Scared Straight? What "Troubled Youth" Programs Get Wrong (with Cyndy Etler)

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Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Cyndy Etler is a life coach and author, focusing on struggling youth, and exposing many (often religious) "scared straight" programs doing more harm than good.

VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/5gzbODFqGLA

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0:00.0	On the Friendly Atheist Podcast, we know religious extremism infects every major pillar of society.
0:05.3	Politics.
0:06.3	You can't just say we're the forward party of religion.
0:08.6	Where do you think the bigotry's coming from?
0:10.5	Women's rights.
0:11.6	They claim to be pro-life.
0:12.8	This guy never talks about the life of the women.
0:14.2	At the same time, our society seems to be getting less religious.
0:17.8	How does that make any sense?
0:19.2	I'm Hemant Met.
0:20.0	And I'm Jessica Blumkeegrafe.
0:21.4	Every week on the Friendly Atheist Podcast, we dig into the latest news stories involving faith and culture.
0:27.3	Find us wherever you get your favorite shows.
0:29.9	Okay, here we go.
0:30.9	Stand by.
0:31.7	Three, two, one.
0:33.7	The Thinking Atheist.
0:36.2	It's not a person.
0:37.7	It's a symbol.
0:39.0	An idea.
0:40.5	The population of atheists in this country is going through the roof.
0:43.6	Rejecting faith.
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