Alternate universe in which Kirk Cameron made “Saving Halloween” about how the jack-o-lanterns are actually about how God’s light shines through us and trick-or-treating is about manna from heaven or something
Halloween is a great holiday. One year, a guy dressed up as Jesus was handing out beers at a party and then a ninja stole my beer. Jesus guy told me not to be angry and to forgive him. He then proceeded to give me another beer. It was great.
Every place needs a Jesus. If Christianity had been practiced properly throughout history, it could have been the greatest force for peace and social justice... Instead, it was co-opted by the corrupt and powerful and became a tool of bigotry, war, imperialism, pogroms, etc. It's time for Progressive Christianity to rise and take over and in the Spirit of Ecumenicalism. I feel Jesus' message was universal and that he can be applied to anyone of any faith. I feel non Christians can be "honorary Christians". I embrace a belief system that combines Mainstream (that is, exoteric or orthodox) Christianity with Esoteric Christianity, NeoPaganism, Hinduism and generally an interfaith approach. All faiths are blind men grabbing different parts of the elephant and I'm grabbing as much of that pacyderm as possible. To me, Christianity is a multi faith faith, combining Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Roman mystery religions and Dharmic faiths as main components. Christ is basically Vishnu, who incarnated in a highly adept Jewish holyman named Yeshua Bar Yosef / Miriam. All deities are One Deity. YHVH / Allah, ParaBrahman, etc. are One in the same. This is what I believe. I also believe in a very non - literal interpretation of Gnosticism (which doesn't reject the Material and Earthly) and feel that The Demiurge represents a false understanding of Deity. The Demiurge is false piety and scriptures that embrace division, repression, bigotry and hate. When believers cherry pick only the good bits that emphasize goodness, charity, love and good conduct, they are separating the wheat from the chaff and not being superficial "not true believers". The Demiurge Principle can be applied to all scriptures. If something preaches division, sexism, other bigotries, sexual repression, genocide, exclusivity, etc. It's the Demiurge breaking wind. Sorry for long, weird post.
Looking at the alleged site of Satanic ceremonies in the video, I was surprised there wasn't a joke involving Old West tropes... "HUMAN SACRIFICE AT THE O.K. CORRAL!" Shame that Chuck & Carol aren't as hilarious and memorable as Gary & Phil. They look kinda boring and normal whereas Gary & Phil are goofy and look like Mr. Kotter / Ron Burgundy / Miami Vice snitch & Richie Rich / Ken doll. Uh, Margaret Thatcher & Grandpa Munster, perhaps?
Halloween 2020. A house with a giant "Trump 2020 - No More Bullshit" banner hanging from the roof gave me a canister of Mentos. One, that's completely inappropriate for the hundreds of kids that saw that house and two, I will never forget the night a Trump supporter put Mentos in my candy bag.
Im a Christian and I love Halloween. To me its about intentions. Its about fun costumes and kids collecting candy door to door. Its about scary movies and decorations. I'm not thinking about Satan worship or anything like that.
The last bit reminds me: Jesus dying on the cross is meant to be a direct and intentional parallel to the old Jewish practice of animal sacrifice/“the scape goat.” They would transfer their sins onto a goat and sacrifice the goat to God. Jesus took all of mankind’s sins and died for us, thereby being the last sacrifice. This is a completely intentional parallel, and early followers would have recognized this. It’s literally what people mean when they say “Jesus died for our sins.” So yeah, Christianity has human sacrifice. That’s the whole gimmick in fact.
@Brandon Roberts Fun fact, in Anthropology that's considered a form of "ritualistic cannibalism," though good luck explaining that to a hardcore Catholic without them going batshit on you.
I have fond memories of dumping my candy out at the end of the night onto the living room floor and spreading it out with my parents. While we were looking at the haul we were also technically looking for anything that might have been contaminated or tampered with. Since, you know, I did just spend a few hours taking candy from mostly strangers. Obviously we never found anything, but that little ritual and the side effect of "wow look at all we got!" was great. tl;dr: fond memories of looking for razor blades in my candy with my parents
Aw, I have the same fond memories. It’s not that we didn’t trust our neighbors, but Mom was generally scared of any threat to us that she might have heard on the news. We never found anything amiss, and it was a good chance for us to see all that we got. My siblings and I also used it as a chance to swap candies. Good times.
