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Leaving Eden Podcast

An Ex-Fundie, Deconstruction, and Cult podcast as told by cult survivor Sadie Carpenter, with her co-host Gavi HaCohen. This podcast covers Sadie’s cult, (The Independent Fundamental Baptist church), other cults, (including Jonestown and the Branch Davidians), cult-related media (including reality TV shows and documentaries like The Duggars/19 Kids and Counting, Shiny Happy People, Welcome to Plathville, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City), famous fundamentalist and fundie influencers, other religions, and the real and present threat that cults and cult ideologies pose to society as a whole. Our goal is to promote freedom of mind, freedom of thought, and freedom of religion.

For press, sponsorship, and other inquiries, contact LeavingEdenPod@gmail.com

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Latest Episodes:

Homework Edition: Titanic Oct 15, 2020

Show notes

In this week's Homework episode, Sadie and Gavri'el discuss James Cameron's 1997 cinematic masterpiece Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Next Homework episode we will be discussing Jersey Shore.
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(REMASTERED) Ep. 7: Jesus Was the ORIGINAL Fidget Spinner/Gavi converts to Christianity (not really) (Theology / Methodist / Catholic / Baptist / Calvinism / Protestant / Church of God ) Oct 13, 2020

Show notes

Sadie and Gavri'el do a fun overview of several christian denominations to determine which christian denomination would most closely fit with Gavi's worldview, sensibilities, and needs.

FOR CLARIFICATION: GAVRI'EL HAS NO INTEREST IN CHOOSING A DIFFERENT RELIGION. DO NOT TRY TO CONVERT HIM TO CHRISTIANITY.

Awesome cover art for this remastered episode by Rachel Zylka!

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(REMASTERED) Ep. 6: What is a Life Verse? (Biblical Bootylicious) (Theology / Christianity / Bible / Fundamentalism / IFB / Autograph / Walk With God / Jesus / Religion / Baptist / Exvangelical) Oct 06, 2020

Show notes

Sadie and Gavi discuss the concept of "Life Verses" within the IFB.

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(REMASTERED) TRUE CRIME: First Family of Fundamentalism - Ch. 3: Sins of the Father #ArrestDavidHyles (Pastoral Abuse / David Hyles / Jack Hyles / Church / Cult / Child Murder / FBCH / IFB ) Sep 29, 2020

Show notes

In the third installment of our First Family of Fundamentalism series, Sadie and Gabriel discuss Jack Hyles' only son David Hyles, the heir apparent to the pastorship of First Baptist Church of Hammond, and how throughout the 1970s and 1980s he proved himself to be unsuited to leadership in any ministry, a liability to his father, an abuser, a rapist, a pedophile, and (allegedly) a murderer. #ArrestDavidHyles
WARNING: This episode contains discussions of rape, coercion, sexual abuse of minors, domestic violence, psychological abuse, child abuse, and child murder.
Note: In this episode, we said that the 5 chapters of Linda Hyles Murphrey's book are available online. Sadly, they are not in fact available online. Sincerest apologies.
Joy Ryder's lawsuit against David Hyles:
https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/b6fbfe77/files/uploaded/RyderJoyComplaint02172020.pdf
Interview with Paula Hyles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Je_QJ-7wY
David Hyles invokes his fifth amendment rights
https://chucklestravels.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/the-business-of-restoration/
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(REMASTERED) TRUE CRIME: First Family of Fundamentalism - Ch. 2: The Battle of 1989 (Cult Stories / Jack Hyles / IFB / First Baptist Church of Hammond / Jack Hyles / Jack Schaap / Exvangelical / Deconstruction ) Sep 15, 2020

