Were you taught shame about masturbation? Were you taught purity culture? Did your church say looking at porn would make you a porn or sex addict? Were you diagnosed as a sex or porn addict? If so, who diagnosed you? Is it possible that mega church pastor, Mark Driscoll is gay? Does porn prevent you from finding your godly spouse? Are you cheating if you watch porn without your spouse?Guest Links:Sex and God - Dr. Darrel Ray - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12577772-sex-godJoin Us Live Every Monday!https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrxOur Socials:https://linktr.ee/RecoveringFromReligionhttps://www.facebook.com/RecoveringfromReligionhttps://instagram.com/rfrorghttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringfromreligionhttps://bsky.app/profile/recoveringfromreligion.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/rfrorg
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Reclaiming Your Life After Leaving Religion
This week on RfRx, David Teachout joins us to discuss reclaiming your life after leaving religion. Many questions come up after leaving authoritarianism in religion concerning how to think of yourself, relationships, and ethics. We’ll discuss how principles of humanism provide a path forward to celebrate your humanity rather than shame it.Guest Links:https://www.humanitysvalues.comwww.lifeweavings.comOnline class: https://life-weavings.thinkific.com/p...Ethics presentation:: https://vimeo.com/1081461750Join Us Live Every Monday!https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrxOur Socials:https://linktr.ee/RecoveringFromReligionhttps://www.facebook.com/RecoveringfromReligionhttps://instagram.com/rfrorghttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringfromreligionhttps://bsky.app/profile/recoveringfromreligion.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/rfrorg
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Sex and Gender Diversity in the Animal World
Just as dominant societal forces enforced heteronormative, patriarchal, puritanical, and overly simplistic values on human sexuality, the sexual diversity of animals has been largely ignored or misinterpreted by biologists. But the field of biology has now begun overcoming this bias, and now it studies and describes the sexual diversity in animals – something which is normal and natural and leads to robust populations more adaptable to changes in their environment. In his presentation, Nathan H. Lents will discuss these topics, and describe the myriad ways that animal bodies are sexed, the varieties of “genders” within sexes, and other forms of sexual diversity among animals.Guest Links:www.linktr.ee/nathanlentsJoin Us Live Every Monday!https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrxOur Socials:https://linktr.ee/RecoveringFromReligionhttps://www.facebook.com/RecoveringfromReligionhttps://instagram.com/rfrorghttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringfromreligionhttps://bsky.app/profile/recoveringfromreligion.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/rfrorg
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Filling the Vacuum Left Behind by Religion with a Love for Science
Bertha Vazquez is an educator and advocate for reason and science. Despite 13 years of Catholic schooling Bertha had a "reverse road to Damascus moment" in her early teens, questioning the sexism and contradictions in her faith. Science soon became her guiding principle. A retired middle school science teacher with 34 years in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Bertha now directs education at the Center for Inquiry, leading a nationwide network of teachers. Bertha will share her journey of deconversion and the power of science, reason, and critical thinking in shaping a meaningful worldview.Guest Links:https://tieseducation.org/What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change - https://www.corwin.com/books/teaching-climate-change-289495?srsltid=AfmBOoq5bYXcbjeTfsBEkwsdXIHS1-RQKvWL33Vbd2vrx4YjEBsMMfx3Join Us Live Every Monday!https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrxOur Socials:https://linktr.ee/RecoveringFromReligionhttps://www.facebook.com/RecoveringfromReligionhttps://instagram.com/rfrorghttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringfromreligionhttps://bsky.app/profile/recoveringfromreligion.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/rfrorg
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Confronting Transphobia in the Secular Movement
This week on RfRx, join us for a discussion with trans activist, reptile enthusiast, and Head of Production at The Line, Arden Hart. Arden will share her experiences as an atheist, skeptic, humanist, and defender of trans rights. We’ll discuss misrepresentations of the trans community and pushing back against transphobic rhetoric in secular spaces. Guest Links:Trans Atlantic Call In Show https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAr7zcbKMJh1BgBmDvCRRNkFxJ9cFwuFnhttps://www.youtube.com/@theArdenHart@theardenhart on socialsJoin Us Live Every Monday!https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrxOur Socials:https://linktr.ee/RecoveringFromReligionhttps://www.facebook.com/RecoveringfromReligionhttps://instagram.com/rfrorghttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringfromreligionhttps://bsky.app/profile/recoveringfromreligion.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/rfrorg
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Whether you are an atheist, religious, or leaving a cult, we hope you will find this podcast helpful. We aren’t here to talk you out of or into faith. We just provide a safe place to examine beliefs. Episodes are adapted from RfRx events.
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