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May 21, 2021 • 29min

013 - What About Gay Pentecostals? - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (Part 3)

In part three of this special three-part episode, we interview former AOG evangelist/pastor and now #GayAmbassador, Anthony Venn-Brown.   TRIGGER WARNING: If you find that some of the material in this episode disturbing, we encourage you to talk with a close friend who will understand or contact your local help/crisis/support telephone line.  Lifeline Australia https://www.lifeline.org.au/  Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  LGBT https://qlife.org.au/  “A Life of Unlearning – a preacher’s struggle with his homosexuality” is available at all online booksellers. Reviews, endorsements, readers’ comments here: www.ALifeOfUnlearning.com  Resources and further information about Anthony and his organisation Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International are here: www.abbi.org.au https://www.facebook.com/abbi.org.au, https://www.facebook.com/anthonyvennbrown Twitter: @gayambassador Instagram: @gayambassador -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Email: hhandhillsong@gmail.com  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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May 21, 2021 • 31min

012 - What About Gay Pentecostals? - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (Part 2)

In part two of this special three-part episode, we interview former AOG evangelist/pastor and now #GayAmbassador, Anthony Venn-Brown.   TRIGGER WARNING: If you find that some of the material in this episode disturbing, we encourage you to talk with a close friend who will understand or contact your local help/crisis/support telephone line.  Lifeline Australia https://www.lifeline.org.au/  Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  LGBT https://qlife.org.au/  “A Life of Unlearning – a preacher’s struggle with his homosexuality” is available at all online booksellers. Reviews, endorsements, readers’ comments here: www.ALifeOfUnlearning.com  Resources and further information about Anthony and his organisation Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International are here: www.abbi.org.au https://www.facebook.com/abbi.org.au, https://www.facebook.com/anthonyvennbrown Twitter: @gayambassador Instagram: @gayambassador -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Email: hhandhillsong@gmail.com  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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May 21, 2021 • 33min

011 - What About Gay Pentecostals? - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (Part 1)

In part one of this special three-part episode, we interview former AOG evangelist/pastor and now #GayAmbassador, Anthony Venn-Brown.   TRIGGER WARNING: If you find that some of the material in this episode disturbing, we encourage you to talk with a close friend who will understand or contact your local help/crisis/support telephone line.  Lifeline Australia https://www.lifeline.org.au/  Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  LGBT https://qlife.org.au/  “A Life of Unlearning – a preacher’s struggle with his homosexuality” is available at all online booksellers. Reviews, endorsements, readers’ comments here: www.ALifeOfUnlearning.com  Resources and further information about Anthony and his organisation Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International are here: www.abbi.org.au https://www.facebook.com/abbi.org.au, https://www.facebook.com/anthonyvennbrown Twitter: @gayambassador Instagram: @gayambassador -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Email: hhandhillsong@gmail.com  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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May 14, 2021 • 32min

010 - Let‘s go to Bible College! (Our Stories Part 9)

B&T go to fundamentalist Bible College and would like to bring you along. -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Email: hhandhillsong@gmail.com  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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May 7, 2021 • 31min

009 - Troy Leaves the Revival Centres (Our Stories Part 8; Leaving Part 1)

T tells his story of being excommunicated from God's one true Church at 17 and how this impacted him both then and now. If this episode has raised issues for you and you require support and counselling around cults in Australia, please contact:  https://cultconsulting.org/ If you would like to explore the research and counter-Revival Centre work, see the links below: http://revivalprophecy.blogspot.com/  https://revivalcentresblog.wordpress.com/  http://revival.aimoo.com/  -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Email: hhandhillsong@gmail.com  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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Apr 30, 2021 • 31min

008 - Community in the Church Fold (Our Stories Part 7)

B&T remember how it felt to be a part of the AOG/ACC fold.   ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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Apr 23, 2021 • 31min

007 - Church Leaders & Leadership (Leadership Part 1; Our Stories Part 6)

B&T reflect on what it meant to be a leader in both the Revival Centres and the AOG/ACC.  -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Email: hhandhillsong@gmail.com  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 30min

006 - Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? (Music Part 1)

This episode, we talk about the church's relationship to, and use of, music, for both good and evil.   ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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Apr 9, 2021 • 31min

005 - The Power of Christ Compels You (The Devil & Demons Part 1; Our Stories Part 5)

B & T talk about their experiences with the devil, demons, exorcisms and deliverance.   ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.
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Apr 2, 2021 • 31min

004 - Sex and Church (Sex Part 1; Our Stories Part 4)

B&T talk about sex and religion. There seems to be little doubt that fundamentalism warped their views and early sexual experiences.  ---We're now on video on YouTube here.Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Our blog is here.Join the conversation and connect with others here.The transcript of this episode is here.All our other links are here. Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone, and Recovering from Religion is here to help.

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