Home
Creators
Search Recent Missing Random
Posts
Search DMs Popular Hash Lookup Tags Random
Importer
Import FAQ
Register Favorites Keys Review DMs Logout
Community
Telegram ThePornDude
Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

seeking (Patreon)

Published:
2023-10-11 01:14:04
Imported:
2026-06

Content

questions / topics for the annual kate bonus episode. kate has graduated w/ their BA in religious studies and is currently in seminary school, if that aides your questioning.. trust there will be plenty of discussion about friendship and transcendence but we welcome questions of all natures 💕

Comments

Jules

why am i sexually attracted to nuns

claire farnsworth

how do you love yourself when your body changes. what’s the difference between self love and body neutrality in a practical sense?

Claire

are humans innately drawn the religion?

Claire Heinle

what is it like to watch eliza and julia’s relationship evolve outside of the stu?

Adele O’Neill

Kate where do you see yourself working with your religion degree? I’m about to finish one myself and don’t know what to do!

Olivia Ramos

Is there a particular religion that has stuck out to you over your years of studying?

Riley Petersen

how can i still have a relationship with god when i feel so discouraged by the current face of Christianity

jackie f

christian asceticism and sexuality

Yves_ell

How to convert to Judaism when all the Jewish groups in your city (Victoria BC) are Zionistic... Pleke

Riley Petersen

thoughts on how to incorporate prayer into daily life

Isabel

how do you cope and deal with friendship breakups

Che🌟

my best friend is extremely pro Israel and refuses to see the other side at all. I love her, but this is causing crazy tension between us. help from a religious standpoint??

Alana Wegner

how does it feel to be post grad? i’m about to graduate and stressed

Kate McCall

My name is also Kate. Plz give opinions about other people named Kate bc I don’t know how to perceive them? Wha is their public image? Famous kates? THANK YOU HAHAHHAHAHGAHGAAGA🧚🏻‍♂️😂🤩🥰😵‍💫💖🌸🧚🏻‍♂️🙇🏼‍♀️❤️🏴‍☠️👽👻☠️☠️🪦🏴‍☠️💀😵

Mind Fuzz

🎃Hi binchies has Kate heard about any religious practices that acknowledge non-binary folks? Or alternately how religious organizations have discriminated against non-binary people over the years? Ty love you

Cora

How does Kate see the future of religion shifting and/or staying the same

Sandra Biskupovic

Love to hear your thoughts about religion/religious institutions being some of the only free communal spaces for people to gather and have a community and losing that as society becomes more secular

Kynzi Williamson

I'd love a crash course on determinism vs creationism and other religious anthropology!!

Chiara Bosco

do you recommend going to seminary even if you aren’t sure of where you are on your faith journey? like idk what I believe in but I want to learn more about religion

johanna

how can i embrace the act of being alone when i feel so codependent on sharing what i feel and do with my s/o, the internet, and anyone who will listen?

KE

Grief while discovering your queerness & religious trauma

Jilly Felton

Would love to hear Kate’s thoughts on the concept of providence!

Josie Bernbom

the importance of choosing ur own family when ur parents missed the mark

soph
>>119529619

yo i’m from same city 🥰 sadly can’t help w converting but hiiii

Jocelyn

Why won’t my best friend lend me her copy of under the banner of heaven to read

helenaxofficial

What are you studying to be at seminary school?

Maya Sandel

Are you 1000000% sure tho

Victoria Chung

how did you guys stay friends after college?

katie

why does my atheist dad become so obsessed with God when he’s in a manic episode (he has bipolar disorder)

Ryan Setchel

kate’s thoughts on ethel cain?

ssteph

how to find meaning in all of this if you’re not particularly religious

snaggletooft

How to grapple with spirituality when you have severe religious trauma?? Help a hoe out.

Erin McMillin

How do you feel like religion helps or hinders us to understand and respond to climate change?

Erica MacLean

accidentally went to a Jewish retreat this past weekend, in Kate’s opinion on if Christianity was focused more than other religions in a religious studies degree?

Haleigh Lechner

How does a girly read books to fuel their pretensions without having a breakdown whenever death is mentioned? Ex Methodist🤗 love you kate

fiona

does queerness exist in a positive light in any interpretations of the Bible?

Emily M

What religion(s) have you found most fascinating? What‘s your take on Quakers?

alexandra jude

as a growing up catholic and am currently recovering individual, are there ways that you recommend to get into spirituality and potentially less organized religion without feeling full of cynicism and personal conflict?

soph

best religious parables about love as religion / vice versa? (i’m doing my thesis on this but always looking for examples). and/or thoughts on the priest from fleabag?

Sabrina Benchaabane

PERIODDDD we love kate back on the pod. so shorty kate, religion sucks for me. my mom was raised catholic, my dad was raised muslim. I was raised with both religions but also NEITHER religions. tips on how to connect with spirituality even though organized religion was never really an option for me??? double holidays is always fun but I can’t find myself connecting with jesus OR allah

Morgan Evans

A deep dive on cult Christianity. Mega churches, the duggars, young life, etc. how these “trends” came to be and how religion ties into them.

