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Deconversion TherapyPRIDE Month TrailerWe're back. Just in time for PRIDE. Mystery guests will be revealed soon!And we'll also be on YouTube (episodes released here first then YouTube a few days later). https://www.youtube.com/@deconversiontherapy2024-05-3002 minDeconversion TherapyGet Ready for Hot Colonizer SummerShort-term mission trips are gearing up and high school kids are getting ready to save the world.
We bring in lessons from a recent episode of Nicole Sachs' podcast " The Cure for Chronic Pain," that helps put it all into perspective.
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We also have a SHOP.
And, fin...2021-05-201h 01Deconversion TherapyLittle D*ck Energy Dating -- Dominion DatingMen. Men. Dominion. Whine. Whine.
Come listen about this new dating site for men to hold onto power over women. We've looked behind the veil of the company, and it has come up...short.
Plus, check out the new merch! 20% Off May 13-16th!
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
And, finally, send us...2021-05-1352 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Patriarchy EditionTime for more of that good ol' lettersode fun.
Don't forget to send us yours.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
We also have a SHOP.
And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to read on the podcast.
2021-05-0630 minDeconversion TherapyLil Nas XLooks like Bonnie became a satanist after this episode.
We do half-assed research on Lil Nas and some of the conservative Christian reactions this week.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
We also have a SHOP.
And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to read on the podcast.
2021-04-2951 minDeconversion TherapyJoel Osteen, featuring Lil Nas X on BassI don't know if this is the Joel Osteen take you were looking for, but...
We has some recording issues, but hope you enjoy.
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Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
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2021-04-2241 minDeconversion TherapyKat Kerr, The Woman Who's Been to Heaven Thousands of TimesKat Kerr is a self-proclaimed prophetess. She's got pink hair, and her angels will beat you up.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
We also have a SHOP.
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2021-04-1549 minDeconversion TherapyDave Ramsey: Part 2So much more to cover. Here comes the Chris Hogan story, Dave's deriding of employees, plus his nemesis: Glassdoor reviews.
Can you believe faith, being an ass, and money always go together?
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And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to r...2021-04-0855 minDeconversion TherapyDave Ramsey: Part 1This guy. Wow. We've all got stories. These are just some.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
We also have a SHOP. And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to read on the podcast.
2021-04-0141 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Art, Monkeys, and GumAnother great batch of your entertaining letters. Send us more. We love them.
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Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
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2021-03-2534 minDeconversion TherapyThe "Hell Isn't Real" LullabyA short episode to help people begin or continue to conquer their fear of hell being real and them going there.
It's just Karen, and it's short. And no real laughs. But we promised, so here it is.
Our regular type of podcast will be released at its regular time. Bye, bishes.
2021-03-2216 minDeconversion TherapyMust Not See TVOh, you little depraved souls. When we asked on Twitter which shows you weren't allowed to watch, the thread exploded.
So many shows!
Feel free to Tweet at us, if you missed the original thread.
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Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
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Plus, send us your true, funny sto...2021-03-1859 minDeconversion TherapyChurch Bulletin: Pillows, Wrestlers, and MelaniaWe almost named this "The D*ck Episode," because here they all are.
We start with possibly born-again wrestler Joey Ryan. I suggest you go google pics of this guy.
In steps Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark and him telling women to lose weight and putting Melania Trump as the ideal woman.
Mike Lindell makes a return with a viral pic of a bunch of people praying with his pillows.
Pastor "Pussy" Keith Craft pops in to just be a loser.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and our secret den on...2021-03-1154 minDeconversion TherapyAussie JesusWe found another one. This time Jesus is A.J. Miller who lives in Australia. Throw another shrimp on the barbie, crack open a VB, and let us tell you about a Jesus with no fashion sense.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
We also have a SHOP. And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to...2021-03-0455 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: The Cocaine FilesWe've got cousins, kick-pleat skirts, and secular music. The therapy is going to be expensive, children.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
We also have a SHOP. And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to read on the podcast.
2021-02-2542 minDeconversion TherapyOur Clubhouse StalkerWe got us one of those conservative, angry, evangelical white men who think we're evil. This is a gossipy episode where you see how much we sacrifice for you, dumplings.
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and our secret den on Facebook.
Support us and get a newsletter twice a month jammed with deconversion stories, resources, religious news and scandals, and our personal rants. It’s an inner circle, so to speak.
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And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to...2021-02-1847 minDeconversion TherapyIs the Church a Cult?Not only did Bonnie accidentally invent alt-leisurewear, but perhaps our church was a cult. Maybe all churches are. Or, at least, cult-like.
We go over Rick Ross' 10 traits of cult leaders.
We also introduced our new newsletter. You can take a peek for free.
