Help! That, though, didnt ease their concerns over how much emphasis Rhett and Link seem to be putting on their feelings. I often joke that most of the people I Much of their appeal comes from their history together. On the other hand, we need to be confident in our faith, so we need to listen to what non-Christians say about Christianity. They understand if you cease to believe in core tenets of the faithlike sin, the atonement, the resurrection of Jesus, and the reality of heaven and hellthen you shouldnt still identify as a Christian. And, like he says toward the end of yesterdays talk by Link, the boat is real. Gods in control. Catholics believe one can have lgbtq thoughts/ temptations, but not act on them. Ray Comfort Im not gonna be scared of the truth. They loved not the things of the world, but repented of their sin and put all their hope and trust in him. As far as Im concerned, Jesus was as real to me as he possibly could be without physically manifesting himself in my presence. Ill confess I havent watched a ton of their stuff, but thats mostly because I dont watch much YouTube at all. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Why ban a Tim Keller or Ravi Zacharias book when you can create a community in which no one will want to read one? With the precision of a gifted lawyer, he laid out roadblocks to the objections he knew would follow his statements. It would appear that despite how destabilizing and difficult their deconstruction processes were, they no longer, The sad reality is that, for the deconverted, disbelief isnt sufficient. As an actor playing a character on a TV show, my access was limited. This brings us to the salient question. Of course, I had never looked at the evidence for evolution. 24:12). What does this obtain for you? I told him honestly that it could only lead to loss and pain, but that I didnt really have a choice. Rhett James McLaughlin) and Link (a.k.a. I didnt have the opportunity to open my laptop (they didnt yet exist) or turn on our home computer (we didnt own one), hop on YouTube, and watch my future husband walk me through his breakfast choices, morning drive, and whimsical musings. Not only was I taught everything I ever needed for my faith in Christ could be found in that aisle but later, sadly, that was what I went on to teach others. But I dont think its the actual arguments themselves people have found so persuasive. Rhett and Link, extremely well-known YouTubers, recently posted videos talking about how they left the faith. Popular YouTubers Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal have publicly announced that they have left Christianity and landed in agnosticism.. Their deconversions are especially noteworthy given how publicly the two had once been with their Christian faith (e.g., missionaries for CRU, featured in Phil Vischer's What's in the Bible?It's also noteworthy that Rhett and Link have over 15 million . I shouldnt be afraid to poke and prod at any of this stuff, right? Meaning I dont know, but I hope. Because of that many former Christians suddenly and unceremoniously find themselves kicked outside the church wondering what just happened (with various levels of resentment and cynicism thrown in). I wont rehash all the arguments on which he touched (thats your own homework to do if youre interested), but in the end Rhett settled for himself that the gospels are a mix of religious propaganda as well as actual history. Like me, he leans toward believing that Jesus was a real person, even if he didnt do magic or come back from the dead. Blend that with Rhett and Links magnetic personalities, and its no wonder the faith of many Christians has been unsettled. Rhett led off with his intellectual doubts and Link countered with an emotional appeal. As they mixed with Christians that perhaps Love these mugs! Certain? If the below fields are visible, ignore them. Is Apologetics Helpful or Necessary in Evangelism? 4:10). This led to him jumping ship. Listening to their podcast you hear the Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! I had been pulling on this thread for a really long timeLets call it the sweater of faithI had been pulling on this thread until it had sort of turned into a vestand then a midriffand then a halter tapand now it was a string bikini. Mythical, founded by Rhett & Link, creates entertainment, products, and experiences that inspire human connection through curiosity and comedy. But where did the first stuff actually come from? Neil Carter is a high school teacher, a writer, a speaker, a father of four, and a skeptic living in the Bible Belt. I suppose Im still partially sympathetic toward the people whose job it is to make sense of these things on behalf of the church. After abandoning a Young Earth view of the cosmos, Rhett wrestled next with the historicity of the rest of the Old Testament (the stuff about Jesus would have to wait till later). It is one of Clark Gable's most recognizable and significant roles. Through the deal, Mythical has expanded its busine Lauren Boebert And Marjorie Greene's Adult Christianity Was Never About Democracy, Anyway. Do you see the problem? Did you know that these entertaining goofballs were once evangelical Christians who specialized in student ministry? .Both said they are no longer evangelical Christians with Rhett saying he would call himself "a hopeful agnostic" and Link saying he would call himself "an agnostic who wants to be hopeful". They decided to go get vasectomies together and filmed the experience for a video . and Asian Christians, and Pacific Islander Christians you soon realize the The same goes for apologetics in general, doesnt it? And I pulled my wife and my children with me. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 2:1416 that through his missionary work, Christ spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of himself. On the one hand, we dont want people who are not having doubts in their faith to listen to Rhett and Link and start doubting (Id rather have a millstone necktie). When I discovered that there were many other aisles in the supermarket that contained delicious spiritual food I was at first nervous and suspicious. No, these lads loved Jesus. Its not like God was all of the sudden blindsided by the fact that people are struggling with their sexual orientation or that some people have gender dysphoria. 1) Deconstructing Statements of Faith is not the same as Deconstructing Faith itself When Jesus called his disciples he simply said, "Follow Me". That was the key for all of us, wasnt it? If youre new to Godless In Dixie, be sure to check out The Beginners Guide for 200+ links categorized topically on a single page. With the YouTube-ification of our culture, though, consumers are connecting not with actors playing characters, but real people who allow them to peek behind the curtain of their lives. To paraphrase: Mammy sits by the door and hears nothing, only a low humming sound--Melanie convincing Rhett to bury Bonnie. If I wouldve found out he was a former Christian now identifying as agnostic, it would have broken my heart. For Rhett, it started with questions relating to science, the age of the earth, and evolution. Its far easier to dismiss this all with the wave of a hand, ascribing imperfect motives to us as if that changes the facts themselves in any way. The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Maybe youre just checking to make sure a bolt of lightning wont immediately strike you the moment you do. With a successful career line as YouTubers, Rhett and Link have a net worth of $25 . Just over a month ago in two hour+ podcast episodes, Rhett and Link told their stories about how they came to believe that Christianity wasn't true. Fast forward 35 years to a day replete with a global internet and smartphones, and Postmans words ring with the chill of prophetic accuracy. Jen's post about leaving Mythical! Whether it's Rhett and Link, who used their platform to honestly discuss their deconstruction and deconversion; or Abraham Piper, son of influential pastor John Piper, who's publicly deconstructing evangelical Christianity on TikTok; or . After poking holes in Christianity, Rhett offered no plausible alternative to explain reality. Why were so many people rattled and even persuaded by them? As the logic goes, a God who is not on board with the LGBTQ agenda is not a God worth serving. Secondly, I have been preparing to teach John 6 where Jesus says in several ways that God draws people to Jesus, He saves them, and He doesnt lose any of them. Goins-Phillips, in response, pointed out that Christianity has been around for 2,000 years and remains the worlds largest religion, so it has withstood challenges and investigations. Rhett and Link have grown their brand performing hilarious satirical songs and engaging in zany stunts such as duct-taping themselves together, playing wedgie-hangman, crushing glow sticks in a meat-grinder, and flinging bags of dog feces at one another's faces. But as Reformed Evangelicals these werent simply add on beliefs. Youre gonna get through this. At some level, my therapist knew what everyone in his position knows: Once you start seriously considering the unthinkable about your faith, so many scary questions begin to plague you that it keeps you up at night. admit in the podcast that moving to L.A. did free them of some constraints that One of the metaphors I like to use for my own personal spiritual deconstruction and reconstruction is that of a supermarket. First, he read Francis Collinss (the other Francis), The Language of God, and was convinced that evolution is true. Christy was born in the United States of America. Spotify have songs removed so you will buy them. (Tim Challies reviewed the book once upon a time.) The lesson we can learn from the Rhett and Link story is to observe the power of the media platform, recognize the roadblocks of the new apostles of unbelief, and keep a humble eye to history, remembering that our Savior told us some would fall away. Our media fueled siloed communities dividing us in politics, religion, race, culture, and various interests meant I was totally oblivious to Rhett & Link despite their being YouTube comedy sensations with nearly 17 million subscribers. I was recently at a conference where a prominent Christian leader was asked to give his opinion on what good could come from a Biden America and Continue reading, How are Christians supposed to think about Game of Thrones? their home town version of Christianity placed on them. She's been showing up less and less on the main series so I've suspected for a . Commercial Kings: With Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Shayne Pax, Brandon Taylor. When I listened to their journeys from belief to hopeful agnosticism I was