Izzy Conlon

Why aren’t Christians earth loving hippies that want to stop anything and everything that contributes to climate change? Like isn’t it “gods earth” we are desecrating???

Hannah 🌸

okay so how did religions form and why do so many ppl hate the Jews?!!! like lol we were here first

Kate McCall

ATTENTIONE KAYTE what is ur opinions w religion/religious groups integrating AI into their work? I’m extra interested in the affect it will have on art/liturgy 🤔hmmmm?

helenaxofficial

How does your relationship with religion and/or spirituality intersect with your gender identity/sexuality? I’m a lesbian and have this feeling of wanting to get closer to God (even though I’m not even sure if He exists) and I struggle to make sense of what that means 😭

Yves_ell
>>119529564

Whatever you do don't look up religion by shura music video it'll get you

Alan

What experiences have you had that have influenced you to believe in a higher power/god? I consider myself an atheist but lately I’ve been yearning for something to believe in lol idk just being random

Ally

Would love to hear y’all’s thoughts on how to handle/cope with friend breakups and how to grieve the loss of an important friendship

Kate McCall
>>119529788

*kare 👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄

maddie haines

thoughts on quakers? i went to my first meeting as someone who is agnostic at best but attempting to heal my relationship w spirituality (i went to christian schools and i'm queer lol) i really enjoyed the meeting but i need to learn more about their philosophy and i would love to hear kate's insight

marisa

Friendship Q: I had a tough time in high school, followed by a (lovely!) year abroad which was alone time. But then, upon settling into uni, I got hit by the pandemic. It’s been really tough making friends, I’m settled in Toronto & I’m graduated now. What’s your advise for how to seek friends / be a better / quality friend, as a 20 something? I’m afraid I missed the friend boat

Sarah Howe

My grandfather teaches at a seminary and thinks that the Bible proves that aliens exist bc god says that he must “go tend to his other herds”. Thoughts? God and aliens go hand in hand?? If we discovered aliens and they also believed in the Christian god I’d be scared

Hannah

PLEASR talk about the epic highs and lows of high school football

Claire Heinle

what do you think about halloween costumes depicting sexy versions of religious people (nuns, priests, etc). funny? offensive? who cares?

ali j

how do i rid myself of catholic guilt :(

Leah Winston

The intersection of religion & politics and how they started influencing one another. e.g homophobia within Christianity

Emilie

YAY KATE IS BACK!!! Would love to hear ur thoughts on the passage of time. Is it a flat circle? Does the future exist? Also curious about your thoughts on the “self” - whatever that means to u :-) also - what do you think about cannabis? Specifically daily use. Tool for mindfulness or escapist copout? Very much looking forward to this xo 🌷

Maria

How to feel better about tripping (mushrooms) after the past few trips were bad

Emily mckeithen

I live in texas and work in politics here (i’m a democrat don’t worry) so i’m curious to hear kate’s perspective on the growing efforts to incorporate christianity into education, a HUGE problem here

rachel

maybe the intersection of religion and science? like we have proof of the actual Creation of earth, the big bang, we know how/why the sun rises and sets, etc

Abby Vieira

how do you suggest exploring spirituality when you’ve grown up in an oppressive christian household? i believe that there is something out there that gives us humans purpose but it’s not the christian god, and i’m still dealing with religious trauma. i don’t want to adopt a practice that is culturally appropriative, but the concepts of collectivism and the connection to the universe resonate with me (i also love astrology). i don’t know where to apply ideas in a formal spiritual practice.

Carla Golderer

How do you feel about science and religion? Like creationism vs evolution and stuff

Jess

Would love to hear about the religious connotations of the conflict between Israel/Palestine as an average American white girl uneducated on the issue

Yves_ell
>>119529619

Heyyyyy we're everywhere here lmfao I get comments on my godly wife bag and doing fine shorts all the time

Samantha

Things that you didn't Know until you Knew?

Greta

How do modern Protestants think of pre-destination? I know that in the time of John Donne etc. the initial story was that God decided how good each of us was and whether that granted us access to heaven and that we could not affect this. Is it like that now? Also, do most Christians believe in a physical Hell? I was not raised with that concept and want to know if others were. 🫶🫶

Abby Vieira

suggestions on how to go about your first shrooms trip. especially for anxious binchies who get paranoid when smoking weed.

Yves_ell

What's your major at seminary school!? Are you thinking of rushing? So exciting!!!

Catherine

How do i make my religious sister no longer homophobic?

genevieve brick

as a life long catholic school girl, what are your thoughts on the benefits/disadvantages to catholic schooling? or just thoughts on roman catholicism in general

boots

OMFG NEW KATE EPISODEEEEEEEEEEEEE something i’ve been asking myself lately is if it’s better to share myself entirely with the world to open up all possible opportunities, or if i should be selective (i.e putting my best foot forward). do i allow for my mistakes to be shown to everyone for me to later regret, or do i perfect my words, art, behaviors etc to ease (the often inevitable) feelings of shame?

Caroline Gmelich

Would love to hear Kate’s thoughts on the origins of religion and the narratives we (and communities of all of history) tell ourselves about why the world works the way it does. Also perspective on free will, destiny, etc.

maddie haines

a question for both kate and eliza: how would you describe your spirituality/belief system in this exact moment?

