What's it like to attend a Christian school? And what happens if you've never had any experience of Christianity or the Bible?
This week's guest, Tim Malins, is an old friend from way back--he moved up from Southern California to Washington State at the tender age of just 12 or 13. We met at the Christian fundamentalist school I and several other church friends attended.
This is Tim's story: how fundamentalism affected his mental health; introduced conflicted thinking via the concepts of "secularism;" scared him with end-times prophecy; avoided evolution and touted creationism, and more.
He's since become an atheist...
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002: MindShift Podcast - A Pastor Turned Atheist: Should You Ditch the Christian Faith? (with David Madison) Part 1
001: MindShift Pilot Episode 2018: The Journey of Deconstruction & Discovery
53: An Overcommitment to Biblical Inerrancy? (with Ray Gilford) Part 2
52: An Overcommitment to Biblical Inerrancy? (with Ray Gilford) Part 1
51: Journey to Healing (with Jeff & Karin Green)
50: Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion (with Karen Garst) Part 2
49: Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion (with Karen Garst) Part 1
48: Measuring the Metrics for Success (with Shawn Manley) Part 2
47: Measuring the Metrics for Success (with Shawn Manley) Part 1
46: The Legacy of Puritanism, Jonathan Edwards, & "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
45: Surviving a Fundamentalist Upbringing (with Valerie Cunningham)
44: The Bad Jesus & New Atheism (with Dr Hector Avalos) Part 2
43: The Bad Jesus & New Atheism (with Dr Hector Avalos) Part 1
42: Preaching with a Bias (with Gary Hayes) Part 2
41: Preaching with a Bias (with Gary Hayes) Part 1
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