The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast

Special Episode: Love Never Shuns - Exposing the Watchtower Org (with Renee Cordeschi)

This special edition of MindShift Podcast features Renee Cordeschi, an ex-Jehovah's Witness and survivor of both domestic violence and sexual abuse as a member of the Watchtower organization.
 
On the 22nd of November, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia, the Witnesses are holding a massive conference entitled "Love Never Fails." Renee, along with several hundred other ex-JWs, are planning to stage a peaceful protest entitled "Love Never Shuns."
 
In this episode, Renee describes her own backstory in the org, points out the toxic and cultic teachings she experienced, and explains why it's important to shine the light on this org that has covered up so much serial sexual abusers within its ranks.
 
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Bonus Episode: Exploring Dominion Theology Part 2 (with Dr Andr̕e Gagn̕̕̕e)

I've finally gotten back to this subject of dominion theology--and in my research, I've come across an expert on the subject: Dr Andr̕e Gagn̕̕̕e of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 
Dr Gagn̕̕̕e and I provide a helpful overview of this  important and timely subject, raising awareness of this incredibly pervasive teaching that has infiltrated large swathes of Christianity worldwide.
 
Why should YOU care? Because one of the main aims of dominion theology is the Christian takeover of the world in order to install a theocracy--the rule of God, and Jesus, over the entire world...not to mention putting Christians in key positions of power, influence and authority over literally every sphere of society.
 
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Exploring Religious Trauma Syndrome (with Laura Anderson)

If you've left fundamentalist religion behind, or a cult or any high-control group with undue influence, then you've likely suffered from RTS--religious trauma syndrome. This week's chat features a specialist who works with clients who suffer from RTS, psychotherapist Laura Anderson.
 
Leaving religion behind is traumatic enough, as we have to deal with grief, loss, anger, feelings of betrayal, and the various abuses we may have suffered while in the system. But after walking away, many of us have to deal with the lingering effects of RTS, which is actually more akin to PTSD.
 
Symptoms of RTS include triggering, sudden feelings of loss, anger, or control, to name a few. Identifying them, and secondly developing a helpful strategy of dealing with them when-not if--they occur, is the way forward in terms of reconstructing our identity post-religion.
 
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Surviving Conversion Therapy (with Bill Prickett)

This week's guest is former evangelical pastor, and yet still a person of faith—Bill Prickett. Bill is currently the co-host of the Recovering From Religion podcast, and is speaking out about his time as a pastor--and survivor of evangelical "conversion therapy."
In conservative evangelical circles, coming out as gay is one of the most difficult journeys to navigate. They can't admit that you were born that way, or made that way by God--as in most evangelical's views, homosexuality is one of the worst sins people can engage in.
So in their view--God has a vested interest in making you straight again...and not only was Bill a victim of this system, as a pastor he promoted it for years. Find out more in this amazing interview!
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Suppressing My Sexuality to Fit In (with Brady Hardin)

This episode of MindShift podcast features a great conversation with Brady Hardin, the co-host of the Life After Podcast. Brady tells an amazing story of how he struggled to suppress his sexuality as a young person growing up within evangelical Christianity, even to the point of getting married in order to present the world with a 'normal' image of a happy, adjusted heterosexual family.
Unfortunately, things didn't stay that way...a lot of religious trauma and shunning later, Brady is now out and proudly telling his story--including being in a position to help many people who struggle with many of the issues we talk about in this episode.
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Question the Dogma (with Ex-Scientologist Jon Atack)

This week's interview features ex-Scientologist and author, Jon Atack. Jon is the world's foremost expert on the history of both Scientology as well as its founder, L. Ron Hubbard.
 
His bestselling book, Let's Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky, re-released just a few years ago, is considered the best-researched factual history of Scientology.
 
More importantly for our purposes, perhaps, is Jon's more recent focus on helping people to recover from their cultic experiences--a topic that we get into toward the end of this insightful and wide-ranging discussion.
 
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Post-Mormon Mental Health (with Claudine Gallacher)

This week's episode of MindShift podcast features a conversation with ex-Mormon Claudine Gallacher. Not only has she deconstructed her own Mormon faith and left the religion far behind, she helps those who have left the religion as the founder of the Post-Mormon Mental Health organization.
In this helpful chat, we'll move beyond simply hearing Claudine's own backstory within the cult and her subsequent departure, we get into issues of her current situation--including coping with adult children who are still very much involved in the religion. Beyond that, we get into a "mini-counseling session" as we discuss what triggering is all about.
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Bonus Episode: Exploring The Family and Dominion Theology (Part 1)

According to Jeff Sharlet's 2008  book The Family: the Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of America's Power, as well as the recent Netflix documentary series entitled The Family, there is a secretive organization at the heart of not just American political power, but one that has a global reach too: The Family, or The Fellowship (as they refer to themselves).
Begun in 1935 by Dr  Abraham Vereide in Seattle, Washington, the organization has grown in both scope and scale since then. The only public event The Family hosts is the National Prayer Breakfast, held in Washington DC every February, an event that every single President since Eisenhower has attended.
But what is The Family all about? And more importantly, are there links to what is referred to as "dominion theology?" In this special  bonus episode, I'll explore both the history of The Family as well as begin to unpack what dominion theology is all about.
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I Was FLDS Cult Leader Warren Jeffs' 65th Wife (with Briell Decker Blanchart)

This week's episode features a strong woman with a truly unbelievable story to tell--Briell Decker Blanchart, who grew up in the FLDS (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints) cult, led by "prophet" Warren Jeffs.
Now in prison for life on multiple charges of child abuse, Jeffs was the undisputed leader of the cult during the time Briell was born and raised in the cult. Her story of life in the cult, how she came to be his 65th wife, and her unbelievable escape, are truly nothing short of amazing.
Now she makes it her life's goal to help those who have escaped the cult and integrate into the real world. Find out more of Briell's inspirational story in this episode!
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Follow the Truth Wherever it Leads (with Tim Sledge)

This week's discussion features a wide-ranging conversation with ex-pastor (and now atheist) Tim Sledge, out of Texas. A former megachurch pastor in the Houston area, Tim underwent a significant change of both heart and of faith, culminating in him walking away not just from the church, but from the faith altogether. 
Now an atheist, Tim has chronicled his journey in his book Goodbye Jesus --and he is also is a prolific Twitter personality who regularly tweets about very thought-provoking and challenging issues around deconstructing Christianity and religion.
Tim and I discuss, among other things, not only his journey, but the phenomenon of the 81% white evangelical Donald Trump supporters. Where is all of this leading? As a former pastor himself, Tim provides a unique insight into this situation of American evangelicalism today.
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