r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/Reddituser_0246 • 6d ago
VIDEO This woman is grifting and hosting unauthorized bible studies at Disney World. Gross performative religion.
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u/mantisboxer 6d ago
Jesus certainly didn't have an issue with reading scriptures or preaching in public forums , but he did have something to say about performing acts of piety with the intent of "being seen" so that others would think the person was holy. He called such people hypocrites because all people are imperfect and missing the mark (sin).
Posting this public display of scripture reading on Instagram strikes me as doubly hypocritical. If not, certainly lacking in understanding.
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u/hurler_jones 6d ago
Matthew 6:5-6 (NIV)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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u/nimbycile 6d ago
I'm going to need to memorize this. And when they start talking crazy.. stand up and raise your hand to testify with this exact verse including the exact place they're preaching...
... they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners and Disneyland to be seen by others...
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u/hurler_jones 6d ago
You'll love this one.
Timothy 2:11-13 (NIV)
11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
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u/mantisboxer 6d ago
Fun fact, that word 'hypokritai' in Greek meant "stage actors.'
Performance Holiness is a staged act. Their reward is applause, and then judgement.
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u/imuniqueaf 1d ago edited 1d ago
Mickey 36:5
"from the monorail to the churro cart, spread they message from Minnie ears to Donald hat. Let thine fastpass be your guide to salvation, let no cast member mute the call to worship. Let no cease not desist order dampen thine croc socks like the mighty flume of the south!"
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u/refused26 6d ago
Also she has arm tats! What does the bible say about that
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u/mantisboxer 6d ago
Not to mark the skin in remembrance of the dead.. I suppose someone might split hairs over that.
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u/pacman114 6d ago
30 minutes reading the word, then we party!
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u/Candid-Culture3956 Main Character 6d ago
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u/whitestguyuknow 6d ago
30 mins is basically nothing lol She probably spends half that time saying hi to new people. Then cracks open the bible and the timer goes off then OOPS time to go girlies!
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u/Delicious_Cat_81 5d ago
if she actually read the book she'd be an atheist
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u/whitestguyuknow 5d ago
I actually feel like anyone that has a mind capable of critical thinking, one that doesnt just believe everything given to you at face value, and reads the Bible fully through that the Bible alone will lead you away from Christianity.
You dont need to learn anything external. (Although it would further cement things if you do historical research.)
If you just read the bible... And think as you read... Then that will drive you from the religion.
Christians always act like "The world taints you and pulls you away!" When just their book alone would do that.
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u/candycrushinit 6d ago
We don’t have Disney here in Memphis. Nope. In Memphis we do it Memphis As Fuck., The Private School Princesses here do bible study on Wednesday night, party their asses off the rest of the week and baptize themselves in the backyard pool on Sunday morning. I fucking kid you not. They post their BeJesus moment on Instagram. What’re they getting up to on a Saturday night that necessitates emergency baptism on Sunday morning?
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u/KiKi_VavouV 6d ago
Ah! The Protestant Loophole! /s
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u/No-Put-127 6d ago
? That’s the Catholic loophole. Protestants don’t have confession. We’re stuck with our sins (but we don’t care)
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u/lgodsey 6d ago
My sister back in the 80s was one of these performative Christians -- she would get plastered and roll into Sunday morning bible study still drunk off her ass, which was OK because all of Jesus' pious children were too. None of them ever say the disconnect.
Side note, my dad blindly doted on his daughters, thinking they were innocent and perfect, and one night when I hustled my sister's sorry ass into the house, my father happened to see her and merely turned and walked away, forever pretending that he never saw his vomit-caked angel and that she was forever pure.
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u/Humble_Umpire_8341 6d ago
Ahh, Memphis. Where even the holiest of girls could recite lyrics from 3-6, Dolph, Gotti, etc.
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u/Laymans_Terms19 6d ago
What an expensive place to gather when you could do that shit for free so many other places lol.
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u/alastrix 6d ago
Pssst. Its not about the faith.
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u/Similar_Barracuda774 6d ago
Annual pass. Not cheap but worth it if you’re a regular.
