Forsaking Faith
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn Forsaking Faith, we (Heather and Christine) talk about our deconversion journeys, describing both celebrations and conflicts we have with our religious pasts, as well as contemplating how to move forward. We often look fondly on our time as Christians, time with which many people still only find regret. We try to point out where we found growth, experienced joy, and struggled with the anger and sadness that come with forsaking our faith. Occasionally we will also invite people to share their feelings and deconversion stories, and every week we will share a thought, poem, or piece of art from our viewers or ourselves to encourage expression of the unique feelings that occur during the journey of deconversion.
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Episodes
Falling from Grace - On Fairness and Order
April 16, 2020 05:51 - 47 minutes - 109 MBWe are facing interesting times, and because of this, Heather and I thought that some pensive, non-virus dialogue might be good for ourselves and our listeners, so today we are chatting about the idea of fairness and order that comes from growing up in a fundamental Christian church. Heather speaks about how her life was very ordered and how when good people fell into unpleasant circumstances, at the very least she believed they would have their reward in heaven or she could frame them in...
Falling From Grace - On Relationships
April 16, 2020 05:50 - 58 minutes - 138 MBIn this episode, Heather and Christine discuss how they understand and navigate romantic relationships and sex following their deconversion. Heather discusses how she needed to work out how to practically date someone after deconversion. She realized that people are not perfect, and it is her responsibility to determine what her deal-breakers are. Growing up, she was told that “God had the perfect man for her” so she had an unrealistic sense of what it took to meet someone romantically...
A Recovery from Faith - On Media
January 14, 2019 02:09 - 46 minutes - 112 MBHi all, for some reason this file did not upload to most of our sites, so I thought I'd try it again... four months later. Heather and Christine talk about how movies, television, and music was restricted by their church, school, and parents when they were Christians. They both say that while the limitations were frustrating, there were still good things that came from it. Heather mentions how her parents were very restrictive, but had some strange exceptions to some of the restrictive ...
A Recovery from Faith - On Worldview
September 10, 2018 04:24 - 48 minutes - 110 MBHeather and Christine talk about broader ideals they held of the world before and after deconversion. Christine didn't feel like she had a real sense of purpose as a Christian, but now realizes that life is truly a gift. Heather's worldview was most shattered by her destroyed sense of fairness and order, but she is working toward being more accepting of life as it is. We both invite you to share your stories and art with them, and thank you for being patient with our change to biwee...
A Recovery from Faith- On Recovery from a Technical Delay
August 21, 2018 04:12 - 40 seconds - 1.51 MBHey, Heather and I are having some issues with our next podcast, we should be back up and running by Thursday. Sorry for the inconvenience. Watch facebook and twitter @forsakingfaith for an announcement! We miss you.
Late Episode this week :(
August 20, 2018 12:53Hey all, the Forsaking Faith episode is delayed one whole day this week due to ... life? We'll catch you by the end of Monday, August 20th, though. See you soon. Heather and Christine
A Recovery from Faith - On Sex and Consent
August 13, 2018 05:25 - 44 minutes - 102 MBBoth Christine and Heather talk about the ways in which ideas about consent affected their first encounters with sex both as Christians and as Deconverts. They both have a wish that the attention that’s being given to conversations surrounding consent will also permeate through the Christian community. Heather discusses the way that she had a very strict understanding of sex before she deconverted. She viewed it as something that should happen in the context of marriage and that it was goi...
A Recovery from Faith - On Dying
August 06, 2018 03:49 - 37 minutes - 85 MBIn this episode, Heather and Christine express their anxieties about death from before and after deconversion. They both talk about how death affected their day-to-day activities as well as their long term goals. Christine’s fear of martyrdom during her religious journey came from a place of not feeling worthy enough to be in a leadership position. She worried that her faith would be tested through torture because she was so scared of it. However, since she has become an agnostic atheist, ...
A Recovery from Faith - On Family
July 30, 2018 01:33 - 44 minutes - 102 MBHeather and Christine both discuss how they told their families about their deconversion and how their parents’ relationships affected their deconversion and influenced their own conception of family. They also talk about their acceptance of the fact that their family members are still Christian and describe how they deal with that now. Heather hasn’t yet come out as a non-Christian to her parents. Her sisters know, but she had different experiences telling them because while one is al...
A Recovery From Faith - On Values
July 22, 2018 13:00 - 37 minutes - 84.8 MBIn this episode, Heather and Christine discuss the challenges of developing a new value system after deconversion. Both of them acknowledge that the process is difficult because strict Christian guidelines provided them with a sense of stability. Both of them also recognize that ironically their fundamental values originate from their experience as Christians. Heather describes how she felt “unmoored” after deconversion because she lost the stability of Christian guidelines. She acknowled...
About Us
July 15, 2018 15:00 - 22 minutes - 51.9 MBWe(Heather and Christine) wanted to give you an idea of who we are, why we're doing this, and how we met. The podcast is just here to help you to get to know us. Have a listen if you want to know the ladies behind the show a little bit better. If you are enjoying the podcast, please subscribe! Also, send thoughts, artwork, poetry, or other expressive media that tells a piece of your deconversion story and we will try to feature them in one of our openings or endings. These can be sent...
A Recovery from Faith - On Friendship
July 15, 2018 15:00 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MBThe podcast begins by highlighting some feelings that fellow deconverts have had regarding their friendships after deconverting. As Heather and Christine reflect on friendship, they highlight friends that were influential to their deconversion. They also discuss differences between Christian and non-Christian friends before and after deconversion. One specific theme that comes up is the idea of jealousy in Christianity, where it seems like God is paying attention to other friends who may see...
Welcome to Forsaking Faith
July 12, 2018 12:11Heather and I are so excited to have a conversation about deconversion with you. We started just talking between ourselves and realized, "We need more!" We want to hear your stories and thoughts, so please join us for release on Sunday, and send us your thoughts, your experience, and anything else to [email protected] (except spam, don't send spam). We can't wait to see you there to talk about how our friendships have changed with deconversion. We're launching this Sunday, July 15t...