Ep. 145 - Bekah McNeel ”Bringing Up Kids When The Church Lets You Down”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio:Bekah Stolhandske McNeel is a native of San Antonio, Texas, where she has been a reporter for nine years. Her work has appeared in print with Christianity Today, The San Antonio Current, and the Public Justice Review, as well as online with the Christian Science Monitor, Sojourners, the Texas Tribune, the Hechinger Report, The 74 Million, and numerous local outlets.Known for her ability to communicate the high stakes of education and immigration policy and bring clarity to complex systems, Bekah keeps the human beings most affected at the front of her coverage.Bekah is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where she earned a MSc in Media Studies. She is married to Lewis McNeel, an architect with Lake | Flato. They have two young children who, while they do not yet have careers, are very busy.Guest (selected) Publications: Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their FaithGuest Website/Social Media: www.bekahmcneel.com Facebook: @Bekah.Mcneel Twitter: @bekahmcneel This week’s episode is brought to you by Better Help online therapy. For 10% off your first month go to www.betterhelp.com/deconstructionists Theme Music by: Forrest Clay “Does God & Recover” found on the EP, Recover.You can find Forrest Clay's music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	I think that the question under the question is, how are you affecting people?
0:06.9	What am, what are you doing to people for good or ill?
0:13.3	And that's the question that they still don't, I'm still seeing another chance for there to be another self-inflicted wound of handling this new question
0:22.1	of how have you harmed people? Because a lot of people who are deconstructing have been harmed
0:27.1	or how have you become irrelevant? And the church that asks themselves that question and goes and
0:36.3	starts to seek repair and make amends and do better
0:39.3	is going to have one story. And the church that just says, you're the problem.
0:47.2	You know, any harm that you did was because you didn't come with the right heart or whatever.
0:54.1	I think it's just getting easier and easier for people to be like, because you didn't come with the right heart or whatever.
0:58.3	I think it's just getting easier and easier for people to be like,
1:00.1	then I'm going to leave. Welcome to the deconstructionist podcast. I'm your host John Williamson. Before we get to this
1:17.0	week's guest, I just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of you for your support.
1:21.1	Since dealing with the passing of my mom and my dad's major surgery, it's meant a lot to me
1:26.9	and gotten me through these last few months.
1:29.3	I really wanted to have at least a couple new episodes for you guys before the end of 2022,
1:34.4	but as it would happen, both grief and flu season had other plans. But hey, I have a good one for
1:39.9	you this week to finish off the year. This is a topic that people have been asking about for
1:44.6	years, and to be honest, we weren't avoiding it just waiting for someone to create material.
1:49.7	This is a topic people have been asking about for years, and to be honest, we weren't
1:56.3	avoiding it, just waiting for someone to create material around it. This week's guest is journalist Becca McNeil.
2:03.2	Becca's work has appeared in Christianity today.
2:06.5	Sojourners, Relevant, the Texas Tribune, ESPN's The Undefeated, the Christian Science Monitor,
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