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Christianity On The SpectrumWhy New Testament Scholars are Wrong about Style in PaulIn this episode, Josiah Leinbach a statistician whose masters thesis covered a Stylostatistical analysis of Paul's Letters, and Jon, a computer engineer whose academic specialty is counter forensics, who has spent a large chunk of his adult life trying to use computational analysis to determine who wrote things on the internet and teaching grad courses on how to do the same thing, team up to explain why New Testament critical scholars are wrong about Stylostatistical analysis being able to show that Paul did or did not write various letters attributed to him. (if you can't see the...2025-05-041h 17

Counter ApologeticsCA137 Why are autistics less religious? w/ Christianity on the SpectrumI’m joined today by Jonathan Machnee, an autistic researcher who has conducted the largest English language ethnographic study of Christians and ex-Christian autistics (autism 1, or what was formerly known as Asperger’s Syndrome or high-functioning autism). His research has included data mining over 26,000 autistics and conducting over 500 interviews with autistic Christians and ex-Christians in order to understand the intersection between autism, Christianity, and nonbelief. Christianity On the Spectrum Autism and Apologetics Jon on X Email Jon at christianityonthespectrum at gmail dot com My Linktree / Timestamps / 00...2025-04-231h 27 $Paul VanderKlay\'s Podcast$ Paul VanderKlay's PodcastJohn from Christianity on the Spectrum. Whole Conversationhttps://christianityonthespectrum.podbean.com/ @ChristianityOnTheSpectrum-k1y Twitter @ChristianityOn Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg Midwestuary Conference August 22-24 in Chicago https://www.midwestuary.com/ https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/ My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/ Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/ If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://calendly.com/paulvanderklay/one2one There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay 2025-04-151h 56 $Paul VanderKlay\'s Podcast$ Paul VanderKlay's PodcastOne Autistic Man's Way Back to Christianity after DeconstructionYou can find John's Deconstruction story here. https://youtu.be/O-toCRJh0pk Here is the whole conversation. https://youtu.be/JKVd2TcovuU More from John https://christianityonthespectrum.podbean.com/ @ChristianityOnTheSpectrum-k1y Twitter @ChristianityOn 2025-04-1431 min

Christianity On The SpectrumThe Problem with Christian Slavery ApologeticsIn the last episode, Jon talked about why autistic people often get disillusioned and annoyed with Apologetics and many people reached out to ask about a specific example that could be used to illustrate these points. This episode tries to give a specific example of the problem with apologetics for autistic people to follow-up to the previous episode by talking about Christian Complicity in Slavery. Jon tries to explain why slavery apologetics are often not convincing to autistic people, often backfire, and then uses his experience talking about this subject with autistics to suggest a possible solution.2025-04-131h 14

Christianity On The SpectrumAutism and ApologeticsIn this episode, Jon, a Computer Engineer that studies and researches the intersection between autism and Christianity, talks about the weird and unique relationship between autism and apologetics, why we like it, why we hate it, why so many of us have an apologetics phase, why a lot of us become disillusioned, by analyzing data from over 26000 online autistics and over 500 long form interviews with Christian and ex-Christian autistics. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-04-061h 43

Christianity On The SpectrumAutistic Clergy, Monks, Nuns, etcIn this episode, Jon talks about his research on autistic Christians to answer questions about autistic clergy, monks, nun, consecrated virgins, missionaries and others. He talks about why they take religious vocations, the good aspects and the bad ones as well. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-03-0959 min

The Yours Truly PodcastFrom Cyber Wars to Faith: An Autistic Journey Through Deconstruction and ReconversionIn this deeply personal and intellectually rich conversation, Christian Baxter welcomes Jon from the Christianity on the Spectrum Podcast for an extraordinary exploration of neurodiversity, faith, and personal transformation. Drawing from his unique background as an autistic cyber warfare veteran, computer engineer, and researcher, Jon unpacks his remarkable journey from conservative Evangelical Christianity through new atheism and back to faith - this time finding resonance in high church Anglican traditions. Jon shares candidly about his decade-long research into how autistic individuals experience Christianity, interviewing over 450 Christian and ex-Christian autistic individuals. The conversation weaves...2025-03-061h 36

Christianity On The SpectrumIs Calling Yourself Autistic Bad? And other related questions.In this episode, Jon, and autistic autism researcher attempts to address a wide host of questions about autism and autistic identity using research from over 26000 online autistics and over 500 long form interviews: Should you identify as autistic? Is calling yourself autistic bad? Is self Diagnosis harmful? Is autism 1, asperger's, or high functioning autism fake autism? and more Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-03-021h 06

Christianity On The SpectrumAutism and Christian CultsIn this episode Jon and Alyssa talk about why so many autistic people get caught up in Christian Cults, how cults work, why autistic people find them so appealing, what happens when they join and what happens when they leave. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-02-231h 58

Christianity On The SpectrumAutism and Christian FundamentalismIn this episode, Jon an autistic computer engineer and autism researcher tries to explain all of the interesting intersections between fundamentalism and Autistic Christians to Alyssa using data pulled from over 26000 online autistics and interviews with over 500 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-02-231h 41

Christianity On The SpectrumPentecostals, Charismatics, and AutismIn this Podcast, Jon, an autistic autism researcher who spends a lot of time researching the intersection between autism and Christianity, talks to Ian, a religious scholar and Pentecostal autistic with a lot of experience within Pentecostalism about Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-02-022h 25

