Jesus was always very specific about our sin. Apostle Paul even more so. When I as a Christian sin, I expect my Christian brothers and sisters to challenge me. If you love me you will tell me the truth about my sinful life that leads to death. You can tolerate my sin but your tolerance is not loving, it's not helpful to me. Tell me the truth man.
Jesus was compassionate and forgiving, true. He also said "Go, and sin no more." You're a little off about what 'woke' is and isn't. But you are right that we should be more specific about what we speak out against. Like trying to lump the trans movement in with racism, that ain't it, Alan.
I don't think he's trying to lump anything in. Sounds like he's saying woke is used to express the hatred they have for these specifics groups. And instead of spreading that hate try to have some compassion even if you disagree. He's absolutely right if that's the case. Woke (currently) is 100% used as a word to describe anything people don't like. That's not even it's original meaning but that's definitely how it's used.
@@Veilou24 Before conservatives got ahold of the word it used to mean you were aware of racial or social injustice. Being aware that the systems in this country and the government actively screw us over. Funny enough instead adopting that definition that a lot of conservatives actually might fit into and calling everything else "fake woke", they warped the meaning to the point it has none.
The Word of God also says Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. Don't waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness.
@@zaiah9252 @zaiah9252 I believe acceptance is messing there is no need for change, which is not Jesus' message. We are all called to change how we live, for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. I believe acceptance has nothing to do with love.
@@bigd4229 I get what you are saying. But I believe there is a difference between accepting and supporting. I accept that my family member of mine has had sex before marriage multiple times. That doesn't mean I support what he did. But I accept that's what he did and the lifestyle he's living in. I accept my uncle is gay. Does that mean I support him sleeping with men until his heart is content? No. But I accept that he's living a gay lifestyle.
According to you, Florida's definition of "where woke goes to die" means "Trans, Gays, and Blacks go to die," which is the dumbest thing I've heard and definitely not what Ron Desantis meant. I dont have to explain since you can scroll down a few comments and some have explained the topic perfectly.
Ikr I lived in Orlando, there's dudes holding hands all over the place but not a single person is bullying them or condemning them, we just don't want the ideology being pushed in our children's books at school. There's probably plenty of gay people who would agree with that.
@otallono not to mention, there's plenty of trans people, not just in FL, who agree that this LGBT+ agenda shouldn't be in schools for kids as young as kindergarteners because they shouldn't be exposed to these topics at such a young age.
@@HashNub The problem is that the LGBT has been so sexualized yall thing being gay or trans is a kink. Telling kids "it's okay if little Timmy has two moms" or "if you don't feel comfortable wearing x y z its okay" is not an ideology. It's being kind. I'm a queer redneck. I work hard and don't expect much in return from my friends and what family I'm in contact with. I'm a human being who happens to be interested in men and women. I'm not a political stance. Where I come from you live by the golden rule and you show kindness to people in need. So I don't mean my statements with disrespect or anything like that. I just hope you can think on it. I'm very grateful to Ritchson for being open and vocal in his views. It was hateful Christians who drove me away. I'm not a Christian any longer. If I had a pastor like this man that might not have happened. Might wanna think about that too.
@@Christian_Ada1 worrying about media, like video games, isn't going to get us to advance as a society. Moral panics are used to distract from actual injustices, such as kids serving life, underfunded public schools, death penalty, Supreme Court practicing christians version of Sharia law, government getting larger to control people's bodies, etc.
Alan, I first want to say how awesome I think it is for you as a person of celebrity to stand up for Christ publicly. I’m sure that must come with some risk and I appreciate your courage. In regards to your message here, I agree that we should be specific in our words when we condemn something. Especially as Christians. In this day, it is easy for people to hear something, get the wrong message and then throw the baby out with the bath water. We can quite easily preach against something and go too far. This can and I’m sure has deterred someone from the Gospel and it makes me sad. I just found this channel today and it really put a smile on my face. I love your show Reacher and I love your portrayal. I also am a natural lifter and loved your message about that in a separate video. This video made me think about your other video when you were talking about absolute truth and how we as Christians have a pure model to live our lives by. I have to ask how Jesus would respond to “woke” ideology today. If using the scripture as a guide, I am forced to say He would not respond with approval. Of course, you have to define “woke ideology” and that is the point of your video. I agree, but as another commenter pointed out, it does have a definition: CRT and LGBTQ approval/activism. I cannot see how Jesus would be in support of these ideas. But please remember, He would denounce the ideology, yet love the person. That is our model and we have to remember to love the person more than we denounce the ideology. That is where we get it wrong. However, as Christians, we do have to stand up for good and right theology lest we lead someone astray. Scripture is pretty explicit about where it stands on a lot of progressive ideas and somewhat implicit on others. Either way, it has a stance and we have to follow it. I can clearly see that you have a big heart that is in the right place and that is so warming to see, especially in a celebrity. You also seem well read in the scripture which is fantastic. I wish we could sit and chat about these things and all their scriptural nuances. Your zeal is inspiring so please keep it up and keep advocating for Christ.
Well put. I can see Alan's heart is in the right place, but here I think he must start to also be careful and not get pulled by wrong ideas. Woke definitely is an ideology, one I am certain Christ would not approve of. Love all people, but do stand against wrong and sinful behaviour. Remember Jesus told the adulterous woman that was brought before Him, "Neither do I condemn you", but after that He also said "Go and sin no more".
I so agree with how you describe the real meaning behind the word woke and yes I wish Alan would see your response as I would love to see what his thoughts are cuz you did a great job in Breaking that down
I am a human being and a transgender person. I am not an ideology. When you say "denounce the ideology, yet love the person," you are dehumanizing the person by cutting from them what you disapprove about their humanity and calling it "ideology" instead. That is not love. Love is trying to understand someone for whom it is difficult for you to understand because their experience is so different from yours. God did not make me into an ideology, He made me into a transgender person. This is who I am because this is who God made me to be. Scripture is not at all specific on the issue of LGBTQ people. I would in fact argue that Christian Scripture has nothing at all to say about LGBTQ people, only what is inferred by the reader. Regardless, I am who I am, as others like me are who they are. There is no ideology here. No cause. No plan. Just human beings trying to live and fighting to survive. I invite you to open your heart, because I do not think Scripture is incompatible with the vast diversity of the human experience, of which people like me are but one small part. How could that even be possible, given the Creator is the author of this diversity.
