A podcast about Sadie Carpenter’s life in and escape from the Independent Fundamental Baptist Cult
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Jana Duggar has gotten married to Stephen Wissman.
In this episode we talk about:
Why it is unusual for a 34 year old woman to be unmarried in the IBLP
Who is Stephen Wissman?
Who was in the wedding?
Was the bridal party modest to IBLP Standards?
Lori Alexander AKA The Transformed Wife's reaction to the wedding
Katie Joy from Without A Crystal Ball's cease and desist controversy
Mormon home goods
Jana Duggar wedding reaction is live on Patreon today!
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In this episode, we react to listener stories about their experiences with religious teachings about the rapture, the book of revelation, premillennialism, the end times, and the second coming of Jesus.
In today's episode, we discuss how authoritarian regimes function as cults.
In today's episode, we discuss three potential antichrist candidates; Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Discussion post for today’s episode!
We are joined by author Tia Levings, who discusses her new book, "A Well Trained Wife." This book chronicles Tia's journey into and daring escape from christian patriarchy. We highly recommend this book.
Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th century scientist, philosopher, and religious mystic who believed that the church of the day was corrupted and believed that his writings were the divinely inspired second coming of Jesus. In this episode, we discuss the niche (but very interesting) christian movement known as Swedenborgianism.
Slide 1: Emanuel Swedenborg
Slide 2: The Wayfarer’s Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, located in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
On today’s episode, we discuss fundie reactions to the Trump Trial, JRod’s trip to Vegas, the WNBA, and Kanye West’s new adult video entertainment company.
Slide 1: Jill Rodrigues enjoys her Plexus conference in Las Vegas, NV
Slide 2: Donald Trump asleep at his own trial
Slide 3: Paul Olliges posting AI generated Trump images on the internet like an absolute weirdo cultist
Slide 4: WNBA star rookie Caitlin Clark
Slide 5: Kanye West, AKA Ye, AKA Yeezy, who has now decided to go from christian ministry to po*******hy producer.
Sadie is out again this week, so Gavi is joined by Dinah House-Fire, and they review the original Left Behind movie starring Kirk Cameron, as well as the remake starring Nicolas Cage.
In this episode, Gavi is joined by Chad Harris to talk about Generation Joshua and Patrick Henry College, two offshoots of the HSLDA which seek to promote christian nationalism in the US government.
Slide 1: The emblem of Generation Joshua
Slide 2: Patrick Henry College, located in Purcellville, VA
Slide 3: Michael Farris, founder of the HSLDA, Patrick Henry College, and Generation Joshua.
In this episode, we react to Dancing for the Devil: The 7M Tiktok Cult, which is now streaming on Netflix. This documentary covers the exploitation of young Tiktok dance influencers by Pastor Robert Shinn, Shekinah church, and the associated 7M films management company.
Slide 2: Robert Shinn, pastor of Shekinah Church and boss of 7M Films.
Slide 3: The Wilking Sisters, Melanie and Miranda. The Wilking Sisters moved to Los Angeles to pursue their talent for dance. Melanie avoided being taken in by 7M and Shekinah, but Miranda is still a lember.
Slide 4: the Lee sisters, Melanie and Pryscilla. These sisters were taken in by Shekinah Church, but were both abused and exploited by Robert Shinn. They have nothing to since escaped and are party to an ongoing lawsuit against Shinn and Shekinah.
Discussion post for today’s episode
In one of our favorite yearly traditions, Dinah House-Fire returns and this time, delivers her drag origin story!
In one of our favorite yearly traditions, Dinah House-Fire returns and this time, delivers her drag origin story!
On this episode, we read listener stories for pride month! We discuss topics including microlabels, staying alive out of spite, churches that pretend to be affirming, and the struggle for acceptance as a bisexual christian!
In this week's episode, we continue our pride month coverage by asking, was Jesus a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? We ask this question both seriously and in jest. We hope you enjoy.
We begin our pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)
Part 5 is out! In this episode, we continue deconstructing the book of revelation and the rapture. We discuss the origin of some of these beliefs as well as some alternate theories.
On this episode, we get through the end of the book of revelation and discuss the futurist, preterist, and historicist interpretations of the mark of the beast, the bowl judgements, Mystery Babylon the great, the marriage supper of the lamb, and the great white throne judgement.
Sadie's thought that her friend Laura joined a cult but it turned out to just be a Mexican restaurant in Colorado.
In this episode, we continue our deconstruction of revelation and finally get to the seven seals and the seven trumpet judgements. Sadie realizes that hell is not actually a “bottomless pit” and that “bottomless pit” appears nowhere in the Bible outside of the King James Version.
Also!!! We have a new t-shirt design in our merch shop! Be sure to check it out!
