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  • Liam: A friend and a Friend

    Liam: A friend and a Friend
    May 24 2026

    Liam is a friend and a colleague of many years. He is a member of the Religious Society of Friends often called Quakers. Liam and I have shared deep conversations before and after my deconversion. I respect the way Liam holds and lives out his beliefs.

    You might be surprised. The British Liberal Quakerism Liam lives out on a daily basis is very close to my version of Humanism, Secular Grace. He is a great example of a religious humanist who cares about people over dogma.

    Links

    Quakers in Britain: https://www.quaker.org.uk/

    Quaker Faith: https://www.quaker.org.uk/faith/read-about-quaker-faith

    Quakers in USA: https://www.fgcquaker.org/

    American Friends Service Committee (Charity): https://afsc.org/

    Interact

    Show Notes

    https://gracefulatheist.com/2026/05/24/liam-a-friend-and-a-friend/

    Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group!

    Deconversion

    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Secular Grace

    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Support the podcast

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    Paypal: paypal.me/gracefulatheist



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    59 min
  • Doubt is Antimemetic

    Doubt is Antimemetic
    May 4 2026

    I recently read Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading by Nadia Asparouhova and it blew my mind. Just reading the intro I knew I needed to do an episode on the subject. Almost everything about deconstruction and deconversion is antimememetic. It is a significant idea that resists spreading. Listen to the episode to find out how.

    All of the following are antimemetic:

    • Doubt
    • Deconstruction
    • Deconversion
    • Atheism
    • Humanism
    • Secular Grace
    Links

    https://gracefulatheist.com/2026/05/03/doubt-is-antimemetic/

    SNL Skit: Mom Confession

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQhY5CMMl4

    Amazon Paid Links

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Amazon #CommissionsEarned:

    Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

    There is No Antimemetics Division

    Interact

    Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group!

    Support the podcast

    Patreon https://www.patreon.com/gracefulatheist

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    Deconversion

    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Secular Grace

    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/



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    37 min
  • Friends and Family: Mark Anthony Diaz

    Friends and Family: Mark Anthony Diaz
    Apr 20 2026

    Mark Anthony Diaz is the author of Reedkeeper's Journey and one of my best friends. Mark and I grew up together. We had the same sarcastic friend group in high school. We did ministry together. Crucially, Mark stuck with me after my deconversion.

    Mark is a person of deep conviction, and while he's a talented EMT, author, and podcaster, it's his personal journey that truly resonates. Growing up with severe asthma made for a challenging childhood, but Mark's story is one of overcoming.

    Mark is very much a believer and I respect Mark's faith. Mark lives up to the honesty contest ethos of the podcast. I wanted to have him share his life's story with us because I believe every human being's story is powerful.

    Search for his serial podcast "Readkeeper's Journey" wherever you get your podcasts.

    Links

    Read Keeper's Journey: The only way back is forward

    https://www.reedkeeper.com/

    Apple:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reedkeepers-journey/id1529380366

    Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/5echbOBs2MXtlHolNMe0rz?si=e06f0385c8d94cad

    Interact

    For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2026/04/19/friends-and-family-mark-anthony-diaz/

    Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion

    Support the podcast on Patreon
    https://www.patreon.com/gracefulatheist

    Secular Grace
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Deconversion
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Deconstruction
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/



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    51 min
  • Colin Ryan: Epic Tiny Victories

    Colin Ryan: Epic Tiny Victories
    Mar 30 2026

    Welcome back Colin Ryan, author, storyteller, comedian and survivor of Bipolar 2, OCD and ADHD. Colin has written Epic Tiny Victories: A hopeful story about depression anxiety and reframing your life. It is hilarious, honest and poignant.

    Colin describes in the book growing up Evangelical, purity culture and his deconstruction process.

    Join us as we catch up on where Colin's deconstruction journey is at. We discuss his mental health journey. Colin tells stories from the book.

    Get Epic Tiny Victories today.