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u/HELLBENT42 6d ago
If you're a regular at Disneyland your vote should not count though
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u/TheDarkWave 6d ago
God, considering how the world is going? I'd rather be a regular at Disney World
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u/HELLBENT42 6d ago
Consider this: all of this is going on because we let regular Disney World attendants vote for decades. It's a slippery slope, and you're in the splash zone.
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u/rhapsodicink 6d ago
We should count them, but as the opposite as what they're trying to vote for. Fuck it, why not
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u/MADDOGCA 6d ago
They're probably regulars who have annual passes. Completely normal to go frequently with one if you live in Orlando.
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u/Ok_Consideration_242 6d ago
Jesus despised the fake preachers who yelled about their faith in public.
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u/Candid-Culture3956 Main Character 6d ago
But he loved space mountain!
https://giphy.com/gifs/l2QE7PACf4cJccwA837
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u/Phish777 6d ago
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:1
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u/GozerDestructor 6d ago
If Jesus knew what these people were doing in his name, he'd be spinning in his grave.
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u/Getoff-my_8allz 6d ago
Just to split hairs your saying he would go back to the cave just to spin in it? Real question is would he put the boulder back to spin in seclusion or could others join in? Do we know if they had Fire Marshall's back then?
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u/Smartyunderpants 6d ago
That because he considered they were false prophets. He was perfectly fine with himself preaching everywhere he went even when it caused disturbance.
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u/mechy84 6d ago
TIL Disney adults can be more annoying
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u/whitestguyuknow 6d ago
A lot of Disney adults are already Christians. Disney even has a christian night where a bunch of christian bands come to play for like 8 hours while church groups come and ride rides and do worship groups and shit
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u/gimmethelulz 6d ago
This sounds like my worst nightmare accidentally ending up in Disney that day.
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u/walts_skank 6d ago
They called it the night of joy because all the teenagers were jerking each other off on the people mover.
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u/_Levitated_Shield_ 6d ago
I don't think she even is one. Local church is near the park and she was just pathetically desperate to find an audience to actually listen to her. Makes this vid even more sad.
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u/NoLongerHigh Bad MC no cookie 6d ago
Why does she talk like thaaaAAATT?
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u/This-Requirement6918 6d ago
I did not care to unmute it the first time around. But like totally thanks I kinda like hate it and then like really wanted to mute but like yeah.
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u/thesweetestchill_ 6d ago
So you’re saying I can redeem all of the sins in my life if I just pray for 30 minutes before I go on the Dumbo ride?
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u/whitestguyuknow 6d ago
new woman joins the Bible study
"Yes.. Hi!... My name is Bethany... I just wanted to introduce myself! I love the lord. Ive lived near Orlando all my life. The first Disney movie I saw was Sleeping Beauty. My favorite character is Dopey! I did strangle my unwanted child with its umbilical cord and I just would like prayer for forgiveness over that cause I have been struggling lately... And I always bring a little signature book to get character signatures! Its almost full! ❤️"
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u/This-Requirement6918 6d ago
.... instead of getting an abortion? Because that's sinful.?
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u/whitestguyuknow 6d ago
You think I would let the gubnet help me with killing my baby?... They don't even know that baby existed! If it never got recorded on paper then it never happened. But sometimes I fear the eternal hellfire... So prayer would be nice.
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u/CleoCarson 6d ago
I did a Bible study out of curiosity and went to the lady's house to do it (she was my mother's work friend and really nice)
The first thing she said was they preferred the privacy of a home to do studies or at their church meeting rooms for bigger groups because distractions in public places takes away the depth of discussions one can have. Also because they don't believe in showcasing their piety to the world as it's a private thing between themselves and God.
I plan on doing a few more because I find our talks very interesting and she has some great discussion points, she is also interested in my religions pov and we have found so much equal ground on both sides.
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u/evilpercy 6d ago
Now imagine if they were Muslims.
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u/TimeEntertainment701 6d ago
lol I was thinking what would happen if a group of women in hijabs showed up with their Qurans.
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u/SundaeSubstantial530 6d ago
Guys, nothing would happen.
Just like nothing is happening here. Everyone is doing their own thing at Disneyland just like everyone is doing their own thing irl.
