Recovering From Religion

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RfRx-Misinformation Trap, Changing Minds: Journey from Creationist to Biologist, Melanie Trecek-King Jul 01, 2025

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Why do intelligent people fall for science denial, pseudoscience, or conspiracy theories? In today’s talk, Melanie Trecek-King explores how cognitive biases, social influences, and deeply held beliefs can trap us in misinformation. Drawing on her own experience, she explains why facts alone often fail to change minds, and how curiosity, skepticism, and empathy can help us navigate today’s complex information landscape — and connect with those who disagree with us.

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Interfaith Family: Marriage and Parenting with Mutual Respect, featuring Steve Ghikadis Jun 30, 2025

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Falling in love with the right person is easy, what comes next may not be. For anyone who has ever wondered how relationships can work between the faithful and faithless, join us this week on RfRx for a peek behind the curtain. Steve Ghikadis, a secular humanist, has been married to Cindy, a Christian, for almost a decade and, like most couples, they agree on all the big things. Just not the little things...like the beginning of the universe. Their two young boys have the benefit of experiencing two completely different worldviews, and are never pressured to lean in any particular direction. If you're curious to see how their family is able to pull it off and manage to see through their differences then you won't want to miss this discussion.

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Black and White Thinking in a Grey World, featuring Dr. Ben Jun 27, 2025

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This week on RfRx, Dr. Ben is back by popular demand to expand on his discussion of the intersections of healthcare, bias and belief. Dr. Ben will discuss the real world consequences of cognitive bias and examine common lines of reasoning which contribute to healthcare disparities. The presentation will be followed by Q&A with Dr. Ben.

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The Trials and Tribulations of Mental Health Therapy, featuring David Teachout Jun 26, 2025

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Life is hard and finding support shouldn’t be equally difficult, but it often is. This week on RfRx, join us in discussing the potential pitfalls of mental health therapy, how education and licensure is only the start of a search, and questions to ask when starting a professional relationship.

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Mythicism 101, featuring John Gleason Jun 25, 2025

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This week on RfRx, we discuss Mythicism, an often misunderstood position with John Gleason, The Godless Engineer. This talk will dive into an alternative explanation for Christian origins that do not involve a Jesus as a real historical figure. Minimal Mythicism takes on the burden of proof to not only provide this alternative explanation and evidence supporting it but also to explain existing evidence surrounding Christian history. Many Christians and atheists alike have questions regarding the origins of Christianity and about Jesus. For example, why does the Bible say Jesus was from two different places? Why isn't there physical evidence for Jesus, and should there be?

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The Devil is in the Details, featuring JD Sword Jun 24, 2025

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This week on RfRx, Satanic Skeptic JD Sword will join us to discuss the history of exorcism in the Catholic Church as well as some of the most famous cases of alleged demonic possession including the case of Annelise Michel (which inspired the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose), and the case of Ronald Hunkeler (which inspired The Exorcist). So please join us for some devilment this week and bring your burning questions for JD to answer.

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Be You: Liberating Your Authentic Self with Ember Jun 23, 2025

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This week on RfRx, we’ll have a conversation with Ember about how secular communities and transgender communities can support one another, unshackled from the limitations of theology. There is a lot of crossover between secular folk and the transgender community, and it isn't hard to see why. Folks in both groups generally just want to live their lives, and often share the same antagonist for doing so. Today we'll explore what we have in common and what we can learn from each other, from science, humanism, and skepticism, to inspiration and creativity. Bring your questions for Ember and join us for a journey toward liberating your authentic self.

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RfRx - The Law of Attraction with Rachel Hunt Jun 22, 2025

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This week on RfRx, RfR Support Group Director Rachel (Spinouette) is back by popular demand to discuss her experiences with “The Law of Attraction”. The Law of Attraction is the belief that we attract things into our lives by thinking about them. Rachel was an avid student of the practice for years before coming to the conclusion that it was total bullshit. Visualize yourself joining us for this week’s interactive episode and bring your questions for Rachel!

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RfRx - Love is Not a Mystery with David Teachout Jun 21, 2025

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The poets speak of the mysteries of the heart and many religious traditions speak of the mystery of their god’s love. This week on RfRx, David Teachout joins us in a conversation about love, intimacy, and the very real, behavioral qualities that are at the heart of one of the most powerful of emotional concepts we have as human beings in connection to one another.

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RfRx - Mormon Book Club:Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites with Stephanie M (Contraddiction) Jun 20, 2025

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This week on RfRx, former Mormon Stephanie (Contraddiction) returns to expand on her journey out of the LDS faith. In her previous talk, Stephanie mentioned her love of LDS young adult fiction. This week, she is back by popular demand to share her experience and discuss the possible impacts of religious fiction on young adult readers. Join us for a deep dive and light-hearted review of one of her childhood favorites: "Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites" by Chris Heimerdinger. A Mormonese dictionary will be available to follow along.

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