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Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

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4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This week Chrissy Stroop (@C_Stroop) and Lauren O’Neal (@laureneoneal) join Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) to talk about their childhood fears of hellfire and their new book, Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church. They discuss how they left their churches, why they did it, and the need for ex-believers to have a seat at the table. Afterwards, they talk about the implications of evangelical Christianity in the public sphere (and how our policies have terrifyingly reflected that). Join us this week for a conversation on what is feels like to have some crazy religious cognitive dissonance. Thanks to our sponsors! Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that delivers your favorite clothing, shoes, and accessories, directly to you. With no subscription required, pick between automatic shipments or only getting new pieces on demand. Shipping, exchanges, and returns are always free, and Plus, the $20 styling fee is automatically applied towards anything you keep from your box. Get started today at Stitchfix.com/friends and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box! ThirdLove Does Bras Differently: They believe that every woman deserves to feel comfortable and confident every day. Third Love bras are designed to fit you, not the other way around: Designed with measurements from millions of women, their bra styles are made to fit your life. They have over 80 bra sizes, but know that the only one that matters is yours. Go to THIRDLOVE.com/FRIENDS now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 15% off your first purchase!

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Anna Marie Cox and welcome to With Friends Like These, the show where we talk about
0:09.6	the differences between us without letting them divide us.
0:14.0	This episode has a stark difference between me and the guests.
0:18.6	The experience of my guests is the mirror image of my own, at least when it comes to Christianity.
0:26.2	I became a Christian.
0:28.5	They left the church.
0:31.3	Chrissy Strupp and Lauren O'Neill both grew up in religious families and they both came
0:35.2	to see their experience in those environments as malformative, if the word I came up with,
0:42.2	if not actually abusive.
0:44.4	They both left the church, as I said.
0:46.6	And together they've edited a book of stories about people who come to similar conclusions
0:51.2	about their experience.
0:52.8	It's called Empty the Puse and it's a fascinating peak, not just inside the various subcultures
0:58.7	of Christianity, but it's also a look at the panoply of reasons that these subcultures
1:04.1	can be harmful, especially to children.
1:08.2	For some, the stories that Empty the Puse contains might seem kind of extreme.
1:14.1	But consider that these stories are coming to light at a time when Americans are leaving
1:18.1	religion in record numbers.
1:21.0	The number of us who identify as Christian has declined by 12% in 10 years, though it's
1:26.0	still a pretty dominant 65%.
1:28.8	And the number of those who identify as atheist or agnostic or none is up 17% to 26% of the
1:36.1	population.
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