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In this episode we discuss what is faith deconstruction—and what isn’t it? In this conversation with Dr. Mashaun D. Simon, author of Faith Deconstruction for Dummies, we unpack why deconstruction is not about abandoning belief but about pursuing honesty, healing, and spiritual integrity. This episode is especially for those navigating doubt, queerness, grief, and the longing for a faith that can breathe.

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Episode Chapters

00:00 — “Deconstruction Is Already Happening” Why this conversation is unavoidable right now.

04:20 — “This Book Isn’t Here to Take Your Faith” What deconstruction is actually for.

08:45 — “Not Jesus-Centric… So What Am I?” Reframing faith beyond rigid categories.

13:30 — “Who This Book Was Really Written For” Why queer deconstructors saw themselves first.

18:10 — “There Is No A + B = C” Why deconstruction has no roadmap.

22:50 — “The Loneliness Nobody Warns You About” What it costs emotionally to question everything.

29:00 — “Deconstruction Without Decolonization Isn’t Enough” Why Black deconstruction must go deeper.

36:40 — “From Pseudo-Holy to Whole” Why the goal isn’t certainty — it’s integrity.

In this segment, we examine how fundamentalist Christianity can produce theological narcissism—a belief system rooted in superiority, control, and moral absolutism. Using a viral confrontation between a Christian protester and Buddhist monks walking for peace, we unpack how warped theology distorts love, empathy, and accountability. This is a necessary conversation about faith, mental health, and coexistence.

This segment comes from the Live Virtual Patreon recording of "Am I the Drama: What Happens when you Stop Deflecting?"

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Episode Chapters

00:00 — “Protesting Peace?” The viral moment that sparked this conversation.

03:05 — “What Is Theological Narcissism?” Why fundamentalism breeds superiority and control.

07:40 — “There’s No Hate Like Christian Love” How condemnation gets mislabeled as love.

12:30 — “Faith, Narcissism, and Mental Health” Why rejecting therapy keeps these patterns alive.

17:55 — “Why Coexistence Feels Like a Threat” Binary thinking, supremacy, and the fear of difference.

In this episode, we ask the uncomfortable question many people are already thinking: are Christians actually OK? From online outrage and moral panic to certainty, control, and public faith performances, this conversation explores what’s happening to Christianity in real time — and why so many people are walking away from the church.

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Episode Chapters

00:00 — “Are the Christians OK?” The question nobody wants to answer.

04:20 — “Why Everything Is a Crisis Now” How outrage became the church’s default posture.

09:15 — “When Faith Turns Into Fear” Why anxiety is driving Christian behavior.

14:40 — “Certainty, Control, and Moral Panic” What Christians are really protecting.

20:05 — “Online Christianity Is Unhinged” Social media, algorithms, and spiritual collapse.

25:30 — “Why Everyone Is Always ‘Offended’” Fragile faith and perpetual outrage.

31:10 — “Defending God Like God Needs Help” Why Christians keep fighting imaginary battles.

36:50 — “The Cost of Being ‘Right’” What certainty is doing to relationships and witness.

42:25 — “Why People Are Leaving the Church” It’s not rebellion — it’s survival.

48:00 — “What a Healthier Faith Might Look Like” Hope beyond outrage Christianity.