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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January 22, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 131: Tim C., "Being Religious Doesn't Mean You Agree with Everything"
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Tim Christiansen was born and raised Catholic, and still identifies as one today.

However, believing in God doesn’t mean someone won’t have doubts, or questions. In Episode 131, Tim shares with us some of the things he agrees with, and disagrees with, when it comes to morality and the Catholic faith.

***This episode originally aired as part of Skeptic University Week on YouTube, January 21st - January 27th, 2024***

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January 18, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 130: Journalist Anna Beahm on Purity Culture & Misinformation
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***REMINDER: Skeptic University Week begins THIS SUNDAY on my YouTube channel (linked below ). Check out 7 days of content, LIVE, or listen to it hear as the episodes post independently each week. ***

Anna Beahm is a writer and journalist for Reckon (news/media), who spent the first two decades of her life steeped in conservative Evangelical Christianity. After marrying a member of ministry in the church, she began to realize she wasn’t cut out to be the stereotypical pastor’s wife.
Since then, she’s made it her mission to educate herself and her audience on the importance of seeking the truth, finding accurate information, doing your own research, and trusting your gut when something doesn’t seem right.
Check out some of her work below:
Why Religious Freedom is More Important than Ever in 2024
https://www.reckon.news/news/2024/01/why-religious-freedom-is-more-important-than-ever-in-2024.html
An Anti-Reading List for the New Year for Purity Culture Survivors
https://www.reckon.news/news/2024/01/an-anti-reading-list-for-the-new-year-for-purity-culture-survivors.html
About Reckon: https://www.reckon.news/about-us/

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January 15, 2024 "A Beneficial Debate" (with the Recovering From Religion foundation)
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This interview was originally recorded on October 13th 2023, via Zoom. It was posted to their YouTube channel in December of 2023.
View the original episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qsgXtFw_eIM&list=PLbLrw9HrE2rWzudNDIS8I2jQ4irD12L1m&index=27&pp=gAQBiAQB
RfR: Recovering from Religion
Recovering from Religion is an international non-profit organization that helps people who have left religion, are in process of leaving, or are dealing with problems arising out of theistic doubt or non-belief.
This transitional period is an ongoing process that can result in a range of emotions, as well as a ripple effect of consequences throughout an individual’s life. We are here to help each other through this journey.
For RfRx comments, inquiries & topical questions, email them at [email protected].
Any time you are struggling with religious doubts or fears you can connect with a trained RfR Helpline agent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To chat online go to http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org.
To talk over the phone, dial:
(844) 368-2848 in the US & Canada
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+20 3856 8791 in the UK
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January 05, 2024 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 128: Eileen Tull - How Being A Good Person Makes You Harder to Hate
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*** Episode 127 feat. Katie B. will be released at a later date***

To watch Eileen’s visual episode on YouTube, click here

Eileen Tull is a theater director, producer, and actor in Chicago, Illinois.
However, before she moved to the Windy City, Eileen was a member of what she describes as a "youth group cult."
In Episode 128, Eileen shares with us her experiences growing up Catholic in Ohio, and the experiences she had that made her begin to question everything she'd been told she should center her world and future around her entire life.
Find Eileen on Instagram at @eileen.tull

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December 26, 2023 Growing Up Fundie: 2 Year Anniversary, Skeptic University, GUF Investigates, and MORE
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Happy 2 Year Anniversary to Growing Up Fundie!
Over 125 episodes later - I can't wait to show you all what season 3 (2024) has in store.

Check out my YouTube channel for the visual version of each episode: https://www.youtube.com/@SydneyDavisJrJr

Skeptic University will be available January 21st through January 27th. Follow my YT channel, or Growing Up Fundie on FB, Discord, Patreon, or Instagram for the upcoming schedule of events and presenters.

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December 25, 2023 Episode 126: Current Professor of History & Former Pentecostal Preacher - Tim Landry
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Tim Landry is a professor of history at Louisiana State University.
However, before this chapter of his life began, Tim was a fundamentalist Pentecostal pastor, devoting decades of his life to his ministry.
In the last episode of Growing Up Fundie, Season 2, Tim explores the ideas and thought processes he had when he first lost the person he thought he was supposed to be, and discovered what the next phase of his life had in store for him.

Tim also offers words of wisdom for those who might be lost or frightened on the journey they find themselves upon.
Check out Tim Landry’s episode on Christmas Day, and help us ring in the end of our second season. 2024 has some pretty great things in store.

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December 21, 2023 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 125: Jojo Talkin’ on Apologizing for Your Past Mistakes & Doing Your Best to Learn from Them
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**Content warning for ab*rtion and birth control misinformation**
Jojo Talkin’ is a Tiktok content creator, and Evangelical Christian.
While she still attends Church, she left her conservative Fundamentalist roots behind.
Having been raised by a Catholic mother, later attending (and being married within) an IBLP/Bill Gothard inspired Church, Jojo shares her journey confronting the mistakes she has made throughout her life, and how she is trying her best to learn, grow, and change, every day.
Discussions of white privilege, LQBTQ+ understanding, family alienation, and misinformation related to birth control.
Find her on Tiktok at @jojotalkin1
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December 20, 2023 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 124: 1Ring on "Counseling" Exorcisms & Knowing More About You than You Think
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1Ring is a content creator who live-streams on YouTube in the atheist/deconstruction space.
However, that wasn’t always who they were.
When Ring was a child, they were raised within a strict Foursquare household.
As they put it: “Foursquare is very much Pentecostal lite (same great flavor now with zero snake bites).”
1Ring remained active in their church until they joined the US military, where they also came to recognize themselves as a trans/enby individual.
In their story, Ring tells us about “counseling” exorcisms, and the thoughts that lead them to becoming the person they are today.
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@1Ring42?si=vO5fAmPpGr_-wW5c
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1Ring3?t=r3hNJoTEdk_8zPhtn0SbVw&s=09
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December 16, 2023 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 121: Nathan C. (Part 1) on Admitting You Can't Go Back
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Nathan is a talented Jazz musician, veteran of the Army National Guard, and a former member of the Assemblies of God Evangelical Church.
After being raised with strict rules related to dating, worship, socialization, and morality, Nathan began to question what he was being told in sermons, vs what he began to see, and the people he began to meet in the "real" world.
Through the lens of a person who knows they can't undo the past, and can only move forward from here, Nathan shares his story on personal growth, and how he's accepted his past as a learning lesson that he can use to brighten his future.

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November 30, 2023 Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 123: The Return of Graham Buck!
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Graham Buck is BACK for the second chapter of his personal story.
In June of 2023, I interviewed Graham about his past, having been a devoted member of leadership in his Evangelical faith.

After spending decades of his life leading worship services, hosting bible studies, and even attending a conservative Presbyterian seminary after college, Graham began to recognize thoughts and feelings within himself that he eventually couldn’t ignore. (Check out his previous interview on Episode 115)
Now, Graham returns to tell us what has happened in the 6 months since we last spoke with him, and how different his life and personal relationships have changed in the interim.

Graham’s previous interview on Episode 115: https://youtu.be/FJIWODgcnAo?si=QgqnvyFgLPkyHucE
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @grahamhbuck
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grahambuck
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