In this 2-part episode, Violet talks with her childhood friend (and long-lost Amish cousin!) Annette about coming out of Christianity, growing up in Lynchburg, the Falwells and their influence on Lynchburg, mental illness, the Charismatic church, rural life, Jerry Falwell Sr. and his commitment to upholding the white supremacist cisheteropatriarchal Southern "way of life", a unique youth group we attended in high school, theobros, and YWAM (Youth With A Mission).

Note: We didn't comment on this in the podcast, but when discussing the commitment to "Southern culture" of Jerry Falwell Sr. and his ilk, it's noteworthy that he designed his church just like one of Thomas Jefferson's plantations. Take a look at the cover art.

Links:

• Falwell Corruption
  • Jonathan Falwell nets $822,573 salary from part-time job at Liberty University in FY 2024
• Queer Appalachia
  • “Well, We’re Fabulous and We’re Appalachians, So We’re Fabulachians”
  • Queer Appalachia: Where We Belong
  • Queer Kentucky
  • Y'all Means Y'all
  • Queerness and Identity Within Appalachia by @fatfemmefrogs
  • Queer Appalachia Zine
• Rural Intentional Communities in Virginia
  • Twin Oaks
  • Acorn Community

<3 Violet

Theme song and interludes by my dear friend Grant Bloom (http://www.grantbloommusic.com/).

In this 2-part episode, Violet talks with her childhood friend (and long-lost Amish cousin!) Annette about coming out of Christianity, growing up in Lynchburg, the Falwells and their influence on Lynchburg, mental illness, the Charismatic church, rural life, Jerry Falwell Sr. and his commitment to upholding the white supremacist cisheteropatriarchal Southern "way of life", a unique youth group we attended in high school, theobros, and YWAM (Youth With A Mission).

Links:

• Falwell Corruption
  • Jonathan Falwell nets $822,573 salary from part-time job at Liberty University in FY 2024
• Queer Appalachia
  • “Well, We’re Fabulous and We’re Appalachians, So We’re Fabulachians”
  • Queer Appalachia: Where We Belong
  • Queer Kentucky
  • Y'all Means Y'all
  • Queerness and Identity Within Appalachia by @fatfemmefrogs
  • Queer Appalachia Zine
• Rural Intentional Communities in Virginia
  • Twin Oaks
  • Acorn Community

<3 Violet

Theme song and interludes by my dear friend Grant Bloom (http://www.grantbloommusic.com/).

Content Warning: We will be singing and playing some Christian music.

A brief mention of SA (no details) is made.

Daddy God and the father wound, worship music at church, music and altered states of consciousness, the rich fucks in the Falwell's inner circle, the big business of church, and playing in the "secular" world.

Upcoming podcast topics! Homeschool co-ops, high school youth groups, queerness, Summit Ministries, Christian summer camps and retreats, mission trips, and Christian power teams!

The Dharma at Big Sur by John Adams

The Dharma at Big Sur, Pt. I: A New Day

The Dharma at Big Sur, Pt. II: Sri Moonshine

Theme song by my dear friend (and this week's guest!) Grant Bloom (http://www.grantbloommusic.com/).