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S2B01: Ash Valentine's Day - Too Much Love Will Kill You (or Those You Love)

S2B01: Ash Valentine's Day - Too Much Love Will Kill You (or Those You Love)

Happy Valentine's Day! On today's episode, Gail and Nate talk about what happens when you love everyone and everything else more than God. Oh, and be sure to check out the Content Warning event taking place in Portland this weekend! Tickets are available at contentwarningevent.com . If you're looking for support for religious trauma survivors, check out the Reclamation Collective at rec...

S2E08: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 2 — with Jessica Goforth
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S2E08: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 2 — with Jessica Goforth

Our good friend Jessica Goforth joins us to talk about her reactions to the Amazon Prime series Shiny Happy People , which exposes some of the abuses in the Christian cult known as IBLP or ATI. Jessica is the host of the podcast Leaving the Village , where she shares her own story of surviving IBLP and interviews others who have also escaped the cult she grew up in. You can subscribe to...

S2E05: Bob Jones University Will Never Do Right — with Christopher Peterman

S2E05: Bob Jones University Will Never Do Right — with Christopher Peterman

On this episode we are joined by Christopher Peterman, a former student at Bob Jones University who organized the first ever student-run protest at BJU. Chris shares his own story of abuse at BJU and the severe trauma that motivated him to stand up to the administration at the self-proclaimed "Fortress of Faith." Further Reading: "Bob Jones University Blamed Victims of Sexual Assaults, ...

S2E02: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 1 — with Janice Lagata

S2E02: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 1 — with Janice Lagata

Janice Lagata returns! Janice and Nate were both members of Hillsong NYC until they left in 2017, and since then their former church has been the subject of numerous exposés and documentaries. The latest, The Secrets of Hillsong by FX and Vanity Fair dives into their disgraced former pastor, Carl Lentz. Though Janice isn't exactly thrilled with how the series handled the subject matter....

S2E01: Apostasy at EVU — with Scott Okamoto

S2E01: Apostasy at EVU — with Scott Okamoto

Scott Okamoto is back!!! And this time, he's bringing a book with him. The author of the newly released Asian American Apostate joins Gail and Nate to talk about his own journey that led to this book, his career as a professor at an Evangelical university, and how sorry he feels for English grammar perfectionists. Asian American Apostate : Bookshop.org Amazon Kobo Scott on the internet:...

S1E26: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 3) — with Janice Lagata

S1E26: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 3) — with Janice Lagata

We conclude our roundtable conversation in this episode with the last two points in Steven Hassan's BITE model of authoritarian control and how Evangelicalism fits these descriptions. We also took a little bit of time to address the "He Gets Us" ad campaign that has the Evangelical world simultaneously giddy and furious. As a bonus, we wrap up with a few of the cornier Christian catchph...