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Evangelicalish

Weekly Livestreams on YouTube on Wed nights at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific with hosts Ashley Swearengin and @UnconventionalPastorPaul, Paul Swearengin. She served as mayor of a city, Paul was an evangelical pastor. Together, they were deep in the middle of the rise of Christian nationalism. Come join us as we discussing a spirituality that reaches beyond the walls of a church building and connects deconstructing people of faith to a renewed identity and a beautiful connection to divine love and

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01:08:07

Jesus; Christian Nationalist? How Did We Get Here?

Evangelicalish ·

2024/09/19

Christianity has not always been about politics and anti-abortion and anti-gay extremism. This was a long planned grooming of Christians to get to this point. Now here we are - what do we do about it? Join Paul and Ashley to discuss live how a political operative name Paul Weyrich has done more to shape American Christianity than any pastor ever dreamed.Sign up to potentially win a free copy of Pastor Paul's Novel and/or to be a Birthday Book Ambassador Sign up for the Evangelicalish Zoom

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01:16:35

Expelled for Affirming Love; But Not Guiilty: Thomas...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/09/12

Expelled for Affirming Love; But Not Guiilty: Thomas Jay OordJoin Paul and Ashley as they find out why Pastor, theologian and author Thomas J. Oord was will to withstand an official heresy trial by the Church of the Nazarene. The charge: teaching against church doctrine and misconduct for calling the church to become LGBTQ+ inclusive. And why the guilty verdict that accused Oord of leading serious offenses of which the denomination said "...Only eternity will show how many souls have been

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01:02:42

Things We Believed That Are Hard to Shake: Paul and...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/09/12

Things We Believed That Are Hard to Shake: Paul and Ashley Even in the midst of or after deconstruction of our beliefs, there are some things that are difficult to get out of our minds and emotional systems. What are some old Christian beliefs that still haunt you? Listen in as Paul and Ashley share some of the most difficult beliefs for them to shake!

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00:33:28

Who Hears from Holy Spirit? A Special Unconventional...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/09/12

Who Hears from Holy Spirit is a special edition of Unconventional Conversations with Pastor Paul. On this episode Pastor Paul discusses Prophetic Words and who really "hears from heaven." The answer may not be as simple as some think it is. To hear more from Pastor Paul, check out their YouTube Channel @UnconventionalPastorPaul or their website Pastor-Paul.com

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00:50:11

Reclaiming Traumatic Spaces

Evangelicalish ·

2024/08/30

trauma can resurface due to familiar places, relationships and even references to faith in our past. As Paul’s 1946 the Movie Road Tour takes him across the country, he stopped in the town of Springfield, MO, which holds many painful memories and he and Ashley discuss dealing with trauma and the work to reclaim lost spaces

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01:06:00

Laughing Through Deconstruction: Evangelicalish Convo...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/08/19

Four talented women, out of boredom, perhaps, started sharing their feelings on a changing world through their gifts for comedy, music and theater. Hear their story as the Libtarts share their world with Paul and Ashley and why sometimes humor is the very best way to share truth and love. Watch some of their videos here:Illegal In Texas - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP81NSPP5/ Alabama Moms - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP81NYucK/ If Abortion Laws Applied to Men -

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01:06:10

Homosexuality: Deconstructing & Reconstructing Our...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/08/08

Paul and Ashley discuss how opening one’s mind to learn other views of the evangelical theology on queerness can not only be freeing for the person, but life-saving to those around them. Paul is in Houston on the 1946 the Movie Road Tour sharing about the dangers of Christian Nationalism, its roots in weaponized abortion theology and the mistranslation of the “gay clobber passages” in the Bible. This podcast was recorded on Aug. 7, 2024. #1946roadtrip ⁠ Evangelicalish.com ⁠

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00:51:43

We Met Sarah Palin_ Our Journey w_ Christian Nationalism

Evangelicalish ·

2024/07/21

In part 2 of their series on how they were in the middle of evangelicalism as Christian Nationalism had its rise around them, Paul and Ashley share about meeting Sarah Palin just after the 2008 election and about friends who tried to recruit them to be devotees to QAnon conspiracy theories.It's a wild tale of a wild shift in relgious people. And Paul and Ashley saw it all happening - up close and personal! #Evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #postevangelical

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01:11:35

We Saw Christian Nationalism Coming... Up Close and...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/07/21

Ashley was running for mayor of the city of Fresno, CA. Paul was leading a group that was starting a new evangelical church. Why did they feel like such a bad fit in an evangelical religion growing evermore extreme and evermore political? Listen as Paul and Ashley share of the journey, including sitting at a table at the National Prayer Breakfast with Ted Cruz AND Nancy Pelosi and being invited to a supremely cringey meeting with Doug Coe, leader of the infamous "Family," a secretive Christian

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01:00:22

Celebrating Freedom___ _freedom from religion_

Evangelicalish ·

2024/07/06

Paul and Ashley share moments on their journey of freedom from religion and how they are looking forward emotionally and spiritually. Also discuss how to keep one's head as dark moments such as SCOTUS ruling this week and discuss a new fave YouTube show @antibot

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01:01:25

Debating the Debate: WTF Just Happened

Evangelicalish ·

2024/07/03

Paul and Ashley Swearengin shared their live reactions immediately after the June 27 debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. It was a painful moment. Come process with us!

