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==Personal life==

Not much is known about Richard Ackerman's personal life outside his YouTube videos, although it is known that he is a member of [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], a mainline [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. Ackerman's father is [[wikipedia:Jewish people|Jewish]] making him half Jewish~~, something he rarely mentions in his YouTube videos~~. He currently resides in [[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. He is both a quarter [[wikipedia:Lithuania|Lithuanian]] and [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian]], and he originally attended High School in Irvington High School in New York,<ref> [https://ihspawprint.com/2020/11/29/ackerman-yun-named-to-all-state-music-festival/] </ref> but started attending Southern Methodist University in Texas.<ref> [https://irvingtonpresbychurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-13-21-ZOOM-Service.pdf, last page of this document]</ref> He described his time in Irvington High School as difficult, claiming the community has ostracized him for his political beliefs. <ref> [https://~~www.~~youtube.com/watch?v=mEq8WFyV8DA] </ref> However, community members have denied this, saying that Ackerman was disliked due to his attempts to start unwanted political arguments in the middle of class. In High School, he converted to Christianity through attending a youth camp and soon thereafter his family followed with conversion.

Not much is known about Richard Ackerman's personal life outside his YouTube videos, although it is known that he is a member of [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], a mainline [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. Ackerman has stated in YouTube videos that his father is [[wikipedia:Jewish people|Jewish]] making him half Jewish. He currently resides in [[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. He is both a quarter [[wikipedia:Lithuania|Lithuanian]] and [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian]], and he originally attended High School in Irvington High School in New York,<ref>https://ihspawprint.com/2020/11/29/ackerman-yun-named-to-all-state-music-festival/</ref> but started attending Southern Methodist University in Texas.<ref>https://irvingtonpresbychurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-13-21-ZOOM-Service.pdf (last page of this document)</ref> He described his time in Irvington High School as difficult, claiming the community has ostracized him for his political beliefs. <ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=mEq8WFyV8DA</ref> However, community members have denied this, saying that Ackerman was disliked due to his attempts to start unwanted political arguments in the middle of class. In High School, he converted to Christianity through attending a youth camp and soon thereafter his family followed with conversion.

During the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]], Richard started his [[wikipedia:Instagram|Instagram]] and [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] career which he continues to be highly active in. Compared with his [https://youtube.com/@redeemedzoomer6053 YouTube channel], he is slightly more active on his [https://instagram.com/redeemed_zoomer Instagram account]. His Instagram mainly revolves around Christian memes, facts and miscellaneous posts. Zoomer is socially conservative, and he often describes himself as theologically conservative. However, he is open minded and ecumenical towards other Christian traditions and denominations.

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He was dating his then girlfriend who is known by her online handle as the "[[Mrs. Zoomer.]]" They met through a bible study ran by one of her friends who goes by the name of "Redeemed Zoomer Third-Wheel" during the COVID-19 pandemic. She convinced Redeemed Zoomer to join her bible study group after viewing one of his Instagram posts which gave her the impression that he would have good chemistry with her friend (Future Mrs. Zoomer) thus she decided to set both of them up on the basis of their shared beliefs. They started dating 13 days after meeting each other.

On the 16th March, Ackerman announced his engagement with "Mrs. Zoomer".<ref> [https://twitter.com/redeemed_zoomer/status/1768840390260441298]</ref> He has since married her as of 18th August 2024. <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/1108548717054808136/1241188447579017289/1274845824148570272]</ref>

On the 16th March, Ackerman announced his engagement with "Mrs. Zoomer".<ref>https://twitter.com/redeemed_zoomer/status/1768840390260441298</ref> He has since married her as of 18th August 2024. <ref>https://discord.com/channels/1108548717054808136/1241188447579017289/1274845824148570272</ref>

==Criticism==

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Redeemed Zoomer originally created his current channel on 29th February 2020, being inspired by the many sermons he watched from reformed theologians such as Tim Keller. Earlier on in Zoomer's YouTube career before coming to be known as "Redeemed Zoomer" he started a small YouTube channel called "Gospel for the Least" during the COVID-19 pandemic where his content held much looser and more relaxed views on Christianity. However, his channel did not grow as much as he hoped thus he decided to restart as the nascent Redeemed Zoomer, which embraced a much more traditional and reformed perspective of Christianity.

