Lettersode: YWAM, Cats, and Tips

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Lettersode: YWAM, Cats, and Tips

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Dec 1, 2020

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There's a lot of therapy needed for all of us who grew up in the church. But please, send in your letters to us first!
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Dec 1, 2020

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Promo: Karen and Bonnie grew up in the evangelical church. It was the eighties and high hair and giving a good "testimony" was all the rage. In each episode they'll highlight something from the cloaked and weird world of religion--taken from the news, their... by Deconversion Therapy
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Backmasking, Stryper, and the Good and Evil of Christian and Secular Music: Bonnie and Karen bring out the ol' cassettes and talk about Amy Grant to Led Zeppelin. Show notes: Bonnie and Karen say hola to everyone. Right off the bat, Bonnie accused Karen of making up the word “podcatchers”--which is a word! We’re now on iTun... by Deconversion Therapy
40 min listen
It's a Team! With Power!: That's right, it's time for your favorite group of pumped guys who've been traveling from church to church for over 40 years doing feats of strength, The Power Team! Bonnie missed the huge event at church where they came and blew. us. tweens. away. T... by Deconversion Therapy
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Alabama Abortion, Mel Brooks, and Musket F*ckers: Can Bonnie and Karen find something funny about the Abortion ban that just passed in Alabama? We’re gonna try! Bonnie found some great articles from satire at The Reductress to Noam Chomsky’s great video of why the Southern states and evangelicals gr... by Deconversion Therapy
42 min listen
Chris Pratt, Justin Bieber, and Jesus H. Christ: In this episode, we reveal who we are: REALLY BIG CELEBRITIES. Or perhaps we discuss some real ones who are showing up as trendy Christians on social media—Chris Pratt, Justin Bieber, Sherilyn Fenn, Kendall Kardashian. We kick off the show by telling... by Deconversion Therapy
38 min listen
Faith Healers Benny Hinn and Katherine Kuhlman: Karen and Bonnie go through the lives and miracle healing powers of Kathrine Kuhlman and Benny Hill, no, Hinn. Are people really getting cured of cancer and broken backs and whatnot and various sundries? Why are all the people falling backwards when ... by Deconversion Therapy
56 min listen
The Rapture, Kirk Cameron, and Foot Washing: Will you be on the toilet when the rapture comes? This week, Karen and Bonnie fumble through some rapture theories, reminisce about the times they thought they’d been left behind, and, well, that brings up the book series Left Behind—which spawned D ... by Deconversion Therapy
45 min listen
Shoving Gays Down Preachers' Throats: We are back! Please help us out by subscribing, rating, and reviewing us. In fact, although we don’t think we put out anything worthy, we’re asking you to share this episode because these preachers asking for LGBT people to be killed need eyes on the... by Deconversion Therapy
58 min listen
Stop Being Sexy: Bonnie and Karen read their first submitted story by a listener! The subject is how Christianity shames females into thinking all sexual "sins" are their fault, even when they didn't participate! They discuss how rapey ducks can be and how it's alway... by Deconversion Therapy
27 min listen
Purity Culture and Bible Sword Drills: Yeah, the audio sucks. We know. Think of this podcast as a Chia Pet, watch us grow and things take shape. In this inaugural episode Karen informs Bonnie that people in their church were screwing in the closet in the foyer of their church during churc... by Deconversion Therapy
42 min listen
Godly Women, Dead Arms, and Christian College Pranks: Karen and Bonnie discuss Proverbs 31—being a gawdly woman. They’re off to buy flax and wool to sell at the market, deliver sashes to who knows who, get up at the crack of dawn and make stuff for their household, while also dressing them oddly in purp... by Deconversion Therapy
42 min listen
1st Annual Kook-Off: Jim Bakker vs Pat Robertson: Please Subscribe, rate, and review. We’d appreciate it. Who's kookier, or old cootier, Jim Bakker or Pat Robertson. We make them go head-to-head on this episode. We'll post polls on our social media things so you can vote. The winner will get nothing... by Deconversion Therapy
66 min listen
Happy New Year! Opening the Vault: We're taking some time to improve the show and replaying some of our favorite episodes. Please SPONSOR us on Patreon. Thank you! We RIFF on some memories of urine and being snipers before we let you loose on an episode we released on Christmas Eve of... by Deconversion Therapy
40 min listen
Christian School, Sex Talk Sunday, and Playboys in Dumpsters: This week, Bonnie and Karen discuss their time in Baptist day school. They read a listener’s letter about bringing her boyfriend to church and the Sunday School teachers deciding to divide the boys and girls up so they could talk about sex. And what ... by Deconversion Therapy
60 min listen
