Strict Evangelical parents usually make the strongest atheists.

Churches in Europe and many other countries: Actually look like a church Churches in USA: *Shopping mall*

Let's be real, as the older generations die off, Evangelicalism will take a huge hit because the younger generations are leaving religion at a pretty large rate.

I can’t believe it. He actually gets it. First evangelical pastor I’ve heard that wasn’t 100% cringe.

Me and my brother were raised evangelical, we both have left. They’re so full of it, they talk a good talk but they don’t do what they say.

There's a deficit of compassion and kindness in the evangelical movement. They seem more motivated by fear than anything else.

My old boss was evangelical. When she talked about God her pupils would dilate. She was the devil

guy actually has some insight, still atheist myself but he cool

The problem with the church is that it does not accept its own responsibility in society.

I think they've trapped themselves in their own hypocrisy.

This was one of the more honest explanations of evangelicals I've heard.Lots more honest than those phony televangelists that worship $$$$$$.

“People were TERRIFIED of the bathroom bill” - If I have to bring myself to actually use a public restroom, my digestive problems are so dire at the moment I don’t care who is in there.

Here`s what I don`t like about Evangelicalism. They can`t accept that others want to live a different lifestyle or live in a society that`s not based on their religious views. And they base their opinions on religious scriptures instead of ethical reasoning or peer-reviewed studies.

Jesus preached that the law consisted of loving your neighbor as yourself, and he condemned the religious leaders of his day for their hypocrisy in burdening the people with rules they themselves could not keep. The Evangelical movement is dying because it abandoned Jesus’ teaching and is following the path that Jesus condemned. They no longer put their faith in god, but in money and politics. Their “churches” are places of business not worship, which is why they're not out of place in a shopping mall.

When the whole concept of religion seems to be a way of hiding authoritarianism, it's hard not to politicize religion.

I am an Atheist, but this pastor is so far the only one who applies common sense and attempts to bridge the ever-widening gap. Kudos to him

It fills me with hope that I read the comments below, America is waking up to the hypocracy of the cult of Evangelical Chtistianity

Grew up an Evangelical. Left religion behind 5 years ago. Although it was a journey to deprogram myself, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Glad more people are waking up.

3:20 oh for heaven's sake, nobody is oppressing evangelicals with the darn bathroom bill. They're responsible for their own isolation, they built the walls themselves.

The pastor sounds like a good man, but his 'flock' is the problem.

*_"Sense of hypocrisy"_* One of the reasons why I left the church

Lol where do they think trans people have been using the bathroom for the past 100 years...

"Divorced from our theological roots" >Literally a shopping mall strip church

hopefully there is no future for Evangelicalism lmao

This pastor is one of the best representatives of the evangelical side, calm, non-judgemental and not afraid to discuss the difficult nuances. I'm an atheist, but I like the guy's way of explaining his side.

This is why they lost so many youth. They look like blind hypocrites that don’t care about the teachings of Jesus at all..

This guy reminds me of David Thewlis in Kingdom of Heaven. It's refreshing, even as a liberal atheist, to see a center-left network like HBO interviewing an entirely reasonable evangelical. Well done HBO, points for decency.

Accountable, honoring the separation of church and state and being taxed if they are profiteering .... we can only hope!

It was never about Trump. It was about electing someone who would appoint conservative federal judges and Supreme Court judges to dictate our society for generations after this presidency. They knew the long game.

Why are they being asked how we can be more inclusive of them? Seriously? These ppl thrive on exclusion and discrimination.

So, essentially evangelicals retaliated to fear mongering.

I'd like to spend an afternoon just having lunch and talking religion and politics with this evangelical pastor. And I'm a cradle Catholic.

You mean that anime with the giant robots?

These people are afraid of change. They don’t want it

Hopefully we will see the fall of the McChristians in America.

"We love all God's children unless they need to pee. "

"people are frightened at the speed of change" Yea, so the whole world should slow down or accept discriminatiom cause your brains can't handle change

The evangelicals lost all credibility in their support of Donald Trump.

Very well done interview - thought provoking questions and he responded in an honest manner

You know my favorite part was the pastor exclaiming 'Does anyone think otherwise?'

So in other words, Evangelicals voted for Trump out of fear. Totally biblical. Smh

I just want to say I'm surprised and proud of VICE news for talking to someone who is representative of a great number of Evangelicals, rather than just an extreme political person masquerading as a Christian.

Future of Evangelicals: Cleansing from earth

Hypocrisy is misunderstood. When a person struggles with sin, they're not hypocrites. Hypocrisy is to lie about one's weakness.

