Christmas as a group project: Mark didn’t help, John changed genres, Matthew overachieved, and Luke brought props. Support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReligiousRejects

The real story. The uninvited guests. The part we never learned. Also starring: Christine vs. the Lions and Alycia pretending we’re still on topic. Happy(?) Thanksgiving!

Purity culture lied. Your youth pastor lied. Your pledge ring? A lie.

The Song of Solomon is basically Bible-era Bridgerton and Ruth is out here uncovering Boaz’s “feet.”

In this episode, we go there. Hard. Christine and Alycia talk shame, sex, courtship cults, weaponized modesty and why Joshua Harris basically started a movement he later apologized for TWICE.

If you were ever told your hormones were a demon, this one’s for you.

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Focus on the Family says Halloween opens portals. Alycia and Christine say it mostly opens candy bags. This episode goes from satanic panic to queer liberation. It's a tour through hell houses, holy fear, and why some Christians still think a costume invites Satan (or why the church trips over a wig and a cape). It’s spooky season for the saints and the sinners.

Witches, coffee, and umbrellas, oh my! This week the Rejects dive into the long, strange history of things Christians have feared, banned, or burned through the centuries. From those left-handed “sinister” kids to the devil’s drink and the evils of dancing, Christine and Alycia laugh their way through a lineup of “forbidden” fun just in time for Halloween. Why did so many everyday things, from novels to pants, get labeled as gateways to evil? What do those fears say about control, patriarchy, and the power of joy? This episode is all things Christians hate… that we probably love. Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/ReligiousRejects

If Jesus is the only way, what happened to everyone before he showed up? Did Esther Have to Sit in a Heavenly Waiting Room? What if the hill we’re dying on isn’t even structurally sound?

This episode, we stress-test some of Christianity’s plot holes. If God strikes us with lightning, we’re probably on the right track!

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When a loved one dies by suicide, how does faith help, or hurt? In this special episode of Religious Rejects, we sit down with a mother whose son died by suicide. She doesn’t know why… and she’s not alone. Survivors often carry questions that may never be answered. What happens next? Together, we discuss grief, guilt, and how faith communities can choose compassion over judgment. Please take care of yourself. – In the U.S.: Call or text 988, or chat at https://www.988lifeline.org - 24/7, free and confidential. Outside the U.S.: Visit https://www.findahelpline.com for support in your region. Learn more about survivor support at https://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org – Subscribe to Religious Rejects for more episodes where we ask difficult questions about faith, doubt, and what it means to keep going. – Support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReligiousRejects

This week: The Loud, Messy, Smelly Truth About Church! What even IS church? Was it ever supposed to be a giant building with a mortgage and a fog machine? Or was it just messy living rooms with cows, crying babies, wine, and neighbors calling each other out when they screwed up?

We dig into:

• Early “church” = HOA meetings with bread and wine 🍷🐑

• Why megachurch mortgages over actual ministry?

• The shame spiral of being a “perfect” pastor.• Brunch over Sunrise Service (fight us)

• Why church should be loud, messy, smelly… with good food.

Keep. Rethink. Reject. → Which parts of “church” do you want to keep, rethink, or reject? Drop it in the comments ⬇️

Watch. Laugh. Rage. Discuss.

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“In God We Trust.” But define “God.” And who’s “we?”In this unfiltered episode of Religious Rejects, we ask what it really means to be a Christian in a country obsessed with its own reflection. From German nationalism to Sesame Street immigrants, the Ten Commandments in kindergarten to Pride flags next to the stars and stripes – this is where faith, power, and politics collide.🧨 When Belief Turns into Border Control✝️ Christianity vs. Nationalism🇺🇸 The American Flag in Sanctuaries📜 Pew Research on Religious Nationalism🔥 The Idol We Made of PatriotismWatch. Think. Unlearn.www.religiousrejects.comSubscribe & join the conversation.

What if the Holy Spirit was never a "he"?

Christine and Alycia crack open the long-buried story of Sophia - the feminine spirit of wisdom, the creative force behind everything - hidden for centuries by a patriarchal church desperate to protect its "triune bromance."

From ancient Hebrew texts where ruach (spirit, wind) was feminine, to the lost gospels of the Nag Hammadi found after WWII, they reveal how the feminine divine was erased, demonized, and literally buried. And why the world might need her now more than ever.

Get ready to rethink, keep, or reject everything you thought you knew about the Holy Spirit, God, and the feminine.