What is the Occult? Does occultism have anything at all to do with Satanism? As evangelicals, we're told a lot of tall tales about a lot of things and the Occult is a prime example. If the only thing that comes to mind when you think of the Occult is the Devil, you need to hear this episode. Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

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Episode 84: The Occult - The ”Hidden” Truth Behind the Lies

 Forget everything your pastor ever told you about Satanism. Forget the stereotypes. Satanists? In MY workplace? It's more likely than you think... and they're probably some of your better co-workers. Learn what modern Satanism is and what it isn't and just how few Satanists even believe the Devil is real. It's week 2 of Unbound October and this is an episode not to be missed!

Episode 83: Satanism - OR: The Difficult Work of Being Heretics

 In week one of Unbound October, we look at several underworld myths examining their similarities, severities, variations, and deviations with the underlying message being one that should be familiar to our listeners: people are just gonna believe what they want, both for themselves and for others. Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 82: Gods, Gates, Dogs, and Demons - The Underworld in Mythology

 There are so many similarities between the Law of Attraction and prosperity doctrine it's no wonder why so many ex-evangelicals buy into the concept. What are the more toxic aspects of Law of Attraction? Can positive thinking actually be toxic? We look at these questions and more this week along with our latest edition of Christians Behaving Badly... this time for days at a time! Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 81: Toxic Positivity - The Law Of Attraction Distraction

 What happens when women who need abortions are unable to obtain them? The consequences of Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB-8) is poised to have catastrophic consequences if left unchecked. In this episode, we look at the possible effects of a society that bans 85% of all abortions and the ways that Texas has historically defied the term "pro life." Shelle takes us back to the beach and gives Greg Locke a friendly send-off from his favorite social platform in our Christians Behaving Badly segment.  Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 80: The Coat Hanger Crisis - When Abortion Isn‘t An Option

 What happens when you combine the toxicity of televangelism with the equally toxic world of self help? Just ask Joel Osteen and others like him who have figured out how to use both for their own gains. This is the subject of part 2 of our conversation about televangelists, served with a heaping helping of... legislators behaving badly. What does the new Texas abortion law really hope to accomplish? The answer to that question and more round out an emotionally charged CBB news segment. Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 79: Televangelists Part 2: The Gospel of Self Help

 How big is the televangelism industry in America? The answer is simple: no one knows. This is largely due to protections for religious organizations that are written into our tax and nonprofit laws. There is no constitutional barrier to taxing and holding accountable televangelists for the money they receive... so why don't we? We look at these questions and more this week along with a hurricane of religious fuckery with a COVID Miracle finish on our Christians Behaving Badly segment. Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 78: Televangelists - Lifestyles of the Corrupt and Shameless

 Are holistic remedies legitimate alternatives or additions to traditional medicines? What are the benefits and dangers of alternative medicine? Most importantly, what should ex-evangelicals know about them and why are they such a draw for people coming out of evangelical faith? We look at these questions and more along with a gripping CBB segment where our weekly dive into evangelical insanity brings us to the end of COVID and an iron-clad cure for teen sex.  Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 77: Alternative Medicine - Do Holistic Remedies Really Work?

 The Great Commission is repeated five times in the New Testament and American evangelical churches have a huge interest in carrying it out... whether people want to hear it or not. What is the real impact on the people who serve as or are served by missionaries? What is the real cost of fulfilling Christ's perceived commission? We examine these questions and more this week. In CBB news, it's tales of people who don't believe in COVID catching COVID and an interesting story we don't think anyone is expecting...  Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 76: Decommissioned -The Real Impact of Evangelical Missions

 There are things about getting unbound that are not only unpleasant, but for some (let's just say it... for many) are also sources of trauma. In this episode, Spider and Shelle talk about the ways that detaching from faith affects people, sharing some of their own observations and experiences. In CBB Newsland, we round up the usual suspects and share some of the latest blanket stupidity from the world of evangelical fuckery.  Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 75: Letting Go of God - Dealing With Religious Trauma

 What happens to your brain when you stop going to church? Why is it so difficult to quit even when your faith is hanging by a string? We look at these questions and more this week as we break away from all the political content and just speak from the heart about something we regard as one of the most important steps in getting and staying unbound. In CBB news, we learn that Jesus isn't always prone to taking the wheel... or the handlebars, and look at some alarmist drivel that is truly off the intellectual grid.  Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 74: The Four Sunday Challenge - Why You Should Stop Going to Church

 Continuing the thought from last week, we look at the relationship between the republican party and the predominantly evangelical Religious Right - how it came to be and how they advance their agenda by weaponizing U.S. politics. In CBB news it's more anti-vaxx audacity featuring vaccinated shedders, Delta denial, and Satanic Serum. No, we're not kidding.    Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 73: Toxic Bedfellows - The Republican Party and the Religious Right

 Forget anything you were taught in your grade school history classes about the Republican party, their attitudes toward slavery, or the reasons why they chose to abolish it. Was Abraham Lincoln a hero? Has the Republican party ever taken a humanitarian stand on anything? We look at these questions and more in this week's episode, right after Shelle's Magical Misogyny Tour on this week's CBB News update.

Episode 72: Same As It Ever Was - The Republican Party From Lincoln to 45

 The lines of separation between church and state are getting blurrier by the day and if evangelicals have their way, those lines will eventually collapse completely. In this episode, we look at specific ways that evangelicals (and let's be fair - Christian religion in general) manipulate the messaging of the constitution to restrict religious liberty to their own religion and the impact it has on all of us. Apostolic Angels, the finger of God, and armchair numerology round out Shelle's Christians Behaving Badly segment for the week.   Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 71: Cross Contamination - How Evangelicals Exploit Religious Liberty

 It's amazing how many people just assume that America is a Christian nation and in the case of White Evangelicals and Christian Nationalists, this delusion has sparked uncountable instances of violence and unrest, including the events of January 6, 2021. But was it the founding fathers' intent to impose religion - any religion - on the populace? We look at this question and more in this episode. In CBB News - it's more prophets without honor, now with 100% less prophecy! Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/unboundpodcastnetwork 

Episode 70 - "A Wall of Separation" - Why America Is Not a Christian Nation

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