This is the 4th interview I've heard with Alice. 💜 I love the way she describes her upbringing. So glad she got out of religion. Thankfully people like her are willing to admit their honest experience, their honest reactions, and their honest mistakes. Fighting the shame of Abrahamic indoctrination. 👍👍 👏👏👏👏👏
Her book is compelling, very well written, and hard to put down. She’s articulate, insightful, and an amazing advocate for free-thought. Thanks very much for sharing your story, Alice!
If I recall correctly, *Alice Greczyn* was also interviewed by Seth Andrews for his *Thinking Atheist* podcasts. She recounted her story there as well.
Listening to Ms. Greczyn's story, I am reminded of how lucky I was that my own parents felt no interest in indoctrinating their children in some belief system. Some of my siblings ended up becoming religious when they grew up, while some, like me, went through our search for meaning and ended up as agnostics. But none of us had to break free of any childhood programming, which sounds like an awful ordeal. Kudos to Alice for helping others in their efforts to be free.
When people try to say that not all religions are cults, Alice's story of extreme psychological distress at leaving sounds a lot like a cult deconversion story. I can't relate because I was a skeptic from the first time someone tried to tell me some guy came back from the dead.
Alice, congrats on... Everything! 😎👍 You've endured more psycho bullshit than I have. I'm glad you're ok now. I'm so sorry you were subjected to the misogynistic psychological abuse. Thank you for your bravery and sharing your life story thus far. Just bought your book. 😁
Having been raised in a strict Evangelical Christian family what I found most alarming was how completely naive and vulnerable I was to those who would try to take advantage of a trusting, well meaning, sincere young woman such as myself. I was the farthest thing from worldly. I automatically accepted almost everyone as being as sincere and honest as I was and I was taken advantage of numerous times. In fact people seemed to view me as prey and this was especially true of men. I blame this in part on the very fundamentalist Christian view of females as empty vessels and as secondary and subservient to men. The lessons taught from the youngest age in this religious and dogma dominated way of life was to be led by others and to accept a lesser role in social society. It is a set up for victimization.
I ran across Alice's book and am going to read it. But I also saw online about her acting. This led me to this TH-cam channel. Alice is a very good speaker and very intelligent. I respect her choices and also this channel. But I do want to say, as someone growing up in the bible belt with some of the same religious struggles, I'm so sad for what she went through. My life wasn't this extreme. I grew up baptist. As a grown woman, I still believe in God and have experienced miracles. In my own life but mainly at the hospital i work at. As far as the slain in the spirit, I experienced this as a grown woman visiting a church of God. The pastor didn't have time to touch my head and I fell over. No pain. But the guy that shoved Alice down, shame on him! He's a fake. He did more harm than good. There's a little too much extreme with some people. I've wrestled and prayed and come to the conclusion, God is real but He is a loving God. I don't believe He would want us to feel so ashamed and down. There's so much psychological harm from a lot of extremism.
I am a progressive Christian, and I am also a Lesbian. I read Alice Greczyn's book ' wayward' and fully understand her views and don't blame her for setting herself free from fundamentalist Christianity. I would have done the same if I was in her position. Any religion or belief system, if its practiced without compassion or knowledge, will always turn out to be dangerous. Jesus was a teacher who walked the alleyways of ancient Palestine with a message of peace, hope , love and forgiveness towards all, a message that inspires me. If more people were to heed that message, our world would turn out to be a far better place. But unfortunately the religion that keeps masquerading as Christianity using the name of Jesus as a pretext, is nothing short of a lucrative business promoted and kept alive by abusive , uneducated and mostly violent Pastors, priests and people.
This is the 4th interview I've heard with Alice. 💜
I love the way she describes her upbringing. So glad she got out of religion. Thankfully people like her are willing to admit their honest experience, their honest reactions, and their honest mistakes. Fighting the shame of Abrahamic indoctrination. 👍👍 👏👏👏👏👏
Her book is compelling, very well written, and hard to put down. She’s articulate, insightful, and an amazing advocate for free-thought. Thanks very much for sharing your story, Alice!
If I recall correctly, *Alice Greczyn* was also interviewed by Seth Andrews for his *Thinking Atheist* podcasts. She recounted her story there as well.
