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Losing Our Religion

A former megachurch pastor leaves religion behind to rid himself of the exclusivity created by its dogmas in order to open himself up to learn from the lives, stories, and experiences of everyone else. To prove we are more alike than we think and we can all get along no matter what we believe. Topics range via guest's experiences growing up in religious homes, where Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Secularism, Judaism, Hinduism, Tao, Heathenism, Satanism, Wicca and all forms of dogmas and ideologies programmed into the mind of a child. What happens when that child becomes an adult? What good things do they hold onto? What things do they lose? Where are they now, and in what ways are they finding the peace that we all desire, with or apart from the religions they were raised with? Losing Our Religion is a wild ride with a community of diverse humans each seeking their desired life away from dogma and exclusivity.
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Losing Our Religion is a hilarious and candid look at religion and culture, with former pastor, now commune living lover of sinners, Zac Gandara.  As he has drinks with former religious freaks, and others he used to shun.  Gays, Anarchists, Queers, Atheists, Transsexuals, Punk Rockers, and the rest of us that are considered rejects on this island of misfit toys.

Dec 28, 2016

Ray is a former institutional machine cog like many of us.  He described his Christianity to have been like that of a chronic seeker.  He did a deep dive into Christianity, attended seven different congregations, and was baptized three times.  Now he has taken the plunge down the rabbit hole embracing the questioning of everything.  Conspiracy theory, Christian teachings, the formation of America, the Bible, the Apocrypha, the lost books of the Bible, and more.

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Dec 21, 2016

Jen and I sit down and run through our 2016 with you while listening to music, drinking tasty beverages, sharing candidly about where we are at in our lives together, regarding,  religion, politics, family, having children, and our hopes for the upcoming New Year.  Not to mention, arguing about the difference between introvert and extrovert.

This is our second time doing a holiday special on the podcast, perhaps now it is an annual tradition!

The holidays and Christmas are not awesome for everyone.  We take the time to share our personal struggles, family struggles, and the answers we find for ourselves despite all the drama of the holidays.

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Dec 14, 2016

Alf Herigstad, an Asatru Gothi, whose Kindred have dropped the Asatru moniker and landed on Heathen.  He is a Heathen Gothi (Preist) who shares his story and experiences with us.  A carry over from the last episode, Alf grabs his Rune Stones and prepares to read my rune draw.  As a bonus, he invited me to attend his Kindredโ€™s Yule Blรณt this last weekend.  Was I ready to attend my first heathen blood sacrifice ritual to the gods?  Find out in this week's episode, plus bonus material about my experience at the Yule Blรณt as I recorded my thoughts on my drive to and from the Blรณt.

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Dec 7, 2016

Alf Herigstad, he was on the path to be a Pentecostal demon hunting preacher when he became a Norwegian Reality TV Star (Alt For Norge, Season 3) where he found the spiritual path of his ancestors and then becomes an Asatru Gothi. Not in this particular order necessarily, but you get the idea.

I ask Alf to chat with me over mead and beers to teach me the ways of Norse Folk Life. Words like pagan, heathen, and diviner are discussed as I try not to shit my pants. I'm a former Christian for heaven sake; I'm not ready for this!  Haha, yeah right!

He patiently tells me his story, and we find a lot of great connections, spiritual and otherwise. As we end the show Alf invites me to come and experience a Yule Blรณt and I am curious about him reading my stones, my Rune Stones that is.

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Nov 30, 2016

This is a deep and challenging episode. We ravage through the topics of the dualism argument, the gender fluidity of God, humanism, eastern versus western world views, outer space, Elon Musk, social justice, and why the church has sucked at it. That's just in the first half!

You will enjoy Zach Hunter, his thoughts, ideas, LGBTQ inclusivity, and his challenging of modern day Christianity.

"Justice is not just something for white Christians to seek for "exotic" parts of the world from the comfort of our couches. Justice is here and now. Justice is the same whether we are talking about the treatment of LGBT+ people, victims of police violence, or victims of human trafficking. It is the same Justice. Seeking Justice is one of the most practical acts of worship in which a Christian can take part. It is practically loving your neighbor; it is respecting the temple, the image of God."
- Zach Hunter

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Nov 28, 2016

Donโ€™t Worry About Trump, Hillary, the Election, or the State of our Nation, Worry About Your Own Civic Ignorance.

I'm A Loser, happens every month, at the end of the month. You send us stuff, and we discuss it.

We take a couple of calls from the losers and talk about my testicles, pharmaceutical use in America, Cannabis, and Ayahuasca or Iowaska. We get some encouragement and thoughts from you all on Facebook, Instagram, and email. Then we spend some time reading a great article you sent in from Glen Beck?

What a Gay, Muslim, Pakistani-American Immigrant Learned Traveling to Rural Alaska the Week Before the Election. By Riaz Patel.

As we wrap up the show, a new Loser sent in an amazing video of former Supreme Court Justice David Souter sharing his fear of losing democracy due to Americans being ignorant about civics and how government works.

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Nov 23, 2016

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The statistics are in.  Christianity and the Western Christian Church is losing.  Which is exciting to some and frightening to others.  Author and Abolitionist Zach Hunter and I have a fabulous discussion around justice, empathy, and compassion as well as we both take sides on whether or not we feel the church is worth saving in our lifetime.

As many of you know, I donโ€™t have a lot of โ€œChristiansโ€ on the show.  Iโ€™m tired of them, their message and reasoning are incomplete, and their audience is enabled not empowered.  Zach is an exception to my religious profiling.  Heโ€™s educated and impassioned about bring justice to an unjust world.  Heโ€™s not defensive of the church; he's challenging it.

As one who has left the church with no hope of returning.  I Zac, have nothing of value to bring them.  I left the building; I vacated the property, I'm now nothing more than an apostate, a heretic, so my opinion should be meaningless because I have chosen to desert them, not help them change.  But Zach feels differently, and I am glad he does.

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Nov 16, 2016

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This is Arthur Williams. Heโ€™s a rapper, an artist, a character, even a comedian, but behind it all; heโ€™s a person. Too often we look to those who entertain us, represent us, or lead us as some kind of demagogues, but they're people. Weโ€™re a finicky species. If someone doesnโ€™t please us to our liking, we move on.

However, there are real people behind the characters we see. They deserve a shot! They deserve to be heard. The deserve to be human, to mess up, to grow, and to live their life without our input.

I am very grateful for Art spending so much time with us in these episodes. I know his work will bring you joy.

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Nov 8, 2016

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Inevitably we talk about the black and white thing. About the police, about Black Lives Matter, about our experiences with the cops, but we go far beyond that. Because Art is way bigger than all of that and he shows it in his art form, how he treats people, and how he approaches life.

Art "KingDro" Will is a rapper, an entertainer, an artist, and a music producer. I have found His No Particular Style Productions to be a reflection of who he is as a person. He comes at you as he comes at you, person to person. Straight talk, no bullshit, looking to keep that party going.

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Nov 2, 2016

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In this episode, Justin, our 25-year-old Naval Hospital Corpsman, Third Class, Fleet Marine Force, HM3(FMF), Loser. Shares about what to do about suicide as a military, armed forces, corpsman. He shares candidly about the militaries abundance of awareness training, but the serious lack of problem-solving availability when it comes to suicide help in the military.

Like most large organizations, there is a severe culture problem. When it comes to Marines getting help. If there is help to be sought out, it's hard to gain traction because you're moving around all the time. Not to mention, what Marine would get help when their superiors and peers all take a stance of "needing help means you're weak." As far as I'm concerned, F**K THEM!

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