The pharisees weren't the conservative governors fighting against state tyranny and sexualization of children. Quite the opposite actually, they were the wealthy jewish elites, who exercised pious authoritarian control over the people, their language, and their approved behaviors. Also, "Woke" isn't a lazy catch-all for anything we don’t like. Woke is just a modern euphemism for Paulo Freire's critical consciousness. It's a system of perception about the world around us, in which certain groups are perpetually labeled as oppressed and others as oppressors (in this day and age Whites). It's rebranded Marxism for the Western world, with it sole purpose being destruction of the people and systems our nation was built on and by.
They were both actually conservatives don’t understand the bible just as much as liberals today how? Traditional conservative practices that contradict the Bible and liberals they outright love sin and do not love God
Where Christians both stumble is that the Bible tells us to respect all our leaders because God has ordained them all even the wicked ones where both sides fall short is that we are told to submit to every human institution for Christ was the primary example of this 1 Peter 2 and Roman’s 13
You're wrong about the meaning of woke. You're filling in someone else's interpretation of the word. 'Woke' was a term that got public exposure as part the lyrics of a song during the Jim Crowe era. It urged black people to 'Stay Woke' a result of a pair of African-Americans being accused of raping a White woman. I never knew standing against racism meant you were a Marxist.
Woke as it is used today is a rebranding of cultural marxism. It DOES NOT mean don't be racist. That's a mis-characterization of woke to justify calling people racist. Woke is racist, as a perpetuates victimhood as a means of using minorities as pawns on a political chessboard. Its a tool used by the "foxy white liberal, foaming at the mouth over the n3gro" (Malcolm X) to turn the blacks into a political "pig skin"(Malcolm X). Malcolm X was probably the most anti-woke black man in existence, and liberals killed him for it. He sought black excellence and independence, not black victimhood. Woke = Racism.
Alan, I agree that there should be more civility in the world, however, woke is a pretty tame word compared to being called a racist or white supremist just for not believing in their movement.
I agree. I was accused of being a racist because I supported Trump during the 2020 election. I know that I am not and so do my black and Asian friends know. They also know I wouldn't support a racist. I didnt waste anytime trying to convince my accuser because I know that he is convinced that I am a racist and it matters not what I tell him how much they are wrong. I did however use his method of accusation against him. I said to him if he supports Biden, than he must be a pedo. The look on his face and response was priceless.
Yeah, but that's not what he is talking about. What is woke? Say what you actually mean and stand behind your words. Show your hate and let people see how you really feel about those who are being discriminated against
@@swordofmanticore1253 😂😂 what "you" are talking about. But why aren't you able to explain what it is? Of course you shouldn't call people racist if they aren't, but maybe give an example of that. But I think you have just proved Alan's point. Are you calling me woke? What did I do that is so woke?
@@Veilou24You’d call me a white supremacist based solely on how I vote, not how I act or feel towards any group. That’s how bad this current climate is. There is no argument, just “you’re racist, now unprove that”.
@@marilyngailnichol we are born into sin. I could say i steal but that’s just me. I sleep around but that’s just me. I lie but that’s just me. We are sinners. Accepting Christ is to say no to self, the world, and the devil.
@@marilyngailnicholWe’re to judge by their fruit. So maybe reread the Bible and that particular scripture. They’re living in sin. As we all are. But we’re supposed to repent and sin no longer.
All of the responses to this video told me exactly what I needed to know: Alan, you are doing the right thing. Keep going Fully watching the video: you hit the nail right on the head. And in time, a lot of people here who claimed you were wrong will return ashamed of their own actions and who they supported
Brother I have to be completely honest with you. You seem to be completely confused on what the Word actually represents. It has nothing to do with hate at all!!! Woke is a twisted ideology that is being institutionalized in our society and on our children in which perversion is being promoted and anti biblical truths! It has nothing to with hate. It’s simply a word that is used to describe the ideology! We should Absolutely love The Gay and transgender community but as Followers of Jesus we do not support it! Love and support are Two different things. If we were to support those communities we would be directly going against Jesus’s Words. I mean this in a respectful way brother but it is ignorant to suggest such things! God Bless
"We should Absolutely love The Gay and transgender community but as Followers of Jesus we do not support it! " exactly... The LGBTQ community thinks that no supporting means hating. Personally, my MIL is/was a lesbian for many years. We still loved her, still accepted her partner in events, etc. However, she knows that we don't support that lifestyle. We may still point out the sin, we may still point out how her life differs from the Gospel, but we still love her.
No, Alan absolutly got it right. The Religious Right are the ones sprouting hatred and anti-Jesus words.not the "woke" Jesus was well and truly woke esp for His time
So - I'm with you on the first part: We need to define terms carefully to communicate clearly. I agree with you on the second part: The term "Woke" has been used and misused to the point that it's difficult to know exactly what it means in a given context(Although that's not to say it DOESN'T have a specific meaning - just that it's misused so often that the meaning has become vague.) BUT: I think you think fall into your own trap with your third point: Because you have chosen to take a *particular* interpretation of the word Woke and impose it on Ron DeSantis in a manner which is unfair and unreasonable. Do you not see you're doing EXACTLY what you are criticising here? You're assuming your own understanding of "woke" in your interpretation of what Ron said. And behind the misuse, there IS a meaningful use of "Woke" - which is linked to critical Race Theory and Gender Theory. The key point of it is the idea that if you are "Woke" you are "Awake" to the fact that society is systemically racist and sexist. That's what it means. But that just presupposes that society IS *systemically* racist and sexist - and then "sees" this racism and sexism everywhere. It then leads to a belief that, because the society is so systemically racist and sexist, we must deconstruct every norm, every convention and every institution of the society. So, for example, on Woke theory, the reason why we "assume" people's pronouns is because society is systemically anti-trans. Therefore if you're woke, you destroy the convention of assuming pro-nouns and insist that everyone, even obviously cis-gendered people have to state their pronouns. "Hi, I'm Alan - He/Him". etc.
This reflects my thoughts exactly. Well said. Thanks for saving me the time of writing all of this out! Not that I would have stated this as effectively!
