Giza Theme by Pixel Object, G.O.P. Thats worse than a house of cards. I read books about it by people who didnt believe in it. I imagine those types of responses will continue to roll in. I'm glad that so many are able to turn their jobs at GMM into better careers down the line :) We'll miss you Jen, I guess the old saying is true, "If you love something, let it go". Christy was born in the United States of America. By naming several apologists such as Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, Tim Keller, and Ravi Zacharias, he knocked the legs out from under their arguments. Its not like hes throwing out the baby with the bathwater, its like hes throwing out the tub and trying to keep the baby and the bathwater intact. I mean we have little finite minds and we are trying to understand an infinite God. Why? I love it. They loved not the things of the world, but repented of their sin and put all their hope and trust in him. 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. Rhett and Link grew up as evangelical Christiansand worked extensively with Christian organizations in the past, including working for Campus Crusade for Christand playing the Fabulous Bentley Brothers for a children's Bible education series on Jelly Telly. To lose that community is a pretty scary thought. And if you like what you read on Godless in Dixie, please consider sponsoring me on Patreon, or else you can give via Paypal to help me keep doing what Im doing. Jen's post about leaving Mythical! After all, when someone is conversant in apologetics and theology, knows his Bible, and can anticipate my suspicions and objections, its difficult to simply pass him off as someone who never really understood Christianity. 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). These apostles of unbelief are on a mission to help others deconstruct with the same evangelistic zeal they learned from their previous tribe. 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 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. Why were so many people rattled and even persuaded by them? She had a pretty nose, little girl's eyes, but her lips gave everything away. Starring filmmakers and comedy duo Rhett & Link, this non-fiction comedy series follows their travels to small towns across America where they develop and produce commercials for local businesses using local talent. For more than a decade, Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal have made videos together under the name Rhett & Link, cementing their bromance as one of YouTube's most memorable partnerships.In a recent vlog, McLaughlin and Neal who have been buddies since the first grade took their friendship to another level. When youve mixed with European Christians, I suppose Im still partially sympathetic toward the people whose job it is to make sense of these things on behalf of the church. Its okay to have doubts. Its the people behind the arguments. Scarlett had befriended the very people who had destroyed the South. Mythical Kitchen Why did Rhett and Link leave Christianity?-----Our mission is to create educational content. How would it affect their revenue streams and net worth to remain faithful Christians in todays cultural climate? Do you think you know more than all these other brilliant people before you? Of course that knife cuts both ways, although the people who say this never do see how it should undermine their own confidence, as well. Of course not. Which means the history matters. This is the effect the gospel has, and we should expect these types of reactions. . That tow-headed heartthrob took my breath away with every episode of the 1980s sitcom Silver Spoons. 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). Ive heard these things described dozens of times by now, but never before by guys I know my still-believing daughters have been watching for years. 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. My advice to Rhett and Link (and borrowing from the Immortal words of Douglas Adams) is Dont Panic; across the Jordan River of spiritual deconstruction exists a promised Land of a deeper, richer, and more beautiful faith in Christ and his Way. We homeschool because the public education system is a liberal conspiracy to brainwash children into believing things like global warning is real. After all, when someone is conversant in apologetics and theology, knows his Bible, and can anticipate my suspicions and objections, its difficult to simply pass him off as someone who never really understood Christianity. ), but he cant escape the fact that he is an image-bearer of God, living in Gods world. For Rhett, it started with questions relating to science, the age of the earth, and evolution. Rhett said, , to believe [Christianity], then why would I? Link expressed, Why was I working so hard to make Christianity work for me if it wasnt even true? Aside from encountering intellectual stumbling blocks, it seems that, to YouTubes favorite pair, the gospel had begun to stink. Unfortunately, much of the church and pastoral leadership seems committed to stopping the proper spiritual development of Christians and instead choose to keep them artificially in a state of spiritual arrested development. And thats where Ive lived for about six years. They no longer identify as Christians so it is not judgmental to refer to them this way.) I imagine those types of responses will continue to roll in. As far as Christians believing in the theory of Evolution or not, there is too much to go into in this short post. had a broader perspective on certain subjects it freed them to consider that Aug 05, 2012 12:57PM. Rhett and Melanie eat:" {Mammy} could distinguish nothing except the clatter of silver on china, and the muffled soft tones of Melanie's voice." Rhett then goes to bed. Today, Rhett and Link have a net worth of $25 million as of 2021. Try the whole world. The younger generation is even more open about questioning their faith and leaving Christianity behind. As the logic goes, a God who is not on board with the LGBTQ agenda is not a God worth serving. Her exact date of birth and lace of birth is currently not known yet. 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. Its no wonder, then, that every time we turn around there is yet another deconversion story being proffered as the newest ex-evangelical smoking gun. The two He is still living as if he has value, that there is a purpose to his life and the lives of his family, that there is a standard of morality that people should follow, and that it matters how someone chooses to live their lives. Should Christians Embrace Evolution? Rhett & Link, best friends since 2 nd grade, currently host one of the most popular YouTube channels on the Internet, Good Mythical Morning. It gives you something to hold on to. A Christians Response to the Deconstructed Faith of YouTubers Rhett and Link. 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. By Dawson Gaillard FOR about some the reason seasoned, as I aged sat in bricks a French dating Quarter back to patio the musing 1700's, about the seasoned, aged bricks dating back to the 1700's, I began to think of Gone with the Wind. When he jumped the Christian ship, he didnt jump into another boat, but into a sea of uncertainty. His Christianity has been replaced with what he calls openness and curiosity. He describes how liberating its been to let go of the appetite for certainty. To the careful observer, its evident that Rhett has traded in one worldview for another: Christianity for postmodernity, with all its skepticism, denial of absolutes, and relativism. Ray Comfort explains the reason why this happens so often with those who used to believe in Christianity. fear that if they stopped believing in this I hope in the future they will explore that question a bit more, as well as their differing orientations toward hopefulness for the future of our species. And I pulled my wife and my children with me. It's not the End of the World When public figures walk away from the faith, a lot of Christians panic; but really, it's not the end of the world. Theres a good chance the Christian kid who looks up to Rhett (and probably doesnt ever crack open his Bible) will never read those authors now. (Tim Challies reviewed the book once upon a time.) Rhett (a.k.a. Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III is an American actor, writer, singer/songwriter known for being the comedy duo "Rhett & Link." Neal is also known for being the co-creator and co-host of Good Mythical Morning (2012) along with several other projects such as Commerical Kings (2011), The Mythical Show (2013), and Rhett and Link's Buddy System (2016 . 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? 24:12). Or what about morality? 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. In later episodes, Rhett and Link each go into depth describing what led them, ultimately, to deny their earlier faith. Would. I hope theres something. Yep. I hope youll take the time to watch/listen to the show for yourself, along with the follow-up episode in which Link tells his own story about how he left his faith behind after he became an adult. That is why I read and study. Rhett echoed that hes more interested in what happens during his life on earth: Its not so much what happens after you die, but what happens while youre alive.. I found myself identifying with them a lot through experiences from our very similar pasts. Hes the one whos established this entire universe. When I was 11, I only had the opportunity to see Ricky Schroder once a week. After poking holes in Christianity, Rhett offered no plausible alternative to explain reality. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. Rhett James McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln's hosts are known for their comedic viral videos and have gathered an estimated net worth of 30 million dollars. 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 ). Much to the chagrin of their critics who And I want to say that because Ive noticed that when I tell my story, often people kind of conclude that I was never a true Christian. 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