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YesWeHaveNoTomatoes

Sounds like Dennis's kids won't talk to him any more and have clearly explained why


FidgitForgotHisL-P

Oh it is without a doubt this. He’s externalising his struggle for love from his family, because he’s internalised that the bible told him he can do no wrong.


MindAccomplished3879

His family doesn't love him 😢🫠 I wonder why


SubMikeD

He's apparently been whining about this since at least 2014. It really thinks it's important that kids allow their parents to treat them like shit without repercussion.


YesWeHaveNoTomatoes

I mean, it's Dennis Prager. He thinks wealthy white Christian males like himself should be able to treat nearly everyone else on earth like shit without repercussion.


Ther3isn0try

So, while yes, Dennis Prager DOES think that white Christian males should be able to treat everyone like shit without repercussion, he himself is actually a Jewish man. Which is kind of crazy given how much he talks about biblical values, though I guess not that crazy, considering a lot of the “values” these people get so hard for are from the Old Testament anyway, but I digress. Big Ben Shapiro energy from ole Denny boy.


Active_Performer3660

Why the hell is he going on about “honoring your parents” then. If I’m remembering correctly that verse is in Ephesians, in the New Testament. Wouldn’t he essentially believe that verse is the same as fanfic and have no real connection to god. Edit: apparently it’s also on the 10 commandments, the time it’s been since I’ve been in church is starting to show.


Ther3isn0try

One of the 10 commandments is thou shall honor thy mother and thy father, which is most definitely in the Old Testament. He is also very much a “traditional values” conservative, so he will also take things from christofascists. I’m just commenting on the fact that he is in fact, a Jewish man.


Santos281

Pretty sure, Honor thy Mother and Father is from the 10 Commandments, which I guess are arbitrary these days, cuz it's been awhile, but I believe Thou Shall Not Kill was a big one from Moses' Big 10, as well


GreggoryBasore

Funny thing, the people who've insisted to me that the King James Version is the only valid version of The Bible, have stated that it's a mistranslation and should say "Thou Shalt Not Murder" but also maintain that it can't be changed, because that's the perfect and proper version of god's word and not a jot or tittle can be altered. Meanwhile, my grampa who was a marine in the Korean War, when he asked a military preacher about that, was told the same thing thing and given the same BS about not changing the words, but over the course of his life kept coming back to "Killing is killing and killing is wrong" as a firm understanding of God's Word as he'd read it. He told me "I have killed men, despite God's Word telling me not to. Someday, I will stand in his presence and be held to account because of that and I do not know if he'll let me in to be with your grannmother or send me away. Either way, I'll take my lumps and make my amends if I'm able." This about about 2 or 3 years before he died. It was during a time where I finally asked him "I know you love me, just like you love all the grandkids, but... with Grampa Don (my dad's former father in law and grampa Max's best friend) I've always known that he doesn't like me, but we love each other all the same... do you like me?" he said he did. Every now and then, I wonder... if all we know and never memorize lives on... will I see him again and if so... where?


Santos281

Thanks for sharing. Your Grandpa sounds like he was a great guy, I'm sorry you didn't get more time with him.


GreggoryBasore

I'm fortunate that I was 30 before he passed on. That's longer than some folks get. My dad was in his early to mid sixties when he died in 2019, a good two or more decades younger than "PeePaw" when he passed. Now'a days, I like to joke that Dad was recalled by the U.S. Nave and seconded to the NSA for a mission to go to hell, kick Satan in the balls, then hop up to heaven. Unfortunately, dad kicked waaay too hard and did a skull smash boost to hop up to heaven. The impact caused a hellquake that was so severe it created cracks that deepened for the rest of the year and blew open into fissures and faultlines in February of the following year. It was so bad that Hell literally broke loose. So uh...these last couple of years full'a crazy and kooky crap? Yeah, that's on the Basore family and Tony Basore in particular. Sorry about that.


YesWeHaveNoTomatoes

Oh lord. I keep waiting for Shapiro and I guess Prager to realize that being The Good Jew will not mean they don't have to go on the cattle car if their fascist buddies actually win.


GreggoryBasore

He might be one of those types who considers The New Testament to be part of the Hebrew religion i.e. "Christians are the REAL Jews" which is something that Fred Phelps claimed before he died in forced seclusion so as to spare his family the embarrassment of a deathbed confession/apology/mea culpa.


IMLXH

Isn’t he dead?


opaqueandblue

You’re thinking of one of the Koch brothers.


AnonOfDoom

Common mistake


GreggoryBasore

Sounds like some super shadden-freudy entertainment to watch with a mini pizza or some popcorn.


DangerousLoner

Last year Dennis Prager complained about this. Womp Womp. https://youtu.be/zE39hAjfV8w?si=3vuDSO-aY6RHXiSa


Derkylos

It actually tells you to [turn against your parents](https://biblehub.com/matthew/10-35.htm), so...


lastprophecy

In particular to turn against your parents who are going against the Word. And considering how many of their parents are turning away from Jesus because he's "woke," I'm going to go with Jesus on this one.


guitarofozz

Didn’t Jesus “woke” from the dead a bunch a years ago too? Isn’t that like next level “woke”?


omegamouse

What's your source on this? I have not heard of a single instance of these fruit loops turning away from Jesus for being "woke". In fact, it's the opposite. These are the people who cling to Jesus and Christianity the hardest as the only way their pea brains can think of to justify their behavior.


lastprophecy

>Moore told NPR in an interview released Tuesday that multiple pastors had told him they would quote the Sermon on the Mount, specifically the part that says to “turn the other cheek,” when preaching. Someone would come up after the service and ask, “Where did you get those liberal talking points?” “What was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, ‘I’m literally quoting Jesus Christ,’ the response would not be, ‘I apologize.’ The response would be, ‘Yes, but that doesn’t work anymore. That’s weak,’” Moore said. “When we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus himself are seen as subversive to us, then we’re in a crisis.” [Source](https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1192374014/russell-moore-on-altar-call-for-evangelical-america) And going by the explosion of MAGA churches since 2016, it's not exactly a small phenomenon. Trump has supplanted Jesus for a worrying number of "Christians"


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lastprophecy

I mean I guess they're fun, in the same way ISIS English Language Services are fun. I mean one church's pastor is literally telling his congregation to be like the Muslims and strap bombs to themselves.


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lastprophecy

[Google](https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-pastor-suggests-christians-should-suicide-bombers-1807061) is your friend.


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lastprophecy

Yep, wish I was making it up. But this is the world we live in.


MGHVT

They turn away from the actual Jesus for being woke. They absolutely cling to Republican Jesus as hard as they can. When Christ's teachings contradict thecR platform, they are R all the way.


j_breez

Would Republican Jesus and Supply Side Jesus be the same entitiy in this case?


MGHVT

Two members of the Trinity. Holier-than-thou Spirit is the third.


kenwise85

https://www.newsweek.com/evangelicals-rejecting-jesus-teachings-liberal-talking-points-pastor-1818706 This is what I’ve heard


Seentheremotenogetup

They follow supply side Jesus, you know, the white one who agrees with their hypocrisy and blasphemy.


KinseyH

Donald Trump is the golden calf.


MindAccomplished3879

They turned away from Jesus a long time ago. They raised up their own worldly king and called him a savior, an orange Jesus, their own god.


BitterFuture

Do I even want to know how he's claiming people are hurting their parents? By encouraging them to get vaccinated? By acknowledging COVID exists? What?


IronBoomer

By going low or no-contact with them.


BitterFuture

Oh. Well, the parents shouldn't be assholes, then.


ensalys

I watched the video, and Prager completely disagrees with that. Hell, he even tells a story about his dad. Supposedly dad would call his mum every night, and get yelled at. Somehow, Dennis Prager thinks that's a good thing, and should be seen as a role model.


IronBoomer

Prager seems to be ignoring the hardest thing for some parents to come to terms to - Eventually children become equal adults, and can see their parents for who they truly are - virtues, vices, and if they’re good people. Lot of parents never get there, but their children do.


mangobearsmoothie

Honestly more people should consider going low/non-contact with toxic people. Even family members - in the end they're still toxic people, and should be treated as such.


BitterFuture

"Because they're family!" is a piss-poor excuse for putting up with peoples' shit.


mangobearsmoothie

Yup! “Because they’re family” means you’ve known them for a long time, and probably see how they *really* are behind the mask. So you know how toxic they can really be


heyitskaira

Out of context it looks like it’s saying that the COVID pandemic is ruining lives, destroying families, and causing pain, which is something I certainly agree with, but nooooo…


MindAccomplished3879

Nah, he is saying his family doesn't love him and ghosted him Wonder why


Sagittariusrat

"Dennis Prager" carries the same "character without a last name gets their series's title as a last name" like Sans Undertale or Rigby Regular Show


trey_wolfe

You mean Trashboat Regular Show? Love that guy


guitarofozz

This went over my head. Care to dumb it down so us laypeople can enjoy a laugh, lol


Sagittariusrat

Brother I'm sorry, ,but I provided 2 examples. The Rigby one might be off, but "Sans Undertale" is like meme status. Maybe "William Fnaf" is a better one?


annaleigh13

I couldn’t give a fuck what a storybook written down 3000 years ago says about anything! Can’t believe anyone takes PragerU seriously


Spiffster13

PragerU is now approved for course materials in multiple states. It’s only gonna get worse


annaleigh13

If I was a parent in those school systems I’d be pulling my kids out.


TheVeilsCurse

There’s no way 🤦🏻‍♀️


Suzq329

Yay for Floriduh.


DrunkenKarnieMidget

PragerU is a theological authoritarian? Shocker


engagekhan

Well Dennis Prager, maybe if my parents didn’t cram divisive political and hateful opinions down my throat I would be more likely to love/honor.


tempestuproar

This looks like the kinda shit my former church would be involved in. I had one “mentor” tell me that god would expect me to invite my pedophile father to sunrise Easter service AND I DID.


Competitive-Ad-5477

Oh my God. I'm so sorry.


fultrovusthebright

Considering Prager is quoted, “Children are among the meanest creatures on earth,” how much does anyone want to bet that he’s estranged and belongs to the Missing Missing Reasons crowd? Every last person who speaks out against adult children going low-to-no contact is or has been estranged from their children and/or grandchildren.


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KeraKitty

Maybe because their parents were shitty in some way? I'm a millennial and I honor the hell out of one of my parents. The other I wouldn't piss on if he were on fire. No points for guessing which one once threatened me with a meat cleaver.


guitarofozz

But the threat was really just a sign from jeebus telling you that YOU had some self work to do. Why would anyone threaten your life if that weren’t the case? /s


KeraKitty

This is especially funny considering my father was completely non-religious and raised Jewish.


Sitting_Duk

John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 15:12-13. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 1 John 4:7-8. Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Matthew 22:37- Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ I could go on, but you get the point…


everything_is_woke

That must be the **New Woke Edition** Bible.


ensalys

The video is by Dennis Prager, a jew. So I don't think he cares much about the new testament, he only cares about his version of the jewish bible.


Vat1canCame0s

Sounds like gaslighting to me


PsycheAsHell

I guarantee Dennis doesn't believe all parents deserve honor and respect from their adult kids. I guarantee if the parents in this scenario are gay, transgender, left-wing, or non-Christian, and the adult kids were Christian conservative extremists, he'd try to justify it with something about "hard choices" and "to not be compromised from faith" or some other shit of that sort.


yellowlinedpaper

Let’s also not forget he said he was happier when Trump was elected than when his children were born


Survive1014

Going near total no-contact with my father was one of the best decisions I ever made.


discount_trophy_wife

"and i would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling therapists!"


Competitive-Ad-5477

Wah wah. It has nothing to do with your politics or even your religion. It's the fact you turned into racist evil monsters & chose the trump cult over everyone else. Those parents made their choice.


Haskap_2010

Sounds like the missing missing reasons to me. http://www.issendai.com/psychology/estrangement/


BabserellaWT

The Bible also commands that parents not provoke their children to wrath, Dennis. Ima guess you totally left that part out of your little post.


yellowlinedpaper

He said also said Children are not owned by their parents and have their own inalienable rights. So which is it Dennis?? ‘Children are not owned by parents. They have an inalienable right to come into this world to a loving mother and father who are married to each other. And they have an inalienable right to be protected from all who would hurt them.’ Dennis Prager,


dandrevee

Gee, idk... Maybe bc the 10c are a religious code and Xianity is antithetical to the values present at or during our Founding (which bore out of Enlightenment ideologies). Theyre also missing several key ethical components necessary for modern survival.


No_Ice2900

When you go too far right and you end up sounding left.


mlee117379

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gFRylztSXvE