2021-02-1157 minDeconversion TherapyBethel, Ponzi Schemes, and Spite SuitsIf you have to put a disclaimer on your church website to make sure you avoid liability for get-rich-quick schemes that go ...underwater, you're in trouble.
Bonnie tells Karen about how Bethel got scammed not once but twice.
Thoughts and prayers.
Make sure to send us your own funny stories, suggest an episode topic, or support us by checking out our shop.
2021-02-0453 minDeconversion TherapyKid Jesus Was a Bit of a Brat (streaming fix?)Something is up with the receiving end of this episode, so we're uploading it gain. So, listen to it again.
We dive into the Gnostic gospels and how they show what Jesus was doing as a tween. The answer is...being a butt.
Always fascinating what they let in the Bible and what they didn't.
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2021-01-2957 minDeconversion TherapyKid Jesus Was a Bit of a BratWe dive into the Gnostic gospels and how they show what Jesus was doing as a tween. The answer is...being a butt.
Always fascinating what they let in the Bible and what they didn't.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter, and send in your funny stories at our website.
2021-01-2857 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Witches and Emotional Support SingersYay! You're back. Although America hasn't given us a good enough break to really get back to normal, we needed to read some of your letters because we were melting without them.
Then they started cheering us up and we blabbed incoherently about Word Jumble, the Clubhouse App, and dogs with ties.
Send us your own funny, true story to be read on the podcast.
2021-01-211h 01Deconversion TherapyInsurrectionWe don't take the attack on The Capitol lightly, but we will be snarky about it.
We recorded on Sunday and a lot has happened since. Hopefully, by the time this gets to your ears, all the fuckers--including the one who incited this--will be in jail.
Christian nationalists are to blame.
2021-01-1351 minDeconversion TherapyChristmas Gifts and the Nashville BombAnddd, how was your Christmas?
Karen and Bonnie talk about how theirs were. Plus, we discuss some great gift ideas for next year. Karen's laugh is basically her inhaling air, so when you think your phone battery is dead--it's her losing it.
Go to our Instagram to see pictures that accompany this episode!
2020-12-3147 minDeconversion TherapyCarl Lentz and Hillsong Church (feat. Justin Bieber)For Christmas, we're giving you a slightly used Carl Lentz.
We decided to dedicate a whole episode to the disgraced leader and the problematic church of Hillsong.
Celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary, I think we're all starting to see a trend with pastors.
2020-12-231h 01Deconversion TherapyPart 2 of Chat with Clint of MindShift PodcastIf you'd like to listen to the first part, go back. If you want to hear it in full, head to MindShift Podcast! "Who would you like to punch in the throat?"
Clint, Karen, and Bonnie go over the ridiculous and serious. And all your favorites show up: Carl Lentz, Sean Feucht, and Keneth Copeland.
Enjoy.
2020-12-1754 minDeconversion TherapyDeep Talks with Clint of MindShift Podcast Part 1Bonnie and Karen invite Dr. Clint Heacock over to our sunken, plush-rugged den to discuss the crap we not only believed but banked our lives on.
Follow Clint's podcast to get studious insight on the things Bonnie and Karen COULD explain to you but we're just not in the mood.
We discuss: how we deconstructed, Jimmy Carter, Carl Lentz, being raised on television, and rapture pranks.
Check back for Part 2. Violence incurs. Stay tuned.
2020-12-0945 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: YWAM, Cats, and TipsThere's a lot of therapy needed for all of us who grew up in the church. But please, send in your letters to us first!
This edition does not dissapoint.
2020-12-0255 minDeconversion TherapyWarrior BridesEmpowerment.
Young models with swords.
Gird your loins as we take a look at an example of the schtick hawked at women who need to feel powerful (cuz the church patriarchy is impenetrable).
2020-11-1835 minDeconversion TherapyBiden WinsAhhhh, seems after a decade, we finally have results. Are they still being thwarted by little dick energy? Of course!
But Bonnie and Karen are still thrilled. Now let's see what some of our favorite spiritual leaders have to say. Stella Immanuel, Jack Graham, Greg Locke, Paula White, and Franklin Graham.
Plus, Bonnie explains Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
2020-11-1052 minDeconversion TherapyElection AngstThe results still aren't in. It's Thursday am and we wanted to record a short episode for our listeners.
Trump is suing everyone and Biden is at 254.
2020-11-0524 minDeconversion TherapyJesus is My BooIt's Halloween. 2020. A week before the election. How much more can we take?
Hopefully, you enjoy this intellectual discussion on All Hallow's Eve.
2020-10-2833 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Humiliation EditionMy God! We love these.
Listen and Karen and Bonnie read listener letters that deliver the guffaws.
A classy host, Halloween costumes, and chapel sex talks.
