You need a context in which to deal with the doubts. The stir online is probably exhausting. First, he read Francis Collinss (the other Francis), The Language of God, and was convinced that evolution is true. This week, Faithwire managing editor Dan Andros discussed some of those concerns with editor Tr Goins-Phillips. Certain? Then the format changed. Giza Theme by Pixel Object, G.O.P. Who do you think you are? people will say to them. But, Continue reading, When we talk about what it means to be a man from a biblical perspective, we have to realize that we are working completely against popular culture. 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. 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. Rhett echoed that hes more interested in what happens during his life on earth. How Is God Loving if He Allows Suffering. Therefore, we also explored this topic f. That was the key for all of us, wasnt it? Why? 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. My heart is breaking and my head is spinning in light of the so-called deconstruction of Rhett and Links faith. Take Rhett, for example. I dont know. Im almost sure I said those same words at some point in my journey. These apostles of unbelief are on a mission to help others deconstruct with the same evangelistic zeal they learned from their previous tribe. Most of my life I saw the one or two aisles of Evangelical / Charismatic Christianity I was raised with as the totality of the whole store. With guest appearances on, their stars have been rising for the past few years, swelling their net worth to an estimated $23 million. 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. I believe they have a fundamental misunderstanding of the issue. I love it. It morphed into doubts surrounding biblical reliability, the historicity of the resurrection, and the general idea of hell and judgment. . Is Apologetics Helpful or Necessary in Evangelism? And, every time Rhett said, I know you are going to say _____________, I was thinking, Yeah, thats exactly what Id say.. Right and wrong? Then he skillfully planted a possible motive: money. If youve been taught your whole life that I didnt want to believe thisI didnt want to leave this thing. Get your FREE eBook about deconstruction: 'Before You Lose Your Faith'. These are great questions that Christians have been asking for years. I guess my biggest frustration with what he is saying is that he is painting the picture that if you are a Christian you are not allowed to have any doubts, but if you arent a Christian then you dont have to believe in anything. I imagine those types of responses will continue to roll in. Christy White is the wife of Charles Lincoln Neal III, the bespectacled half of the internet-famous duo, Rhett & Link on Good Mythical Morning their famous YouTube comedy. I never got a reply. The same goes for apologetics in general, doesnt it? As a result, they are surprised and hurt by Christians who promptly said that they never truly were of us ( 1 John 2:19 ). The two They were also Christians, former missionaries, and Campus Crusade (now Cru) staff members. Changed My Whole Entire Being: Ex-Strip Club Owner Born Again, Now Works to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking, UK Lawmakers Demand Stricter Pornography Laws to Combat Epidemic of Violence Against Women, Professor Reveals Why Asbury Revival Is Now Being Called Outpouring and What That Really Means, Christian Ex-Cop Fights Back After Resigning Over Social Media Post About Gods Design For Marriage, Researcher Warns Biblical Theism Is Much Closer to Extinction in America, Unveils Stunning Stats. 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". None of this is brand new; its been around for years and years and years.. Rhett and Link aren't going to church either way. Rhett and Link's collective spiritual deconstruction isn't ultimately a deconstruction of the Christian faith but of Christian subculture. As an apologist, my knee-jerk reaction was also to grab my computer and start typing refutations with the force of a thousand suns. How would it affect their revenue streams and net worth to remain faithful Christians in todays cultural climate? They acknowledge that Christianity means something. Let me help you out here. Link Neal. And furthermore, who wants to embrace uncertainty? and Asian Christians, and Pacific Islander Christians you soon realize the Overtime these add on requirements of belief become so ingrained with ones Christian faith that when you begin to question them your whole Christian identity feels under threat. 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 . Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 2:1416 that through his missionary work, Christ spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of himself. (And they do have an audience - their personal channel alone has nearly 5 million followers. The sweater of faith. 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. I read books about it by people who didnt believe in it. admit in the podcast that moving to L.A. did free them of some constraints that The reason Rhett and Link's deconstruction is so important is precisely because they are not scholars and neither are most members of their audience - which is no longer limited to Christians looking for wholesome entertainment. If it can make something, can it make everything? 