a very common phrase. What is not is saying “Mr. God” before today I can honestly say, I have never heard someone refer to God as Mr. God.
Mrs Bowers, you've answered my prayers! It's been so many decades since I read that drunken-incest story I forgot which biblical figure it was about, and so I didn't know where in the Bible to look it up. Thank you thank you thank you, you've enabled me to read this inspirational scriptural message again!
Let me guess......Donald Lot and his daughters Ivanka and Tiffany Lot.
*How to teach the bible in public school? Well considering most christians have never even read it I’d say they should start there..*
Ezekiel 23.
Perhaps they should read it outside the public school classes? Schools, and other libraries have the bible at Dewey Decimal 220. It's also available in motel rooms and other reputable bookstores, as well as online (free).
If they need it read or taught in a classroom, perhaps Sunday School? Or, Church itself?
Oh Happy day!! 4 minutes of bible study with Mrs. Betty Bowers!!
Bible class taught by Mrs. Betty Bowers! This is gonna be fun!
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Yeah they say Lot's daughters were the V word but I can't help not remembering that I read somewhere they also had husbands that were destroyed in the heatwave from a burning underground place.
That's a good point and what his daughters did with lot seems so wholesome. Great example of why not follow this advice.
Start the conspiracy theory: Lot lied to God and purposefully didn't tell the sons-in-law about the coming catastrophe, brought the alcohol along knowing what may happen, and convinced his wife to look back... that dirty old man 😂 Seriously though, the bible, old testament especially, has some *wild* stories
@@munkeefinkelbeen5395 sick stories that encourage you to bash the heads of your defeated enemies infants against rocks so that you will be blessed for revenging his people. Nothing says Godly love like offering get out of my Hell cards for committing infanticide.
The Septuagint says they were *betrothed* to men of the city. It also calls them "girls" (εφηβαι) not "maidens" (παρθενοι). Soooo yeah, this story is all kinds of yikes.
I would however like to point out that Lots daughters had just been through a lot of trauma, grew up in an environment which normalized this sort of behavior and had very good reasons to think they would blamed for the deaths of their intended husbands (and thus unmarriageable). Fearing that they would never have children, and thus left destitute if their father died, it's reasonable that they turned to the only surefire method of conceiving they knew of. Lets not be blaming women (especially *girls*) for the Patriarchy here folks.
@@sophiejones3554 it's not their fault, it's God's fault for the whole thing. If he created the world, knew how and what would happen and did nothing to stop it, then yes, his fault.
The Bible is one of the biggest collections of creepy mythology...
LOL I loved the 'flat Earth globe' on the table. Very nice touch. =)
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And the really hilarious part of all of this is, it was all part of God's plan. He created all of these things.
What a guy! Am I right?
Bible stories are fun.
Can we hear the one where "Our father" got upset at his children and decided to drown them and all of the beasts of the world rather than attempt to educate his children... but told his golden child Noah to build a boat?
Or how about the story of god slaughtering 42 kids for making fun of a bald guy? ... Is god bald?
Ah, yes... a boat built by an 800 year old man and his two 500 year old sons...
...filled with 2 of every species on earth... so, all of the creatures on earth must've been living in harmony together within 5 miles of that boat...
... and virgins get pregnant before the days of invitro...
... and a dude named Jesus walked on water? No... in that part of the world where this magical Jesus allegedly lived, he would've been walking on a sand bar, at best...
... and then Jesus came back to life after 3 days without any medical help...
... and why aren't cats mentioned in the bible?
... and why didn't someone just swat those 2 mosquitos on that magical boat when they had the chance?
#ReligionIsPropaganda
One of my personal favorites is Psalm 137
in part:
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks.
Super nice diety eh? People can always justify what they want to do because it's all in that big old book.
Yes, he made us from himself, in his image, then hated us and wanted to kill us, then we went into a love hate relationship but were always going to be punished because of Eve's sin. Lucky for us, god then decided to have himself be born from himself (and poor Mary, is it rpe?) so that he could sacrifice himself to himself to save us from himself. Pure genius.
@@donnavorce8856 Worst. Babysitters. Ever.
Nice to see you again my dahhhling. It’s been a while and have missed your exquisite, on point bible-telling skills😉
I bet those two men were HOA board members reminding Lot that angels are a violation of the rules.
"Not my fault! I was drunk!", speaketh the Lot-man.
Same think happened with Osiris aka Noah.
Not so drunk that he couldn’t get it up anymore though, so he would’ve been fully aware of what he was doing.
The very best advertisement for atheism? The Bible.
Where were you when I was forced to go to Christian School? Thank you. Love your work.
Lovely story. Much better than boring old history. Can I pick the next one Mrs. Bowers? Please please please. Jonah and the Whale, I love fish. Cod bless you.
I want the story of Tamar selling herself to her father in-law on the side of the road. That's a real banger.
A whale is not a fish though 😉
Yeah, everything about that story is fishy though @@redx1708 😀
I don’t know… what were the angels wearing? Were they “asking for it” with those skimpy robes?
Mrs. Betty Bowers you are a gem. Please share your perspectives on Moms for Liberty. Such a fine group with no hypocrisy at all. Edit - Omigosh you already did! Love you
Urban renewal project.☠️
The Dobbs decision provides the lesson for any society of what happens when you give their Christofascists an inch!
Perfect example of religious cults and their HYPOCRISY!
I was all set to comment negatively about yet more Christian bullsh1t but I love this lady. So funny. A great way to highlight the nonsense.
The Flat Earth "Globe" is a nice touch 👍lol
Bible should not be taught in public school. That's for church and Sunday school. Not public education.
How about Ezekiel 23? Have you read it?
Children should insist this story be told in Sunday school. Can you imagine what the look on the teacher's face will be 😅
So, those folks going about thinking Trump was chosen by God ("to be our David and our Goliath", even), have a point after all: God spares some utterly reprehensible people.
Excellent as usual. You never disappoint...love all of your fantastic videos! Thank you, Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian! You're the best!!!
Wait one, so, I know about, Sodom, salt girls and daddy bumber cars, but you are saying that Lot's daughters were married, and yet still virgins, in a city of sin? Did they just get married an hour before?
Always a treat to visit you, Mrs. Bowers! Glory!!
Thank Nuggen you are back Ms Betty Bowers. I/we all missed you.
I love that story. A tale of morality unparrelled. Proof that the bible is the source of all morality.
Looking forward to more tales of morality from the bible.
The Bible seems to be pure porn! Thank you for sharing this information, Betty!
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