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01:28:49

ISH Reunion: Paul, Jeremy and April Together One Last...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/06/27

In this episode, Jeremy returns with Paul for April's last episode as co-host of Evangelicalish. The 3 talk about the upcoming election, react to a few Evangelicringe videos and discuss plans for the future. Jeremy and April share their new endeavors and Paul talks about their plans for the future of Evangelicalish.Paul and Ashley (Paul's wife) will return with Evangelicalish next week. Follow Jeremy @pastorfromok Follow April @aprilajoy and pre-order her book Star-Spangled Jesus. Follow

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01:13:00

Everybody Goes to Hell In Somebody Else's Religion...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/06/17

Singer, Songwriter, Musician Candi Carpenter (@candicarpenter on social media platforms) joins April and Paul to discuss their new album Demonology, with the great song "Everybody Goes to Hell," and how they got to where they are after deconstructing their Christian upbringing. Follow Candi and check out her music: www.candicarpenter.com

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01:10:07

The Bible's Data vs Pride Month Dogma with Dr. Dan...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/06/11

Dr. Dan McClellan is back! He joins Paul and April to talk about what the Bible actually says when it comes to all of the "clobber" passages certain Christians like to use against LGBTQ people. Dan McClellan is a public scholar of the Bible and religion. He received his PhD in theology and religion from the University of Exeter. In 2022 he published YHWH's Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach as an open-access book. He worked for a decade as a scripture translation supervisor for The Church of

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00:59:27

The Exvangelicals with Sarah McCammon

Evangelicalish ·

2024/06/06

This week, April and Paul have a conversation with Sarah McCammon, the author of The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, a 2024 book that is part memoir and part journalism, about the movement of people who grew up inside the powerful evangelical subculture and ultimately left it behind.Sarah McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America,

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01:13:48

Heaven Bent: A Conversation with Tara Jean Stevens

Evangelicalish ·

2024/05/21

Tara Jean Stevens joins April and Paul to talk about recent church controversies, such as IHOPKC, and the manipulation that is easily found in these environments. Her chart-topping podcast, Heaven Bent, a spotlights Pentecostal and Charismatic movements and helps victims and survivors find healing through telling their stories. Tara Jean has also been a fan-favorite on Vancouver radio & TV, for nearly 25 years. Today, you can hear her Smooth Jazz morning show, weekdays, on WAVE 98.3 -

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01:15:23

Taking Off the Tinfoil Hat: Conspiracies in Christianity

Evangelicalish ·

2024/05/14

Cynane Shay of Taking off the Tinfoil Hat joins April and Paul for a chat about conspiracy theories within evangelicalism. Cynane is a nuclear engineer living in South Carolina. Her childhood in White Christian Nationalism (Florida-style) normalized conspiracy theories like Obama Birtherism and the Biblical apocalypse; but 2020, with COVID and Qanon, finally made her realize something was deeply wrong. Now Cynane is writing a book, “Taking Off the Tinfoil Hat: How Lizard People and Space

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01:08:19

The History of Christian Zionism

Evangelicalish ·

2024/05/09

April and Paul talk with historian Daniel Hummel on the history of Christian Zionism: what it is, how it started, who espouses it and the harm it causes today. Daniel G. Hummel is the Director of The Lumen Center in Madison, WI and a research fellow in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his PhD in American history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a research fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities and the Harvard

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00:56:57

Becoming a Guncle : From Publicly Outed to Proudly...

Evangelicalish ·

2024/04/24

Author and award-winning columnist Jonathan Merritt joins Paul and April to discuss his journey from being publicly outed to being proudly out and his new children's book My Guncle and Me. He also talks about his own faith, his relationship with his pastor parents and his inspiration to write My Guncle and Me. Buy the book: www.myguncleandme.com Connect with Jonathan's work. www.jonathanmerritt.com Follow Jonathan: @JonathanMerritt Stay connected or support us by visiting our website:

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01:17:51

Hell is a World Without You - Growing up Evangelical

Evangelicalish ·

2024/04/18

Jason Kirk joins Paul and April for a fun conversation about growing up evangelical. Jason is the author of the funny ex-vangelical novel Hell Is A World Without You and co-host of Vacation Bible School — a podcast with his wife, Emily.We also react to clips of Pastor Mark Driscoll and the drama he caused at the Stronger Men's Conference this past weekend. Get Jason Kirk's novel: https://www.jasonkirk.fyi/p/novel Follow Jason: @JasonKirk_fyi Stay connected or support us by visiting our

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