by Dongtini — Episode 12
October 5, 2011 in Podcast by dongtini
Special name-dropping episode! Topics include: famous douchebags, Third Man Records, douchey art, cults are sneaky, Stephy vs. Mars Hill Church, Simone the stewardess, Stephy’s blog is a halfway house for atheists with religious families, and do compliments from drunk people still count?
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The Mars Hill video of which Stephy says “What’s frightening is that most people in Christian culture wouldn’t see anything in this they should be concerned about.”
The Mars Hill making-the-video video of which Stephy says
“Brace yourself for a hurricane of douche!”
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| Stephy is in love with this Franciscian friar. |
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| Simone, intercessor for seatbelt extenders, even though they didn’t need them in the 60s. |
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| Stephy’s September mix. It’s on Spotify or click the pickles to download the old way. |
Closing song: Kavinsky – “Nightcall”
What's funny is there are like 38 comments on this episode on the Stuff Christian Culture Likes facebook page, and none here! Not complaining. Just OBSERVING.
I was giong to comment but couldn't think of anything new to add
Ah, yes I can (would that make a good slogan?) – my daughter listened to this episode and she said that Stephy sounds exactly as she had envisaged her voice. Just goes to show that she is brighter than her Dad
She's the first to say that.
Here is my story that I posted on Facebook. I had been part of a community group for a couple of years at Mars Hill. There were some changes that happened in the community group, and I did not feel like I really fit into my current community group and wanted a chance to meet new people by changing to another community group. I was told that if I had any concerns about my current community group that I should just tell the leader. At the same time, it was suggested that I try the free counseling to deal with current issues that I had. At the same time, I thought it would be a chance to deal with past issues as well. The counseling was helpful at first. I signed an agreement that I took to mean that if I did not do what they asked me to do that they could end the free counseling. A couple of weeks later, after a couple of sessions, it did not feel healthy. I felt it was more about them telling me what to do, rather than about me deciding about how I would handle things. So I ended the counseling politely and thanked the counselor for her time. It was just odd when she emailed back and said that I was resisting her. And they just coming after me in emails that I should come back into the counseling. I eventually told them that I was giving this to God. And then at the end of July, they sent me a church discipline letter stating that I could not attend any church event or community group unless I reported to them immediately and repented of certain sins–1) to overlook sin in a loving way 2)to repent of my sins 3)I was out of community, and I was to repent because I did not trust them. It was very condemning considering that leaders of the church were all included in the email as well as someone that I considered to be a good Christian friend along with her husband. The leader who sent me the church discipline letter stated that this was their way of loving me. This was not a convicting experience for me. It was a very condeming experience. I could not live my faith this way–I am not a doormat. I left this church at the end of July, and I have been attending another church that is a better fit for me. I have been going to a Christian woman counselor at Seattle Christian Counseling (it costs money, but I now able on working through my issues in a healthy way, and I have the confidentiality that I need in my life so that I can make healthy decisions in my life). And I have reading the book "When God's People Let You Down"–it is about spiritual abuse —I got a used copy on Amazon.
Thank you so much for sharing that Diana, so many people don't speak up, and talking about it helps. xoxo
I would have laughed at Fred Douche too. I was at a party in Hollywood and Judge Reinhold came in. No one knew what to do with him. "Uh, hello…there's beer in the kitchen if you'd like." At least Fred was at a party where he seemed age-appropriate. Yes?
OMG – that Mars Hill section is killing me!
And I must be one of the most media-detached people in the US, because I had to Google Fred Durst…
Substitute "most media-detached" with "luckiest". You dodged a bullet, my friend.