Alex

How to care for your spiritual well-being in such a spiritually confused world

Mackenzie

How do you justify religion and still see it as a positive presence when it is used to justify so many horrible violent acts both historically and currently (I’m thinking abortion in America, current happenings in Gaza among other things)?

Leah Winston

How to be a good cat mom ?? I want to love my new baby right (I’m picking her up on Thursday)

Alyssa Maccarone

Thoughts on existential dread therapists in general and their instagram infographics

Emma Gordon

I recently left the church due to rhetorics around sex and relationship/the heterosexual norm - this is probably quite a heavy question BUT how do you deal with the strict rules a lot of churches have surrounding sex and marriage and the affect this can have on some people (being very eager to get married early and feeling a huge guilt when anything “crosses a line”) and also the talk about homosexual relationships etc. I have really struggled with my personal faith due to people close to me in the church saying things such as “I believe homosexuality is wrong and would not attend my child wedding if it was with someone of the same sex” - let me know any thoughts etc, things I’ve been grappling with a lot and how the bible deals with this!!! thanks binchies, love u to the moon and back xxxxx

Katie

Thoughts on transcendentalism? Was Thoreau a visionary or just mommy’s little backyard camper

Abby Vieira

help christian religious trauma has me terrified of death especially because i’m a lesbian and hell has always scared me. any insight on your personal thoughts on death, spiritual ideas that make you less afraid of the unknown potential after life.

Nancy Ruck

would you rather have teeth for hair or hair for teeth?

Kaley Alness

Ok I don't know if they were enmeshed in the christian music culture of the late 90s-mid 00s but I need to hear someone smarter than me talk about the shift of Christian radio from rock/secular-passing music to exclusively boring worship music that all sounds the same/sounds like a Coldplay rip-off

Lisa

What makes you feel the most connected?

Megan Erickson

My mom was recently in an accident and has been in the ICU with a traumatic brain injury. She hasnt been waking up, and its been the most horrible week of my life. my family is *very* evangelical christian and is really leaning on their faith during this time. while in some way I find all the praying and talk of miracles comforting, I also have moved away and deconstructed faith in the past few years. (religious trauma and all that) any thoughts on how to cope with tragedy and uncertainty while also finding religious talk pretty triggering ?? sorry I know this is heavy

Christa

where is the line between cults and non-cult faiths and where does mormonism fall on this continuum? (this is coming from me having to debate whether mormonism is a cult in my high school religion class)

yasmine

thoughts on rituals and magic

Elisabeth Jordan
>>119529619

my sisters friend (who introduced me to binchtopia) is from victoria! truly the capital of binchtopia

Elisabeth Jordan

Kate’s thoughts on Julia’s favourite niche evangelical influencers? (karissa collins, transformed wife, luke scornacovo, etc.)

Christa

why do so many religions have women cover their hair isn’t hair just dead cells

Amber Litwiller

What are your favorite biographies or books about strong, unbothered women?

catherine

has Kate seen fleabag, and if so what thoughts did she have abt it?

Amber Litwiller
>>119531197

My therapist is recommending I read more books about bad bitches so I can embrace my ~strong~ personality 😪✊🏻

julz

kate and [redacted] were in front of me during eliza's ny show and they were both SO SWEET!!!! just wanted to say to bestie kate again <3333333333 i was the girl hanging out w her exes' roomie!!

amelia🌷🪩💌

what are your personal spiritual beliefs and how have your studies affected them? i’m an atheist and really don’t believe in god but i am so interested in religion as a concept and how it has shaped literally every aspect of society

Selah Judge

I would love to hear your thoughts on the religious aspect of music. I grew up in the Mennonite church and find that although I have left it I miss the music (specifically hymns). Looove having Kate on the pod, so excited! xoxo from Alaska

Mia
>>119530073

first suggestion is don’t lol. BUT if you are so inclined, i recommend 1) STAY INSIDE, 2) do with other ppl, 3) no phones. just keke, listen to music, and watch movies. keep water near you and snacks (you won’t have an appetite but a good visual reminder). If it gets too much, sleep and it will be gone when you wake up. ALSO your emotions/thoughts are valid, but not true in that moment. Like the “don’t trust how you feel after 9pm” — same vibes 🫶🏻

LB

I live in Austin TX and I recently learned and started attending a Unitarian Universalist church a surprisingly very progressive church which centers it's teachings on community and acceptance of multitudes of beliefs. I'm curious how much others know about this church. I'm baffled about how I never heard of it but people in the church have often grown up in the church. I want to spread the word! As a survivor of "church family" trauma... Specifically my family ran a Christian church!! But the UU church has been my religious therapy.

Emelia Haskey

What advice does Kate have to women going through the process of entering ordained ministry?

Lindsey Di Silvestri

how different are perceptions of the gender of god across abrhamic religions? does the gendering of a monotheistic god (implied through language if not theologically) effect people’s perception of gods qualities? and gendered qualities?

Hollie Martin

favorite comparative religion resources for beginners?

