Speaking Up about Surviving Extreme Christianity with Andrew Pledger
This weeks Guest is Andrew Pledger (from the PodCast Speaking Up)
[0:53:32] Andrew shares with us what it was like growing up in a religious cult and being part of the IFB (Independent Fundamental Baptist) Movement. he also tells us what was expected of him while attending Bob Jones University and how recognizing his homosexuality affected the isolated world he was liking in.
To hear more about his journey, the cultish environment he was subjected to and the extremism inside IFB culture, please find his podcast at https://shows.acast.com/speaking-up-w... to hear his story.
This Weeks Segments includes:
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IN THE NEWS:
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HELEN'S TOP 10
[0:13:37] Debunking the Top 10 Myths about the PRIDE Community
TRUTH, MYTH OR BOULDERDASH:
[0:30:02] Troy quizzes the gang and tells the story of the 7 sleepers. Originally a popular Christian myth for centuries, today it's more popular among Muslims and is copied in the Quran. It is a story about how god helped 7 young Christian men escape Roman persecution, by putting them asleep for 372 years.