The Apostate

About this episode

What would you give up to follow your heart? Your faith? Your parents? Everyone you’ve ever known? For Theo Howarth, raised a Jehovah’s Witness, the question wasn’t hypothetical. It was the choice he spent his twenties trying to dodge, and the one that almost broke him. In this remarkable conversation with Alix Fox, Theo talks candidly about realising he was gay in a church that calls homosexuality a ‘gross sin’; staying celibate through his teens; and then landing, aged 30, in a brand new community… yet separated from his parents, for good. Faith to Faithless supports apostates in the UK: https://www.faithtofaithless.com/ This interview includes discussion of a suicide attempt. If you’re struggling, Samaritans are there to listen, day or night, on 116 123 or at samaritans.org. _____________ Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart guides us through the ever-expanding world of non-chocolate advent calendars - from Bonne Maman jam to B&Q toolsets and gourmet cheese selections. Does this trend show any sign of slowing down? Do the much touted ‘beauty’ calendars from the likes of Liberty and Selfridges offer true value for money? And what are the best options for kids? With th