    Links

    http://www.epictinyvictories.com/

    https://www.colinryanspeaks.com/

    2020 Deconversion Anonymous episode of GAP
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2020/11/29/colin-deconversion-anonymous/

    Chapters

    00:00 Graceful Atheist Podcast Intro
    01:36 Welcome back Colin Ryan
    03:50 Deconstruction Journey since 2020
    15:27 Epic Tiny Victories and we were all 11
    29:44 Impact of therapy on Colin's Life
    47:49 Mental Health takes work
    52:36 The book process and how to get ETV
    64:40 Final thoughts on the episode
    66:43 Secular Grace thought of the Week

    Interact

    For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2026/03/29/colin-ryan-epic-tiny-victories/

    Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion

    Support the podcast on Patreon
    https://www.patreon.com/gracefulatheist

    Secular Grace
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Deconversion
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Deconstruction
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/



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    1 h et 8 min
  • 10 Year Deconversion Anniversary

    10 Year Deconversion Anniversary
    Mar 9 2026

    Reflections on ten years of deconversion. I re-tell my deconversion story and reflect on what has changed and what has stayed the same.

    Links

    Apostate: Stories of Deconversion

    https://amzn.to/4rj7TA6

    Interact

    For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2026/03/08/10-year-deconversion-anniversary/

    Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion

    Support the podcast on Patreon
    https://www.patreon.com/gracefulatheist

    Secular Grace
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Deconversion
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Deconstruction
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/



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    57 min
  • Matthew Taylor: Why We Podcast

    Matthew Taylor: Why We Podcast
    Dec 30 2023
    Mathew Taylor, co-host of Still Unbelievable!, returns to the podcast to discuss why we podcast.Links

    Matthew on Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/vteclimey

    Confessions of a YEC blog:
    https://confessionsofayec.wordpress.com/

    "God takes the good people early" post:
    https://confessionsofayec.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/god-takes-the-good-people-early/

    Reason Press:
    https://reasonpress.net/

    "Still Unbelievable!" the book:
    https://reasonpress.net/SU1EPodcasts:

    Still Unbelievable!
    https://anchor.fm/still-unbelievable

    Ask An Atheist Anything
    https://anchor.fm/reasonpress

    Previous episode
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2019/06/20/matthew-taylor-confessions-of-a-young-earth-creationist/

    Interact

    For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2023/12/30/matthew-taylor-why-we-podcast/

    Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion

    Graceful Atheist Podcast Merch!
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    Support the podcast on Patreon
    https://www.patreon.com/gracefulatheist

    Secular Grace
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Deconversion
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Deconstruction
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/

    Attribution

    "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
    https://makaihbeats.net/


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    1 h et 8 min
  • Sara: Christian Humanism

    Sara: Christian Humanism
    Dec 18 2023
    This week's guest is Sara. Sara grew up in a Canadian Mennonite community and embraced it wholeheartedly. She was surrounded by evangelical Christianity and she thrived.

    As a young adult, she married and followed her husband into ministry. While he led, she helped as was expected of her. It didn't occur to her until years later how little her own leadership skills had to be set aside.

    Sara's husband started deconstructing his beliefs before she did, but as he was learning, she was also learning. Years later, she knew he'd become an atheist before he did.

    It wasn't easy, but they made space for one another to learn and grow and move down their own paths. Today, Sara is a spiritual director for others and doesn't have a specific label for herself, and it works just fine.

    "There's a whole host of ways of being in the world…"

    Links

    Sara's website
    https://prairiethistle.ca/

    Facebook
    https://www.facebook.com/prairiethistle

    Interact

    For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2023/12/17/sara-christian-humanism/

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    https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion

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    Secular Grace
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Deconversion
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Deconstruction
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/

    Attribution

    "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
    https://makaihbeats.net/


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    1 h et 2 min
  • Beth: Deconstruction from the Moral Majority

    Beth: Deconstruction from the Moral Majority
    Dec 11 2023
    This week's guest is Beth. Beth grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home that revered James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and all those who created the "Moral Majority." Her father was a pastor whose sermons centered on the End Times and protecting their families from the "shifting culture," (read: all the movements happening in the 60's and 70's).


    As a teen, she lived a double life, keeping plenty of secrets from her parents. However, as a young adult, followed all the rules with the expectation that the "umbrella of God's protection" would take care of her. It didn't.


    It took decades of trying to do what was "right" and watching the promises of the Church come to naught before she finally took the leap out of Christianity. She now identifies as SBNR—spiritual but not religious. Beth is now able to trust her own judgment and make decisions that are best for her. No "umbrella of protection" needed.


    Interact

    For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2023/12/10/beth-deconstruction-from-the-moral-majority/

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    https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion

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    Secular Grace
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/

    Deconversion
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/

    Deconstruction
    https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/

    Attribution

    "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
    https://makaihbeats.net/


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    50 min