Chapel Probation

Mar 13 2025 138 ep. 71 mins 19
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As a Dauntless Media podcast, this is a companion to Scott's forthcoming book about losing faith while teaching at an evangelical university. This podcast will feature former students and faculty of Azusa Pacific University. They will tell stories of racism, sexism, hatred towards the LGBTQ community, and early alt-right shenanigans. Other guests outside of the APU world will also be invited to share their experiences. Join the growing Chapel Probation community on Instagram, Discord, and Facebook. Support the Chapel Probation mission by joining the Patreon for bonus content. rscottokamoto.com

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The Horny Chapel- Janice Selbie: Mennonite to Shameless Sexuality

Mar 13 2025 70 mins  
This week we talk to therapist, author, and podcaster, Janice Selbie. Scott and Priska saw an ad for the Shameless Sexuality conference and knew they had to talk to Janice about her story in which she went from the most conservative fundamentalist world to a sex-positive, religion-free life. The Pentecostal life wasn't restrictive enough for Janice, so she joined a local group

The Horny Chapel Episode 9: Purity Culture...Loopholes...? WTF

Mar 07 2025 73 mins  
UPDATE: Uploaded the sizzle file by accident. Should be the correct file now. In start contrast to last episode's rundown of I Kissed Dating Goodbye's no-touch, no fun, no-humanity mindset, we look at more recent trends in remaining "pure" while still managing to get some. And it's bizarre. The Horny Chapel is part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dauntless M

The Horny Chapel- I Kissed Dating Goodbye: Worst Book Ever Written?

Jan 25 2025 114 mins  
We're about 25 years late to this and about 7 years past Japanese American Joshua Harris denouncing his shitty book, but here we are. After Scott's Substack post about Harris had 4x as many reads as he has subscribers, we figured we should take a look back at why today's Christians are so damaged. A big part of it is purity culture. Scott never read the book, having sla

Chapel Probation s4- Rochelle Younan Montgomery- From APU to a Life of Embodiment and Social Justice

Jan 14 2025 68 mins  
As we wrap up season 4, we return to where Chapel Probation began: Azusa Pacific "University." 20 years ago, I was asked to take over a Freshman Writing class because the other adjunct quit suddenly. There I met Rochelle and we've been friends ever since. From the shallow, fake people of the dorms to the fringes of APU's then progressive crevices, Rochelle went from evangelical chr

Chapel Probation s4- Caleb Martin- From Closeted Rural Church Music to Coming Out and a Life of Music and Composing in LA

Jan 07 2025 74 mins  
You've probably heard Caleb Martin's music somewhere on TV. I met Caleb in our music community through Shin Kawasaki, whose music you hear every week on Chapel Probation. But I had no idea Caleb had an evangelical background until just the past couple of years when we started chatting on IG about religious trauma. And I'm glad we did chat because it gave me the perfect excuse to ta

Chapel Probation s4- Dr. Lucas Wilson- Liberty U and Conversion Therapy to a PhD and a Great Life

Dec 30 2024 77 mins  
Happy New Year! We close out 2024 with Dr. Lucas Wilson who survived Liberty University and the conversion therapy it offered. Life at Liberty was complicated as Luke tried to follow the rules and heal himself from his "same-sex attraction" as the christian put it. But he had some bizarre experiences that left him confused and searching for answer. He would not find the answers at

Chapel Probation s4- Chaz: Host of the Excommunication Station and a Christmas Message

Dec 23 2024 104 mins  
It's Christmas Eve and this means different things for everyone. Some have the family gathering with food and laughter. Many do not. Chaz grew up in an unhappy family that was fully devoted to the horrific teachings of a backwards church. He endured every kind of abuse there is before growing up and finding his way out. As a co-host of the Excommunication Station, Chaz pushes back

Chapel Probation s4- David Olsen, Ph.D- From Closeted Cedarville Fundamentalists to Chair of Comm Studies at Cal State LA

Dec 17 2024 77 mins  
Dr. Olsen was that kid who witnessed to his elementary teachers and still got A's. In college, he poked theological holes in his Cedarville classmates' theologies and was still popular. But ultimately, his quest for knowledge and truth caused him to deconstruct his fundamentalist faith and fully accept his identity as a queer man. Despite emerging from Cedarville with mostly fond m

Chapel Probation s4- Rebecca Williamson- Moody Bible Institute Student and Employee

Dec 10 2024 87 mins  
We're back at Moody this week with Rebecca Williamson. Not only do we get the scoop on the expected racism and misogyny, we actually get a practical look at what life under Project 2025 will be like. That's right. Attending christian schools is the perfect preview for Project 2025. It's just that instead of being limited to these campuses, the bizarre, oppresive rules will be appli

Chapel Probation s4- The Horny Chapel #7- The Myth of Addiction in Purity Culture

Dec 08 2024 93 mins  
If you grew up in purity culture, you were taught that things like sex, alcohol, and porn were evil portals to demon possession, and you would become addicted to these kinds of vices. Of course people can become addicted to things, but purity culture lied to us. For most christians, there is no such thing as balanced living with people making choices and decisions about what they w