“I’m a pastor’s kid, so this is probably their worst nightmare.” — Laura Iteman

A brave, generous conversation with Laura Iteman, a London based free-thinker and community builder on leaving Pentecostal certainty, naming the stigma non-religious Black women face, and building real-life community from a single TikTok call-out. From the cost of deconstruction to creating Non-Religious Black London Girlies, Laura maps a path that’s honest, careful, and hopeful: keep the culture, drop the dogma, and rebuild the village offline.

🎙️ In this episode

• Laura's roots in the Church and relationship with family & friends
• RCCG scale, culture, and how church becomes “the village”
• Turning points, apologetics, and textual doubt
• Agnostic honesty: holding space for uncertainty without shame
• “Why Black? Why women?” — safety, realism and representation
• From TikTok → Discord → Regent’s Park picnic (why in-person matters)
• The power of community & collaboration
• Dealing with the backlash and setting boundaries

🔗 Connect with Laura

• TikTok: @lauraunfiltered2
• X (Twitter): @lauraI_
• Discord: access available via DM

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