This a topic very close to my heart because my Christian faith and spirituality is something that is very close to my heart and is a cornerstone of my life. I will always be a Christian but over the past two years I had to leave evangelicalism because the hypocrisy and straight up vitriol just became too much. They completely strayed from the message of Jesus's words and instead became like the religious leaders and pharisees that killed him. They sacrificed their souls for security and ultimately power in the culture war.

Evangelical were so worried about sharing bathrooms but were fine with guns in the classroom!

The nuthouse, that's the future of Evangelicalism.

As an atheist, Chandler is someone I can get behind. He’s very progressive, a big BLM supporter and pro-choice. Fair play to him - if only more Christians were like him. A cool dude

Summary: Evangelicals are going fascist rather than accept progress

I just love how humble this journalist from Vice HBO is. She always approaches the topics with such a humane touch. Without being judgemental and sarcastic. LOVE HER JOURNALISM

I'm glad that VICE got Gianna to do the interview, she's smart and bold, instead of some young 18 year old guy. Their pastor or leaders might trick him into some meth dungeon. Oh wait that's the Catholic Church? oh no, he would have to be 7 years old.

I do not get it that he blames " the media" whipped up evangelicals into a frenzy .

*To everyone speaking hatefully of this man:* Look... as far as "radical Christians" go, that guy sounds pretty levelheaded. He seems to stand up and acknowledge the wrongs that are happening. I have never seen his sermons, so I'll try to find some and see if he's consistently for a just and compassionate following of Jesus. There ARE such kind Christians, they DO exist. We don't notice them very often because they aren't shoving their religion in our faces. Most of us don't see the kind helpers because most of us aren't going to soup kitchens, or warming shelters, or food drives, or womens' shelters, or mens' shelters (yes they exist), or in that lifestyle of servitude to others. Even as an non-diest I wish people would stop acting like all Christians, of all of the thousands flavors of Christianity, are bad people. I don't think believing in any God is a prerequisite of being a good person, but having been around a number of Jesuits, I can attest that there ARE truly kind and gentle and non-judgmental Christians out there who genuinely believe it is their purpose from God to bring love and kindness to others, no matter who they are. TL;DR: please, y'all....there's so much hatred in the world....give credit to kindness, wherever it is found. Y'all speaking so hatefully would be so much better off taking that energy and turning it into a kind act for a stranger. Don't just talk about it, be about it.

i hate how they conflate bigotry with religious authenticity. It's sickening.

"Why aren't they wearing masks?!-" *sees it was posted in 2018* "...oh.

These churches are always kind of strange to me. It’s like a weird arena style production or something. I’d rather just go to a quaint little chapel or something lmao 😂😂😂😂

The way the evangelical leader orates and emphasizes the emotional expressions (help, afraid, like, terrified etc) shows he is nothing short of a creepy cult leader.

Is it just me, or does 'more progressive' really just mean 'more empathetic to people outside one's circle'? How it is so socially acceptable to talk about progress as a choice?? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines 'progress' as the gradual betterment; to develop toward a higher, better, or more advanced stage. A person who declares themselves as 'not progressive' really is conveying that they are perfectly content with the progress that they have been dealt in society, and do not wish to incur any personal costs as a byproduct of other cultural and racial groups being able to make the same progress. That is a demoralizing, and apparently widespread, level of selfishness

What's the other name for evangelicals? Hypocrites

To be right in the wrong way, is to be wrong. Damn, love that quote.

If trump isn't the exact opposite of what a good Christian should be, you tell me what is. if you are a Christian you need to remember in revelations were it warns of false prophets. seems to me these evangelicals need to read and study their bible more.

"What Is The Future Of Evangelicalism? " --- Extinction, saved you 5 minutes

Read the bible it is the best way to become free and a atheist! Fundamentalist are dangerous! It's all about money and that's it!

Did you interview the Christians who left, and asked them why they did it?

Evangelicalism destroyed many original cultures of this planet.

Biggest problem? They have zero concern for the poor and the downtrodden. They do everything in their power to back policies that harm the marginalized.

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."

If more resources were used for education, in the future this won't be a matter at all.

That is one smooth talking conman.

I would have gone back to church the next day after the election if evangelicals said it would be better to not vote than to vote for the complete non~christ like candidate trump. Instead, they put him in the same category as an apostle. I was completely done with church after this last election. You know, you don't have to vote if you find both candidates repulsive. Just spend the next 4 years praying for a better candidate. But fan~girling over Trump just exposed their pure hypochracy and moral decay.

1:51 it was an Albertsons. It was a early 2000's design for its Texas division.

Maybe more people are realizing that the idea that there is a magic sky wizard contolling their lives is absurd.

This was so good in just 5 short minutes. I love how the journalist Gianna Toboni is able to ask questions that draw out comprehensive responses and be so calm cool and collected in an hearing out an opinion that I am guessing she doesn't agree with at all.

