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Sept. 13, 2023

95: Does God Really Want To Break You? Guest: Rebecca Davis

Rebecca Davis joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss the complexities of truth, defamation, and the misuse of scripture in addressing suffering and abuse within the church. "Truth can never be considered slander, even if it's...

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Sept. 6, 2023

94: Lawsuit Update: Hypocrisy and Double Standards at Ramsey Solutions

Lawsuit Update: Hypocrisy and Double Standards at Ramsey Solutions Explicit content and language warning. ** This is a conversation that was recorded for the Untangled Faith Patreon community in December of 2022. Since it has...

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Aug. 16, 2023

91: Navigating the Intersection of Faith & Politics. Guest: Kaitlyn S…

"Read widely and in diverse communities. Challenge your biases and seek out perspectives that differ from your own. This will lead to a better understanding of Scripture and its application to our lives." - Kaitlyn Schiess Wh...

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Aug. 9, 2023

90: Historical & Cultural Influences on Evangelicalism. Guest: Karen …

Dr. Karen Swallow Prior joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to talk about how Stories, Metaphors, and Images have influenced the Evangelical imagination. We should always be trying to be aware of cultural influence...

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June 29, 2023

87(AUDIO FIX): Shiny Happy People: The Impact of IBLP and Bill Gothar…

(If you downloaded this previously, there was a glitch with the audio. Hopefully, it's fixed now!) Just a quick note at the beginning of this episode to let you know that today’s content is not safe for young children. We cov...

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June 28, 2023

86: (Part 1) Shiny Happy People: The Impact of IBLP and Bill Gothard …

Just a quick note at the beginning of this episode to let you know that today’s content is not safe for young children. We cover some heavy topics and I’m certain a few cuss words survived the final edit. I also wanted to let...

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June 7, 2023

83: Dave Ramsey’s Legal Nightmare: Time Share Exit Team Class-Action …

Dave Ramsey's Legal Nightmare: Time Share Exit Team Class-Action Lawsuit Deep Dive with Melissa Hogan Dave Ramsey is facing a class action lawsuit from invested fans who trusted his endorsement of Timeshare Exit Team, a compa...

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May 10, 2023

79: Domestic Violence & Evangelical Churches. Guest: Neil Schori

This episode contains content that may be difficult for those who have experienced violence or who are sensitive to mentions of abuse or intimate partner violence. Please take care when listening. In 2007, Pastor Neil Schori ...

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April 12, 2023

75: Surviving, Healing, & The Pitfalls of Advocacy. Guest: Lori Anne …

Have you been told to (or seen others) push through personal pain and trauma while engaging in advocacy for the health of the Church without being given the tools to manage your (or their) own emotional wellness? Are you ofte...

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March 1, 2023

72: Unraveling Abuse in the Church: Pete Singer on Third-Party Invest…

Pete Singer, executive director of GRACE, shares about grooming, hidden trauma, being "overly" sensitive to abuse, and the importance of third-party investigations. “Perpetrators put a lot of effort into being the kind of per...

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Feb. 22, 2023

71: Why You Should Reconsider A Ramsey Solutions Job

Here's why you should reconsider a Ramsey Solutions job. "If telling the truth is risking the business, you've got a truth problem, not a business problem." - Melissa J. Hogan Melissa Hogan is an attorney and fan favorite of ...

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Feb. 15, 2023

70: Whistleblowing On The Record: Lori Harding & Lori Adams-Brown’s E…

What happened when Lori Adams-Brown and Lori Harding courageously revealed the truth about abuse of power in the church? Lori Adams-Brown shares more about speaking on the record with Julie Roys about her experience with Past...

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Feb. 8, 2023

69:Going On The Record with Lori Adams-Brown & Lori Harding: Trust, T…

"We did this out of love to protect sheep. Exposing the darkness to the light is how it happens." - Lori Adams-Brown Some of you have a story to tell that you’ve never told anyone. And some of you are wondering if that story ...

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Sept. 28, 2022

57: Start With Hello. Guest: Shannan Martin

Shannan Martin drops by the Untangled Faith podcast to talk with Amy Fritz about learning how to be a good neighbor. Amy shares how she was afraid Shannan might cause her to get in trouble with Amy's husband's former employer, Dave Ramsey.  ...

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Sept. 21, 2022

56: Reorganized Religion with Bob Smietana

Bob Smietana swings by the Untangled Faith podcast to talk to Amy about his new book, Reorganized Religion, how he was able to land an interview with Beth Moore that broke the news that she was no longer in the SBC, and his hope for the future of...

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Aug. 31, 2022

54: Silencing Strategies Used by Churches and Faith Organizations

Melissa J. Hogan joins Amy to share from Melissa's legal background insights on NDAs, confidentiality agreements, and other forms of silencing techniques that churches or faith-adjacent communities might use. Links: https://m...

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Aug. 17, 2022

52: When Your Domestic Abuser is A High-Profile Christian. Guest: Nag…

Naghmeh Panahi joins Amy Fritz to share about her experience of being a survivor of domestic violence at the hands of someone that many in the Christian world assumed was a hero. Leave a review: https://podcasts.app.com/us/po...

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Aug. 10, 2022

51: Celebrities for Jesus. Guest: Katelyn Beaty

Katelyn Beaty joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about what Katelyn learned as she was writing her upcoming book, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church. Topics discussed: How did K...

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July 20, 2022

48: Former Ramsey Solutions Employees Reflect on Their Experience wit…

Kristen Moser and Dan Watt join Amy Fritz to share their experience as former employees of Ramsey Solutions. In this episode, they share what it was like to experience Ramsey Solutions team meetings- particularly when the mee...

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July 20, 2022

47: Impression Management & Ramsey Solutions. Guest: Dr. Wade Mullen

This episode includes mention of guns and a reference to an assault allegation. Please take care when listening. Wade Mullen, impression management expert, joins Amy Fritz to share his observations of a Ramsey Solutions emplo...

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July 13, 2022

46: When Narcissism Comes to Church. Guest: Chuck DeGroat

Author, licensed therapist, spiritual director, and speaker Chuck DeGroat joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith Podcast. Chuck DeGroat is the author of the book When Narcissism Comes to Church which came out in 2020. The pap...

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May 11, 2022

43: What We’ve Gotten Wrong About Divorce. Guest: Gretchen Baskerville

Gretchen Baskerville joins Amy Fritz to talk about Gretchen's book The Life Saving Divorce . Lifesaving Divorce Website Divorce Saves Lives Examples of Abuse Divorce and Excommunication Abuse in Religious Homes Sponsor: The T...

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May 4, 2022

42: Boz Tchividjian answers your questions on G.R.A.C.E, Caring Well,…

Boz Tchividjian, attorney and advocate for abuse survivors joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to answer your questions. What's his origin story as an attorney? The origins of GRACE. Thoughts on the Us v Them messa...

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April 13, 2022

39: The Problem with Financial Peace University & the Ramsey Solution…

Dan and Summer Watt & Melissa Hogan joined me for episode 39: The Problem with Financial Peace University and Dave Ramsey's Financial Rhetoric. ⁠ This conversation we had was made possible by the fact that those of us involv...

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