Leaving religion to live an authentic life
Today, we have our dear friend Doug Bell back for an impromptu discussion on life and death. We tackle how we, as non-believers, navigate the concept of death, and discuss how religions leverage the fear of death to move the faithful.
Happy New Years Everyone, Today, we look ahead at plans for the podcast throughout this coming year, and we discuss the documentary “Pray Away” that tells the story of the Exodus program which was used by Christian communities to try and turn gay people strait.
Our subject for today is how to determine when it is no longer appropriate to remain silent in the face of religions assertions. Tim and Isaac discuss an encounter with a street preacher that sparked the topic, and tackle what exactly it is that would make them speak up and why.
Today, we are happy to host one of our close personal friends, Prari. We tackle why her sex positive lifestyle led to incompatibility with the church, and how she now strives and encourages women to embrace their own sexuality in a healthy way.
It is that time of year again, and today we tackle the often tedious task of navigating friends and family around the holidays as a non-believer. Tim and Isaac break down some of their experiences and offer tactics to help you keep your holidays merry.
Today, our subject is the Hulu documentary “God Forbid” which chronicles the scandal revolving around Jerry Falwell Jr. This documentary does a great job of highlighting the hypocrisy of high level church leaders who often live private lives that fly in the face of their publicly expressed religious views.
A key component of Deconversion is Cognitive Dissonance, and on todays podcast we take a tour of this subject in detail. We look at common outward signs and behaviors indicative of Cognitive Dissonance, and the choices one faces when confronted by it.
On today’s podcast, Tim and Isaac discuss common stereotyping that goes on inside churches regarding atheism, homosexuality, and other concepts. They also discuss the dangers of stereotyping, and their propensity to degrade into forms of bigotry and racism.
Today, we take a deep dive on the concept of Deism vs Theism. We discuss how the concepts can come up in discussion or debate, and the importance of knowing the difference between the two.
Welcome to the final episode of our interview with Brian Bell. Today, we discuss his deconversion from Mormonism, his coming out as a gay man, and his life in the wake of these major life events.