The Belief It Or Not Podcast

This episode takes place in Trevor's home town. We are talking about Grenville Christian College and the evil headmaster Charles Farnsworth. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot Merch available at https://www.teepublic.com/user/belief-it-or-not And https://thesonarnetwork.c...

This episode is all about Youth With A Mission or YWAM. We talk mission trips, the Discipleship Training School, medical ships, and of course abuse of all kinds. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping

This episode 100 and we went all out. We answered listener questions and Trevor gave Damien a pop quiz about what he has learned from the podcast so far. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot Merch available at https://www.teepublic.com/user/belief-it-or-not For more info an...

This is all about The Church of the Almighty God AKA Eastern Lightning. We talk about Jesus returning to earth in the 90s, the imminent end of the world, YouTube dancing, and violence. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot Merch available at https://www.teepublic.com/user/be...

This episode is all about Heaven's Gate. We are talking about Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. and Bonnie Nettles or Do and Ti or Bo and Peep. We talk about how they met, how they started the cult, what they believed, and how it all ended. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot...

This one is all about 2021 in religion. From pastors being charged with crimes, reality star creeps going to prison, money being found in a wall, and a bunch of other sad stuff. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https://beliefit...

It's Belief It Or Not live! This Christmas extravaganza is a combination of 2 different livestreams. We discuss Christmas traditions from around the world as well as some trivia about Christmas songs. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references che...

This episode is all about Kristen and Bethany, aka Girl Defined. We talk about what they believe about sexuality, purity culture, feminism, gender, and anything else you can have a terrible opinion about. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references...

This one is all about Ray Comfort. We talk street preaching, The Way of the Master, Living Waters, his homophobic movie, how he disproves evolution, the banana, and his buddy Kirk Cameron. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https...

This one is all about the made up religions…. Well, the ones where the people in them know they are in a made up religion. We talk Pastafarianism, the Invisible Pink Unicorn, The Church of the SubGenius and more. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our re...

In this episode we are joined by Damien's other co-host, Cody Crain from Spooked Podcast, Ghosts on CBS and Locke and Key on Netflix. We discuss his many spooky projects, our own history with halloween, and the religious right's war on this scary day As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

This episode is all about the Wiccans. We talk about beliefs, practices, variations, and surprisingly recent history of this religion. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https://beliefitornot.wordpress.com/ Also follow us on twit...

This episode is all about Sunday School. We talk about some of our listener's experiences, common Sunday School clichés, and of course the history of the Sunday School movement. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https://beliefit...

This one is all about the fallacies we use in arguments and disagreements. We talk ad hominem, the straw man, the texas sharpshooter, the false dilemma and much more. We also give examples from our comment section. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our...

This episode is all about the Toronto Blessing. In 1994 at a church by the airport in Toronto revival… arrived. Falling down, rolling around, speaking in tongues, barking like a dog, and turning teeth to gold are some of the strange occurrences that were reported. We talk about the history and how this movement spread. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelm...

This episode is all about the Fundamentalist church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints, or FLDS for short. We discuss why it broke away from regular LDS (spoilers: it's polygamy), its history, and of course its human garbage of a prophet Warren Jeffs. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.c...

In this episode we discuss the stranger stories in the bible, we talk prophets getting bears to kill kids, Jesus getting angry at a tree, God Trying to kill Moses, straight up human sacrifice, and more. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references c...

This one is all about Saint Teresa of Calcutta herself. We talk about her early years, her decision to become a missionary, and why she was a terrible person. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https://beliefitornot.wordpress.com...

This episode is all about Steven Furtick and his cult of personality. We talk about the early days of Elevation Church in his living room to it becoming a big ol' megachurch. We discuss his preaching style, the "spontaneous baptisms," his views on money and not disclosing his income, and of course the infamous colouring book. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevo...

Happy 4th of July! This one is all about evangelical america's obsession with guns. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https://beliefitornot.wordpress.com/ Also follow us on twitter @beliefitornot, instagram @beliefitornotpodcast...

This episode is all about Christianity's stunning track record when it comes to be bigotted toward the LGBTQIA community. We talk early christianity, WW2, Anita Bryant, Jerry Falwell, Reagan's terrible response to the AIDS epidemic, so much more shameful garbage. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www...

Teen Mania looked like any other evangelical ministry aimed at saving teens for the lord by putting on youth conferences and organizing missions trips. However what was really going on was far more sinister and far more dangerous. We talk about Acquire the Fire, Extreme Camps, Global Expeditions, and the infamous Honor Academy. It's all about emotional manipulation, charging teens to work for them...

This episode is all about Billy Graham and his family. We talk about the life of Billy and the influence he had. We talk about the early days and marriage of Billy and Ruth. We discuss the family life in the Graham household, and how each of the kids and some of the grandkids turned out. We're talking drugs, booze, infidelity, and lots of preaching. As always we are not experts, we just google thi...

We've been asked lately by a number of people how, when, or if they should tell their families they no longer believe in God. This is our attempt to answer that question. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beliefitornot For more info and our references check out https://beliefitornot.w...

Christian apologists have defended over and over again why the bible defends slavery, or at least try to argue why it doesn't, but what does the bible actually say? How did Christian slave owners in America justify owning humans? And why do so many Christians still defend Confederate monuments today? As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepp...