{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6ac3c39522e4cb85bd3760d3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Saved or Shattered? A Teenager’s Descent Into Evangelical Extremism","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/698e16c4040756b95b94e09bce3844f4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Liz Boltz Ranfeld, who was featured in the recent Shiny Happy People 2 documentary, was fully immersed in the “Teen Mania” lifestyle. She went on several overseas mission-trips that caused more fear and guilt due to the inability to faith heal on the spot, however it opened her eyes to other cultures that were being labeled as “demonic”. Her father was a well known Christian singer/song writer, Ray Boltz, which put all eyes on her to be a perfect example. Fully blind to the harms being caused at Teen Mania, she only started deconstructing after her parents forbid her from doing the full time-year-long-internship after her brother nearly died and she was stranded overnight at a busy airport with no help from the organization. Her father later came out as gay just as their whole family was doing away with Christian Fundamentalism and she would end up being one of the most critical voices against TM.</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/nnJZGu9ZIi4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube</a></p><p>Find and Support Liz</p><p>TikTok <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@lizboltz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lizboltz&nbsp;</a></p><p>IG <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/liz_boltz_ranfeld/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@liz_boltz_ranfeld</a></p><p>Website <a href=\"https://www.lizbr.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.lizbr.com/</a></p><p>Subscribe to our<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel!</a></p><p>Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.</p><p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!</a></p><p>Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p><p>Venmo @sheliseann</p><p>Find us on Social media!</p><p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann&nbsp;</a></p><p>Co Producer / Host <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jonathan.rosales_&nbsp;</a></p><p>TikTok <a href=\"http://cults.to.consciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cults.to.consciousness&nbsp;</a></p><p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a>&nbsp;</p><p>**Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**</p><p>Chapter Marks</p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:03:19 Liz' upbringing and childhood&nbsp;</p><p>00:05:06 First impressions of Acquire the Fire</p><p>00:11:21 Liz' mission trips</p><p>00:21:30 Liz' parents influence</p><p>00:27:07 Teen Mania</p><p>00:32:03 How Columbine affected Liz</p><p>00:35:24 Liz' begins to question Teen Mania</p><p>00:42:32 Why Liz wasn't able to continue with Teen Mania</p><p>00:47:57 Liz' deconstruction</p><p>00:52:34 Recovering Alumni blog</p><p>00:55:02 Growing from the experience</p><p>01:00:13 What Liz hopes people get out of the documentary</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales"}