Kitchen Table Cult Pod

Kieryn and Eve are joined by special guest, Eileen (Eve's mom!) to answer questions about homeschooling through COVID19, how to handle periods of estrangement, and the importance of relationships with your kids. Note from Kieryn: Hi today I was your audio producer, so you may notice some echos and weird sound residue, this is because I'm not a professional just covering for one on vacation. :3 Sor...

Kieryn and Eve are joined by special guest kitten, Lavender, to discuss the current manifestations of transphobia from Menlo Park church to JK Rowling. CW's apply. Show Notes: Sponsor Eve's book writing summer (venmo @haettinger) Menlo Park Timeline: https://ruthhutchins.com/post/menlo-church-john-ortberg-timeline/ CRHE Home Educators Course: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/courses/ Kiesha Pr...

Kieryn and Eve catch up on all the non-plague related happenings. Tune in to hear about the rediscovery of Quiverfull in retaliation to the SCOTUS' ruling on discrimination protections for queer employees, venting about healthcare, and catching up with Jerry Falwell. Notes: https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/06/08/liberty-universitys-jerry-falwell-issues-3-tweet-apology-for-controversial-mask-tw...

Kieryn and Eve are back and dive into the Salvation Army's impact in Human Trafficking and how christian NGO's operations can be more harmful than helpful. Notes: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-doesnt-need-any-more-awareness-about-human-trafficking_n_5e3d8bedc5b6bb0ffc1007ec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maiden_Tribute_of_Modern_Babylon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Armstrong_cas...

The stars and the wifi aligned and Kieryn and Eve return to talk about coping with COVID19 isolation, and take a peek into why Samaritan's Purse (and other religious aid organizations) are on the scene and how their religious beliefs may hurt the people they're purportedly supposed to help.

In lieu of a full episode, Kieryn Reads the Tell-Tale Heart Read it yourself: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-tell-tale-heart

In this episode Kieryn and Eve discuss what the pandemic feels like after growing up in an environment where this level of panic was normal, and provide tips for surviving social distancing and working from home. WASH YOUR HANDS! Emergency Homeschooling Resource page: https://crhe.org/COVID

Eve and Kieryn discuss Martha Finley's Elsie Dinsmore books and why christians aren't appalled at Roy Moore and other right wing leaders' abusive histories. NOTES: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2017/11/child-marriage-in-elsie-dinsmore-part-1.html https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2017/11/child-marriage-in-elsie-dinsmore-part-2.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/...

Kieryn and Eve are joined by Emily VanDerWerff from Vox and the Arden Podcast to discuss how the superstitional charismatic practice of seeking signs from God affected their life trajectories. Notes: Follow Emily: https://twitter.com/tvoti, https://twitter.com/ardenpod! https://www.vox.com/authors/emily-todd-vanderwerff

Kieryn and Eve talk about Florida's HB 1059, Richmond's Gun Lobby Day, and Paula White's...prayer. Notes: Kieryn's Patreon: https://patreon.com/kiery Eve at Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epgzbj/gun-rights-rally-richmond-virginia-hostage CHRE Press Release on Florida Legislation: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/alumni-group-warns-hb-1059-could-invalidate-floridas-homeschool-law/ Pau...

Kieryn and Eve get sent on a rabbit trail to the Paul and Morgan show, and Eve pivots to do a cold take on wtf was up with Luke P and Hannah Brown on last season's Bachelorette. Why did he think he was so entitled? Why couldn't she bear to send him home when she should have?

In Part 2, Kieryn and Eve discuss Shea's alleged 2nd Manifesto, "Restoration", and explain how strangely Roman and not-biblical it is, for a work supposedly based on the bible. CN for discussion of racism, homophobia, child abuse, and general nazi-ism still applies. Show Notes: Restoration text: https://www.spokesman.com/documents/2019/dec/19/matt-sheas-restoration/ Rushdoony: https://en.wikipedia...

Eve and Kieryn tear into Matt Shea's "Biblical Basis for War" and deconstruct what some of it means within the context of Shea's worldview. CN for racism, white supremacy, queermisia, and general nazism-disguised-as-theology shenanigans SHOW NOTES: Independent Report: http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RampartGroupReport.pdf Biblical Basis for War: https://www.spokesman.com/...

Kieryn and Eve discuss Christianity Today's call for impeachment along with Tulsi Gabbard's lack of vote. They dive into the details of what it would look like to grow up in a religious and politically active cult and never leave. Show Notes: Donate to CRHE! https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/donate Christianity Today: - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december-web-only/trump-should-be...

Kieryn and Eve discuss Eric Metaxas' children's books, explain the story of David and Bathsheba, and answer some listener questions! Show Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Metaxas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_College_(New_York_City) https://mxdarkwater.com/2010/10/08/the-burden-of-homeschool-parents/

Kieryn and Eve are back with a much needed palate cleanser episode. Listen as they talk about the representation of homeschooled kids in movies and why Tangled and Frozen hit so close to home!

Kieryn and Eve are joined by Dani Ward to talk about the background and theology behind Bob Jones University (You know, the white supremacist school that went to SCOTUS to try to stop integration and lost but didn't let interracial couples date until the 00s). CN for abuse and discussion of racist ideology in christian fundamentalism. Notes: - https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/hate-groups-funding...

Kieryn and Eve discuss Bill Barr's dominionist comments at Notre Dame, dig into his history, and what having an AG who is a theocrat means.

Kieryn and Eve dissect, translate, and refute the arguments presented at the SCOTUS hearing on Oct 8th. TW for discussion of anti-trans anti-queer rhetoric. NOTES: https://www.mediamatters.org/washington-post/family-research-council-terrible-and-its-president-tony-perkins-just-got-appointed https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/family-research-council http://blog.adflegal.o...

How is miscarriage handled in the extremely pro-life communities Kieryn and Eve grew up in? What's the theological basis for those scary heartbeat bills? TW: Graphic descriptions of stillbirth/bodies/blood. show notes: https://aboverubies.org/index.php/2013-11-12-17-55-51/english-language/miscarriage/965-miscarriage-miscarriage-or-abortion https://aboverubies.org/index.php/2013-11-12-17-55-51/engl...

Tim Echols, the GA Public Service Commissioner put his name in the hat for the US Senate Appointment. Kieryn and Eve explain who he is, what he believes, and where this fits in the puzzle.

Eve and Kieryn are joined by Katie Botkin to talk about the religious right's obsession with guns. Why is it so important? why is violence so justified? Where does this all come from? find out! Support Kieryn's transition to being not-a-student: patreon.com/kiery or cash.me/$kieryn Show Notes: https://www.str.org/publications/the-canaanites-genocide-or-judgment#.XXHMC5NKhbU https://time.com/516921...

Kieryn and Eve discuss what it meant when the Orange One said he was "The chosen one" and "like the king of Israel." Is the Cheeto the antichrist? How many steps into genocide are we? What are the traits of fascist takeovers? Listen to this episode to find out! Show Notes: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/heres-how-wed-really-know-that-trump-is-the-antichrist.html http://nymag.com/intelligen...

Kieryn and Eve are joined by Garrard Conley(Author of Boy Erased and anti-conversion activist)to discuss why the Love-Fascism-to-Death 2020 presidential candidate has the vibe of a cult leader, and what does that even mean? FIND OUT.

Josh Harris and his ex-partner announced their separation in July which sent shockwaves through the evangelical world. Kieryn and Eve are joined by their friend Tope(https://twitter.com/graceishuman) to discuss what this means for ex-fundamentalists, what it's like to leave that world, and why it's such a big deal. Notes: Divorce: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CtVRingGj/ Deconversion: https://www....