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I’m an atheist. I don’t believe in the Bible, and I don’t buy into heaven, hell, or “God’s standards.” But I do believe in compassion over cruelty—and on that front, I’ll give credit where it’s due. The United Methodist Church (UMC) has taken steps toward inclusion of women and LGBTQ people, and that’s worth celebrating.

In this video, I dismantle a rant from the channel In Layman Terminology, which claims the UMC has “fallen,” blames women pastors and “effeminate men,” and calls LGBTQ Christians agents of Satan. We’ll walk through his arguments, fact-check his misuse of scripture, and highlight how fear-based altar calls and clobber texts get weaponized. I may even mispronounce a few Greek words along the way.

This isn’t about defending Christianity—I don’t believe in it. But I do believe people deserve better than bigotry disguised as doctrine.

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Sign-off reminder: You don’t have to be religious to do the right thing.

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In 1981, MTV changed everything. Suddenly music wasn’t just something you heard — it was something you saw. To parents, preachers, and pearl-clutchers everywhere, that meant only one thing: Satan had found a new cable channel.

In this episode of The Mighty Philbert, we rewind to the golden age of music videos and the not-so-golden age of moral panic. We’ll cover:

• 🎸 MTV’s launch and why it terrified the church
• 😱 Tipper Gore, the PMRC, and the “Explicit Lyrics” sticker that sold more albums than it prevented
• ⚖️ Heavy Metal on trial — from Judas Priest to Ozzy Osbourne
• 🔥 Cassette tape bonfires and backmasking hysteria
• 🙏 Youth group counterprogramming with embarrassing Christian rock knockoffs

MTV didn’t destroy Gen X. If anything, it taught us to see through fearmongering — and to laugh when adults insisted demons were hiding in our Walkmans.

Because the truth is: every generation gets its moral panic. For us, it was MTV. For kids today, it’s TikTok. Different screen, same song.

📢 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop your best “forbidden MTV memory” in the comments. Did you hide Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” video from your parents? Did your youth pastor make you burn a cassette tape? Let’s hear it.

👉 Stay Mighty. You don’t have to be religious to do the right thing.

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🎉 Labor Day Special! 🎉

Welcome to a very special holiday edition of The Mighty Philbert! Today, we’re taking a playful trip into childhood nostalgia with “Mr. Philbert and the Big Nasty Bully.”

Think Mr. Rogers meets Blue’s Clues — with cartoons, sing-alongs, and a little parody twist. Only this time, the “bully” we’re talking about looks a whole lot like the God of the Old Testament — jealous, angry, vengeful, and always demanding to be the only friend on the playground.

👶 What’s Inside This Episode:

• Meet the Big Nasty Bully
• A storytime from "The Big Special Storybook”
• Cartoon clips
• A sing-along of “Be a Good Person.”
• A big lesson: real kindness doesn’t come from fear of hell or promises of heaven.

This Labor Day, while some folks are resting from their labors, let’s also rest from fear, guilt, and toxic theology — and remember that being a good person doesn’t require divine threats.

Because here’s the truth: You don’t have to be religious to do the right thing.

👉 Stick around to the end for a whole lot of Mighty Philbert-style fun!

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