Gabriel Mizrahi

Straight down the middle.

Just read the letter, bro.

Recently, you took a letter from a Christian woman who had an abortion because she was afraid of having a special needs child and the genetic test results didn't arrive in time.

That was episode 1287, by the way.

First question on that episode.

I found your response overall pretty thoughtful and fair, but toward the end, Gabe said something along the lines of, talk to a therapist, but not a Christian one.

Yeah, I think what I said was I would look for one outside of your community.

This advice seems to be a refrain on the show.

You guys often steer people away from religious therapists and subtly, and sometimes not so subtly, question religious beliefs.

To be fair, you often call out this bias, Jordan especially, and I appreciate that.

I don't expect podcasters to be free of any bias, but I like when they acknowledge their biases because then we can factor them in.

Plus, points for self-awareness.

But in the case of that listener, I was bothered by it.

You were hearing from a woman who was clearly connected to her faith, had just gone through a major trauma, and was trying to reconcile what she had done with her closely held beliefs.

I'm sure you would say that you just want her to get an objective opinion, but I wonder what value there was in encouraging her to step away from her faith at exactly the moment she might need it most.

I was also a bit surprised to hear Gabe say that, as I know that Jordan is probably an atheist and non-religious, but Gabe's numinous experiences and beaded bracelets tell a different story.

And despite my obvious religious beliefs, please know that I have no complaints about your shirtless hotel pics.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

Maybe I'm missing something.

Signed, a person of faith trying to get this straight.