Sara grew up in a Canadian Mennonite community and embraced it wholeheartedly. She was surrounded by evangelical Christianity and she thrived.  ..read more

This week’s guest is Beth. Beth grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home that revered James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and all those who created the “Moral Majority ..read more

Arline interviews this week's guest, Andy Neal of Andy Films Hikes fame. He tells his story of deconstruction, acceptance of his body and his joy in nature ..read more

Jeff grew up in his words “a very religious household.” He attended a large Southern Baptist church. In college he fell in love with the seriousness of Calvinism after reading John Piper’s Desiring God. He left seminary early to become a minster because he felt time pressure to be “on mission” for God. After three ..read more

Jeremy is currently a “licensed marriage & family therapist with additional specialties in religious trauma and sports performance ..read more

Or so wrote William Shakespeare. But in the late 1990s–at least according to Evangelical Christians–hell was full to overflowing and yearning for more souls. The Satanic Panic was in full swing. Here are some stories from our Facebook community. It’s almost unbelievable what religious people will teach their children. If any of these superstitions resonate ..read more

This week’s guest is Tracey. Tracey spent her childhood in a white American Christian home where Focus on the Family reigned and “Obey right away” was the expectation.  ..read more