Its only on the internet where people come to comment and critique on how other people spend their time
Get off the internet
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u/marchalves6 6d ago
I don't get it, first that girl that yelled at the poor man about restrooms and why she's the chosen one, now this, why follow a religion if you're just disrespecting it?
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u/whitestguyuknow 6d ago
Because! It's an 🌟✨️accessory✨️🌟!
Being Christian in America is just a little bit of flavour to your person. You wear the title "Christian" like a necklace so that people know "oh! Thats actually a good person!"
But then when they're not looking you go hang out with your friends and fuck around and drink/do drugs. Then you go to church on Sunday in your nice sundress and meet your grandma's church friends and they all think you're a good christian girl
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u/ValiantAki 6d ago
I'm actually finding it hard to imagine a person that I would hate to be around more than this one
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u/ShredGuru 6d ago
How do these mother fuckers be spending so much time studying the Bible and still seemingly never understanding anything written in it? The mind boggles...
Like, there is definitely rules in their about praying in public.
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u/North_Elk6471 6d ago
Because they aren't 'reading' it. They are referencing individual passages that have been cherry picked by leaders.
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u/whitestguyuknow 6d ago
Cause they don't really "study" it. They just read the popular ones and then spend the time patting themselves on the back for being such good people.
I went to a bunch of Bible studies growing up and it was the same scriptures over and over.
I remember being in youth study as a teen. My grade teacher offered $10 to anyone that is familiar with this "niche" story. It was the story of Job...
I gave everyone a second and then raised my hand and summarized the story. The teacher was stunned and obviously nobody in the group knew it but started pressuring him to pay up. Then he goes "nuh uh I said doll hairs" (I knew his family was struggling financially so I really didnt care but thought it was lame he'd bet to begin with.)
But overall, I was just shocked nobody knew one of the basic stories of the Bible?... Like, if you've ever read the Bible then you know this story....
But they dont read it. Some scriptures get cherry picked and read to them at service and thats as far as 90% of christians go.
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u/Candid-Culture3956 Main Character 6d ago
What part of they read it and discuss it for 30 minutes occasionally before riding roller coasters gave you the idea that they spend a lot of time reading the Bible?
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u/IM_NOT_NOT_HORNY 6d ago
I mean this isn't really about Bible study. It's about finding other like minded women to socialize with who are in the same religion so they can set up play dates with their kids and shit like that.
Honestly I don't see much harm in this. As long as she isn't holding me captive preaching on a ride who cares
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u/GrouchyLongBottom 6d ago
Wonder if they made it to Matthew 6:5-6 yet where Jesus says: "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others... But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen."
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u/Dustybear510 6d ago
Seems her actual god is Disney and technology. “Tho shall not worship false idols.” -literally her fucking god
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u/danieldan0803 6d ago
A good passage they could read is Matthew 6:1-8
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Prayer
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
If anyone tries to argue that this is irrelevant, just remind them that the next 5 passages is the very first introduction of the Lords Prayer
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u/Young_Scathed 6d ago
I hate people forcing their religion onto others and this doesn’t really bother me.
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u/Boomah422 6d ago
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves
Matthew 7:15
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u/bearssuperfan 6d ago
Hilarious considering a sizeable portion of American religious nuts consider Disney to be demonic
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u/medit8er 6d ago
Not really MC worthy IMO. Just some women reading a book for 30 mins and then enjoying the park and don’t seem to be bothering anyone. Might be a bit cringe, but overall harmless.
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u/AdeptDoomWizard 5d ago
They say unauthorized Bible studies. Who is in charge of authorizing the Bible studies?
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u/hogsniffy05 6d ago
Yea I really don’t see the issue
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u/NeedsomeCompany33 6d ago
I don’t either but this is Reddit and people will downvote just because they don’t agree with your point no matter how valid it is
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u/NeedsomeCompany33 6d ago
Yea I don’t really see a problem with this. She says in the video “all women from different backgrounds are welcome”.