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. I hope theres something. In a church culture where those lines are increasingly blurred, their clarity is refreshing. Maybe YouTube said "we want to get behind you and do such and such but it has to be about Rhett and Link, not random crew members". 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. For those who don't know, Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal are a musical comedy duo who have built their YouTube show Good Mythical Morning into one of the biggest shows on the channel, with over 17 million subscribers. Aug 05, 2012 12:57PM. But the same timeworn skepticism the church has interacted with since its inception is given a fresh dose of potency when delivered to a whole new generation by cool and funny guys whove become a fixture of their childhood. I suppose Im still partially sympathetic toward the people whose job it is to make sense of these things on behalf of the church. 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. But I dont think its the actual, people have found so persuasive. themselves a Christian? We still believe the truth and the opinion of two YouTube comedians cannot change that. She Leaves Once This Christian Brings Up This Topic. Confession: When I was a kid, I was in love with, As much as I felt undying love for Ricky Schroder, I knew little about him. As you listen to Rhett, he says that there were basically two things that converged to lead him away from the faith. 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? The best chance I had of communicating with him was writing a letter to his fan club. Did you know that these entertaining goofballs were once evangelical Christians who specialized in student ministry? ", "Until we meet againhttps://www.youtube.com/wat". He predicted that with the rise of technology and communication, people wouldnt be deprived of information, but rather they would be given somuch that they would become passive and egocentric. Watching people eat bugs and murderously hot peppers isnt really my thing, but its a different story for my kids. Its okay to have doubts. I dont blame them. The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. With every hit of the like button, the personalities weve subscribed to have become our authorities for truth. Why were so many people rattled and even persuaded by them? 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. (And Im a regular YouTube watcher)But then Rhett & Link appeared suddenly on my radar when their silo crossed over into mine. 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. Aside from the fact that most apologists have day jobs, this leads to a fair question: what would, stand to lose if they didnt capitulate to culture on an issue like same-sex marriage? 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. the opposite is often true. This led to him jumping ship. I want to hear MUCH MORE about this from Link and Rhett. Its got a destination. He cohosts the award-winning television program Way of the Master, which airs in 190 countries. With the help of the Holy Spirit, they became convinced that Christianity is true as they gazed deeply at Christs beauty. But as I tasted from Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, Anabaptist, and other aisles of the supermarket I discovered the Christian faith was much more rich, varied, and delicious than I had ever thought. I was crushed. Rhett seems really reluctant to talk about it, so Scarlett doesn't ask more questions. Responding to a fan question in 2010, Rhett said that, while they were both Christian, their content is not religious. They both felt a deep discomfort with biblical sexual ethics, which they perceived to oppress women and their LGBTQ+ friends. This is what Ive been teaching them. Could it be that the cultural influences driving these deconstruction stories needs to be re-examined, rather than Christianity itself? They are known for their comic songs, viral commercials, skits and the daily show, Good Mythical Morning. Are you sure about that? Rhett and Links deconstruction journey frequently mentioned the struggle they felt as they began to hold long held beliefs to the fire. And then I was like [**fwip**] Im gonna take the bikini off. ). 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. your local one size fits all faith is THE faithwell, youre going to be in So I think that I was primed to hear what they had to say with an open (but biblically-grounded) mind. They launched the 'Mythical Morning' studio in 2012 in North . Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! They no longer identify as Christians so it is not judgmental to refer to them this way.) more Christ-like now that they no longer see themselves as Christians. Really good analogy. 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I often joke that most of the people I When youve mixed with European Christians, Rhett's argument here against Christianity wrongly very wrongly assumes questions about sexuality are in some way new, as if, despite having survived thousands of years, Christianity is unable to withstand the whims of human desire. The answer many of us who deconstructed But it wouldnt have shaken. 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. And we as Christians shouldnt be surprised when this happens. And, in reality, hes not living that way either. It only even pretends to talk about how stuff became other stuff. It gives you something to hold on to. avenge the attack on Scarlett that day. their abandoning their faith. And, like he says toward the end of yesterdays talk by Link, the boat is real. Now, the debate stops at Rhetts conclusions. Today that simple choice to follow Jesus and learn to engage Life through his Way comes with a whole lot of additional belief requirements. Theres one thing I respect about the deconstruction stories of Rhett and Link. This brings us to the salient question. 