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Jaclyn Glenn and Paul & Morgan

 

Yesterday when I saw the picture of Jaclyn Glenn with the YouTubers Paul & Morgan I was confused. Was there another feud that I wasn’t aware of? Or did either party happen to change their beliefs resulting in this weirdly phenomenal friendship?

 


From left to right: Paul Olliges, Morgan Olliges, Jaqueline Glenn and David Frank

For the uninitiated, Jaclyn Glenn is an atheist Youtuber, who has often covered Paul & Morgan in her channel. Paul and Morgan are a young Christian couple who although have some good videos, have some very problematic and questionable opinions. Their video on “Would Jesus Wear A Mask?” justifies not wearing one, they believe that birth control means not placing your trust in God’s hands and they belong to the population of Christians who believe that Trump was appointed by God to restore the sinfulness of America.  

Along the same lines goes another Youtuber, Brenda Marie Davis, known for her channel God is Grey. Both Brenda and Jaclyn are what you would call exvangelicals (short for ex evangelicals) and although they have different beliefs again, they have very similar values. Both Brenda and Jaclyn have talked about how harmful church theology can be and have often invited Paul & Morgan for a conversation, also stating that Paul & Morgan are usually not open to discussion.

 

God is Grey x Jaclyn Glenn

I usually follow Brenda’s channel and watch the feud that happens between what mainstream culture labels as ‘progressive christians’ and ‘conservative christians’ but never in my life did I expect to see a day where an atheist Youtuber and a conservative Christian channel would just casually upload a picture of them hanging out. I was glad to know people in the comments were as confused as me. It was an unrealistic crossover. We wanted an explanation. We wanted a backstory. We wanted a video.

 

But even if we do not have a backstory, I think we can all agree that this was heartwarming to see. Seeing two parties who have extremely contradicting world beliefs come together and be civil with each other was probably what the internet needed. I was secretly hoping Brenda would also be part of the surprise but this was good enough too. Two parties with differing religious, political, and social views coming together and not tearing each other down has given me hope for humanity – on how we can all disagree and still coexist.


17. 06. 2021


Image Credits:

1. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJcLGZJqkS/?utm_medium=copy_link

2. https://youtu.be/XM6RukhYPxU

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