Not The Weaker Vessel

Not The Weaker Vessel

A platform for those of us who have been made to feel inferior by religious dogma. There are a lot of issues to undo coming out of religion; sexism, misogyny, and homophobia are at the top of the list, the basis of which was laid down in the first few pages of the Bible. We want to address these issues from a women's perspective and help men who have come out of religion understand us better.

Episodes

August 15, 2020 33 mins
Ria and I discuss rape culture in the Bible and how rape is viewed in modern-day Christianity. We always wanted to tackle this subject, getting to the root of why rape is still mishandled in patriarchal organizations and religions to this day. Most of the focus of activism is on child sex abuse, as it should be, but we wanted to dive into how even as an adult, being indoctrinated with purity culture, and essentially rape culture in...
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In May, Holly was featured in an article about hurricane Harvey, she lost everything in that flood but still stayed on track and graduated. Resilience is an understatement. For most, losing everything would be the ultimate obstacle, but Holly was also raised in a cult in which education is frowned upon. Jehovah’s Witnesses discourage higher education and view it as spiritually dangerous. Pew Research shows that only 9 percent of Wi...
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Shelbie Dimond is a fine art photographer, print-maker, model & actress. Her work has been published & exhibited internationally. She is also an uninhibited and outspoken atheist apostate. She uses her platform to expose the Watchtower as a cult. Countless people exit the religion still believing that it is Gods one true organization. These individuals have fear and guilt placed on them which they end up packing away for ye...
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Religious dogma set out to make us feel lesser than. There are so many ideas to undo coming out of religion; sexism, misogyny, and homophobia to name a few, the basis of which was laid down in the first few pages of the Bible. We want to address these issues from a women's perspective. When we heal from spiritual abuse, we make the world a better place and pass on better, more evolved ideas to the next generation.  Finding our ...

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The Philly Inquirer featured Jenn Haugh and her family. They shared their experiences regarding the sex abuse coverup within the Jehovah's Witnesses. I encourage you to read the article if you haven't. A link to her husbands Martin's interview on the John Cedars channel is also below. It is an incredibly insightful, in-depth interview following the Philly Inquirer report.

Jenn and I talked about her daughter's case...

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