Zoomer's content revolves around explaining Christianity particularly towards his demographic: Generation Z (hence the name "Zoomer)". His earlier videos provided a basic explanation for a variety of Christian topics such as Jesus Christ or Baptism. These videos discussed these topics typically from a Reformed/Calvinistic perspective. Overtime Zoomer's explainers evolved into discussing other groups related to Christianity such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Churches]] of which he provides reasons <ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=9ADKeo8wqNU&list=PL-6iSAtvQ68jX_5pj4rQ2mIb_ayTfajwSwhy ~~he is or is not]~~</ref> within different denominations outside Presbyterianism. Zoomer also covers Christian apologetics such as the theological positions and methods used in apologetics.

Zoomer's content revolves around explaining Christianity particularly towards his demographic: Generation Z (hence the name "Zoomer)". His earlier videos provided a basic explanation for a variety of Christian topics such as Jesus Christ or Baptism. These videos discussed these topics typically from a Reformed/Calvinistic perspective. Overtime Zoomer's explainers evolved into discussing other groups related to Christianity such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Churches]] of which he provides reasons <ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=9ADKeo8wqNU&list=PL-6iSAtvQ68jX_5pj4rQ2mIb_ayTfajwSwhy</ref> within different denominations outside Presbyterianism. Zoomer also covers Christian apologetics such as the theological positions and methods used in apologetics.

In addition, Redeemed Zoomer (an anti-schismatic) spearheads the "[[Operation Reconquista]]": an online community of young protestant Christians that intends on supporting and returning mainline denominations back to biblical Christianity and traditional roots.<ref>[https://christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/november-web-only/meet-zoomers-martin-luther-mainline-reformation-project-onl.html ~~Meet the Zoomers’ Martin Luther]~~</ref> Critics disagree, arguing that it is not wise (or biblical) to advocate for people (especially the younger demographic Redeemed Zoomer reaches) to go to false/apostate churches (and instead should be committed to biblical ones).

In addition, Redeemed Zoomer (an anti-schismatic) spearheads the "[[Operation Reconquista]]": an online community of young protestant Christians that intends on supporting and returning mainline denominations back to biblical Christianity and traditional roots.<ref>https://christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/november-web-only/meet-zoomers-martin-luther-mainline-reformation-project-onl.html</ref> Critics disagree, arguing that it is not wise (or biblical) to advocate for people (especially the younger demographic Redeemed Zoomer reaches) to go to false/apostate churches (and instead should be committed to biblical ones).

