Religious Rejects Podcast

<p>“God hates divorce." Cool... But does He? This week on Religious Rejects, we crack open the Bible and look at what it actually says about divorce. Spoiler: it involves property, honor, certificates, and a lot of men...

<p>Alycia and Christine crash into 2026 with “Biblical Marriage” and it is not what your youth pastor warned you about. Property trades. “Taking” wives. Being a spinster at age 24. You are not ready for biblical...

<p>Join us as we bring together all four parts of our Advent series, The Birth According To…?, The Gospels According To…?, Jesus Of…?, and What About Us?, into one seamless, extended episode. Experience the full Advent...

<p>Sleeping in. Lutefisk. Family traditions that stuck — and the ones that didn’t. In Advent Part 4, the hosts share Christmas memories, questionable food choices, and why sometimes the best tradition is staying in...

<p>Silent Night Was Not Silent. A lot of people think Jesus was born in Bethlehem because that’s where the story says it happened. But actually there was Roman violence near Nazareth at the time, which was very loud and...

<p>Artist Arionna Goffinet crashes the studio to talk power, religion, queerness, astrology, grandmas-as-theology, and why femme-fatale paintings heal better than therapy. Raised between Jehovah’s Witnesses and...

<p>Discover the wildest birth stories NOT found in your Bible! Joseph selected like he’s on an ancient dating show? A midwife burns her hand on what?? Toddler Jesus makes the news casually smiting kids and resurrecting...

<p>Christmas as a group project: Mark didn’t help, John changed genres, Matthew overachieved, and Luke brought props. Support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReligiousRejects</p>

<p>The real story. The uninvited guests. The part we never learned. Also starring: Christine vs. the Lions and Alycia pretending we’re still on topic. Happy(?) Thanksgiving!</p>

<p>Purity culture lied. Your youth pastor lied. Your pledge ring? A lie. </p><p>The Song of Solomon is basically Bible-era Bridgerton and Ruth is out here uncovering Boaz’s “feet.” </p><p>In this episode, we go there...

<p>Focus on the Family says Halloween opens portals. Alycia and Christine say it mostly opens candy bags. This episode goes from satanic panic to queer liberation. It's a tour through hell houses, holy fear, and why...

<p>Witches, coffee, and umbrellas, oh my! This week the Rejects dive into the long, strange history of things Christians have feared, banned, or burned through the centuries. From those left-handed “sinister” kids to...

<p>If Jesus is the only way, what happened to everyone before he showed up? Did Esther Have to Sit in a Heavenly Waiting Room? What if the hill we’re dying on isn’t even structurally sound?</p><p>This episode, we...

<p>When a loved one dies by suicide, how does faith help, or hurt? In this special episode of Religious Rejects, we sit down with a mother whose son died by suicide. She doesn’t know why… and she’s not alone. Survivors...

<p>This week: The Loud, Messy, Smelly Truth About Church! What even IS church? Was it ever supposed to be a giant building with a mortgage and a fog machine? Or was it just messy living rooms with cows, crying babies...