He is pointing out DeSantis because he uses anti-woke rhetoric A LOT. Your last point is well made and "wokenism" can be taken a bit too far, but a lot of people are seeing woke as the biggest problem in the world, when in reality it really is annoying at best. What DeSantis for example is doing, is describing everything not-conservative as woke.
@@Veilou24 the issue with woke isn't the annoying part you are refering to. The issue with wokism is that it is ideology combined with a loss of any understanding of reality. And this can be extremely dangerous when it gets out of hand and it was close to getting out of hand. Also I think it already had gone beyond the annoying part because it started to affect more and more peoples live, like affirmative action or some school district where sexual stuff was fed to children (or it was at least planned).
@@lal12 I really struggle to see how it would get out of hand. How is too much woke stuff really affecting our lives, compared to for example situations where women are forced to birth babies who nobody loves. Can you give an example of sexual stuff being fed to children, because i don't know what you mean. And EVEN IF wokenism goes too far, do you think that the idea that people who have been discriminated against for years are now being treated a bit better than others is absolutely disgusting. We got our priviledges, now they might get some and then in the end it evens out.
What God called an "abomination" in the Old Testament remains an abomination today and forever. When you say, "the best way they know how" completely whitewashes their blatant, prideful sin. Don't straddle the fence. You can not serve two masters.
Thank you Mr Fitchson!! I loved you on Smallville loved you on Titans love you on Reacher You play a Protector on Reacher now I know why Thank you!!!! You are a true Christian!! Love you even more now!!!
Just because Jesus shows love & compassion towards everyone regardless of lifestyle, doesn't mean that he affirms that said lifestyle, that would be unloving.
Woke, to a Christian, represents alot of and mostly proud sinful ideologies, of rebellion against God. Ideologies that have no room for Christs utter redemption nor His Lordship. God calls sinners wicked. As believers we are told to hate sin and the bible clearly shows us God's wrath towards sin. (Psalm 5:5 / Proverbs 8:13 / Revelation 2:1-3). So there is no guilt in following God's word in this regard. We love our neighbours, believer or not. A Christian is not to hate any man. Spurgeon said it beautifully "When thou hatest the man’s sins, thou art not to hate him, but to love the sinner, even as Christ loved sinners.” BUT we do not love, accept or condone the wilfully rebellious sinful acts. We do not support those ideologies. Love, however concerns itself with the eternal well being of others souls. (Romans 13:8-10) In Revelation Jesus warns the church against the tolerance of sin in the church. (Revelation 2: 20-23). The bible tells us not to associate with, not to even eat with a believer who continues in wilful sinful acts. (1 Corinthians 5:9-11) We are to come out from the darkness and live clearly in the light and separated from the world and sin. (2 Corinthians 6:17). The Church accepts all the broken and sinful to come and experience the truth of the Gospel, as Jesus did, but we do not accept or condone their sinful choices, as God instructs. They are not struggling to find a different source of love or identity. They are rebelling against God. (Leviticus 18:22 / Deuteronomy 22:5 / 1 Corinthians 6:9) Of course non believers or claimed believers who have personal values and choices that differ to the "woke" ideology simply use it as another weapon of hate. They are no better. Even Christian believers are no more righteous than the worst sinner on earth and are warned not to think that we are and our comparison is not our fellow man, but the perfect Christ himself. (Roman's 12:3) We are only made righteous by the perfectly righteous substitute, Jesus, who took on the wrath of God in our place and re-united us, those who believe and submit to this, to God. (Hebrews 2:10-11) God would not bother with a pale word like woke, in fact in the bible it is clear that sexually immoral acts are an absolute "abomination" to God. (Proverbs 11:20.) The bible tells us those who who justify the wicked are also an abomination to God. (Proverbs 17:15). The church, as an entity or its members, do not have the authority to condone what God stated is sin. Woke is a pale word in comparison to God's view towards sin and those who commit such acts. God's view is wicked and abomination. The Bible, the word of God, speaks truth whether we want to believe it or not. As a Christian it is our source of truth, identity, Gods will, righteousness and the true identity, character, thoughts and views of God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit. We have no authority to alter Gods word for the sake of comfort and tolerance. Stick to the bible. The whole bible. This should be a Christians world view. Not any socially created term or political affiliation or the behaviors of those either choosing or not choosing these unbiblical world views or behaving in ungodly self righteous ways towards each other. God will judge them all alike. Jesus says if you love me you will obey my commands.
Psalm 5:5 5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You (God) hate all who do wrong; Proverbs 8:13 13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Revelation 2:1-3 2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. Romans 13:8-10 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Revelation 2:20-23 20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people- 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. 2 Corinthians 6:17 17 Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” Leviticus 18:22 “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Deuteronomy 22:5 5 “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, ufor whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, Romans 12:3 Humble Service in the Body of Christ 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Hebrews 2:10-11 10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. Proverbs 11:20 20 Those of a crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight. Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. John 14:15-24 15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever- 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
@@vanessarosemarygreen7958 Oh boy Leviticus I hope that you don't eat pork, don't eat fat, fail to include salt in your offerings to God, have never worn a wool linen blend shirt, trimmed your beard, cut your hair at the sides, worked on the sabbath, or sold land on a permanent basis because it belongs to God and not you. These rules are conveniently found right next to the one about sleeping with another man, and I'm assuming you follow all 76 of them because it would be heretical to pick and choose which rules of God to follow right?
I appreciate what you're trying to do Alan, but DeSantis isn't anti-gay or anti-trans, or racist. He doesn't want things taught to little kids that shouldn't be taught to little kids. The "Woke" crowd says you can't say anything against puberty blockers for kids, you can't criticize socialist groups like BLM, you can't defend traditional marriage. In fact, you can't debate any of these ideas, otherwise you're intolerant and you'll get cancelled. Being Woke is someone who says what society wants and mandates them to say, and attacks anyone who disagrees.
Agree with everything you just said….but this guy isn’t reading your comment, bud. He’s here to preach HIS message. I don’t believe it’s vindictive in any way, I just believe he’s confused with agreeing with what the world thinks is “kindness” or “love”. He doesn’t respond to anyone from what I’ve seen so far.
