Growing Up Fundie

Send us Fan Mail Aron Ra and Sydney Davis Jr. Jr.  5/28/2023 The Skeptic Haven's mission statement:  We feature talk shows, interviews and now a call-in show. We discuss atheism, religion, skepticism, deism, deconversion, theism, humanism, secularism,  Atheist Agnostic beliefs, and the causes for those beliefs. We also cover a range of human rights issues as well, including minorities, women,...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ Author Sam Torode was once a devout Christian, a proponent of Abstinence and the anti-birth-control movement, and even penned the forward for the now-unpublished best selling book “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” by Josh Harris. Now, Sam looks back on his past from an entirely new lens, recognizing that sometimes our best intentions are our worst ideas.  Chec...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ Godless Granny spent the first several decades of her life as a devout Evangelical Christian mother and wife, who dabbled in denominations spanning from Free Church Evangelicalism to Calvinism. When her youngest child was a teenager, he confronted her with a simple fact she couldn’t ignore. In that moment, her life took a drastic turn, and she’s never...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is the audio from a YouTube livestream https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ David is the host of CVS  (Catholic vs…) a youtube channel and podcast featuring debates, live streams, and discussions between David and his guests.  David converted from Atheism to Catholicism in 2009, but was raised in a liberal Protestant household long before discovering either of those.  While D...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ Andrew L. Seidel 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/) He speaks and...

Send us Fan Mail At one time in his life, Marcus was studying literature in graduate school, with a job working as a radio personality for his local radio station.  He is now the pastor of a congregation in Utah, having found his calling in the most unexpected of ways.  In this episode, Marcus takes us down the surprise journey from using his voice for entertainment, to using his voice in leadersh...

Send us Fan Mail Marie grew up within the infamous (and now mostly-defunct/rebranded) World Wide Church of God cult.  Her parents, converts from Catholicism, then lead her and her siblings down a path of Fundamentalist beliefs, strict rules, and family turmoil.  Marie shares her story on what it was like within the church, and the immense effort it took for her to finally leave.  _________________...

Send us Fan Mail Growing Up Fundie MEGASTREAM (# 2) Celebrating 100 episodes, and 255,000 cumulative streams. Featuring guests: Godless Granny  Secular Rarity Andrew Pledger  Brently Alma Tadero This is the second Megastream (TM) for Growing Up Fundie, a monthly 1.5 hour streaming event featuring new faces, former guests, and folks from all over the internet.  For more "Growing Up Fundie&quot...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is comprised of the audio from a YouTube Livestream Andrew Pledger is a religious trauma survivor and activist.  He is also a return guest! Andrew previously appeared in Episode 63 earlier in 2023. Find out more about his story, his mission, AND his upcoming podcast exposing Bob Jones University here: https://andrewpledger.mypixieset.com/links?fbclid=IwAR2Nw3xJg-R-z2h...

Send us Fan Mail Secular Rarity is a familiar face in the atheism/humanism YouTube space. He appears as one of the hosts on “The Atheist Experience,” as well as  “Atheist Republic.”  Check out his linktree below! https://linktr.ee/secularrarity?fbclid=IwAR1W4m6dgq0BxDCtDPNB3ranm4F9qYBs2X54n8gG4gsHA-7-PNh241O83cc The Atheist Experience (on Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/@TheAtheistExperience/feat...

Send us Fan Mail When author Natalie Latzka first began questioning her Catholic faith, she asked herself four questions: Does God even exist? If so, who is God? What message/information (if any) has God provided? What the heck does God want from me? For the next ten years, she began researching, questioning, and digging, before coming to the conclusion that, ”in many cases, the Christian religion...

Send us Fan Mail Kavernacle is a political and social commentary content creator, whose YouTube channel features livestreams, podcasts, and more. (Including over 100k subscribers!) He has an undergraduate degree in History, and Masters in International Relations. Find Kav on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoG5ya-sMXNMkqkIz1sZ_Lw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekavernacle/?hl=en...

