Have you recovered what oppressive religion took from you?
When Kendal came out as a lesbian, her life never could be the same again. She was once heavily involved in her church’s youth group, but she was banned from being alone with teenagers because of prejudice against her sexuality. This rejection and feelings of purposelessness drove her to alcoholism, a common path for LGBT+ people who have to face the shame their faith communities place on them.
Kendal joins Chuck and Brady in the studio to discuss how shame is often used by religion to gain and keep followers and how AA changed saved her life. Through the program and hard work, she recovered what oppressive religion took from her.
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Pushing Beyond (Being Othered x Theology) with Verdell Wright
Failed Missionary (YWAM x Abuse of Power) with Corey Pigg
The Breakfast Church (Rebellion x Community) with Jessie W.
The Airing of Grief and Unbelief (Beliefs x Authenticity) with Derek Webb
Indoctrination (Social Pressure x Questioning) with Tim Warzel and Jamie Lee Finch
Professional Help (Church Counseling Dangers x Licensed Therapy) with Ari Holtz, PhD
#EmptyThePews (Spiritual Abuse x Deconstruction Movement) with Chrissy Stroop
Prey (Consent x #ChurchToo) with Kyla Bauer and Jamie Lee Finch
Humanism (Ethics x Secular Community) with James Croft, Ed.D.
Enough (Domestic Violence x Mental Health) with Ashley Adams
Get Out of My Head (Inner Dialog x Sexual Discovery) with Renée
Conversion Therapy Dropout (Shame x Family Pressure) with Curtis G.
Out of Control (Church Control x Personal Autonomy) with Kristen H.
Black and White Thinking (Evangelicalism x Racism) with Prisca Jebet Kendagor
It’s Okay Not to Believe (Normalizing Questioning x Personal Evolution) with Caleb Doyle
God’s Only Forgotten Son (Family Trauma x Queer) with Brady Hardin
Unbuckling The Bible Belt (Intuition x Purity Culture) with Jamie Lee Finch
Facing Death Without Faith or Fear (Death x Secular Strength) with Zach B.
Homeschooled to Homewrecked (Divorce x Christian Homeschooling) with Marnie K.
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