Deconversion Therapy
Church scandals, conmen, cults and charlatans. Deconversion "Therapy" Podcast is your place to laugh about shady televangelists to Christian rock concerts where no one is allowed to dance.
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PRIDE is over. But that doesn't mean we're done listening to people who survived evangelicalism and are now thriving as out LGBT people. Listen in on Karen's conversation with Mike Maeshiro, a former instructor at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and his journey to being an out gay man.
Find out more about him at https://www.mikemaeshiro.com/ and watch his roundtable conversation mentioned on the podcast HERE.
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Here is the rest of the conversation with LGBT advocate, Jennifer Knapp. Find her at JenniferKnapp.com.
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What an amazing conversation Karen had with Jennifer Knapp. Once the star of Christian music, she now finds her place in LGBT advocacy.
Watch for the second part tomorrow, and the YouTube on Sunday!
Her new re-release of KANSAS is out now. You've got to check it out.
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It's the second week of PRIDE and we've got your 2nd favorite redhead--April Ajoy--and her non-binary spouse Beecher.
We hear their story from Christian fundamentalists to Beecher coming to terms with being non-binary--all while April realizes she is bi-sexual. And their marriage works!
Caution little ears (why are you here anyway?), we discuss sex, toys, and other adventures.
PLEASE preorder April's book: Star Spangled Jesus! Let's b...
We're celebrating our LGBT followers the whole month of June. Whether you are part of the community or an ally like myself, listening to people's voices is an act of resistance in a time like this.
Drag Queen Flamy Grant hit national news when their song "Good Day" surged to the top of the Christian music charts. We hear how they grew up and what it took for them to come out as gay, and then begin a career as every bro-pastor's prob...
We're back. Just in time for PRIDE. Mystery guests will be revealed soon!
And we'll also be on YouTube (episodes released here first then YouTube a few days later).
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Bonnie brings you ANGLES the story behind the great band that never sounded like they sprung from church. Hear how they almost never were, and how we all knew someone like Bono in youth group.
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Ok, maybe it'll be bi-annual, we're not sure yet. We've taken your questions, both goofy and cerebral and done our doggone best. We love to connect to you all, so hope you enjoy it.
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It doesn't matter if you're an evangelical Christian, Catholic, Agnostic, deconstructing Christian, atheist, exChristian, Jewish, Muslim or hundreds of other beliefs and labels; we are ready to laugh at you. Send us more stories in our links below.
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This was a breakthrough moment for me, Karen. Turn your shame into the mundane.
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Night of Joy, Kingdom Bound, Fish Fest, Explo '72, Creation Festival, Cornerstone, Soulfest. So many. And so many acts from Larry Norman and Johnny Cash to Jars of Clay, Crystal Lewis, DeGarmo and Key, Jennifer Knapp...
You all sent us hilarious and heartwarming stories. Such a fun episode to record.
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It's another batch of your small "t" trauma letters. There is singing in this one, plus Muppet
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Bonnie covers an Australian cult called Universal Medicine, also known as UniMed. We also ramble about a lot of things. But bottom line, be wary of doctors who brand themselves and suggest carrots.
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How'd you like the He Gets Us Superbowl ads? Christians can't decide what they think...and they're a'fightin. Find out who and what are behind the campaign.
Rob Reiner's documentary "God and Country" about the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism releases Friday, February 16th. Karen, with the help of journalist Chrissy Stroop, looks into it.
Time for your updates on the piles of excrement we come across researching episodes for you. We cover misogyny in the Christian Orthodox church over women deacons, pastors spending wayyy too much money on clothes, crypto scam pastor Eligio Regalado, and 4 missing women and 2 children in a TikTok cult mystery. Please click where it says "Keep in Touch" or our social media to see information about the missing women.
Another batch of letters fresh off the presses. Please send us yours.
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How come we did not name these episodes, 1 for the Money and 2 for the Show?! Damnit. Anyhoo, listen to the second part of Elvis' story as it relates to religion. We had never heard the story of the Osmonds and the Mormon Bible. Sadly, we had heard the one about Pastor Bob Joyce.
Book an...Researching the spiritual life of Elvis forced me to watch a lot of clips. Damn, how could someone exude so much sexiness, especially decades and decades ago.
Karen recounts the Christian childhood of Elvis, and wonders if he was as screwed up with purity culture as the rest of us.
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Bonnie and Karen are back to ramble about last year and this year. Low research is what we're after as we take a small mental break and prepare for some new episodes.
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