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The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast

Are you ready to dismantle destructive doctrines?

The host of the Dismantling Doctrine Podcast, Dr Clint Heacock, warns about the danger of cult psychology and tactics, harmful religion, religious trauma syndrome, and the threat posed by the Christian Right and dominion theology.

Join me on this venture!

Dec 22, 2019

In this final end-of-year episode, I take a look back not just on the year 2019 in terms of podcast episodes and great guests I've been privileged to talk to, but I get into my own deconversion story too.
 
What's more important--to deconstruct your former beliefs, or to reconstruct your identity? I'll hopefully...


Dec 13, 2019

This week's guest is interfaith chaplain and specialist in the area of grief, death, dying and toxic theology: Dr Terri Daniel. She literally wrote the book on this subject, which is entitled Grief and God: When Religion Does More Harm than Healing.
 
Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel is also a certified trauma specialist and...


Dec 7, 2019

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with ex-Jehovah's Witness and now independent filmmaker, Kamila Dydyna, who is attempting to raise funds for an important short film project entitled "Debutante."

This work will explore the psychological aspects of what it's like to experience shunning as a JW--and what the people...


Nov 29, 2019

Vi La Bianca is the co-host of the ACA's "Secular Sexuality" and "Talk Heathen" shows. But she wasn't always an atheist...as it turns out, Vi grew up in a fundamentalist family cult.

In this episode, Vi and I make use of established models of cults by experts, and apply it to her life growing up. How can she describe...


Nov 24, 2019

After literally months of delays, rescheduling, etc., I have finally been able to track down the elusive Dr Janja Lalich for a great podcast interview!

Dr Lalich is not only a sociologist and a cult expert, she is also a cult survivor too. This places her in the unique position to be able to give incredible insights as...