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. They offer videos that present everything from video-game hacks to make-up tutorials to opinions about political and religious issues. With a successful career line as YouTubers, Rhett and Link have a net worth of $25 . In fact, he said that he jumped out of the Christian ship, but not into another ship, per se, but into an ocean of uncertainty more on that later. Should Christian Parents Send Their Children to Public Schools? That's why the recent Rhett and Link controversy has been so upsetting. What about the beginning? 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 . Doubt always accompany faith. With every hit of the like button, the personalities weve subscribed to have become our authorities for truth. Lets keep this conversation going, please. The truth is that we have a personality-driven culture in which two comedians can persuade Christians to rethink their faith in just three hours of video. 24:12). 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. 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). The REAL Reason Why Rhett and Link Fell Away from Christianity Ray Comfort Founder & CEO, Living Waters Rhett and Link, extremely well-known YouTubers, recently posted videos talking about how they left the faith. With the precision of a gifted lawyer, he laid out roadblocks to the objections he knew would follow his statements. Who will separate us from the Love of Christ? How can two guys who make a living as YouTube personalities go from making possum corndogs one day to throwing 2,000 years of Christian history under the bus the next? Thats worse than a house of cards. Co-founder of @mythical. The youth-group kids left flustered and agitated by doubt mightve been entirely unperturbed had they heard those arguments from another source. For many people deconstructing, so much of their world revolves around their church community. Later in Pauls ministry, however, he writes that Demas ended up loving the present world more than the things of God and walked away (2 Tim. Just like always, our biggest mistake was thatwe did as we were told. 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. They already know people are saying one of them led the other astray, as if we arentall being influenced by one person or another at any given time. suggestion that their moving to Los Angeles was just the slippery slope to What would Rhett and Link stand to lose if they didnt capitulate to culture on an issue like same-sex marriage? Questioning those beliefs meant friendships, family bonds, and the very fabric of their community were all threatened. They decided to go get vasectomies together and filmed the experience for a video . 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. But when evangelizing, is apologetics helpful or necessary? And so as I processed Rhett & Links stories I found 5 takeaways to suggest maybe they hadnt abandoned Jesus as much as their (many) critics suggest: When Jesus called his disciples he simply said, Follow Me. Alisa Childers is an American singer and songwriter who writes at alisachilders.com, an apologetics blog for doubting Christians and honest skeptics. They acknowledge that Christianity, The apostle Paul identifies his friend Demas as a fellow worker who was with him while imprisoned in Rome (Philem. Now that they no longer need to outsource their morality to God they begin to take more responsibility for it themselves. before can enthusiastically answer, YES, Jesus never answered the thief on the cross who asked Christ to remember him when he came into his Kingdom with, This Day youll be with me in Paradisejust so long as you also believe the world was created in six days. It gives you direction. Childers has recently become the go to apologist for Evangelicals who go astray having flirted with deconstruction herself but then (whew) successfully managed to pull herself back from the postmodern abyss. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. Frank had gone to Shantytown with some members of the Ku Klux Klan to. Relocating with their families to Los Angeles around this time almost certainly made it easier for Rhett and Link to think through some of their questions, removed as they now were from the Christ-Haunted atmosphere of the Bible Belt. you? 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. Mark Spence, a Christian, discusses some controversial subjects with a couple, and they leave once he brings up one topic in particular. But I dont think its the actual arguments themselves people have found so persuasive. On the other hand, we need to be confident in our faith, so we need to listen to what non-Christians say about Christianity. 2 2.The REAL Reason Why Rhett and Link Fell Away from Christianity; 3 3.Rhett Bought a Bible - Rhett's Deconstruction 2 Years Later - YouTube; 4 4.Let's Deconstruct a Deconversion Story: The Case of Rhett and Link; 5 5.Why Rhett and Link Broke Up with Jesus | Neil Carter - Patheos; 6 6.Why Rhett & Link's Deconversion Feels So Right . Get resources, podcast episodes, and SWO updates sent directly to your inbox. Rhett says hes lost his appetite for certainty, and I know what he means. The stories themselves werent so different from others that have lit up social media over the past few years. As much as I felt undying love for Ricky Schroder, I knew little about him. So, if you want to listen to them you can do so without fear. When the teenage years come and the questions and pushing the boundaries begin most churches are ill-equipped to handle it. I'm not saying that Rhett and Link walking away from the faith isn't a big deal . They began their career as engineers and ended up in the field of comedy. 