Episode Summary
Rachel shares her upbringing in a small town as a minister’s kid, discussing her early encounters with faith and purity culture. We explore her journey through questioning and deconstructing beliefs during bible college, her resistance to traditional ministry roles, and navigating a complementarian environment. Rachel also discusses the intersection of purity culture with issues like fatphobia, recounting personal experiences. She reflects on a challenging family experience intertwined with church life, and shares where her spirituality stands today. The episode concludes with Rachel’s advice for those beginning their own faith deconstruction journey.
More About Rachel
Rachel is a Minister’s kid, eldest daughter, who grew up in the church and did all the ‘right’ things from a young age, but realised over time that being a bisexual feminist with an environmental science degree didn’t sit that well in certain church circles. She asked too many questions and poked at the wrong bears. Which queued the pain and continued deconstruction…
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