Sam Pinkava is our guest this week! Tune in as he discusses his fascinating past with Greater Grace, a rather illuminating class lecture from everyone's least favorite head pastor, and his plans for the future.

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Links to Sam's Campaign sites:

Official FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572736883281

Donations: https://donorbox.org/2025-friends-of-sam-campaign

Canvassing: https://donorbox.org/events/735848/steps/choose_tickets

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An important resource we'd like to share based on this episode:

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*National Mental Health Hotline*

866-903-3787  

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mentalhealthhotline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Thank you for listening, and please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]!

In this episode, Tom Sullo joins us to discuss his time at The Bible Speaks in Lenox, Greater Grace in Baltimore, and beyond. This winding tale of highs (pun intended) and lows kept us fascinated throughout, so buckle up!

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TW: Domestic violence, mentions of abuse of minors (included a brief mention of the Ray Fernandez case), drug use, and alcohol use.

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An important resource we want to share based on this episode:

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*Suicide and Crisis Hotline (Including Addiction Services)*

Call or Text 988 (US)

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*Recovery Centers of America*

1-800-RECOVERY

https://recoverycentersofamerica.com/

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*National Mental Health Hotline*

866-903-3787  

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mentalhealthhotline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Thank you for listening, and please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]!

Siblings Carol (Bakalyan) Ames and David Bakalyan join us to discuss their experiences with The Bible Speaks, later known as Greater Grace World Outreach.

From traveling hours upon hours on school nights for services, to selling their family home for the church, to Lenox and "Divine Design" marriages, this episode is at times devastating and amusing - but remains powerful throughout.

TW: Mentions of various forms of abuse (including sexual, financial, religious, and mental abuse), abandonment/neglect, bullying, and trauma.

An important resource we want to share based on this episode:

*National Mental Health Hotline*

866-903-3787  

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mentalhealthhotline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Thank you for listening, and please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]!

We're baaaaaack! In this episode, we wrap up 2024/Season 1 stats, discuss the immediate plan going forward, and muse over a conversation had with a listener.

PSA: As our listeners are presumably all adults and we mark our content as "explicit", we have decided to not bleep out swears. If you have any concerns about that, we welcome you to reach out.

Email us anytime at [email protected] or follow us on any major social networking platform.

Two members of the Millstones were kind enough to join us for our final episode of season 1! This is one you certainly won't want to miss - though it is rather heavy, so listen with care.

TW: various forms of abuse including CSA, trauma, mental health topics

IMPORTANT RESOURCES:

The Baltimore Banner Landing Page: ⁠⁠https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/specials/greater-grace/⁠⁠

The Millstones: https://linktr.ee/themillstones

RAINN: Get help 24/7. Call the ⁠⁠Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network⁠⁠ by dialing 800.656.HOPE.

The Trevor Project: A nonprofit focused on preventing LGBTQ suicide. Visit ⁠⁠TheTrevorProject.org⁠⁠ or text 678-678.

The Reclamation Collective: A network of therapists who specialize in religious trauma. Visit ⁠⁠ReclamationCollective.com⁠⁠ for more.

National Mental Health Hotline: 866-903-3787, ⁠⁠https://mentalhealthhotline.org/

As we near the end of Season 1, we finish off the court drama by covering the final appeal decision in the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.

TW: Manipulation and Brainwashing

Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] and follow us on any major social media platform :)

-WHO: Judge James F. Queenan Jr., US Bankruptcy Judge

-WHAT: Opinion Allowing Claim of Elizabeth Dovydenas

-WHERE: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts

-WHEN: May 19, 1987 (Amended June 12, 1987)

-WHY: Carl just couldn't help himself, apparently

TW: Manipulation and Brainwashing

Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] and follow us on any major social media platform :)

As we've hit the one year mark in this podcast journey, we'd like to say thank you to all of our supporters! Listen in as we celebrate and reflect on the past year. We're also joined by an incredibly special guest, and trust us, you won't want to miss this one!

Thanks again - we can't wait to see what this next year will bring!

Reach out to us anytime at [email protected] or follow us on any major social networking platform.

This episode has everything! Information on Rachael Denhollander, GRACE, Greater Grace's statement, the Millstones' statement, and of course, our usual rantings and ravings ;)

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IMPORTANT RESOURCES:

*Rachael Denhollander: https://rachaeldenhollander.com/about/

*The Millstones: https://linktr.ee/themillstones

*GRACE: https://www.netgrace.org/

*MCASA: ⁠Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault⁠.

*RAINN: Get help 24/7. Call the ⁠Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network⁠ by dialing 800.656.HOPE.

*The Reclamation Collective: A network of therapists who specialize in religious trauma. Visit ⁠ReclamationCollective.com⁠ for more.

*National Mental Health Hotline: 866-903-3787, ⁠⁠https://mentalhealthhotline.org/

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Feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]!

We know, we know, we promised information on Rachael. We swear it's still coming - but with something this important, we'd rather take our time and get it right than do it quickly.

Instead, we're revisiting the CRI/Martin Report and comparing it to current events and responses by Greater Grace! To hear the Martin Report in audio form, go to https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=56arCqtocdw&t=2599s. To read a text version of the report, email us at [email protected] and we will send you the file.

No trigger warnings this time (phew!) beyond the general crappiness that we've all been dealing with.

See you all next time :) And as always, stay safe and don't join any cults!