Growing Up Fundie

Send us Fan Mail Therapist and counselor Michele discusses how social gatherings at her local church quickly spiraled into years of religious trauma, questions about herself and her faith, and years of self-discovery that brought her out of religion, and into a career centered around mental health. __________________________________________ Order your "Budgement Day" merch here: https://...

Send us Fan Mail Best friends, and co-podcast-hosts Kathleen (the Atheist) and Aubrie (the Christian) return to “Growing Up Fundie” for a Livestream event! Find The Christian and the Atheist Podcast on: Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/6KgULxT30gHEQqZ1CD5Xzq Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-and-the-atheist-podcast/id1585725909 Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/thec...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony Cruz Pantojas is the Humanist Chaplain at Tufts University. They have been recognized with numerous awards, including an Interfaith America Innovation Fellowship , and spearheaded Freedom Making: A Mentorship Fellowship for Emerging Spiritual, Ethical, and Cultural Leaders —an initiative for first-generation students in college.  Cruz Pantojas earned master’s degrees in Th...

Send us Fan Mail Rebekah Davis from "Bread of Life" channel on YouTube returns for a livestream event, where we talk about miracles, what constitutes a miracle, and what it means for Christians when miracles are, or sometimes are not, granted in their times of need. _____________________________________ Find this episode, and others here: Our Website: www.growingupfundiepodcast.com Spoti...

Send us Fan Mail This week! On Episode 70 of Growing Up Fundie , we have a special guest, my sibling in law E.M. Davis ! On this episode, they talk about their personal experiences being raised Catholic, and their journey of self-discovery as they navigated discovering who they were meant to be religiously, professionally, and personally. E.M. has written, produced, and directed live stage plays i...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of "Growing Up Fundie," comedian and storyteller Adam Bush discusses his confidence in his faith, and the struggles and benefits that come with identifying as a Christian/believer in God and Jesus.  Find out more about Adam Bush on: His website: https://www.adambush.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyadambush/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our newest guest “Jerri” describes her experiences leaving the ‘Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches,’ and the happiness she has found since allowing herself to explore new ideas, and become the person she was always meant to be.  CREC on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communion_of_Reformed_Evangelical_Churches _____________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dan talks about igtheism, veganism, and the importance of deciding for yourself what you think and believe.  ObjectivelyDan before he was ObjectivelyDan, on Anthony Magnabosco’s Street Epistemology channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpwxM2wNChE&list=PLh10RgQgGuM-2Ar_0-HDbamaZPJgRBCeh&index=2 “Truth Wanted” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TruthWa...

Send us Fan Mail Debate Coach and former pastor Scot Loyd returns for a livestream episode, where he talks about his personal thoughts on belief in God, and answers some questions I've always wanted to ask him. https://scotloyd.blog/ __________________________________________ Find this episode, and others, below: Our Website: www.growingupfundiepodcast.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/sh...

Send us Fan Mail Church Jams Now are back! On Friday, March 3rd, they joined me for a livestream on YouTube and Twitch to chat about their first sponsor, what 'belief' in God really means, and to welcome our Patron of the Month: Tamala Rocks! Church Jams Now on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/church-jams-now/id1544099373 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchjamsnowpodca...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, comedian Betsy Miller returns for what is *technically* her second episode. Betsy goes into detail about how her identities within Christianity have changed throughout her life, and what it's like to be a liberal feminist Christian mother in comedy. __________________________________________ Find this episode, and others here: Our Website: www.growingupfundie...

Send us Fan Mail *** I DIDN'T KNOW MY MIC WASN'T ON, I'M SO SORRY*** Luckily the conversation makes up for my terrible audio. Chad, aka Arch Radish, talks about his experiences growing up the son of a pastor in the IFB Church, and being homeschooled within the IBLP homeschool teachings, ATI. His deconstruction journey and thoughts on moving on from a cult are discussions you won&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Emmie (they/them) is a short fiction writer, essayist and poet currently living in Maine. Their writing is used to explore their thoughts surrounding their queer and trans identity, as well as to deconstruct their experiences living with CPTSD. In this episode, Emmie gives us insight into their experiences deconstructing from Christianity, coming to terms with their true identity,...

