I appreciate your honestly, Peal and willingness to share openly. Thank you for being thoughtful. Your willingness to open this discussion leads me to believe that God is working on you your heart. I will not offer up any clichés, only that it starts with God's movement in your heart. Keep seeking and asking questions.

I was born a Cradle Catholic. I went through a lot. Stopped for awhile, then I went back, did a lot of studying and teaching. Thank The Almighty I'm back.

Catholics don't worship The Blessed Mother, they venerate her. Big difference.

Keep going the way you're going, you WILL find your way home. It may take a while, maybe a very long while. I started out like you, at about your age, at 78 I am home....You are on the right road, God bless.

Its an ancient battle that is still raging on: Those who believe in God versus those who do not.

I think you're on the right track pearl I used to be an atheist but became Christian about 5 years ago don't let the haters dissuade you. from what I gather the denomination is irrelevant as long as you believe christ died in your place hung on that tree and that his subsequent resurrection is proof that your sin debt to God is paid as long as you turn from sin and trust him with your life his spirit will lead you to the understanding you need. I hope God keeps you well. Glad to have a rational woman online to listen to

Interesting how you always bring in your dad Pearl: clearly you respect him a lot and he taught you many things. This is a big reason why you have so much common sense: dads are instrumental in daughter's education. Good for you!

I believe in Jesus as Lord

If i die and Im wrong, then Im wrong, and nothing happens, but I believe in the Lord....

As a man, I believe "men are representatives of God on earth" is more of a RESPONSIBILITY rather than a grandiose compliment. Because that means men MUST show discipline, abstain from temptation, stand up for what is right even in the face of overwhelming opposition and stay true to their purpose. It is not enough for men to become leaders. Men must first become good by conquering the evil inside them and then become leaders. That is the secret ingredient to a good strong society. Money & women are both good followers but bad leaders. I think the proverb, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" was aimed at women leaders (who intentionally avoid consulting men). Whether it is the metoo movement, entertainment/movie industry, dating market, etc. wherever women have gotten more power & authority, things go to sh*t

Christ is King, baby!

It's not about religious preference, it's all about Jesus Christ

"I'm really dumb and you shouldn't listen to me, but you should listen to me". ?????

The story of Adam and Eve speaks volumes. The serpent knew he could trick Eve if he could get her while she was alone.

I love how you are not afraid to challenge the orthodoxy. Keep going Pearl! 👍❤

The starting point is whether you believe that God provided us with his Word. The Bible. Study it and the Truth will set you free from sin’s penalty. The rest is nonsense of our sinful world.

I started attending the Eastern Orthodox Church two years ago. Life changing. I embrace it all, “believing” is less important than embracing

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with 16K+ people so far! That’s quite an outreach! Many of us pray for YOU, Pearl - thanks for what you do!

What I really like is that you process though the information and use critical thinking. Stay your course. I agree with you line of thinking I have really enjoyed you recent content that we need. Great job. Keep searching for the truth and you will find the answers.

I love how you question "worshipping Mary"..as that should never be. Thankfully Carholic doctrine teaches us to honor Mary as the mother of God, and we may ask her to intercede or pray for us, like we might ask a friend on earth to pray for us....but never to worship her... love you Pearl! Keep going, you are doing amazing ❤

Personally, I think Man and Woman are meant to be a pair. A duopoly... duality... something like that. Separate, we are imperfect and have only our relative strengths to fall back upon. But together, we cover each others weakness becoming more than we were alone. Are men 'better' than women? Are women 'better' than men? In different ways, yes. That's why we need to come together.

Thank you for being honest and vulnerable. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. may God richly bless you. Bob

I had no idea, you believe in God? that's amazing sister. God bless your soul. :)

I have Jewish ancestry, and really dove deep into Jewish scriptures and prophets. I won’t go into detail here because it would take forever, but I couldn’t avoid the fact that all of the prophets, the ceremonies, and the scriptures point to Yeshua (Jesus). It’s absolutely unavoidable. You can try to “lawyer” your way around it, but if I was honest with myself, the most simple and cohesive explanation was Yeshua. He fit in every single respect.