shocked at how much this looked like a one-two punch attack against Christianity. Much to the chagrin of their critics who Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. On the show, the two comedians . We still believe the truth and the opinion of two YouTube comedians cannot change that. To some, it smells like beauty and life; to others, it smells like death. But as both Rhett and Link recounted, there was something brewing underneath the intellectual questions. That tow-headed heartthrob took my breath away with every episode of the 1980s sitcom Silver Spoons. Should Christians Embrace Evolution? By the way, Evolutionary theory doesnt have a sufficient cause for the universe coming into existence out of nothing. On Feb. 22, the Rhett & Link's Mythical Entertainment agreed to buy Smosh in a deal that would unite two long-running YouTube channels. Link asked, Why on airplanes? to which Rhett replied: Because when youre an evangelical Christian, when you sit next to a stranger, this may be the only opportunity you have to share the life changing message of Jesus with them. This is something Jesus himself said would happenand it will continue to happen until he returns (Matt. Rhett & Link are celebrating their 10-year anniversary and the 21st season of their show, Good Mythical Morning Released on 01/27/2022 Transcript We should be pretty good at this. Are you sure about that? . He feared that truth would be lost in a sea of irrelevance.. I was angry at the people who wrote the books. Rhett and Link refer to an American comedy duo who are very popular on YouTube. So to Rhett and Link I say enjoy the journey and keep bringing Life and Light to those around you!Peace, Steve, this resonates so much with me, Thanks , 2023 Beyond The Pale. About 24 minutes into the podcast, Rhett compares the development of human DNA to an instruction manual that gets two pages permanently stuck together, leaving the headers and footers in place to show exactly where one ends and the other begins. With the help of the Holy Spirit, they became convinced that Christianity is true as they gazed deeply at Christs beauty. Christians today must be ready to provide a compelling defense for Christand even. Producer: Good Mythical Morning. Sign up to get our newsletter your inbox every day. Home of #GMM, Rhett and Link, and everything else #Mythical @rhettmc @linkneal @mythicalstore @mythicalchef ). fear that if they stopped believing in this The stir online is probably exhausting. He further likens the endogenous retroviruses shared between humans and other ape descendants to a coffee stain that shows up in later versions of a manual, demonstrating an earlier common ancestor who must have experienced the original mutation/stain. Since Rhett and Link were relatively deep into religiosity, having learned "Christianese" and the culture, it took them years to complete their pilgrimage to secularism. A Christians Response to the Deconstructed Faith of YouTubers Rhett and Link. Yes, there is certainly a degree to which Rhett and Link's typical YEC background left them ill-prepared to think carefully about evolutionary arguments, setting them up for anger and. Rhett Butler (Born in 1828) is a fictional character in the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and in the 1939 film adaptation of the same name. Church is much more varied and diverse than you can imagine yet can all still So I think that I was primed to hear what they had to say with an open (but biblically-grounded) mind. 4:10). He cohosts the award-winning television program Way of the Master, which airs in 190 countries. (And they do have an audience - their personal channel alone has nearly 5 million followers. It gives you direction. I jumped into the water. He suggested that if all these apologists and theologians were to recant their stories and change their opinions, their livelihoods would be at stake. Rhett and Link met each other way back in Elementary school in North Carolina and theyve stuck together into adulthood, at one time passing through a ministry phase as full-time staffers with Campus Crusade (now called Cru). Actor Rupert Everett, who fell hard for her said: 'Her face had the illusion of beauty, but in fact it was wonky all over. 1:24; Col. 4:14). I quickly downloaded and submerged myself into Rhett and Links respective stories (which you can also see on YouTube here and here). It was time to stop just reading Christian answers to everything and go a level deeper, looking next at the answers to the Christian answers. your local one size fits all faith is THE faithwell, youre going to be in Today that simple choice to follow Jesus and learn to engage Life through his Way comes with a whole lot of additional belief requirements. Rhett mentions to Scarlett that he goes to New Orleans to visit a young boy who goes to school there, because Rhett is his guardian. Good Mythical Morning is the most watched daily show online, averaging 100 million views in a month. Rather, he foretold, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think, pointing to Aldous Huxleys satirical Brave New World. Its the. Only the dates and names were changed. be One in Christ. This insatiable need for certainty is something the still-faithful need to confront about themselves, not us. (Hold up, before anyone gets upset because I called Rhett and Link non-Christians, and am therefore judging