Sarah

What drew you to studying this large topic that spans all of human history?

Nikita

Do you study philosophy/can studying philosophy go hand in hand with your studies?

Erin Sifre

What insights do you have for someone who is not particularly religious or spiritual but is in need of comfort after losing a romantic partner?

Kristen Wynne

Do you have any advice for someone intending to join a church or faith community as someone who has lived outside of the church for most of their life?

Dianna Cohen
>>119531536

ok i would also love to hear abt this bc i also just found out about this bc i have a professor who keeps talking abt his UU church and i had never heard of it and had to google it bc the way he talks abt it was giving cult vibes (not the actual things he was saying abt the church just like how much he brings it up)

Dianna Cohen
>>119529759

i feel this but w christianity/judaism. i was raised neither but feel a strong connection to/want to be in touch with my jewish roots but then i get the judaism from my dads side so some will say i am not jewish. perhaps this q is for a julia ep tho

Alexia B

why has god foresaken us?

Ashlee Cruz

Why is the Jewish man + Asian girl stereotype a thing

Sarah

my question is how does one slay, despite the horrors?

diana

is god dead? what do you think the future of organized religion is?

Kyla Henstrand

how to not have an existential crisis when thinking about death?😍😍 i have been SPIRALING

Ellie Chang

hi as a religiously traumatized girlie, i would love to hear kate’s perspective on the religious abuse. is there a way to find a connection with religion after experiencing so much trauma?

Parima

Julia talked about this a bit in the second arrow, but would love to hear y’all get into the spirituality of pain!!

Alexandra Roceanu

why do all major abrahamic religion presuppose harsher modesty rules for women?

Elise Fowler

Is it common that each generation sees signs of revelations? I’ve decentered yet my mom is convinced that it’s the end times and ends up giving me constant anxiety about it all.

Kira

what’s your take on belief vs action in religion. i.e is someone who believes in God but is struggling to put commands like “love thy neighbor” into action more “christian” than an altruistic nonbeliever?

Reese

any thoughts on finding faith/spirituality after leaving a high demand religion? i recently left the mormon church, which has a very strict practice and ideology, in an effort to create my own, but sometimes i’m not sure where to start.

Zita

Hello as a fellow religious studies scholar from Aotearoa New zealand!! I picked up religious studies as an elective in my first year and I just loved how passionate the lecturers were about it and how you truly find the strangest people in religious studies, (a guy in my tutorial last year converted to Christianity through youtube videos). My question for Kate is how do people react when you tell them you study religion? Do you feel like you always have to clarify that it’s not religious education? also r u religious urself? How do u think this affected your time in studying religion and your perspectives?

justmight

Hi! I’m moving to a monastery in 2 days and am looking for some guidance on the topic of “finding yourself.” I’ve been searching for an identity as long as I can remember and want to use my time there to figure her out. Any thoughts on using religion (or not) to seek internal alignment?

Emily

I would like to know if Kate has seen god(s) and also which of the religions is objectively correct, please 😌

zoe

is there a generational divide in how to practice religion or is it just my little corner of the world that has pulled away from organized religion and toward more broad spirituality

westoftherest

as someone who was not raised with a religion at all i’ve always had very complex thoughts about it and oftentimes living in the us (i’m also white with no cultural heritage to really latch onto) i think i often felt like the odd one out growing up in a predominantly irish/roman catholic and jewish area where it felt like every other kid had that but at the same time i could never wrap my mind around the idea of organized religion. so i guess what i’m trying to get at is what negative connotations, if any, does the word religion have in this time and do you think the growing shift away from saying you’re religious to instead saying you’re spiritual has anything to do with these connotations (or lack there of) or do you think is something else altogether? (and in what ways do these perceptions perhaps alter the root of what these religions are attempting to teach)

marisa
>>119535507

Hey binchie kyla!! I get you, I do. One thing I recently did is a meditation with my friend Brooke who is a death doula. She’s a very wise an educated woman, and here’s her website: https://www.lengthofacandle.com/ I think it might offer you some peace. While she assists people in death, she also has resources for those uncomfortable with thoughts of death / dying and offers guidance and sources. Thinking of you <3 I hope it gets easier

Kaysie Williamson

what exactly is the trinity? how important is the acknowledgment of the trinity in christian denominations? i grew up secular but my dad was raised in fundamentalist sect, we recently found out their group doesn’t recognize the trinity (it’s hard to know what exactly they believe, they make it a point to not write down their doctrine and my dad doesn’t remember much about their religious beliefs bc he decided he didn’t believe in it at a young age and zoned out during their meetings). we’re super confused about the idea of the trinity, how can jesus be both the son of god and the incarnation of god?

Amanda Weymouth

For discussion of friendship plz talk about friendship breakups

Erin

Probably off topic but any idea why so many people become Christian, the ones who you'd least expect, just two examples of celebrities - M.I.A and Kat Von D. What is so attractive to these people about being a born again Christian?

Alina

you‘ve touched on that in the previous kate episode but i would like to hear more about the science/religion problem - like how people always say that religion is not scientific but that the importance of science in itself to prove that something is right or wrong and the system which it is built upon is very western and capitalistic… that was so interesting i would love for you to dive deeper into that!

