214. Holy Ghosted and Gaslighted by God // Tiffany Yecke Brooks, PhD

Summary Tiffany Yecke Brooks, PhD shares her personal journey of growing up in a fundamentalist faith tradition. She discusses the moment she realized something was wrong and how it led her to write a book called Holy Ghosted. She also explains the concept of spiritual anxiety and religious trauma and how churches use them to indoctrinate us. Takeaways Churches need to address the exclusion of the queer community and reconsider the interpretation of clobber passages. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 Growing Up in a Fundamentalist Faith Tradition 06:00 Questioning Gender Roles and Church Leadership 13:00 Writing a Book Speaking Out 20:00 Understanding Spiritual Anxiety and Religious Trauma 25:00 Setting Boundaries vs. Manipulation and Control 35:00 The Importance of Clarity and Authenticity in Churches 36:13 Exclusion of the Queer Community 37:31 Linguistical Whiplash in Churches 44:30 Building a Healthy Church Community 48:13 The Big Picture and Context Read Holy Ghosted by Tiffany Yecke Brooks Learn more about The Summit For Religious Freedom Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals  Subscribe On YouTube Support Our Work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices