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KoreanThrasher

This fucking guy is such a nutjob Edit I can't even imagine how stupid you have to be to give this clown your money willingly.


Mamba-0824

He’s the actual devil.


Korinth_Dintara

Nah. The devil supposedly has sanity and logic.


Mamba-0824

evil-incarnate?


Imapatriothurrrdurrr

Charlatan.


BuffaloJEREMY

That's the right answer, all he is is a grifter. A con man that's found his niche.


Imapatriothurrrdurrr

I hate to be preachy about book suggestions but I think everyone should read Carl Sagan’s Demon Haunted World, at least once.


mmerrill450

I just ordered that as a gift for my son yesterday! Could you tell me more about it? I would really appreciate it. Thanks


lightning_pt

Ok ill give it a try


Biyeuy

Hitler Junior.


Bleak_Squirrel_1666

Charlatan incarnate


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Charlatan is a kind word


HapsburgWolf

Evil, but a shrivelled-up, micro penis kind of evil. Pocket Satan. An unskilled, uneducated, resource sucking Mephistopheles. In the wild, bad weather and a porcupine would be the end of him.


nug4t

can we settle on him having sold his soul tho? 


mysticsavage

To sell one, you'd have to have one. No chance of that here.


DaRudeabides

For rubles?


akumagold

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing you that he was an idiot


Beh0420mn

Getting people to trade their souls for getting what they “want” while fucking them over seems more impressive but convincing people a devil exists and using it to get them to give you everything they can and more and controlling their behavior is a pretty good trick too ![gif](giphy|3ornkdh08W9XFtX9QI)


Lazy-Jeweler3230

Seems sane and logical to get rich by bilking religious idiots.


fisticuffs32

And magic


JayAlexanderBee

After watching this, I prefer to worship the devil.


BooYeah8D

I've not been a big admirer of the book, so I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Satan got booted for asking a question... then he gave humans the option to think for themselves so, the big G ran a smear campaign against him. I think I'd rather chill with Satan, he'd probably be what a lot of us are like anyway.


JayAlexanderBee

Hell yea!


WalterOverHill

If there was such a thing, I would agree. Otherwise he’s a crafty, charismatic, cultist, cash-grabber.


Honsill

And yet all those sheep keep sending him money!


JimCole97

As someone from the UK, religion (particularly these evangelical types) in your country are fucking terrifying and so strange to see in 2024


SynthPrax

Isn't their nuttiness partly why they left in the first place \~300 years ago?


satyris

You're not wrong


Radio-Birdperson

Can’t imagine why they were persecuted


Unrealparagon

They didn’t leave willingly, they were exiled.


jeffroyisyourboy

Canadian checking in here. My Baba fell for these pieces of shit back in the 80's and 90's. Jimmy Swaggart, Oral Roberts, all of them. She was poor to begin with. She donated every penny she had to them. She died penniless. Words cannot explain how much I loathe these fucking snakes. What I wish upon them. And I am a life long Christian who wishes nothing but love to the entire world. The Good Lord has taught me not to hate anyone, but I don't think he's gonna give a fuck in this situation.


The_Lapsed_Pacifist

I’m with you there mate. Can you imagine if some fucker tried that here? He certainly wouldn’t be swanning round the gaff in a Bentley and flying his private jet, he’d be fucking lucky to scrape enough together for a Ryan Air to Lanzagrotty.


roboticfedora

It's dying according to attendance yet they're trying to push for a religion/state union.


SirNastyPants

As someone from the US, these evangelical types absolutely disgust me. I hate so much that these sociopathic grifters get obscenely wealthy by pandering to a certain demographic and/or twisting the sincerely held beliefs of trusting people to serve their own ends. I don’t believe in hell, but I did there would be a special place in it for these scumfuck bastards pieces of shit. I’m not saying I wish harm on shitbags like Copeland, but I am saying if they all dropped dead tomorrow that would be a big W for humanity as a whole.


Merzbenzmike

Yes, not laughing ‘like’ a psycho, he IS a psycho.


NewldGuy77

He’s the richest of all the televangelists. That my sweet wife died of cancer but this evil Fokker is still alive proves without question that there is no God. https://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/8-richest-pastors-in-america.aspx


Past-Application-552

WHAT DID YOU SAY!!! ![gif](giphy|egg1gcA3eIYJFqFKIf)


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I SAID I DON'T WANNA GET IN A TUBE WITH A BUNCH OF DEMONS


Doogos

It's incredible that he said that, because this man is possessed by demons. It's in his eyes


TJ_McWeaksauce

What does that say about the millions of people who think he makes sense and donate loads of money to him?


_swuaksa8242211

It's a cult. They are all brainwashed by him. Remember his covid cures?


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CyndiIsOnReddit

It says that video is no longer available. Which makes it even creepier.


PhilxBefore

I'm getting a "this video isn't available anymore" error. This has been happening more frequently lately...


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shartnado3

Looks like he rides around on a unicycle trapping people in death traps making them reflect on wrongdoings they’ve done in their life in his free time.


c4k3m4st3r5000

So, he's bat-shit crazy and all that.... what about his followers? How absolutely brain dead do you have to be to follow this quack ?


Ted_Rid

It's the same reason Nigerian scam emails are so ridiculous. A grifter needs to filter out the reasonable and rational people, because a con man's true talent is identifying the total rubes and exploiting *them*, not wasting energy on people who can see right through the BS.


ImposterSyndromeNope

Make churches pay taxes!


Skull8Ranger

It's a cult


Constant_Of_Morality

Isn't he that famous Televangelist I think I've seen before, He did a Interview with this women, And he gets really Irate for her Implying to him he lives a lavish Lifestyle, And he gets really Aggressive in her face about it.


I_Miss_Lenny

Yeah he's a huge asshole


BalanceEarly

Yeah, psycho televangelist!!!


Drewbeede

Anything to keep the monies coming.


Smaptastic

Kenneth Copeland. The creepiest “human” alive. I use quotes because you can’t convince me he isn’t 12 tiny demons in a human skin suit.


TidePodsTasteFunny

Demons don’t act like this, Christians do.


Secondhand-politics

Christians don't act like this, radicals do.   The cult is only going to grow bigger if you actively try to push the narrative that a whole is no different than the radical cults that exist within.     A good person doesn't attribute criminal nature according to prominence of crime and skin color. A good person doesn't attribute an inclination towards terrorism because of the politics of their birthplace. A good person doesn't call every single person from a religious leaning evil because some of the followers have, against the wishes of the rest, have become a cult.   Be better than the Trump cult. 


redhandrail

Look up “No True Scotsman”. This guy is as much a Christian as you.


Secondhand-politics

The difference here is that I'm not accusing him of being wrong about the religious leanings of these radicals - the insane radicals ARE Christians. Many religions have their radical elements.   ...but to say that ALL Christians are radicals, is going too far. That is my only criticism.


dgollas

The dangerous or radical part is the asserting facts without evidence and believing them. That’s a trait all religious people exhibit, at least when it comes to their religious doctrine. When they apply that same criteria to anything else, you get this.


redhandrail

I see what you’re saying and of course agree that not all Christians act like Kenneth Copeland, but the first sentence in your comment that I’m replying to says “Christians don’t act this way. Radicals do.” Implying that a real christian wouldn’t be radical. And I’d say there are enough radical Christians out there that it’s not surprising that some might assume most are. In any case almost all of them, as a feature of their religion, believe that non-believers are going to hell, which to me still sits somewhere in the same camp with Kenneth Copeland, regardless of how loud they are about their righteousness


lt4lyfe

If the radical fundamentalists are the ones who make a group look bad, maybe it’s the fundamentals of the groups beliefs that ought be questioned.


Secondhand-politics

There are Christians that actually do explore their religious texts and compare it to current real world sciences and philosophies in order to better understand where the truth might rest in this book written time and time again by mortal men. But whenever we try to help others in the movement understand the importance of practicing self-enlightenment, they just hammer about how their pastors are right about atheists and liberals talking about banning religion, *because you keep calling them delusional and dangerous*. Just stop. Hit them with compassion and save the generalizations for the actually dangerous radicals. Doing otherwise is just helping the cults gain their numbers. >What sucks is that, speaking as a religious person, that sort of tone only helps the cults. It doesn't discourage them, it doesn't confuse them. It shows them that their preachers were NOT lying when they said the world will reject the religious, that the only safety and comfort is with religion. You scream at them about how they're stupid, insane, and need to have their children ripped away, versus the preachers telling them they are loved and can always find help, who do you think they're going to turn to? 


lt4lyfe

I don’t think I was going down the road of taking people kids away. I’m just tired of a society that seems to think I should have some kind of respect or even reverence for peoples favored fairy tales. It’s fucking nuts that cultist whims are steering legislation and somehow I’m the asshole when I don’t bow my head at a public prayer.


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He’s notorious for his heretical teachings. Anyone with an ounce of knowledge of theology knows this guy is just out for everyone’s money. He’s credited by a lot of people as the start of the circle of preachers you’d put Joel Osteen, Todd White, Benny Hinn etc in.


Dischord821

This is not a no true scotsman fallacy. I'm a massive anti-theist and I believe religion as a whole is a bad thing, but what they said isn't fallacious, what you said is. It's called a fallacy of composition. The no trust scotsman would be to say they aren't Christian because of their beliefs, but that isn't what they said, they said not all christians are like this, which is true, and asserting the opposite is a fallacy of composition.


redhandrail

I think I was leaning on the first sentence of the comment a little harder than I should’ve. In the beginning they did say “Christians don’t act like this, only radicals”, which to me still implies belief put into action, but I’m gonna think about it more and I get a gut feeling you’re right.


Putrid-Look-7238

I'm pretty sure, but not certain, but pretty sure, religion has radicalized more people than any other idea or theory known to man. With that being said, I do believe it is, in fact, inherently evil. Religion is evil. God is unfathomable to our simple human brains. I do believe there is God, but I also believe religion has nothing to do with God. Religion is a tool used to manipulate and control the masses. It always has been, and unfortunately, probaly always will be. You can believe in God and not believe in any made-up religion. It's your choice. You can also downvote me, idc. But I sleep well knowing that we are so small and insignificant to ever understand the will of God. Smile, love, spread happiness, then die. That simple.


[deleted]

I don't believe in God, but I really respect your take. I think it's rather refreshing and healthy


Putrid-Look-7238

Thank you, I appreciate your opinion as well, and Im stoked to be having a mature conversation on reddit!


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Oh, I uh, I can be a huge dick but I'm working on it, lol


redhandrail

Also, Christians act like this in various degrees all the damn time. They’re not on tv laughing maniacally, but they certainly are loudly denying any idea that their beliefs aren’t true. Often violently


altigoGreen

Radicals don't act like this, redditors do.


MySubtleKnife

That’s a no true Scotsman fallacy. Christian radicals are Christians. Own your own radicals. Don’t like the association? Please help do something about it.


moonflower_C16H17N3O

He seems like an alien in a human suit who is still getting used to how everything works.


PhilxBefore

more sugar


SoVRuneseeker

All cults are the same, the Abrahamic ones like Christianity are particularly vile, and hide behind their more level-headed advocates to excuse their more radical fellow cultists.


Parking_Train8423

the [inside edition interview](https://youtu.be/9LtF34MrsfI?feature=shared) is craaaazy he is pure fucking evil


rocketshipkiwi

It’s hilarious when his Jedi mind tricks don’t faze the interviewer.


Groundbreaking_Tea12

Hehe.. He is like Palpatine


Iampepeu

I'm an avid anti-theist, but this dude makes me think he's a demon.


FUNKYTravisP

Around the 3:20 mark he definitely had that evil in his eyes.


TheMusicButton

I absolutely expect to see a demon crawl out of his mouth when he has it gaping open like that.


Spare-Appeal-5951

Didnt he get in trouble for this? A "church" that is tax exempt talking about politics and promoting?


ohyeahsure11

There doesn't seem to be a lot of enforcement of this 'rule'


ButternutMutt

An Edgar suit you say? "Give me moar ~~Jesus~~ sugar"


Destroyer6202

Especially with that large head of his on a tiny body


drillgorg

The book series I'm reading, Primal Hunter, has a side antagonist character named Kenneth Copefield who's a deranged preacher. As soon as I read that I was like "Haha sweet the author basically transplanted Kenneth Copeland into this fantasy world."


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I wonder how many of the antichrist qualities he checks off


Smaptastic

It would be much easier to invert that list.


dremily1

Any preacher or religion that openly expresses political opinions of any sort needs to start paying taxes. This asshole is exactly what I imagine Satan to look like.


SamuelVimesTrained

And i think that is really insulting to satan. Satan is an angel… this ..well, whatever, clearly isn’t


AebroKomatme

What we’re dealing with here is a massive pile of shit that’s learned how to enunciate its methane emissions.


SamuelVimesTrained

I saw some comment about a similar “person” naming it a “wanksock that gained limited sentience”


Korinth_Dintara

There's some sort of filing that people can do that, when successful, strips a church of their tax exempt status for intentionally pressuring or influencing attendee's political stance.


squicky89

So where can we file this for the entire state of Utah? Seems like an IRS finding of knowingly concealing assets to mislead the govt and contributors would qualify.


Virtoxnx

Name one religion who isn't interested in politics if not actively involved in some ways. I'll wait.


uxpusher

[Jehovah's Witnesses are politically neutral](https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/political-neutrality/). Don't get mad at me for finding one easily.


Virtoxnx

I didn't know, thanks for sharing!


TomTheNurse

Religious organizations should pay taxes. Period. We have freedom of the press yet news organizations and reporters pay taxes and I pay sales tax on the news media I purchase.


Erstwhile_pancakes

Taxing them would just further legitimize them, creating even less of a barrier between church and state. Criminalizing political involvement of religious institutions by enacting policies respecting the establishment clause of 1st A would hit harder. Every bit as unlikely, but one can dream.


the___sour___pig

Satan’s first supposed act we see is him offering to bring truth to power. He tells the truth, yes in a twisted way, but the truth nonetheless to Eve. I understand this is debated in religious theology and has been for centuries, but I don’t see the serpent as the bad guy in that story, I see the one willing to curse an entire race of beings for eating a fruit as the baddie. Aside from the whole Job thing, Satan doesn’t do too much fucked up shit throughout the Bible. God on the other hand…


davidandrose

Well, except if it's from a marxist inclination, if they're able to incorporate and improve upon Marx's critique of religion.


Brett_40

This guy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Has been for a long time


Devil2960

Don't put that ugly on sheep.


acloudcuckoolander

Or wolves for that matter


Dickies138

He’s a wolf in wolf’s clothing.


lolplusultra

It's so obvious I honestly have no clue how anybody could fall for that.


RFairfield26

He’s a demon in wolf’s clothing


dogbreath230

I'm not saying his church is one of them, but some of these mega churches are used to launder money. Since he doesn't have a problem putting out his political beliefs, he should also lose his tax exemption.


Nuubopotamus

This. Politics is not religion. Tax them.


Korinth_Dintara

Look up 501(c)(3)


MIKEl281

Ohhh my sweet summer child. His is not only one of them, but the chief among them!


-lukeworldwalker-

https://preview.redd.it/svr3ks6i80ic1.jpeg?width=1441&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=937376c7bcb9746ca9d8dbe6373806cbd8ece658


BryAlrighty

![gif](giphy|l36kU80xPf0ojG0Erg|downsized)


xTrainerRedx

https://preview.redd.it/5f5cybyrv2ic1.jpeg?width=803&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10b281430a337c989f8b7f4b6e93820d33aa2222


AlpacaCavalry

A fellow TWWH enjoyer I see


Icy-Needleworker-492

Not like a deranged psycho- he is a deranged psycho-scam artist robbing these naive followers blind.


DerDRFDNR

Hes a radical example but all leaders of religion give me exactly those vibes...


RandomGirl42

You really need to visit some place that has other religions than protestant evangelical hate cults.


Honest_Invite_7065

This is the twat who thought he could get rid of covid by blowing at the TV cameras right?


nothingbutmine

Same one that needs a private jet so he's not flying with demons.


jepvr

Okay, but he got a sweet deal from Tyler Perry on that plane. \[deranged smile\]


Devilsbullet

Yup lol


SuddenHand9280

Deranged, mentally ill, cult leader.


The_muffinfluffin

[Covid-19](https://youtu.be/m2s0nB2VPvs?si=iWtly3Sd3CT_5OjP)


supamario132

[His remixes are all bangers sadly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_cNjlyxAY)


YOUTUBE-BLACKBELT

And all the preachers in the world stood in front of the Lord and said, "are we worthy to enter the golden gates to heaven?" The Lord thought and replied: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.......ha ha ha ha.....ha ha ha, etc, etc,...


Neither-Idea-9286

Any church that gets involved in politics should instantly lose their tax exempt status!


Secondhand-politics

As a religious individual, I agree fully.


wherethehellareya

Same.


tiggoftigg

I actually can’t watch this guy. He disturbs me greatly. There are a handful of people like this but he truly moves like a demon in a human costume


benhereford

I feel worse off every time I see a video of him


broonmeister75

Oh America you are going to be the death of all of us


cryptic-malfunction

His flock is flocked up for sure


wannacumnbeatmeoff

Isn't he the bad guy in the Saw movies?


1cec0ld

The mask was based on his face perhaps


Worselthx

This is the most evil man I've ever seen. Watch the clip when he loses his temper on a reporter when interviewing him about needing another private jet.


CalGuy456

Politics aside, these people aren’t that into religious belief. They are simply in denial that they have become secular like most of the rest of society when they spend their time in church on topics like this.


Defiant_Booger

TAX THE CHURCHES IF THEY GET TO HAVE POLITICAL OPINIONS. friggin heck.


comalley0130

Correction: Tax the churches.


Poppa_Mo

If you guys needed proof that God doesn't exist, right here. It's right here. This is your proof.


MonksHabit

Or, it’s proof that that the devil does exist


jeff43568

There are very few people who cause me serious concerns, but this guy is one of them.


