Falling from Grace - On Fairness and Order
Forsaking Faith
We are facing interesting times, and because of this, Heather and I thought that some pensive, non-virus dialogue might be good for ourselves and our listeners, so today we are chatting about the idea of fairness and order that comes from growing up in a fundamental Christian church.
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Falling From Grace - On Relationships
Forsaking Faith
Heather and Christine talk about how their Christian upbringing shaped their views of romance and relationships, speaking specifically about what they were supposed to want and offer in a relationship.
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A Recovery from Faith - On Media
Forsaking Faith
Heather and Christine talk about how movies, television, and music was restricted by their church, school, and parents when they were Christians. They both say that while the limitations were frustrating, there were still good things that came from it.
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A Recovery from Faith - On Worldview
Forsaking Faith
Heather and Christine talk about broader ideals they held on the world before and after deconversion.
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A Recovery from Faith- On Recovery from a Technical Delay
Forsaking Faith
Hey, Heather and I are having some issues with our next podcast, we should be back up and running by Thursday. Sorry for the inconvenience. Watch facebook and twitter @forsakingfaith for an announcement! We miss you.
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Late Episode this week :(
Forsaking Faith
Hey all, the Forsaking Faith episode is delayed one whole day this week due to ... life? We'll catch you by the end of Monday, August 20th, though. See you soon. Heather and Christine
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A Recovery from Faith - On Sex and Consent
Forsaking Faith
Both Christine and Heather talk about the ways in which ideas about consent affected their first encounters with sex both as Christians and as Deconverts. They both have a wish that the attention that’s being given to conversations surrounding consent will also permeate through the Christian community.
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A Recovery from Faith - On Dying
Forsaking Faith
In this episode, Heather and Christine express their anxieties about death from before and after deconversion. They both talk about how death affected their day-to-day activities as well as their long term goals.
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A Recovery from Faith - On Family
Forsaking Faith
Heather and Christine discuss how the relationships with their immediate families evolved through their deconversion and what they think the value of family means to them now that they are not Christians.
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A Recovery From Faith - On Values
Forsaking Faith
In this episode, Heather and Christine discuss the challenges of developing a new value system after deconversion. Both of them acknowledge that the process is difficult because strict Christian guidelines provided them with a sense of stability. Both of them also recognize that ironically their fundamental values originate from their experience as Christians.
info_outlineHeather and Christine both discuss how they told their families about their deconversion and how their parents’ relationships affected their deconversion and influenced their own conception of family. They also talk about their acceptance of the fact that their family members are still Christian and describe how they deal with that now.
Heather hasn’t yet come out as a non-Christian to her parents. Her sisters know, but she had different experiences telling them because while one is also deconverted, the other still has strong faith in the Christian God. Heather passionately discusses why she has trouble telling her parents about her lost faith.
Christine discusses her mother’s desire to be an evangelist and how that influenced her upbringing. She highlights how she separated herself from her family after deconversion and describes how when she deconverted she wasn’t able to talk to her family or close friends about it, and how when she finally did discuss it with her mother, her mother refused to believe it. She has since reestablished a relationship with her family, but it is nonetheless a distant one.
If you are enjoying the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review! Also, send thoughts, artwork, poetry, or other expressive media that tells a piece of your deconversion story and we will try to feature them in one of our openings or endings. These can be sent to [email protected]. Catch you next Sunday!
Thank you for opening clips:
Missus Snarky - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnUOvUuMLOaoYLLS8j3c5g
Godless Iowan - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtZhXy31sCAMd5Js_k29khA
And for the closing song:
Luke and Tonia Emrich: https://freshla.me/