Yes, I Once Believed But Now I Don't
7/24/2005 | Share this article:
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By John LoftusHow the Christian deals with ex-Christians like us is troublesome to me. Doubt is explained away both intellectually and emotionally. That is, you either don t know what you should know, or you have psychological problems. And why do Christians do that? Because many Christians think that the intellectual foundations for Christianity are superior to others, such that anyone who doubts their faith is lacking in knowledge or mentally deficient. It s just troublesome for the Christian to think that God will condemn a doubter to hell (however conceived) if he honestly could find reasons to believe. That just seems unfair, they think, so they conclude doubters must be in rebellion against God, and/or mentally deficient
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