On this episode I talk with my friend Marty Penner about his conservative Mexican Mennonite upbringing and transitioning from that to Satanism. We also discuss dealing with depression, drumming in a Christian metal band while also deconstructing religion, experiencing unconditional love, how he ended up landing at The Meeting House, and where his faith is at today.

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Nathan and I discuss his own changing beliefs over time and how to interact with those who use their beliefs to damage others. We also discuss Brian McLaren, Rob Bell, disrupting the power structures and the hidden nature of toxic Christianity in Canada, and Nathan's experiences planting and pastoring a church with the Free Methodists in Sarnia, Ontario. It's a jam-packed episode!

Nathan's website and blog: https://www.nathancolquhoun.com/ 

Join me and my friend Emma Morrison as we talk about Calvinism, purity culture, church camp, consent, mental illness, Paulsplaining, and the concept of truth.

The book Emma references is Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire, by Jennifer Wright Knust: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9749712-unprotected-texts

The poem Emma references is Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver: http://www.phys.unm.edu/~tw/fas/yits/archive/oliver_wildgeese.html

It's the first real episode of Slow Train to Heck! 

Listen in as I talk with my friend Devon Cornelius about systems of power, Christian workplaces, seminary, issues inherent to religious communities, and what a better way to be in community might look like.

Welcome to the Slow Train to Heck, a podcast about personal stories of deconstruction and toxic authoritarian religious systems in Canada. This episode, Josiah talks about what this podcast is, what this podcast isn't, and shares his own deconstruction story.

New episodes release every other Wednesday!

Other podcasts and creators referenced (not affiliated with Slow Train to Heck but great podcasts to check out):
Janice Lagata, God Has Not Given: https://janicelagata.com/god-has-not-given 
Brady Hardin, The Life After: https://www.thelifeafter.org/