them, these are their words. Francis Schaeffer once wrote about the fact that Christians need to have such a commitment to the truth that if it were proven to be false we would be the first to get out of line and join the rest of the world in their destruction. Listening to both Rhetts and Links stories, you can feel how much pushback they anticipate encountering from people who love them. How would it affect their revenue streams and net worth to remain faithful Christians in todays cultural climate? suggestion that their moving to Los Angeles was just the slippery slope to If you want Continue reading, Origin of Manhood: Every Man is a Theologian. With every hit of the like button, the personalities weve subscribed to have become our authorities for truth. But it was while still back in North Carolina that Rhetts wife, Jessie, had taken Bible courses under agnostic biblical scholarBart Ehrman, and the historical questions those studies raised continued to impact their lives. It didnt take long before quickly discovering these two were not some boys who got saved at some church youth camp alter call and then used their new found Christianity merely as a buttress against sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll after that. This brings us to the salient question. When they each recorded videos walking fans through their spiritual-deconstruction stories in February, it shot through the internet like a bolt of lightning. ), but he cant escape the fact that he is an image-bearer of God, living in Gods world. I was crushed. Rhett & Link preempt their critics As an apologist, my knee-jerk reaction was also to grab my computer and start typing refutations with the force of a thousand suns. I didnt want to believe thisI didnt want to leave this thing. Doubt always accompany faith. But it wouldnt have shaken my own faith. Thats what pushed us out, in the end. As far as Christians believing in the theory of Evolution or not, there is too much to go into in this short post. Anticipating pushback from those who say you have to trust Jesus over the noise of your own intellectual questions, Rhett reminds us you cannot separate an historical figure from actual history and still say youre talking about the same person. He firsttells the story of how during college he fell in with a crowd of Young Earth Creationists who maintained that the universe is only 6,000-10,000 years old, give or takea perspective he would adopt for many years to come. I hope theres something. At this point in his story, Rhett uses some of the exact same language I use when trying to explain what its like trying to look at the world through a completely different lensjust to see if things look any clearer. Exvangelicals remember this compulsion well. Since the release of their stories, several apologists and scholars have offered sound rebuttals to some of the claims made by Rhett in particular. Rhett seems really reluctant to talk about it, so Scarlett doesn't ask more questions. Postman posited that in the future, we would be oppressed not by an outside force like Big Brother in George Orwells dystopian novel1984. Charles Lincoln Neal III) have already established themselves as YouTube's grand old men and as two of the platform's most consistently . And when I jumped ship, I didnt jump to another boat. By naming several apologists such as Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, Tim Keller, and Ravi Zacharias, he knocked the legs out from under their arguments. Please have your Passports Ready. Confession: When I was a kid, I was in love with Ricky Schroder. Yep. Co-founder of @mythical. Should we avoid it? Good Mythical Morning Net worth- $30 Million. As it is also, evidently, for the more than 16 million subscribers these guys have accumulated since their show started back in 2012. Rhett and Links deconstruction journey frequently mentioned the struggle they felt as they began to hold long held beliefs to the fire. They offer videos that present everything from video-game hacks to make-up tutorials to opinions about political and religious issues. As part of their healing process, they are all told to declare to the world their reasons for why being a Christian is wrong. The YouTube comedy duo Rhett and Link are well-known for eating bizarre foods, making wacky music videos, and more recently, walking away from the Christian faith. Theres a lot of other people on it. Blend that with Rhett and Links magnetic personalities, and its no wonder the faith of many Christians has been unsettled. To lose that community is a pretty scary thought. None of this is brand new; its been around for years and years and years.. He feared that truth would be lost in a sea of irrelevance. Fast forward 35 years to a day replete with a global internet and smartphones, and Postmans words ring with the chill of prophetic accuracy. When the teenage years come and the questions and pushing the boundaries begin most churches are ill-equipped to handle it. In later episodes, Rhett and Link each go into depth describing what led them, ultimately, to deny their earlier faith. Im reasonably certain that you dont burn in hell because you were intellectual curious and honest. He occasionally sends judgments to earth to remind us of this. I have a love-hate relationship with Thanksgiving Day. Their response has been very interesting; they have lamented this by retorting something like . And thats where Ive lived for about six years. Lover of beans. They are known for their comic songs, viral commercials, skits and the daily show, Good Mythical Morning. It was a relationship. What am I gonna teach them now? Please help us to continue to make our videos and movies available on YouTube free of charge. Deconstructing from certain Statements of Faith doesnt mean you have to jettison the Christian faith altogetherin fact for many of us, its put the focus back on Jesus and the fire back in our faith! I dont know. I Work for a Pastor with Low Emotional Intelligence, Split or Stay? Why We Should Not Redeem Deconstruction, Before You Lose Your Faith: Deconstruction and the Church, Why Progressive Christianity Cant Bring Reformation, Jen Hatmaker and the Made-to-Order Gospel. I also appreciate him making a point of clarifying that bad experiences didnt push him out of the faith. ), and both have made it abundantly clear that they are 100% pro-homosexuality, and take serious issue with Christianity because of it (I mean it is the 21st century - Helloooo? Apologetics books arent written for the lost, theyre written for the saved. They exist to collect dust on the shelves of believers who will now sleep better knowing that someone took the time to think through all that stuff long enough to get it down into print. for a rude awakening when you travel. As any parent will attest teenagers are difficult, children are much easier to control. Like him, I was told that archaeology only proves the Bible, which means theres no reason not to dive headlong into it, right? Because of his feelings. Rhett McLaughlin. Melanie then asks for coffee and sandwiches. Before February 2020 I had never heard of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. I did not have a personal tragedybut I was angry at the thinkers. I'm super disappointed but also not surprised. Rhett echoed that hes more interested in what happens during his life on earth. Cotton Candy Randy is a Mythical character created by Rhett & Link on their daily show, Good Mythical Morning. What I want to address is that even if Evolution were true (which I dont believe it is) there are way too many things in this world that need explanations that the Naturalistic worldview cannot answer. The song became the most-played country tune on the radio for six . These apostles of unbelief are on a mission to help others deconstruct with the same evangelistic zeal they learned from their previous tribe. Rhett and Link met each other way back in Elementary school in North Carolina and they've stuck together into adulthood, at one time passing through a ministry phase as full-time staffers with Campus Crusade (now called Cru ). 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Get resources, podcast episodes, and SWO updates sent directly to your inbox. Indeed they become: From the short exposure Ive had to the spiritual journey of Rhett and Link it seems they will produce even more love, joy, peace, gentleness, and kindness that Jesus says will come from those who are following him. Scarlett had befriended the very people who had destroyed the South. That's why the recent Rhett and Link controversy has been so upsetting. This implies that they are, in fact, deceiving people. She articulates her argument well as she did in a recent debate with Lisa Gungor, (and Im more in the Gungor camp) so Childers article became my on ramp into the deconstruction stories of these YouTube celebrities who seemingly had gone astray. Ray Comfort explains the reason why this happens so often with those who used to believe in Christianity.Visit https://www.LivingWaters.com to view more free Christian videos, articles, and to get tracts and other resources by Ray Comfort and the Living Waters team.FACEBOOKLiving Waters: https://www.facebook.com/lwwotmRay Comfort: https://www.facebook.com/official.Ray.ComfortINSTAGRAMLiving Waters: https://www.instagram.com/livingwatersofficialTWITTERLiving Waters: https://twitter.com/LivingWatersPubRay Comfort: https://twitter.com/RayComfort This creates a sense of community, in which we come to experience love and loyalty for our favorite YouTube celebrities. ", "Until we meet againhttps://www.youtube.com/wat". Rhett and Link Controversy and Deconstruction Over the years, we learned that YouTubers Rhett and Link had been on staff with Cru, served as missionaries, led Bible studies, and worked with campus ministries. It isnt the skeptics who crave constant assurances were on the right track. If you believe in him and love him, he is supposed to be the most important thing you can speak about with anyone you meet. the way they had been taught was not the one size fits all that they thought. Last month, the GMM duo moved one of their podcasts, Ear Biscuits, to a separate channel in order to devote that space to an increasingly personal line of conversations about what led them to leave their faith and look for new sources of meaning and inspiration in the world in which they find themselves. And then my heart broke hearing not only where they are in their faith, but how they have made it easier for others to abandon their belief in God too. As an evangelical Christian, you learn to tackle controversial subjects by reading only books by other evangelicals as they talk through their own rationalizations for their beliefs. 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