One thing we can't deny is Fundamentalist Christianity's need to control every aspect of your life.

The shows or movies you watch.

The kind of music you're allowed to listen to.

The clothing you're allowed to wear.

The people you're allowed to hang out with.

The places you're allowed to go.

The person you court and marry. And so on, and so on, and so on…

This list fits perfectly into the what's known as dominion theology. It's the idea that the role of Christians to take over every avenue of society through government, media, education, religion, arts & entertainment, and family. This is often referred to as the Seven Mountain Mandate.

The goal is for Fundamentalist Christianity to eventually take over the world.

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Many of us grew up in churches where our love for God was determined by how much of yourself you sacrificed for the sake of eternal salvation. You attended every service and every event. You served on as many ministry teams as you could, stretching yourself thin.

You even invited your friends and coworkers thinking, "if I could just get them to my church" they'd see the value of living for Jesus. Well, it's time to get off the battlefield for the Lord. It's possible to love God and stay connected to yourself.

It's also possible to maintain a healthy relationship with your faith without having to be present and available for everything. It takes some deconstructing, decolonizing, reimagining, and rebuilding, but it's possible.

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Growing up, the book of Revelation and the feeling of fear went hand on hand. It was the book of the Bible used to convince us to follow Christ. Books and movies have been made in efforts to bring Revelation to life.

Well, not this time around. For the recording of "Deconstructing Revelation", we had Dr. Angela Parker as a special guest. We have a profound amount of respect for Dr. Parker in these TFC streets. She's a Professor, New Testament Scholar, Womanist, and Justice Leader.

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What if we told you fornication is not what we have been traditionally taught?

What if we told you there are more responsible ways to do sexual ethics?

What if we told you to release the shame and guilt of safe and consensual unmarried sex?

As Dr. Delman Coates will share later, "Sex is not a problem to be solved. It is an appetite to be managed."

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Episode Chapters

00:00 - Intro & Highlights

05:01 - The Viral Clip about Fornication

08:49 - Sex & The Greatest Commandment

15:30 - Dr. Delman Coates joins us

23:00 - Black Scholarship Matters

30:39 - Dr. Coates' stance on LGBTQ

37:00 - What should I tell my kids?

48:43 - The interpretation of tongues

57:02 - Unpacking "Lean Not to your own understanding."

1:04:50 - Theologian vs Bible Scholar

1:09:15 - How are you navigating politics?

If you struggle with your identity as a Christian because of what it has come to represent, this episode is for you. Kristian and the crew are joined by D. Danyelle Thomas, the Unfit Christian, to discuss the relationship between spirituality and humanism.

The meaning of Humanism varies depending on who you ask. For the sake of this conversation, humanism is a worldview that suggests humanity is equipped with everything it needs to resolve its own problems without supernatural intervention.

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Episode Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

06:36 - Close the Doors - Marvin Sapp Recap

09:45 - The One Rule

15:45 - What is Humanism? - The Pastor's Study

21:34 - How were you exposed to Humanism? - Intros

44:40 - Paula White is a Scammer - Reaching for the Stars

56:55 - The ladies read Paula White for filth

1:19:03 - How does Humanism align with Jesus?

1:36:57 - Church Kid Sing Along

In recent years, Christian Nationalist have bee casting a negative light on the concept of empathy. They characterize it as a gateway to approve "sin." In this episode Kristian and the crew unpack how dangerous this teaching is.

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Episode Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

02:30 - Rich Auntie's Birthday Recap

05:47 - The First Lady of the Closet

10:10 - Pamela is the man of the house

13:10 - The One Rule

17:52 - What is Empathy - The Couch w/ Pamela

31:13 - Boundaries vs. Control

36:57 - How did you learn empathy?

47:15 - Anxiety vs Empathy

55:01 - What is toxic Empathy? Reaching for the Stars

1:20:15 - The Enticing Sin of Empathy

1:31:30 - You're Invited!

Last Sunday, Fundamentalist Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell (PAM) told Black people they need to stop blaming White cops for the killing of Black kids. He used Romans 13 in the Bible as the justification for his stance in the midst of a Christian Nationalist Regime that is abducting people off the street, erasing Black history, destabilizing the economy, etc...

