Religion & Spirituality
In this episode, Heather and Christine discuss the challenges of developing a new value system after deconversion. Both of them acknowledge that the process is difficult because strict Christian guidelines provided them with a sense of stability. Both of them also recognize that ironically their fundamental values originate from their experience as Christians. Heather describes how she felt “unmoored” after deconversion because she lost the stability of Christian guidelines. She acknowledges that stability is still something she desires even though she’s rejected Christianity. She discusses her process of developing her own values, which include: honesty, integrity, authenticity, and vulnerability. She discusses how these values are actually rooted in her Christian experience. Christine explains how losing her values was one of the most difficult parts of deconversion because they provided stability for her in her relatively unstable life. When she deconverted, she says that she was “struck by the sense of vastness of morality.” She had to start from the very beginning by asking herself, “where do secular people get their code of ethics?” Ironically, her strongest values are also grounded in Christianity. Her most important value is that she strives to see people the way that God (the loving Christian God) sees them. If you are enjoying the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review! Also, send thoughts, artwork, poetry, or other expressive media that tells a piece of your deconversion story and we will try to feature them in one of our openings or endings. These can be sent to forsakingfaith@gmail.com. Catch you next Sunday! Thank you for opening clips: Missus Snarky - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnUOvUuMLOaoYLLS8j3c5g Godless Iowan - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtZhXy31sCAMd5Js_k29khA Godless Journey - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8hQVkqzFqXhhBtAKrd9ACA