While we are not theologians, in this week's episode we talk about bible translations and how God can use things outside of the bible to speak to us!  We discuss probably the best-known piece of scripture "The Lord's Prayer" and how vastly different it is between translations.  We even share a version we discovered that claimed to be a direct translation from Aramaic, and how we still got so much out of it! You can watch and listen to every episode right here on your favorite podcast platform! You can also watch and subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls    Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls   Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. The Butterchurn Girls are three friends living in the Texas panhandle, searching after God in the aftermath of deconstructing from their religious upbringings. Berlin was raised in Michigan as a hardcore independent fundamental Baptist. In her early 20's she ran from that faith and searched out multiple avenues to find closeness to God including non-denominational churches, crystal healing, and Buddhist meditation before finding the deep connection with God, Jesus  & Holy Spirit that she was seeking. Bethany grew up in the New Order Amish culture for 21 years before leaving it entirely. Her hunger for truth and curiosity about the world began to unravel the contradictions, spiritual abuse, and manipulation that are such a big part of that culture. She developed a genuine real relationship with God and realized He is nothing like what she’d been taught He is. Leslie was born and raised in the Texas panhandle.  Growing up she attended a local Baptist church, a Catholic school, and a Methodist after-school program.  In college, she ran from God and it led her to travel the world and realize just how different beliefs are across the globe.  After returning to the Texas panhandle, she experienced non-denominational mega-churches, and a season of church hopping, before finally finding a real relationship with God, and finally meeting Holy Spirit. We invite you to hear our stories of deconstruction, and most importantly reconstruction no matter where you're at in your journey.  We hope our stories and the topics we cover give you permission to establish, deepen and strengthen a relationship with God.  The good, kind, loving heavenly father that he is, not the angry, punishing, manipulative god that many churches teach about today. If you have topics you'd like to hear about, current events you want our take on, or would just like to give feedback feel free to leave a comment or you can always email us at [email protected]

Welcome to part 2 of this conversation with special guest Matt Miller, Bethany's cousin!  We asked him to join us to weigh in on the subject of purity culture. As an ex-Mennonite, he's bringing not only a man's perspective to the conversation but yet another religious aspect and how it was taught.  In this first part of the conversation, we talk about modesty, finding a submissive wife, dating for marriage, and more... Which all sounds fine at the surface level, but what does it look like internally?! You can watch and listen to every episode right here on your favorite podcast platform! You can also watch and subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls    Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls   Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. The Butterchurn Girls are three friends living in the Texas panhandle, searching after God in the aftermath of deconstructing from their religious upbringings. Berlin was raised in Michigan as a hardcore independent fundamental Baptist. In her early 20's she ran from that faith and searched out multiple avenues to find closeness to God including non-denominational churches, crystal healing, and Buddhist meditation before finding the deep connection with God, Jesus  & Holy Spirit that she was seeking. Bethany grew up in the New Order Amish culture for 21 years before leaving it entirely. Her hunger for truth and curiosity about the world began to unravel the contradictions, spiritual abuse, and manipulation that are such a big part of that culture. She developed a genuine real relationship with God and realized He is nothing like what she’d been taught He is. Leslie was born and raised in the Texas panhandle.  Growing up she attended a local Baptist church, a Catholic school, and a Methodist after-school program.  In college, she ran from God and it led her to travel the world and realize just how different beliefs are across the globe.  After returning to the Texas panhandle, she experienced non-denominational mega-churches, and a season of church hopping, before finally finding a real relationship with God, and finally meeting Holy Spirit. We invite you to hear our stories of deconstruction, and most importantly reconstruction no matter where you're at in your journey.  We hope our stories and the topics we cover give you permission to establish, deepen and strengthen a relationship with God.  The good, kind, loving heavenly father that he is, not the angry, punishing, manipulative god that many churches teach about today. If you have topics you'd like to hear about, current events you want our take on, or would just like to give feedback feel free to leave a comment or you can always email us at [email protected]

