Episodes
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CW: purity culture, toxic religion, religious abuse, sexual abuse, misogyny
This is easily our most toxic episode yet as we are joined by our returning guest, Donna Burkland, and our new friend, Jupiter! We reprise our annual conversation about purity culture as we talk about our various toxic traits and experiences as shes, gays, and theys.
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We are BACK babes! After a few months off due to work and school, Jake and Daniel discuss the game, Persona 5, and the implications the game has on philosophy, spirituality, God, Satan, and of course, friendship, the most important magic of all.
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CW: Sexual assault, religious abuse, mentions of Mars Hill and other harmful churches, general trauma
We grabbed coffee (but not really cause it was hot af) with a pastor and it wasn't traumatizing! This week we had the opportunity to interview a local pastor, Donna Burkland, who is a queer disabled woman co-pastor from a new church plant in the Red Curtain of Orange County, California. Donna is a survivor of religious abuse and is an amazing advocate for individuals to deconstruct and decolonize their faith. Her church, Safe Harbor Orange County, exists as a place for individuals to rest, restore, belong and become within the safety of community. So come listen to her story and expect the general ridiculousness from your three favorite queer parents.
To connect more with Donna click here.
To check out Safe Harbor OC click here. @SafeHarborOC
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CW: spiritual abuse, cult, mentions of death, manipulation, mentions of sexual abuse, mentions of sexual abuse and sexualization of minors, mentions of grooming of minors
We are so incredibly thankful for smut fiction author and Tiktoker, Molly Tullis, for sharing her story with us. Molly is a pastor's kid of a former pastor of the Bethel Redding (think Bethel Music, Jesus Culture, etc.) cult. Molly experienced some deep trauma as a result of her cult upbringing but is now a writer of smut fiction, which seems to be a reclaiming of her purity culture upbringing. Molly is truly wonderful and her books are amazing!
So if you enjoy fiction, especially spicy fiction, buy her Romanov Oracle and Asphodel Series books!
Additional sections include talking about SCOTUS sucking ass and our new segment, Petty Silly Songs with Gabe.
To connect with Molly outside of her books, you can find her on Instagram and TikTok
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CW: Rapture, toxic theology, homophobia, church abuse
This week we talk through the rapture and all of the trauma that goes along with it. Additionally, we had a couple of you submit your stories, so thank you so much! Listen to us talk through the history of this toxic idea, how it's affected culture, and what Revelation and apocalyptic literature actually were, historically.
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CW: church trauma, spiritual abuse
Join us this episode with our special guest, David Hayward aka Naked Pastor! David shares his journey of deconstruction as he left seminary as well as questions from YOU, our beloved and beautiful listeners. Additionally, we talk about how some in the lgbtqia+ folks appropriated an Indigenous gesture on TikTok, the SBC crumbling, and other issues within the Evangelical realm.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a question, and thank you, David. It was an absolute pleasure to talk with you!
If you would like to connect with David Hayward, visit his website or find him on any social media platform at @nakedpastor.
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Today we are joined by Jackson, also known on Twitch as Narupoo! Jackson shares his story about growing up in a Christian household while also being an atheist. Additionally, we read some of his tweets, which are cursed. So there's that.
To connect with Jackson, you can find him on Twitch, Instagram, and Twitter.
To connect with us, find us on social media, and sign up for our Patreon, check out our linktree.
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CW// misogyny, abortion, racism, trauma, religion, politics, sexuality, sexual assault, purity culture
This week we were so happy to have our special guest, Jo Luehmann join us to talk through her journey, decolonization, antiracism, neuroscience, and how to make conservatives angry. She is so much smarter than us and we are more than okay with that.
In our news segment, we talk about Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court's leaked draft. Bonnie shares a run-in with Kenneth. And lastly, Jake makes a statement about the state of all things. And it was disturbing but funny.
If you would like to read Daniel's article about Jen Buck and her book, Bad and Boujee, click here.
If you would like to connect with Jo Luehmann and partner with her on Patreon, click here.
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CW: religious abuse, misogynoir
Happy late Easter or Eostre fam. We are sorry for not being as consistent. As you will hear in this episode, we are tired and we are busy. But we miss you all so much. So in this short episode, we talk about our Easter experiences including Rick Warren being an absolute idiot and Daniel almost getting sacrificed by a megachurch pastor in Northern California.