@@stevedevries2891 for starters, RD lied about CRT being taught on a K-12 level (when it's an elective in college, for very few Degree tracks.) He banned the College Board’s Advanced Placement African-American studies course, even though people PAY to go to college, not to be censored. He's blatantly anti-science, on several different levels. His policies support state sponsored censorship of anything he disagrees with. The NAACP issued a travel warning for people of color traveling to FL, saying that FL due to his policies isn't necessarily safe for anyone who is a person of color. Just a few things of many....
@@bernadineeileen5375 Actually he didn't lie about CRT - they even presented multiple math text books that had examples in it. Do a little research, just because your friends tell you something isn't happening, doesn't mean it isn't happening or that someone didn't try to make it happen. Regarding AP African-American studies, the Board of Education determined the course offered no educational value. Which it doesn't, and on top of that the course is free, you only pay if you take the test - and you don't need to. I'm assuming AP European-American Studies would also be banned. The NAACP is one of the most misguided, biased organizations out there. Like the Southern Poverty Law center, taking anything they say seriously is a joke. Their organization has done nothing but kept people of color in government dependence since the civil rights movement by encouraging and supporting democratic candidates. What policies of RD make Florida unsafe for any race? So RD doesn't believe that we should have Asian-American studies, European-American Studies or African-American Studies - but according to the NAACP some how that makes it unsafe for people to live there? Maybe by not continually separating people into different people groups, but instead treating everyone equal, it actually makes Florida a safer place to live in. People shouldn't be defined by their race, but by their character wasn't there a famous guy who said that we celebrated recently? Unfortunately, for the left, your race, sexuality and gender are your primary characteristics and your level of victimhood your most prized possession. You can use these to silence anyone you want to. I'm afraid you haven't made a good case. Just because a governor doesn't want children indoctrinated with self-loathing, doesn't make them bad, and the off-handed "anti"-science comment is just silly. It's like you're not even trying, but you saw some tik-tok and just figured this is the way it is.
The problem with "woke" is it's horrible ambiguity (at least without context). In some contexts, "woke" refers the extreme unreasonableness of a section of what could be called the cultural left, particularly when it devolves into racism, sexism, intolerance, and science denial. (In that respect, it's not much different from a section of the far right.) In another context, "woke" means something like attentively caring about the marginalized, esp. those who are traditionally marginalized like black and transgender folks. Whether it's a good idea to be "anti-woke" depends a great deal on what you mean by "woke," but generally people seem to have the former sort of definition mind (or something relevantly similar to it) when being against "woke." The Critical Drinker has an excellent video about "woke" and entertainment called "What Is Woke?" and speaks about _inter alia_ the ambiguity of the term.
No it's actually a word invented by the very people who are now complaining about its usage to describe the unhinged ideology that it was meant to represent.
You’re entitled to your opinions, of course….but this is a no for me. Big fan of your work, and I was glad to see you are also a Christian. That being said, I think it is you who needs to take a step back and let God speak to you…not Hollywood…but your personal preference of political leaders. GOD….prayers, brother.
Alan, I am heartened by your willingness to witness the gospel, especially as a celebrity. But, as many have commented below, I believe you’ve got it all wrong regarding DeSantis, and by default Trump. These men do not hate the sinner (nor women, nor minorities). They hate the sin. “Woke,” to those of us on the right is synonymous with “evil” or “godless.” We see the ideology as endorsing everything counter to Christianity. I don’t know the people that you associate with, but I’m guessing they are pretty liberal. If so, you may want to try to spend some time around conservatives. Faith and family folks like yourself.
I think everyone can see by this thread that the vast majority of your followers are from the Christian Conservative camp, Alan. We tend to believe that a man should be a man and a woman should be a woman - kinda like what Reacher shows every episode. When "woke" infiltrates a show or movie, that is not how the characters are portrayed. There is no storyline. Only a specific narrative that is being pushed. As long as Reacher doesn't go there, we will continue to watch.
I agree that I can't stand the word "woke." I think it's overused and misused to the point of being a silly cliche. That said, I don't think that Desantis' or most people's definition of "woke" means anything more than a rejection of those very Scriptural values that you speak of. I'm not a fan of Desantis, but I also cannot say that he is in any way trying to make a racial statement with woke. I know what Desantis is saying is that he does not want pornography in children's school libraries. He does not want drag shows in elementary schools. He doesn't want critical race theory being taught in schools. Now, we can quibble over what you or I think CRT actually is. But I believe what your governor seeks is merely teaching history in its purest form, as opposed to teaching history with an agenda of demonizing today's white kids for the sins of their ancestors, thus creating new racial divides that didn't exist among today's children. I'm not plugged into Ron Desantis' heart or mind, but to be completely objective in hearing things he has said and done, I can't conclude that he uses the term "woke" to mean he hates people of different races or gays or whomever... God Bless you, Alan. You're doing a great service with this channel. Praying that you reach as many as possible.
Well woke wasn't created for you lol. It was created by blcc panther party during their conquest to feed poor children and protect their community... And thats what's wrong with most of you. Stolen by liberals for their own narrative. Doesn't negate the original meaning
Questions from an athiest: No questions. This was great. I think this video clarifies your as a Christian better than any other. My understanding of your faith is "love for others, full stop".
Jesus was as compassionate as anyone, but he was also steadfastly against sin. We cannot accept sin in any form! That goes for myself as well we are all sinners
I love everything you put out and what you stand for. Especially that you speak out for Jesus and your faith. That being said the phrase you quoted " Where Woke comes to die" isn't people. It's the radicalization of Woke. It's the idea. Such as teaching kids to become transgender or drag queens dancing for kids, or the people who just feel like being part of an extreme movement and canceling everyone and everything. Like they say Go Woke, go broke."" It doesn't target black people or people in general. It's the extreme beliefs within "Woke" that people have an issue with. Based upon the Bible and Jesus's teachings i highly doubt He would agree with it. Most of it goes directly against what He teaches. But He does call us to love everyone and to not judge anyone. So, while I might not agree with peoples choices or decisions, I myself have no right to judge, and I will avoid doing it or being around it and placing my children around it. Jesus would and does love all. Would He agree with Woke? Would He agree with what Woke stands for and what it represents? Does it divide or unite? Everything I've seen that's Woke is extremely divisive and 1-sided. It's irrational and has no logic or basis. It's just a lot of angry people with zero facts and a lot of hate fueled from media and zero life experiences. But who knows. Still great stuff, and this is only my opinion, and the only opinion that matters is Jesus's. God bless.
Keep up the good work here!! I take not of all the disagreements here, but then again, they crucified Jesus for saying the same thing. Your video was direct, concise and to the point. A very valid point in my opinion. Thank You!
Isn’t the point of the word "woke" that it deals with a defined group of social justice issues that are all either tribal or all about shattering conventional norms. Is it not more effective to communicate about this list of issues with a term that doesn’t require listing every individual item?
If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. -Matthew 18:6
I do not support the LGBTQ+ community, but I know it is wrong to hate anybody, no matter what race or what gender they think they are. I don't hate any poloticians, but it is true that many of them are wrong and very prideful. I love this channel, I love your veiws on these subjects, and I love that you stand up for what you believe. God bless you and all that read this comment.
Dude you are always bringing deep thought with a different angle on God.’s truth. You and Unashamed podcast gives me great with to God’s word that I can apply in my heart
Woke is an ideology brother. That’s what he is talking about. You’re smarter than this Alan. In Scripture you see Jesus calling out false religion and that is exactly what you should be doing
When someone is able to remain insulated from (if not indoctrinated into) the lunacy of the “woke” with seemingly a luke warm understanding of both it and Scripture, you can go a soapbox lecture such as seen above. Like much of society, when you only receive your information from sources that all lean a specific way, you will believe this mess to be true. Combine that with the fact that he evidently has no true knowledge of the policies pushed by the very successful Florida governor but instead the false rhetoric about him and you get these self righteous outbursts that try to masquerade as Biblical. The problem with ‘woke,’ is that it is exactly what it claims the opposition is. Being woke means that you see prejudice everywhere because they search for confirmation bias and heed not to cultural and contextual issues. Jesus is not ‘woke.’ God is not ‘woke.’ Anyone that claims the all-powerful God of the Universe, the Great Creator, the faultless lamb, the Alpha and Omega is on the side of racial politics, transgenderism, lgbt, Marxism… knows not the God of the Bible. It’s pretty clear where DeSantis (and the conservative and Christian right (and it’s not the cartoonish evil that’s painted in the media)) stands, but it is extremely clear where God stands on ‘woke’ subjects. Unlike the ideology of ‘wokeness,’ God (and therefore Jesus) set forth concrete edicts as to what is right and wrong. While it is important to call out hypocrisy (such as in the passage of whitewashed tombs), it is even more so important to point out that there is clear Biblical and anti-Biblical behavior. The United Methodist Church (and its forebears) was once one of largest (if not ‘the’ largest) Protestant denomination in the world. However, it has been on a steady decline as it has turned its focus and teaching from Scripture to social issues echoing that of wokeness to the point that it, like many iterations of Methodism before as well as the Presbyterian and Episcopal/Anglican churches (among others), splintered losing over a quarter of its membership churches (not including the steady decline of individual attendance and personal changes of denominations). Anyone that claims being “woke” is good and of God has a poor understanding of Scripture, a poor understanding of ‘woke,’ or a lack of knowledge of events (and context therein). It is one of those three, or it is blatant dishonesty and work of/on behalf of the adversary (…you know, the author of confusion).
No the word ‘woke’ is so stupid and is just nonsense I think it shouldn’t exist and it’s just something stupid people like geeks and gamers use to say a films bad but it means nothing and I’m Christian but I think it’s just so foolish how f ing dumb it is to use and it should be abandoned Hollywood doesn’t have a agenda it’s just nonsense that some people actually think that and it’s okay to put a gay character in a film but like the last of us game adaptation it has to get the story and characters right without ruining the characters just cuz a gay character is in a show/film doesn’t mean oh Hollywoods trying to force gayness on us it’s the most outlandish and stupid thing I’ve heard and you know what I like the last of us even if there’s gay people in it.
Um welcome to politics. That is on both sides. When the left calls the right nazis and the right calls the left woke. Calling out side is absolutely fine but we cannot miss the fact that the left is also 50 percent responsible for this as well. Jesus never picked a side on earth. His side alone was God and Him alone that is the side he was on and we should all strive for that.
Jesus stood for truth. He was and is Truth incarnate. He didn’t have to “pick a side” and neither do we, just stand for truth and goodness. Wokeness is evil. This is clear.
@@edwardo737 that seriously depends though on your definition of truth. Especially in our current political climate. We as Christian’s can’t even agree on proper translations of the Bible or interpretation of scripture. I agree Jesus stood on truth alone but how you interpret that truth, is a difficult question no one can truly answer.
This is a troubling video. You’re stating by your use of words that DeSantis was attacking homosexuals and people of different races. Really? Not sure how you can actually come to this conclusion. As Christians we are to take a stand, not pander to what the world says is acceptable. I challenge you to study on this.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest? ” He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” Matthew 18:21 Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times? ” “I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven. Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
Love thy neighbor. Are you so without sin that you can judge others? Jesus said to love. That’s all there is to it. Alan, thank you for this message! You rock!
The amount of equivocations you make in 6 minutes are enough to deserve a record breaker. Congratulations. You could start with defining what love is biblically. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Romans 12:9. How do we define what is good and evil? Maybe you should take a look at God’s law
I enjoy the way you give clarity to these topics. I should say the way God uses you Mr. Reacher, just kidding. I find it awesome that you’re using any possible way to point people towards the cross and so many people will disagree with what you say, but it’s the truth. The Bible says to love your neighbor, love the stranger, and love your enemies. The greatest of these is love. Been going through my own battles, especially with the abusers/attackers. I truly believe God told me, “don’t they deserve the same grace and mercy that I showed you?” The answer is yes they do. Same with everyone in this world who commits sin. Those who say they are without sin are liars. We all sin, we can’t say which sin is worse, but which sins you can hide better then others behind closed doors. Keep doing what you’re doing. Awesome stuff that I’ve watched so far. Mahalo Nui Loa ‘O Iesu!
