Season 3

In this episode, Phil and Suzie talk with Helen Greene, Ambassador and Fundraising Coordinator for Recovering from Religion.  In this wide-ranging conversation, Helen talks with us about her interesting journey away from faith from her Catholic upbringing, discovery of paganism, and eventual deconstruction to skepticism and atheism. 
Helen comes from a diverse background of beliefs. Raised Roman Catholic, then rejecting the church to move into paganism, she was a pagan high priestess for 10 years during her time in that faith (which was 13 years). Eventually realizing through education and skeptical inquiry into herself, she came to the conclusion she had no solid evidence for her beliefs – which brought her to a more humanistic and realistic worldview. Still studying psychology even out of college, she spends her time trying to understand human behavior, the emotional and psychological understandings of ourselves, and what forms our perspectives and why. She is an ambassador for Recovering from Religion, head of their fundraising team, and one of the co-hosts of their Monday night podcast RfRx. She also volunteers at the Atheist Community of Austin, a rotating co-host of the podcast the Non Prophets, hosts a TikTok live The Queerly Godless Feminist via the ACA,and one Women Atheist Unload and Global Atheists at the Skeptic Haven YouTube channel. For fun, she enjoys horror (esp cosmic horror) and sci-fi movies, video gaming, and diving deep into made-up world-building stories such as the Lord of the Rings.
 
Helen's Links:
www.recoveringfromreligion.org 
The Atheist Community of Austin https://atheist-community.org/  
https://youtube.com/@TheNonProphetsACA?si=aR9VmZsuZwHgeQTB 
https://youtube.com/@SkepticHaven?si=hcvsBRbJkxioSh9p
https://www.tiktok.com/@hellsbellssrq?_t=8kUAFrm9k6c&_r=1 
 

In our first standalone Flawed Theology in Real Life segment, Phil and Susie analyze a clip where the concept of God creating evil is compared to the realities of cold and darkness.  See if you think this theology is flawed and why? 
Source Material:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/3477048449227507 

 As deconstruction and deconversion are becoming more prevalent in our world, the institutions of Xtianity are flailing to craft a response that will attempt to stem the tide of people leaving the faith, the church, and god himself.  The “explanations” of why people are leaving, of course, they are not based in reality or facts, because most have never spoken with anyone who’s actually left to find out their real reasons.  In this episode, Phil and Suzie debunk many of these common “myths” that the church attempts to sell as the real reasons for deconstruction.  
 
Show Notes & Links
https://relevantmagazine.com/current/skillets-john-cooper-its-time-to-declare-war-against-this-deconstruction-christian-movement/
Data Nuggets:  Catholics and Climate Change
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/28/the-pope-is-concerned-about-climate-change-how-do-us-catholics-feel-about-it/ 
It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature: Conspiracy Theories
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/3/28/22334183/what-group-of-christians-most-likely-believe-conspiracy-theories-white-evangelicals-qanon-faith/ 
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/27/what-drives-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-a-lack-of-religion-or-too-much
 
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In this bonus segment from episode 1, Phil and Susie talk about her cat, a fatal illness, and how it all relates to flawed theology.  Enjoy! 

We are back for Season 3 and we are excited to be here! In this premiere episode, Phil and Susie catch on things since we took a break for the holidays and talk about what's to come in Season 3! We will introduce two new segments for this season, "Data Nuggets" and "It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature!" 
Data Nuggets Link:  https://www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1226371734/religious-nones-are-now-the-largest-single-group-in-the-u-s
It's not a bug, it's a feature! https://www.whsv.com/2024/02/02/ruckersville-church-pastor-arrested-charged-with-sexual-battery/
Over the break, Phil also had the chance to talk Stacie Grahn, aka Apostacie on Instagram and the host of the "Stacie's Mom Podcast" on YouTube.  We had an incredible discussion about her life, faith background, and eventual deconstruction from charismatic christianity. 
Stacie Bio:
Stacie Grahn was raised in a charismatic born-again Christian environment. In 2019, she began questioning her beliefs, which eventually led her to embrace atheism by 2021. Now an active voice online, Stacie shares her story to support others grappling with their faith. Together with her mom, who also transitioned away from religion, they host a podcast discussing their own processes as well as inviting other people on who have had similar experiences. Stacie lives in British Columbia Canada with her husband and 3 boys.
Stacie's links:
https://www.instagram.com/apostacie/ 
Stacie's Mom Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@thestaciesmompodcast  
Secular Soapbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ1xdPR2h5U&list=PLK-HLKx4ZI5vx4m0ebcVnqARHE7FKgNac 
https://linktr.ee/apostacie 
Stacie's Resources:
Thinking Atheist: https://www.thethinkingatheist.com/
MindShift: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1tYgwUDYAqGSE7RGLx5CQ 
Recovering from Religion: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ 
The Line: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIv3LvN_0CNzMpSrTF9naNA 
Street Epistemology:  https://www.youtube.com/@magnabosco210 
Paulogia: https://www.youtube.com/@Paulogia 
 
Flawed Theology Links
https://www.flawedtheologypodcast.com
www.facebook.com/groups/dangerousquestions