When Friends are Deconstructing Toxic Theology – Response to S03E05

The Bible and Hebrew With Nate

In this episode, Ryan and Chris interview a mutual friend from their past and learn about his journey through early life, Bible college and the Christian faith. For more information about the slow motion UMC schism, check out this well written article. https://apnews.com/article/religion-gay-rights-f3fc3ec9e1f39501495d227d5a0963f8 Ryan’s newsletter! https://deconstructandreconstruct.substack.com/ Find a labyrinth near you! https://labyrinthlocator.com/ Barbara Brown Taylor […]

Patriarchy and TikTok: A Woman’s Tale

In today’s episode, Chris and Ryan bring on a special guest to discuss the concept of spiritual bullying, feminism in the church and sex education. Bekah’s TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@bekahbrooker

Meddling With Your Relationship – Response to S03E06 & S03E07

Ryan is very sorry for the audio mishaps from his recording at the beginning of the episode. It clears up, we promise. In today’s (double) episode, Chris and Ryan respond to ideas about baptismal regeneration and whether Islam’s “Allah” and Christianity’s “God” are based on the same being. Ryan’s paper on Hell: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eD-ec0KPsmkLofAJ8NMxHlZwZq3BvSuXpWZWReQc4Ec/edit?usp=sharing

When Friends are Deconstructing Toxic Theology – Response to S03E05

In today’s episode, Chris and Ryan bring on a special guest to discuss their own experiences within Christianity and respond to a podcast episode on the topic of when friends are “deconverting.”

Don’t Mess With Kids – Response to S03E17

In today’s episode, Chris and Ryan discuss the harmfully problematic worldviews held by their past high school teachers by identifying their defiant stances on gender identity, gender dysphoria, gender variance and nonconformity, and they also lump in homosexuality. “Suicide Thoughts and Attempts Among Transgender Adults” https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/ APA Gender Dysphoria Reference https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria “Safe, welcoming, and affirming […]