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The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast

The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast

By: Vikki Mansheim
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Join sisters Vikki and Taniya as they share a weekly topic from their IFB (Independent, fundamental Baptist) childhood and tell how they were able to leave an oppressive, restrictive cult-like religion. They are reclaiming their past for good and building an online community of survivors as well as educating anyone curious about cults, toxic religion, and exposing church abuse.

Vikki Mansheim
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Episodes
  • Sorry, You Can't Be My Husband | IFB Dating Part 1
    Apr 9 2026

    Vikki and Taniya describe the rules and purpose of Fundie dating and use Taniya's personal high school experience as the driving narrative of real-life context.

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    47 mins
  • That Sounds Biblical To Me | Vacation Bible School (Time)
    Apr 2 2026

     In today's episode, Vikki and Taniya will describe how Independent, Fundamental Baptist churches ran Vacation Bible School, a week-long summer program for children hosted by the church to teach them about Christian principles. They'll share some comments from the internet, and highlight a news article about a lawsuit against a church related to vacation Bible school. (https://churchexecutive.com/archives/church-sued-for-abuse-that-occurred-at-vbs)

    Content Warnings: child sexual abuse, grooming, and a brief description of hell.

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    34 mins
  • A Millstone is a Big-Ass Rock | IFB Bus Ministry and Evangelism
    Mar 26 2026

    Learn about what an Independent, Fundamental Baptist church is, how they used the Bus Ministry and "Soul-Winning" to evangelize, and how Vikki and Taniya were involved as children.

    Trigger Warnings: grooming, emotional abuse, discussion of church abuse and references to predatory behavior, psychological religious abuse, descriptions of hell and burning

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    35 mins
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