An exvangelical gal discusses the aftermath of twenty years' involvement with the Evangelical church. Through conversations with guests, we cover topics such as anxiety and trauma, dangerous theology, complex family dynamics, and neurodiversity.
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An exvangelical gal discusses the aftermath of twenty years' involvement with the Evangelical church. Through conversations with guests, we cover topics such as anxiety and trauma, dangerous theology, complex family dynamics, and neurodiversity.
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March 9, 2022
Breaking up with Purity Culture
<p>**CW/TW: mention of sexual assault and trauma (although we don’t go into detail)</p> <p>Purity culture: a beyond-outdated system that reduces us to objects and promotes misogyny, abuse, victim blaming, homophobia, creepy/distorted gender roles, and a plethora of other unpleasantries.</p> <p>On today’s episode, Carolyn and Lena discuss what it was like to be steeped in this bizarre Evangelical construct throughout childhood and young adulthood. We chat about the difficulty of undoing these systems that still cause residual harm to this day.</p>
January 28, 2022
Hope Beyond the Mission (with Lena - Part 2)
<p>We're back with the lovely Lena for part 2 of our conversation. Today, we're talking exit strategy. Each Exvangelical has a unique style of noping out of their former belief system, whether it involves a whole parade and fireworks, or quietly sneaking out the back door. Lena shares about her own slow and steady deconstruction process, and discusses the evolution of her beliefs.</p> <p>We discuss inconsistencies within the Bible, and how these often become the first loose threads that eventually lead to unravelling our entire belief system. We also chat about how family dynamics change post-exit, as well as the importance of boundaries and protecting our newly found autonomy. The art of the perfect altar call also makes an appearance in today's conversation (hint: if you're still sitting in your pew, you're doing it all wrong).</p>
December 10, 2021
Hope Beyond the Mission (with Lena - Part 1)
<p><strong>*Content/trigger warning</strong>: talk of religious trauma, hypothetical end-times-type violence (yup! more rapture talk!), and slightly salty language.</p> <p>Fellow Exvangelical Lena shares her story of growing up in a tight-knit missionary family. We discuss the dynamic of being heavily indoctrinated as a child, while also being enthusiastically encouraged to pass along this indoctrination to others in the mission field.</p> <p>Lena shares about her journey out of this belief system, and the sense of hope and happiness that she's found beyond the confines of the Evangelical church. We also hear some wild stories about grown women tossing glitter around in church, childhood martyr complexes, and the experience of being labeled a "stumbling block" for men due to illicit "toe cleavage". </p> <p><br></p>
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