Church Lock-ins, Funerals, and Easter Condoms: Bonnie and Karen has a few false starts this week as they talk about church lock-ins. Join us as we tell you about them in real time. Horny kids, pizza, one bathroom, what could go wrong? Lock-ins have evolved since we were teens, and now there are b... by Deconversion Therapy
49 min listen
Pew News: Kanye, Paula White, John Crist: Kanye's back with more of his Christian humility and putting others first. We've got Paula White receiving an official White House position. And it all wraps up with the bombshell accusations about sexual misconduct of comedian John Crist. Never a w... by Deconversion Therapy
49 min listen
Jesus Camp, the Documentary that Scares the Hell Out of Everybody: Bonnie and Karen give a little intro about what the podcast is about. Basically, nothing of substance. But they love to talk about the humorous memories of being “on fire for Jesus.” The Good Thing of the Week: Karen is thankful for kinetic sand. It... by Deconversion Therapy
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The Love Family Cult: Bonnie and Karen discuss the Love Family cult, also known as The Church of Jesus Christ at Armageddon. They have first names like Logic and Submission and Smooth--what's not to love? And although they went a bit off the rails, the concept is pretty f... by Deconversion Therapy
62 min listen
John Chau, Evangelizing, and Worshipping My Favorite Murder: On this week’s episode, Bonnie and Karen discuss the fateful missionary trip of John Chau, a zealot young missionary who was killed by a remote tribe in late November of 2018. Then they recount their bumbling efforts of ushering people into the kingd... by Deconversion Therapy
46 min listen
Lettersode 2: Divorces, Hair, and Mormons: Letters and letters! Thanks for writing in. You can send us yours via our website www.deconversiontherapypodcast.com. Our first one is from Heather, a kick-ass deconvert who’s been through it. She’s still healing from losing sword drills. Then she t... by Deconversion Therapy
37 min listen
A Royal Lettersode: Karen had to edit down all of Bonnie's laughing in this one. You all are great. This episode of listener letters covers another tale of demons at summer camp, blessings from over the pond, and sexy soda. Keep these coming. We can't get enough. https... by Deconversion Therapy
43 min listen
Transregurgitation, Mike Warnke, and Cement Butts: Karen and Bonnie read a letter from a listener who had an unfortunate incident with a hymnal, they discuss the Satanic High Priest turned Christian comedian, Mike Warnke (all those monikers are LIES), and finish off with a discussion on body augmenta... by Deconversion Therapy
59 min listen
Signs, Wonders, and Male Strippers: Bonnie and Karen discuss signs from heaven. Does God send signs to show his love, direction, or hilarious humor? Or is life random? Plus—they get kicked off an ex-Christian forum for being “therapists,” God sends Karen a busload of male dancers, and ... by Deconversion Therapy
50 min listen
The Cult that Poisoned an Oregon Town: Bonnie and Karen talk about the sex cult called the Rajneesh this week. If you haven’t watched the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, Bonnie goes over it while trying to capture the insanity. Bagwan Shree Rajneesh, the guru, gathers up well-educa... by Deconversion Therapy
57 min listen
Stop Believin': The Story of Trump and Paula White: Karen tells Bonnie about Paula White, an evangelist who "led Trump to Christ," and has continued to be a big influence on him. It's a story few know about, but everything becomes clear once you do. Pics and more at https://deconversiontherapypodcast... by Deconversion Therapy
61 min listen
Baby, Baby: Quiver-full (of Crap): The Quiverfull Movement is all about letting God give you as many babies as possible to build up the Army of God. Think, the Duggars. We want to make 2 things clear at the get-go: Having a lot of kids is not bad, no matter how much we laugh at ... by Deconversion Therapy
73 min listen
The Righteous Gemstones is Funny as Hell: Danny McBride, Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, John Goodman, and a guy playing a keytar. The Righteous Gemstones is heaven. This week we discuss the HBO show and how familiar Bonnie and Karen are with the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker-type family that drive... by Deconversion Therapy
45 min listen
Jerry Falwell Jr., Michael Cohen, Tom Arnold and Some Pictures: Please Subscribe, rate, and review. We’d appreciate it. Bonnie fills Karen in on Jerry Falwell Jr., and the news that something is afoot in his world. The players are a pool boy, Jerry, Jerry’s wife, Michael Cohen and his plaid jacket, and Tom Arnold... by Deconversion Therapy
52 min listen
Abducted in Plain Sight, John Mulaney, and Postcards from Jesus: Bonnie and Karen attempt to explain why the incredible story told in the Netflix documentary that has everyone freaking out, Abducted in Plain Sight (spoilers ahead), makes more sense when you grow up in church. More notes on our website. by Deconversion Therapy
58 min listen
Pastafarianism, The Flying Spaghetti Monster: We carb-load up on Pastafarianism, a religion Karen is signing up for but Bonnie can't handle the puns. Karen had seen images with people wearing colanders on their heads, even some paintings reimagined with God being replaced by the Flying Spaghett... by Deconversion Therapy
40 min listen

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