Kitchen Table Cult Pod

Turns out, Lifespring was not the only cult Ginni Thomas has been a part of. Ginni's mom was an active part of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, and never left that cult. Instead, she grew up to enact its agenda with Clarence's support as an "Equally Yoked" partner. WTF does that all mean? find out.

Notes:

NYT Expose: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/magazine/clarence-thomas-ginni-thomas.html

Politico on Ginni/Clarence/Eastman: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/26/ginni-thomas-west-wing-trump-john-eastman-00020675

CRHE ED Position:

https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/about/employment/

In this first part of a multi-episode series on Ginni Thomas, Kieryn and Eve talk about what draws people into cults, why it isn't weird that Ginni Thomas was in one, and compare and contrast the Lifespring cult to experiences in the church.

Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training

https://www.gq.com/story/one-month-in-los-angeles-cult-of-betterness

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1987/10/25/i-cried-enough-to-fill-a-glass/c75b0dda-e8ea-46f9-8aea-8e4afdd0cfbe/

Just when we thought were done with Matt Shea he goes off to Ukraine to """""rescue""""" some "orphans". We have words about it.

Show notes:

Opening Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xX3IfQEH_

https://www.rangemedia.co/matt-shea-poland-ukraine-lublin-orphan/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/former-wa-rep-matt-shea-accused-of-domestic-terrorism-working-to-secure-adoptions-for-ukrainian-children-in-poland/

https://againstthetide.tv/2022/03/04/62-ukrainian-orphans-evacuated-and-saved-in-successful-amEerican-ukrainian-polish-action/

https://www.stitcher.com/show/behind-the-bastards/episode/part-one-how-the-john-birch-society-invented-the-modern-far-right-80165219

https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/RXvbgW

In this short and more low-key episode Kieryn and Eve catch up on the move to Berlin and compare notes about what it's like to experience culture shock in multiple ways from being homeschooled to moving to other countries.

If you want to support Kieryn through this transition you can do so on patreon: patreon.com/kiery or paypal: paypal.me/mxdarkwater (USD) or paypal.me/kfdberlin (EUR)

You can watch Kieryn's vlogs (and subscribe to their channel) on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUtIwZzAW_rhL8WeTnZjJ40quRLCZarkL)

Hit them up on twitter or the KTC slack if you live in/around Berlin and want to get a coffee or something.

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Also, if you want to get some cool KTC merch like coffee cups or magnets, we have a TeePublic store that's running a bunch of sales this month so check it out! You can have stylish coffee too.

The new movie adaption of "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers is now in theaters, much to our chagrin. Eve and Kieryn discuss the story of Hosea, the "redemption" story of "Redeeming Love," and why this novel is a textbook abusive relationship story.

The homeschooling movement has always been more diverse than it seems! Eve and Kieryn chatted with Dr. Lindsey Maxwell about the invisible history of homeschooling as told through magazines and newsletters in the 80s and 90s. Learn some things you didn't know about the larger homeschooling movement and hypothesize about why women often buy into and enforce the Patriarchy.

Follow Dr. Maxwell:

https://twitter.com/LindseyBMaxwell

http://lindseymaxwell.com/

Kieryn and Eve chat with Jeff Chu about finishing the book Wholehearted Faith that he & the late Rachel Held Evans co-authored. Listen to discuss what it's like to write through grief, learn about farmer's markets in Michigan, and wtf a Farminary is.

Follow Jeff:

https://byjeffchu.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffchu

https://www.instagram.com/byjeffchu/

https://jeffchu.substack.com

Eve and Kieryn talk about the impacts of the SCOTUS hearing and what it could mean for Roe v. Wade and other personal rights in the future.

**Show Notes**

Prior episodes on the topic:

https://twitter.com/kitchencultpod/status/1466477773439053826

Summaries

https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/12/majority-of-court-appears-poised-to-uphold-mississippis-ban-on-most-abortions-after-15-weeks/

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/abortion-at-scotus-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health/

Donate

https://abortionfunds.org/

https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

ACB on Adoption

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/opinion/adoption-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html

Maternity Farms

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/16/evangelical-women-texas-abortion/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-how-the-catholic-church-84227953/

Cawthorn's Comments

https://twitter.com/OxfordDiplomat/status/1466742983248814080?t=LuaI7vDszx6qnGcrifiz7g&s=19

Kieryn and Eve chat with Stephanie Drury about Christianity Today's podcast about Mars Hill and the importance of giving people room to grow.

Notes:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuffCCLikes

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuffchristianculturelikes/

This month, Tal Lavin's (author of Culture Warlords: my journey into the dark web of white supremacy) new Substack is allowing Tal to do a three-part series on the ouvre of fundamentalist parenting books which advocate for hitting kids. Tal joins KTC for a discussion of what that research experience was like, why it's so hard to get people to listen to you when you say "don't hit your kids," and how absolutely batshit these parenting books actually are.

CW: Child Abuse

*show notes*

Tal's Substack -

https://theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/

Talia on Twitter -

https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev

BUY THE BOOK -

https://bookshop.org/books/culture-warlords-my-journey-into-the-dark-web-of-white-supremacy-9780306846458/9780306846434