Ep. 98: Bob Jones University (BJU) (Cult College / Fundamentalism / Abuse Scandal / Victim Blaming / Racism / KKK / Strom Thurmond / Ku Klux Klan / Ex-fundie / Exvangelical / Christian Education)

At BJU they'll have you on your knees until you're filled with the holy spirit, and when Jesus comes, you'll be prepared. This week, Sadie takes Gavi through the controversial history of this legendary fundamentalist university, and through the history of fundamentalism in the 20th century.  TW: In general we talk about a lot of potentially triggering topics on this show, including but not limited to suicide and mental health, racism, misogyny, PTSD and PTSD symptoms, child abuse, mental, physical, and sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse including guilt, shame, and fear. In most episodes we’ll mention at least a few of these topics, but we try very hard to avoid graphic detail unless it’s relevant to the story we’re telling, and we do our best to give the audience a heads-up before going into detail on any of these topics. This episode is about Bob Jones University and how the history of this fundamentalist school intersects with the history of American fundamentalism itself. The big trigger warnings for this episode are racism and sexual abuse, and really, really gross victim blaming. There is just so much of all of those in this episode. The racism is just everywhere, but I’ll give you a heads up before we get to the specifics of the victim blaming tactics. Sources for this episode are available on a free Patreon post at Patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcast This episode is sponsored by Better Help! For 10% off your first month of online therapy, visit BetterHelp.com/Eden WE HAVE NEW MERCH AVAILABLE, AND A NEW MERCH SHOP, at https://leavingedenpodcast.threadless.com Stream the Leaving Eden Podcast theme song, Rolling River of Time on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lB7RwSQ9X5gnt1BDNugyS?si=jVhmqFfYRSiruRxekdLgKA. Join our Facebook Discussion group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus Join our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/ https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeavingEdenPod https://twitter.com/HellYeahSadie https://twitter.com/GavrielHacohen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohen--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leavingedenpodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leavingedenpodcast/support Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.