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Why is 'The Church' Always The Villain in Fantasy Stories? | Nerdy Sermon


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Listen - whenever I said I didn’t want to watch another Isekai so long as I live, I didn’t mean yall literally had to make a whole anime about assassinating the genre itself. But thanks? For this video, I want to look at the new anime The Executioner and Her Way of Life. This story takes another story and turns it upside down but simultaneously reveals that maybe the original story wasn’t that bad to begin with… I don’t know. It’s a bit nuanced, but the best stories always are.


The Executioner is an anime about strong-held beliefs and values, and it’s pretty evident that the church is the bad guy in this one - AGAIN. So let’s talk about how the IRL church has dealt with this before, is still dealing with it today, and how you and I can be better. That’s right - I’m here to spare my mortal foe, the Isekai. Let’s talk about it.


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Writer, Filmographer: Nathan Webb

Editor: Niki Turner


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Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:53 - Welcome!

1:20 - Scripture

2:43 - What is The Executioner and Her Way of Life?

5:22 - Themes in this anime

6:22 - The Evil Church

6:40 - Scripture Analysis

9:30 - Connecting Paul to The Executioner and Her Way of Life

10:20 - The Reactionary Church

11:24 - What does this mean for us today?

12:35 - Thanks for Watching!

12:57 - Quick Question

13:25 - Three Things

14:02 - Twitch Clip!

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