Evangelicalish

In this episode, Paul and April talk about their former evangelical selves: what would they say to us today? What would we say to them?

We also share some cringey Church Kid's Camp stories and discuss the continued harm of purity culture.

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We kick off our new season talking with guest Reverend Brandan Robertson - to hear his story from being the next big up-and-coming evangelical preacher to a now openly gay pastor.

We also talk about patriotism in the church and christian music we had to listen to as kids.

Brandan's website: https://www.brandanrobertson.com/

TikTok: @revbrandanrobertson

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**Last Episode of Season 7. We will be back July 6. **

In this episode, we talk about Pride month and our own journeys to becoming theologically affirming of LGBTQ+. Then we talk about the Jan 6 hearings and is there anything to convince people out of "the big lie."

We end the episode reacting to another cringey christian movie.

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Paul, Jeremy and April are joined by April's spouse Beecher Reuning (they/them) as we discuss what life as a non-binary Christian looks like in the evangelical-ish world. They tell us about their journey from suppressing their gender dysphoria and viewing it as something that needed fixing to now fully embracing & celebrating their God-given non-binary identity.

Listen to Beecher and April's story on their podcast The Non-Binary Marriage.

Follow Beecher on social media @hellobeecher

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April and Jeremy are joined by guest Reverend Elizabeth Riley to talk about the world: the Uvalde Elementary school shooting, the report that was released on the Southern Baptist Convention sexual abuse and cover-ups and the Indiana Pastor pulpit confession to adultery that was actually CSA.

Rev Riley then leads us all in a rage prayer as we sit in the heaviness of the moment. Then we talk about how we move forward and how we make change.

At the end, April reads a real thread by a Twitter account called "Alpha Masculinity" who is against women riding horses and bicycles. And we all read a hate comment of the week.

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Paul, Jeremy and April discuss the Buffalo shooting, the racism/white supremacy behind it and what to do about America's gun problem.

Greg Locke went viral again for saying you can't be a christian and vote democrat. Should his tax exemption be taken away? Why isn't the government doing anything about extremist pastors?

Finally, Madison Cawthorn lost his re-election bid. We discuss what we think is next for the problematic, failed republican.

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We're back from an extended break with a new season! Paul and April are joined by Reverend Derek Terry to react to some cringey evangelical clips from the past month and discuss relevant news such as Roe v Wade.

Jeremy had a last minute issue but will return on the next episode.

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***This is the last episode of the season. Evangelicalish will be back in May***

In this episode, Paul talks about the complicated grief of losing his father whom he had a difficult relationship with. The team talks about grief and human emotions that the church often tries to shun or dismiss.

Then they talk about the new Hillsong documentary and the uncovering of more and more toxic church environments. What is there to do moving forward?

Then hear them deal with trolls live who show up in the chat towards the end of the show.

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Bestselling author, blogger and social media activist Mary Katherine Backstrom joins Evangelicalish this week to talk about being a survivor of CSA (child sexual abuse) and how her church responded when she reported it to them.

We also touch on purity culture and the cover it gives to abusers. Then the show ends with a new game - Two Truths & A Lie - but with comments we've each received on our individual platforms.

Buy MK's book Holy Hot Mess here: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Hot-Mess-Finding-Wonderful/dp/1546015493

Follow MK on FB: https://www.facebook.com/MKBackstrom

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In this episode, we talk about the tragedy of the war in Ukraine but acknowledge the problematic way evangelicals & media have treated Ukrainian refugees differently compared to other countries.

Recently, investigative journalist Julie Roys, dropped a story of a decades- long child-abuse cover-up in John MacArthur's church. The church shamed the wife/mother of the family and stood by the abuser, even after he was convicted and is still serving time in prison.

Read the story here: https://julieroys.com/macarthur-shamed-excommunicated-mother-take-back-child-abuser/

We talk about the larger issue of church cover-ups for abuse, the misogyny of it all and what to do about it.

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