She's so beautiful. She should be a huge star by now!
Listening to Ms. Greczyn's story, I am reminded of how lucky I was that my own parents felt no interest in indoctrinating their children in some belief system. Some of my siblings ended up becoming religious when they grew up, while some, like me, went through our search for meaning and ended up as agnostics. But none of us had to break free of any childhood programming, which sounds like an awful ordeal. Kudos to Alice for helping others in their efforts to be free.
Excellent! A woman of integrity. It is her integrity that helped her escape from her cult.
Thanks for bringing her back! She never loses her smile, she´s so kind I´m astonished.
What a fantastic interview! Thanks for presenting it.
Thank you Alice, you're a great inspiration.
When people try to say that not all religions are cults, Alice's story of extreme psychological distress at leaving sounds a lot like a cult deconversion story. I can't relate because I was a skeptic from the first time someone tried to tell me some guy came back from the dead.
Alice, congrats on... Everything! 😎👍
You've endured more psycho bullshit than I have. I'm glad you're ok now.
I'm so sorry you were subjected to the misogynistic psychological abuse. Thank you for your bravery and sharing your life story thus far.
Just bought your book. 😁
Thank you.
Alice was in The Dukes of Hazard? 😲
As what? A newborn baby? 😲
She looks and sounds so young 😊
She was in the more recent movie with Johnny Knoxville. Not the 70s tv series.
Having been raised in a strict Evangelical Christian family what I found most alarming was how completely naive and vulnerable I was to those who would try to take advantage of a trusting, well meaning, sincere young woman such as myself. I was the farthest thing from worldly. I automatically accepted almost everyone as being as sincere and honest as I was and I was taken advantage of numerous times. In fact people seemed to view me as prey and this was especially true of men. I blame this in part on the very fundamentalist Christian view of females as empty vessels and as secondary and subservient to men. The lessons taught from the youngest age in this religious and dogma dominated way of life was to be led by others and to accept a lesser role in social society. It is a set up for victimization.
I ran across Alice's book and am going to read it. But I also saw online about her acting. This led me to this TH-cam channel. Alice is a very good speaker and very intelligent. I respect her choices and also this channel. But I do want to say, as someone growing up in the bible belt with some of the same religious struggles, I'm so sad for what she went through. My life wasn't this extreme. I grew up baptist. As a grown woman, I still believe in God and have experienced miracles. In my own life but mainly at the hospital i work at. As far as the slain in the spirit, I experienced this as a grown woman visiting a church of God. The pastor didn't have time to touch my head and I fell over. No pain. But the guy that shoved Alice down, shame on him! He's a fake. He did more harm than good. There's a little too much extreme with some people. I've wrestled and prayed and come to the conclusion, God is real but He is a loving God. I don't believe He would want us to feel so ashamed and down. There's so much psychological harm from a lot of extremism.
I am a progressive Christian, and I am also a Lesbian. I read Alice Greczyn's book ' wayward' and fully understand her views and don't blame her for setting herself free from fundamentalist Christianity. I would have done the same if I was in her position. Any religion or belief system, if its practiced without compassion or knowledge, will always turn out to be dangerous. Jesus was a teacher who walked the alleyways of ancient Palestine with a message of peace, hope , love and forgiveness towards all, a message that inspires me. If more people were to heed that message, our world would turn out to be a far better place. But unfortunately the religion that keeps masquerading as Christianity using the name of Jesus as a pretext, is nothing short of a lucrative business promoted and kept alive by abusive , uneducated and mostly violent Pastors, priests and people.
What a brilliant mind. Thanks!
I still find it unbelievable how college educated parents (as Alice's parents were) fall for the insanity called "faith".
Most of the time it's just cultural/environmental pressure
(One more comment), it was great to hear from someone else who could not successfully pretend to hear God speaking.
TH-cam: where religions come to die.
One wonders how many millions of lives have been affected by the delusional beliefs of Religion.
Dare to doubt
18:30 come and get it, Satan. I'm right here.
First comment 😁
Take that YT Algorithm 😁
Well me and my dad's relationship with the Roman Catholic religion is very healthy.
Dan I have a joke for you you what kind of meat a priest eat and Holiday
None
Thank you good progra