Slow Train to Heck - Episode 30: There Are No Wrong Notes [Part Two]

Episode 30: There Are No Wrong Notes [Part Two]

Explicit content warning

10/19/22 • 124 min

Slow Train to Heck

We rejoin Luke Williams this week as he shares the remainder of his story, detailing the changes in his life after he left Christianity. Luke covers a whole bunch of life experiences and viewpoints, including exploring polyamorous relationships and cannabis and other drugs; working with the homeless, and organizing conventions; inconsistencies in the Bible and the human influence on its creation; and how his personal politics and views of society and people have been influenced by leaving Christianity.
Content warnings: drug use
Luke provided some show notes as well, which are as follows:
Music Stuff:

-The Plok Soundtrack (Starting from Beach when it gets good!) - https://youtu.be/0JVJP6te8n4?t=1053
-Sammus' powerful rap about inclusion at Magfest 2016 - https://youtu.be/Ss18rvfkCd0?t=2137
-Earthbound Song 'Happy Happy Is Blue' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKd5LpEOQc
-Jacob Collier's Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9CusMKhoqk
-Phil Keaggy - The Reunion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC4om10cfWw
-And for the very brave: Luke's Spotify Top 20 VERY Wild Favourite Songs- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Nrowj6IYnIkRkel83hHDm

Luke recommends the following Leftist Podcasts:

For informative deep dives on misinformation: Citations Needed - https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/

For improv comedy stories from history from two leftists comedians: The Dollop - https://www.dolloppodcast.com/podcast

For the murder podcast fan; but more important to know about: Behind the Bastards - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/

For a scripted podcast about potential solutions: Unf*cking the Republic - https://www.unftr.com/

And check out what an Israeli Kibbutz can look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ies2R__4c58 (not prescriptive, just fascinating...)

Luke is @lessashamed on Twitter, and he would love to know what you thought about his story. E-mail him: cheflwilliams AT gmail DOT com

Luke recommends the following Leftist Podcasts:

For informative deep dives on misinformation: Citations Needed - https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/

For improv comedy stories from history from two leftists comedians: The Dollop - https://www.dolloppodcast.com/podcast

For the murder podcast fan; but more important to know about: Behind the Bastards - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/

For a scripted podcast about potential solutions: Unf*cking the Republic - https://www.unftr.com/

And check out what an Israeli Kibbutz can look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ies2R__4c58 (not prescriptive, just fascinating...)

Luke is @lessashamed on Twitter, and he would love to know what you thought about his story. E-mail him: cheflwilliams AT gmail DOT com

Previous Episode

Episode 29: There Are No Wrong Notes [Part One]

Luke Williams joins the Slow Train to Heck to share his journey through and out of Christianity. Luke has lived through many different experiences in his life, and the message of suffering, and the expectation of suffering both now and in the future, was a strong one. However, Luke was able to move beyond that message and share his story with us now.
I'm a big believer in people being able to share all of themselves and their whole story, and Luke and I realized that his story needed two parts to be told in full. This episode is Part One, and Part Two will be released on October 19th.
Content warnings: homophobia, medical situations
Luke provided some show notes as well, which are as follows:
Music Stuff:

Luke recommends the following Leftist Podcasts:

For informative deep dives on misinformation: Citations Needed - https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/

For improv comedy stories from history from two leftists comedians: The Dollop - https://www.dolloppodcast.com/podcast

For the murder podcast fan; but more important to know about: Behind the Bastards - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/

For a scripted podcast about potential solutions: Unf*cking the Republic - https://www.unftr.com/

And check out what an Israeli Kibbutz can look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ies2R__4c58 (not prescriptive, just fascinating...)

Luke is @lessashamed on Twitter, and he would love to know what you thought about his story. E-mail him: cheflwilliams AT gmail DOT com

Next Episode

Episode 31: A Skewed Definition Of Love

Jake Kroeker chats with us this week about his time at Trinity Bible Chapel, a fundamentalist evangelical church in the Waterloo Region of Ontario that has been increasingly positioning itself at the forefront of a growing Christian Nationalist movement among evangelical churches here in Canada. Jake talks about what motivates people who adhere to Trinity and churches like it, what his path out of that environment was, and how we can interact with people who hold those beliefs without further fanning the flames of their extremism.
Content warnings: homophobic and transphobic slurs are referenced, as used by leadership at Trinity Bible Chapel