Make sure to send us your stories to read on the podcast. https://www.deconversiontherapypodcast.com/send-us-your-story
2020-10-2135 minDeconversion Therapy"Faith Based" Movie with Luke Barnett and Vince MascialeThe movie Faith Based is a buddy movie about two slacks, Luke and Tanner, who try to make a movie about the first prayer in space.
Bonnie and Karen have their first LIVE guests on--creator and lead Luke Barnett and director Vince Masciale.
We talk church, Life of Brian, and the Christian movie industry.
The movie also stars Lance Reddick, Jason Alexander, Margaret Cho, and David Koechner.
2020-10-1551 minDeconversion TherapyPeople I'd PraiseIt's actually People of Praise, the group Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett is part of.
After the insanity of the debates and Trump getting COVID and us generally hating everyone, we enjoyed some banter before we dove into this charismatic Catholic group that is sooo fringe I don't think conservatives would be happy if they knew it all.
2020-10-071h 09Deconversion TherapyThe End Ain't Nigh Part 2Karen is uploading this after the first debate and maybe the world should end! Wow.
Anyhooo, here is the second part of our 2-parter on why the world is not ending and you get to live through a lot more terrible presidents in your lifetime.
2020-09-3045 minDeconversion TherapyThe End Ain't Nigh Part 1The world seems like it's ending and that's triggering a lot of us who were told it was ending every single day.
Bonnie and Karen are here to reassure you it's not going to end. It's just really sucky.
You can see notes and pics, plus send us your funny stories at https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/
2020-09-2344 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Mennonites, Bikes, and White JesusListener letters are the best. And this time we ended up with not one but TWO Mennonite stories.
Go check out our website to read the letters and submit your own. https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/
2020-09-1638 minDeconversion TherapyFlordelis dos Santos de Souza--This Has it AllLove, kids, Christian music, politics...murrrder. This story, sent to us by listener, Ady, showcases the strangest, most twisty of tales. Let us travel together--in our hearts--to Brazil, where this all takes place.
Bonnie fills Karen in on the insanity that is now a murder investigation.
Okay, so America doesn't have the patent on religious shitpiles.
Americans, don't forget to REGISTER TO VOTE. No vote is too small. https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
2020-09-0955 minDeconversion TherapyFalwell Family ValuesHim again. We covered Jerry Falwell Jr. in episode 21. Feel free to go back and listen to all the details that now stitch all this together so well.
We revisit Falwell because...well, he demands it. Becki is now in the picture now.
These people are shitpile-award winners.
If you went to Liberty and want to share anything entertaining, please don't hesitate to visit our website and send us your story. https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/
2020-09-021h 05Deconversion TherapyStop Feuchting with AmericansOhhh, Karen's pissed at this one. Sean Feucht, a music guy from Bethel who takes his Airstream and patchouli across America with his "arrogant theology" is a true menace. Only HE can really impact people for God, you know. And he has an Instagram to prove it.
Listen, as well as get in contact with your city officials if he is coming to spread COVID-19 germs to young, idealistic people who gather at his concerts in your city.
Not many "ministers" make the list of being physically harmful to people. This guy makes the list. 2020-08-2657 minDeconversion Therapy2nd Annual Kook-Off: Kenneth Copeland vs Robert TiltonYou voted and we put Kenneth Copeland and The Farting Preacher Robert Tilton in the ring to battle it out this year in the Kook-Off.
Go to our Instagram and vote on who is the Kookiest.
And don't forget to send in your true, funny church stories.
2020-08-1935 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Life is But a VaporYou all never disappoint. Thanks for sending us (Karen and Bonnie) your embarrassing stories about growing up in church and church schools.
We have an all-female episode this week--Amy, Sara, and Jess.
2020-08-1234 minDeconversion TherapyDemon SpermKaren fills Bonnie in on Dr. Stella Immanuel. The bottom line, don't take hydroxychloroquine.
Dr. Immanuel hit all the news outlets, then the comedy talk shows after she went viral (get it?) discussing her unfounded, undocumented, and unbackable claims on how to not just treat but CURE Covid-19.
A look at her private life shows us she regards herself as "God's battle-ax." That's all we needed to see.
2020-08-0549 minDeconversion TherapyComedy, Sex, Pete HolmesCan Bonnie and Karen top their porn episode? Well, it's going to take John Holmes to find out. Nope, whoops. That's Pete Holmes, your favorite ex-evangelical comedian.
Bonnie goes over some of his book--Comedy, Sex, God--that will sound familiar to most of you.
2020-07-291h 00Deconversion TherapyPorn AgainRepressed Christians and de-converts: You're going to love this episode that "Finishes Strong."
Karen and Bonnie discuss porn addiction in church and different, odd methods they are using to rid themselves of the demon of misspelling masturbate.
Stay tuned for the end and message from Josh Harris.
2020-07-221h 03Deconversion TherapyThy Name is LettersodeWe're back, reading your letters. Sode-ing it up. In this episode, we learn about them Catholics, what a disaster Karen was in school, and that Pastor Gary is a dick.