My Christian elementary school let us dress up on Halloween, as long as we were dressed as something related to the Bible. You'd have to get in front of the class and tell them what your costume was and how it related. People got pretty creative. So they managed to let kids dress up, get candy, and make it about Christianity.
@Andrew Purdy Naww...I just wanna dress as one of the Locusts of Abaddon or the Black Horsemen of the Apocalypse or "the beast that arose from the sea!!!"
When I was about 11 or 12 we got new neighbors who moved in mid October, so my mom asked the kids if they were excited to go trick or treating and kid you not, the kid was like 6 or 7 says, “no. That’s the devil’s holiday.” My mom looked at him and told him, “oh, we really like it over here!” My mom is awesome.
Lol define Pagan. 95% of christianity is just stolen stories from earlier religions. Also, fun fact! God the omnipotent creator could ONLY talk to Jews. Period. Ever. So powerful.
"They're exactly like Gary and Phil." Oh, they also try to pick up young children at the local toy store? Good to see Souptaker in their evil movie collection though!
My one thing is “we found a diaper which means they may have sacrificed a baby” That or you know, a mom has to step out to change her kid? They are already in an abandoned building so she probably just left it on the floor?
I actually grew up in a pagan household and I confirm that they are indeed very pleasant people. Their traditions may seem weird to most people, but if you take a step back and examine your own cultures religions, youll most likely find some very odd beliefs in there too. Some of them can be a bit self righteous (mostly younger members) and Druids are a bit preachy imo, but they generally keep to themselves and have a very live-and-let live attitude, which I find is very common in non-organised faiths.
Personally I’ll never fully understand the (mostly one-sided) rivalry between pagans and Christians as, in the Bible, it never says(as far as I know) don’t believe in anything remotely spiritual other than God, it says to never put anything before Him. This means that, theoretically, someone could be a pagan and believe in spirits and whatnot with no issue as long as they believe god is the top of the metaphysical totem pole
Holy shit! I saw this when I was invited to a church youth group one evening in the early 90s. At least Brad now understands why I didn’t go back.... 👹
@@SomeRandomJackAss oh yeah according to Kirk Cameron the Christmas tree tradition wasn't started by people who were celebrating winter solstice! No the first Christmas tree was started in the garden of Eden cause that's easier for him to accept!
My tradition is buying a bunch of good candy, even though I know I will have only two trick-or-treaters (at most), planning to eat it, feeling guilty, and then bringing it to school for my students.
Is Deuteronomy the book which commands people to, if they have a disobedient child, take them to the city gates, declare them disobedient, and stone them to death? Or is it the book which commands rape victims to marry their rapists?
Most Christians have never actually read the bible cover to cover instead they just focus on some of the parts with maximum Jesus in it and call it a day.
I'm so grateful I didn't grow up with this kind of fundamentalism. My family is Christian and always taught me that any religion which inspires people to be good people leads to the divine. I'm now a practicing Wiccan. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and I go all-out for it. Samhain, the Wiccan/Celtic Pagan festival which honors the dead around Oct. 31st, will definitely be more somber and reflective this year given current events, but it will also be a time to set healing intentions. Blessed be.
Halloween is a hell of a drug man! I remember dressing up as a wizard and getting so high on sugar that I accidentally cast a real fireball and burning half my town down!
I went to a southern baptist high school(yes it’s as bad as it sounds),I got lots of Pokémon is demon summoning and Harry Potter is black magic.They actually showed this around Halloween at my school.
Why is it that if someone talks to God,they are praying? But if God talks back, they are schizophrenic? Seems to me that a society led by Christians doesn't even believe IT'S OWN bullshit!
