{"id":666,"date":"2021-09-07T14:36:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abdullahsameer.com\/podcast\/?p=666"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:36:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:36:09","slug":"100-religious-sexual-shame-with-ex-catholic-susanna-of-atheist-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/100-religious-sexual-shame-with-ex-catholic-susanna-of-atheist-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"100 – Religious Sexual Shame with Ex-Catholic Susanna of Atheist Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this podcast, I am discussing sexual shame and purity culture enforced by religion with Ex-Catholic Susanna of the Atheist Republic! She also discusses how it affected her as a young Catholic and her journey out of faith as well as her activism with the Atheist Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blasphemous Art: https:\/\/www.blasphemousart.com\/<\/a>
Atheist Republic: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/AtheistRepublic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube version of this podcast: https:\/\/youtu.be\/RU8ibF5ZPkk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timestamps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0:00 Introductions
1:54 Susanna\u2019s connections with the Atheist Republic and her current role at the organization
5:04 Susanna\u2019s religious background and what made her leave religion
10:26 Why was it a good decision for Susanna to go to an all-girls middle school despite her parents not taking her opinion into consideration?
15:26 The freedom to make decisions based on facts and logic that comes with being a free thinker
19:00 Religious reasoning for gender-based segregation of people and the laws regarding premarital sex.
22:48 Sussana\u2019s mental health issues and attempted suicide at the age of 15 and how it changed her life
26:55 Dealing with some of the remnants of religious beliefs and shame.
33:40 The importance of seeking out criticism to improve on critical thinking.
34:42 Channel announcements
35:26 Responding to comments in the chat – The parallels between Islam and Christianity in regards to the concept of original sin and purity culture.
46:19 How do Christians reconcile the concept of original sin and forgiveness upon acceptance of Christ as your savior. The hierarchy of sin
51:26 After the Prophet – Epic story of Sunni Shia split by Lesley Hazleton
53:03 What drives Susanna\u2019s activism? The importance of a support system
59:56 The importance of planting seeds of doubts in fundamentalists and equipping them with better critical thinking tools.
1:05:15 Improving epistemological tools that we use when thinking about religion. Why there is no God – Armin Navabi
1:08:12 Blasphemous art by the Atheist Republic.
1:13:40 The Atheist Republic\u2019s social media bans and potential blocking of their site in India.
1:17:39 The Atheist Republic newsletter
1:21:00 Wayward by Alice Greezyn. Content by the Atheist Republic
1:23:04 Final remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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