Why I Left the Church

Episode Guests: 1. Eve - Tiktok: eve_wasframed, Insta: eve_wasframed 2. Melissa - Tiktok: thefearlessqueenmel, Insta: thefearlessqueenmel 3. Kait - Tiktok: worldsokaitest, Insta: worldsokaitest Episode Sponsor: Aries Essentials www.ariesessentials.com  20% off with code DUTCHESS20 Sources: I Survived "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" I Kissed Dating Goodbye  https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/faqs-know-purity-culture/  https://www.cbeinternational.org/resource/article/mutuality-blog-magazine/7-lies-purity-culture-teaches-women

The dark side of Dave Ramsey & Joel Osteen. Thank you to my guest, Lorri. Sources: https://www.wsmv.com/news/investigations/secretly-recorded-audio-of-dave-ramsey-reveals-question-of-double-standards-in-company/article_292f40ba-bc6c-11eb-a6b1-83cffea1f66c.html  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/us/joel-osteen-cash-found-plumber.html

The church and the LGBTQ+ community. How the church has gotten it so wrong for so long. Special thanks to my guests Lauren, Jessica and Bob.

How it started, who kept it going and the pagan holidays that were stolen and rebranded to become Christmas. CORRECTION: Mary was Elizabeth's cousin. Sources:  https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/the-war-on-christmas  https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/12/war-on-christmas-short-history-101222/  https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/christian-evangelists-upset-starbucks-red-cups-article-1.2427180  https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia  https://www.newsweek.com/december-25-really-day-jesus-was-born-what-bible-says-1270667#:~:text=But%20was%20Jesus%20really%20born,according%20to%20The%20History%20Channel.  https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/when-was-jesus-born  https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia  https://www.historytoday.com/archive/did-romans-invent-christmas  https://allthatsinteresting.com/yule-viking-christmas

Being a deconstructionist during the holidays can be a struggle, so let's talk about it. Sources:  https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/the-health-effects-of-leaving-religion/379651/  https://www.relevantmagazine.com/faith/the-age-of-deconstruction-and-future-of-the-church/  https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/06/29/american-christians-turning-people-off-church-bethany-christian-services/5370555001/  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/magazine/do-i-have-to-tell-my-family-im-no-longer-religious.html  https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-deal-with-the-holidays-if-youre-not-religious-but-your-family-is-13187298

Does the Bible really support the idea of submission and suppression of women? The answer is no. Sources: Let My People Go: A Call to End the Oppression of Women in the Church - Bob Edwards M.S.W.

Scandals, financial misdealing's, but yet we idolize, so I ask... Why? Sources:   https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-4136760   https://jubileecast.com/articles/22137/20190907/benny-hinn-begs-for-money-two-days-after-renouncing-prosperity-gospel.htm   https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/man-healed-as-child-by-televangelist-benny-hinn-speaks-out/287-434673169   https://julieroys.com/benny-hinn-loses-three-million/   https://trinityfi.org/investigations/judge-reveals-televangelist-benny-hinns-dark-financial-secret/   https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/coleman-case-raises-question-of-when-christians-can-divorce/article_2586d5a9-90fc-5c85-86d3-c680e30ffb2d.html   https://baptistbulletin.org/commentary/potential-dangers-of-the-celebrity-pastor-syndrome/