Emmy and Natalia talk about the upcoming July series and why we think it’s important to talk about church and what it is and what it means and why/if it still matters. 

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Emmy and Natalia are back together just in time to wrap up Pride month with an epic Emmy rant about the phrase “all are welcome” and why it is never true and why maybe we should stop saying it altogether. 

Links: Reconciling Works: https://www.reconcilingworks.org/

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In 2017, a ten-year-old girl named Rebekah went viral when she appeared at a rally with a simple sign: “I’m the scary transgender person the media warned you about.” Her mom and dad, Jamie and ELCA pastor Chris Bruesehoff, had been raising Rebekah with her two younger brothers in a relatively safe “bubble of protection” where most people Rebekah met were kind and affirming. Suddenly, they were in a national spotlight. Six years later, Jamie joins Emmy for a special episode on trans kids, parental activism, and what gender-expansive people can teach all of us.

Links: 

Preorder Jamie’s book, Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506488646/Raising-Kids-beyond-the-Binary  

Watch Rebekah’s story on the Marvel Hero Project: https://www.rebekahbruesehoff.com/marvel

Order Rebekah’s book, A Kids Book About Being Inclusive: https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Book-About-Being-Inclusive/dp/1951253892

Follow Jamie’s work on Insta, FB, & (ugh) Twitter @jamiebruesehoff and at jamiebruesehoff.com

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Venmo Us: @cafeteriachristian  

CW: Sexual Assault and Harassment 

Emmy and Natalia welcome back Janice Lagata to talk about the new Hillsong Docuseries and how power is always, always the problem. 

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Emmy and Natalia talk about AI and ChatGPT and what it all might mean for faith and church. 

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Venmo Us: @cafeteriachristian  

Natalia and Emmy talk about grind and hustle culture as it pertains to the busyness of May, and also about rest, sabbatical, and how we just aren’t as important as we think we are. 

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Venmo Us: @cafeteriachristian  Natalia’s blog post for Church Anew on Digital Community: https://churchanew.org/blog/posts/natalia-terfa-digital-communities-are-embodied-communities 

Tricia Hersey’s Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/18255493?ean=9780316365215 

Natalia, Emmy, and Jesse start talking about church and end up talking about community organizing instead. We’ve always wanted a soapbox built for three and we finally built it! 

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Emmy and Natalia do their best to bring back the word “fraught” as we talk about Mother’s Day and all the baggage it carries, particularly in the church, and why it is the perfect day to take what you like and leave the rest. 

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Order Meta's Books: www.metaherrickcarlson.com   Previous Mother's Day episode:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/un-happy-mothers-day/id1422007489?i=1000520807402

Natalia and Jesse talk about vocation and imposter syndrome and how we aren’t who we used to be and also how that’s really, really ok. 

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Natalia and Emmy welcome Pr Elle Dowd to talk about all things woo, and why all of it can be good, and healthy, and yes, even holy. Digressions include parenting future hope, and American Girls & Religion. 

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See our home altar picture slide show on Instagram: @cafeteriachristian  Elle’s website: www.elledowd.com Find Elle on social media: @hownowbrowndowd 

Listen to Elle's previous CC Episode (136): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baptized-in-tear-gas-with-guest-elle-dowd/id1422007489?i=1000531466284 

Books Mentioned: Strega Nona - Tomie DePaolo Baptized in Tear Gas - by Elle DowdItalian Folk Magic - Mary Grace Fahrun Enchantment - by Katherine May Dear Revolutionaries - Lenny Duncan