The Soundtrack of My Christian Journey (part 3)
Continued from part 2 . Again, there was something different in the atmosphere at Hillsong. It was enticing. The music was engaging, the ...
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Nate is a hobbyist, activist, writer, nerd, ice hockey fan and coach, and a PC gaming enthusiast. For his 9-5, he works in media and marketing for the law school at a nationally recognized state university. Nate identifies as a cisgender, heterosexual Asian-American man.
Professor of Law Kimberly Mutcherson joins Gail and Nate to discuss the history of abortion access in the US, the current landscape of women's healthcare, and the need for reproductive justice in the pro-choice conversation. Professor Mutcherson was the former co-host of the Anthem-Award-winning podcast— The Power of Attorney —which is produced by Rutgers Law School . Follow Professor M...
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...
In the third part of our miniseries, "My Cult Was in a Documentary," Eric Skwarczynski joins the show to talk about his work investigating the Independent Fundamental Baptists and about the Max/Investigation Discovery docuseries Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals . Eric's Links: Instagram | @preacherboysdoc Preacher Boys podcast | website Film School'd podcast | Apple Podcasts Let Us P...
Dr. Camille Lewis joins Gail and Nate to share her story of growing up in the IFB, her life at Bob Jones University, the controversies that forced her to leave, and her ongoing work analyzing and reporting on BJU and the larger world of fundamentalism. Read Dr. Lewis' story of leaving BJU here . Follow Dr. Lewis' ongoing reporting and analysis of BJU and fundamentalism here . --- Follow...
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...
Nate and Gail return for an update on life. We discuss weddings (especially the problems with evangelical ones), current events, Palestine and Israel (briefly), meeting people you've made friends with online, building new community after leaving toxic spaces, how to not fall into previous traps that people often take out of evangelicalism into their deconstruction, binary thinking, and ...
Rabbi Ariann Weitzman spends some time addressing a few of the common misconceptions Christians have about Jews and educating us about the relationship between the two religions. This insightful conversation is among our favorite episodes, and we hope you find it as helpful and informative as we did! Bnai Keshet Reconstructionist Synagogue Four Common Misunderstandings about Judaism ---...
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, ...
Gail and Nate discuss a bit about the history of Bob Jones University, its influence on the Evangelical world at large, and the odd extremism it's known for. Rick Pidcock joins in to provide some updates on the university and share some thoughts about the possible future of the institution. Sources: Bob Jones University v. United States "The Real Origins of the Religious Right," Politic...
Nothing upsets manly men quite like stepping beyond the gender norms, and stay-at-home dads are a great way to get them all riled up. In this episode, we chat with our friends Rick and Scott, who share some insights into their lives as stay-at-home dads and what it says about their masculinity. Spoiler alert: it says nothing, except that maybe they're not all that insecure in it. Scott:...
Continued from part 2 . Again, there was something different in the atmosphere at Hillsong. It was enticing. The music was engaging, the ...
Continued from part 1 . My parents weren't quite ready for Liquid. The music was too loud for them, and they just weren't used to rock mu...
The first time I walked through the doors of Hillsong NYC, I was surprised, to say the least. I mean, it's not like I didn't know what to e...
I recently had a conversation with our friend Janice (who joined the podcast for a couple episodes, which you can listen to here and here )...
Update: Christopher joined me on the Full Mutuality podcast to discuss his story further. You can listen to this conversation...
This post was originally published on my personal blog, Bite-Sized Theology , on October 4, 2019. Over the past few years I&rsquo...
This post was originally published on my personal blog, Bite-Sized Theology , on September 24, 2019. Sin is one of those concepts...
This post was originally published on my personal blog, Bite-Sized Theology , on August 15, 2019. In light of all the news and so...
As I mentioned in my previous post, Evangelicalism’s largest empire—the scandal-ridden Hillsong—is crumbling. I’ve ...
If you’ve been following the news in Evangelicalism, you’re probably aware that its biggest empire is falling apart. In the ...
I want to address something I've been seeing from a few white progressive-ish folks (particularly ex-evangelicals) who were raging about Me...