Raised to Overturn Roe v Wade (ft. @MonteMader)

Raised in a conservative, fundamentalist Christian environment, Monte Mader later publicly deconstructed those beliefs and now focuses on challenging dogma and exploring cultural and historical topics. Her home life was filled with being forced to memorize Bible verses or risk extreme corporal pun*shment. Her mom left the family of 6 chiIdren early in Monte’s chiIdhood and was replaced by a sad*stic stepmother who kept her and her brother in the basement for 2 years along with other harsh pun*shments.

Even though Monte was being bred to be a housewife with strict gender roles, once her father recognized her off-the-charts intelligence, he quickly switched gears and wanted her to become a Supreme Court Justice to enact and even overturn policy for the agenda of extreme fundamentalist ideology. After a tumultuous engagement that ended in betrayal and disaster, Monte continued to deconstruct when she realized she had been lied to about what the Bible actually says from a Scholastic POV. Now she uses her platform with millions of followers to debate against those who try to use the Bible’s words to harm and oppress others.

Watch our follow up LIVE with Monte on the bible: https://www.youtube.com/live/_PxXCDZySJQ?si=WJ7WQxEtit2AV9Bp

Find Monte Mader on social media!

IG: https://www.instagram.com/montemader/
Website: https://montemader.com/
https://linktr.ee/MonteMader


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Chapter Marks

00:04:10 Monte's chiIdhood & her mom leaving
00:09:04 Recognizing the poor treatment of women
00:14:30 CW: CA, Coping with her father's ab*se
00:17:49 CW: CA, Pun*shments as a chiId & Monte's Stepmother
00:23:32 Struggling with body image issues
00:30:12 Recognizing the dark side of marriage and motherhood
00:35:08 The impacts of purity culture on dating and relationships
00:42:40 S*x ed
00:49:10 Learning consent
00:54:40 Monte's relationship with her fiancé
01:06:38 How purity culture gets women in abus*ve situations
01:10:28 Monte's intelligence and her dad's support
01:16:38 Seeking information & discovering she had been lied to
01:24:13 Embracing her identity & using fashion
01:30:05 Overcoming shame
01:34:26 Using the Bible in debates
01:37:52 Loving the work
01:41:42 Final thoughts and Linda listen

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