Technically speaking, if you are a Christian, Jesus died but came back from the dead not azombie, but alive. So when you pray to Him, He is not actually dead but living within you as well as in Heaven. That being said, these people are the kind of Christians that entertain me with their absurdity. I'm a Christian as well, and this sort of insanity is hilarious. Right up there with watching shit like Jesus Camp.
I'd really like to see a reaction to the infamous 80s Geraldo Rivera "Satanic Panic" video.... Man, that molded and shaped so many people that I actually knew...
Right? The best thing is, it wasn't and isn't a real problem. Im not saying it doesn't happen because obviously it does, but worshipping satan never really made a ton of sense. Do all these supposed "leagues of satanists" really think the devil's gonna cut them any slack? He's called the prince of lies for a reason. Best case scenario: you burn in hell after a lifetime of looking like a lunatic and devoting your time and resources to worshipping something that feels nothing but contempt for you. It's like being a Trump supporter. Im sorry, it come up organically.
Said it before, and I'll say it again, Jonesie...I don't know how you manage to sit through these in their entirety. You are a strong one, man. And devoted to your craft. That's for sure. 😅
Ok, as someone who actually lived in the UK at the time it looks like this video was made, I'm really confused about why there are multiple Brits decrying the dangers of celebrating Hallow'een. Costumes, trick or treating, etc. were not a common thing at all in the UK back then! However...just a week or so later, we WERE going door-to-door dragging effigies, begging for change, before proceeding to the giant bonfires where we symbolically burnt Catholic traitors. But somehow, "penny for the Guy" and mass heretic burning rituals weren't viewed as a concern by these upstanding British subjects?
Oh, loved the "Dragnet" reference, BTW! Seeing Dan Aykroyd in that fake mohawk wig was a formative moment in the breakdown of my childhood ability to suspend disbelief. Looking back, I'm guessing that scene was vastly more destructive to my innocence than the time my 10yo friends and I secretly watched "Troll?" Lucky for me, I discovered a magical incantation that restores one's ability to see the world through an innocent, childlike lens of irrational fear! It's so easy! Just spin around 3 times, pump your fist and confidently proclaim, "Hey Scotty Jesus Bro!" Bingo! It'll instantly whisk you back to a state where you'll cry about satanists under your bed and have screaming night terrors in which Skeletor's coming to get you! Why, you'll be running for your closet safe space, errr, I mean "war room," in no time!
Well, when you put it like that, it's not the funny holiday associated with the comic book movie and the spicy cake that it has always seemed to this Canadian, it actually sounds like a propaganda ritual on the monarchy's side of things observed annually. That's kinda fucked.
I love these DVD R hell series. It's one of the few times I get to see Brad using common sense and logic without going into his snob character, which is always refreshing.
As a practising secular witch, this made me laugh a great deal. Thank you for reminding me why I am who I am :D: to pop monocles and frizz hair with nature worship.
@@EarthboundX Someone who basically doesn't follow a specific type of paganism, who just farts around observing the season changes, celebrates the seasonal holidays, and plays with gemstones while meditating. A result of being raised during the 90s New Age boom :P. Basically, the only kind of spirituality an old, jaded fool like me can get into in a world like this, because as stated: nature is real.
3:58 How DARE those heathens adorn costumes of such satanic figures as Oscar the Grouch, Road Runner, and Donald Duck's nephews? Don't they know those are the gateways to becoming a serial killer? Why, once the Woody from Toy Story costumes arrive, it'll be too late!
It's always amazing to me how fast these things can spew bullshit completely unchallenged or even acknowledged. "The ancient Druids worshiped Baal, one of the most powerful demon kings" The usage of "Baal" and "Beelzebub" is already considered dubious WITHIN THE BIBLE as they don't ascribe that honorary title (basically meaning 'Lord') to any particular god and then twist it into a poop joke, comparing the god's followers to flies swarming around dung. (Yes, that's where "Lord of the Flies" comes from, grade-school level biblical shit jokes.) Even if "Baal" were a singular specific god, why would ancient people living a huge distance away in northern Europe be interested in it? Also, is he a god or a demon king? Isn't it disingenuous to call other religions' gods demons and then slander them as devil worshipers? Since you seem to know how high he ranks in Hell's demonic hierarchy, you also shouldn't criticize anyone else's interest in demonology.