Nev

tw: religious trauma I have been on a spiritual journey in the last year, and it has been difficult because I have been dealing with religious trauma of sorts. I never called it that before, because of the nature of it - my mum really got into neoliberal spiritual "manifest" esoterica stuff. It all started after I became disabled as a child, and she was looking for doctors and answers all around the world. It became so overwhelming, we were also poor, and she turned to spirituality. At the beginning, she just returned to our cultural religion - orthodox Christianity, but quickly fell out of it, because I assume it promised her nothing. The book "The Secret" however, did. And it only went downhill from there. Many of the things she tried to manifest were things that just cannot be manifested. Like health, housing, and financial security. She made me partake in so many pseudo rituals and healing methods, a lot of them incredibly traumatic. I don't want to get into details, but the amount of child abuse I went through at the hands of "healers" deserves its own memoir. I only ever started calling all this a religious trauma in therapy after my wonderful councillor named it that. It all fits. It doesn’t need to be said, a spiritual path now feels horrifying. Videos of spiritual mothers on TikTok and insta reels have given me flashbacks and panic attacks and I can recognise the signs of spiritual abuse from miles away. Weird diets, “healing” foods, positive thinking at all costs, it all makes my eyeball pound with anger. I haven’t seen people address it as it though. These movements fuck with your ability to have faith, and for the future, they pave the path to spirituality with broken glass, and even if you weren’t too scared to walk it, it hurts you. I wasn’t even aware that this is one of the biggest traumas I have experienced, until someone named it. And the more I think about it, the more I realise how vulnerable everyone is to it. Before I believed it was extra bad in ex-communist countries, because people have less experience with organised religion, but now I know it’s even worse in the West when these movements feel like a stark liberation from evangelism. No amount of manifestation will improve your illness, cure chronic pain, or your disability. I battled an opioid addiction because I being high was the only way to feel no pain, and perform positively for my mum, my family, and friends. Nothing hurts like having a child in pain, and watching these people profit from that is indescribable. My question is, do you have any reading recommendations on these two fronts: overcoming broad religious trauma (a lot of content about recovery after Christianity is not something I can see myself in) and, what would be important texts that can help me familiarise myself with major religion movements. I studied Islam and Orthodox Christianity since I was a child, in a secular way. I found it deeply rewarding, it is a left-over element of the commie system of learning, and reading religious texts, analysing them and the history of their reception and enforcement is deeply fascinating to me. I have been familiarising myself with Judaism lately as well. And luckily, I find elements of God in study and learning, and that brings me peace. I really wish to know more about Buddhism and Hinduism, I wish to know more about everything tbh. A Christian friend of mine, who is an absolute angel, and one of the most progressive humans I have ever known, as well as a Jewish friend from a reformist temple, who has a questioning relationship with god and does not fear discussing it, have been a great example to me. Also, the first humans that partake in mass religion and do not give me chills and sweats. So, any recommendations are so welcome, I wish all of you could make a reading list tbh. Thanks a bunch, Nev

Wormie

Born again christians

✨

As someone who doesn't fully believe in astrology but really enjoys it and respects the history and its ability to be used as a tool for self reflection and relationship building, I'm wondering - why do you think so many people who aren't religious themselves view organized religions as something deserving of respect, but view less defined "spiritual" or "witchy" practices as nonsense?? I just think we need to let people have ritual and symbolism outside of organized religion because those things are so ~human~

sofia cannon

mormons aren’t allowed to drink coffee yet they KNOW full well that soda has caffeine in it but they love soda shops? are they okay with knowing that they’re skirting around this rule? is it not the caffeine that’s not allowed but the coffee beans themselves that are sinful?

Quinn
>>119557934

Currently living in UT and a lot of the soda I see around is not caffeinated. They loooove them some root beer.

Tucker Ward

I am a freshman in college trying to decide between studying religious studies and urban studies. Do you think a religious studies degree is helpful/worth pursuing if I want to be a lawyer?

maddie stananrd
>>119557934

I feel like religious people of all sectors pick and chose how to follow which rules… is there tiers to sins or something ?😅

sofia cannon
>>119557934

it was just an inquiry i’m not passing judgement sorry if ur mormon or something

blue 🐇

my minor is religious studies and i’m curious about career choices/seminary school. could you elaborate on what seminary school entails and what you plan to do after?

Ella

I would like to hear the Binchy hosts + Kate weigh in on friendship breakups - have you experienced it, how do you get over it?!

