Deconstructing Mamas
If you are trying to figure out how to navigate the tricky tightrope of parenting while you have questions, doubts and wonderings about your spiritual journey, this podcast is for you. It doesn't matter if your kids are smalls, middles, or bigs. We will explore what and how we are deconstructing from churchianity, harmful belief systems, and diving deep into the ways we can work this out in parenthood. We will also work through ideas for reconstructing a space for our families to thrive under new systems of love and freedom. We can't wait to bring you some hope that you are not alone and that it's really okay, even good, to explore all the possibilities that may have felt closed off in the past. This podcast will offer you grace and space to be exactly where you are and who you are. We are glad you are here.
Deconstructing Mamas
Star-Spangled Jesus - April Ajoy
“Christian Nationalism is harmful to both Christianity and the country.” April Ajoy
Our episode this week is with April Ajoy, author of the new book, Star-Spangled Jesus, former Christian Nationalist, podcast host and deconstructing mom of two.
April has a fierce passion to recover from the wounds of toxic Christianity and how it plays out in the political arena and to help others do the same. If you feel like you would like to understand more about exactly what Christian Nationalism is and learn more about the hope we still have in this volatile time in our history, this podcast episode is for you.
Some of the topics we explore are these:
- How Christian Nationalism began and why it's so dangerous.
- Why it's important to disentangle faith from politics.
- Advice for those of us who feel conflicted, but are afraid of the personal and social consequences of questioning our beliefs.
- How we prevent becoming what we’ve walked away from.
- Parenting through curious faith and the current political climate.
Our favorite words from this podcast episode were things like demons, witchcraft, big tent, pressure off, loosely, empathy, Christian Nationalism, and liberate. Find out why when you listen.
You can find April at the following:
Instagram: @aprilajoy
Tiktok: @aprilajoy