Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla is a podcast for the spiritual-but-not-religious. Rev Karla is an ordained interfaith minister, a writer, and a spiritual teacher and mentor. She explores topics from religious trauma and helping individuals explore, embrace, and expand their spiritual-but-not-religious journeys and connect to the Divine through sacred soul work. You can find more of Rev Karla’s spiritual teachings on her website at www.revkarla.com
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Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla is a podcast for the spiritual-but-not-religious. Rev Karla is an ordained interfaith minister, a writer, and a spiritual teacher and mentor. She explores topics from religious trauma and helping individuals explore, embrace, and expand their spiritual-but-not-religious journeys and connect to the Divine through sacred soul work. You can find more of Rev Karla’s spiritual teachings on her website at www.revkarla.com
When Fear Guides Your Faith: A Response to a Reader
Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla
10 minutes 22 seconds
7 months ago
When Fear Guides Your Faith: A Response to a Reader
Faith should not require fear—but for many of us, that’s exactly how we were taught to believe. Fear of asking questions. Fear of losing community. Fear of what happens if we step outside the lines.
In this episode, I respond to a message from a reader whose concerns reveal just how deeply fear-based theology shapes belief systems. From xenophobia to LGBTQIA+ erasure to patriarchal control, fear is the foundation of a faith that demands obedience over understanding.
But fear-based faith isn’t faith at all—it’s control. And once you see it, you can begin to break free.
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Rev Karla's Book Deconstructing: Leaving Church, Finding Faith Out Now
Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla
Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla is a podcast for the spiritual-but-not-religious. Rev Karla is an ordained interfaith minister, a writer, and a spiritual teacher and mentor. She explores topics from religious trauma and helping individuals explore, embrace, and expand their spiritual-but-not-religious journeys and connect to the Divine through sacred soul work. You can find more of Rev Karla’s spiritual teachings on her website at www.revkarla.com