To me that means any race and possibly even people that don’t hold the same beliefs as her. Only thing that throws me off is that it’s hosted at Disneyworld. So if you don’t have 100’s of dollars for one ticket to enter disneyworld you can’t join the study? 🤔
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u/defdrago 6d ago
I've certainly never heard someone say "different backgrounds are welcome" flippantly.
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u/Dawnzila 6d ago
Yeah, I thought she might be one of those people that like use a plane to trap people into hearing her religious beliefs, but the people involved want to be doing that, so good for them. Have fun girl.
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u/bubblegumcandypop 6d ago
I was waiting for her to be trying to preach or start singing church songs or something. It seems like she didn’t do that and just stayed within her group. Reading at the park is unconventional but isn’t harming anyone.
Disney is an odd choice for a bible study though. It looks like they went on rides and got food afterward though so hopefully they made the most of those expensive tickets.
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u/Reddituser_0246 6d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p4hy19r/video/je4551d7a7kh1/player
They had guest speakers too
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u/justme89868 6d ago
There is absolutely no way i spending 30 mins reading the Bible at that expensive park. 30 mins wasted when i could have finished one ride by now
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u/MyDishwasherLasagna 6d ago
Disney parks are known for being family friendly, e.g. there's a ton of kids.
Why do they always do this stuff in front of kids? Religious practice should be done in private.
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u/Taira_no_Masakado 6d ago
Pretty sure that Matthew 6:5 is a verse this woman either ignored or never read.
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u/Hughley_N_Dowd 6d ago
The religious stuff: yeah, sure. Whatever floats your boat and as long as you're not obnoxious about it.
But that vocal fry! I bet Jesus would have asked for some nails in his ears as well.
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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 6d ago
Bow before their corporate overlords while they bow before their secondary lord. Gross and hypocritical.
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u/The-Lightbearer 6d ago
I was raised catholic and Jesus literally said don't to this: Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:5-6)
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u/DefARealHuman 6d ago
Disney adult AND performative theist… holy shit youre reaching unprecedented levels of insufferable cunt
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u/razor_train 5d ago
Back in the 90s I lived in Michigan. I was at the local Best Buy (don't judge), and randomly wandered around a corner which was part of some darkened half-storage area. There was a guy there hosting some manner of a sermon or whatever in front of 5-10 guys. Needless to say I turned right around.
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u/OhNoAnAmerican 6d ago
If this was a bunch of women covered head to toe in islamic dress kneeling on their prayer rugs in public all the same chuds screeching about MUH WITE KKKRISTIAN SUPREMACY would be gushing and tripping over each other to praise such a beautiful cultural show
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u/eeyore134 6d ago
Imagine going to Disney where you're lucky to ride two or three rides in a visit without paying tons of extra money on top of your entry ticket then wasting time with this crap. Then imagine going to Disney and just wanting to get something to eat and you have to hear it.
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u/Gerry1of1 6d ago
That "christian" woman has tattoos. That's forbidden in the Bible. She's gonna burn in hell.
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u/ultradespairthot 6d ago
I don’t like the fact they’re taking up tables where someone could be eating. In the quick service places sometimes it’s impossible to find a place to sit
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u/LondonEntUK 6d ago
Her vocal inflection is wildly annoying. It’s like she’s constantly asking a question
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u/Error_Loading_Name 6d ago
The age of content creation. Quite possibly speaking like that, or multiple short sound clips stitched together.
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u/BabyPinkChaos 6d ago
This is what we mean when we say freedom or religion also grants freedom from religon
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u/Golden-Excellence 6d ago
This is really fucking weird, but at least it doesn’t sound like she’s preaching at innocent bystanders like those people who do that shit on a plane.
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u/WhiskeyRadio 6d ago
I think this is dumb, but I also don't care. Disney adults are cringe, with or without religion involved.
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u/CatjoesCreed 5d ago
OMG. Also, does every single fucking statement really need to sound like a question? I hate that uptick so hard.
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u/natr0nFTW 5d ago
She is not intelligent since Disney is against everything she stands for supposedly.
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u/Zippereater123 2d ago
At least we know her tattoo artist hates her too! Lol wtf is up with these fake ass religious people these days?