Next episode will be full-lengthed with a special guest!
To connect with us, go to our LinkTree
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CW// transphobia, homophobia, racism, mentions of s*xual assault, general biggotry
Another week sadly without Bonnie. Jake and Daniel talk about the Don't Say Gay bill in Florida, Greg Abbott's failed attempt to outlaw trans kids in Texas, Babylon Bee being absolutely stupid, and Brian Houston stepping down from Hillsong.
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Slava Ukraini! Героям слава!
CW: War, violence
We are incredibly thankful to have been able to sit and talk with Yuliia Rusianovska, who works in media in New York, but is originally from Ukraine. Yuliia shares the history of the Ukraine-Russia war that started on February 24th, 2022, but has deep roots that start at least 100 years ago. Yuliia's family is still in Ukraine, so she shares her perspective on modern events as well as what her and her family experienced at the start of the conflict.
If you are able to and would like to support Ukraine, here are some links to various organizations and government fundraising sites:
Link with news sources, donations, etc.
Save Life In Ukraine
Josiah Venture, a mission organization in Ukraine that is providing relief efforts both inside Ukraine and to refugees.
Care In Action
Direct Relief
Our Link Tree
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CW: general spiritual abuse, mentions of the Bible
This week we got to interview Gavin Dees, who has been nicknamed "TikTok's Pastor." If you have not seen his videos, Gavin gained popularity on TikTok by posting videos of a "Millenial/Gen Z Church Service." We got to hear Gavin talk about his experience in the Christian Church, his journey through deconstruction, and life now as he begins to reconstruct and figure out what his faith or spirituality may look like. Gavin is an advocate for healing from spiritual trauma while also creating a safe space for individuals to heal.
For our news segment, we talk about Pastor Greg Locke's book burning as well John Cooper declaring war on Deconstruction Christians. We're not making this shit up. This shit happened.
Anyways, Kenneth is into NFTs and works with Bonnie, so HE'S BACK BABY.
To connect with Gavin, check out his Instagram and TikTok.
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TW: Pretty much every -ism, mentions of Trump, nationalism, genocide, misogyny, sexism, toxic masculinity, pretty much everything toxic about modern Christianity
We are officially back y'all! We have missed all of you, and have missed doing this crazy thing. We decided to start season 2 off with a bang. In this episode, we discuss Christian nationalism, a little over a year after the January 6th storm of Capital Hill. We bring in information from people who were at the D.C. riot, from Jesus and John Wayn by Katherine Kobes Du Mez, and a bunch of other stuff.
Our news segment quotes a lot from @the_decolonized_christian as we discuss the truckers in Canada and how they relate to Christian nationalism and the mass grave sites of Indigenous children across Canada.
We know y'all are wondering what Kenneth has been up to, but he's been quiet! However, Daniel had an unfortunate run-in with Kenneth's best theobros, Brody and Ben.
Finally, we end with our new segment, How Are You, Really?
Thank you so much for your support. We love all of you.
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Merry Crisis and Happy Hoe-lidays from your favorite Angsty Heretics! We truly hope that each and every one of your have as great of a time during the holidays. We know it can be difficult for everyone for various reasons. So reach out if you need someone to talk to. We love you.
Here's to hoping that 2022 is better than the last couple of years so that as a global society, we can just breathe.
Thank you all for an amazing first year and the first season of the podcast. Make sure you follow us on Instagram (Instagram.com/angstychristianpod) and Twitter (twitter.com/angstykids) for updates on when Season 2 will be released!
Twas the Angst written by: Daniel Ramos
Twas the Angst narrated by Gabe Gonzalez
Petty Prayer by Gabe Gonzalez
All metal music (except Sandy Claws) came from free-stock-music.com and were done by Alexander Nakarada
Kidnap Sandy Claws cover by Korn from A Nightmare Before Christmas (revisited)
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CW: evangelical theology/purity culture, original sin, toxic theology, mental health, and brief mentions of suicide, racial issues, and death
This week Bonnie and Jake are sadly out being good adults. So Daniel spends some time talking about a Facebook group he originally joined and why he hates Evangelicalism. He goes a bit into deconstruction and why people deconstruct (spoilers, The Gospel Coalition got it wrong).