Tessa

PLEASE DISCUSS: okay so satan is like in the canon of the Bible but he’s not even gods enemy he’s gods EMPLOYEE. He is a vital fixture in Christian afterlife so like- what is that all about

izzy rillos

Dealing with the pain of a friend breakup.

izzy rillos

Can you be religious without believing in GOD

Tess Knoll

would love to know from kate what got them interested in religious studies and how they decided they wanted to go to seminary school (and also what exactly that entails)

Hannah
>>119557934

I’m in Utah (not from here) and I’ve learned that caffeine isn’t the problem!! it’s whether the drink is hot or not. just a technicality listed in Book of Mormon

✨
>>119529975

I would like to add that I personally would love an episode featuring Gav to help us really understand this

Lindzz

Religious trauma

Jess
>>119529975

I bet they’re already working on this but yes please I would love to hear Gav talk about this

hippienikki

This has nothing to do with religion but can yall PLS address the teachers who video themselves as they teach ….. like can we pls be fr and imagine ur teacher trying to be serious and she is like “wait can we redo that” or is setting their phone up to take a vid like WHAT?????? im sorry but huh???? maybe im just not used to it bc i graduated a few years ago but damn…..

caitie

DMT / the new research about brain activity 5 mins after death

miss andry
>>119557934

(Ex Mormon here) there's no real merit to the rule, they deem coffee/caffeinated tea to be addictive and therefore a sin, and compare it to alcoholism. So as to why they consume caffeinated soda makes no sense and they're okay with skating around the rule. My mom is addicted to Diet Coke😂 Some deeply religious Mormons will not drink caffeinated soda though

Karen Fonstad

What does Kate want to do in the end? Be a priest?

miss andry

Would love to hear you guys dive into Mormonism and your thoughts, and religious trauma overall but specifically for us girlies who have escaped a toxic environment and are finding their place in the world after being conditioned a certain way for so long

Danielle

Music question for Eliza! I’ve noticed that musicians call albums records while the more layman term is album! Is record an industry term so industry ppl exclusively say record, and that’s why it comes out so seamlessly with musicians? I’m just wondering why there’s that slight discrepancy. Is there more pride (in a parent is proud of their child type of pride) in sayin record? Is it a nod to the more historical container of music? Do you feel a difference in yourself when you say one vs the other? Thank you!

Liza

I’ve been attending a spiritualist church recently, I’ve spoken with the medium there twice and started connecting with my dead grandma through meditation. Any thoughts on spiritualism?

Adele O’Neill

Kate do you think reenchantment is a reasonable solution to our existential problems? Can it even work in the 21st century? Similarly, how can we encourage our friends and family to shake modern weberian disenchantment/cynicism and embrace the whimsy!!

Adele O’Neill
>>119536624

Me too girlie! I took it as an elective and fell in love and changed my major. It’s true you meet the strangest people but they’re also the most fantastic. I love how curious my circle is. I find I always have to explain that I study religion not theology! Most people don’t understand it’s a mix of sociology/history/philosophy etc. People I tell think it’s cool but I always get the sense they think it’s weird or assume I’m Christian….. I move in left wing circles so most people are atheist and would think it’s lame to be religious but I like to keep them guessing LOL 🤫🤫

Roni

I have an unrelated question for Julia. What are your thoughts on the situation with Bradley Cooper (or any actor really) wearing a prosthetic nose to portray a Jewish character? I keep seeing articles likening it to actors wearing black-face then others where the makeup artist basically states they were “just trying to make him look like the guy, never intended any harm” etc. I’m not Jewish but it makes me uncomfortable. I can’t stand Bradley Cooper anyway tho.

Zita
>>119536624

omg i totally relate - I’m not religious but one time I told someone I studied religion and they asked if I was studying to be a priest 😳

Alyz

Sorry but this request that has nothing to do with this ask- I think the binchies and I would benefit severely from a Gavisode about the Israel-Palestine conflict? With the recent declaration of war I think it would be nice to hear from a very well read voice on jewish history. thank you and much love 💖

Paola Ayre

It's definitely time to talk about Palestine and how extremely critical it is to seperate religion (and the right to practise freely) from its insidious use as a masquerade for settler colonialism (Israel and the US presence in the Middle East, plus many other historical examples). Either in this episode or another

Renee Lile

How do you weigh the evils of organized religion (hate, seismic, homophobia, rigid morality standards) with the good (community building, comfort after loss, etc.)?

Sophia Benveniste

Hamas’s attack on Israel and how it came to this. The history of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The topic of Israel as a sanctuary for jews after wwii

Sedona Steffens

how modern day conservative christian’s behaviors are hypocritical to their own religion that they push so hard on everyone else

Sedona Steffens

i think it be funny to go through conservative christian’s facebook posts or reddit posts and comment on their stupidity

Mae Hickey

I’d like to know what’s up with the Unitarian Universalists? My atheist parents used to bring me to a UU church and I’ve always been a little confused about what they are, but find them really interesting!

