7: Jeremie Wilson: Exiting the Faith

Apr 29, 2023

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Today, I talk with Jeremie Wilson, a great friend, a great musician, a great soul. He shares his experience growing up in the faith as the son of a musical evangelist, his exploration of science with his college degree, his journey into church leadership, seeing how the sausage is made, and his eventual exit of the faith when there was no hospitality to reconcile his understanding of science with the demands of fundamentalist religion.

0:48 Introduction
5:04 Faith upbringing, CCM, Kieth Green
10:06 Stress of art, poverty, and false hopes of God given fame
14:16 Prosperity Gospel, Artistic Insecurity, Success
18:59 The Bible, Justice, Politics, Christian Nationalism
23:38 Systemic Theology, Communal Conformity
27:14 Science and Faith, Young Earth Creationism, Conspiracy Thinking
33:17 At odds with the faith, no space for discussion
38:36 Quiet Quitting the Church
42:27 Trying church again, but with kids
47:30 Deacon to Elder to Board Member
52:51 Excluded
57:13 Overcoming his religious prejudice
59:22 Church as a Club, the “Agent Arena Relationship”
1:05:34 Art as Healing
1:08:42 My Gay Brother-in-Law
1:13:11 Conclusions

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