I grew up in a conservative Christian home. We went to church every Sunday. God was a very important part of my life.
As I realized my childhood dreams weren't panning out, my trust and commitment to God grew stronger in high school. I began studying the Bible and loved it! I enjoyed occasionally preaching at youth group and attended 3 churches a week for a time. I wanted to live out my faith, so I stopped swearing, listening to secular music and watched mainly family friendly movies. In high school, this also meant avoiding any partying.
After my freshman year at Washington State University, I came home and Krissy and I began dating. We got married a few years later. We wanted to trust God in everything, so that included family planning!
I transferred to Trinity Lutheran College and began working toward my Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies. I loved studying and preaching the Bible, so becoming a pastor was a solid decision, or so we thought.
As life became increasingly difficult to manage (full time work and school, two kids under age 2, depression), our plan for life and understanding of God began to be challenged.
012 Marty McDonald-Very Devout Catholic From Childhood, He Became Evangelical in Adulthood. Marty is Now an Atheist.
011 Wendy Marsman- Raised Fundamentalist, A Missionary for 15 Years Before Her 20 Year Marriage Ended. Now an Atheist, She Reconnected with Her High School Sweetheart.
010 Luciano Gonzalez-Moderate Catholic to Active Conservative Christian. He was Raised in Latin America & The United States
009 Audrey Moreland-Raised Strict Jehovah's Witness, She Lost Family & Friends When She Left the Church
008 Gary Westfall-One of My Best Friends, Raised with Belief in God, Now Agnostic
006 Dr. Anthony Pinn - A Good Methodist Who Became a Better Atheist
Special Episode: Researching Deconversion with Professor Jim Nagle
005 Maria Stadtmueller of The Big Chew Podcast and meetyourmyth.com
004 Robert Parham, M.A., LMHC
003 Alix Jules: Writer, Activist, Social Critic, Commentator & Blogger
002 Ebony Exodus Project: Candace Gorham, LPC
001 Dan Barker-Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation
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