We're now adding transcripts to our website. They suck, but we'll improve on them.
Send in your story for us to read on the podcast. https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/shop/
2020-07-1531 minDeconversion TherapyToronto #BlessingKaren tells Bonnie about the great, laughing movement that happened near a Toronto airport. Writhing. Rolling. We can thank the certifiable, dangerous Rodney Howard-Browne for starting what can only be labeled as a Christian niche market that makes sane people want nothing to do with the church.
Anyhoo, rate and review us. You'll be blessed.
2020-07-0853 minDeconversion TherapyJesus 2.0A brief summary of this episode2020-07-011h 00Deconversion TherapyJehovah's Witnessing with the StarsWant Bonnie and Karen to give you an unexceptional, verrry incomplete run-down of the Jehovah's Witness religion, but with lots of celebrities? We heard your secret whispers and will grant it.
If not, "Beat It." Oh, we are killllling it.
Don't forget to send in your crazy, fun stories of you being humiliated in ANY religion at https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/!
2020-06-2452 minDeconversion TherapyYay, a Lettersode!Sorry for the delay. We were being tested, but we came out triumphant. Now, time to hear about condoms and ouija boards.
Send in YOUR stories: https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-06-1722 minDeconversion TherapyTHESE Shitpiles!How do we keep up with the hellishness of the last week? We push our other recorded episodes down the pike and record fresh because there's JUST. SO. MUCH.
Don't forget to send your funny, true stories to us OR racist crap you learned in church. https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-06-1057 minDeconversion TherapyBlack Lives MatterWe're not posting our usual this week. Please listen to our 5-minute message.
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
http://nationalbailout.org/
https://www.naacpldf.org/
2020-06-0305 minDeconversion TherapyChurch Bulletin: Gigolos, Liars, and Water GunsChurch may have stopped, but crazy church news never does. Find out some of the weirdest church crap out there, along with a cute one.
Don't forget to send in your funny stories to us at https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-05-2740 minDeconversion TherapyGet in a Parade and Other Ways to WitnessBonnie got upset over the degrading witnessing she received while getting her Covid test. Workplace witnessing is this week's topic. Does it happen where you work? Have you done it?
One of our listeners gets the harddd sell from her boss. Plus, we find a very practical list of ways people can witness at work and on a school balcony.
Send us your true, funny stories. https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-05-2049 minDeconversion TherapyThe Two Sides of Culty GloriavaleThis week we hit up the land of sheep, New Zealand, where there's a tucked away cult. Karen watched the 3-part series about Gloriavale on Netflix and was enthralled. Of course, Bonnie lets her know it was a tadddd biased.
Come along with us as we marry strangers and reproduce in the same room we share with our 8 children. It's Gloriavale!
Don't forget to send in your true, funny stories to us at https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-05-131h 00Deconversion TherapyJews for Jesus and "Unorthodox"Jews for Jesus. Bonnie and Karen spat over their right to exist.
As someone of 1% Jewish DNA, Karen explains the Jewish faith, especially Hasidic Jews for which she watched many YouTube videos. They both loved the Netflix series Unorthodox, and now know A. Lot.
Don't forget to write us your true, funny stories about growing up in church or the synagogue.
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2020-05-0656 minDeconversion TherapyA Royal LettersodeKaren had to edit down all of Bonnie's laughing in this one. You all are great. This episode of listener letters covers another tale of demons at summer camp, blessings from over the pond, and sexy soda.
Keep these coming. We can't get enough. https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-04-2943 minDeconversion TherapyQ and A Part 2: The RamblingsThanks again for all your questions. Maybe we'll make this an annual thing, if we're all here next year.
On this episode we answer what our favorite and least favorite church songs were, what the church got wrong about sex, what crazy things that church people said were you not allowed to laugh at, and what do you do when you're asked to say grace.
Because we're stir crazy, we threw in a lot more than you asked for.
Don't forget to send us your own funny stories at https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/2020-04-2251 minDeconversion TherapyQ and A Part 1: The Good YearsWe sent out a call for listeners to ask Bonnie and Karen questions. On this episode, Bonnie goes into her deconversion, plus they both discuss how and when they "came out" to people about their beliefs, as well as if religion is needed in the world.
2020-04-1544 minDeconversion TherapyEaster is Closed. And So Is Hobby Lobby.Crazzzy times. Hope all our listeners are doing well as we head into an Easter of empty pews. Who'd of thought?
This week Bonnie starts yet another segment. This one is called "People Who Can Suck It."
We come in with a little Easter info and memories, slide into the saga of Hobby Lobbys defying the law of the land (3 times), and finish off with some hilarious Passion Play fails.
Find us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deconversiontherapy/.