Show notes

In Chapter 2 of this saga, Jack Hyles, who has become a cult leader at First Baptist Church of Hammond, finds himself and his ministry embroiled in numerous scandals which test the loyalty of his flock.
Note: Gavi did NOT have COVID-19 during this recording. He was suffering from particularly bad allergies which affected his voice.
Jack Hyles and Victor Nischik on Maury Povich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IrcVp00mHI
Jack Hyles Church With a Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tifnWiEgWgE
Preying from the Pulpit
part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_2RGQfvrPs&t=4s
part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shfZIyJjc7k
part 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CRtjC9n2y4
part 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUd6NrOZj0U
part 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7ydYwcRFxY&t=198s
part 6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oss0dbKvb3U
part 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gndHES8Jlw
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(REMASTERED) TRUE CRIME: First Family of Fundamentalism - Ch. I: The New Jack Swing (Cult Stories / Jack Hyles / Jack Schaap / Documentary / IFB / FBCH / Jesus / Deconstruction) Sep 08, 2020

Show notes

Sadie and Gavi explore the leadership of the IFB by exploring the history of its most influential pastor, Jack Hyles. Listen along as we learn how Jack Hyles transformed the First Baptist Church of Hammond into a megachurch and became the most powerful and influential leader in IFB history.
Jack Hyles: "Sunday's Coming" full sermon:
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Ep. 4: What If He Drinks Mountain Moo? (Dating and Relationships as a Cult Member) (REMASTERED) (Fundamentalism / IFB / Hyles Anderson / Purity Culture / Dating With A Purpose / Virginity / Shrek) Sep 01, 2020

Show notes

Sadie and Gavi compare and contrast experiences dating in high school and college. They discuss the fundamentalism dating manual written by convicted pedophile Jack Schaap, Dating with a Purpose, and the difference between dating and courtship. In this episode's homework section, they discuss the 2001 Dreamworks animated classic Shrek.

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Link to Jack Schaap's "Polished Shaft" Sermon:

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Ep. 3: School Rules (Welcome to Cult College) (REMASTERED) (Education / Dating / Hyles Anderson / IFB / Control / Deconstruction / Fundamentalism / Exvangelical / Jesus / HAC / Clueless Movie) Aug 25, 2020

Show notes

Sadie and Gavri'el compare and contrast experiences at college, including a deep dive into the cult college student handbook! For homework, Sadie watches and reviews Clueless.

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Ep 2: Rock 'n' Roll is the Devil's Music! REMASTERED (Deconstruction / Racism / Cult / Curse of Ham / Theology / Fundamentalism / Exfundie / Jesus / Satanic Panic / White Nationalism / Pokemon) Aug 18, 2020

Show notes

On this episode, Sadie and Gavi look into the theological roots of why rock 'n' roll is associated with Satan and demons, and why this theology also promotes racism. In the homework section of this episode, Sadie reviews several episodes of Pokemon: Indigo League!

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Examples of racism from John R. Rice and Henry Morris:

https://blackhistorycollection.org/2018/04/13/1956-negro-and-white-racist-christian-desegregation-brochure/

https://medium.com/the-radical-center/the-open-racism-of-christian-fundamentalism-a24c34e71c15

https://brucegerencser.net/2018/08/quote-of-the-day-was-fundamentalist-creationist-henry-morris-a-racist/

Anti-Racism resources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/05/30/how-monique-melton-is-helping-you-be-an-anti-racist/#8b71c587d8f4 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne95dm/how-to-be-a-white-ally-to-people-of-color

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Ep. 1: What Makes a Cult? REMASTERED (Fundamentalism / BITE Model / Life Story / Christianity / Jesus / Religion / Baptist / IFB / First Baptist Church of Hammond / Introduction / Pilot / Pokemon) Aug 11, 2020

Show notes

In the pilot episode of the Leaving Eden Podcast, we meet our hosts, cult survivor and cult expert Sadie Carpenter, and her co-host, Gavriel HaCohen. We get the overview of Sadie's life story and learn about what the difference is between a cult and a religion. Gavri'el introduces the homework section, in which Sadie is assigned media that she missed out on growing up in a cult. This episode's assignment is the first six episodes of Pokemon Indigo League.

This episode has been remixed and remastered.

Special thanks to the AWESOME graphic designer Rachel Zylka, who made the artwork for this remastered series of episodes. For your graphic design needs, Leaving Eden Podcast highly recommends visiting http://rachelzylka.com

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Link to Steven Hassan's BITE model https://freedomofmind.com/bite-model/

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