Growing Up Fundie

By Sydney Davis Jr. Jr.

A podcast analyzing the true life experiences of everyday people who grew up fundamentalist, orthodox, or within any other strictly religious environment, and the impact (positive or negative) that

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June 21, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 150: Darante' Lamar - A Former Pastor's Lessons on Not Backing Down
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Darante’ Lamar was once the most devoutly religious person in his family.
After finding God, and dedicating his life to being a pastor, he started to realize that even the people at the top of the food chain (who he considered to be mentors himself), still didn’t have all the answers. In fact, they didn’t appear to have very many answers at all.
In his desire to seek guidance and reasoning, he began to uncover things he quickly understood he’d never be able to unsee. He also recognized that his entire life would likely never be the same again.
Darante’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DaranteLaMar
Darante’ on Why He Creates Content: https://youtu.be/OdYMC5Zzlbk?si=ihcciibRKJ7pJSDE
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June 16, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 149: Jimmy Jr. on... Well.. Pretty Much Everything You'd Want to Hear About
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This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on Wednesday, June 5th 2024.
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Jimmy Jr. is a host for the shows ‘Talk Heathen’ and ‘The Non Prophets,’ from the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA).
However, he wasn't always.

Jimmy was once a normal twenty-something with no idea where he wanted to go in life.

In this episode, Jimmy covers finding your path, apologizing for your mistakes, admitting when you were wrong, and making his way into the ACA host family.
Jimmy & Sydney on Talk Heathen
https://www.youtube.com/live/Te2RidW-DCs?si=NX_9mT51N2fmpr6m
The Non Prophets
https://youtu.be/2lUYHs2FxBc?si=H-bxjIhagUuJCqcn
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June 07, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 148: Brett M on Being a Free-Thinking Christian
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148 Brett M. considers himself a free-thinking Christian.
He recognizes that in order to hang his hat on a belief system, and claim that he wants to follow a specific faith or religion, he has to feel as though he’s done as much research as he possibly can in order to feel comfortable calling himself a Christian.
In this episode, Brett describes this experience, and how his thoughts and opinions are received by both atheists and Christians alike.
Check out Brett’s column ‘Doubter’s Guide to Easter’
https://medium.com/@rethinkchurch/doubters-guide-to-easter-3bd25eac6249
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June 04, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 147: Danny B. on Investing in Yourself & Your Identity
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Danny B. was enrolled in Christian school until the 1st grade, after which he became homeschooled all the way through high school. Throughout this time, Danny was raised to believe that things like bad math skills, and being bullied at church camp, could only be resolved through prayer.
After a tumultuous childhood involving accusations of demonic possession, food being withheld as punishment, and other symptoms of a high-control environment, Danny realized that figuring out who he was outside of religion and control depended on him, and seeking help from outside sources to unravel his past, and pave the way for his future.

https://www.meetup.com/pro/recovering-from-religion (This has virtual, and in person support groups.)

recoveringfromreligion.org

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(The gold mine) RFR Resources:
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May 27, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 146: Kyle Lett on Questioning Everything, and Keeping Your Own Identity
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Kyle Lett attended a Baptist church with his Grandmother until the age of 12, when his father and stepmother decided he needed to attend a Pentecostal church with them.
After years of involving himself in the ministry, Kyle began to recognize that he wasn’t sure he truly agreed with everything he was helping preach, or even believed it himself.
Now an “agnostic who still sometimes struggles with the idea of an afterlife,” Kyle shares his thoughts and feelings on coming to your own conclusions, trusting your gut, and questioning everything you’re told.
Check out the visual version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/Tc78ULMCMV4
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May 26, 2024 BONUS Episode: Deconstructing From Your Faith (How, Why, What to Know, & Other Good Stuff)
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This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on May 24th, 2024.
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May 01, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 145: Cliff aka Asura the Atheist (pt. 2), on Humanism & Admitting When You're Wrong
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Cliff aka Asura the Atheist is a humanist, atheist, and content creator who faces difficult topics and conversations head-on. Through Tiktok stitches and duets, Cliff promotes critical thinking and empathy to his audience, whether they’re there because they agree, or they’re there to call him a “pick-me.”
In this episode (part 2 of 2), we find out more about Asura the Atheist himself, and how he found himself engaging in the online atheist space, while also married to a believer.
In part 1, Episode 144, Cliff addresses the “Man or Bear” controversy that is taking over social media, and highlighting the importance of listening to and understanding messages that we might otherwise feel attacked by.
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May 01, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 144: Cliff aka Asura the Atheist (pt. 1), "Man or Bear?"
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Cliff aka Asura the Atheist is a humanist, atheist, and content creator who faces difficult topics and conversations head-on. Through Tiktok stitches and duets, Cliff promotes critical thinking and empathy to his audience, whether they’re there because they agree, or they’re there to call him a “pick-me.”
In this episode (part 1 of 2), Cliff addresses the “Man or Bear” controversy that is taking over social media, and highlighting the importance of listening to and understanding messages that we might otherwise feel attacked by.
In part 2, Episode 145, we find out more about Asura the Atheist himself, and how he found himself engaging in the online atheist space, while also married to a believer.
Follow Asura the Atheist on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atheist_asura?lang=en

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April 16, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 143: Rich on Accepting the Signs & Challenges
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Rich grew up in a Baptist household in California.
Despite his devout upbringing, and attending church multiple times each week, he began to see the cracks in the lessons being taught by the church, vs the choices they were showing him through their actions.
After specific events that caused even his parents to finally leave their congregation, he realized he not only didn’t want to go to church anymore, but he wasn’t even sure he believed in the teachings of the bible.
In this episode, Rich walks us through his deconstruction journey, and what he has experienced in the years since finally identifying as an “atheist.”
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April 03, 2024 I Won.
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