And don't forget to send in your funny church stories to be...2020-04-0853 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 729Bonnie comes at you from an empty ballroom, or so the echo makes it seem. But we're back with your favorite--you. Letters from you, the listener, embarrassing yourselves for us. There's a lot of miracles and whores in this one, so listen close.
Don't forget to submit your story to us at https://deconversiontherapypodcast.com/contact/
2020-04-0136 minDeconversion TherapyBethel Church's Biggest HitsWe get weekly requests to cover Bethel Church in Redding, CA. You probably know it by the story months ago of a toddler who died and the church believed she would be resurrected although days kept passing. Or perhaps it was from their outspokenness about conversion therapy for gays.
Karen tells about a woman who left their School of Supernatural Ministry, plus all the disasters that have happened with the students and church taking over the town of Redding.
Bonnie ends it with the best info on the church out there…Trip Advisor reviews.
...2020-03-2541 minDeconversion TherapyCoronavirus and the Religious WhackeryWe must join the professionals like us and discuss the COVID-19. Of course, our profession is religious whack-a-doodles, so that’s what we’re gonna do. Here's some of the crap religious leaders are hawking.
Seems it’s not a good time for Bonnie to have stopped drinking! She has no tennis to watch, either!
If you’re self-quarantining, what else do you have to do than to listen to useless podcasts.
We cover Jim Bakker and the FDA coming after him, the New Zealand pastor who preaches tithing Christians will be okay, Bethel Ch...2020-03-1839 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 9
Bonnie and Karen are punchy this week. And let us add, we recorded this BEFORE we were derided about how to pronounce "chakras," so chove it.
In this Lettersode, Amanda moves from Japan to land in Louisiana where she went to a Vacation Bible School that’s theme that summer was...Japan.
Madison was taught dinosaurs didn’t exist. She grew her hair long, was pure and sweet and sheltered. She tells about being traumatized when going to another church’s Bible camp.
Then Jen comes in at the end with a crazy Ouija board story that le...2020-03-1145 minDeconversion TherapyConspiracy Therapy Part 2, Flat Earth BoogalooKaren and Bonnie take you on a journey through the Flat Earth movie Behind the Curve.
Bonnie gives a shout-out to the podcast Trashy Divorces. Then we go off the side of the earth's ridge to understand why people believe the earth is flat.
2020-03-0448 minDeconversion TherapyWe Interrupt This ProgramWe really do. That Flat Earth Conspiracy Part 2--we're gonna nee to get back to you on that one. But, no fear, there's plenty of shit going down in the world of religion. We bring you the ding-battiest.
But before we get into it, Bonnie wants to tell you about her chakras and Karen wants to tell you how sickly she was as a child. Pretttty attractive hosts ya got here.
In this month's Church Bulletin, we hear from Coach Dave and that R-rated halftime show that appalled him although he still watched. Plus, more d...2020-02-2636 minDeconversion TherapyConspiracy Therapy: Flat Earth and all them others, Part 1You can now support us on Patreon. More perks are being rolled out.
In Part 1, we look into the Flat Earth conspiracy. Bonnie loses her shit that Karen didn’t realize Princess Diana was killed by the royal family.We discuss Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow, The Big Bang Theory, Illuminati...
But back to Flat Earth. We give a little background, read some interviews, and encourage you to watch Behind the Curve on Netflix. Karen absolutely loved it while Bonnie wanted to punch her tv.
2020-02-1947 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode LettersodeDo we have a theme song for our Lettersodes? You be the judge.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us on Patreon. We have a special Q and A video up in there for our supporters.
This month on our Lettersode, we have the trendiest priest around, Father Steve. In fact, it's quite the Catholic lettersode with a story about a bar in Atlanta run by a former divinity student (Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium, or simply Church) plus a tale about communion wafers.
Speaking of clergy, we...2020-02-1243 minDeconversion TherapyYou're Going to Carman!We’re back! And who better to kick off the year than with the slickest performer of all–Carman?
Rock, Jazz, Funk, or starring in his own films, he does it all. Even medical anesthesia is no match for him!
We’ve missed you. Or was that just another one of Bonnie’s lies? She loved to start rumors in college.
If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, you went to one of Carmen’s free concerts. He filled them up. Karen was even a counselor.
In this episode, we describ...2020-02-051h 04Deconversion TherapyBenny Hinn and Toe TattoosWe're back with our last retro replay.
There's cheeto and toe tattoos, then on with the show.
If you like the show, you can support us at https://www.patreon.com/deconversion.
Karen and Bonnie go through the lives and miracle healing powers of Kathrine Kuhlman and Benny Hill, no, Hinn. Are people really getting cured of cancer and broken backs and whatnot and various sundries? Why are all the people falling backwards when they get healed? And how in the world are these wheeler healers getting their own television shows when we d...2020-01-291h 10Deconversion TherapyDry Karen and The Graceful AtheistWe're playing The Graceful Atheist podcast on the show today. A few months ago, David interviewed Karen. His podcast questions are smart and thought-provoking. We hope you enjoy it!
