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We all have gifts, regardless of whether religion plays a role in your life or not. Accept yourself as you are. Love people. Show compassion. Have grace.
Ram Dass Becoming NobodyAlan WattsThe Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, by Elaine N Aron
"Some people were not put here to evolve. They are here to remind you what it looks like if you don't."
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Billy's journey continues after leaving the Pentecostal organization, including his struggles with his sexuality, which were in direct conflict with Christianity.
He shares being divorced, then being a single dad, to finding new love with his husband, his continuing search for spirituality, and his favorite 3 R's: reconciliation, resilience, resolve.Support the show
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We talk with a long-time friend as he shares his journey out of the Pentecostal church. It began when he saw the greed, the focus and priority placed on constant fundraising, and the comparison to just another multi-level-marketing business.
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We wrap up our interview with Tai and talk about people having "spiritual" gifts and being able to choose how and when they use them. And maybe there's a bigger reason why "God" doesn't answer our prayers...and it's not because we're unworthy or are being punished.
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We continue our discussion with Tai, and how our purpose and mission is to be the highest version of ourselves.
Messy Spirituality, by Mike Yaconelli
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"I'm talking to those people who are struggling, who've not gotten your questions answered, who when they've asked questions have been told to be quiet, who have suffered mistreatment, abuse, and all other kinds of horrible things in the name of church and the bible and god and gotten no relief. And I'm also talking to those of us who felt like they had to slice pieces of ourselves off to fit in a baptismal pool, but still feel broken, feeling rejected, feeling lost."
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We speak with Tai Goodwin about being raised in the church, but finding her way "out" later in life. And just what it meant during meditation to hear the question, "What if we never saw you as anything other than whole?"
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Nate delivers a brief state of the channel, including the departure of host, Mason. Stay tuned, because good things are ahead, even in the midst of change!
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Did you know?? The pagan order of worship includes 'greeters', prayer, song service, announcements, offering, sermon, post sermon activities (pastor-led prayer, altar call, more singing, the Lord's Supper, prayer for the sick, benediction). Sound familiar??
Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola 13 month calendar
"Christianity did not destroy paganism...it adopted it." Will Durant, prominent historian
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"It doesn't bother me when people practice their faith. It's only when their practice negatively affects someone else that it's a problem."
We wrap up our interview with Robert, and discuss healing from trauma, anxiety, and periodic breakdowns.
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We discuss how many passages in scripture aren't original and were copied from older texts, and how many seem to be out of alignment with what's considered right/wrong today by modern religion.
Tribes, by Seth GodinMessy Spirituality, by Mike Yaconelli
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We continue the conversation with Robert and discuss fundamentalism and the fact that it's found everywhere: work, home, politics, etc.
Tribes, by Seth Godin
It draws a line in the sand that leads to division and violence, and a sense of "I'm better than you", and "I'm right and you're wrong".
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We interview Robert Williams, who shares his long time experiences within the Apostolic church, and what ultimately led to his exodus.
Later, with the help of a therapist, he was able to identify the unrealized spiritual abuse that had occurred, and work to heal those traumas.Support the show
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We discuss chapters 1 & 2 of Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola.
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Have you ever wondered why Christians do what they do for church every Sunday morning? Why do they “dress up” for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do they have pews, steeples, and choirs?
Most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles.
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In this first RP date night episode, Nate and Celeste introduce an impactful book they read around 15-20 years ago when they first exited the UPC Church.
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Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola examines a multitude of Christian church practices that have been accepted as 'gospel' or 'from the bible', when in reality, they were adopted from paganism.
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We wrap up our discussion with Kali J Banks regarding awareness, and how once you broaden your awareness, then your interpretation of scripture is beyond just surface level. When you go within yourself, you unlock the keys to the 'mystery' of the bible.
So often we give power and reverence to a church building, but God is within the most sacred 'church' = our body. God is within us, within our form. We are a tool for divine work, and as such, we need to know our power.
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What does it mean to forgive? What does it mean to love yourself?
Awareness is Evolution, by Kali J Banks
We speak with Kali J Banks about his book and what started him on the path to awareness.
As within, so without.
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We wrap up our interview with Ron in this 3rd episode by talking politics, the 'biggest religion on the planet'.
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In this episode, Ron talks about growing up with feelings of not being accepted, or measuring up, and then refusing to tolerate those same feelings within the confines of religion. Nate shares that he believes true peace is found when you're able to just be who you are, and that begins with accepting yourself.
As Ron says, "I'm a little bit enlightenment, and a little bit 'go f*ck yourself.'"Support the show
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Ron talks about being raised Methodist as a kid, and also going to Catholic mass with his grandmother. He became spiritually curious as he grew older, and found out one of his buddy's father was a born-again Christian. They invited him to their church where he attended for a while. From there, he attended a trinitarian 'holiness' full gospel church until he was in his early 20s and decided to leave the church for a period of time.
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After he relocated from NY to TX, he met a former Pentecostal woman in Austin and they started attending a UPC church in the area. He stayed there about 7 years, and while there, met a Hebraic/messianic teacher. They became good friends, and then left the UPC to start a small group meeting. But that wasn't all it was cracked up to be either....
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Nate and Mason wrap up the last of this series by finishing the last of the 9 satanic statements written in the 1960s by Anton LeVey, while weaving in politics and (ex)evangelicalism.
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