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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, 2018

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 28, 2018

Could you imagine waking up every day with a profound discomfort in your own body? I’m not talking about putting on some weight, or not liking how your clothes fit. I’m talking about feeling as if you don't belong in the body you have.

This is a transition story of Rachel to Rowan, a beautiful, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary, Pansexual Human. As a bonus, we have a conversation with her partner Raven and learn about their relationship.


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Music Featured in this Episode: Pump It by Tyler Twombly.

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Feb 27, 2018

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.

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On this weeks episode, I share a meltdown about opinion wars on Facebook, expired relationships, boundaries, and religion's approach to depression.


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Feb 21, 2018

Rowan is a former Christian with a tender heart in opposition to injustice. She has a hot and fiery, triggered disposition with a will to fight back and she does. When coming out, she faced similar commotion that many before her have gone through. But when her journey led her to find herself to be genderqueer, a non-binary human, her understanding of love grew even more.

In this episode, we hint at her story but find ourselves neck deep into injustices and waist deep into the all too easy to fall for racial profiling of the service industry.

 


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Music Featured in this Episode: Le Vrai (Instrumental) by Brakhage and Johnny Are You Queer? by Glass Candy.

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Feb 20, 2018

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.

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  • Your thoughts and comments.
  • Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!)

On this weeks episode: We hear a story from Mike (South Carolina) about losing binary religion and a Loser Tip from Megan (Georgia) about dealing with religious questions. You know like, "Where do you go to church?".


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Feb 14, 2018

We’re all storytellers, and we capture so much of our life experiences in stories.

Comedian Emmett Montgomery & I journey down a trail of stories that have become religions, Star Trek, Star Wars, the Marvel Universe, and The Matrix? Meanwhile, a thread from Emmett’s exmormon tale emerges making us think we could start cults.


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Music Featured in this Episode: AllIknow (Hip Hop) by Makaih Beats and The Laugh Track by Church Of When The Shit Hits The Fan.

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Feb 13, 2018

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.

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  • The Meltdown’s We Share

On this weeks episode: What are labels? Do we really need them?

You don’t have to be a Christian to follow Jesus. You don’t have to be a Buddhist to follow (Buddha) or the Noble Eightfold Path. You don’t have to be a Muslim to follow Mohammad. You can just be a human and embrace inner peace and follow inclusive love.


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Feb 7, 2018

A weird and awesome ride with Emmett Montgomery! He’s an ex-Mormon, stand up comedian, storyteller, who's worked with brilliants like Maria Bamford, Dave Chappelle, and TJ Miller. Emmett was also part of the top 100 in NBC’s Last Comic Standing Season 9.

Emmett is an amazingly soft-spoken compassionate guy. He shares his story candidly and understands what it's like to walk away from everything.

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Music Featured in this Episode: 

Digg It! (12" FunkMixx) by C-Doc and Tom The Cat by Gefilte Fist.

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Feb 6, 2018

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.

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We take a moment to embrace Diana's questions together.

  1. I don't feel closure.
  2. Do you ever just get over it?
  3. When does it not affect you anymore?

Alright ya’ll, you tell us. How’d you get over it?

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