===Christianity Simplified Series===

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 ==Personal life==
-Not much is known about Richard Ackerman's personal life outside his YouTube videos, although it is known that he is a member of [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], a mainline [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. Ackerman's father is [[wikipedia:Jewish people|Jewish]] making him half Jewish, something he rarely mentions in his YouTube videos. He currently resides in [[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. He is both a quarter [[wikipedia:Lithuania|Lithuanian]] and [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian]], and he originally attended High School in Irvington High School in New York,<ref> [https://ihspawprint.com/2020/11/29/ackerman-yun-named-to-all-state-music-festival/] </ref> but started attending Southern Methodist University in Texas.<ref> [https://irvingtonpresbychurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-13-21-ZOOM-Service.pdf, last page of this document]</ref> He described his time in Irvington High School as difficult, claiming the community has ostracized him for his political beliefs. <ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEq8WFyV8DA] </ref> However, community members have denied this, saying that Ackerman was disliked due to his attempts to start unwanted political arguments in the middle of class. In High School, he converted to Christianity through attending a youth camp and soon thereafter his family followed with conversion.
+Not much is known about Richard Ackerman's personal life outside his YouTube videos, although it is known that he is a member of [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], a mainline [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. Ackerman has stated in YouTube videos that his father is [[wikipedia:Jewish people|Jewish]] making him half Jewish. He currently resides in [[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. He is both a quarter [[wikipedia:Lithuania|Lithuanian]] and [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian]], and he originally attended High School in Irvington High School in New York,<ref>https://ihspawprint.com/2020/11/29/ackerman-yun-named-to-all-state-music-festival/</ref> but started attending Southern Methodist University in Texas.<ref>https://irvingtonpresbychurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-13-21-ZOOM-Service.pdf (last page of this document)</ref> He described his time in Irvington High School as difficult, claiming the community has ostracized him for his political beliefs. <ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=mEq8WFyV8DA</ref> However, community members have denied this, saying that Ackerman was disliked due to his attempts to start unwanted political arguments in the middle of class. In High School, he converted to Christianity through attending a youth camp and soon thereafter his family followed with conversion.
 During the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]], Richard started his [[wikipedia:Instagram|Instagram]] and [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] career which he continues to be highly active in. Compared with his [https://youtube.com/@redeemedzoomer6053 YouTube channel], he is slightly more active on his [https://instagram.com/redeemed_zoomer Instagram account]. His Instagram mainly revolves around Christian memes, facts and miscellaneous posts. Zoomer is socially conservative, and he often describes himself as theologically conservative. However, he is open minded and ecumenical towards other Christian traditions and denominations.
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 He was dating his then girlfriend who is known by her online handle as the "[[Mrs. Zoomer.]]" They met through a bible study ran by one of her friends who goes by the name of "Redeemed Zoomer Third-Wheel" during the COVID-19 pandemic. She convinced Redeemed Zoomer to join her bible study group after viewing one of his Instagram posts which gave her the impression that he would have good chemistry with her friend (Future Mrs. Zoomer) thus she decided to set both of them up on the basis of their shared beliefs. They started dating 13 days after meeting each other.
-On the 16th March, Ackerman announced his engagement with "Mrs. Zoomer".<ref> [https://twitter.com/redeemed_zoomer/status/1768840390260441298]</ref> He has since married her as of 18th August 2024. <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/1108548717054808136/1241188447579017289/1274845824148570272]</ref>
+On the 16th March, Ackerman announced his engagement with "Mrs. Zoomer".<ref>https://twitter.com/redeemed_zoomer/status/1768840390260441298</ref> He has since married her as of 18th August 2024. <ref>https://discord.com/channels/1108548717054808136/1241188447579017289/1274845824148570272</ref>
 ==Criticism==
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 Redeemed Zoomer originally created his current channel on 29th February 2020, being inspired by the many sermons he watched from reformed theologians such as Tim Keller. Earlier on in Zoomer's YouTube career before coming to be known as "Redeemed Zoomer" he started a small YouTube channel called "Gospel for the Least" during the COVID-19 pandemic where his content held much looser and more relaxed views on Christianity. However, his channel did not grow as much as he hoped thus he decided to restart as the nascent Redeemed Zoomer, which embraced a much more traditional and reformed perspective of Christianity.
-Zoomer's content revolves around explaining Christianity particularly towards his demographic: Generation Z (hence the name "Zoomer)". His earlier videos provided a basic explanation for a variety of Christian topics such as Jesus Christ or Baptism. These videos discussed these topics typically from a Reformed/Calvinistic perspective. Overtime Zoomer's explainers evolved into discussing other groups related to Christianity such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Churches]] of which he provides reasons <ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=9ADKeo8wqNU&list=PL-6iSAtvQ68jX_5pj4rQ2mIb_ayTfajwSwhy he is or is not]</ref> within different denominations outside Presbyterianism. Zoomer also covers Christian apologetics such as the theological positions and methods used in apologetics.
+Zoomer's content revolves around explaining Christianity particularly towards his demographic: Generation Z (hence the name "Zoomer)". His earlier videos provided a basic explanation for a variety of Christian topics such as Jesus Christ or Baptism. These videos discussed these topics typically from a Reformed/Calvinistic perspective. Overtime Zoomer's explainers evolved into discussing other groups related to Christianity such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Churches]] of which he provides reasons <ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=9ADKeo8wqNU&list=PL-6iSAtvQ68jX_5pj4rQ2mIb_ayTfajwSwhy</ref> within different denominations outside Presbyterianism. Zoomer also covers Christian apologetics such as the theological positions and methods used in apologetics.
-In addition, Redeemed Zoomer (an anti-schismatic) spearheads the "[[Operation Reconquista]]": an online community of young protestant Christians that intends on supporting and returning mainline denominations back to biblical Christianity and traditional roots.<ref>[https://christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/november-web-only/meet-zoomers-martin-luther-mainline-reformation-project-onl.html Meet the Zoomers’ Martin Luther]</ref> Critics disagree, arguing that it is not wise (or biblical) to advocate for people (especially the younger demographic Redeemed Zoomer reaches) to go to false/apostate churches (and instead should be committed to biblical ones).
+In addition, Redeemed Zoomer (an anti-schismatic) spearheads the "[[Operation Reconquista]]": an online community of young protestant Christians that intends on supporting and returning mainline denominations back to biblical Christianity and traditional roots.<ref>https://christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/november-web-only/meet-zoomers-martin-luther-mainline-reformation-project-onl.html</ref> Critics disagree, arguing that it is not wise (or biblical) to advocate for people (especially the younger demographic Redeemed Zoomer reaches) to go to false/apostate churches (and instead should be committed to biblical ones).
 ===Christianity Simplified Series===