Rebelling Against Religion

Rebelling Against Religion

Hosted by Krista Hayes, Rebelling Against Religion is for those who want God—without the guilt, rules, or church politics. This podcast resonates with those craving an unfiltered & liberated faith journey. Each episode explores spirituality beyond fear-based messaging, guiding you to a baggage-free relationship with the Trinity. Whether you're questioning, deconstructing, or just seeking a fresh perspective, we invite you to explore faith on modern terms. No fake vibes. No legalism. Just real convos about knowing God for yourself. New episodes are dropping, so subscribe & join the rebellion.

Episodes

May 19, 2025 58 mins

Shea’s Mic Drop Moment: “Performance culture is the thing that creeps up over and over. If you’re an employee, you’re rated on job performance. If you’re a mom, you’re rated on how your KIDS perform. And it’s always based on the ‘do’. And while the ‘do’ is important, it’s more important the foundation from which it comes out of .” – Shea Jackson


In this compassionate episode, I sit down with Shea Jackson, a loving mother who all...

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Dr. Tony’s Mic Drop Moment: “Religion will always place restrictions on you. It will always tell you what you can't do. It will always remind you of who you aren’t. But true freedom in God calls you into who you are.” – Dr. Tony Robinson


In this powerful and unapologetic episode, I sit down with Dr. Tony Robinson, a prophetic voice who refused to let religious trauma silence her divine call. She shares her gripping journey from cult...

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Mike’s Mic Drop Moment: “Why do we try to find evil in everything, when God called everything good?” – Mike Jackson


What if everything you were taught to fear was actually God trying to free you?

In this boundary-pushing episode, I sit down with Mike Jackson, a Native American prophetic voice who unlearned colonized Christianity and rediscovered God in places the church called demonic. From hiding his identity to survive religiou...

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You’ve heard the lie before: “You can’t be a true Christian and have depression.”


But what if that lie is doing more damage than the depression itself?

In this powerful follow-up to Episode 19 with Isaac Chambers, I crack open the truth that religion has tried to bury: You can love Jesus deeply and still feel broken. You can pray and still feel low. And you can walk with God while working through your pain.

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An intimate and sacred conversation on what the mother/daughter dynamic looks like between generations within a tumultous time period and a culture.

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Cynthia’s Mic Drop Moment: “What’s more heinous than being physically abused in church? Being lied to about eternity.” – Cynthia Rhue


What happens when you've spent your whole childhood in church… and no one ever told you how to be saved?

In this jaw-dropping episode, Cynthia Rhue peels back the stained-glass lies of generational religion and exposes the rot beneath the rituals. From shouting "embezzlement!" at pastors to watching en...

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Isaac’s Mic Drop Moment: ”I was like, ‘Okay, I'm loving God. I'm doing everything right according to the Bible and I'm still ending up in mental hospitals. So something's not checking out. I'm not a genius, but I don't think that this is how this is supposed to go. And so that's when I began to deconstruct.” – Isaac


What happens when you’ve done everything right—followed the rules, checked the religio...

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A quick recap of a poignant moment from Episode 17 with Nannette Foster with practical steps that you can apply to your relationship with God right now.

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Nannette’s Mic Drop Moment: ”When we don’t trust ourselves, we end up living in fear and subjecting ourselves to some form of systematic oppression.” – Nannette Foster


In this episode, Krista Hayes delves into the journey of deconstructing religious programming and reconstructing a genuine relationship with the divine with guest Nanette Foster. Nanette shares her experiences with navigating the complexities of faith, from growin...

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A quick recap of a poignant moment during Episode 15 with Yoel Ben Yisrael with practical steps that you can apply to your relationship with God right now.

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Yoel’s Mic Drop Moment: "I distinctly remember this gentleman standing on stage and looking the audience in their face and saying, 'You need to read the Talmud.' I almost fell out of my chair... because the Babylonian Talmud says that the Messiah [Jesus] was an idol worshiper, practiced sorcery, and should be boiled in hot excrements for leading Israel astray." – Yoel ben Israel


In this explosive episode of Rebelling Against Religio...

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"We started at the bottom, now we here!" - Drake (lol)

On this episode, we discuss the fourth and highest level of relationship that you can manifest with God - being His lover. And this is waaaayyyy different than being a lover of God, which has to do with mostly you directing your love and attention towards God instead of the other way around. Becoming God's lover is really where the secrets of the heavens are opened up and revea...

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On this episode, we discuss the third level of relationship with God - what it's like to be His friend. The legends of the Bible were called the friends of God, but that isn't a status only reserved to them. It's available to you too. It just takes a bit of perspective shifting. This episode breaks down what it looks like to be called a friend of God and the different benchmarks you can use to define whether or not you've achieved ...

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On this episode, we discuss the second level of relationship with God - being His child. It's extremely popular to say that you're a King's kid or daughter of the King namely for the benefits that come along with royalty. But what does it mean in terms of actual relationship? How does a King's kid or daughter of the King show up in life? This episode breaks it down so you can see the sign posts in your own life. 

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So many Christians are running around touting being God's servant and that they want to spend their days serving the Lord. Little do they know that servanthood to God is the lowest base relationship you can develop with Him as a believer. During this episode, we discuss the 7 characteristics of servants of God and how to elevate them to the higher levels of relationship being God's child, friend, or lover. 

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There's levels to this! Did you know that there are levels to your relationship with God? Most people never escape Level One while almost NOBODY makes it all the way to Level Four. Those that do are literal Bible legends. The sad part about it all is that most Christians will read the Bible about these legends that made it to Level Four and see it as an unattainable goal rather than a blueprint to get there. Listen in to get the ba...

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Problems show up in your life for one reason and one reason only. They show up to teach you one important lesson about who you are and how to act. Listen to this "minisode" whenever you need a boost in confidence when going through life.
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God created everything in the universe to follow specific instructions to continue reproducing creativity and creation - reproduce what you are. However, a significant portion of the population tend to find God unrelatable, unattainable, or inaccessible by the sheer fact of who He is - Almighty God, power divine being of the Universe. But He's lot more like you than what you've traditionally been told and that breaks down the wall ...

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October 24, 2022 3 mins

Here's a nugget of encouragement for those that are out there hustling, grinding, and not seeing anything manifest just yet - what's done in the dark will surely come to light!

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Millions of people have found solace in praying to the Universe to improve their lives and gain a better financial position, but did you know that the Universe is actually praying to you and hoping that you HEAR it?!?! See how a left-field analogy of bacon helps pull it all together! lol
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