Unbelief

She loved church. The rituals, the architecture, the sacred feeling of it all. But then came seminary—a place where evangelical theology goes to die. We talk about how actual biblical study led her to deconstruction, how Celtic spirituality filled the void, and why she now finds God in nature, ritual, and yes—even the theatre.

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Step one: debunk every anti-LGBTQ verse with actual biblical scholarship. Step two: show how the Bible is pro-trans. Step three: remind ourselves that forcing ancient cultural norms onto modern society is a terrible idea. This week, we’re breaking down why the Bible’s big-picture message is radical inclusivity—no matter how hard fundamentalists try to make it about exclusion.

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Austin was just living his life—deconstructing, working as a deacon, and making spicy tweets—when the Southern Baptist Illuminati™ (okay, not their real name, but might as well be) outed him to his church who fired him and kept ruining his life. But plot twist: when evangelicals cast him out, the LGBTQ community did something wild—they actually acted like Jesus. This is the second part of his story, and it is tragic and hopeful.

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It starts with a giant snake, gets messy with blood and frogs, and finishes off with gnats and flies—classic Exodus chaos. But what if these plagues aren’t just about punishing Egypt? We explore how God partners with humanity to tackle big issues and why embracing your weak spots might be your own personal plague-buster.

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You know what’s fun? Realizing your theology says you’re predestined for hell and still showing up for staff meetings. Austin tells us about growing up as a reformed Southern Baptist, discovering he was gay, and trying to survive church life while slowly coming out. It’s deconstruction with a side of existential dread—and the fallout’s just getting started.

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God reminds Moses of His promises, but Moses is still struggling—this time, with his old insecurities and a speech impediment that won’t stop haunting him. In this episode, we unpack how faith doesn’t erase your wounds, why biblical families were an absolute trainwreck, and how evangelicals’ obsession with the ‘perfect family’ completely misses the point.

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Evangelicals love a good debate, but maybe we should just stop arguing and start being decent humans instead. In this episode, we dive into my book How to Not Suck as a Christian and talk about why apologetics is a waste of time, how to avoid churches that only pretend to be affirming, and how to rebuild a spiritual life after religious trauma without all the baggage.

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Lesson of the day: If you want to make an authoritarian really mad, tell them they’re not actually in charge. Moses demands freedom, Pharaoh retaliates, and things get significantly worse before they get better. We talk about the politics of power, why reading the room matters, and why sometimes, yelling at God is theologically sound.

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Time is fake, particles don’t know what they are, and reality is a mess—but don’t worry, your GPS still works. In this episode, astrophysicist Brian Jones joins us to explain why everything we think we know about time, space, and even spirituality might be wrong. Get ready for a wild ride through relativity, quantum weirdness, and why the universe refuses to make sense.

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Nothing says ‘divine calling’ like running from murder charges, getting ambushed by God, and being saved by your wife wielding a freshly cut foreskin. Exodus 4 gets WEIRD, and we’re here to make sense of (or at least laugh at) it.

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