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If your theology were wrong, wouldn't you want to know?

Hi and welcome to the Flawed Theology podcast hosted by Phil and Susie. We are both ex-Christians from vastly different backgrounds, different stories, and different paths, that all led to the same place, namely, a life without belief in a god. We hope to unpack some of the flaws in Christianity and to facilitate discussions, questions, and most importantly, critical thinking around the idea of God and religion. We are not experts. We are travelers on a journey, looking for answers and being ok with only finding more questions.

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At the end of Season 1, we wanted to connect with our listeners and create a space where you can interact with each other and ask the “dangerous questions”—the ones we were forbidden to ask about God, religion, the origins of the universe, and many others. We’d love to hear from you, so visit the Dangerous Questions Facebook Group and join the conversation.

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About Phil

Phil is a former independent, fundamentalist Baptist pastor's kid who was quite literally, born into Christianity. He prayed the \"sinner's prayer\" at age 4 because he was afraid of Hell and lived the life of the \"model Christian\" for a very long time. He attended private Christian school from grades K-12, a one year Bible institute, and private Christian university. He has served as a camp pastor at a boy's camp, a youth leader, a college ministry leader, a worship leader at numerous churches, and filled numerous leadership positions in various churches. He currently lives in Virginia, with his wife, 4 kids, 1 dog, and 5 chickens. He is fascinated with space, enjoys tennis, soccer, throwing yoyos, cycling (indoor and outdoor) and works as an IT professional in \"real life\". His deconstruction journey has been long and had many twists and turns. He writes about his journey on his blog, www.philqmusings.wordpress.com.

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About Susie

Susie is a recovering Missouri Synod Lutheran who has \"really wanted to believe\" her whole life. From an early age, she was too analytical and precocious to have a true belief, so she went through the motions of religion to not disappoint her family. Once she hit her breaking point, she tugged at a loose string of Christianity and watched it all unravel. She enjoys poking holes in the Bible and exploring the logical impossibilities of the Christian religion. Susie currently lives in Maryland with her husband, 2 kids, and 2 cats. In her free time, she loves reading, bike riding, pretending to be good at art, and learning Spanish.

Find out more about her journey on her blog: www.flawedtheology.com

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Here are some links to things and people we like. Some have been guests on the show and some are just sites or organizations we want to support.

-Atheist Aesthetic Etsy Shop: A woman owned shop that has some very cool and creative secular clothing items and more.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AtheistAesthetic

-Anthony Magnabosco & Street Epistemology: Anthony was a guest on our show and has a wealth of links to engage and inform about street epistemology.

https://linktr.ee/magnabosco https://anthonymagnabosco.com https://streetepistemology.com

-April Ajoy: April and her partner, Beecher, were on our show and are digital content creators on numerous social media platforms. She uses humor to criticize elements of fundamentalist Christianity.

https://www.instagram.com/aprilajoy https://www.facebook.com/realaprilajoy https://www.tiktok.com/@aprilajoy

https://www.instagram.com/hellobeecher/ https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeecher https://www.facebook.com/beecherreuning

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Susie's blog: https://www.flawedtheology.com

Phil's blog: https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/

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