"Some of Obama's policies really really scared evangelicals"?? Why don't you just be honest and say "The fact that a black guy got elected as president really really scared evangelicals." Stop beating around the bush.

What is the future of evangelical? ... What future?

Religion when the first con man met the fool Samuel Clemens

So THAT'S what happened to Barnes & Noble, they just had to change the name on the front!! Too bad those people haven't read their entire holy book front to back, or read enough other books in general, for that matter! 📚⛪

What a smooth talker. He makes nonsense sound smart just by how he presents it.

4:53 I think he meant to say “last two thousand years”, no?

i believe in reincarnation and i am terrified i will come back as one of these people. halp!

I am an evangelical Christian, but honestly I don’t like associating with that title because of the behavior of so many others who also call themselves evangelicals. I am not fooled by Donald Trump, and I knew that voting for him would have compromised my own sense of morality- not just on a policy level because I know that a person who speaks and acts like Trump does not have a love of others in his heart. Just so anyone out there reading this may have a shred of hope or even just the knowledge that there is at least two (including my husband) Bible-believing evangelicals out there who full-heartedly denounce: -pedophilia -transphobia -homophobia -prosperity ministries where churches prey on the poor -Islamophobia -radical nationalism -putting corporations over people -enforcement of restrictive gender roles -corporate greed -any harmful, hateful, bigoted or racially-motivated violence -prayer in public schools -religion forced down anyone’s throat -gay conversion therapy -the “Under God” mention in the Pledge of Allegience -treating America as a “Christian nation” when it is made up of people of so many diverse backgrounds who have no representation I am out here. I support the ideals of Black Lives Matter. I want more peace in the country. I sold most of my belongings to live within my means in a tiny home so that I wouldn’t be as tempted to participate in consumerism. I am a woman going to law school so that I can help those who are ignored or injured by our justice system. I am bi-sexual. I love God with all my heart and have a close relationship with Him. I look to my loving, caring, merciful, graceful God to live my everyday life and to guide me. But I know that we can do better than this. Churches should not be better-stocked than homeless shelters. Pastors should not make more money than the bus driver who drops off the poorest congregants. No one in the church should be going hungry or worrying about paying their bills because they feel pressured to donate to churches. Wonder why all of the strip mall churches and property ministries are losing money and members? Because that way of thinking doesn’t work out. God doesn’t want you in a Mercedes when you brothers and sisters down the street are sleeping under the freeway in a tent. Donating to the church doesn’t mean that God will bless you extra specially. As an evangelical, I can say that I don’t believe God wants us to focus on ourselves, but on helping others.

I understand why did they prefer him over Hilary, but I don't get why did them vote for him on the republican primary

THis is a teaser but I checked HBO and this documentary is not on there. Link?

The most honest-sounding Evangelical pastor I've heard in years. Aside from this guy, I can't tell the difference between the Evangelical movement and a political party.

Surprisingly good video

I'm so glad that I don't need any crazy people telling me how to be a good person.

Can someone provide the full upload of this documentary?

I would just like to point out how kind and considerate this pastor was in expressing what people on the conservative side are feeling. When he said that many people were truly scared about the bathroom bill, all i could think was that they just need to be educated. Many fears stem from the unknown and I think that if both sides would just take the time to understand each other, there wouldn't be nearly as many disagreements.

Dont expect irrational people that believe in holy ghosts to have a rational, logic based approach to anything. Hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance are at the heart of evangelical perspective.

The pastor is acknowledging real issues. That's the first step.

I hope they keep loosing more members. Most are hypocrites

He nailed it when he said that the reason for us leaving is hypocrisy and cowardice in the church. The amount of hatred and violence and killing spewed and pushed by the church is mind blowing. That’s a large part of why I don’t go anymore, the rest of my reasoning being not seeing any evidence of God caring, which I suppose encompasses the first point since the Holy Spirit is in Christians. “ How do you think the evangelical community will be different in 10 years vs 10 years ago?” Well if evangelicals continue on the current path of extreme right wing hatred then they will completely loose my generation.

So basically they responded to Trumps racism plea. Also the reason they have church in a shopping center is because having the church in the shopping center gives the shopping center developer tax breaks, Basically defrading the Gov't of tax revenue

Please do stories about EX-evangelicals. We don't need preachers to explain our POV. Let use speak for ourselves.

The first commandment forbids false worship. It says nothing about having an obligation to worship anything and specifically designates every thing else as false. There is no deity that desires to be worshiped. There are many unresolved waveforms with intellectual information available and we must choose wisely which parallel wave forms we choose to observe as our reality.

First Amendment... either with Trump or Biden it still sounds pretty bad, as churches have already closed. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Hopefully it has no future.

This reporter is so beautiful

Can we have an update? Your journalistic style is refreshing.

Churches involved in politics must be taxed.