Exvangelical

Faith deconstruction and deconversion from religion brings with it a lot of emotion — usually negative emotions. It’s not hard to see why. Leaving religion is far more than simply ceasing to believe in dogma or a supernatural entity who lives in the sky. Leaving religion also damages your entire…

I’ve been a Deconverted Man for quite some time now. I’m fortunate in that, after a lot of work, I’ve reached a point where I’m totally comfortable being outside of religion. I no longer fear hell. I’m no longer enticed to go back to church (except once, which I wrote…

I’ve recently taken on a new mentor from afar. This is very exciting news for me. I’ve written before about how important mentorship is — especially for a recently Deconverted Man. It’s a fantastic way to invest in yourself. For me, mentorship goes all the way back to my Christian…

By Sarah Miller Article was originally posted on The Exvangelical Parent I was always thankful for the relationship I had with my mom. We were close, spoke often, and she was always an encouragement to me. My ex-husband used to jokingly tell me that my mom ruined me. He said…

I recently wrote an article about the possible reactions people can have to you leaving the Church. After I was done, I thought it’d be interesting to share my own personal story of how I left my own church. As I’ve written about before, I was a youth leader at…

By Sarah Miller Article originally posted on The Exvangelical Parent I grew up attending an Evangelical church that I loved. I learned all about the bible, and my faith remained foundational beliefs for a long time. I was taught the bible was the literal word of God, spoken to man…

When I escaped from the abusive adopters, who were fundamentalist thumpers, I promptly fell into a fundamentalist cult. I was raised with the fear of hell. I heard every day about hellfire, and when I was raised with being never good enough for two earthly fathers, I knew it was…