This week we have a special guest Matt Miller, Bethany's cousin, joining us to weigh in on the subject of purity culture.  As an ex-Mennonite, he's bringing not only a man's perspective to the conversation but yet another religious aspect and how it was taught.  In this first part of the conversation, we talk about modesty, finding a submissive wife, dating for marriage, and more... Which all sounds fine at the surface level, but what does it look like internally?!    You can watch and listen to every episode right here on your favorite podcast platform!   You can also watch and subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls    Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls   Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls   2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God.     The Butterchurn Girls are three friends living in the Texas panhandle, searching after God in the aftermath of deconstructing from their religious upbringings.     Berlin was raised in Michigan as a hardcore independent fundamental Baptist. In her early 20's she ran from that faith and searched out multiple avenues to find closeness to God including non-denominational churches, crystal healing, and Buddhist meditation before finding the deep connection with God, Jesus  & Holy Spirit that she was seeking.   Bethany grew up in the New Order Amish culture for 21 years before leaving it entirely. Her hunger for truth and curiosity about the world began to unravel the contradictions, spiritual abuse, and manipulation that are such a big part of that culture. She developed a genuine real relationship with God and realized He is nothing like what she’d been taught He is.  Leslie was born and raised in the Texas panhandle.  Growing up she attended a local Baptist church, a Catholic school, and a Methodist after-school program.  In college, she ran from God and it led her to travel the world and realize just how different beliefs are across the globe.  After returning to the Texas panhandle, she experienced non-denominational mega-churches, and a season of church hopping, before finally finding a real relationship with God, and finally meeting Holy Spirit.    We invite you to hear our stories of deconstruction, and most importantly reconstruction no matter where you're at in your journey.  We hope our stories and the topics we cover give you permission to establish, deepen and strengthen a relationship with God.  The good, kind, loving heavenly father that he is, not the angry, punishing, manipulative god that many churches teach about today.     If you have topics you'd like to hear about, current events you want our take on, or would just like to give feedback feel free to leave a comment or you can always email us at [email protected]

In this episode, Bethany shares how her natural inquisitiveness lead to her asking leaders heavy questions that they simply didn't have satisfactory answers to.  She saw through the inconsistency and "This is how we've always done things" just wasn't enough for her anymore!  This isn't your typical church testimony!  We're each taking a week to share one of the pivotal moments from our teen years that helped lead to our deconstruction. 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!  https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls

This week Berlin shares her teen experiences in church that changed the way she looked at herself and eventually played a role in her struggles with eating disorders and self-hate.  This isn't your typical church testimony!  We're each taking a week to share one of the pivotal moments from our teen years that helped lead to our deconstruction. 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!  https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls

Today Leslie shares one of her most pivotal moments as a teen that lead to her deconstruction.  This isn't your normal church testimony!  We discuss how crappy religious teaching leads to panic attacks and anxiety... which is now recognized as a form of religious trauma! 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!  https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls

We go deep into our REconstruction story in this week's episode!  While deconstruction is a hot topic today, there's something super important that is missing from these stories.  Reconstruction.  We talk about how that journey didn't look the same for any of us.  There's grace for your journey of de/reconstruction, it doesn't have to look a certain way.  That's what we hope you take away the most from this episode! 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!  https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls

We are beyond excited to bring our very first Bonus Episode to you!  We are discussing Jinger Duggar Vuolo's new book "Becoming Free Indeed' which is a New York Times Best Seller!!  Jinger is known for her time spent on TLC's DocuSeries "19 Kids and Counting" and later "Counting On".  Jinger discusses in her book her time spent under the teaching and leadership of Bill Gothard, the founder of IBLP, and how she began her journey of disentangling the truth from false teachings.  The Butterchurn Girls are here to bring you a review of her book and highlight our favorite takeaways! 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God. You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!  https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls

This week we share our stories of deconstruction, what lead to us leaving the cultures and churches we were raised in and how we made it out with our faith in God!   2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God.     You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!  https://youtube.com/2baptistsandthatamishchick  Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls    Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls   Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls

Join us in this episode as we honor where we come from and the roots of our faith.  We discuss the things that were done well in our roots and what we have brought with us through the deconstruction/reconstruction.   2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God.     You can listen to every episode on your favorite podcast platform!  You can also watch the podcast on YouTube!  2 Baptists & That Amish Chick - YouTube Be alerted every time a new episode comes out by joining our email list at bit.ly/thebutterchurngirls Follow us on Instagram https//www.instagram.com/thebutterchurngirls   Follow us on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@thebutterchurngirls