You can find some great interviews at https://gracefulatheist.wordpress.com/.
You can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/deconversion.
Thank you!
2020-01-221h 20Deconversion TherapySaints and BallersWe're not just playing old episodes this January, we're putting whole new intros on the front. 20 plus minutes of gobbeldy gook.
This week we discuss Bonnie's birthday, Karen's present to her, and that you can't dress up cats.
Then we break out an old Lettersode that includes Bonnie's Baller letter that listener's loved. Enjoy, SUBSCRIBE, rate, review, and sponsor us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/deconversion
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2020-01-151h 07Deconversion TherapyKanye and Bonnie Don't StopWe've launched our Patreon so listeners can support this new year of our podcast. Go to https://www.patreon.com/deconversion to see our levels of support. The price of a Pumpkin Spice Latte a month would help so much, and we offer the same amount of sugar and fluff.
This week we start out with some slut-shaming from the elderly and a hint for a new episode we're working on. Then we reprise our Kanye episode which includes our medical expertise. Enjoy!
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Kanye West and His Sunday Service Spiral
Deconversion Therapy
OCT 2019
...2020-01-081h 09Deconversion TherapyHappy New Year! Opening the VaultWe're taking some time to improve the show and replaying some of our favorite episodes.
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We RIFF on some memories of urine and being snipers before we let you loose on an episode we released on Christmas Eve of 2018.
Bonnie and Karen read their first submitted story by a listener! The subject is how Christianity shames females into thinking all sexual "sins" are their fault, even when they didn't participate!
They discuss how rapey ducks can be and how it's always the female duck...2020-01-0140 minDeconversion TherapyChristmessIt's here. Our gift to you is us waffling on about random things that are loosely connected to the largest holiday in the world. We give a shout-out to Josh Harris and Dave Warnock. There's some talk of Bethel church, statues that poop, and we even delve into literature.
Have a great holiday.
2019-12-2549 minDeconversion TherapyPastafarianism, The Flying Spaghetti MonsterWe carb-load up on Pastafarianism, a religion Karen is signing up for but Bonnie can't handle the puns.
Karen had seen images with people wearing colanders on their heads, even some paintings reimagined with God being replaced by the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but she never knew much about the whole thing. Their God, Wikipedia, helps enlighten them on what is a great social statement on the division of church and state.
2019-12-1840 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 6: Satan, Tongues, and God's Little ExtraWe can't get enough of these letters. This wad of them does not disappoint. What's better than having a famous Satanist next door? Perhaps running away from a demon at summer camp?
We tie up the episode with a great, little, letter about an acting extra who's seen some shit, and been on one of our favorite shows.
Please send in your letters at our WEBSITE.
2019-12-1143 minDeconversion TherapyHollywood GodsIf I was a pastor, I think I'd feel called to have a tax-exempt house in Hollywood myself.
This week, Karen and Bonnie agree to disagree about Churchome in California. It sounds like a decent community to one, it sounds like the same ol' story to the other.
Plus, we discuss the most influential Christians in Hollywood, as well as the rudest, according to Ranker.com. The list overlaps a tad.
2019-12-0455 minDeconversion TherapyThanksgiving Survival GuideBonnie and Karen shepherd you through the religious obstacles of Thanksgiving dinner. We throw in a history lesson, sprinkle it with some rat urine, and then send you into the lion's den. Good luck, Champ.
2019-11-2753 minDeconversion TherapyNoah's Ark Nemesis: LogicHow did this story of violent death and floating babies turn into the cutest story in the Bible, with cute toys being given to children at Christmas?
Bonne and Karen tackle the issues that float to the top with this fantastical story they both thought was real growing up.
2019-11-2042 minDeconversion TherapyPew News: Kanye, Paula White, John Crist
Kanye's back with more of his Christian humility and putting others first. We've got Paula White receiving an official White House position. And it all wraps up with the bombshell accusations about sexual misconduct of comedian John Crist. Never a week off around here.
We get Kanye out of the way by talking about how upset he is that he can't do math for Forbes.
Paula, Paula, Paula. Paula White is in the news again because Trump gave her an official posting. NowThis made a video of her clips...2019-11-1248 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 5: Everything's Downright InappropriateHave you NOT subscribed? Really? Tapping that button is just too much of a strain on the digits? Come on, help a poddy mouth out.
This month’s Lettersode went sidewayyyyys. It wasn’t the letter writers’ fault. We recorded in the morning and were much more chipper, and sometimes things in our path get destroyed.
Our letters from Bethany, Fred, and Brad were awesome. We have curse words, Gary Smalley, and more Multi-level marketing fun.
