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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 153: "Surviving Bill Gothard," Lindsey's Story
    Jul 22 2024

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    Lindsey grew up in a religious family that devoutly followed the now-infamous IBLP IBLP organization, or “The Institute in Basic Life Principles.”

    Made infamous by documentaries like “Shiny Happy People,” on Amazon Prime (which Lindsey was also featured in), this church was lead by Bill Gothard, a man who somehow convinced, and still convinces, people across the world to live by rules and values he somehow didn’t have to follow himself.

    In this episode, Lindsey tells us, in detail, her experience being one of the chosen “Gothard Girls,” and how spending time with Bill Gothard one-on-one shaped her young mind, and lead her to the crusade she now leads to spread awareness of his terrible legacy, and destroy the facade of “goodness” and “holiness” he managed to create.

    Find more about Lindsey via her Linktree below:

    The Cult Chronicles

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Cultchronicles

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecultchronicles/?hl=en

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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 152: Christian Content Creator, Eric aka The Investigative Millennial
    Jul 11 2024

    Eric’s YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/@theinvestigativemillennial9381

    Our discussion on why Skeptics leave the Church:

    https://youtu.be/XpUYnlhfATY?si=uuZtDGj_uAqcu9do

    Our OG Livestream from June 13th 2023:

    https://www.youtube.com/live/w07vEeqW7vM?si=M5w4WWB3QXb3l4Dd


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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 151: Misty on Ever-Evolving Relationships, Body Image & Deconstruction
    Jul 5 2024

    On Growing Up Fundie, Episode 151. Misty walks us through her family’s decades-long journey through the gamut of Christian denominations, and the college assignment that finally opened her eyes to what she really believed.

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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 150: Darante' Lamar - A Former Pastor's Lessons on Not Backing Down
    Jun 21 2024

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    Darante’ Lamar was once the most devoutly religious person in his family.

    After finding God, and dedicating his life to being a pastor, he started to realize that even the people at the top of the food chain (who he considered to be mentors himself), still didn’t have all the answers. In fact, they didn’t appear to have very many answers at all.

    In his desire to seek guidance and reasoning, he began to uncover things he quickly understood he’d never be able to unsee. He also recognized that his entire life would likely never be the same again.

    Darante’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DaranteLaMar

    Darante’ on Why He Creates Content: https://youtu.be/OdYMC5Zzlbk?si=ihcciibRKJ7pJSDE

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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 149: Jimmy Jr. on... Well.. Pretty Much Everything You'd Want to Hear About
    Jun 16 2024


    This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on Wednesday, June 5th 2024.
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    https://www.youtube.com/live/xPTs1No2Qa4?si=D6InpFHxZVzQSbF7

    Jimmy Jr. is a host for the shows ‘Talk Heathen’ and ‘The Non Prophets,’ from the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA).
    However, he wasn't always.

    Jimmy was once a normal twenty-something with no idea where he wanted to go in life.

    In this episode, Jimmy covers finding your path, apologizing for your mistakes, admitting when you were wrong, and making his way into the ACA host family.

    Jimmy & Sydney on Talk Heathen

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Te2RidW-DCs?si=NX_9mT51N2fmpr6m

    The Non Prophets

    https://youtu.be/2lUYHs2FxBc?si=H-bxjIhagUuJCqcn

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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 148: Brett M on Being a Free-Thinking Christian
    Jun 7 2024

    148 Brett M. considers himself a free-thinking Christian.

    He recognizes that in order to hang his hat on a belief system, and claim that he wants to follow a specific faith or religion, he has to feel as though he’s done as much research as he possibly can in order to feel comfortable calling himself a Christian.

    In this episode, Brett describes this experience, and how his thoughts and opinions are received by both atheists and Christians alike.

    Check out Brett’s column ‘Doubter’s Guide to Easter’

    https://medium.com/@rethinkchurch/doubters-guide-to-easter-3bd25eac6249

    Watch the visual version of this episode here:
    https://youtu.be/l3Db46KJqe4



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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 147: Danny B. on Investing in Yourself & Your Identity
    Jun 4 2024

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    Danny B. was enrolled in Christian school until the 1st grade, after which he became homeschooled all the way through high school. Throughout this time, Danny was raised to believe that things like bad math skills, and being bullied at church camp, could only be resolved through prayer.

    After a tumultuous childhood involving accusations of demonic possession, food being withheld as punishment, and other symptoms of a high-control environment, Danny realized that figuring out who he was outside of religion and control depended on him, and seeking help from outside sources to unravel his past, and pave the way for his future.

    https://www.meetup.com/pro/recovering-from-religion (This has virtual, and in person support groups.)

    recoveringfromreligion.org

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    US and Canada - 844-368-2848 (84-I-DOUBT-IT)

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    The Secular Therapy Project:

    seculartherapy.org

    (The gold mine) RFR Resources:

    RecoveringFromReligion.org/Resources

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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 146: Kyle Lett on Questioning Everything, and Keeping Your Own Identity
    May 27 2024

    Kyle Lett attended a Baptist church with his Grandmother until the age of 12, when his father and stepmother decided he needed to attend a Pentecostal church with them.

    After years of involving himself in the ministry, Kyle began to recognize that he wasn’t sure he truly agreed with everything he was helping preach, or even believed it himself.

    Now an “agnostic who still sometimes struggles with the idea of an afterlife,” Kyle shares his thoughts and feelings on coming to your own conclusions, trusting your gut, and questioning everything you’re told.

    Check out the visual version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/Tc78ULMCMV4

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