Alison

Super churches and how devoted patrons literally don’t see that it is pure greed and excess… everything they preach again

Sarah Schellenberg

Commenting from my gf’s account but- how can you separate the good from the bad with religion? I definitely am not one to discount one’s personal/religious beliefs, but as someone who was forcibly raised Roman Catholic, I find it really hard to provide those who are genuinely dedicated to their faith grace on the matter. Maybe it just has something to do with my really fun and cute trait where I hold the heaviest of grudges, but I just don’t understand how people can follow something that, in most cases, generally speaking, harms it’s followers more than benefits (in my opinion) regardless of denomination. Maybe it’s more nuanced and you have to be dedicated to something in order for it to be reformed and result in being good but I feel like the negatives of organized religion, at least within the past few decades, have horribly outweighed the latter. I’m also a lesbian so do with that what you will LOL

lils

omg wait i have so many questions i can’t even think of. if we are taught to turn the other cheek, why was judas immediately banished? do you believe religious people (who have repented for their sins) can still end up in hell?

scorpio vvitch
>>119639161

do you also wanna address the fact that the IDF has been bombing and murdering palestinians for decades long before this? do you also wanna mention how the israeli government ignored the egyptian presidents warning 3 days beforehand?

scorpio vvitch
>>119615980

yes yes yes pleaseee. and how this isn’t a religious conflict it’s a GENOCIDE and an ethnic cleansing. we literally have evidence of israeli presidents and pms calling arabs “sub human”

scorpio vvitch

i think it’s really time to address the ethnic cleansing occuring in palestine. (i’m really sorry for the influx of comments that julia is probably receiving rn, this is no excuse to be antisemitic or racist) but this is not a conflict of religion or land, this is an ETHNIC CLEANSING. when we have videos of israeli officials calling arabs “subhuman”, when there are journals and research articles of how the IDF uses rape as a tactic to subdue and keep arab women submissive so as to not join the resistance, when all the false claims about 40 murdered babies and a pregnant woman being kidnapped and having her baby torn out of her body all lead back to actual palestinian victims of the IDF. you should also mention how it just came out that the egyptian president called and warned the israeli pm and they ignored it , because if it’s one thing they’re gonna do it’s victimize themselves amidst its own dead civilians.

Coco

What is ur personal connection with love and spirituality whether it be platonic or romantic and what do you think about monogamy/ non monogamy in general / how they each play into our relationships with ourselves and others. Also do you believe In soulmates ? ❤️

Jess A

Kate talk about you understand your gender

Ese
>>119529975

i think calling it a conflict is quite disingenuous. it’s a settler colonial occupation

Allyn (uh-lyn)

Okay not necessarily for Eliza and Kate but could the binchies put together a list of iconic tv shows to get us all through the writers strike / presumably no new little shows this fall? I've been binging the sopranos but fear i will finish it long before Yellowjackets return

Julianna
>>119666022

RETWEET. Thank you. Thank you thank you. Both Julia and Eliza’s silence on this topic has previously bothered me and now it is just unreal.

Julianna

I feel distressed and disappointed that there has been no conversation on the genocide of the people of Palestine.

jade hurley

kate — thoughts on superstition / spiritual lifestyle practices like the evil eye + how paganism still shows up in our daily lives? finding your spirituality within paganism? thanks!

Emily
>>119740523

Their last episode was recorded early so I imagine the Hamas attack had not happened yet. Idk it feels like a lot to expect them to jump on and explain a conflict that has been happening since like the 1940s. There are probably better places and sources and people to go to in order to discuss.

Emily
>>119666022

Sounds like you’ve just said exactly what it is you want them to say? I’m not a podcaster so idk how it’d feel but personally I’d feel pretty uncomfortable speaking about geopolitical issues at such a heightened time, idk why we always need to expect them to speak on everything, all the time.

Celeste
>>119666022

People don’t need to speak about these issues in a manner that suits YOUR timeline. People on the internet are so out of touch. Misinformation is spread by people commenting on a topic they don’t fully understand as soon as they hear about it. Maybe give them a moment to collect their thoughts and address this in the most sensitive and insightful way since this is a very difficult topic, and we need to centre humanity right now and be patient with each other. I get where your coming from and stand with all innocent lives lost and that will be lost (#freepalestine) but also recognize that the Jewish community is not representative of Israeli government and all of my Jewish friends (even while being pro-Palestine) are still struggling right now. Let’s give each other space and I’m sure the girls will comment on it on their next episode.

Alexa

Can you talk about struggling to identify with a religion when you’ve had negative experiences with it in the past?

Alexa

Thank you:)

scorpio vvitch
>>119740523

but it’s the way they post on their social medias all the time trying to spread information and educate people whenever it’s an issue with white people but the second it’s arab immigrants…. 😶😶😶

scorpio vvitch
>>119666022

that’s what they asked lol reread the post. just bc you support the terrorist organization that is the IDF doesn’t mean that speaking up and informing people on it won’t make a difference. there are now over 800 women and 400 children in gaza dead. they ignored egypt’s warning, and the US’s, they DO NOT GIVE A SINGLE FUCK ABOUT THEIR CITIZENS

scorpio vvitch
>>119639161

israel is not a sanctuary for jews, it is an illegitimate apartheid state partitioned by the UK and UN who have no authority to declare a sovereign state. israel also does not care about its people, it also just came out that the US as well as Egypt tried warning them…. they don’t care. they want to profit off any opportunity to feign sympathy from the west despite having one of the strongest militaries for a state its size. so yeah let’s compare one of the worlds largest military operation forces that have claimed over 4000 lives just since 2008… to a small militant group established to protect palestinians who don’t even have access to aircrafts

Alexa

Also, Ms. McLamb, Glitter broke my heart in the most beautiful way.

