What the Hell?!

Cancel culture (or call-out culture) is a modern form of ostracism in which someone is thrust out of social or professional circles—whether it be online, on social media, or in person. Those who are subject to this ostracism are said to have been "canceled.” But is this constructive? Have we overcorrected? Should we be canceling voices or attempting to educate them? That is the question.

In another episode inspired by TikTok content, this week we’re talking about purity culture: What it is, our experiences with it, what it gets wrong…and does it get anything right? Why are Christians so obsessed with sex, anyway?

A new year = new podcast updates! While we took 2020 to kick this baby off, we spent December and January reflecting on what we’ve talked about, what we want to talk about, and how to make each episode more accessible to YOU, our listeners and friends. INTRODUCING: Verticals Going forward, each episode will be categorized into 1 of 5 verticals so you know exactly what broader umbrella that episode falls under. Happenings Personals Deconstruction Scandalous Betterment Listen in this week for a breakdown of what each vertical covers. Today’s episode falls under BETTERMENT. … Goals Prompts I want to quit… I want to start… I want to learn… I want to try… I want to have… I want to continue to… I’m going to stop… I’m going to be… Other prompts we didn’t get to in the episode: What are you leaving in the past? (3 answers) If you want to watch the episode on YouTube, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMByKFgkPtQ

They say you only know who your partner is when you’ve gone through the worst of times with them. We can safely say an international pandemic is one of the absolute worst of times.Some relationships are thriving. Some are crumbling. Some are taking it day by day and not placing judgment on how each member of a relationship are dealing with it. But one question’s for sure: How the hell are we making it at all (or not….)? This week, Brittany is celebrating her 14th wedding anniversary and her own relationship is top of mind. We’re talking through what the news is saying and what we’re experiencing in episode 31, live now.

Hi, hello, Holidays, weren’t you here just 3 months ago? WHAT A WASH this year has been. Now that Christmas is upon us once again, this week we’re diving into our religious family traditions growing up and what our traditions look like now—if at all. We also weigh in on the objectively best Christmas song and if you disagree with us you just can’t because, like we said, it’s OBJECTIVE. Take a trip down Christmas Candy Cane Memory Lane with us as these 2 Grinches reminisce and try to find our holiday spirit. Where the actual hell are you, Christmas? Faith Hill, Cindy Lou Who, and WE would like to know.

It’s been 6 weeks since we’ve talked at you, and boy has a lot happened. On our 29th episode, Brittany and Tiffany are filling you in on why we went mum for a bit, plus sharing our thoughts on the world’s most powerful women ( the VP elect and Bachelorette, of course). It’s good to be back. Let’s keep making some hell.

If we were to look up the definition of the word passion in the dictionary, we wouldn’t have presupposed the 2nd entry would have religious connotations. But alas, it does, we cannot escape our pasts. Ha! Passion is something we struggle with to some extent. Do we have it? Do we have enough of it? What the hell…even…IS it? This week on the show, we’re doing our best to get to the bottom of those questions the best way we know how: with a secondhand internet quiz, of course. Want to find out your own passion score? Take the quiz along with us here: QUIZ: How passionate are you? https://www.livehappy.com/practice/quiz-how-passionate-are-you

We weren’t the only one asking “What the hell?!” this week! Our conversation in episode 24 of what we were raised to believe led into episodes 25 and 26 where we talked about how we began to and have deconstructed our faiths to date. On episode 27, Brittany and Tiffany are reacting to your reactions, and also sharing the reactions you wrote into us and the questions and thoughts the shows triggered. Tune in to see if we covered yours. And as always, thank you for the interactions, responses, conversations, reviews, and ratings. We started this for us. We’re continuing it with you. WTH?!

WOW.Thank you so much for your positive and challenging responses to episodes 24 and 25! In episode 24, we explained what the hell we were taught to believe about God, faith, and Christianity, and in episode 25, Brittany took us through the life markers that have radically changed her POV. If you haven’t listened yet, head back to those before listening to episode 26.On this week’s episode, it’s Tiffany’s turn. From a crisis of science to a crisis of logic to a crisis of social issues and ultimately a crisis of faith, she’s sharing the times what she was taught to believe was challenged and how her perspective has ultimately taken her away from the system she was raised in.LINKSFor the Bible Tells Me So documentaryCrazy Love - Francis ChanLove Wins - Rob BellPeter Rollins

At long last…. Brittany’s story. Of belief, disbelief, and deconstruction. As promised, we’re 2 besties questioning life since the ’80s. …And now publicly questioning it since 2020. On the last episode, we described a lot of the major tenets we were taught to believe growing up protestant evangelical Christian Pentecostals. Now we’re getting into Brittany’s experience: what she doesn’t believe anymore and some of the whys…the questions that started popping up and the answers she started seeking. As you’ll hear, there may be more questions than ever, but at least there’s a lot less fear. (This ep is also a bit on the longer side clocking in at 01:29:02 …but to be fair, who’s faith ~*jOuRnEy*~ isn’t?) This is a vulnerable conversation for us to have. It’s exposing. There’s a fair share of caution that plays out when publicly declaring that what you formerly declared (or were taught to declare) about life, the world, and your beliefs isn’t where you stand anymore. But it’s also freeing, to not hide and to be honest. We’re better for it. Thanks for joining us in the conversation. As always, we love hearing yours. Britt—let’s get REAL real.