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Gloria Beth Amodeo

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You may have already encountered Gloria Beth Amodeo's writing in places like Publishers Weekly, The Literary Review, and American Atheist magazine. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School, and currently works at an advertising agency in New York City. She recently wrote a book called God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus (affiliate link), so you know I had to talk to her.We spoke about how Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru) hurts people, the advice she'd give potential Cru members, and how the group's bigotry made her rethink her faith.1:13 - Background5:45 - Why belonging to a larger group was so important to her in college.8:00 - How Cru entered her life.10:00 - How Christians avoid saying Christian.11:55 - How Cru connected with her.13:59 - The power of "relational evangelism."16:22 - What Cru did that convinced her they were worth joining.18:40 - When Gloria Beth realized this brand of Christianity espoused anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion thinking.24:50 - How Cru is more about belonging than Jesus25:55 - The three steps to successfully convert someone.29:09 - Evangelical Christianity as a kind of diet.30:01 - The sexual history they wanted to know before she went on a summer mission trip.36:57 - The most cringe-worthy stuff Gloria Beth did as a Cru member.40:27 - When she realized she might be wrong.47:30 - What life after Christianity felt like at first.49:16 - How Cru failed her after she graduated.50:48 - The most harmful things that Cru teaches.54:07 - The politics of Cru.54:50 - What she would say to someone thinking about joining Cru or InterVarsity.57:20 - What religious label she uses now.58:10 - What happened with the people she met in Cru.59:20 - What she's heard from current Cru members and leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may have already encountered Gloria Beth Amodeo's writing in places like Publishers Weekly, The Literary Review, and American Atheist magazine. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School, and currently works at an advertising agency in New York City. She recently wrote a book called <a href="https://amzn.to/43WT77D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus</a> (affiliate link), so you know I had to talk to her.We spoke about how Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru) hurts people, the advice she'd give potential Cru members, and how the group's bigotry made her rethink her faith.1:13 - Background5:45 - Why belonging to a larger group was so important to her in college.8:00 - How Cru entered her life.10:00 - How Christians avoid saying Christian.11:55 - How Cru connected with her.13:59 - The power of "relational evangelism."16:22 - What Cru did that convinced her they were worth joining.18:40 - When Gloria Beth realized this brand of Christianity espoused anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion thinking.24:50 - How Cru is more about belonging than Jesus25:55 - The three steps to successfully convert someone.29:09 - Evangelical Christianity as a kind of diet.30:01 - The sexual history they wanted to know before she went on a summer mission trip.36:57 - The most cringe-worthy stuff Gloria Beth did as a Cru member.40:27 - When she realized she might be wrong.47:30 - What life after Christianity felt like at first.49:16 - How Cru failed her after she graduated.50:48 - The most harmful things that Cru teaches.54:07 - The politics of Cru.54:50 - What she would say to someone thinking about joining Cru or InterVarsity.57:20 - What religious label she uses now.58:10 - What happened with the people she met in Cru.59:20 - What she's heard from current Cru members and leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 483 - Gloria Beth Amodeo: From Campus Crusade to God's Ex-Girlfriend

In this episode, I interview Gloria Beth Amodeo, author of the memoir God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus. We talk about her college-age conversion to evangelicalism through Cru, how purity culture and gender norms are enforced, and much more in this wide-ranging conversation.Support Gloria Beth Amodeo &amp; Exvangelical by buying her book from The Post-Evangelical Posts's bookshop.org page - or if you prefer ebooks, from my Amazon affiliate link.Follow Gloria Beth on Twitter. Support this show and all of Blake's work with a $5/month subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post on Substack. Benefits include ad-free feeds, Discord access, a subscriber-only podcast, and exclusive writing. 25% of net proceeds are donated. Learn more at postevangelicalpost.com/support.Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

In this episode, I interview Gloria Beth Amodeo, author of the memoir <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781632461476" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus</a>. We talk about her college-age conversion to evangelicalism through Cru, how purity culture and gender norms are enforced, and much more in this wide-ranging conversation.Support Gloria Beth Amodeo &amp; Exvangelical by buying her book from The Post-Evangelical Posts's <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/brchastain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bookshop.org page</a> - or if you prefer ebooks, from my <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781632461476" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon affiliate link</a>.Follow Gloria Beth <a href="https://twitter.com/gloriousbeth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Twitter</a>. Support this show and all of Blake's work with a $5/month subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post on Substack. Benefits include ad-free feeds, Discord access, a subscriber-only podcast, and exclusive writing. 25% of net proceeds are donated. Learn more at <a href="postevangelicalpost.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">postevangelicalpost.com/support</a>.Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about</a>

Gloria Beth Amodeo: God's Ex-Girlfriend

Gloria Beth Amodeo is the author of God’s Ex-girlfriend, a Memoir About Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus. We discuss: How to convert to evangelical Christianity. The UTIs she had when she lost her virginity. How long she made her current husband wait before they had sex. Preaching Jesus on the beach. …and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

<a href="http://www.drinkswithtony.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gloria-beth.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Gloria Beth Amodeo is the author of God’s Ex-girlfriend, a Memoir About Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus. We discuss: How to convert to evangelical Christianity. The UTIs she had when she lost her virginity. How long she made her current husband wait before they had sex. Preaching Jesus on the beach. …and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/drinks-with-tony/id1445353970?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1VedfBHT1tHoxpaajUTfcc?si=QnSWg_xLS0uk6_r5wvEK0w" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://u12069013.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=akDMSBsYXYO7u5ic2o3BiA32UcU2MKDB5W18aBSaJzImBDnad9zjNLd9IyfNNnoMPHZjAU91R118SDZrDb-2FJzv9-2BIFwouS-2Fe0znXOwb5CouZXgbZf-2B-2BwWXAJpSzHHjdVZ0-2BcANTIiBFFxQtlcGcTgRrMkIBCaat-2B82CTLKYs-2BShoMGrqpKd-2Bh5B6mcwi4Uo2OnahXjtri-2B6M7fRQhMGD3t6CbXrqoNFlVd-2B-2BanXtaX8-3D_72CseOIxlI4ajms1-2BVCsrdCssHzkWWUkxWrT6Q17hkJEXX-2BvqyLS18CKuKGtrePKagys0euxtQKGYcphJnI2HujmCRr8xS8eFC7sbNpDtA7wVynZAdcjdGykm8cWtBDhJv5cW013uw0Si93GOJm4RgrtyEH60X6t3e2etN7-2Bc8SkUGCO7KnQrFU9HsiqVvzsHayU0XB46XPSQyZ2rutCpzDhkU7rOG0HRuIQrfq6sGu4uyoU9u0quPHr2VHu0ig7GPgZwHRzKYqFCI7QexLMyZmlhJyQ5DVU1UigFQLB2ue8qpNGfBuuKrr4LXNURND9XdO9HucnExNWAZhBIbf3R30yzUO06RbjByEvE-2BMJSXfd4TiwkgoJmgRtAH516LWC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pandora</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tony-dushane/drinks-with-tony" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.