Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/rightsandreligions October 19th will see a special conference in New York City supporting those who have left fundamentalist religions. http://www.rightsandreligions.com

Original Source: http://feeds.exchristian.net/~r/Exchristiandotnet-EncouragingEx-christians/~3/qhfN3xKG4ss/with-these-thoughts-i-leave-you-part-2.html By Carl S ~ All our lives we've been told belief itself is a treasure worth hanging on to. By what stretch of the imagination? Just what does it mean, ”to believe?” To believe is to trust in some things and persons as being genuine, honest, truthful!…

Original Source: https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/15910 Cristian Tolsa, an Osnabrück postdoc fellow, wrote a brief review of my book The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire that inspires me to clarify some things that I wonder at their getting wrong, getting wrong what’s actually in the book and what it actually says. Particularly…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast431-righteouswoketarico In this crazy world, how often has a passionate desire for justice caused us to oversimplify complex problems, ignore details that don't validate us, and vilify all who dare to disagree? Has "Woke Culture" sometimes exhibited a dogmatic, even religious, attitude toward the worthy and the unworthy?…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast432-pastorcalebmoore Caleb Moore is a Baptist pastor who expressed interest in talking with Seth Andrews about God, Christianity, atheism, and more. Their conversation - unedited - is releasing both here and on Pastor Caleb's podcast in the hopes of furthering discussion on both platforms and providing an example…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/what-they-don-t-know-won-t-kill-me-one-m Jimmy was born into a Muslim family and the Islamic faith. Jimmy also carried a secret...one that threatened to destroy him if it ever came to light.Seth Andrews tells Jimmy's true story, a difficult yet important example of how religions oppress, and why we should work together…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast433b-sarahrocksdale This is the audio of a recent YouTube conversation between Seth Andrews and activist Sarah Rocksdale. Until recently, Sarah was known for her videos about health and lifestyle, but lately (to the chagrin of many of her original fans) she has been speaking boldly as a critic…

Original Source: http://feeds.exchristian.net/~r/Exchristiandotnet-EncouragingEx-christians/~3/c-_EtqH4rrw/leaving-your-religion.html https://journeyfree.org/retreats/Come to aJOURNEY FREE RETREATReligious trauma is real  ….  you can recover(it’s not the end of the world!!)January 17-20, 2020Lafayette, California (SF Bay Area)Led by Marlene Winell, Ph.D., author of Leaving the Fold:  A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion.Leaving your faith can create intense feelings of anxiety,…

Original Source: http://feeds.exchristian.net/~r/Exchristiandotnet-EncouragingEx-christians/~3/iSx9iiXYE_Q/religious-trauma-and-abusive-romantic.html By B ~ There are innumerable and unforeseen ways in which growing up in the fundamentalist evangelical fold shaped who I am; for the most part I am horrified by the impact. I did not resist a lick of it, being a natural people-pleaser (is that natural?…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast464-caitlindoughty Caitlin Doughty is a mortician, host of the "Ask a Mortician" video series, and author of the new book, "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death."Here in the Halloween season, Caitlin speaks candidly about death, rituals, funeral practices, and the frank…