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Plain Rainbows: Kelly Jun 26, 2023

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We sign off with Kelly Hofer sharing his experiences with our Anabaptist cousins, the Hutterites. Kelly has been in several documentaries and has built a career on photography since leaving his Hutterites Colony in 2012. https://www.kellyhofer.com/ or check out Kelly's book: https://tinyurl.com/KellyHbook

Hosted by Mary Byler and James Schwartz

Funded by The Misfit Amish & Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK

Music: Army of Angels used under a creative commons license from Canva

Plain Rainbows: Lauren Jun 19, 2023

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Join us as we chat with Lauren, raised Catholic and who comes out after 60 years of age in her assimilated Mennonite church, which she currently attends. Lauren shares some insightful ways for churches to be helpful.

Hosted by Mary Byler and James Schwartz

Funded by The Misfit Amish & Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK

Music: Army of Angels used under a creative commons license from Canva

Plain Rainbows: Billy Jun 12, 2023

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In this episode, travel to the Holdeman Mennonite church with Billy, who speaks of being joined in, but different and finding this spiritual way with backlash when you seek to speak out against the harm being done.

Hosted by Mary Byler and James Schwartz

Funded by The Misfit Amish & Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK

Music: Army of Angels used under a creative commons license from Canva

Plain Rainbows: Jessica Jun 05, 2023

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Join us as we are transported to the life of a lesbian Anabaptist, Jess who shares the invisibility she expereinced in a poignant all-too-relateable way.

Hosted by Mary Byler and James Schwartz

Funded by The Misfit Amish & Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK

Music: Army of Angels used under a creative commons license from Canva

Plain Rainbows: Anthony Jun 01, 2023

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Come join us for our season opening episode with Anthony, who shares his journey as a disabled queer person joining an Anabaptist church to acceptance and loving.

Hosted by Mary Byler and James Schwartz Funded by The Misfit Amish & Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK Music:

Army of Angels used under a creative commons license from Canva

Coffee with Caleb May 29, 2023

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Join us for a discussion about the Rally in Harrisburg, PA Monday, June 5th 2023 at 1100 AM EST on the steps of the capitol in support of HB1 and HB2.

Join the facebook event here:

https://fb.me/e/4o2F9JGU4

HB1 & HB2

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2023&sessInd=1&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0001&pn=0006

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2023&sind=1&body=H&type=B&bn=2

Listen to Mark Rozzi discussing these bills: https://youtu.be/Q20qgmEcIWc

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

The Sacred Subjects Book Club 4 Apr 30, 2023

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Come join us for a discussion about The Sacred Subjects. A series of booklets written by an anonymous Amish minister and published by Pathway Publishers.

Currently, we are reading and discussing: "To a Girl of Eleven".

This Episode concludes our discussion of this booklet.

Our next book will be "To a Boy of Twelve".

If you wish to join our book club reading and discussions, please send an email to themisfitamish@gmail.com

Hosted by Mary Byler

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No Good, Til Death

Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023

Funded by The Misfit Amish and our Patreon Subscribers

Art by BJK and MB

Coffee with Stereotyping 3 Apr 29, 2023

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Come join us for coffee with Slew, Ex IFB, Evan Ex-Fundamentalist, Evan Ex Religious and Rion Ex-Jw. In this episode we discuss the effects of demonizing an entire group of people and more!

Here are the links some resources:

https://www.seculartherapy.org/

https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

https://vashtiinitiative.org/

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish

Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

Disobedient Women: Crystal Apr 29, 2023

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Come join us for a conversation with Crystal. Crystal went from Mennonite to Model !

Hosted by Mary Byler

Music used under a CC license from Canva:

I Don't Mind

Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023

Art by BJK

Coffee with Ada Apr 29, 2023

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Come join Mary and Ada for a conversation about child abuse prevention.

Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer and Old Order Amish Music used under a CC license from Canva: We are all Dreamers We are Free Produced by The Misfit Amish 2023 Art by BJK

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