Hi Ya'll! This is Candance and Rachel. Sisters from the same mi(ni)ster just figuring out that we love Jesus, but some of His people are shady as #@%&! Join us as we deconstruct our religion, try to salvage our faith, and raise a couple of decent humans in the process.
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Ever get dragged into a worm hole of conspiracy theories? Well this one's a doozy! Set back and wander with us; are we living in Satan's Season?
Almost weekly there is some small thing that reminds us we were raised in purity culture. This week we share a few that have recently popped up in our day to day.
Family history is interesting! Ours is full of fun, contradictions and some of the best and worst characters ever! Rachel has been doing so much research and finding the stories of the lives that came before us.
Maybe just stay out of the woods... This week we discuss three of the most well know missing persons from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. While these cases are from years ago their families still seek answers and yearly more missing are added to list of cases still unsolved.
This week Candance and Rachel remember things.
It's all fun and games until someone gets a crack in their can. Just sayin' https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Grafton_Monsterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-uHla8qZJohttps://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Tennessee_Wildmanhttps://www.paper-dragon.com/fistsand45s/wild-man-of-the-woods-1878/
That's right! This week we tackle the super hard question: Is Jesus a vampire, zombie, or witch?
One of the weird and hard things about taking a real look at the faith you were raised in is re-evaluating the teachers and leaders. This week we take a quick look at Girl Defined. Its enlightening, slightly terrifying, and completely weird! Oh and possums!
The month of December hosts a few of the most notorious criminals of all time. Have you been a victim?https://360legal.net/blog/santa-the-criminal-investigation/https://www.judges.org/news-and-info/arraigning-the-grinch/
Should Christians redeem holidays? Why cant we all just get along? Did Coca Cola invent the Santa we know and love today?You know, the hard questions! https://redeeminggod.com/bible-theology-topics/christmas-redemption/
I need a more accurate timeline. And other insights about the Baptist Faith and Message
"There's a little witch in all of us". But how did it get there?
Thank you to Haley, Marie, and Vanessa for sharing your super scary stories!Ya'll be safe out there, listen to the Elders, and only explore cemeteries in broad daylight!
Join us as we chat with the amazing Caryl Lawson, Boudoir Photographer! We are so excited to have had these moments and to share them with you! Find her awesomeness here
Is Church Hurt real? What about Religious Trauma? And a shout out to High School English teachers!
We went to decoration so you don't have to! No, but really you should go. We had fun, faced some long ingrained anxiety and bias, and ended up with a stomach bug. You win some, you lose some I guess.
We're back! Quick episode with some life updates and over the top TMI. Enjoy!
Tear the whole thing down and start all over. https://careynieuwhof.com/five-real-reasons-young-people-are-deconstructing-their-faith/https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/4-causes-deconstruction/
We tried our best... but we may have been left behind.
Which one would you rather encounter: Grim, Mothman, or Wendigo? Yeah me either! But this week we give you all three! Happy Listening.
Random thoughts from this weeks episode : Is God a Ken doll? There's no tow hitch! Hey Papa! ... negative Ghost Rider! And now you must listen to know how any of this is relevant.
Oh my gracious! Could that episode title be any weirder? That's right! We're back! and we have a fun one for you today... our second installment of Baptist Faith and Message. This week we discuss God and his preference of scrubs. You know, the important stuff :)
We all love and hate them equally. They are cheesy, endearing and down right nasty sometimes! This week we share some of our favorite (and not so favorite) church signs from around the internet and those seen with our very own eyes!
It's time for some current events! Who knew there was so much going on in the world!?
This week we struggle through the world of Gypsy Rose... its a wild one! You've been warned.
We start our series on the Baptist Faith and Message. Once a month we will take a minute to discuss the doctrine we grew up with and what we are doing with it now. This week: Article 1: Scripture
What do clogging and warts have in common. Not a lot. But we found a way to put them together. Yep, we're cool like that. Take a listen and enjoy!
This week we discuss The Garden, a Tennessee/Missouri commune most recently made popular by the Discovery documentary.We attempt to answer for ourselves the question, is it a cult or commune?
What is your earliest memory of being concerned about your weight? Why was BMI created? Are there really good foods and bad foods? We attempt to answer these questions and so many more this week.
Happy New Year! We are so excited to be back for another year with yall! This week we share a few of our personal goals for the year, a couple of our plans for the podcast, and some of the weirdness that 2024 has already blessed us with!
Join us this week as we share some of our favorite and not so favorite Christmas memories! Stay for the very end to hear a special guest share a solo!
This week we discuss the proper way to eat skittles and a couple of the original winter holidays. It gets serious.. especially when you involve the purple ones. Oh and gluten allergies can go suck a hairy toe, that is all.
Happy Christmas Season! Rachel's back! And we discuss a couple of our favorite Christmas cryptids/folktales.
