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Haystacks & Hell

Stories about growing up Seventh-day Adventist, leaving faith behind, and building new, fulfilling lives.

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S1:E9 - Interview: Meet the ex-SDA Survey Team (Eighth-day Freedom) Mar 11, 2023

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Santiago interviews the research team behind the ex-Adventist survey and research project called Eighth-day Freedom: Dr. Tom Arcaro, Dr. Duane McClearn, and Jeff, an ex-Adventist originally from Michigan.

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Ex-Adventist Survey Links:

Take the survey
Eighth-day Freedom Blog
One Size Does Not Fit All (Blog addressing bias)

Links to other topics mentioned:

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Credits: Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E8 - Dealing with our SDA Families - Pt. 2 Mar 04, 2023

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Santiago shares a bit more about his experiences after leaving the church and shares a template of the letter he wrote to his parents. Abby, Ami, and Alex talk more about issues with raising your own children when your family wants to proselytize them. They talk about issues with aging parents, and whether people are happier with or without religion, regardless of whether it’s true.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Recent stories from listeners like you:

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E7 - Dealing with our SDA Families - Pt. 1 Feb 25, 2023

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Santiago reads the letter he wrote to his parents about leaving the church and faith behind. Ami, Abby, and Alex talk about dealing with family who are still in the church. They talk about issues with the previous generation, as well as issues with raising kids and the next generation.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why - by Greta Christina

Template Letter to Seventh-day Adventist Parents

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E6 - Growing up Gen Z and Adventist: Interview with Miguel Feb 11, 2023

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Santiago interviews his Gen Z brother Miguel about growing up Gen Z and Seventh-day Adventist. We laugh about sex ed, bananas, and fleeing their home in the middle of the night.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Ray Comfort on the banana

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E5 - Did You Ever Get “The Talk?” Feb 05, 2023

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Oh look, another sex episode! Santiago shares his experiences and some resources. Ami, Abby, and Alex discuss sex ed in the Adventist church and touch on dorm life, contraceptives, and the experience of growing up during the AIDS crisis. They ask their friends: What, if any, sex ed did you receive?

Links mentioned in this episode:

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Have a story to share? Write to us, send a DM or voice message on Instagram, or leave a voicemail at (301) 750-8648‬. We take your privacy seriously: Privacy Policy

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Buy us a coffee • Support us on Patreon

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E4 - When Did You Learn About Sex? Jan 29, 2023

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We discuss John Harvey Kellogg, early Seventh-day Adventist attitudes towards sex, more modern attitudes, and our own experiences with sex education growing up in the church. Ami asks her friends: When did you learn what sex was?

Links mentioned in this episode:

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Have a story to share? Write to us, send a DM or voice message on Instagram, or leave a voicemail at (301) 750-8648‬. We take your privacy seriously: Privacy Policy

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Buy us a coffee • Support us on Patreon

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Twitter • TikTok • Instagram • YouTube • Facebook

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Stories From Listeners Like You - S1 Bonus 1 Jan 26, 2023

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Santiago reads stories shared by listeners of the podcast: A woman who left the conservative fringes of Adventism, a trans woman from Puerto Rico, and someone who was raised in the SDA Reform Church.

You can read these stories and more at hell.bio/stories.

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E3 - Do You Have a Favorite Veggie Meat? Jan 21, 2023

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We discuss Adventist culture, diet, and the Sabbath, looking at the good and bad aspects of these things. Abby and Ami are joined by Alex, and they ask their friends "What's your favorite veggie meat?"

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Have a story to share? Write to us, send a DM or voice message on Instagram, or leave a voicemail at (301) 750-8648‬. We take your privacy seriously: Privacy Policy

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E2 - Do You Believe in an Afterlife? Jan 14, 2023

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Santiago, Ami, and Abby talk about death, heaven, hell, and Adventist eschatology. Abby and Ami ask their friends the vital question: Were you taught that animals go to heaven?

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Greek myth of Sisyphus
Big Gods Hypothesis Article, Paper
The Good Place
Death with Dignity
The evolution of moral empathic evaluation

Have a story to share? Write to us or leave a voicemail at (301) 750-8648‬. We take your privacy seriously: Privacy Policy

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

S1:E1 - Do You Believe in God? Jan 07, 2023

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Santiago introduces himself and the podcast. Abby and Ami discuss their plans for the podcast, their backgrounds, why they left the church, and ask their friends the question: When did you know that god wasn't real?

Links & stats mentioned in this episode:

What are haystacks?
What is the National Sunday Law?
Christian poll results re: War and Torture
Guess who else deconstructed: Martin Luther

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Credits: Abby and Ami, creators of the Seventh-day Atheist Podcast • Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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