Sydney Davis Jr. Jr.
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23/01/2024
I managed to capture this moment featuring both of our reactions to the theme song intro I made for Dr. Bird š I certainly look proud of myself ahahah
Growing Up Fundie
The theme song in question:
https://www.youtube.com/live/qAle8O47hvA?si=fDzXUIVR7tHFoUZM
At 4:00pm CST:
Dr. Jennifer Bird joins us to discuss the most important aspects involved in unpacking what the Bible says, vs. what the Bible *actually* says.
In her book "Permission Granted, Take the Bible into Your Own Hands," she encourages people of faith to explore the texts on their own, freed from long-held myths and misconceptions; experience the Bible anew; and appreciate this holy book for what it is, not what we think it should be.
Dr. Bird has taught in New Jersey, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia. Her varied background within:
the United Methodist Church, education in a Presbyterian affiliated institution, time spent in several ministerial contexts, six years of graduate work in biblical studies, and more than 20 years of teaching in classrooms of all kinds inform her approach to having quite honest, and sometimes difficult, conversations about what is actually to be found in the scriptures of the Christian Bible.
Find out more on her website:
https://www.jennifergracebird.com/bio
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5:15pm CST
Our First Live Panel:
"Deconstructing into a Better Person," we are joined by creators in the atheist, agnostic, and nonreligious communities, as they share their experiences with the common misconception that you have to be a RELIGIOUS person, in order to have morals, or be a good person.
AFTER OUR PANEL: join Chad Harris at 7:00pm CST for "How to Spot a Cult... the Musical!"
https://youtube.com/live/C_gUSSH_CkE?feature=share
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Coming soon to Growing Up Fundie Gary Parker spent decades of his life devoted to his faith, and to his relationship with God.
However, as recently as three years ago, Gary started to recognize that the things he'd been taught his entire life didn't make sense, and the nagging questions he'd felt in the back of his mind showed no signs of going away any time soon.
In episode 132, Gary shares with us what it's like to have the foundation of your entire life as you know it, built upon a system of beliefs you no longer hold.
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20/01/2024
Friends!
I am running a custom bracelet sale for the forseeable future, as I bought some new letter beads and want to try them out š„°
This is the google form to place a custom order:
https://forms.gle/VAuiEXBMyr9GemMs6
I'm also running a sale on my Etsy store for many of my pre-existing designs here:
https://staxbraceletproject.etsy.com
Hooray!
StaxBraceletProject - Etsy Shop items by StaxBraceletProject.
18/01/2024
Available on all platforms - RIGHT NOW!
Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 130 featuring Journalist Anna Beahm.
Anna Beahm is a writer and journalist for Reckon (news/media), who spent the first two decades of her life steeped in conservative Evangelical Christianity. After marrying a member of ministry in the church, she began to realize she wasnāt cut out to be the stereotypical pastorās wife.
Since then, sheās made it her mission to educate herself and her audience on the importance of seeking the truth, finding accurate information, doing your own research, and trusting your gut when something doesnāt seem right.
Check out some of her work below:
Why Religious Freedom is More Important than Ever in 2024
https://www.reckon.news/news/2024/01/why-religious-freedom-is-more-important-than-ever-in-2024.html
An Anti-Reading List for the New Year for Purity Culture Survivors
https://www.reckon.news/news/2024/01/an-anti-reading-list-for-the-new-year-for-purity-culture-survivors.html
About Reckon: https://www.reckon.news/about-us/
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Amazon Be Like:
"Do you want to pay $11 shipping for this to *proabably* arrive on Wednesday? Or would you rather pay $3 shipping for it to be estimated for Friday, but also probably arrive on Wednesday?"
13/01/2024
NEXT SUNDAY!
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11/01/2024
Just a reminder: Growing Up Fundie's Skeptic University is almost here!
Sunday, January 21st through Saturday, January 22nd, join us for:
Livestreams
REWINDS
Skeptic U Originals
Panels
Surprise Guests
& MORE
REWINDS:
Skeptic University revisits past episodes of Growing Up Fundie from Seasons 1 and 2, whose guests, and their discussion topics, continue to remain timely and important.
SKEPTIC U ORIGINALS:
Pre-Recorded discussions with both new and return guests, making their premier live on the channel during Skeptic U week.
PANELS, Q&A's and LIVESTREAMS:
Live and accessible in real time, all week.
