Talking About the Heavenly Father with “Christian Nightmares”

On this week’s episode, Elizabeth and Erin talk to the anonymous creator of the viral Instagram and Twitter accounts, Christian Nightmares. (We’ll call him “Christian.”) Christian is using the account, an archive of American evangelical messaging, videos, photos, and music going back decades, to examine pop culture dedicated to a vengeful Heavenly Father, one which loomed over his upbringing in an evangelical Baptist church, and which left him terrified and ashamed as early as 5. Erin was also raised in the evangelical church and she Christian compare notes about their experiences as well as their decisions to leave the church and the rehabilitation that followed. Listen as we try to parse why Erin was told that Christian women shouldn't wear pants, while our guest was told that Christian men should never wear shorts. We also hear from new dad Christian about how he's redefining the role of Father, and bringing it down to earth. Get full access to Tell Me About Your Father at tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com/subscribe