Celeste
>>119666022

Please do not assume I support a terrorist organization. You don’t know me. You don’t know what I do, who I speak to about what in my real life rather (than harassing strangers on the internet). This is why people don’t want to speak on the issue. I literally said centre humanity and that I stand with Palestine and u turn around and call me a terrorist supporter like what the hell 😂. Girl go touch some grass.

scorpio vvitch
>>119666022

i didn’t even mean to reply that to you it was meant to be to someone else omg i’m sorry 😭😭

Jess
>>119740523

Give them a second to collect their thoughts before saying something. I imagine they want to research and understand things before making a statement that will influence a large audience. Julia and her family must be under a lot of stress right now. There are other places to look for information

Jess
>>119666022

The way you are up in arms in reply’s to everyone’s comments even slightly mentioning israel/Palestine attacking them if they don’t use the exact perfect terminology and have an in depth understanding of what’s going on is unhelpful. We are all in different spots in understanding what’s going on. I am in support of palestine always but I don’t think this infighting and policing others is going to help anything it just makes people afraid to ask questions

Christy Robertson

would love to hear you speak about the genocide happening in palestine my queens

marisa
>>119740523

I think it’s accusatory to think that they only show activism for white ppl like, their podcast isn’t that in the slightest. I understand the distress the attack has caused right now, as someone who has both Arab and Jewish in her linage and a partner with the same. It’s more vulnerable to gather thoughts and speak earnestly with well research than it is to react on something. I have faith in the anti racism and activism the girls always showcase with POC groups that they will be intentional with whatever they choose for a response, even if it is no response. They don’t owe us anything.

✨
>>119608696

When my friend told me about this, I googled the real life guy he is playing and Bradley cooper literally looks more like that man without the prosthetics. Such a weird and deeply unnecessary move! (Also I suggest googling him, he was very hot)

gillian

talk about how we can make our lives more spiritual and be a part of an intentional community that isn't centered around organized religion!

Yves_ell

Why so many Claire 's in the comments??? High

Luiza
>>119666022

Can u point me to some articles abt idf using assault to keep Arab women submissive?

Luiza
>>119531536

My parents are agnostic and we grew up going to the UU church and we all LOVED it. Focused on acceptance of all and how Jesus lead his life rather than how he died/was resurrected… one of my dads best friends was the pastor and he absolutely killed it

scorpio vvitch
>>119550313

i’m so sorry you went through all that and i hope you are able to fully heal from this one day :( there is definitely hope, and i think it’s so beautiful to learn about different religions from all your friends. you don’t have to practice one thing, if that’s something that concerns you. i think the fact that you even still have faith is such a testament to your strength.

scorpio vvitch
>>119530858

it’s seen as “a crown” in a lot of abrahamic faiths, but for eastern and orthodox christians they’re the only ones that still veil during mass

scorpio vvitch
>>119530457

idk if this helps but i’m coptic orthodox, a christian ethnoreligion of egypt, and i struggled with the same fears especially when discovering my sexuality. what i realized is that a lot of the bible is not meant to be taken literally. a lot if not every mention of “hell” in the bible leads back to “ghennam” which is an actual location where they burnt bodies and other things. if you think about it, a loving and forgiving God would not punish you eternally for the sins you made as a mortal. if hell does exist it’s not fire and brimstones, it’s a place just without the existence of God, hell is simply the absence of God, nothing more nothing less.

Katrine

What is Kate's podcast? Can't find it on spotify

Haley Adams
>>119740523

I’m sure they will but like if they didn’t … who cares lol I mean I love them and value their opinions would love for them to break it down but being disappointed in strangers who are 20 something girls for not speaking on a deeply complex political issue seems like some misplaced expectations. There are plenty of places you can collect ur own info it’s a losing position to expect people who are not political activists or historians to take a position. they don’t owe u that

Haley Adams

Ok came on here and started arguing but my intention was for a q that’s probably too late. What’s been brining u girls joy lately !

Kendall Elizabeth Halliburton

I wanna hear a discussion regarding women and religion—I feel like religion (especially Christianity) is just rife with misogyny and all that is male (don’t even get me started on the phallic themes). The very few female perspectives // examples we get in the Bible still fall prey to sexist stereotypes and then moving into the man’s land culture of the church, both past and present? Oofie woofie. SIDE NOTE Fun topic idea for another pod: Boston Marriages!! Aw yeah babie

Kendall Elizabeth Halliburton

Oooooof my ADHD brain!!! celebrity culture and religion would be a great subtopic—lana del Rey and Judah smith??? Also let’s not forget lana studied metaphysics at Fordham to get closer to god. I don’t even believe in god + I’m just obsessed with that

Allyn (uh-lyn)

This is probably way too late now but as someone raised non-religious / agnostic I never understood why the Christian devil, who is an antagonist to God, tries to make you do "bad" things and then punishes you in hell for it? Why would he work with god by punishing the sinners?

Kaylan Berry

I would love to hear her take on the Israeli conflict happening now since she would know about the religious history around the lands!!

Alee

Where did this go? Am I the only one who can't listen to this? I just see a description. Looking forward to hearing what y'all had to say on the topic.

J P

tila tequila