If you’ve braved coming to see show notes, your reward is the picture of the nipple foot Bon...2019-11-0627 minDeconversion TherapyHappy JesusWeen
No, we did not make that word up. But sadly, someone else did.
This week Karen and Bonnie share their memories of Halloweens past, when the church hadn't upped the ante on hijacking it for Fall Festivals and Hallelujah Nights. Or JesusWeens, a concept that didn't make it far out of the gate, but far enough for it to still be out there.
There are two great letters from listeners who had to celebrate Halloween at church, hints on how to survive waterboarding, and these tacky Christian-themed Halloween items.
We’d lo...2019-10-3039 minDeconversion TherapyLeaving Westboro BaptistBonnie and Karen were ready to skewer everything and everyone connected to hateful Westboro Baptist, with their God Hates Fags picket lines. But then they read Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper who left the church (her entire family) and has now come out with the book.
Despicable? Yes. Hurtful? Of course. But with hearing and reading from the granddaughter of the founder of the church, we understand the psychology more.
We also highlight the Equality House, a home purchased across the street form Westboro Baptist that has become an LBGT museum and is painted like a...2019-10-2353 minDeconversion TherapyMLMs: Moms Losing MoneyIt's just a little fun on the side. Sell some oils or woven baskets, make some pocket money. Of course, that's not how it ends up at all. Multi-Level marketing companies are mainly Christian/Mormon run--Mary Kay, DoTerra Oils, Pampered Chef, Advocare, and many more. The secret hidden in plain sight is that 75% of people (ok, women) who join MLMs don't make money. And about 50% LOSE money.
Bonnie and Karen discuss which MLMs are religious-based, why, and what the hell is going on.
They try to keep their usual light manner, but it gets hard wh...2019-10-1655 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 4: Witchcraft, Lemonade, Cannabis, and CosplayListener letter time. Weird, quirky, and hilarious. Bonnie and Karen read from their virtual stack. If you've been holding onto a humorous story to do with religion or church, send it in HERE.
2019-10-0942 minDeconversion TherapyKanye West and His Sunday Service Spiral
Karen and Bonnie discuss Kanye West’s Sunday Services going on around the country.
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Karen and Bonnie begin by trying to figure out what a Wonderwall is, reminisce about Saturday Night Live’s Shweddy Balls skit, and discuss writings on bathroom walls before getting down to professionally analyzing Kanye West.
Kanye’s new church services are in Cal...2019-10-0251 minDeconversion TherapyBaby, Baby: Quiver-full (of Crap)
The Quiverfull Movement is all about letting God give you as many babies as possible to build up the Army of God. Think, the Duggars.
We want to make 2 things clear at the get-go:
Having a lot of kids is not bad, no matter how much we laugh at it. All big families aren’t quiverfull either.
Many women have been hurt by this movement, so rest assured we understand the gravity of the hurt that women and kids, especially have experienced with this. Just like our episodes on cults or c...2019-09-251h 12Deconversion TherapyThe Righteous Gemstones is Funny as HellDanny McBride, Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, John Goodman, and a guy playing a keytar. The Righteous Gemstones is heaven.
This week we discuss the HBO show and how familiar Bonnie and Karen are with the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker-type family that drives two-hundred thousand dollar SUVs, has a shooting range on their compound, and a Christian project named Keefe living with them.
There are celibacy promises! Bible heroes wax museum. Chicken references. Mullets. Pants with pleats. Tee shirts with youth group graphics. Youth group!! Youth group meeting as a cover. I wonder if...2019-09-1844 minDeconversion TherapyThis Week on "As The Church Crumbles"Joshua Harris, Marty Sampson, and Mckrae Game. They've done some thinking and the church is not happy about it. We say "welcome to the beginning of feeling okay about looking for answers." Y'all ballers.
Joshua Harris renounced Christianity close to the time the author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye announced his separation from his wife. Since then, he looks like he's living life and staying away from doing much other than concentrating on his kids, work, and loving those he no longer judges.
Marty Sampson was a singer and writer with Hillsong, a blockbuster Christian s...2019-09-1152 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 3: History According to Sh*tpiles
A full episode of kooky letters. We've got ones from Fredzo, Racheal, David, and Bethany. Plus, a surprise one up top.
When you're deep into the church, or being homeschooled, you learn a lot of things too important for your basic historians. They're saved for God's chosen people to know. Like...who really shot JFK or why slavery was fantastic.
For the musicians out there, we hear from a bloody singer as well as Queen.
These episodes are our favorites. Please send us your letters!2019-09-0444 minDeconversion TherapyMo' Members, Mo' Scandals: Willow CreekOnce you build a 73 million dollar sanctuary, what could go wrong? Willow Creek church in Chicago was the first mainstream mega-church.From keytars and dry ice machines in the 80s to megatrons and coffee shops now, Willow Creek has been rocked by a...wait for it...sex scandal.