You won't want to miss out!
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10/01/2024
Friends!
In a slight deviation from the norm, I am offering professional development courses for the month of February!
You can enroll in a one-time two hour course, or a two-time Academy course that will consist of one class per week, for two weeks.
Check out the enrollment form for "Modern Leadership & Communication" HERE!
Modern Leadership Course & Academy - Feb 2024 This is the form for expressing interest in the February 2024 Modern Leadership Academy course hosted by Sydney Davis. Leadership is so important, but the *way* we lead constantly evolves over time in the same way that fashion, technology, and other interests do. Why allow everything else to change....
Skeptic University: A Week-Long content streaming event, Sunday January 21st through Saturday January 27th.
J. Anderson Thomson is an American psychiatrist and writer.
He is a Trustee of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and board member of the Center for Inquiry.
He is also a staff psychiatrist for Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Virginia Student Health Center, and the University of Virginia's Institute for Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy.
āWhy We Believe in Godsā
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMmvu9eMrg&t=2s
His Book āWhy We Believe in God(s)
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Believe-God-Concise/dp/B00VIQMFOE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3S9TMNYNNHKL3&keywords=dr+andy+thomson&qid=1666309570&sprefix=dr+andy+thomps%2Caps%2C1013&sr=8-1
āThe Illusion of Godās Presenceā John C. Wathey
https://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Gods-Presence-Biological-Spiritual/dp/1633880745
06/01/2024
Growing Up Fundie's Skeptic University is almost here!
Sunday, January 21st through Saturday, January 22nd, join us for:
Livestreams
REWINDS
Skeptic U Originals
Panels
Surprise Guests
& MORE
REWINDS:
Skeptic University revisits past episodes of Growing Up Fundie from Seasons 1 and 2, whose guests, and their discussion topics, continue to remain timely and important.
SKEPTIC U ORIGINALS:
Pre-Recorded discussions with both new and return guests, making their premier live on the channel during Skeptic U week.
PANELS, Q&A's and LIVESTREAMS:
Live and accessible in real time, all week.
You won't want to miss out!
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*** Episode 127 feat. Katie B. will be released at a later date***
Eileen Tull is a theater director, producer, and actor in Chicago, Illinois.
However, before she moved to the Windy City, Eileen was a member of what she describes as a "youth group cult."
In Episode 128, Eileen shares with us her experiences growing up Catholic in Ohio, and the experiences she had that made her begin to question everything she'd been told she should center her world and future around her entire life.
Find Eileen on Instagram at .tull
Katie B is a former pastorās daughter, high school classmate of mine, and the host of The Pastorās Daughter podcast on Spotify.
In the first episode of Growing up Fundie for 2024 - Katie describes the journey sheās embarked on in order to deconstruct her mind, her heart, and her faith, for the betterment of her own mental health, as well as the future of her family.
Check out Katieās interview in Episode 126 - available tomorrow - and then listen to The Pastorās Daughter Podcast on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/3aBZGPi00nRxgtrDE0Ksl8?si=7babc512f41c473f
Katie B. is a former pastorās daughter, high school classmate of mine, and the host of The Pastorās Daughter podcast on Spotify.
In the first episode of Growing Up Fundie for 2024 - Katie describes the journey sheās embarked on in order to deconstruct her mind, her heart, and her faith, for the betterment of her own mental health, as well as the future of her family.
Check out Katieās interview in Episode 126, and then listen to The Pastorās Daughter Podcast on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/3aBZGPi00nRxgtrDE0Ksl8?si=7babc512f41c473f
28/12/2023
Ok ok ok you all begged, so Iām finally giving the people what they want!***
(***Iāve made so many bracelets that I cannot possibly wear them all, so Vince suggested I make an Etsy store so they arenāt laying around our apartment not being worn by anybody)
Iāve added some space themes, baby themes, Arkansas Razorback stuff, and other fun things.
StaxBraceletProject - Etsy Shop items by StaxBraceletProject.
A new "Growing Up Fundie Investigates" episode series, deep-diving into the empire of Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn, a long-time televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"ārevival meeting or "faith healing" summits held in stadiums across the United States and broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day.
Benny has been the subject of many scandals including accusations of fraud, infidelity, and financial abuse.
In this multi-episode series, we'll deep-dive into Benny's past, and find out what, exactly, he's been doing in the name of the lord all these years.