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. He feared that truth would be lost in a sea of irrelevance.. 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. Please make sure all fields are filled out. Ill confess I havent watched a ton of their stuff, but thats mostly because I dont watch much YouTube at all. (Tim Challies reviewed the book once upon a time.) Of course, I had never looked at the evidence for evolution. Our cultural moment is a cauldron of information and celebrity worship in which the cult of personality can ferment and grow. Heres the deal, we (at SWO) have gone back and forth on whether or not to address this. Most recently, of course, is the story of well-known pastor and author Joshua Harris, as well as the Youtube comedians Rhett and Link.. I've written on this phenomenon myself in a number of places, including my recent book, The 10 Commandments of Progressive Christianity, as well as my my article, "The . Gone with the Wind as Bildungsroman or Why Did Rhett Butler Really Leave Scarlett O'Hara? I might get a new episode once a week if I was lucky. As a creative team, Rhett and Link have consistently pushed their limits instead of sticking to their comfort zone, a fact that has helped them immensely. I kind of saw Christianity as this boat in a very stormy sea. 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. Living Waters exists to inspire and equip Christians to fulfill the Great Commission. This was so convenient because the gift card is digital and gets sent right to your email! Today, Rhett and Link have a net worth of $25 million as of 2021. 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. We have to understand were not the first people to grapple with these sorts of questions, said Andros, noting Ecclesiastes 1:9, which says, There is nothing new under the sun., In one interview, Rhett argued that, if Christianity is true, it should be able to withstand investigation and inquiry.. So Rhett got hung up on the way that one pair of chromosomes looks (okay?. Mythical, founded by Rhett & Link, creates entertainment, products, and experiences that inspire human connection through curiosity and comedy. But that is no way to live. 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 exmaple, you decide you're hooked on a song. First, I am right in the middle of teaching an Apologetics course for the Snowbird Institute, so my mind is already focused on reasons to believe in God. Episode 29: What Atheists Wish Christians Knew About Them, "I'll be there! I mean really loved Jesus! Around the time I was nursing a wounded ego for being stood up by the Ricky Schroder fan club, Neil Postman made a prediction in his 1985 book, Amusing Ourselves to Death. And soon discovered some of these other traditions had different perspectives on some of the issues that often trigger Evangelical spiritual deconstruction: I came to realise the Evangelical aisle of the supermarket is a wonderful aisle in the supermarket but it aint the only aisleas much as they often like to claim it is. Demas traded eternal hope for earthly treasure. Ill leave you with Rhetts self-description, since it seems a good place to stop: I would call myself a hopeful agnostic. What am I gonna teach them now? 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. Catholics believe one can have lgbtq thoughts/ temptations, but not act on them. Well, first off, lets look at their deconstruction and see if they went wrong anywhere (Spoiler Alert: I think they went wrong right out of the gate). Good Mythical Morning Net worth- $30 Million. Its the people behind the arguments. Lover of beans. Several people reached out to me personally, including pastors who reported that the faith of several kids in their youth groups was rocked by the broadcasts, leaving them shaken and doubting. While their degrees and first jobs were in engineering, funny video production ultimately became their claim to fame. ), 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? That said, I sympathize even more with the ones who follow their own consciences out of the fold, in time being accused of every impure motive imaginable. This is something Jesus himself said would happenand it will continue to happen until he returns (Matt. Second, he was troubled by the fact that he needed certainty and couldnt get it. Theres one thing I respect about the deconstruction stories of Rhett and Link. Can nothing make something? 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). Blend that with Rhett and Links magnetic personalities, and its no wonder the faith of many Christians has been unsettled. As far as Christians believing in the theory of Evolution or not, there is too much to go into in this short post. Alisa Childers wrote a piece for The Gospel Coalition critiquing Rhett & Links shared spiritual deconstruction from evangelical Christianity. be One in Christ. Rhett & Link preempt their critics And as a guy who loves Jesus too I quickly found myself resonating with their stories. 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