Dave, the Graceful Atheist, joins us to discuss Christian responses to deconversion stories. How Christians respond to those of us who turn away from and criticise Christianity is very telling. Do you write off the former believer as never being a true believer to start with? or do you listen with compassion and attention to the faults that caused them to change?
The blog post by Eric Strandness that kicks off the episode:
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/unbelievable/2020/09/autopsy-of-a-deconstruction-jon-steingard-and-the-foundations-of-faith/
Other Christian blog posts discussion deconversion:
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/jon-steingard-and-the-contagious-drift-away-from-christianity.html
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/the-problem-of-christians-becoming-atheists.html
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/solution-christians-becoming-atheists.html
David's own blog post on Deconversion:
https://gracefulatheist.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/
Three Christians discuss Rhett and Link's Deconstruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjZsIxSkKzc
Seminary Profs Respond to the Deconversion of John Steingard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXonrhjhDlo
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