Pearl, You are insightful, observant and authentic. Please always retain those qualities.

UK atheist here - always striking to hear people from the US distinguish between 'Catholic' and 'Christian'.

Pearl, I appreciated you honesty and straightforwardness. I'm a Bible teacher, and it was helpful for me to hear how bewildering it is for the uninitiated to encounter various theological viewpoints. One fairly "nondenominational" channel I'd point you to is The Bible Project. They really do excellent overview videos on all the Bible books, as well as on the whole Bible.

Believing in God and religion are two different things

God bless you Pearl, I love your honesty. Keep on asking , talking to God, the bible is for us the common people, not for scholars. When you read the bible you get closer to our Heavenly Father. Men are the image of God, lately I have been thinking that the devil is female.

When I opened this video, it showed exactly 666 comments. That is too priceless not to mention. LOL.

Thank you for sharing your faith and your perspective! This was very refreshing to listen to.

That dog is killing the sleep, that nap must be amazing!

So she looks at religion like aesthetics... People listen to her regularly? Why??

I’m a Muslim and you should say what’s in your mind!! I can’t tell you what to do or not to do!! I really respect you and your views even tho you are not a Muslim!! Respect and being open minded is the key for love and peace

Pearl, you're great. Keep walking your walk and keeping it real. You're awesome.😊

Thank you for your frankness and transparency. Major Ian Thomas is of great value to people in your situation.

God must be real because he made an angel like you! 😍🥰

I used to love religion when I was young. Then I saw how people weaponize religion and belief against each other. So I stopped believing in religion. But I still try to have a little hope about God. The older I get though the more challenging things get. Your path seems familiar to me.

Love ya pearl! Praying for all of us

12:05 Thank you for sharing your thoughts and beliefs. I basically agree with you. God bless you!

It's all about changing the natural order . . . agree with you . . . cheers.

Love God and love your neighbor.

Your doing the right thing, your having the discussions to reach the truth, and there is a lot of truth you speak.

I loved this video from you Pearl. I can tell you have a great father by the inumerous times I've heard you talk about him. Keep speaking the Truth and that will keep you close to God! And please may you have a great husband and children, because we need mothers with the heart and head in the right places. May God bless you in your heart and all your works! From Portugal!

I recommend the Bible in a Year Podcast for you Pearl. You seem very confused. It would clarify things for you, and help you come to your own conclusions.

Also you are an inspiration to me Pearl ❤

Very good observation. To be able to wipe away all titles and labels is divine. Then, embrace the principles that flow from your inner fountain. That should provide a suitable foundation to settle certain concepts and information. It is indeed a most private and intimate thing. Most are fearful of their self reflection.

Genuinely, I will be praying that you allow yourself to fully experience the LORD'S love and grace that He extends to us all.

..have always found it interesting, that wherever one is born, geographically, magically, they are born into the “right” religion…

Absolutely... Ladies listen and learn here...know your role

Marriage is a teamwork to be successful. I believe that is what makes you a successful citizen is with teamwork form your spouse. I have been married for 48 years and I know that I would never have become a successful citizen without her

the idea that you arent married is the most shocking thing to me because from the beginning you were talking about stuff which i thought about only a married woman would talk this way

My wife would largely agree with you. God is NOT the author of confusion. We live in a fallen world because of sin. That is why you see such contradicting elements.

Not all Christians are simps or the other things you mentioned. I'm a christian and I believe in what you believe and the church I used to go and still go too still follow the old christian beliefs. I think Christianity has been split which I call "old-school Christianity" and "Pseudo Christianity" I hope what i'm saying is making sense lol

What I believe is that you are amazing. I'm not religious but the existence of god is something that I am ok with. Don't worry about going to the church. Keep sharing videos, you are doing great.

To Pearl. God hears and answers prayers, ask him what to do. "Ask and it shall be given. Knock and the door will be opened to you”" 🙂

My Philosophy Professor said that if you say there is no God, you have to explain why is there something rather than nothing. He was right for sure. It is so hard to explain creation without God

That's so similar in how i think of religion, as being so sacred and not something i like to talk about. Maybe were are of same stars.😅

Read Greg Boyd's "Letters from a skeptic". He helped clarify a lot of issues for me with the believing in Christ, and what the church's role has been. I was lucky enough to hear him speak and meet him.

