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Church scandals, conmen, cults and charlatans. Deconversion "Therapy" Podcast is your place to laugh about shady televangelists to Christian rock concerts where no one is allowed to dance.
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PRIDE is over. But that doesn't mean we're done listening to people who survived evangelicalism and are now thriving as out LGBT people. Listen in on Karen's conversation with Mike Maeshiro, a former instructor at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and his journey to being an out gay man. Find out more about him at https://www.mikemaeshiro.com/…
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Sorry about the technical delay. I promise, it's worth it! Here is the rest of the conversation with LGBT advocate, Jennifer Knapp. Find her at JenniferKnapp.com. Keep in Touch or support us with our free and paid versions of our newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. We…
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What an amazing conversation Karen had with Jennifer Knapp. Once the star of Christian music, she now finds her place in LGBT advocacy. Watch for the second part tomorrow, and the YouTube on Sunday! Her new re-release of KANSAS is out now. You've got to check it out. Keep in Touch or support us with our free and paid versions of our newsletter. Epi…
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It's the second week of PRIDE and we've got your 2nd favorite redhead--April Ajoy--and her non-binary spouse Beecher. We hear their story from Christian fundamentalists to Beecher coming to terms with being non-binary--all while April realizes she is bi-sexual. And their marriage works! Caution little ears (why are you here anyway?), we discuss sex…
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We're celebrating our LGBT followers the whole month of June. Whether you are part of the community or an ally like myself, listening to people's voices is an act of resistance in a time like this. Drag Queen Flamy Grant hit national news when their song "Good Day" surged to the top of the Christian music charts. We hear how they grew up and what i…
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Bonnie brings you ANGLES the story behind the great band that never sounded like they sprung from church. Hear how they almost never were, and how we all knew someone like Bono in youth group. Keep in Touch or support us with our free and paid versions of our newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. I…
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Ok, maybe it'll be bi-annual, we're not sure yet. We've taken your questions, both goofy and cerebral and done our doggone best. We love to connect to you all, so hope you enjoy it. Go check out the newly released exvangelical books! Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review.…
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It doesn't matter if you're an evangelical Christian, Catholic, Agnostic, deconstructing Christian, atheist, exChristian, Jewish, Muslim or hundreds of other beliefs and labels; we are ready to laugh at you. Send us more stories in our links below. Go check out the newly released exvangelical books! Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode t…
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If you want to know more about Voices and Faces, check out the website and contact Karen. Go check out the newly released exvangelical books! Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion The…
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This was a breakthrough moment for me, Karen. Turn your shame into the mundane. Get Dr. Sprankle’s book, DIY: The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation, now! Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Book and other recs here. We h…
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Night of Joy, Kingdom Bound, Fish Fest, Explo '72, Creation Festival, Cornerstone, Soulfest. So many. And so many acts from Larry Norman and Johnny Cash to Jars of Clay, Crystal Lewis, DeGarmo and Key, Jennifer Knapp... You all sent us hilarious and heartwarming stories. Such a fun episode to record. Don't forget to follow I Was A Teenage Fundament…
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Listen to I was a Teenage Fundamentalist, anywhere you listen to podcasts. It's another batch of your small "t" trauma letters. There is singing in this one, plus Muppet Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Book and other recs here. We have …
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Bonnie covers an Australian cult called Universal Medicine, also known as UniMed. We also ramble about a lot of things. But bottom line, be wary of doctors who brand themselves and suggest carrots. Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Book a…
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Click here to get all the media and source materials that go with this episode. How'd you like the He Gets Us Superbowl ads? Christians can't decide what they think...and they're a'fightin. Find out who and what are behind the campaign. Rob Reiner's documentary "God and Country" about the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism releases Friday, Feb…
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Time for your updates on the piles of excrement we come across researching episodes for you. We cover misogyny in the Christian Orthodox church over women deacons, pastors spending wayyy too much money on clothes, crypto scam pastor Eligio Regalado, and 4 missing women and 2 children in a TikTok cult mystery. Please click where it says "Keep in Tou…
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Another batch of letters fresh off the presses. Please send us yours. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Find us on Instagram, T…
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Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter.Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. How come we did not name these episodes, 1 for the Money and 2 for the Show?! Damnit. Anyhoo, listen to the second part of Elvis' story as it relates to religion. We had never heard the story of the Osmonds…
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Researching the spiritual life of Elvis forced me to watch a lot of clips. Damn, how could someone exude so much sexiness, especially decades and decades ago. Karen recounts the Christian childhood of Elvis, and wonders if he was as screwed up with purity culture as the rest of us. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate an…
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Some of your favorite podcasts are leaving you empty this time of year. Not us. Whoohooo. We leave you with our personal musings about the yays and icks of 2023. Here is a link to The Four Tendencies book we discuss. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Book and other recs here. W…
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Bonnie and Karen open the mailbox and read your letters. The second-hand embarrassment is real. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. WINTER MERCH only here until Dec. 10 MERCH! Book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Find…
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It's Karen's solo time, so here's another true crime episode. Any time faith is part of the equation, our listeners know the mindset of the people involved more than the average person. This story is about the family of Chad Wallin-Reed and 6 young men out for a reckless time in California. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. WINTE…
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The White Mikes episode. Please enjoy hearing the Watchman's Decree, if you haven't before. It's truly scary stuff. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. WINTER MERCH only here until Dec. 10 MERCH! Book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Episode donations can be d…
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Bonnie's electricity went down after we recorded a whole episode and we lost the whole thing. Listen to our redo as we are slap happy due to the tech issue. The good stuff starts around 25 minutes in. Oops. Doesn't matter since the world is ending anyway. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. WINTER MERCH only here until Nov. 10 MERC…
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catch up on all the church news you don't want to know. Why do they keep doing crap? Why?? Someone teach them a hobby. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Find…