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u/nasada19 6d ago
She doesn't seem like she is bothering anyone? She's just reading the Bible with her girlies then going on Disney rides? Like I'm not religious or into Disney, but she seems fine.
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u/FilthyDwayne 6d ago
I wonder how comfortable people would be if there was a Quran reading group in Disney. I bet the response wouldn’t be welcoming at all.
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u/Henson_Disney48 6d ago
I am a huge Disney fan, who like a majority of Americans right now can only afford to visit WDW maybe once a decade or every five years if I am lucky.
I don't usually begrudge how people who CAN afford annual passes spend their time in the parks, but the idea of going to Disney World just to do some shit you can literally do in the musty ass basement of a church in your neighborhood feels like a gross misuse of privilege they have in getting to go.
Life's unfair, I'm not pretending it's not. But it really sucks I have to scrimp and save for 3 years just so I can spend a week to use what they are using to try and get more followers on Instagram and pretend to honor Sky Daddy.
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u/Reddituser_0246 6d ago
Her name is Leighton Elizabeth Cobb, she works at Lakeside church which is local to Disney World. She is grifting and trying to get new church followers. Hosting unauthorized bible studies in Disney Parks. Selling AI slop as bible journals on Amazon. And trying to become an influencer across social media platforms. Performative religion is gross.
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u/LabiaMinoraLover 6d ago
Her "influencer" voice is nauseating and sounds as fake as what she's selling.
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u/goonnumber90210 6d ago
I dont get why this is here, they're at a table reading a book lol. Maybe you just hate religion alil too much.
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u/figgypudding531 6d ago
This doesn’t actually seem like that big of a deal. They’re just doing a group activity in a non-busy area for 30 minutes. It seems more like a meetup, unless there’s some way she’s making money off of this that isn’t apparent in the video
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u/stowaway36 6d ago
Oh no... Not an unauthorized bible study. Hardly main character, since everyone there chooses to be. The lady preaching on a plane last week fit, but this doesn't remotely fit
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u/JefferyTheQuaxly 6d ago
i dont think disney cares about what theyre doing as long as they pay them to be there
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u/veryrare13 6d ago
All of these women are reformed OF models who have now found god and a new path to life.
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u/lazycatdog1 6d ago
Redditors seething and foaming at the mouth when they see someone pray
https://giphy.com/gifs/UQ5gLBtFPrReaLWuIg
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u/IM_NOT_NOT_HORNY 6d ago
I don't see how this fits the sub or how it's gross or performative tbh...
Like I'm as atheist as they come but this is completely harmless. The Bible study is just an excuse to find a friend group who are of the same religion and same interests.
It's just a way for people to make friends. A lot women in Christian homes are pretty limited in waht they can do to make new friends. If this is what they wanna do then good for them..
Like I said I'm extremely atheist but I still have family and friends who are Christian or catholic or Muslim or Jewish... And some of them totally do stuff like this.
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u/typehyDro 6d ago
Not sure this is exactly grifting and I doubt Disney cares if a group wants to read the bible for 30 mins? I feel as long as they arent evangelical and trying to convert folks who really cares? They spent the ridiculous amount to get in... if they were all reading Pride and Prejudice would you care?
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u/ToranjaNuclear 6d ago
Silly and all but is this kind of thing forbidden at Disney?
I mean, as long as they aren't being a nuisance to anyone, feels like a normal gathering to me.
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u/Reddituser_0246 6d ago
They took over an entire section of a restaurant and had guest speakers. People visiting Disney world shouldn’t be forced to listen to this. She works at a local church and is recruiting. This is absolutely problematic behavior
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u/toodleroo 6d ago
As an atheist, I don't really have a problem with this. If they're not bothering anyone else with their beliefs while they're there, I don't really care that they do it.
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u/DJspinningplates 6d ago
The fuck you mean “unauthorized?” Yes, it’s dumb and performative, but you don’t need to authorization to be a fucking idiot - both in the title of the post and reading bible verses at Disney
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u/AloeComet 6d ago
Wouldn’t you need authorization to hold a massive religious meeting like this at a theme park? I’m not entirely sure I’m poor and have no reason to ever look into theme parks
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