This week we discuss the invasive political ideology that is Christian Nationalism.. and hockey. Oh and there's a super special guest!
You may be wondering just what cold medicine and Jill Duggar Dillard have in common? Or maybe not. But this week you'll find out anyway!
Hey ya'll! We're back! And we have a lot of randomness to share. Four letter wards at school, inappropriate patients, Nick Cage, and of course Vampire Diaries.
*** TRIGGER WARNING****This week's episode includes discussion of intimate partner abuse, child abuse and animal abuse.We completely understand if you need to skip this week. We love you and will see you next week.*During the episode the date March 31st is mentioned. It was mistakenly quoted as 2021, that audio was removed in edit. The correct date is March 31, 2022. ** Disclaimer **This is a recounting of events in our own words. While I want nothing more than to put certain people on full blast... we respect ourselves and the many others who surround these individuals who may be effected if names or identifying characteristics were released. Until that time when you meet your Creator, I hope you have the day you deserve.Help can be reached here:https://www.thehotline.org/1-800-799-7233or by text: Start to 88788Additional resources:https://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violencehttps://lifesavingdivorce.com/1in4/https://www.bcne.net/news/domestic-abuse-4-things-pastors-and-churches-need-to-knowhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29400149/https://baptistnews.com/article/how-the-church-becomes-a-grooming-place-for-domestic-violence/
This week we discuss the idea of feral people. Are there really people living in the National parks.... and are they cannibals? We discuss talk it all out and try to figure out if the stories are really just about some of our family members. *Chris Knight was in Maine.. not Pennsylvania. Sorry. Don't be mad at me!
Hot dog water. That pretty much sums it up. Oh and fat bears, SBC foolishness and a mummy. Yeah and hot dog water!
So what exactly does it mean to come of age with in the Christian Church? We'll it may have something to do with fart spray and voting. Or maybe not at all.
Ever felt the need to pick up a snake during a worship service? What about drink posion. Nope, not us either. But for a select group of people that is exactly what they do every Sunday. This week we explore the snake handlers of Appalachia . https://www.hbo.com/movies/alabama-snakehttps://www.al.com/news/2020/11/alabama-snake-handling-murder-focus-of-hbo-documentary.htmlhttps://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/snake-handling/
What is that? That freaky thing.. it's an Alabama White Thang! Or a gray alien in a fur coat?!? Oh and there's a black panther too!
Are the Moon Eyed People gnomes? Ever heard of the Little Washer Woman? We discuss this and so much more this week as we delve into the world of Appalachian cryptids!https://www.waff.com/2023/02/27/alabama-folklore-have-you-seen-bigfoot-or-alabama-white-thang/?outputType=amphttp://www.thesylvaherald.com/news/article_63be7a46-193a-11eb-bcb1-9b6452791b80.htmlhttps://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/appalachian-folklore-and-superstitions/https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/moon-eyed-people-0016334
"God is just waiting to give you someone really special! " That's right ya'll! This week we take on the church's response to singleness. It's a ride! Hop in. Buckle up. Check your back seat cause we're all going to Hell after this one! 7 reasons why it's hard to be single in the churchSingle CreekDear Church: Singleness Is Not a PROBLEM to Be Fixed
Sometimes Christians sound like they have their own language. A weird language. The words they use just don't make sense. Well this week we go through some of the most popular and try to make sense of them. Former cult of Christianity members what is a phrase or word you find yourself still using? Everyone else what is a word or phrase you heard that just didn't make sense or was really weird?
You may find yourself wondering what vampires and eternal salvation could possibly have in common.. or you may not. Either way, we discuss both this week!
We are back with Mrs Chandler's Current events this week, but with a twist! We are sharing a few of our favorite current conspiracy theories. Warning.. minimal editing. Life. It is what it is...
**Content Warning: This week's episode contains discussion of child abuse, suicide, and religious trauma.Help can be reached by dialing 988 from any phone within the United States. Please reach out.
Aliens in Alabama? It would seem so! And thats about all we have to say about that.. well actually we have a lot more!https://whnt.com/news/northeast-alabama/little-green-men-the-history-behind-fyffes-ufo-days-celebration/https://alabama.travel/upcoming-events/fyffe-ufo-day-2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRkjnGp9xN8https://thecrimsonwhite.com/56148/top-stories/alabamas-ufo-capital-still-has-a-story-to-tell/
Vacation Bible School is a huge deal here in South. Trip schedules, sports, and even some weddings are planned around VBS week.This week we discuss all things VBS and Candance continues to reveal how much of a nerd she is by telling about bringing one of her favorite pets along for the fun!https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2019/jun/21/vbs-curriculum-racist/https://thefederalist.com/2017/06/28/vacation-bible-school-drove-millennials-away-church/https://pastorbrianmoss.com/why-we-stopped-doing-vbs/https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/baptists/lifeway-apologizes-to-asian-americans-for-rickshaw-rally/