Growing Up Fundie

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1908164/open_sms] Tiktok clips from this debate have garnered over 1.5 million views and counting View the full video version of this debate here:  https://youtu.be/xbBY0S2w1aU?si=h9GEjXmA7H0lNGd6 [https://youtu.be/xbBY0S2w1aU?si=h9GEjXmA7H0lNGd6]  From “What is Irrational About My World View?”  The Conversation Coalitions June 2024 live event in Nashville, TN. Featuring Sydney Davis Jr. Jr. & Pedro Garcia  https://www.youtube.com/@TheConversationCoalition [https://www.youtube.com/@TheConversationCoalition] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/support]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1908164/open_sms] (Watch the video-version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/swyLoDOBUK0 [https://youtu.be/swyLoDOBUK0] ) Gary Parker and Secular Rarity are long-time friends, and co-producers of “The Conversation Coalition,” A group of Nashville Atheist speakers seeking to have friendly and informative conversations with Christians. They are also part of the team of producers leading NANOCON 2025, a convention of atheists and humanists across the united stats who gather to share ideas, build community, and help dispel the idea that in order to be a good person, you must also follow the teachings of the bible, or any other religion.  https://www.nanocon.rocks/ [https://www.nanocon.rocks/] Gary Parker on “Growing Up Fundie”  https://youtu.be/A4yelpwe2mY?si=U8ft7fZ7MlnLU8t1 [https://youtu.be/A4yelpwe2mY?si=U8ft7fZ7MlnLU8t1] Secular Rarity on Growing Up Fundie: https://youtu.be/3K1-G7y3Jwo?si=gaLlQYp0Y22EZ2xF [https://youtu.be/3K1-G7y3Jwo?si=gaLlQYp0Y22EZ2xF] r/exchristian https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/] r/exmormon https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/] r/christian https://www.reddit.com/r/Christian/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/Christian/] r/deconstruction https://www.reddit.com/r/Deconstruction/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/Deconstruction/]  ______________________________________________________ Find more “Growing Up Fundie” here: Website: www.growingupfundiepodcast.com [http://www.growingupfundiepodcast.com] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078] Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundie [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundie] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr [https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr] Buzzsprout Subscriptions: https://www.buzzsprout.com/https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/supporters/new1908164/supporters/new [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/supporters/new] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA] Discord: https://discord.gg/XQNG4nD5 [https://discord.gg/XQNG4nD5] Our Subreddit:  https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowingUpFundie/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowingUpFundie/] Check out Sydney's other major project here: https://staxbraceletproject.com/ [https://staxbraceletproject.com/] Think you might make a great guest, or know someone who would be? Apply for yourself, or nominate someone here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHiy8KYW38tyKUD6MbFmOwCKdeWVHAbIA9qst1RBQf4rRPXg/viewform?usp=share_link [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHiy8KYW38tyKUD6MbFmOwCKdeWVHAbIA9qst1RBQf4rRPXg/viewform?usp=share_link]     Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/support]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1908164/open_sms] "The Casual Scholars" is a new podcast brought to you by the creator of "Growing Up Fundie," featuring interesting people who know a lot about interesting things. In this sneak peek of Episode 1: Adam Hinkle is a Chicago-based actor and filmmaker. He grew up on the east coast, primarily in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended college in Pittsburgh, PA, but relocated to Chicago in 2007 to pursue theatre and film.  Since then, he has appeared Off-Broadway and with various storefront theatre companies in Chicago, with a focus on television and film within the past several years.  He made his directing debut with 'The Park,’ a dramatic web series chronicling the trials and tribulations of a fictional group of outreach workers urgently trying to prevent gun and gang violence in a Chicago neighborhood.  This project took five years to complete and had a successful festival run, garnering several awards in the process. He also made his television debut on 'Chicago Fire,’ and his feature film debut in the horror-slasher "Haunt Season' that was released this past October. https://adam-hinkle.com/ [https://adam-hinkle.com/] theparkwebseries.com [http://theparkwebseries.com] @arhinkle (IG, Threads, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube)  @arhinkle.bsky.social (Bluesky) @adamrhinkle (Facebook) https://mickeyosullivan.com/ [https://mickeyosullivan.com/] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/support]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1908164/open_sms] Poulomi Saha is an Associate Professor & Co-Director of the Program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley.  They lead a popular course called “Cults and Popular Culture,” which examines, among other things, the idea of naming something a cult, and the reasons human beings are so obsessed with them.  In an interview with Berkeley News, Saha discussed why it’s important to teach students, especially at a top research university like Berkeley, to look past the label and dig deeper: What was the original intention of a particular organization later labeled a cult? What did it offer? What were its practices? Who joined and why? What does it tell us about spirituality and culture in America? “What makes a cult different from a religion or a sect, and why the word cult so often produces revulsion or compulsion. I am not interested in diagnosing cults, but rather in understanding how groups and beliefs come to take on that name, and all the feelings and reactions that come with it.” Poulomi Saha, “Why Are We So Obsessed with Cults” Poulomi Saha on "Why Are We So Obsessed with Cults?" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUPJZgo49uk] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUPJZgo49uk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUPJZgo49uk] In her course on Cults, Poulomi Saha Has Students Look Beyond the Headlines  https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/09/12/in-her-course-on-cults-poulomi-saha-has-students-look-beyond-the-headlines/ [https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/09/12/in-her-course-on-cults-poulomi-saha-has-students-look-beyond-the-headlines/] __________________________________ Find more “Growing Up Fundie” here: Website: www.growingupfundiepodcast.com [http://www.growingupfundiepodcast.com] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078] Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundie [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundie] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr [https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr] Buzzsprout Subscriptions: https://www.buzzsprout.com/https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/supporters/new1908164/supporters/new [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/supporters/new] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA] Discord: https://discord.gg/XQNG4nD5 [https://discord.gg/XQNG4nD5] Our Subreddit:  https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowingUpFundie/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowingUpFundie/] Check out Sydney's other major project here: https://staxbraceletproject.com/ [https://staxbraceletproject.com/] Think you might make a great guest, or know someone who would be? Apply for yourself, or nominate someone here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHiy8KYW38tyKUD6MbFmOwCKdeWVHAbIA9qst1RBQf4rRPXg/viewform?usp=share_link [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHiy8KYW38tyKUD6MbFmOwCKdeWVHAbIA9qst1RBQf4rRPXg/viewform?usp=share_link] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/support]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1908164/open_sms] View the visual version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/gcp7w5AypU8 [https://youtu.be/gcp7w5AypU8] What is Christian Nationalism? Christian nationalism is a form of religious nationalism that focuses on promoting the Christian views of its followers, in order to achieve prominence or dominance in political and social life. Separation of Church and State (Definition & Details) https://www.freedomforum.org/separation-of-church-and-state/ [https://www.freedomforum.org/separation-of-church-and-state/] American Progress . Org  https://www.americanprogress.org/article/christian-nationalism-is-single-biggest-threat-to-americas-religious-freedom/ [https://www.americanprogress.org/article/christian-nationalism-is-single-biggest-threat-to-americas-religious-freedom/] “A History of Christian Nationalism” from NPR.org  https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/1260150915/a-history-of-christian-nationalism [https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/1260150915/a-history-of-christian-nationalism] Christians Against Christian Nationalism https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement [https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement] ________________________________________ ‪@AndrewLSeidel1‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLSeidel1] is an author and attorney who has defended the First Amendment for more than a decade, both in and out of court. Andrew dedicated his career to challenging religious privilege, and battling Christian Nationalism. He is currently the VP of strategic communications with “Americans United” (https://www.au.org/get-involved/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1BjYXhnQjRXZ2ZaUE9pQ0JaSVNqWlNCS2FrUXxBQ3Jtc0ttUE55aWdFOFV3ckxmMzJuQ1R3WV9OZW9iSlhZZXZ4WUVyaWNuT0JrVXdQbDlrZk53RXN0UFBWUnRJUTliclNuazVQSFZrcG0xMTNUY3lKQ2MxdUw4eHRtdFZkNDJIbTZoNDVjN2pkVWhSM0RPbFBQcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.au.org%2Fget-involved%2F&v=O_gXrwi0OUo]) He speaks and writes extensively about religious freedom; and has been profiled by BBC News, Buzzfeed, International Business Times, and more. Andrew's books: “The Founding Myth: why christian nationalism is unamerican” https://a.co/d/6s0bYGt [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGpXbUFCRXk3cXhfeEQxT3R2N1dMc3pnY2dLQXxBQ3Jtc0tsVUFBYVNuMEp6TGF6TWR3VXdkY3FNa2otSGlKbEFSRldOMXQ0amE1N2RZYTR2YXE4eUQzdHJBY2F5UGNlMURQYkF4NGd3TVNHeHpXTnNkRzhqdk5OZWxVdlpTamZBZ09MWC1KOUNFQ21zWmU2NlJpRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2F6s0bYGt&v=O_gXrwi0OUo] “American Crusade, how the supreme court is weaponizing religious freedom” https://a.co/d/eoUQlMg [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa19FUmRQZFJLZm8xZGkzakFQT0MxdEZqNHNmUXxBQ3Jtc0ttNmhtNi0tc3hCdnQ2QmFCZ1pSMFZnbXZ2MkdJaEItZGJBU2p6Y09IMkw4SUVzOHViNkNHWENYU1VSUjNURUtaOTNNVFcxM0lCY0VGRGZIMWFrSVNUbVI0WlZqWGluLU5QbEF5cGlnSHdJY1REdGk3Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2FeoUQlMg&v=O_gXrwi0OUo] Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHktN1ctUXBiY3BNQnMxLWRybUc3cUg1d3dvZ3xBQ3Jtc0trWldaenNrakdRLVNkVjBlUWJfaURtRmdXTDFoTmVCOGhyQVJRa09adGtDbnB0VXBOM2tGUjl4NVJVbkNVMGphSnQ0SHFXcUlNYjMxR3lfUWVHUEh0U2hBR3dxeW5EcE52b2hKaEQxOU1IVDdDbURJTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Frunforsomething.net%2F&v=O_gXrwi0OUo] _______________________________________ Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/support]