#63. The Last Summer - We Planted A Church PART8

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We're officially moving into our FOURTH season of the podcast, which feels surreal to even say, so thanks so much if you've made it this far!

This week we give you a little life update, and Tom tells the story of attending a Brethren funeral service this week, and how it challenged him. 

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Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.
 
We're officially moving into our FOURTH season of the podcast, which feels surreal to even say, so thanks so much if you've made it this far!
This season we're going to be looking at one of the most worrying topics you must face when deconverting - Life After Death. Heaven and Hell, and have I made a mistake?
This week we take a look at Heaven, some descriptions from the bible, our own interpretations, and the dead sea scrolls!

SOURCES:
www.openthebible.org
www.earlychristianwritings.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwT2zf7uy-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8yhGQQAgYA

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Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We're officially moving into our FOURTH season of the podcast, which feels surreal to even say, so thanks so much if you've made it this far!
This season we're going to be looking at one of the most worrying topics you must face when deconverting - Life After Death. Heaven and Hell, and have I made a mistake? 
This week we take a look at hell, and discuss whether or not it was even mentioned in the bible. Hopefully, we can help put some fears to rest with a different look at translations.

SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/@bible-truths
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics : Elaine Pagels
The Biography Of Satan: Kersey Graves
David C. Smalley - Sarcastically Skeptical Podcast 

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Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.
 
We're officially moving into our FOURTH season of the podcast, which feels surreal to even say, so thanks so much if you've made it this far!
This season we're going to be looking at one of the most worrying topics you must face when deconverting - Life After Death. Heaven and Hell, and have I made a mistake?
This week we take a look at the origins of Satan in the bible, and discuss how this differs from our pre-conceived notions of where he came from.

SOURCES:
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics : Elaine Pagels
The Biography Of Satan: Kersey Graves
Religion for breakfast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sYhbtk8jJc

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Join us next week from 10am to Reclaim Our Sundays!

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We're officially moving into our FOURTH season of the podcast, which feels surreal to even say, so thanks so much if you've made it this far!
This season we're going to be looking at one of the most worrying topics you must face when deconverting - Life After Death. Heaven and Hell, and have I made a mistake? 
This week we have an informal discussion about our current opinions on mediums, psychics, ghosts and much more, in preparation for next week, as we look at what the bible really says about heaven and hell!

If you have questions about this episode or would like to share your own experiences, send us a message and we'll discuss it in a future episode!

The aim of this podcast is to work through our own struggles and stories and provide support and hope to any listeners going through the same thing.
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Join us next week from 10am to Reclaim Our Sundays!

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved. 
This week we're answering even more of your questions about the series so far!
These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so many regrets, but we hope they shed more light on these toxic situations.

If you have questions about this episode or would like to share your own experiences, send us a message and we'll discuss it in a future episode!

The aim of this podcast is to work through our own struggles and stories and provide support and hope to any listeners going through the same thing.
We'd LOVE to hear from you with feedback, episode ideas or personal stories:

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Join us next week from 10am to Reclaim Our Sundays!

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved. 
This week we're answering some of your questions about the series so far!
These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so many regrets, but we hope they shed more light on these toxic situations.

If you have questions about this episode or would like to share your own experiences, send us a message and we'll discuss it in a future episode!

The aim of this podcast is to work through our own struggles and stories and provide support and hope to any listeners going through the same thing.
We'd LOVE to hear from you with feedback, episode ideas or personal stories:

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Join us next week from 10am to Reclaim Our Sundays!

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved. 
This week we're talking about our group decision to go to the Bishop and report some of the concerning behaviour we were witnessing, and our eventual resignation from the plant.
These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so many regrets, but we hope they shed more light on these toxic situations. 

If you have questions about this episode or would like to share your own experiences, send us a message and we'll discuss it in a future episode!

The aim of this podcast is to work through our own struggles and stories and provide support and hope to any listeners going through the same thing.
We'd LOVE to hear from you with feedback, episode ideas or personal stories:

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Join us next week from 10am to Reclaim Our Sundays!

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control. 
 
We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved. 
This week we're talking about the final summer we all had together before deciding to leave the church. David takes a big leave of absence, there's communion drama and a funeral. 
These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so many regrets, but we hope they shed more light on these toxic situations. 

If you have questions about this episode or would like to share your own experiences, send us a message and we'll discuss it in a future episode!

The aim of this podcast is to work through our own struggles and stories and provide support and hope to any listeners going through the same thing.
We'd LOVE to hear from you with feedback, episode ideas or personal stories:

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Join us next week from 10am to Reclaim Our Sundays!