Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! This week I’m joined by author and former talk radio host, Dave Carroll. Join us as he discusses his upbringing in the “health and wealth” sect of evangelical Christianity, how he came to embrace atheism, and his involvement in taking down Peter Popoff with The Amazing James Randi.

Dave has several published books about pirate history, and many more on the way. His work can be found at thatcherthebook.com and pamlicoandalbemarle.com

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! This week I’m joined by Aaron Arnold, a former Southern Baptist turned Agnostic/Anti-Theist. Join us as he discusses his life as James Trout’s religious cousin (from Episode 26), how similar his life and deconversion was to my own, and his discoveries about family and religon.

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! This week I take some time to go over the rich and legend-filled history of the modern-day Easter celebration, the mystery of which god or goddess it was initially devoted to, and what you should do if you don’t agree with how someone chooses to celebrate Easter.

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! This week I’m joined by Levi Nord, a former head pastor of multiple Methodist churches turned spiritualist. Join us as he discusses his rise to Methodist stardom, the many questions and problems he faced in his deconversion process, and what his life is like now that he’s away from the church.

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! In this episode I’m joined by James Trout, a long time friend and self-proclaimed Atheist/Zen Satanist with a wild story. Join us as he discusses his religious extended family and their attempts at getting him to church, how music affected his relationship with religion, and the big questions he had to ask himself in order to justify his faith.

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox podcast, and part 2 of my conversation with Adrian Beck! This week we discuss his journey from Christianity, how quarantine has affected his religious views, and not being afraid to confront your own beliefs.

Welcome to a very special two-part episode of the Doctrine Detox! This week I’m joined by my childhood best friend and fellow apostate, Adrian Beck. Join us as he discusses life growing up in two very cult-like non-denominational churches, his experience in “falling out in the spirit,” and his definition of the self and self-worth. Stay tuned next week for part 2!

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! This week I’m joined by Omari Thomas – a former Seventh Day Adventist turned atheist. Join us as he discusses his journey from preaching God to preaching atheism, what he would need to turn back to religion, and his very effective steps for dealing with the backlash of deconversion.

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! In this episode I’m joined by self-proclaimed Christian Agnostic, John Collier. Join us as he discusses his rather unusual childhood, his nomadic relationship with the church, and how his experience in life has shaped his perspective on religion.

Trigger Warning: This episode briefly mentions molestation

Welcome back to the Doctrine Detox! This week I’m joined by George Messmer, a former Catholic turned self-proclaimed heathen. Join us as he discusses his parents’ openness with religion, the effects of a lifetime of Catholicism on his everyday life, and the astronomical differences of religious bias between the north and the south.