Christianity On The SpectrumAutism and Medical EuthanasiaIn this episode, Jon is joined by Ben Crosby, an Anglican Priest to talk about MAID and the state of MAID in Canada and the particular implications it has for autistic Christians. You can find more of Ben's work here: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/culture-of-life/a-canadian-priest-on-medical-assistance-in-dying https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/culture-of-life/where-are-the-churches-in-canadas-euthanasia-experiment https://bencrosby.substack.com/p/on-maid-and-the-canadian-church https://bencrosby.substack.com Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-01-261h 07

FruitlessAutism & Christianity (feat. Jon from Christianity on the Spectrum)Jon from Christianity on the Spectrum (@ChristianityOn) joins Josiah to discuss his research into the relationship between autistic individuals and Christianity. They discuss why autistic people tend to leave Christianity as well as what many find compelling about the faith. They also discuss a few surprising results that Jon found in his data.Check out Christianity on the Spectrum here: https://christianityonthespectrum.podbean.com/Follow Jon on Twitter @ChristianityOn or Bluesky @christianityon.bsky.socialBecome a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTube...2025-01-221h 17

Christianity On The SpectrumResearch Methods and Other Research QuestionIn this episode, Jon, a computer engineer and autism researcher explains how he went about his data collection on over 26000 online autistic Christians and ex-Christians and he answers all the questions that he's gotten about his research. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-01-191h 32

Christianity On The SpectrumAutistic Attitudes on Gender Roles, Feminism, and Gender Critical FeminismIn this episode, Jon tries to explain his research on autistic Christians to explain trends in attitudes towards Gender Role, Feminism, and Gender Critical Feminism, taking data from over 500 long form interviews, 26000 online personas, and many many more conversations with autistic Christians and ex-Christians. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-01-122h 24

Christianity On The SpectrumAutistic Attitudes on Sex and Gender IdentityIn this episode, Jon, an autistic Anglican computer engineer from Canada, tries to explain his research on autistic Christians from around 26000 online personas and over 500 interviews with autistic Christians and ex-Christians by diving into the autistic attitudes on gender and sexuality to Maddie, an autistic woman from America. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2025-01-062h 08

Christianity On The SpectrumSex Differences and Affirming vs Non AffirmingIn this episode, Jon an autistic computer engineer from Canada tries to answer many of the questions that have been sent to him about his autism and Christianity research. In this episode he tries to explain the answers to the questions related to the difference between autistic Christian men and women and autistic attitudes towards sexual orientation to Maddie, an autistic woman from America. Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2024-12-221h 47

Christianity On The SpectrumWhy am I a Christian - Part 3 - Rethinking ChristianityIn this episode, Jon, an autistic computer engineer from Canada tries to explain why he ended up converting back to Christianity by talking about his rethinking of new testament scholarship, post modernism, and his recontextualizing and reconversion to Christianity Simone Weil Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLpGJp9Lyk0 Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2024-12-081h 36

Christianity On The SpectrumWhy am I a Christian - Part 2 - Wilfred Owen, Rene Girard, Sam HarrisIn this episode, Jon, an autistic computer engineer from Canada tries to explain why he ended up converting back to Christianity, in this episode he covers three factors that were very important in coming back to Christianity. Rene Girard series mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTdvSnj5LBk Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2024-12-081h 08

Christianity On The SpectrumWhy am I a Christian - Part 1 - DeconversionIn this episode, Jon, an autistic computer engineer from Canada tries to explain why he ended up converting back to Christianity, but first, before he gets into that, he explains a lot more thoroughly why he left Christianity. I think this is the initial lecture I listened to that convinced me that I needed to look more into evolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohd5uqzlwsU (specifically 35:20-39:45) Get the podcast merch: https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/ 2024-12-0847 min

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 10 - Explaining Christianity to AutisticsThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain how to talk to autistic people about Christianity to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @ItBeganInThe90s If you would like to e...2024-11-241h 50

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 9 - Autistic SpiritualityThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the what autistic spirituality looks like to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @ItBeganInThe90s If you would like to email Jon, t...2024-11-171h 51

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 8 - Christianity Through an Autistic LensThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the what Christianity often looks like through an autistic lens to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @ItBeganInThe90s If you would l...2024-11-102h 44

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 7 - The Case for an Autistic Christianity.This podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain why we should encourage autistic people to practice a form of Christianity that Jon has called 'autistic Christianity' to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn...2024-11-031h 16

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 6 - Why Autistics Leave the church: Part 4 - Emotional ExperienceThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the factors relating to the emotional experiences that lead to autistic people leave the church to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at...2024-10-271h 22

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 5 - Why Autistics Leave the church : Part 3 - Sensory and Social ExperiencesThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the sensory and social factors that lead to autistic people leave the church to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @ItBeganInThe90s...2024-10-202h 06

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 4 - Why Autistics Leave the church: Part 2 - Relational DoctrineThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the another significant reason that autistic people leave the church to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @ItBeganInThe90s If you would...2024-10-132h 35

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 3 - Why Autistics Leave the Church: Part 1 - DoctrineThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the one of the main reasons that autistic people leave the church to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @ItBeganInThe90s If...2024-10-062h 00

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 2 - Why Autistics are Less Likely To Be ChristianThis podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the reason that autistic people are less likely to be Christian (at least in the English Speaking West) to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn a...2024-09-292h 42

Christianity On The SpectrumEpisode 1 - Why are we here and what are we doing?This podcast is the summation of around 9 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 450 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between. In this episode, Jon, an Anglican autistic Computer Engineer from Canada, tries to explain the reason he decided to publish over 9 years of research on autistic Christians to Amy, an autistic Catholic from Australia. You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn and Amy at @itBeganInThe90s 2024-09-231h 30