Surviving Fundamentalism

This week, I focus on the part of my journey where realized that it was imperative that I redefine both God and my Faith in order to realign my vision of self with the Spirit of Divine energy and love--a long journey, which requires time, patience, truth, and introspectiveness. I hope this episode helps you do the same. 

"Religion is the opiate of the masses; it is the sigh of the oppressed."- Karl Marx. The Evangelical Christian church and the US Government have the same goals, and they protect the same interests--that of the agenda of white male supremacist, capitalist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic patriarchy. The church's hidden intentions are as bad as the US Government and that is why they will never tax the church. They are in bed together with the goal of trying to make docile, meek, and mild believers who will never question the status quo.  Let's Get Free! Be Sure To Like and Subscribe. 

It was love that lifted us, whether from us to us or some other source gave us strength. We got out, and we're grateful forevermore to know freedom. In this third part of our Biblical Literalism series, I discuss the ahistorical John The Baptist character, which is most likely a part of the NT writers' goal to authenticate Jesus as the Anointed One sent to save the world, beginning first with those who knew and understood the Jewish text that had been around for years at that time. We also talk about the importance of challenging the status quo, loving oneself, being accountable to ourselves and others, and so much more. Remember to Rate and Subscribe.

In part one of the Biblical Literalism series, we discuss the importance of examining the Judeo-Christian text with Jewish eyes. We search together for answers surrounding the true meaning of Matthew's ahistorical genealogy; we discuss the reason he decides to add the virgin birth to his narrative, despite it not being written about in the slightly older book of Mark, which Matthew certainly borrowed from; we also discuss Matthew intention in paralleling Moses' and Jesus' stories, and how Isaiah's supposed messianic prophecy may have really been about King Hezekiah, as it was addressed to his father Ahaz. 

Also included in this week's Storytime segment, I discuss my call to ministry--when I began feeling the call, the prophecies spoken over my life, how I was licensed, and how I navigated high school as a teenage preacher. Thank You For Listening

In this inaugural episode of Surviving Fundamentalism, I go back to being a little bright-eyed, neurodivergent kid who found solace in music and safety in the community that the southern baptist church offered. The vibrations, the power of the hymns, the baptist fits, the washboards, drums, the village I was building, and my deep desire to understand this god I knew nothing about. This very BLACK experience would set me on a new path--a path that would forever change the way I saw the world and myself.

Hey, My People! Surviving Fundamentalism is a show where I will freely discuss my very long, personal journey with leaving Islam, converting to Christianity, becoming a minister/teacher/evangelist, joining a cult, denouncing the cult, continuing the never ending work of decolonizing my mind and deconstructing my personal and religious belief systems. I hope you'll come along for the journey.