Kitchen Table Cult Pod

Eve and Kieryn talk about the weirdest and worst traditions they experienced growing up, and delve into how the virgin birth was actually really traumatizing! But no episode on Xmas would be complete without discussing the war, so that happens too.

When a missionary is killed by natives, what is the narrative and context for his decision to break international law and illegally enter their territory, and how do Christians see missions work when something like this occurs? What are short term missions all about and is it always colonialist work? How does Eve see her time in the Peace Corps as contrasting with missions culture in the church?

Kieryn and Eve address all these questions and more in this episode!

What happens when Eve and Kieryn learn that global warming and climate change are real, not the myths their parents told them to ignore? We talk about the theology behind climate change denial, and what about that mindset remains scary to us.

*** Trigger Warnings Apply *** 

The American Academy of Pediatrics officially condemns spanking, and Kieryn and Hännah discuss this news and their experiences with spanking and with parenting books by James Dobson, the Pearls, and the Ezzos.

Kieryn and Hännah are joined by Jeremiah Warren to talk about growing up in politically active conservative communities and how that affects us today.

Kieryn and Hännah get into Halloween: what it meant to them, why they weren’t allowed to observe it, and the Reformation Day parties they wished they hadn’t attended. Listen to them talk about communion, witchcraft, and their deconversions.

What happens when you're poor and grew up with Dave Ramsey teachings and then you get married and don't have a credit score...and then you need to get divorced? Kieryn and Hännah talk about trickle-down economics, capitalism, American bootstraps mythology, and Dave Ramsey.

Kieryn & Hännah catch up on answering questions and talk about how cis men can use their privilege to be better.

Footnote: https://twitter.com/JuliusGoat/status/1048547179193946112

Joined this week by KTC producer Aaron Bechtel, Kieryn and Hännah take a pause in their series to focus on self-care and recovering from trauma in religious environments. This discussion covers everything from power naps to voter registration to intuitive recovery.

Jaime Lee Finch joins Kieryn and Hännah to discuss purity culture, how it damages people, and how they are working to heal from it.