This recording of a man named Ken Pulliam gives a synopsis of how and why he left evangelical Christianity. His blog is one of my new favorites which can be found at Why I De-Converted from Evangelical Christianity. His process of stepping away from religion runs parallel to mine in many ways. Better yet, his qualifications seem to take a higher road. Apologetics was one of his specialties and never one of mine.
Social and psychological pressures are reasons why people continue in their faith. "What would others think or say if I showed doubt?" and "It makes me feel good" are typical reasons for why people stay in religion. Is that enough though? Not for some. Not for me.
What about the truth? I heard a man say recently that he would no longer have discussions with people about religious matters who would or could not answer these two questions affirmatively:
1) Do you care if your beliefs are true?
2) Do you care what effects your beliefs have on the world?
Beliefs are not healthy if they are not true. Life is difficult enough knowing the truth. It becomes dangerous when you think you have the truth and don't. That's why I'm on a course to find the truth about many different things in the here and now. Take a listen....
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