On today's episode, Chad Harris (AKA Archraddish) discusses growing up as an IFB/IBLP missionary in Belgium and The Netherlands, and traveling around the US asking IFB churches for support. We discuss the particular stresses that this life puts on a child, and the systemic and explicit racism that perpetuates these missions organizations.
In this episode, we continue our discussion of Revelation, the rapture and the end times. This episode covers the topics of literalism, futurism vs. preterism vs. historicism, dispensationalism, and what happens to physical bodies in the event of the rapture. Sadie goes on an extended quest to figure out what the “seven spirits of god” are.
Slide 1: what an AI image generator churned out when Gavi told it to make an image of “seven spirits of god.” We had to view this nightmare fuel so now you do too.
Slide 2: the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem, a major event in preterism.
Slide 3: the seven dispensations of hyperdispensationalism
Slide 4: AI Jesus comes back and makes the rapture happen
In this episode, Eric Skwarczynski of the Preacher Boys Podcast joins Gavi to discuss Olivia Plath's recent interview in Teen Vogue, The Matrix, and gas station food.
On this day of the sun going black and earthquakes in diverse places, we begin our multi-part series exploring the book of revelation, the rapture, and the end times. In this first part, we cover just the text of revelation itself.
Slide 1: The front cover of Left Behind, a rapture movie.
Slide 2: The path of the solar eclipse spelling DOOM FOR ALL
Slide 3: What it will look like when the souls of the saved get zoomed up into heaven
Slide 4: The throne in heaven seen by John the Revelator in his vision.
Slide 5: Babylon the great, mother of harlots
On today’s episode, in honor of April Fools Day, we discuss three christian hoaxes. These hoaxes include the urban legend of Hitchhiker Jesus, the Chronovisor (the Vatican’s secret device which can see back in time), and the phenomena of Stigmata.
Slide 1: a depiction of hitchhiker Jesus painted on a fence
Slide 2: a blueprint of Father Ernetti’s fabled “chronovisor”
Slide 3: a purported photograph of the screen of the chronovisor, depicting Jesus at the moment of crucifixion
Slide 4: Padre Pio, a 20th century priest and stigmatist, who was purported to have special gifts and abilities
NEW EPISODE OUT: The Cult of Consumerism
On this episode, we discuss cult-like tendencies that surround consumer behavior in luxury market segments and loyalty around certain name-brand products. Topics include luxury watches, musical instruments, and skincare.
Slide 1: some clip art i found when i looked up consumerism
Slide 2: Left to right, Patek Phillipe Nautilus, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, and Rolex DateJust. These three watches together have a value over $100,000 (Bethany could buy all three!)
Slide 3: drunk Elephant Skincare prodicts made to be kid-safe.
On today's episode, we read through our listeners' experiences with the book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris, and purity culture in general.
Dav Beal, husband of Bethany (of Girl Defined fame) is no longer a christian. In fact, over the course of many years, Dav has deconstructed his faith and is now an atheist. On today’s episode, we discuss how mixed-faith marriages can make this work, and what this means for Bethany’s content going forward. We are joined by Chad Harris (AKA Archraddish) for his take, as somebody who deconstructed from fundamentalist christianity into atheism.
Slide 1: Dav and Bethany speak about his change in belief to viewers on YouTube
Slide 2: Dav and Bethany are joined by Paul and Morgan Olliges in a conversation about belief, convictions, and how to deal with megative attention online.
Dav Beal, husband of Bethany (of Girl Defined fame) is no longer a christian. In fact, over the course of many years, Dav has deconstructed his faith and is now an atheist. We discuss how mixed-faith marriages can make this work, and what this means for Bethany's content going forward. We are joined by Chad Harris (AKA Archraddish) for his take, as somebody who deconstructed from fundamentalist christianity into atheism.
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Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th century scientist, philosopher, and religious mystic who believed that the church of the day was corrupted and believed that his writings were the divinely inspired second coming of Jesus. In this episode, we discuss the niche (but very interesting) christian movement known as Swedenborgianism. Slide 1: Emanuel Swedenborg Slide 2: The Wayfarer’s Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, located in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
On this episode, we get through the end of the book of revelation and discuss the futurist, preterist, and historicist interpretations of the mark of the beast, the bowl judgements, Mystery Babylon the great, the marriage supper of the lamb, and the great white throne judgement.
NEW EPISODE OUT! You know what it is. All the spice. Sadie and Gavi are here with their takes on everything that occurred in season 4 of welcome to Plathville. Micah's birthday party at the strip club. Kim and Barry's divorce. Olivia's memorial ultimatum. Kim's financial exploitation of her son. Ethan smokes weed for the first time. Moriah's fight with Olivia. It's all here. Be sure that you've tuned into the Plathville Season 1-3 recap (the first half of this episode released on Monday, the 8th)
In this episode, Sadie and Gavri'el discuss learning how to date after leaving fundamentalism! https://anchor.fm/leavingedenpodcast
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