I thought that was just great, large themes, keeping your observations clear. Loved it.

I'm happy to talk about religion with anyone who actually wants to have a discussion. As far as the "self-righteous" / "holier than thou" nonsense, you're right. I think along the same lines as the Apostle Paul when he wrote that he was the chef of sinners. Because of my knowledge of the Bible and my relationship with God and the fact that I still sin as much as I do, I consider myself a worse sinner than all non-Christians and most Christians.

I'm team Catholic

I am an unconventional Christian. I used to go to church on a regular basis. I have never fit into the organized religion. I do so well taking and walk and praying. I try to live by the direction of the natural laws of God. Be easy on the church, we need them…even if some are not conventional. Not ALL Christian’s and churches are over the top.

I believe that the decision to believe in God or not, and consequently which religion to follow or not, is the most important thing in life because ultimately, this belief or disbelief will be the guiding principle of your life and your most important decisions. That's why I think it's very important to dedicate time to investigate and study your faith with a deep and sincere desire to discover the truth (if you have received any by family tradition) or the beliefs that you consider worthy of delving into. I was born Catholic by family and cultural tradition (my country is predominantly Catholic), but from a certain age, I needed to forge my own path and find the answers for myself. And there is no shortcut to that. If your belief in God is truly serious and important to you, you will take this path sooner or later; otherwise, you will remain in superficiality. Regarding my experience with Catholicism, I did not find the answers so easily. Most people did not know how to give reasons for their own faith. I found a lot of sentimentality, historical and doctrinal ignorance among the churchgoers, even among the priests, which is immensely depressing and sad. But the answers to all these questions have existed for a long time. Veneration of the Virgin Mary, the saints, etc., everything is very well-founded and explained, in a logical and rational way, and it is not so difficult to understand, it is actually quite simple. You just have to genuinely want to know. After studying and practicing my religion, I can say that, despite the drawbacks (which are many), I have no doubt that true and only salvation is found in the Catholic faith. The advice I give, whether to follow a belief or reject it, is this: study the subject deeply. Don't rush, but study; seek primary sources, read the main books, study the main arguments for and against, confront the ideas, see what the main and most recognized thinkers within that religion say. In Catholicism, we have great and brilliant intellectuals and apologists who delve into topics and doubts you haven't even thought of. After patiently seeing all this, make your decision. No one loves what they do not know. And last but perhaps even more important, seek to practice this faith, even if you do not yet believe 100%. Participate, seek to have some friendship with those whom you judge to be the most correct and honest in your faith. Practice and living with those who have been walking this path seriously for longer than you is essential.

Regarding your concerns with Christian vs Catholicism. You are right. NOWHERE does the Bible say, or even PERMIT us to worship or pray to ANYONE else but the Father. Read the entire New Testament, you will not see one apostle talk about Mary, let alone say we should pray to her or worship her. As to the reading of the Bible. of course God wants us to read HIS word to US. The problem of the modern church getting all woke is NOT because they all read the Bible for themselves, but rather it's because so few do. The Bible preaches directly against most of what is done in modern churches today, but because most Christians don't read the Bible AT ALL, except when the pastor directs them to a verse or two during the sermon, they are easily led astray, they have no clue how unbiblical their beliefs are. I've read the Bible everyday almost my entire life, and I can tell you that the Holy Spirit WILL quicken a verse to your mind when someone speaks error. He will also quicken it to your mind when something in life pops up, or a person has a question about life, be it personal or what's going on in the world. I was taught the Three-legged stool analogy in my faith. A three-legged stool or a tripod is THE most stable platform as it doesn't require a perfectly flat surface or all legs to be exactly the same length to prevent wobbling. The three legs to the Christian faith and keeping a solid relationship with Christ is, Time in the Word, Time in Prayer and Time in Fellowship with the Saints. Keep all three legs solid and it will keep you from error in false teaching(reading the word), keep your relationship with Christ intimate and not stale(time in prayer) and keep YOU from going off into the woods(Fellowship with the Saints) We need ALL three. Few do it.