The druids didn't worship Ba'al or Beelzebub, they're more in the area around the modern day Middle East and predate the bible by hundreds or even thousands of years. Technically they're referencing the same god just Ba'al was the Canaanite name and Beelzebub was the Philistine name. It's only in the 17th century that they were turned into demons and Kings of Hell by the church.
I find it interesting that all of the pagan gods were turned into demons by the church, but they didn't do the same thing to the Olympic or Nordic gods. They let them just be considered nonexistent mythological characters.
Collex Ooh, ooh, Cinema Snob, this reminds me!! (Waves hand frantically) Can you puh-LEEEZE do a DVD-R Hell episode on that "Faerie Tale Theatre: Puss in Boots" with Shelley Duvall and Ben Vereen!?!? Please please please!? I will happily send you a copy if it's too, um, shall we say, "esoteric," to track down!
Maybe something comparing the law regarding license plates to the practice of using barcodes for goods, which some of these bible-thumpers actually believe is the mark of The Beast.
One time I've dressed up as the ocean. I've also dressed up as a unicorn and a pinball machine. I can't remember what else, but I do know that I didn't dress up as a monster of any sort.
@@dx1450 So let me tell you a tragic story of kids being manipulated into believing they did things. Bad things. So, kids were having trouble. Psychological trouble. They went to get help, and instead of getting help, found themselves being manipulated by adults that should have known better. Kids are impressionable, and 'repressed memories' were all the rage. So some shmucks literally brainwashed these kids into believing these memories that had been carefully coached out of them, were an actual thing. That people they knew and trusted were satanists and they had abused them. asking leading questions, and convincing these kids that these things had actually happened, led to this massive 'satanic cult' fear that swept the nation. Hundreds of people's lives were ruined by these fucking asswipes trying to prove that 'satan is everywhere' and a lot of the kids are fucked in the head. If you want to know more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_ritual_abuse#False_memories
@@edwardtank2843 Yeah, I'm well familiar with all the SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse) claims made back during the 80's. If you really want to get your blood boiling, read up on the McMartin preschool case.
i went to a private school in a church and had an ex nun as a teacher and we still had Halloween costume parties at school, also miss those videos when Brad sort of still had hair
These things always make me feel so happy that I was raised in a Wiccan household and I can see this shit from the outside as it were. And I know this is old, but Ishtar isn't Easter. Just had to get that out of my system
@Elizabeth Smith Some say it's Ēostre or Ostara that the name comes from. In any case Easter is a fertility festival and is ripe with symbols of fertility and new life. Think about it. Rabbits, flowers, eggs and chicks. All symbols of fertility or new life. Like all other pagan festivals the Christians just said, "you can still party but it's now about Jesus" and everybody shrugged and went on with their party.
This reminds me of that episode of King of the Hill where the character of Junie Harper tries to ban Halloween in Arlen due to it supposedly being a "Satanic holiday invented by the Druids," with her being portrayed as a complete nutcase throughout the course of the episode. The people in this documentary feel like the exact kind of people she was supposed to be a parody of.
10:13 I'm guessing he was told to pause a lot to make it sound like he was choked-up or something considering the "sensitive memory" he is "reliving" but to me it just sound like he is trying to remember lines to a script he may have read once while someone off camera has to keep mouthing word to him to keep him going.
When I was a kid, I was into Ghostbusters and my mom got me a The Real Ghostbusters Egon costume cause it was the only one they had (at the time I would have preferred a Venkmen or Ray costume). Which is somewhat ironic considering I cried during the climax of Ghostbusters: Afterlife which I saw in theaters last year and now I'm kinda glad I did go as Egon all those years ago.
