The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast

The Noble Lie and American Mythology

After last week's conversation with Jared Yates Sexton and his book American Rule, that spurred me to do some more investigation into this issue of the "noble lie"--what is it, and how exactly does it relate to the official American narrative of its history?
Once we understand that critical concept--that goes all the way back to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato in the 3rd century BCE--it becomes a helpful paradigm or model through which to interpret not just American history, but many other nations also.
Join me on this journey of discovery and please, let me know your thoughts!
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Bonus Episode -American Rule: Unpacking the Noble Lie of American Exceptionalism (with Jared Yates Sexton)

Jared Yates Sexton, the co-host of the Muckrake Podcast, is back! This time we are taking a super deep dive into his excellent and thought-provoking book American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed its People.
As always, Jared is a profoundly deep thinker and communicator--and in this case, we will look at some of the defining myths and "noble lies" that have sustained a particular version of American history from even before its founding as a nation. 
Understanding this paradigm will, I believe, help you to make sense of not just current events, but also American history also.
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Surviving a Toxic Faith, Mother, and Missions (with Maya Ram)

This week's episode features an amazing survivor--Maya Ram. She not only survived a traumatic relationship with the Seventh Day Adventist cult, she also had to deal with a controlling, abusive mother too--who also used religion as a means of coercion.
Today, Maya is rebuilding her life, and is involved in activism warning the world about the dangers of Christian mission work--not just in her home country of India, but around the world too.
Find out more about Maya's work at the Mission Kaali website.
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Bonus Episode: Bill Gothard, the IBLP Cult, and Josh Duggar (with Emily Elizabeth Anderson)

This bonus episode features a super-informative discussion with Emily Elizabeth Anderson, who herself is a survivor of not only the Bill Gothard/ATI homeschooling cult, she also experienced grooming and abuses by Gothard personally.
Emily is now on the journey of helping others deal with church abuse and other forms of traumas they may have suffered. She has become an activist speaking out against the toxicity of Gothard's cult and was actually part of the massive lawsuit against Gothard himself, launched by multiple women who were sexually harassed and assaulted by him.
We not only discuss the recent Josh Duggar arrest situation, we conclude the conversation by evaluating the IBLP as a cult also.
Find out more about Emily's work at her blog, Thriving Forward. 
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Treating Religious Trauma Syndrome with Psychedelics (with Andrew Jasko)

In this week's episode, I finally had a chance to edit this show and get it out there--apologies to Andrew for taking so long!
Andrew is on the vanguard of an exciting new field of research and experimentation: using psychedelics to treat such issues as PTSD, Religious Trauma Syndrome, and many more. Listen in as Andrew expands our consciousness as to the incredible possibilities that this fascinating work represents.
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Bonus Episode - CORT 2021: The Conference on Religious Trauma (with Janice Selbie)

I'm super excited to be promoting this incredible conference, which begins very soon--May 11th through the 16th, 2021.
My good friend Janice Selbie is putting it on, and the conference features an unbelievable line-up of guest speakers and presenters, such as Dr Marlene Winell, who literally "wrote the book" on religious trauma syndrome. She, along with many others--including me on a panel with David Hayward and Tim Sledge--will be a part of this amazing conference.
For more information on how to get tickets, go to the CORT2021 website. 
Divorcing Religion website
Use the code POD15 to get a discount too!
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Bonus Episode - Fighting Weaponized Christianity in the US Military (with Mikey Weinstein of the MRFF)

In this special bonus episode, I caught up recently with Mikey Weinstein, founder and leader of the MRFF--the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
This incredible civil rights advocacy organization is dedicated to one thing: preserving the religious freedoms of active duty,  cadets, reservists and veteran service members of the US Armed Forces. 
According to their site:  "MRFF clients have faced unconstitutional religious church/state violations and noxious abuse from their military superiors who almost exclusively brandish one particular version of Christianity, fundamentalist Christianity, as a weapon to intimidate, menace, harass, subdue, and terrify their otherwise helpless armed forces subordinates."
This is what the MRFF is all about--fighting against weaponized Christianity in the US military.
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Bonus Episode - Tell Your Story, Change the World (with Lisa and Gerette of igotout.org)

This week's special bonus episode features an excellent conversation with Lisa and Gerette, two amazing women who started the igotout.org website. 
Both cult survivors in their own right, each not only tell their stories of their time in their cults and also what led them to get out finally after spending years in the group. Following this decision, both women have dedicated themselves to activism and helping people to have a platform where they can share their stories of cults, religious groups, and other high-control groups they left behind.
Check out their website and tell your story!
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The Psychology of Religion and Mental Health (with Dr Terri Daniel)

In this conversation with returning guest Dr Terri Daniel, co-host of the "Ask Dr Death" podcast, we get into the subjects of not only the psychology of religion in general, but we also discuss how religion can affect people's mental health.
This is a subject I've long been fascinated by, as a cult survivor as well as an ex-evangelical. How much did your religious background affect you, both in the past and perhaps even currently? Dr Terri and I discuss this, and give real-world examples of how it might affect people in terms of their mental health, relationships, and more.
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Bonus Episode - The Theological Foundations of the Christian Right (with Frederick Clarkson)

This bonus episode features a discussion with Fred Clarkson: journalist, publisher and author and most importantly for our purposes, Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates.
In addition to breaking the story about Project Blitz a few years ago, Fred has been researching and writing about the Christian Right and dominion theology for literally decades now. As such, he is one of the leading experts in this field, and in this episode we draw on all of Fred's knowledge to help unpack not only the historic foundations of the Christian Right, we take a look at what some of their current projects are now, moving forward in the post-Trump era. 
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