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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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Now displaying: February, 2017

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.

Feb 22, 2017

We jump right back into it with Grace continuing her story of what it was like letting her Christian friends know about her relationship with Dave, the baby eating Atheist.

What’s so beautiful about their story is how their differing beliefs created a safe space for them to each ask the hard questions of each other and not only compromise but grow together.

Dave and Grace end the show with some amazing advice and helpful experiences for other Atheists, Muslims, Christians, or Heathens (insert ideological difference here) that may be engaging and pursuing a relationship with someone outside of their religion.

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Music featured on this episode: Honeys Pie by Wake & "ONE" by India Arie

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Feb 15, 2017

A man loves a woman, so an Atheist marries a Christian. Grace (a Christian) meets Dave (an Atheist), they work through their differences, become friends, fall in love, and get married. Is that allowed? Does it matter? How did they do it? What about their families?

One evening in Whittier California, Dave and Grace had me over for dinner and drinks at their place to talk about their relationship, marriage, and story of joining despite their different beliefs.

Dave and I get into logic, and I keep cutting off Grace before she speaks. But don't worry, we stop pontificating she chimes in and tells the story her way and with beautiful transparency and candor, just as someone with the name is Grace should.

 

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Music featured in this episode: Opener - raw instrumental pt2 by Digi G'Alessio Closer - Married at Sunset by Carnivorous Birds

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Feb 7, 2017

Patrick and I engage in a revealing and transparent conversation about our personal struggles of growth in our lives, our marriages, and how we’re engaging the non-work work of embracing our emotions, feelings, pasts, pains and doing that together with our spouses moving toward the future.

Patrick is also working through coming to the end of his soccer career and answering the hard questions like, What do I do now? What do I want to do with my life? All the while I am still coming through leaving the pastorship and finding my way in life through this podcast.

Patrick Ianni is married with two kids, a NCAA All-American, U.S. Olympian and Major League Soccer standout. But what makes him wonderful to us is his humility, his embracing of his own humanity, and his willingness to share his life so transparently for those that will listen to these episodes with him.

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Feb 1, 2017

This is a timely episode as we move through the political changes of a “Trump America.” How do we deal with the pain, suffering, and triggering others cause us? That we cause ourselves? Can we remain healthy in such a violent and volatile space? If so, how?

Patrick shares his story with beautiful openness and transparency. His hilarious and traumatic stories of healing from religion, family, coaches, bosses are common to us all. What’s the key factor in us learning, growing, forgiving, and moving through trauma in our lives?

This episode holds a great key for how Patrick is growing through his own human experience. I am so grateful he shared because it helped me tremendously.

Patrick Ianni is married with two kids, a NCAA All-American, U.S. Olympian and Major League Soccer standout. But what makes him wonderful to us is his humility, his embracing of his own humanity, and his willingness to share his life so transparently for those that will listen to these episodes with him.

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