Catholics do not worship Mary. You should know that if you claim to Catholic. Catholics honor Mary because she is the mother of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ gave us Christians his mother while he was dying on the cross. He said behold your mother. God commands us to honor our father and mother. Because Mary is also our mother. We are commanded to give honor to her.

honestly we are trying to figure out truth even if we get stuck in a prideful narative.. so who cares what ppl think or how they try attack ya for jsut talking outloud as a normal way to seek truth. they fear they quiver at sight of truth or seeking past there desired narative.. keep up the great work!

Follow your heart. And keep The Word in it at the same time, Pearl.

Eve ate that apple

Good for you Pearl! A life without God is truly pointless! Don't worry so much about which religion to follow. What's important is to believe in God! Just ask him to guide you. He'll guide you to whatever religion, or way of worshiping that he wants you to practice! Just keep your connection with God!

This is my favorite video of yours so far.

It was very interesting hearing your opinions on religion. Thank you for having the courage to share them.

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convince the world he didn’t exist.

You're amazing Pearl. Love your content and good moral ideals.

I'd love to have an in-depth conversation with you about this. Unfortunately, I'm camera shy, but I have some very curious thoughts about this. I've thought about these things my entire life.

I believe in God. I embrace Christianity 100%. Nothing is better

9:30 is crazyyy when basically all wars and majority of crime have been caused and commited by men

God, I Love this beautiful woman... She has don so much for men in general. Thank you Pearl...

l'm just a simple Christian, and not Catholic or any other denomination. My favorite verse is Matthew 4:10 *"Worship the Lord, your God. And serve only Him."* For me, Christianity is the one true and only path.

Hey pearl lookin cute. ❤

Nice to hear you're still Catholic, having said that I went through a growth spirt in my 30s . . . I was not going to mass, or confession and I realized I had to decide I'm either all in or all out of being Catholic, I chose all in. FYI, I am now 67 and I'm glad I stuck it out. KZfaq has hundreds of videos that might help you, you decide.

The breath you and I just breathed is a gift from God. Your Soul and my Soul was created by God, another gift. He is worthy of Worship. I pray The Rosary to ask The Holy Mother of God to pray for me. Inside this sacred prayer it prays...Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. There is no command of worship and her entire life was submissive to God and man. Begin the Rosary.

You are shopping for a religion like a person looks over all the cereal choices at the store.

You are right about the natural order. Growing up as a catholic I asked myself the same questions. The key is to ask God. I left the catholic church because they never told me that it is possible to get an answer from him in this life. As for Mary. According to the bible it is not allowed to speak with people who already died. There is also a strong emphasis on praying to God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) only. Even the angels refuse to be worshipped. Bless you Pearl. You are an honest and logical thinker, brave enough to speak about your convictions.

A sinful nature exists in everyone, it's just expressed in different ways. We all need God.

Pearl, if you find Roman Catholic services are underwhelming, I suggest you either hunt out a church that does a Traditional Latin Mass, or find one in the Anglican Tradition. The beauty and reverence displayed in these services perfectly reflect the true glory of God.

Okay dork. If there can be "innocent good women," why do you think that is? Because they have free will, maybe? And anyone with free will has potential to be as "good" a person as anyone else? The only person "lesser" might be someone who feels they themselves have no accountability or potential.

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love this..Thank you

Pearl is quoting scripture without even realizing it: Ephesians 5:22 - 24 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6

Be praying for you, that Jesus leads you to His truth.

glad to hear pearl thinks about this stuff critically.

Your relationship with God is yours and no one has the right to judge, criticize or fault you in any way and thank you for being honest and open.

You're insane

"God is naturally in men and Devil is naturally in women" 💯💯👍👍🧠🧠

Andrew huberman said the same thing about a dark time and prayer.... Hard times can bring humility and humility brings God.... If you know there's a God to direct your prayers to.

America is prosperous because of God's grace.

Jesus is the truth, the way, and the life.

Morality is to do what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is to do what you are told regardless of what is right. Religion is the root of all evil. - Sir Richard Dawkins.