I think we are so polarized right now that people will choose to misunderstand the other side no matter what terms we use. People need to not spend their time trying to hurt others just because they are "different" from them.
I hope and pray that one day we will not only embrace and celebrate our differences but also our similarities. Hate the sin not the sinner, we are all sinners.
Remember that the original meaning of “woke” was just as hypocritical in that it was a self-righteous term designed to set one apart from others based on an implied “superior perspective.” There are none righteous - not even one as scripture points out, therefore regardless of which definition for woke you choose, it is an unbiblical idea. Seek wisdom, revelation, love, peace, and joy instead.
oh Alan... I thought I was on board with you... i really think you mean well... but you are taking serious things out of context... have you said ANYTHING similar about Newsome??? the guy who is enabling drug addiction and death? while living the life of a king... stop attacking the easy targets... if you are going to go for it, ,then go for it... you can't because saying the truth about Newsome would end your career in acting... man.. I really wanted to be on board with you... using the Bible incorrectly to support a "woke" narrative is dangerous and bad
yup in the 90s there was a song "if you tolerate this then your children will be next" Christianity interpreted this way teaches us to tolerate everything then we wonder why we live in a fallen world... Even Jesus said he came not with peace but with a sword!
@kennethjones4574 Sounds like you're indoctrinated into your own ideology and are having a hard time accepting anything that comes as a different point of view. That's sad.
@@Tedi652"jesus never said that" "Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword" Literally said that. The bible also says women can't be authority figures but find me a Church that doesn't ignore that...
i get what your saying, im a pastors kid and a music minister and me and my father have asked this question, but what your missing is this, First the way your telling this is that Desantis was the one to create the "Woke" term, were as those who claim themselves woke are the ones calling themselves woke, and by all accounts we should call them out by it because Wokeness and these the things that tie into are evil and could potentially cause harm. And if we were to witness a potential threat to come upon our brethren and do nothing to stop it then we ourselves are held guilty in that harm. And thats what Trump and Disantis want to stop, do you want to be trans be trans, do you want to be gay, be gay. But should we consider it to be an ideology that we force on others that has no Christian value that needs to be upheld. Your right that Jesus would eat at the same table with those who would sin, but he would also tell those people the truth, even if they did not want to hear it.
Liberals actually came up with the word woke first. Conservatives just used their own ideology against them. Everything considered "woke" ends up going "broke" as the saying goes. Your Reacher role is considered "based." Should we vilify the word based too?
The word wasn't coined by "liberals" as a body. The term arose within the black community to describe black (and sometimes other minority) people who were aware of the social issues and challenges they faced. It did have a specific meaning, and it's only when it got turned into a pejorative that it became the vague catch-all that Alan is referring to. You using the term "woke" as an ideology (verses its actual intended use to describe social awareness) is actually using it in the vague way he's criticizing. I would suggest thinking about that a little.
Alan You should respond to those commenter who are offering you criticism. Your love for God is genuine, but your interpretation of God's word relating to sin is off.
DeSantis openly hates gays. Jesus didn’t hate. Jesus said to love, and that’s all there is to it. In this comments section I see a lot of people throwing stones in glass houses, but none are without sin, and the ones who claim to be, and are so quick to judge gay, trans, and otherwise different people, these stone-throwers are the most dangerous of all.
That has a definition about specific people so... false equivalence. I'm not sure what you're getting at beyond the question but the premise itself is a poor one.
@crackheadadventures Alan hates the misuse of "the incredible gift language" and is deeply bothered by a word that he thinks should be expressed with a fuller context. I am asking him if he feels this same misunderstanding takes place with "Christian Nationalism." Does Alan think "Christian Nationalism" is perfectly effective at communicating the SAME idea in the minds of all of the hearers? OR Does Alan think that "Christian Nationalism" "gives all the latitude" for someone to apply the worst assumption? I'm wondering if his convictions are truly about the misuse of the "incredible gift of language" or if he's merely upset about one particular word. I think I know the answer, but I wanted to give him a chance to speak for himself. I also wanted to post my question for young believers (to see) who might not be as discerning so they don't accept his potential virtue-signaling as righteousness. I suspect he knows exactly what Ron Desantis had in mind and I seriously doubt Alan would have approved if Ron had been more precise in his language. "Florida is where teenage girls will never have their breasts surgically removed... Florida is where boys will only compete in boy's sports..." Would that have been something Alan would support?
@@johnmichaelclark5771 Well, I ain't gonna speak on Mister Ritchson's behalf, but I can reiterate that Christian Nationalism is a specific term about specific people. That is, a group of (usually) white Christians who want Christian doctrine to be part of our legal system and who want Christianity to be the reigning religion in America. This involves a lot of shaming folk who don't fit into that box. As for DeSantis' comments... No. Ritchson is correct. Conservative-leaning people use the term "woke" to mean people they don't like, namely the LBGT and non-white folk. But it could even be someone's personality traits. Source? I'm stuck in a family that follows that exact narrative. Lots of popular conservative influencers as well. They're the red pill Christian Nationalist type. Woke doesn't have a specific meaning - one minute woke means a lesbian existing, the next its a black character on screen, and even after that on one particular instance a guy being polite to me was labelled "woke." Oh and it's very very VERY rare for a teenager to under go sex characteristic altering surgery. DeSantis made no revolutionary legislation that ""protects"" kids. He handed Floridians a tool to revoke sex education and to shun LBGT Americans.
Alan, first off, I greatly appreciate you as a celebrity to come out and be proud of being a Christian. I just found your channel today and had to watch some of your videos, finding most of them very interesting. I am a bit surprised on your perception of the term "Woke", I think most people understand that it is an ideology and I dare say a Satanic one. I believe most people understand that it's an Anti-God the creator movement, not a noun or hatred of any person in general. As I have read in the comments Most people understand the "Woke" movement is an ideology of there being more than 2 genders, that a drag queen reading to children is "OK", abortion is an acceptable form of birth control, that transitioning children is not only an acceptable thing to do but should be encouraged etc... These are Sinful acts and as others have stated love the sinner BUT Hate the SIN.
Except that this is literally what he warns you about, you've replaced the word with your own monster to hate, fyi you still didn't arrive at what it actually means.
