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Chatting with Plain Rainbows: Amish and Anabaptist Stories co-hosts Mary Byler and James Schwartz.  Mary and James are ex amish LGBTQ individuals who saw a need for resources for others from their community. They have created the podcast Plain Rainbows to amplify the voices of ex amish LGBTQ individuals and help build solidarity in the aftermath of shunning.   

Mary Byler is the founder of The Misfit Amish llc, a project that seeks to create a secular location to provide information about Amish and Plain people in an attempt to bridge the gap between the Amish and Plain people and the English. Mary aims to provide resources for former Plain people as well. Mary also works to find and promote resources for Amish individuals who have suffered from sexual assault.   

Rev. James Schwartz is a poet, writer, slam performer, speaker & author.  His book THE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA was published by inGroup Press in 2011 + nominated for a Lambda Literary Award.  

 If you would like to connect with Mary and James please visit:  

https://www.facebook.com/PlainRainbows/literaryparty.blogspot.com   

Twitter IG: @queeraspoetry   

FB: @AUTHORJAMESSCHWARTZ  

https://www.themisfitamish.com 

https://marybyler.podbean.com/ 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIxb5iK6wOTiigrp9UtZzxA   

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Tik Tok personality Mama Jill Wallace and documentary film maker Rocky Roggio from the groundbreaking documentary 1946 join me to discuss the mistranslation of the Bible, being queer, and building safe spaces.  

To support and learn more about 1946 please visit https://www.1946themovie.com/  

To connect with Mama Jill Wallace check out https://mamajillwallace.com/  

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Spiritualist and Intuitive Life Coach Elizabeth Whitacre joins us to chat about the intersection of Tarot and Christianity. Elizabeth shares with us her knowledge of spirituality as a spectrum of practices and experiences as well as a specific introduction to the tool that is Tarot.   

Please drop a comment if you would like to see more content from Elizabeth!   

You can find Elizabeth on youtube and facebook under Divination Station!   

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Native American Activist, presidential candidate, and author Mark R. Charles joins us to talk about the most deceptive phrase in American History; We The People. We will be discussing Native American identity, the myth of the American Dream, and spirituality.    You can see all of Mark's work here: https://wirelesshogan.com/  Here is the direct link for signed copies of Unsettling Truths:  https://wirelesshogan.com/2019/12/18/available-now-unsettling-truths/  If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media.   If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation.   Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible.   For more Conversations Official check out conversationsofficial.com  or on social media at  Facebook.com/conversationsofficial  Facebook: Conversations Official Group  Instagram: Conversations_Official  Twitter: Convosofficial  Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3 TikTok spirituallynbleowt

Filmmaker Rocky Roggio joins us to discuss the upcoming documentary 1946. Rocky and co will be covering the scholarly work and translation of the RSV Bible translation, which was where the word homosexuality was FIRST included in the Bible. They will be examining original translation notes, the retraction from the editors, and the dangerous and homophobic culture, particularly in American Evangelicalism, that has sprung from the mistranslation.   For more information visit:  https://www.1946themovie.com/  https://www.instagram.com/1946themovie/  https://twitter.com/1946theMovie  https://www.facebook.com/1946themovie/ Tik Tok: 1946themovie   If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media.  If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation.   Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible.   For more Conversations Official check out conversationsofficial.com  or on social media at  Facebook.com/conversationsofficial  Facebook: Conversations Official Group  Instagram: Conversations_Official  Twitter: Convosofficial  Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3 TikTok spirituallynbleowt

Casper Cendre, founder of A.B.O. Comix joins us to chat about incarcerated LGBTQ folks and art.    A.B.O. is a collective of creators and activists who work to amplify the voices of LGBTQ prisoners through art. By working closely with prison abolitionist and queer advocacy organizations, we aim to keep queer prisoners connected to outside community and help them in the fight toward liberation. The profits we generate go back to incarcerated artists, especially those with little to no resources. Using the DIY ideology of "punk-zine" culture, A.B.O. was formed with the philosophy of mutual support, community and friendship.     You can find A.B.O. Xomix at  https://www.abocomix.com/ https://twitter.com/abocomix https://www.instagram.com/a.b.o.comix/ https://www.patreon.com/abocomix  If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media.   If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial​ to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation.   Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible.   For more Conversations Official check out  conversationsofficial.com   or on social media at   Facebook.com/conversationsofficial   Facebook: Conversations Official Group   Instagram: Conversations_Official   Twitter: Convosofficial  Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3​​​​    TikTok spirituallynbleowt

Since 1949 we have had definitive proof that multiple Gospels exist that were intentionally EXCLUDED from the version of the Bible that we have today. My friend Shawn Garan joined me to discuss several of these books, the lessons they teach, and why the Church worked so hard to cover us the legitimate branch of Christianity known as Gnosticism.    If you would like to read more on the topic, or contact Shawn, you can visit ShawnGaran.com.   If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media.   If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation.   Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible.   For more Conversations Official check out  conversationsofficial.com  or on social media at  Facebook.com/conversationsofficial  Facebook: Conversations Official Group  Instagram: Conversations_Official  Twitter: Convosofficial  Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3 TikTok spirituallynbleowt

A brief overview of the spectrum of sex, gender, and orientation. Starting from the understanding that there are currently 13 sexes recognized by science, #leowt discusses the diversity we were indoctrinated to ignore.  If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media. If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation. Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible. For more Conversations Official check out conversationsofficial.com or on social media at Facebook.com/conversationsofficial Facebook: Conversations Official Group Instagram: Conversations_Official Twitter: Convosofficial Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3 TikTok spirituallynbleowt

A few quick thoughts on trans day of visibility, privilege, black feminism, womanism, queer theory, and of course Lil Nas X.   If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media.   If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial​ to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation.   Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible.   For more Conversations Official check out conversationsofficial.com   or on social media at   Facebook.com/conversationsofficial   Facebook: Conversations Official Group   Instagram: Conversations_Official   Twitter: Convosofficial   Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3​​​​    TikTok spirituallynbleowt

Former Seventh Day Adventist Pastor Alicia Johnston about her journey from the pulpit to the out LGBTQ activist and author!  Alicia is a former Seventh-day Adventist pastor, current out and happy bisexual pursuing faith that makes the world better and more compassionate place.  Alicia is currently working on a book entitled The Bible and LGBTQ Adventists, A Theological Conversation About Same Sex Marriage, Gender, and Identity.   You can find Alicia on facebook, on twitter as @aliciaannej  and on her upcoming website www.aliciajohnston.com   If you would like to read ahead and get a little bit more context on Adventism, feel free to visit https://spectrummagazine.org/news/2021/adventist-church-and-its-lgbt-members-part-1?fbclid=IwAR1YONk4cVuHztVJSK7OdFWIbwKA67Ll-k8341RhlraqK7ROAcRTnGtXboQ  If you are interested in helping Conversations Official continue to create spiritual minded conversations about life, please subscribe to the podcast and share it on your social media.   If you would like to contribute financially, you can visit https://www.patreon.com/Conversationsoffiial​ to establish a monthly contribution or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/convosofficial to drop off a one time donation.   Currently donations and merchandise sales are being used to obtain captioning and transcription services to make the podcast and videos more accessible.   For more Conversations Official check out conversationsofficial.com   or on social media at   Facebook.com/conversationsofficial   Facebook: Conversations Official Group   Instagram: Conversations_Official   Twitter: Convosofficial   Discord https://discord.gg/ySaxMxh7W3​​​​    TikTok spirituallynbleowt