Dec 29 2011
Prepare to start believing in God and Angels
When you think of the word “Breedlove,” you probably think of porn where the man ejaculates into a vagina and/ or anus. It’s also the name of a kid who believes in angels and God. Luckily this won’t be too confusing for much longer because he’s dead now. I know that’s sad to say, but this name was confusing for a lot of people who wanted to see raunchy porn, and it’s not fair to them.
Say hello (and then goodbye) to Ben Breedlove.
The simple version is that this kid had a heart condition, almost died, almost died again, and almost died again, did this video, and then actually died.
Ben talked about seeing angels and being in heaven when he died, which of course is just a hallucination. Meanwhile, all of these idiotic people are using his story to reinforce their beliefs in God and angels as if the experiences of a dying kid going into shock and the hallucinations that come with near death experiences are enough, especially when articulated into a web cam diary with flash cards. I appreciate the sentiment behind it, and it is tragic that this kid’s life was cut short…but can’t we stop being stupid for three seconds and critically think about exactly why this story is touching? Just remember to all you would be God Warriors out there, if you donated all the money you give to churches to people who do legitimate research on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, maybe Ben wouldn’t have died and you wouldn’t be writing dumb comments on a YouTube page for some jackass like me to mock. In a way, you’re all responsible for Ben Breedlove’s death.
Ken
Dec 29, 2011 @ 14:00:40
But the important thing is that the angels made him a better person. Before they allowed him to die.
Dec 29, 2011 @ 14:10:10
Angels didn’t allow him to die. GOD did…because God is very kind like that. Science and medicine just get in the way of everything.
Kris Krajewski
Mar 05, 2012 @ 10:59:37
The important thing is the opposite of what people really are doing. We must stop thinking about faith/faiths. We must start believing in the message from the churches; we must atart believing that way stright way that God is Love. We must realize for various reasons whether it is really understood nor worth it what a better person IS.
Geoff
Dec 29, 2011 @ 14:27:34
Watch the 700 Club. It’s full of irrefutable proof that the power of prayer and God’s love will heal just about anything. There was a particularly uplifting story about a quite attractive Australian woman whose body was riddled with tumors. She decided with her doctors to stop treatment for 3 days to allow faith, prayer, and God to heal her tumors. Sure enough, on the third day, her largest tumor had shrunk an entire 0.3 cm. See? Proof!
Dec 29, 2011 @ 14:29:46
I love that show. Pat Robertson is such a fossil that it’s hilarious. He sits on his chair praying about asinine things.
“God Jeebus, please rid the world of that black hip hop and get us back to the days when we could dance to music at box socials.”
I’m thankful he’ll die soon.
backwards7
Dec 29, 2011 @ 14:37:37
God and his angelic host allowed Breedlove to almost die three times before they finally delivered the coup de grace. That’s the equivalent of stopping your car to give somebody a ride and then putting your foot down hard on the accelerator the moment that they’re about to open the passenger side door. And then repeating the same trick two more times.
The only thing this young man’s experiences tell me is that angels, in addition to being malevolent celestial rapists, are also dicks with a fratboy’s sense of humour.
Dec 29, 2011 @ 19:30:09
“That’s the equivalent of stopping your car to give somebody a ride and then putting your foot down hard on the accelerator the moment that they’re about to open the passenger side door. And then repeating the same trick two more times.”
And then crashing the car James Dean style once they actually get in.
London
Dec 29, 2011 @ 19:48:17
I wasn’t going to watch this I really wasn’t. I hate emotionally manipulative crap but then that top stil caught my eye and I knew I had to watch it and give up my athiest ways! You guys obviously heaven is awesome if kid cudi is there and we are all hanging out looking fancy in suits. There must be a million weed fields and you always have a bong and a lighter. It must be the most magical place to ever exist. How much do you think God pays for appearance fees? Or does he just promise a swank spot in heaven?
Okay in all seriousness I hate crap like this that brings out the God warriors and I hate that people want me to feel sad about people I don’t know dying.
Dec 29, 2011 @ 19:52:57
I totally forgot about the Kid Cudi thing. He apparently started CRYING when he read that article about this kid.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/kid-cudi-responds-ben-breedlove-video-farewell-shortly-teen-fan-died-heart-condition-article-1.998401
It’s crazy. Who is that guy anyway?
London
Dec 29, 2011 @ 20:55:50
He is a rapper not super famous mainstream but hes had a few hits. Day n bite is probably his most main stream hit. He also smokes a lot of weed (obviously). Ok I know I’m a worse person then most but really kid cudi? You are so sad that a person you didn’t know died? I call bullshit. Are you also sad about the kids who die every day who don’t chronicle it on youtube or did you just feel you had to respond since he name dropped you? I’m going with the latter.
Dec 29, 2011 @ 21:16:15
In retrospect, it’s probably the most attention either of them ever got. Thanks, God!
Dec 29, 2011 @ 21:51:18
Personally, I don’t really care if someone wants to believe they saw angels in a near death experience. Sure, make a video about it. It will more than likely bore and annoy me, so I will turn it off. But THIS is straight truth :
“Just remember to all you would be God Warriors out there, if you donated all the money you give to churches to people who do legitimate research on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, maybe Ben wouldn’t have died and you wouldn’t be writing dumb comments on a YouTube page for some jackass like me to mock. In a way, you’re all responsible for Ben Breedlove’s death.”
Seriously. An entirely different topic, but those mega churches piss the fuck out of me.
Believe what you want to believe, pray to whomever you’d like, but for fuck’s sake stop throwing away money to a church with 12ft flat screen displays and invest in actually helping people.
Geoff
Dec 29, 2011 @ 23:47:22
Amen.
Geoff
Dec 30, 2011 @ 14:36:19
Another story of God and angels being kind and merciful. At least the kid didn’t die…yet.
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/30/when-shark-fans-attack-a-teenager-with-a-brain-tumor/related/