Today I spoke with Michael Lecy, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment and became a pastor for 13 years before ultimately deconverting as the truth claims of Christianity fell apart.
We touched on many topics, including:
• Placing his faith in Jesus as his savior at a young age.
• Growing up in a charismatic church with emotional extremes and intense experiences.
• Realizing that the teachings of the church weren't working to actually help people in their real lives.
• Realizing that Christianity is a very self-centered worldview, often leaving believers callous to the needs of others because they, the Christians, are ultimately in a safe and glorious condition regarding their ultimate and eternal home.
• Starting to think through critical questions such as eternal conscious torment, how adverse childhood experiences affect people's ability to believe, the inerrancy of Scripture, genocide, sex slavery,
• Admitting that if god had been real, we would have to admit that he is a failure on the grand scale as well as our individual lives.
• Seeing that his Christian environment had kept critical information about the mythology that Christian is based on and poisoned the well about opposing viewpoints.
• Raising his kids without telling them they are wicked and deserve hell apart from god.
• Concluding that Christianity is a form of colonialism.
• Experiencing much more peace after deconversion than during his time as a Christian.
• Understanding that Christians are inherently nihilistic as they state or imply that this present world is relatively unimportant compared to the mythological life they are waiting for.
• How purity culture has created anxiety and shame as we consider our bodies, sexual desires, and relationships.
• The importance of trusting ourselves, advocating for our own agency, and letting go of our need for approval in what we believe.
• Seeing Christians shun and ostracize those who deconvert, but understanding that they are still in a mental prison themselves.
Thanks to Michael for sharing his story and insights!
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Ending music by Eyal Raz, "Friends"
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Негізгі бет I realized I was more loving than the god I was supposed to worship - Michael Lecy
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