HeyJaredReligious Rejects Podcast
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The Second Coming of Jesus… Was a Woman? | Ep. 28 (opens the original)
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It starts with an illiterate English woman who said no to sex, no to marriage, yes to unrestrained shaking, and became the center of a movement where people believed the Second Coming of Jesus had shown up as a woman. In Episode 28 of Religious Rejects, Alycia and Christine get into Mother Anne Lee, founder of the Shakers: jail, persecution, chosen family, celibacy, dancing, screaming, pacifism, equality, and the tiny logistical flaw in building a religion around nobody reproducing. Also, somewh
The Witch Trials Weren’t Really About Witches | Ep. 27 (opens the original)
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Did you know...? If enough people were scared, angry, or interested in your property, “witch” could become a legal strategy. In Episode 27 of Religious Rejects, Alycia and Christine dig into the history behind the witch trials, from impossible “tests” of innocence to the religious and political systems that made persecution possible. Witch, please! New episodes of Religious Rejects continue throughout Season 2.
Joan of Arc: Burned as a Heretic, Made a Saint | Ep. 26 (opens the original)
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At 19, Joan of Arc was condemned by the Church and burned at the stake. Years later, she was declared innocent and eventually made a saint. Alycia and Christine explore the teenage warrior who challenged kings, defied expectations, and became one of history’s most famous religious rejects.
Jesus, The OG Reject | Ep. 25 (opens the original)
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Was Jesus accepted by religion... or rejected by it? In the Season 2 premiere of Religious Rejects, Alycia and Julie revisit one of the most familiar figures in history through a different lens. Long before he became the center of a global religion, Jesus was rejected by his hometown, misunderstood by his family, challenged by religious leaders, and ultimately executed by the state. So what happens when we stop asking who Jesus was to Christianity... and start asking how his own religious commun
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