Bill Hybels founded the church in 1975. The church has 7 locations and averages 24,000 attendees. Yes, we get most of this from Wikipedia. So do people like to go to large churches to hide and blend in?
In 2018 the whole leadership resigned because they mishandles allegations against Hybels for se...2019-08-2848 minDeconversion TherapyWho's Gonna Be in Heaven? David Berkowitz, Son of Sam
Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, is now the self-proclaimed Son of Hope.
Karen tries to get David to come to the studio, but he’s too shy. And imprisoned. We should have gotten the actor who portrays him on Mindhunter on Netflix. He's amazing!
Bonnie joins the rank of 22 year-old guys who live on Reddit by putting a Bible in the Historical Fiction category at a Barnes and Noble. And Karen admits to saving up her money one year to buy her husband a Zune for allll his music. Holds...2019-08-2150 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode 2: Divorces, Hair, and Mormons
Letters and letters!
Thanks for writing in. You can send us yours via our website www.deconversiontherapypodcast.com.
Our first one is from Heather, a kick-ass deconvert who’s been through it. She’s still healing from losing sword drills. Then she tells us about the universal kids’ musical/dancing controversies we all lived through growing up.
We read a letter from a Christian college “bad boy,” as well as hear about a JW vs Mormon turf war.
Come laugh at yourselves with us.
As always, we really would love...2019-08-1436 minDeconversion TherapyThe Family Part 1: It's about Power, Not LoveKaren and Bonnie discuss the book, and soon-to be-released Netflix documentary “The Family: An enigmatic conservative Christian group known as the Family wields enormous influence in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of its global ambitions.”
The secret group in DC laid low for a long time and only insiders knew of them. Until the shtooping. Always the shtooping. In 2008, when senator Mark Sanford disappeared to go “hiking” but was found out to be hiking on his mistress, people learned he lived in a house in DC on C Street. But it wasn’t/isn’t just a house, it’s a...2019-08-0747 minDeconversion TherapyIt's a Team! With Power!That's right, it's time for your favorite group of pumped guys who've been traveling from church to church for over 40 years doing feats of strength, The Power Team!
Bonnie missed the huge event at church where they came and blew. us. tweens. away.
The ripping of phone books, the lifting of heavy weights, the bending of fry pans. And then a testimony of how they serve Christ? These were our super heroes. They're still around 40 years later with dozens of break-off groups.
Vice does it again with a great article covering some of...2019-07-3144 minDeconversion TherapyFaith Healers Benny Hinn and Katherine KuhlmanKaren and Bonnie go through the lives and miracle healing powers of Kathrine Kuhlman and Benny Hill, no, Hinn. Are people really getting cured of cancer and broken backs and whatnot and various sundries? Why are all the people falling backwards when they get healed? And how in the world are these wheeler healers getting their own television shows when we don't have one?
Karen starts out with one of the best-known faith healers, Katherine Kuhlman. You might have never heard of her, but she birthed a whole litter of these guys. She was elegant and magnetic...2019-07-2455 minDeconversion TherapyThe Cult that Poisoned an Oregon TownBonnie and Karen talk about the sex cult called the Rajneesh this week. If you haven’t watched the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, Bonnie goes over it while trying to capture the insanity.
Bagwan Shree Rajneesh, the guru, gathers up well-educated Western followers in Pune, India.
They then all move, with his Rolls Royces, to Antelope, Oregon. That’s when they take over the small town and things go to hell.
This story has orgies, robes, beavers in blenders and on women, bombs, poison, salad bars. It seems like a fictitious story, but i...2019-07-1757 minDeconversion TherapyLettersode: Listener Letters about Hot Evangelists, The Rapture, and DancingIt’s a short, summery episode of listeners’ letters!
We’ve got Michelle telling about an insanely long revival that includes a hot evangelist and modesty blankets. Justin writes in about being THAT 13-year-old Christian kid who thinks they’ve cracked the code on when Jesus will return. And, finally, Rachel gives insight into her charismatic church that sparks a painfully embarrassing memory for Karen.
Send your funny, true letters to us at www.deconversiontherapypodcast.com
2019-07-1022 minDeconversion Therapy1st Annual Kook-Off: Jim Bakker vs Pat RobertsonPlease Subscribe, rate, and review. We’d appreciate it.
Who's kookier, or old cootier, Jim Bakker or Pat Robertson. We make them go head-to-head on this episode. We'll post polls on our social media things so you can vote. The winner will get nothing but their already deserved disgrace.
Who's kookier, or old cootier, Jim Bakker or Pat Robertson? We make them go head-to-head on this episode. We'll post polls on our social media things (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) so you can vote. The winner will get nothing but their already deserved disgrace.
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