I hate to say this, but religious zealots are one of the main problems in the world. You guys would rather kill for your religion and that’s just as bad. And woke was meant as a religious enlightenment, but you guys bastardized it and demonized it for your own hatred and bigotry People have killed sinners because they allegedly hate the sin. Don’t pretend that you’re righteous and sanctimonious. You know what religions have done in the past they’ve killed people because they have sinned You know that’s true
I believe you are correct 100% that the word woke is filled with flaws and bias. Florida is a great state to live in and the hatred among politicians has created a bad perception of it. There is only one true Judge and that is the Lord himself. We should lift each other up not divide because of our differences. Our focus should be on guiding the children to find, believe and love Jesus so they can live a fulfilled life of happiness. Your comments create more devision because of your interpretation of a word and making a statement like a human comes here to die because of his or her beliefs or sexuality which is very sad. You’re doing the same thing you accuse these men of doing, you’re just on the other side of it and using scripture to justify your beliefs. We should love each other and allow the Lord to decide what is righteous and what is not. God forgives all sinners and we are all guilty of sin. I have so much respect for you I just wish you didn’t use your platform to create more devision and single out Florida that is full of Christian’s that love everyone regardless of their desires or beliefs. If you really want to understand Florida come down next time we have a hurricane and watch men and women of all color, sexuality , and different beliefs band together to help each other recover That is the true testament of a Godly community helping each other through very difficult times.
I still have that crazy idea. If it's something you don't want or prefer not to hear, then change the channel or don't listen. I myself, am guilty of, at times, to watching things just in order to dislike them, or be "upset" by them. We have a plethora of things that we can, listen to, watch, or pay atention to. We all have opinions. It just appears that some of us, are watching things we dont like, just to have a reason to be negative, rather than watching something we agree with, or dont dislike, and agreeing to that information.
My friend, we are going in a very disturbing direction with our society. Your sons will grow and will become men or women or neither, in a very very strange society. As a teacher, I am very worried about our future.
If you speak so strongly against the word "woke" then you must speak so strongly against all the words used against Conservatives. R*cist etc. Everyone deserves love, however, we cannot love the sin. And i have to admit, this video made disappointed me.
I think what you are doing here is allowing your worldly/secular views to filter your interpretation of scripture (this is something we all do, I’m guilty too). I’ve never thought of hate when hearing the use of the phrase “they are woke” . In all fairness, I’m a 67 year old Christian with probably different views than a young man like you. Are you trying to say that if I don’t think a trans swimmer should compete in women’s events I’m committing a sin? I think the rules that allow that are “woke” but I do not hate anyone involved! …love what you do here on this YT site….
Alan you've got it. Kindness to everyone. Judging anyone and their preferences is not our job. It is sad that people use Jesus for power and wealth. Keep doing this. We need your voice.
No that’s not what he wants to say and way u r doing is vilifying him as Jesus said that about ppl who twist his words as the woke community does now there is no room for any type of sin in a relationship with Jesus woke or not all Christian’s must change for hil
Interesting, which is worse, woke or maga? Both are hured as verbal weapons and both can be rationalized into meanings not originally intended.. We (Christians) are instructed to hate the sin & love the sinner. (Thank GOD for that). Make no mistake regarding sin and what it is or isn't. The Bible is very clear. Jesus loved the sinners he encountered yet also instructed them to sin no more. ALWAYS keep Matthew 7: 21-23 in your consciousness as they are the words from JESUS. GODspeed & Carry On.
@@Volfandt Then again, I really don't think they can be compared. Maga is one man's personal slogan and woke mainly a slur nowadays, used against a lot of liberal ideas
@@Veilou24 Maga is more than one man's personal slogan, One of our major political partys and their leaders uses it to demonize millions of American people whom they disagree with. Woke as originally articulated was used by a particular group to marginalize another group whom they disagreed with. Funny thing is if you look at the sayings "Make America Great Again" and "Woke - t o be awake to the world around you", on their surfaces they are both positive desires... And yet both have been twisted to fit particular groups biases.... One being no better than the other...
I get what you're trying to say here. But calling out conservatives as evil men and not the liberals as well shows bias. Both sides have their fault in language. If we could all be more like Jesus that would be best. But everyone is feeling oppressed in their own ways. I would love to find more middle ground, but it takes two to do that. A video like this might get you to think a bit but you can't be biased and assume it's just one side who uses words to oppress. It's both sides.
Ive only just started watching your InstaChurch videos recently, and I this one is the first that I find ridiculous and disappointing. You're bring disingenuous If you think people critical of anything considered "woke" are attacking trans, gay or black people. You sound like you're reading from a list compiled by CNN.
This is the most bats**t crazy political rant I've heard. I don't even care about DeSantis or republicans. This entire subjective rant is just embarrassing.
I do very much appreciate specificity in language. But I don't think that's entirely how language works. Part of the unspecificity in language helps us learn. When I say "tree" maybe I think of a tree with wide flat leaves for which the branches and leafy part forms the shape of a ball at the top of a trunk that's maybe 6-7 feet off the ground. But maybe you think of tree that has spiky leaves that start very close to the ground, and the overall shape of the tree is more like a cone. The fact that there's ambiguity in language - and especially when we learn of that ambiguity - is when we learn that both of those very different things are trees. The value that comes from language ambiguity is expansion of our understanding. That's not a trivial thing.
I agree that the words we use matter, and we shouldn't flippantly use words that matter and devalue them. My issue with your opinion in this video is that I believe the word "woke" means something entirely different to you than it does to me. Woke is not a substitute word that represents whatever the hearer hates most. Im born and raised in Australia, so maybe there is a different context and meaning to the word here. The term "Woke" when used here means a set of progressive ideas such as; Identity Politics, Social Justice and Marxist Ideology. All of these ideas are divisive and directly contradict the gospel of Jesus Christ. Like you say we should have love and compassion in our hearts for all marginalised people. This is the gospel. I just don't link all the things you do to "Woke" So when DeSantis says, "Florida is where woke goes to die," I understand him saying those divisive, ungodly ideas will have no place in Florida.
Your overall idea has some truth, but your example with woke and Desantis is off. Woke isn’t an individual, it’s an ideology. Your mind is warped when it comes to politics and I hope you can see through the propaganda and stop using Jesus to support a different type of religion- wokeism.