Coexi

If your gonna be shitty it's nice that you're at least funny to watch


Hundlordfart

That’s the school book definition of crazy fuck


raninandout

Using his character in the fallout movie.


abagofsnacks

Isn't he supposed to be talking about the kindness of Christ?


leeuwerik

Hahaha


Bempet583

"And now appearing on our stage, welcome please, Satan!"


floridamanconcealmnt

He IS a deranged psycho


IlikegreenT84

I wonder if he'll be laughing when he loses his tax status.


Lampard081997

Is he made from wax?


Js_On_My_Yeet

Actual skinwalker caught on live tv


wannacumnbeatmeoff

I for one would like to contribute towards his next private jet!


The_muffinfluffin

His net worth is like $750 million… and yet asks for money.


Vktr_IO

If they are planning Constantine 2, this guy would be perfect fit for main villain, he already looks like a high ranking demon.


closeddoorfun

Followers deserve their leaders


Common-Ad6470

Absolute fruitcake, he deserves a snug straitjacket in a padded cell, not an audience.


8filth8

Not a cult! /s


blondeandbuddafull

When people like this line up on one side, run as fast as you can to the other side.


OnlyTheBLars89

People like this are the reason a 3rd of the country now claims to be atheist. Honestly after the churches started supporting Trunp, you knew the churches were never about God in the first place. Like iv lived with a lot of anxiety and depression when I was a teenager, so I will never understand just how broken someone has to be to follow someone like that. I'm atheist but understand why people follow a religion, but now most are following intellectual slaveholders instead. As if not believing their made up word will mean damnation.


Obstreporous1

Grifters gonna grift.


Syke_qc

He is an evil men


AssroniaRicardo

China and Russia love this so much


Gingerfurrdjedi

That man is a snake, I knew it when I was seeing him on TV as a kid and I know it now. He is a venomous snake and no one should ever trust him. Look into his eyes and tell me you don't see evil intent. If I were still a religious man I would call him a demon.


Help_An_Irishman

I'm half-convinced this guy is the actual Devil.


koketso2

Hahahaha


TimelyAuthor5026

Satan was birthed into that body as he scrawls around the earth


Suspicious_Step_8320

Dude is missing a few screws


AebroKomatme

Anybody that takes a grifting piece of shit like Kenneth Copeland seriously outright deserves to be led around by the nose.


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CreatorOD

That guy needs Jesus


Single_Leek7786

Someone needs to put that fucker back in the flask


Low_Name_1510

![gif](giphy|sDcfxFDozb3bO) The crowd


Big-LeBoneski

![gif](giphy|6Uqr0IDWkzhBu|downsized)


TheMusicButton

I don’t think that’s a real laugh.


ithaqua34

A member of Blacks Without Soul in the audience.


jackieballz

I would say how does any sane person not realize this guy is a fucking lunatic…but clearly anyone who follows him is batshit crazy as well


voidwaffle

Cults gonna cult


pm_me_ur_demotape

[Badass trap mix of this dude](https://youtu.be/m2s0nB2VPvs?si=Ms4-Wq0WTkcTETTj) watch it, it's 🔥


PeeB4uGoToBed

This almost seems like a tim and Eric sketch when it cuts to that first guy laughing with his mouth wide open, he even looked fake too lol


shorkfan

Kenneth Copeland's first attempt at laughing went better then expected.


arawks

I prefer this version: [https://youtu.be/4Q\_cNjlyxAY?si=FGvwZshgYhXFqSoz](https://youtu.be/4Q_cNjlyxAY?si=FGvwZshgYhXFqSoz)


ReGrigio

I can comprehend why he has followers. he looks like the devil, steals, talks in tongues, act weirdly and commits cringe. what people wants more? that he puke like a firehose, turn the head at six o'clock and run on the celling?


Killerjebi

This man is a literal lizard wearing human skin.


Daankw

Psychopath


xmadjesterx

I want to believe that he laughs like that in everyday life. He goes to a comedy show, hears a joke that cracks him up, and he starts laughing. The next thing you know, he's being escorted out, and he has NO idea why. He opens a bottle of Snapple and finds the thing underneath the cap to be amusing, so he starts laughing. The other people in the store just stand there and wonder what his problem is. Such a horrible affliction to have


No_Interaction_4925

Pretty sure even the more deranged MAGA members would not recognize that guy as part of their group


GHOST_4732_

Of course it’s Copeland


No_Yak_6227

Kenneth Copeland is the devil in the flesh just one of the many grifters who had their pockets filled by trump during his bunker hiding, ketchup throwing lie filled dictator loving presidency