Voices of Deconversion

02/04/2023

2 months left in my Master in Teaching program, then, hopefully I'll find time to record another episode 🙂. Sorry for the lack of updates this past year.

12/05/2022

Podcast Update: The podcast is (mostly) on hold till summer. I am enrolled in a teaching program this Spring, so I got a bit busy. I'll post episodes as I find time 🙂

28/03/2020

Several interviews early next week. Episodes soon to follow 😃

21/03/2020

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cEzmtQwRFNrKMcEvDwoZW?si=mQN3OvYWTsa747tBkgUyZQ

Listen to this episode from Voices of Deconversion on Spotify. I left my soul-sucking job!!! This is a brief update about what I'm doing now and when you can expect the next episode. I'm really excited to jump back into it! Stay safe and healthy with the COVID-19/Coronavirus going around. For those....

03/01/2020

A special episode with an atheist ex-Muslim who escaped from Iran. After spreading anti-Islam materials, he was arrested and put in solitary confinement. When threatened with 15 years in prison, he decides to escape.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IeivyMR84riFT7smX21VX?si=ty2_fnXkRGaGYhBWCCs0kw

Today is a very special episode about an ex-Muslim's deconversion to atheism, while living in Iran. His story is so important to share! He grew up in Iran in a Shia Muslim family. He was a devout Muslim until he got curious about Salman Rushdie's book, The Satanic Verses. His curiosity leads him to....

07/12/2019

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-EMyPABdCHc

Atheist Survey Results Letting Go of Faith Beliefs Summary: Rebecca Fox unpacks the results of a large survey of ex-believers conducted online and based on t...

31/10/2019

I busted out laughing when I saw this...

16/10/2019

https://www.secularsurvey.org/

Stand up and be counted in the largest survey of secular Americans!

13/10/2019

It was a blast Matt Scott! Thanks for coming on the show!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WMhm7vYPovabj7F98UZxg?si=z4lGydEIRlevtE4FQcnjmQ

Matt was born in Wichita, Kansas and lived there until about age 7. He was raised non-denominational/charismatic mostly in the Assemblies of God churches and had full on believed by age 5. He had great parents and never had too many issues in the church. However, he always had a great fear of hell e...

09/10/2019

Next episode should be out by end of week (maybe weekend) 😁

20/09/2019

Such an amazing person and important story! 067 Debbie McNulty: Survived Sexual Abuse in the United Pentecostal Church. Now She Advocates for Abuse Survivors
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CiJ6081bjwCKs6FH7qTPR?si=7lou2DtbSf6WXbW8Cv-rrA

18/09/2019

Next episode should be out by Friday 🙂

10/09/2019

https://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2019/08/28/the_unignorable_plight_of_the_exvangelicals_110230.html
Interesting article, thought I’d share...

White evangelical Christians often paint themselves as the target of secular elites hell-bent on eviscerating society's traditional values and outlawing the preaching of the gospel. However, some of...

27/08/2019

Loved hearing this story
https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=63487883&autoplay=1

Aug 26, 2019 - What an amazing story! Rebecca grew up in a cult-like Christian church called the World Wide Church of God. Her particular congregation was quite small and at one point only consisted of around 20 people. They celebrated Jewish holy days, but adopted their own meaning. They kept a ver...

23/08/2019

Technical issues are delaying this week’s episode. Sorry everyone. Hoping to have an episode out in the next few days.

25/07/2019

https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=62786791&autoplay=1

Life’s difficulties led her to God, but later lead her beyond God. Great story about surviving traumatic experiences.

Jul 24, 2019 - Amanda is realistic about life's difficulties, but also very hopeful. She wears her heart on her sleeve and hopes her story will help others going through similar challenges. I loved her wise words about living with mental illness and how, although better off today, she still has ups....

24/07/2019

This had me cracking up 🤣

12/07/2019

https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=62497766&autoplay=1

Awesome conversation Jeremy! It was great to hear your story.

Jul 11, 2019 - I don't think I've met anyone who was as committed a Christian at such a young age as Jeremy. He understood his faith so well as a 7 year old that his friends at daycare wanted him to debate an adult atheist! At home he was telling his father he wanted to preach. By 10 years of age he...

07/07/2019

First time on the “what’s hot” list in our category 🙂 It’s only showing in the Mac podcast store (not the podcast app), but hey, that’s pretty cool!

27/05/2019

It may be another week or two until the next episode. Sorry for the delays. Our house will be listed for sale this week, so we’re making progress, but this busyness makes it hard to find time to edit.

Thanks to everyone for your patience!

03/05/2019

“I’ve been able to recognize that the good in me is me. It’s not coming from God or Jesus or the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it’s me”
http://voicesofdeconversion.com/home/2019/3/17/059-timoree-branson

A truly touching and inspiring story. Christianity was everything for Timoree. It helped her with sobriety, mental illness and was a source of comfort. You can imagine that when faith begins to fracture, how unsettling and scary it was for her.  The most important things in her life were

02/04/2019

A new episode should be out next week (at the latest the following week). We are on a family vacation this week 😊

08/03/2019

The Nashville Nones Convention (NaNoCon) is an annual March event, a celebration for those who are good without a god! The one-day schedule is packed with engaging speakers and workshops, music and food, and great secular people… friendly, affordable, and fun.

06/03/2019

http://voicesofdeconversion.com/home/2019/3/5/058-janice-selbie-of-divorcing-religion-raised-evangelical-showed-submission-wa-head-covering-shes-now-agnostic-atheist
"I had plenty of grace for other people, but very little grace for myself"

Janice was an all-or-nothing kind of Christian. Her life takes a turn toward fundamentalism when her husband is going to school to be a pastor. She chooses to show her submission to her husband by wearing a head covering and not wearing jewelry or make-up. She went through some tremendousl

05/03/2019

Christian & Atheist discussion:
Life choices vs. chance. Is every path, the right path? Is regret ok? A fun & thought provoking movie review w/Cody Cook. I had a blast! 😃
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MEOAo30eo6TjEeRqjrWPv?si=Jt9SffLuRDGceZh42FOhSQ

“A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn’t choose, anything is possible.” This was the promotional tagline for the 2009 film Mr. Nobody, a film ab...

03/03/2019