5 ultra-specific rules of Christian Fundamentalism that make no sense

Sadie takes us through the five categories of Crazy Fundie Rules, and how these rules affect your life when you are trying to live by them. Some of them have biblical justifications, some of them are completely made up by some pastor somewhere and ended up being widely adopted. Fundie pastors use these rules as a way to physically and psychologically control church members, and they can be quite draconian.What are the most arbitrary rules that your church had growing up? Let us know in the comments!02:00 - Is it a sin to walk down the beer aisle in the grocery store? 02:23 - Proverbs 23:31 02:40 - Genesis 3:1-3 03:07 - Crazy Fundie Rules 03:52 - Join our Patreon! 04:37 - The 5 Categories 05:40 - Category 1 05:50 - Prohibition on Tattoos 06:55 - Carl Lentz 07:12 - Pete Hegseth 07:22 - Jewish law vs. Christian Interpretation 10:30 - Joyce Meyer's tattoo 11:47 - Thank you to our patrons! 14:13 - Deuteronomy 22:516:45 - Deadmau5 and the Ferrari17:02 - Why the Duggar Daughters didn't wear pants18:15 - Coulottes vs. JNCO Jeans19:59 - Jealousy is a sin, wanting to do a sin is a sin21:30 - Fundie Women find a way to rebel24:00 - Visibly religious people get harassed the most!26:11 - Category 2 26:31 - Being suspected of sinning is a sin 27:04 - Jack Schaap's crimes 28:27 - Going to the movies is a sin 29:01 - Bee Movie and There Will Be Blood were in the movie theater at the same time 30:14 - Walking down the beer aisle is a sin 30:49 - Category 3 32:30 - Going to Six Flags is a sin 34:17 - Category 4 34:36 - Doing anything that you want to do is a sin 35:00 - Teen Soulwinning is the worst 36:00 - Holy Guilt Trip Batman 36:43 - Wanting a snickers bar is a sin 37:45 - Great Britain is full of heathens 39:00 - Wanting a pretty wife is a sin 40:00 - It is a sin to not be miserable 40:40 - Category 5 41:00 - HosierySubscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4q94gAnsoW2jME4SvVrrQJoin our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!https://www.patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcastJoin our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodusJoin our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodusBluesky:@[email protected]@gavihacohen.bsky.socialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.