@@astrahl1 bigotry is a strong word to throw out, especially when you don’t know me. I don’t know you either but to make a statement like “wrong side of history” sounds like you’ve really bought into a set of ideas, very zealot like.
He has a different opinion than yours. Are you that immature that you can't accept that.This is his channel. I guess free speech is only for those that agree with you. You also judged him so I'm guessing you don't read the Bible either. Try reading Romans 14:1,4.
Most of your videos on biblical passages and godly teaching are excellent. But this one ain’t it. Not at all. The use of the word in todays vernacular as language evolves is simply describing an ideology of alertness to racial prejudice and discrimination which itself has been used to justify more racism and discrimination. No one misunderstood DeSantis when he said "Where woke goes to die” He didn’t mean individuals of groups or people who are oppressed or discriminated against. Rather he meant the ideology that focuses on racial prejudice and discrimination so vehemently that it has devolved into an ideology of sanctioned and morally explainable racism and discrimination. That the institutionalised and weaponised use of `Woke’ ideology is not going to shape Florida or it’s laws nor it’s people. And he’s right, because anti-racism and things such as DEI are extremely misguided and contrary to the word of the Lord in so many ways. The number of scriptures devoted to this are manifold. Don’t say we don’t know what the new additional meaning of woke has become. Just as the term Gay now means something in language that it never did not was even associated with, we don’t say - when someone says Ian McKellen is gay, we don’t seek further clarification or accuse them of not being specific with their language… Even if we don’t agree. Which I imagine is possibly the underlying motivation to call this out. No my brother in Jesus Christ, what woke has become to be defined as is not okay, nor biblical, nor moral. It is rejected by God in his word.
Ah this got even worse than I first thought. Jesus was never permissive of sin, in fact let’s all remember now his statement to one who’s he saved - Go and sin no more. Yet instead casting judgment on a man leading by prioritising the protection of Children, of the family, of removing overly sexualised content from classrooms that even the Word of God says we should have no knowledge of, and to be naive in. I hope this video is revisited and prayed over deeply before a future discussion.
Your words are refreshing Alan. I am thankful for this platform God has given you and your commitment to God’s Word. I pray for all the best for you and your family!
I agree Jesus would not hide behind a word like woke. He would turn to the word of God to call people to repentance. He would argue from leviticus that homosexuality is a sin. He would show from genius that God made 2 genders male and female....thats it. He would point out that marriage is between a man and a woman. That is the order of things as God made them. If he was here today he would reffer to Paul in Timothy and colossians...when he said not a thief...liar...or homosexual would enter the kingdom of God. He went on to say ....such were many of you. Meaning you have to turn from those sins. If you are going to speak for Jesus you should be accurate with what his word says.
People in the comments need to leave Alan alone. I'm not even Christian but i can tell he is sharing his heart. Who are you to say if his heart is wrong. There are too many Christians that put themselves on pedestals. That needs to stop. Alan isn't like that. Anyways, as a gay person I've dealt with people telling me I'm going to hell. When i came across a gay Christian RU-vid channel i asked the same question. People said i won't go to hell for being gay but will if i don't believe in Jesus. I don't understand why it can't just be....to each their own. People should be able to believe what they want without making people feel scared about what will happen to them if it goes against what you believe.
If you give your version of your Bible and not THE BIBLE... that's what WOKE means or progressive church that leads people away from God instead of calling them for repentance and true relationship with Jesus.
You have the freedom to speak your own views, but you are just an actor, get over yourself and your narcissistic perceived brilliance. No one villainized anyone, all DeSantis did was common sense, keep pornographic material out of elementary schools.
See that’s what I’m saying. Woke just means alert to racial injustice by the dictionary’s definition. Idk what some people mean. I just don’t understand it. We should be loving each other
They can’t even define woke, literally the lady that wrote a book on it could not properly define it in an interview. It’s a stupid term. Thanks for this video
Woke literally means what the most common usage of it means, meaning someone has "awoken" from a sleep. That is quite literally what it means and how it was used. It was first used by the left to say that they were "awake' to the problems of society and that everyone that didn't realize it was "sleeping", or not woke. The right co-opted this to poke fun at those that would call themselves woke. It's not hard to realize what it's saying when you think about it for more than 5 seconds, or why right wingers are saying it in response. Just because someone doesn't have a 100% accurate dictionary definition doesn't mean they don't have an idea of what they're talking about when it comes to the word. Most people probably can't define and explain the etymology of many words that they use, but they still know the proper usage of the word. Hell, if I asked you to define the word "the" without googling it, would you be able to? I highly doubt it, but we all know the proper place and usage of the word. It's the same with the term "woke". Even though someone can't define it, that doesn't mean they don't know the connotation of the word.
@astrahl1 universal kindness? Except when it comes to straights, whites, males, straight white males, anyone on the right side of the political line, those who believe there's only two genders instead of 87, the nuclear family (i.e. two-parent homes), and anything/anyone else that doesn't perfectly aline with the left's agenda, right?
This strikes me as an extremely disingenuous take on this subject. 'Woke' is a term that serves as shorthand for those who follow an extreme leftist-progressive ideology. That is an ideology that, among other things, promotes mutilating children, hatred against women, racial segregation, unrestricted immigration and many other things that are detrimental to society as a whole. To equate the phrase 'where woke goes to die' to 'where black or gay people go to die' is the not only fundamentally wrong it is extremely irresponsible. The icing on the cake here is that you're quoting your scriptures about truth and yet you are clearly making up your own truth - one that aligns with the majority of those in your profession and that will not interfere with your career path in Hollywood. You talk about using terms for vilification - how about the vilification of people who are called far-right or Nazis for having points of view that were considered normal before 10-20 years ago? Is that okay? How about using claims like 'all whites' are racist - another idea that is representative of 'woke'? We get it - you have a great disdain for conservative Republicans; the least you could do though is to argue against them based on what they say and not on your interpretation of what they might mean in some sort of code language. In other words don't put words in their mouth.
I understand stand what he's trying to say but it is ungodly to be gay and evil to be Trans and to have premarital sex, and it says this in the scripture i ask you why do you think that the Noahs flod happend , but yes I agree that specificity key
