Devangelical \ˌdē-ˌvan-ˈje-li-kəl\:

A person who has grown up in - and, consequently, out of - the evangelical church. May or may not include loss of one's faith, but definitely the loss of one's mind.
Interview with JM Blaine on His Debut Memoir: Midnight, Jesus and Me

Interview with JM Blaine on His Debut Memoir: Midnight, Jesus and Me

I recently had a chance to interview the rock n roll, full gospel, rollerskating at midnight, suicide crisis hotline answering, renegade DJ himself: the legendary JM Blaine. His new memoir Midnight, Jesus and Me may just save me yet.
Interview with Donna Johnson, Author of Holy Ghost Girl

Interview with Donna Johnson, Author of Holy Ghost Girl

"She was just three years old when her mother signed on as the organist of tent revivalist David Terrell, and before long, Donna Johnson was part of the hugely popular evangelical preacher's inner circle. At seventeen, she left the ministry for good, with a trove of stranger- than-fiction memories...
Introducing the Devangelical 11-Step Survival Program (Recovery has never been so awkward)

Introducing the Devangelical 11-Step Survival Program (Recovery has never been so awkward)

"This 11-step program is guaranteed to take you out of fetal position and help you walk tall. The opposite may also be true." - Anonymous Reader
The Bible Says to Kill Them

The Bible Says to Kill Them

  This week, yet another video of a preacher speaking out against the LGBT community has gone viral. This time, it’s  Pastor Charles Worley out of (wait for it) North Carolina who tells his congregation that he has an idea, but that he “couldn’t get it past congress”. He then...
Mom's Diaphragm, Pat Robertson on Masturbation, and Why the Right Hates Obama: Erika Rae Interviews Author Frank Schaeffer

Mom’s Diaphragm, Pat Robertson on Masturbation, and Why the Right Hates Obama: Erika Rae Interviews Author Frank Schaeffer

Erika Rae talks with bestselling author Frank Schaeffer about his latest book, Sex, Mom and God: How the Bible’s Strange Take on Sex Led to Crazy Politics—and How I Learned to Love Women (and Jesus) Anyway.
Devangelical: A Memoir About Why I Left to Save My Soul

Devangelical: A Memoir About Why I Left to Save My Soul

Devangelical, by Erika Rae, is an irresistibly funny and irreverent memoir challenging the culture of the modern Evangelical church (December 11, 2012 from Emergency Press).
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Survival Guide Step #8 - Deciding on What is Actually Worth Making Amends

Survival Guide Step #8 – Deciding on What is Actually Worth Making Amends

Masturbation does not belong in college chapel. Period.
The Mission Trip, Part 2

The Mission Trip, Part 2

It happened once upon a time in Mexico. There were windows down, kids screaming over one another to be heard, candy wrappers on the floor, bubble gum flavored lip gloss, sweaty armpits and the whole works—and more often than not, at the helm, blond mullet flapping like freedom in the wind.
Survival Guide Step #7: List the Possible Amends, or What to Do in Case of Alien

Survival Guide Step #7: List the Possible Amends, or What to Do in Case of Alien

...in which Erika Rae visits a real live SpaceMan.
Youth Group Games Gone Bad: Finocide, Part 2

Youth Group Games Gone Bad: Finocide, Part 2

"Be a fisher of men"...not necessarily the same thing as "over-chlorinate people with zeal".
The Mission Trip, Part 1

The Mission Trip, Part 1

It happened once upon a time in Mexico. There were windows down, kids screaming over one another to be heard, candy wrappers on the floor, bubble gum flavored lip gloss, sweaty armpits and the whole works—and at the helm, blond mullet flapping like freedom in the wind.
Youth Group Games Gone Bad: Finocide, Part 1

Youth Group Games Gone Bad: Finocide, Part 1

For a timeless moment, the goldfish hung frozen in the air—an exploding iridescent orange disco ball—before landing on the surface of the pool with a tinkling crash.
Survival Guide: Step 6 – Be Willing to Forgive, or Please Suffer from Diarrhea

Survival Guide: Step 6 – Be Willing to Forgive, or Please Suffer from Diarrhea

You don't actually have to suffer from diarrhea, you just have to be willing to suffer from diarrhea. (Translation guide follows...)
Dwayne's World, or How I Accidentally Joined a Cult

Dwayne’s World, or How I Accidentally Joined a Cult

He was like Mommy Dearest with a penis and a mop.
Survival Guide: Step 5 - Share Your List, or Why I Love Whores

Survival Guide: Step 5 – Share Your List, or Why I Love Whores

Erika Rae loves the word "whores". Say it: "whores". See?
Devangelical 11-Step Survival Guide: Step 4 - Make a List

Devangelical 11-Step Survival Guide: Step 4 – Make a List

It's dirty laundry day. Just...stay away from the underwear drawer.
Devangelical 11-Step Survival Guide: Step 3 - Get Over It, Why Don't You

Devangelical 11-Step Survival Guide: Step 3 – Get Over It, Why Don’t You

<<— This is the face Devangelist Erika Rae makes in the mirror when she asks herself if she is going to get over it or what.
Devangelical 11-Step Recovery Guide: Step 2 - Sanity Is An Option...Right?

Devangelical 11-Step Recovery Guide: Step 2 – Sanity Is An Option…Right?

Devangelist Erika Rae wonders about the status of her own sanity after spending her teenage years talking to angels and demons in her bedroom. (To be fair, they never spoke back.)