Send us Fan Mail Les Clendenin is a standup comedian, and former deacon, who left his faith behind him, and never looked back.  In this episode, he shares his journey through discovering he didn’t believe in God, losing his wife, and learning new things about himself more than 40 years in. ______________________________________ Find this episode, and others here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ Dr. John (Jack) Wathey - author and Neuroscientist - on cults, narcissists, and why humans are compelled to follow them. His books (on Amazon): The Illusion of God’s Presence  https://a.co/d/jaIWIxk The Phantom God https://a.co/d/1DXlIwP His website, Wathey Research  https://www.watheyresearch.com/about/ Understanding Jonestown & the Peoples Temple...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is comprised of the audio from a YouTube livestream event. https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ David McDonald is the Host of Deep Drinks podcast https://www.youtube.com/@DeepDrinks/videos https://podfollow.com/deep-drinks David is a former Pentecostal living in Australia. On this livestream episode, he talks about his deconversion process, anxiety, and finding out the voice...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is comprised of the audio from a YouTube livestream event. https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ Chad - aka Arch Radish - is a former Fundie guest returning from episode 65! Follow him on Tiktok: ( archradish )  https://www.tiktok.com/@archradish Check out "Shiny Happy People" on Amazon, June 2nd: https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ "Dean" grew up in  non-denominational Churches that sometimes identified as Fundamentalist. At a young age, he started to realize that the things he was being taught about young earth creationism, the LGBTQ community, and biblical literalism might not be what he believed after all. Now a practicing Buddhist, Dean encourages everyone to explor...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ Andrew Hartzler is an 2SLGBTQ+ activist, and former Evangelical Christian. In 2022, Andrew went viral when he posted a Tiktok displaying a moment that his aunt, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, was captured crying on television because gay marriage had been legalized.  He has since used his platform to bring visibility and awareness to the 2SLGBTQ+ commun...

Send us Fan Mail https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ This MEGASTREAM originally went live on May 20th, 2023. https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ This episode features: Secular Rarity: https://linktr.ee/secularrarity?fbclid=IwAR1W4m6dgq0BxDCtDPNB3ranm4F9qYBs2X54n8gG4gsHA-7-PNh241O83cc Hells Bells (Heather) Recovering from Religion: https://www.youtube.com/@RecoveringfromReligion Left at the Valley: https://www.y...

Send us Fan Mail Dave Warnock is a Former Charismatic Evangelical and was the associate pastor of three different churches before coming to the conclusion in 2011 that he no longer believed in God.  Dave is now an author, and the founder of “I Am Dying Out Loud” ( https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ ) who advocates for “a medical process that is free from unwanted religious overreach, and to ensure that...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, former flat earther and young earth creationist Derek H. discusses acknowleging his past, allowing himself to embrace change, and accepting the people he gains or leaves behind along the way. Derek is currently an engineer who embraces evolution, astronomy, and his newfound ADHD. __________________________________________ Order your "Budgement Day" merch...

Send us Fan Mail Kat Heagberg Rebar is a yoga practitioner, author, and former Christian who married young and later found herself immersed into cult-like groups she thought she had left behind when she left the church. In this episode, she tells us about the importance of listening to your gut, standing up for what you truly believe in, and allowing yourself to trust again.  Kat on Instagram:  ht...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Skeptic Haven. We feature talk shows, interviews and now a call-in show. We discuss atheism, religion, skepticism, deism, deconversion, theism, humanism, secularism,  Atheist Agnostic beliefs, and the causes for those beliefs. Depending on the show you choose, other topics include science, global issues and women’s topics. We cover a range of human rights issues as...

Send us Fan Mail *** EPISODES 74 & 75 COME OUT NEXT WEEK. Do not panic *** Sarah runs the instagram account @growingupfundy      (https://www.instagram.com/growingupfundy/?hl=en) and also shares several other bizarre coincidences with me!  But aside from that, Sarah grew up devoutly religious, and even attended Bob Jones University.  She shares her story of being raised fundamentalist, and the...

Send us Fan Mail Religious Studies Scholar Anthony David Vernon talks about the importance of knowing the truth about different cultures and religions, *especially* when you aren't interested in being a part of them, or view them negatively.  He also shares the disservice we do to ideas and beliefs when we don't offer them proper critique.  Read his work here: The Assumption of Death: ht...