Send us Fan Mail Guest and fellow storyteller Katie Landry shares how a pepperoni pizza got her kicked out of Bob Jones University, but New Orleans changed her life for the better. Check out her episode on healing and moving forward in the face of religious trauma. __________________________________________ Find this episode, and others here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRb...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Pledger is a religious trauma activist, and the host of the podcast "Speaking Up with Andrew Pledger." He shares with us the story of how he went from getting expelled from Bob Jones university, to writing a book, and helping others process experiences similar to the ones he has left in his past. Find more about Andrew here: Linktree: https://andrewpledger.mypixie...

Send us Fan Mail On the first Friday of every month at 8pm CST, we go live on Youtube and Twitch with guests, topics, updates, and a Patron of the month from our Patreon fam. We also sometimes feature my parrots Pablo Picasso and Will Shakespeare.  Check us out!  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/growingupfundie Support the show Find mo...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron Gabriel Ross, the host of “Everyday Theology” podcast, talks about interpretations of the Bible, higher education in theology, and direct-tweeting airlines when they screw up. The Website: https://everydaytheology.online/author/agross/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-theology/id1462586002 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaron_ross?lang=en Instagra...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Whitaker from ‘The New Evangelicals’ talks about how he began his mission, ideas that keep him motivated, and what being an ‘Evangelical’ means to him. Find The New Evangelicals on - Their Website: https://www.thenewevangelicals.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewevangelicals/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpj9GAbBm6SuvQOVWxrdAQ TikTok: https://...

Send us Fan Mail Best friends, and co-podcast-hosts Kathleen (the Atheist) and Aubrie (the Christian) talk about the similarities in their religious backgrounds, and what drives some people to remain within their faith, while others choose to leave entirely.  Find The Christian and the Atheist Podcast on: Spotify-  https://open.spotify.com/show/6KgULxT30gHEQqZ1CD5Xzq Apple-  https://podcasts.apple...

Send us Fan Mail YouTubers Jake and Felix share their thoughts on religion, god, politics, and what it means to be an individualist.  The original video where I saw Jake & Felix discussing religion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zUhPmhi-1M&t=2148s Felix: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/felixskura YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@FelixSkura Jake:  “The Human Experience” on YouTub...

Send us Fan Mail Comedian David Clark details his deconstruction from devout Christian to recent Atheist, and shares the questions that brought him to this point. __________________________________________ Find this episode, and others here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078 Amazon Musi...

Send us Fan Mail Rebeka’s YouTube channel “Bread of Life”  explores topics related to faith, Jesus, and God. She directs her videos towards an audience she refers to as “truth seekers,” as well as Christians, offering encouragement and answers to those who want to understand more about the Christian view of God.  On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreadofLifeChannel Her Website: https://breadofl...

Send us Fan Mail Liz, who is usually the one interviewing people on THEIR faith and personal journeys stops by to talk about her own. Check out her episode, then check out her podcast "Deconstructing the Myth." "Deconstructing the Myth" on Linktree: (Spotify, Apple, Google, & Castbox) https://linktr.ee/deconstructingthemyth?fbclid=IwAR1YS6aET97sekIEZruZiQNHSCMF881cvXo4eJaxU...

Send us Fan Mail When Andy Talbot was four years old, his stepfather moved him, his mother, and his half-sister to a rural plot of land in Alaska where he built their cabin by hand, isolated them from anyone living within the nearby countryside, and indoctrinated them into Ellen White’s 7th Day Adventist religious teachings. This is his story. __________________________________________ Find this e...

Send us Fan Mail Derek White aka “The Geekpreacher” Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geekpreacher/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegeekpreacher/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegeekpreacher Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekpreacher?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor _________________________________________ Find this episode, and others here: Spotify: https:/...