S2:E14 - From Faith & Fear to Freedom: Dee - Pt. 1

Support the Show • Part 1 of Santiago's interview with Dee, a fourth-generation Seventh-day Adventist, about his SDA background, early baptism, education, and what led him out of the church. In our wide-ranging conversation, we discussed racial issues in Adventist schools, the Civil Rights Movement, and more. Resources / Topics Mentioned:  Video - We Are the World  Topic - Public Enemy  Film - Malcolm X (1992)  Topic - Assassination of MLK Jr.  Topic - Poor People's Campaign  Topic - The 15 Year Battle for MLK Jr Day  Video - MLK: "A riot is the language of the unheard"  Topic - White Americans Celebrated MLK's Death  Topic - Ronald Reagan's wartime lies   00:00 Intro 00:17 Meet Dee: 4th Gen Adventist 02:49 Early Memories & Fearing Ellen White 04:01 Questioning Church Teachings 09:02 A Life-Changing Tragedy 11:04 Living with Fear & Moving to Huntsville 19:01 Baptism and Religious Pressure 22:26 Purity Culture & Mixed Messages 28:51 Weird "Health Message" Fads 31:29 Racial Issues in Adventist Schools 38:11 Civil Rights, Division, MLK 43:30 Deconstructing Beliefs 47:02 How Othering Manipulates Us 53:07 The New Generation 55:29 Trickle Down Greedonomics 1:00:42 Dee's Adventist Education 1:07:16 Goodbye Oakwood, Hello Adulthood 1:11:26 Outro Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes  —  Have a story to share? Write to us, send a DM or voice message on Instagram, or leave a voicemail at (301) 750-8648‬. We take your privacy seriously: Privacy Policy  — Twitter • TikTok • Instagram • YouTube • Facebook  —  Credits: Music: Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License