61 episodes
Bodies Behind The Bus Bodies Behind The Bus
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.0 • 360 Ratings
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The Bodies Behind the Bus is a podcast centering on the voices of spiritual abuse victims from within the Acts 29 network. We are the discarded few. We have been abused, gaslit, ignored, slandered, deceived, intentionally hurt, and betrayed. Our stories were manipulated and our voices were stolen. We were left alone with all the confusion, grief, hurt, and pain but today we begin to reclaim our stories and find our voices once again because we matter, and being a body behind the bus is not the gospel.
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Shasta’s Story / World Venture
Shasta / Insta
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ATBS w/ “Lies Christian Parents Believe” authors Marissa Burt & Kelsey McGinnis
Marissa Burt on TwitterMarissa on Instagram Marissa's website Kelsey Kramer McGinnis on Twitter Kelsey Kramer McGinnis on InstagramKelsey's websiteKelsey's recent CT article: "Christian Moms Feel More Pressure to Get It Right" Support the show
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ATBS - A Palestinian Christian Perspective w/ Laila
Laila's recommended links and resources:
Demand A Ceasefire In Gaza! | How to take actionThe danger of a single-story | Ted TalkHow Israel Was Created | VideoAn Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and TheologiansThese are the things I’ve been praying and inviting others to pray with me.
Praying for a miraculous de-escalation. A peaceful resolution. For the sanctity of human life to be prioritized, for value to be seen in all life. For the liberation of an oppressed people group (the Palestinians).For leaders to rise up who prioritize peace over power, peace over political schemes, and peace over religious agendas.Support the show -
ATBS w/ Scholar of Cults Daniella Mestyanek Young
Daniella’s Website
Buy her book! Uncultured: A Memoir
Daniella’s socials:
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Mandie’s Story / WI
Mike and Mandie Letter
Contact Mandie: MRSwisconsin2.0@gmail.com
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The Friends Story / Kendall & Ian / 3
Belong Church
Ian - Twitter & Threads @kindascottish
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Customer Reviews
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Love the mix of peoples personal stories and educational type content.
Vital
An important podcast for any who have experienced church abuse or know someone who has, or who cares that those two words don’t belong together.
Healing for those with similar stories
I’ve read the negative reviews after listening; and I think the people who are negatively criticizing this don’t understand the point of it; or perhaps have never undergone spiritual trauma themselves.
One critic wrote “there’s two sides to every story,” indicating that perhaps victims are to blame for their own abuse; I find that incredibly shameful and toxic thinking.
Of course no one is perfect; and there is no one without blemish or sin, even trauma victims. But that isn’t the point. If you’ve experienced spiritual abuse or any type of trauma within the “safe” walls of the church, these stories are validating.
I think validation of others’ experience is a great place to start in the healing journey.
Thank you to the creators.