Gospel Objections 6: The Problem of Deconversion

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Recent years have seen a slew of high profile Christians publicly renouncing their faith, deconverting, and/or deconstructing. Unfortunately, many of these “Exvangelicals” have received nasty responses and even many well-meaning people have unintentionally responded offensively. What is the healthy way to approach the issue of deconstruction? What can be learned from these public figures? Do the phenomena of deconstructions and deconversions provide evidence against Christianity?

In this meeting, we discuss excerpts from the deconstructions of Rhett & Link and @Paulogia. The full length sources for these excerpts can be found below. Rhett’s Spiritual Deconstruction: https://youtu.be/1qbna6t1bzw Rhett’s One Year Follow-Up: https://youtu.be/CnYG6x-aOTk Link’s Spiritual Deconstruction: https://youtu.be/w1AZhlyoD9s Link’s One-Year Follow-Up: https://youtu.be/ujtXatJVeN0 Christians Probe the @Paulogia Deconversion Origin Story: https://youtu.be/h5SYO5mQfkE Ken Ham made me an atheist. (An intro to @Paulogia.): https://youtu.be/pxmedqvaP_Q

This video is from our 2021 Fall lecture series responding to Gospel Objections. Each week, we evaluate a common objection to the core message of Jesus. For more information and resources go to http://rc-tamu.org/gospel-objections

Note: This video has been slightly edited for length and clarity.

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