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This was eye-opening to me. Karen. You asked questions and as I spoke, I learned so much about what I thought. Thank you. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Armageddon book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Episode donations can be dropped…
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Happy Halloween! Feel free to tag our Instagram if you want to be featured in costume on our stories. Bonnie and Karen take you into the spooky world of spiritualism, ghost stories, and Princess Diana, the only way two women who would rather laugh than research can. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Armageddo…
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* Although we recorded this a few weeks ago, we oddly ended up speaking about events happening now (shootings and anti-semitism). Weird how those things work. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Armageddon book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 3…
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We’ve been listening and reading and watching about the love cult, Twin Flames. Hear Bonnie explain it as we take notes because…why don’t WE have a cult? Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Armageddon book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 …
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Karen and Bonnie take you through the disgusting and abnormal birth control methods of yesteryear and today. Men, feel free to listen and do nothing because that seems to be your role in this! Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Armageddon book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 F…
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If you listened to this episode when it aired in October of 2019, you are incredibly faithful or deranged. Enjoy Karen's bad audio and possible sinus infection. Ahhh, the good ol' days. Note: As time flies, this is before we learned the correct word for "gypsy" is Romani or traveler. We've learned a lot these last few years. Please Rate and Review.…
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When the shiny Osmond kids were on television, it was the first time many Americans had seen Mormons. Bonnie fills us in on their life and how they spread Mormonism, yet didn't smash it in people's faces. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check out our MERCH! Armageddon book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion T…
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According to quite a few people, the Rapture drops this week. Some pushed for the 19th, but it is being extended to the 24th. So many people have questions about the End Times, and so did I. So I hope you enjoy this blathering about how we're all going to be ok. But we still need therapy. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Check o…
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What is wrong with you people?? Another batch of mentally damaging church stories. We love them. Keep them coming. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Learn a new language or further with Babbel. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out …
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Time for another roundup of all the news you didn't want to know. We've got bottlecaps, Greg Locke, old cars, and God Awful Movies. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Learn a new language or further your vocabulary at 60% Off with Babbel. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Episode …
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It's a miracle. You're healed. Oops. Nope. How about a feather instead? See, God loves you. This week we talk about the religious phenomenon of gold dust at Bethel Church, angel feathers, and miracle fillings. If these are the miracles God is into, I'd prefer the cash payout instead. Thanks. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Lear…
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Imagine the soundtrack of a cuckoo clock in the back of this episode. Jim Caviezel is the most entertaining actor, in the worst of ways. Thanks to the QAnon Anonymous podcast for some of this information. Hold onto your brain for this one. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Learn a new language or further your vocabulary with Babb…
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If you are triggered by the letters VBS, you might want to prepare yourself. Another great batch of stories from listeners. Don't forget to send yours in. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Learn a new language or further your vocabulary with Babbel. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37…
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As Netflix's How to Become a Cult Leader comes out, Karen talks to ex-Moonie Teddy Hose who is in the documentary. The Unification Church has so many parallels to evangelical and fundamental Christianity, although much more extreme. Hope you enjoy the episode and Karen's coughing. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Learn a new lan…
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Bonnie covers the media protest that broke the internet, whoops, the newspapers in 1992--Sinéad O'Connor's performance on Saturday Night Live. Plus, we get into Madonna, Joe Pesci, Frank Sinatra, MC Hammer and David Spade. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Learn a new language or further your vocabulary with Babbel. Dr. Bart Ehma…
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"The revenge of Carl." Listen to Part 1 first. Duh. Here is the link to the letter we read in the episode. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out our MERCH! Find us on Instagram, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook. Support us We do …
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Did you think we'd pass up discussing the new FX Hillsong documentary on Hulu? Au contraire. The gang's all here--Karen, Bonnie, Carl Lentz, Brian Houston... Bonnie hasn't seen it, so Karen unleashes the Kraken. Thanks for listening. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW …
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We recorded this before Karen left for vacation, so keep that in mind. Enjoy stories about would-be fashion designers and rock stars. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out our MERCH! Find us on Instagram, TikTok, and our secret den on …
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Zoroastrianism is Karen's new obsession. It's a religion that Christians need to know more about because they're going to hear some very interesting things--many quite familiar. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out our MERCH! We have …
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We want to thank Tracey for sponsoring this episode! You can now drop a one-time love offering in our plate here. The letters slayed us in the spirit this week. Keep it up! Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Check out our MERCH! We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. …
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What a couple of weeks it's been here in Tennessee. Karen catches you up on the incestuous marriage of church and state. Bonnie tells you about Carl Lentz's new job, and we catch up with litigation and scandals that plague the Church with a capital C. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is her…
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We're back with another great run-down of a once-prohibited comedian. This time Bonnie tells us about George Carlin, someone Karen avoided because he was demonic. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out our MERCH! We have a P.O. Box! Dec…
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Here's the end of the rambling. I also talk about resource books. Hope this helps you out even if it's just to know there are other people out there similar to you. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out our MERCH! We have a P.O. Box! D…
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That's right, Bonnie's not here this week. We warned you! And since so many have asked for stories about how we ended up leaving the faith, here is a rambling 2-parter. Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Dr. Bart Ehman’s NEW BOOK “Armageddon” is here! Episode donations can be dropped here. ❤️ Check out our MERCH! We have a P.O. Bo…
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