In this special edition of Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality, Kristian does a solo episode to unpack the context of Romans 13. He provides another perspective on Romans 13 that is almost always overlooked in fundamentalist Christian spaces. This episode was recorded live for our free and paid tiers in Patreon. You can watch the full length episode by subscribing today!

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

02:59 - Origin Story for this video

07:36 - Kristian's disdain for PAM's theology

10:53 - How to spot Anti-Blackness in the Black community

12:44 - Who taught theology to Christian Influencers?

17:07 - Kristian agrees with PAM

17:53 - Recap of PAM's story about police brutality

21:53 - Romans 13 breakdown

22:54 - Cultural context of Romans 13 - Emperor Nero

25:10 - The Apostle Paul did not write scripture

27:00 - West Africans were uninvolved in Roman Christianity

35:10 - Romans 13:1-7 doesn't belong there?

38:06 - The Greatest Commandment takes priority

39:22 - Kristian's encounter with the Gen Z Christian Girlies

43:05 - Rebranding Condemnation as Conviction

48:33 - Issa Party!

In this episode, Kristian and the crew discuss how so much of Fundamentalist Christianity props up the image of white Jesus. This is the symbolism European nations have leveraged to violently colonize most of the known world.

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

02:16 - Kristian's Devil Horns

04:45 - The One Rule

05:49 - A Review of our YouTube haters

14:34 - What are you doing to care for yourself?

27:06 - "Jesus was NOT a Black Man" - Phillip Anthony Mitchell

40:52 - Weaponizing Marxism

46:52 - Evidence of Jesus' Skin Tone

55:34 - Afterlife Anxiety obstructs Pro-Blackness

58:53 - The problem with Christian Evangelism

The Faith Community is a groundbreaking, inclusive faith community where the traditional meets the transformational. It exists to challenge harmful religious norms while creating a safe, affirming space for spiritual seekers of all kinds. Through virtual connection, theological interrogation, and an emphasis on love and self-acceptance, TFC helps its audience find abundant life and community without compromising their identity.

In this episode, Kristian and the crew discuss what it's like to be single in the Black Church regardless of your gender or sexual orientation. We'll uncover in this conversation that those factors make a difference. We're joined by two of our community members, BJ Jackson and Paul Best.

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

08:04 - Did not our hearts burn within us? - Part 1 Recap

12:30 - The One Rule

19:09 - Describe your experience as a single person in the Black Church

43:07 - Decentering Heterosexual Relationships

46:32 - Leave me out of your misery - Reaching for the Stars

1:02:10 - Jackie Hill Perry Levels of Repression

1:09:11 - The Masturbation Stigma

1:13:49 - How has Purity Culture impacted your relationships?

1:15:22 - Some single church mothers are closeted lesbians?

The Faith Community is a groundbreaking, inclusive faith community where the traditional meets the transformational. It exists to challenge harmful religious norms while creating a safe, affirming space for spiritual seekers of all kinds. Through virtual connection, theological interrogation, and an emphasis on love and self-acceptance, TFC helps its audience find abundant life and community without compromising their identity.

This episode will give you a look inside the mind of a Christian Nationalist. Kristian and the crew are joined by viral comedic content creator and author of "Star Spangled Jesus", April Ajoy.

April was raised in the Christian Nationalist world. Now she has committed her work to dismantling the tradition that raised her for the good of humanity.

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

04:55 - Part 1 Recap

07:00 - Star Spangled Jesus

08:44 - The One Rule

10:45 - The definition of Christian Nationalism

13:45 - What aspect of Christian Nationalism is the most concerning?

25:30 - White Women, Welch's and Witchcraft

32:49 - Oscars Prayer Party

37:00 - Christian Nationalist U.S. History

45:55 - All good Christians are Republican

57:40 - White Evangelicals in Black Face

1:03:39 - Seven Mountain Mandate

1:17:07 - Blackness over Christianity

1:20:41 - How to counter Christian Nationalism

The Faith Community is a groundbreaking, inclusive faith community where the traditional meets the transformational. It exists to challenge harmful religious norms while creating a safe, affirming space for spiritual seekers of all kinds. Through virtual connection, theological interrogation, and an emphasis on love and self-acceptance, TFC helps its audience find abundant life and community without compromising their identity.