Stay tuned for information on our Angsty Christmas Episode.
Support of us on Patreon: patreon.com/angstychristianpod
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CW: purity culture, general church/religious trauma, Chris Pratt, colonization, potentially triggering language and words (specifically in Fucking News segment)
Gabe Gonzalez joins us as our first returning guest, while also being our first guest ever! We talk a little about Thanksgiving, colonization, and the importance of decolonization. But to be real, this episode is a giant shit show of insane craziness, but like in a good way. We talk in-depth about purity culture, cancel culture, and the ways they really fuck up our society.
To connect with Gabe, follow him on Instagram @gabedrawsalot
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CW: mention of conservative views on abortion, spiritual bypassing, overall spiritual trauma, mention of sacrifice
Happy Samhain, Halloween, All Hallow's Eve, All Saints' Eve, Reformation Day -- whatever you may call it, we hope that you celebrate it well. This week Bonnie and Daniel interview Delaney Reddell, a teacher of Celtic folklore in Los Angeles. Delaney has her MSc from the University of Edinburgh in Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Victorian. She is also engaged to a dope guy in Ireland and will be moving there in a year, meaning she has spent a lot of time in the culture. Delaney walks us through how Samhain got us to Halloween and later to Harvest Festivals because hAlLoWeEn Is SaTaNiC and all of that stupidity.
Later we discuss a stupid article by the Gospel Coalition where a woman equates abortion to hiring a hit man (what?). Afterwards, Daniel shares a run-in with Pastor Bruce.
If you would like to connect with Delaney, please follow her at:
Celtic: @celticstudieswithdelaney
Bookstagram: @cupsofteainwonderland
For the artist we mentioned at the end, please go support Semler on all music platforms!
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Come meet Bonnie, our newest co-host! She is arguable Christian and not arguable angsty, just like the rest of us. Bonnie dives into her own experience growing up at the church the three of them currently attend while wrestling with her own sexuality in the midst of a lot of heavy discussions. She talks about when she came out to her parents and how that experience wasn't the healthiest for her, but also how much her parents and her church have grown since then.
Become one of our patrons! We will start posting bonus content like an angsty D&D campaign, random things that we want to talk about, but also have opportunities to do hangs with the ACP crew. We are currently working on some dope angsty merch for our Patreon subscribers.
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CW: religious trauma, sexual abuse, general abuse
In this episode, the crew adds a new co-host (Bonnie) and get to interview Adrian Gibbs and Josh Link from the Dirty Rotten Church Kids. The crew talks about general issues with the church and talk about what is next after Christianity, including if there is a need to reconstruct and if everything has been deconstructed. Adrian and Josh also teach the Angsty Christian Kids how to be Thot Liters along with bringing the show back to a Shrek Fanfiction Podcast (Dreamworks sponsor us please).
If you would like to connect with Josh and Adrian:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/dirtyrottenchurchkids for a ton of great memes
To connect with them in other ways: https://linktr.ee/DirtyRottenCK
To listen to their episode on reconstruction:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gLVm3nY1C2eSp17oqrP2u?si=cvtwz0UVS8ClFqxvcfRuAA&dl_branch=1
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-rotten-church-kids/id1487820978?i=1000512476677
They have many great episodes, but check out their interviews with Mike McHargue, Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Grace Baldridge, Jo Luehmann, Jamie Lee Fitch, and Kevin Garcia for some podcasts to get started on!
Join their community of Bad Apples by supporting them on Patreon!
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This week, we got to talk with Joey Reyes. Joey is a latiné/x queer person who graduated from Azusa Pacific University with Daniel. We talk a lot about decolonization, some interesting stuff surrounding the lgbtqia+ community at APU during their time as students, found family, and Jesus being the queerest of the queers.
If you would like to hear more of Joey's story, please check out the Speaking in Church Podcast, Episode 2:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-in-church/id1531965047?i=1000492257724
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IBn6YuuHvLRcPFKwhxyof?si=87c1606c4ce34817
If you would like to connect with Joey and check out more of their stuff, their Instagram handle is @mxjoeyreyes: linktr.ee/mxjoeyreyes
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