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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