A new "Growing Up Fundie Investigates" episode series, deep-diving into the empire of Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn, a long-time televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"ārevival meeting or "faith healing" summits held in stadiums across the United States and broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day.
Benny has been the subject of many scandals including accusations of fraud, infidelity, and financial abuse.
In this multi-episode series, we'll deep-dive into Benny's past, and find out what, exactly, he's been doing in the name of the lord all these years.
Used:
Benny Hinn Crusade Classic - Anaheim 2004
From: Benny Hinn on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWHIh_x_q7E
26/12/2023
According to my podcast host platform, in 2023, the audio-only version of Growing Up Fundie reached:
88 new episodes (1.69 episodes per week in 2023)
The top 25% of all shows on our host platform
42.2k audio downloads
6,677 minutes of new content (Average of 75 min per episode)
Listeners in 66 countries
According to YouTube, we reached:
Almost 500 new subscribers
5,000 hours of content streamed by viewers (135% more than 2022)
25,000 more views (100% more than 2022)
541,957 impressions on user feeds
Not too shabby, friends! Thank you for helping make these numbers happen.
Here's to Season 3 and 2024!
26/12/2023
On Saturday, January 27th at 4:00pm CST, neuroscientist Dr. Jack Wathey returns live to GUF for Skeptic University week - where he discusses the cult-like mentality behind political figureheads, and how science might be able to protect us from repeating the same mistakes again in the future.
His episode will be available here:
Can Science Save Us from TRUMPISM? with Neuroscientist Dr. Jack Wathey We've seen history repeat itself time and time again. What is it that science can teach us about Trumpism, and how to avoid falling victim to ideologies like...
24/12/2023
Happy Two-Year Anniversary!
Growing Up Fundie , established December 24th, 2021
125 episodes, 20+ livestreams, over 200,000 views, downloads, and streams.
Thanks for sticking with us and supporting the show!
It's been a wild ride, and I have a feeling season 3 is only going to get better.
See you in 2024!
21/12/2023
On Wednesday, January 24th at 8:30pm CST: Aron Ra returns for Skeptic University week (on Growing Up Fundie ), where we'll revisit a conversation we had earlier this year on the idea of "Death with Dignity" (physician assisted/consensual medical su*c*de), and whether the right to decide when and how we die should be made legal by those who truly consider themselves to be "pro life."
This livestream event can be found here:
Death With Dignity: What it Means to be Pro Life (with Aron and Sydney) If someone says they're pro-life, and against the suffering of the unborn, shouldn't they also be against the suffering of those who have been born and are l...
19/12/2023
FRIENDS! Skeptic University week quickly approaches!
Throughout Skeptic U, you'll have access to:
- Live discussions here on YouTube
- Pre-recorded interviews featuring new guests of Up Fundie
- Patreon-Only content for those who join the "Skeptic U" Patreon tier (available for signups as we speak!)
https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr/membership
AND - something else you might be interested in:
Skeptic University REWINDS, where we revisit past Growing Up Fundie discussions that featured prominent voices and intelligent minds from across a vast spectrum of topics, genres, and areas of study.
You won't want to miss Skeptic University week! Sunday, January 21st through Saturday, January 22nd.
It will all be available on my YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/
12/12/2023
Congratulations to āā The Kavernacle - whose episode of Growing Up Fundie was watched for over 450 hours since going live earlier this year.
And that doesnāt even include the audio platforms!
Thanks for sitting to chat with me
08/12/2023
Happy Friday!
Please enjoy these images of Crested Canaries.
Nineties kids are about to get triggered: we all had this haircut at one point
07/12/2023
31 years, and remembered every day
04/12/2023
Now LIVE across ALL platforms:
Graham Buck is BACK for the second chapter of his personal story.
In June of 2023, I interviewed Graham about his past, having been a devoted member of leadership in his Evangelical faith.
After spending decades of his life leading worship services, hosting bible studies, and even attending a conservative Presbyterian seminary after college, Graham began to recognize thoughts and feelings within himself that he eventually couldnāt ignore. (Check out his previous interview on Episode 115, linked below.)
Now, Graham returns to tell us what has happened in the 6 months since we last spoke with him, and how different his life and personal relationships have changed in the interim.
Grahamās previous interview on Episode 115: https://youtu.be/FJIWODgcnAo?si=QgqnvyFgLPkyHucE
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