Leaving Eden Podcast

In today's episode, we discuss how authoritarian regimes function as cults.

The story of Ron Jones and the Third Wave:

https://libcom.org/article/third-wave-1967-account-ron-jones

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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In today's episode, we discuss three potential antichrist candidates; Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Sources

https://billygraham.org/answer/will-we-be-able-to-identify-the-antichrist/

https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=pretrib_arch

https://www.npr.org/sections/vox-politics/2008/08/left_behind_authors_obama_does_1.html

https://www.tiktok.com/@christwillreturn/video/7260202898137861422

https://rickbrannan.com/2018/04/23/physical-descriptions-of-the-antichrist/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopkn0lPzM8

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Satan_as_Barack_Obama/yzeB9wxdVocC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/heres-how-wed-really-know-that-trump-is-the-antichrist.html 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-666-fifth-avenue/

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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We are joined by author Tia Levings, who discusses her new book, "A Well Trained Wife." This book chronicles Tia's journey into and daring escape from christian patriarchy. We highly recommend this book.

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Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th century scientist, philosopher, and religious mystic who believed that the church of the day was corrupted and believed that his writings were the divinely inspired second coming of Jesus. In this episode, we discuss the niche (but very interesting) christian movement known as Swedenborgianism.

Sources:

18th Century College – https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/18th-century/college/ 

Swedenborgianism wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Church_(Swedenborgian) 

Swedenborg wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg 

Swedenborg: Brittanica – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emanuel-Swedenborg/His-theology 

Dream Diary – https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/emanuel-swedenborg-s-journal-of-dreams-and-spiritual-experiences-in-the-year-1744-1918/ 

Dream Diary 2 - https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-erotic-dreams-of-emanuel-swedenborg/ 

Dream Diary internet archive – https://archive.org/details/emanuelswedenbor00swed/page/27/mode/1up 

Restorationism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorationism 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emanuel-Swedenborg/His-theology  

Kant on Swedenborg http://www.newtheism.com/papers/S.Palmquist/KCSP.htm

Joseph Smith on Swedenborg https://rsc.byu.edu/doctrine-covenants-revelations-context/joseph-smith-emanuel-swedenborg-section-76-importance-bible-latter-day-revelation

https://swedenborg.org/explore/beliefs/ 

Wayfarer’s Chapel – https://www.wayfarerschapel.org/weddings/ 

Wayfarer’s Chapel wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayfarers_Chapel 

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On today's episode, we discuss fundie reactions to the Trump Trial, JRod's trip to Vegas, the WNBA, and Kanye West's new adult video entertainment company.

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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Sadie is out again this week, so Gavi is joined by Dinah House-Fire, and they review the original Left Behind movie starring Kirk Cameron, as well as the remake starring Nicolas Cage.

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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In this episode, Gavi is joined by Chad Harris to talk about Generation Joshua and Patrick Henry College, two offshoots of the HSLDA which seek to promote christian nationalism in the US government.

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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In this episode, we react to Dancing for the Devil: The 7M Tiktok Cult, which is now streaming on Netflix. This documentary covers the exploitation of young Tiktok dance influencers by Pastor Robert Shinn, Shekinah church, and the associated 7M films management company.

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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In one of our favorite yearly traditions, Dinah House-Fire returns and this time, delivers her drag origin story!

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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On this episode, we read listener stories for pride month! We discuss topics including microlabels, staying alive out of spite, churches that pretend to be affirming, and the struggle for acceptance as a bisexual christian!

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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