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Paul & April are joined by Matthew Phifer, MSEd, who is a therapist, speaker, trainer, and toxic relationship, narcissism, trauma and emotional abuse expert. Matthew is here to talk all about narcissism in the church: the different types of narcissism, the cover churches give for them and signs to look for.

He also tells us about the dangers of high-control groups like cults and how many churches aren't any different when they use FOG - fear, obligation and guilt tactics.

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In this episode, we talk about Ukraine, the tragedies of war and the evangelical urge to make every world event about America and the end times.

Then we are joined by Manuel Ramminger, who has a biblical studies degree and has run several Bible schools. He will talk to us about the formation of the Biblical canon- how the Bible was formed and who made the decisions on which books to include and exclude. And knowing the Bible is not the literal Word of God, how should we read it?

Manuel now runs Ethical Trading Company where they fight human trafficking, extreme poverty & exploitation through job creation: www.ethicaltradeco.com

Stay for the end to hear a special announcement from April & her spouse Beecher.

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John Cooper, the frontman for Christian rock band Skillet, recently declared war against deconstruction during a concert and followed it up with a long Facebook explaining the dangers of deconstructing one's faith.

In this episode, Paul, Jeremy & April address Cooper's attack on deconstruction, what he got wrong and what it actually is.

Then we talk about what it's like when people from our evangelical church past come into our lives to leave us comments and messages full of gaslighting and christianese.

We end the show talking about what non-violent weapon we would bring to the frontlines of John Cooper's war.

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Reverend Derek Terry is an artist, scholar and Pastor at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Cincinnati. He talks about his journey from growing up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church to becoming an openly gay Pastor in the United Church of Christ denomination.

Then we all discuss the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the outrage that followed from conservatives, and why the NFL still needs to fix the racism within their system.

Then we each share one thing we weren't allowed to enjoy growing up that we love now.

If you would like to help Derek repair his church's boiler, here is the GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/st-peters-building-birthday-boiler-fund

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Evangelicalish turned ONE this week and we wanted to celebrate by sharing some of our favorite moments from the last year and by reading favorite moments sent in by you all.

And back by popular demand, we react to some cringey evangelical clips that happened during the season break.

**Thank you for all of your support over the last year - we are excited to continue on this journey with all of you.**

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**Last show of the season. We will return LIVE on Feb 9th**

Special Guest Wayne Felton II joins the crew to share some of his deconstruction journey from growing up a Pentecostal Preacher's kid to becoming a Senior Pastor himself and why he left it all behind.

Wayne also gives some great insight into the history of the Black Church and how deconstruction can look different for people of color.

Then April, Paul & Wayne react to conservatives who love to quote Martin Luther King, Jr on MLK day when they spend the rest of the year working against civil rights and racial equity.

And we discuss the infamous sermon illustration from Pastor Mike Todd (where he wiped spit in his brother's eyes).

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In this episode, we discuss Ted Cruz headlines of the week. He had a moment of courage talking about January 6th but completely walked it back on Tucker Carlson's show.

He was also in the news recently because of things his daughter said on TikTok. This leads us into a discussion on Christian parents and how they respond to their kids coming out as LGBTQ. We go into the different viewpoints on LGBTQ issues within evangelicalism: Side A, Side B and Side X.

We also talk about the phrase "love the sinner, hate the sin" and how it's actually harmful and problematic.

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It's been one year since the insurrection attempt at The Capitol. We talk about where we were on Jan. 6th 2021 and play our individual TikTok videos we made on that day. We also discuss the aftermath in the evangelical church and how Jan. 6th was the catalyst for many of us to officially become EXvangelicals.

But what about moderate evangelical pastors who have remained silent despite Qanon and other conspiracies flooding their churches? We dive into why remaining silent is problematic.

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Christian Nationalism seems to be getting worse. This week, it gave a stage to Kyle Rittenhouse who was met with elaborate praise and gave a scandal-ridden ex-president (Trump) a Sunday morning pulpit.

It is obviously problematic for many of us, but what do we do with family members who support and celebrate these things?

To help us discuss, we are joined by Promise Enlow whose family is deeply involved with Qanon and considered leaders among several prophets who believe Trump is God's chosen. She is also a former worship leader at Bethel turned exvangelical atheist.

For fun, we end the show discussing our favorite Christmas movies.

We'll be back in January 2022. Happy Holidays everyone.

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There is a real threat to democracy and it's not what we were raised to be weary of: it's christian extremists. In this episode, we discuss the danger of crazy evangelical politics along with January 6 texts, Church Gun Give-aways and more. Then we give a reaction to the the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast.

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