Oh, and my grandfather was a blind pastor (not at the time, have you but that was during the period he had left the Pentecostal church cause he disagreed with some things, though eventually became a pastor of his own Assembly of God church, though he wasn't the self righteous sort like these people) who had no problem with Halloween (he wouldn't have said anything against it anyway if he did cause he knew that denying kids something others enjoyed just made them want to do it more, though fortunately he proverbially see what idiots like this can't, that Halloween is just a fun scary secular holiday and that it's good to let kids be kids, and he knew scripture well enough to know it could be pretty violent). I went to a Baptist Sunday school and am currently a non-practicing Methodist (basically it means I believe in God & Jesus, but don't go to church on Sundays, and not too religious and enjoy things like METAL music (my mom even likes rap music including Eminem and while my grandfather wasn't one for swearing especially MF and saying God's name in vain which is the commandment that most people mistake for a ban on all profanity, though again my grandfather would know you don't stop someone from listening to it cause it just makes them want to listen to it) and Dragon Ball (I have also read Harry Potter as a kid, though I stopped around Order of the Phoenix cause I found it boring compared anime/manga at the time, and also found the fact they used wands to perform magic kinda redundant when you'd think they'd find a way to perform it without them, or something that could double as melee weapon like a staff/scepter). (Guess I became spoiled by video game RPGs, Naruto, and Dragon Ball Z).
Me, a Dianic Wiccan ,paraphrasing a classic SimpsonsTreehouse of Horror quote: "Gosh, I wasn't planning to eat their children. I was just going to steal their left shoes, but a good idea is a good idea!"
15:42-16:00 I'm dead🤣🤣🤣 (ps, I'm a devout Christian, and yes, I love all of these. I mean, how dare you expose some of my crazier brothers and sisters!)
Luckily, we've learned a lot from those times and no-one engages in fear-mongering over perfectly harmless things. Anyway, off to tell people that Joker magically turns you into an Incel mass shooter.
I think my brother rented this from our local independent video store, or something similar. Once he saw what it was all about, he stopped the tape and hauled ass right back to it to return the thing. I don't even think he bothered to rewind it (though I could be wrong).
Doctors and toilet cleaners - getting together - what could go wrong? I just hope they remember to wash their hands afterwards - the toilet cleaners I mean (you do know where the proctologist’s hands have been).
@@augustwest5356 Yes, exactly that. For the sixth Christmas in a row, I shall appear during Christmas lunch as Michael wearing a bed sheet and glasses.
Sorry Brad even the private schools aren't safe, my Catholic elementary school held a Halloween night festival on the playground...I was an unoriginal vampire....my sister was a hippy bed sheet ghost though
The church I grew up in wasn't fond of Halloween either but they didn't make a big deal if you went out trick or treating. They treated Halloween more as a harvest festival. Then anything demonic.
When you talked about banning Christmas because of the Yorkshire ripper, all I could think of is banning Valentine's day because Nikolas Cruz shot up a school killing 17.
I'm years late to comment, but I find it interesting that the first part of this video is a pretty good documentary on paganism and occult worship. It's informative, lets the people explain themselves, and shows them as normal people practicing their beliefs. What's odd to me is that the makers of this expect me to be absolutely appalled by what they're saying instead of interested to learn more.
The funny thing is that most of the Occult movie monsters like vampires and demons are stopped by things related to god and Christ like crosses and holy water
I'd like to point out that these "documentarians" conflate Satan and Lucifer. If I remember correctly, Dante's Inferno states that Lucifer and Satan are two different entities, with Lucifer being the Lord of Hell and Satan being the overseer of the Circle of Wrath. I might be remembering it incorrectly
I remember a couple that were opposed to Halloween but still wanted to give children something. So they gave us a handful of pennies. PS. If you want to hear somebody mess up Ouija look at some of Top5s videos.
I doubt that “fact” about schools putting more effort into Halloween than any other holiday is true, but even if it were it would make sense. Kids in Public School are off for 2 weeks around Christmas, one week around Easter, half a week around thanksgiving, and the whole summer surrounding the 4th of July. Halloween is literally the only major holiday kids aren’t likely to have off from school.
