Top Christian Rock singer abandons his faith

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMO, it's a crisis of faith, which is "normal".

"open to the idea that God is there," though not in the same fashion he was raised to believe.

As a long time Christian, I can't say I blame him. While I did not stop believing that there is a "God", I stopped believing in some of the things I was taught when I was younger about God and faith. One only has to look at history and too many religious leaders today to know that religious leaders can be corrupt and only too fallible.

I try to live by the grace of God and "to love others" as God commands. That's really in a nutshell all you need to know about God and how you are supposed to live your lie. Everything else is just man made dos/don'ts.

Actually the Bible is filled with principles in which a Christian should live his/her life. Stop looking to man, we are all sinful. Place your hope and full trust in Jesus. He never will fail you or let you down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many rock singers start in Christian bands as it is easier to move up in the biz that way and then they switch over to rock or country.

This.

Starting out in Christian rock bands is the easiest way by far to get into the music biz and then transition over to country or rock or rap.

This, This. This. It is the fastest way to move into rock, rap, or country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people so triggered by this? I was raised evangelical and so was my husband. We got married young and waited until marriage. We were both having doubts but we were too afraid to tell each other. One day he just looked at me and said I don’t believe it because of this, this and this and I was so relieved because I felt the same way. We stopped going to church and we don’t miss it. I could care less if people debate whether we ever were Christians. Once you stop believing, you don’t really care about the Christian mindset. Also, it is very easy to “perform” Christianity when you are raised with it and to say all the right things and pray the right prayers. Our parents would have a literal heart attack if we did what this man did so we go through the motions and never mention church. We are having a baby and would 100% raise her atheist but we would get such blow back from our parents so we haven’t decided yet what to do. I commend his bravery.

Reading your post makes me sad.i hope you and your DH find your way back. Hugs to you.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get paying each week to be closer to God. Funny.

People pay for the community -- like dues to a club.

This, and the post quoted, are so uninformed. Let's leave aside the flashy Joel Osteen types -- they're charlatans, but the people who go there are as greedy as the preachers. They're told they'll get rich if they give, so they look at it as a down payment.

But if you regularly go to a church, giving is a form of worship. I'm grateful for everything the LORD gives me, and I give some back to Him. A church has to pay for the building, lights, heat/AC, all that. It has to pay salaries to pastors, most of whom live more simply and don't aspire to a lot of worldly goods. And they pay for programs the church uses for outreach to the public. They do charity, they share among their members (benevolence funds, etc.). I just don't understand the condescending antipathy toward giving to your church.

The PP says, "I don't get paying each week to be closer to God." Well, I don't get being so ungrateful to God for what you have that you can't recognize that the LORD might want to see how you use it. I actually feel closer to the LORD when I give -- because I feel gratitude and because it helps me to rely on Him for what I need and not hoard it for myself.

This is such a great post. Thank you pp.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people so triggered by this? I was raised evangelical and so was my husband. We got married young and waited until marriage. We were both having doubts but we were too afraid to tell each other. One day he just looked at me and said I don’t believe it because of this, this and this and I was so relieved because I felt the same way. We stopped going to church and we don’t miss it. I could care less if people debate whether we ever were Christians. Once you stop believing, you don’t really care about the Christian mindset. Also, it is very easy to “perform” Christianity when you are raised with it and to say all the right things and pray the right prayers. Our parents would have a literal heart attack if we did what this man did so we go through the motions and never mention church. We are having a baby and would 100% raise her atheist but we would get such blow back from our parents so we haven’t decided yet what to do. I commend his bravery.

Reading your post makes me sad.i hope you and your DH find your way back. Hugs to you.

Don’t be sad. We’ve never been happier and more free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people so triggered by this? I was raised evangelical and so was my husband. We got married young and waited until marriage. We were both having doubts but we were too afraid to tell each other. One day he just looked at me and said I don’t believe it because of this, this and this and I was so relieved because I felt the same way. We stopped going to church and we don’t miss it. I could care less if people debate whether we ever were Christians. Once you stop believing, you don’t really care about the Christian mindset. Also, it is very easy to “perform” Christianity when you are raised with it and to say all the right things and pray the right prayers. Our parents would have a literal heart attack if we did what this man did so we go through the motions and never mention church. We are having a baby and would 100% raise her atheist but we would get such blow back from our parents so we haven’t decided yet what to do. I commend his bravery.

Reading your post makes me sad.i hope you and your DH find your way back. Hugs to you.

Don’t be sad. We’ve never been happier and more free.

Good -- and I (different poster) hope you don't teach your child to be Christian just to keep your parents at bay.

There is no teaching associated with raising a child atheist -- you simply don't mention god and don't teach them that the Bible is the word of God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people so triggered by this? I was raised evangelical and so was my husband. We got married young and waited until marriage. We were both having doubts but we were too afraid to tell each other. One day he just looked at me and said I don’t believe it because of this, this and this and I was so relieved because I felt the same way. We stopped going to church and we don’t miss it. I could care less if people debate whether we ever were Christians. Once you stop believing, you don’t really care about the Christian mindset. Also, it is very easy to “perform” Christianity when you are raised with it and to say all the right things and pray the right prayers. Our parents would have a literal heart attack if we did what this man did so we go through the motions and never mention church. We are having a baby and would 100% raise her atheist but we would get such blow back from our parents so we haven’t decided yet what to do. I commend his bravery.

Reading your post makes me sad.i hope you and your DH find your way back. Hugs to you.

Don’t be sad. We’ve never been happier and more free.

Good -- and I (different poster) hope you don't teach your child to be Christian just to keep your parents at bay.

There is no teaching associated with raising a child atheist -- you simply don't mention god and don't teach them that the Bible is the word of God.

Well. you might mention God, but you don't tell your kids they have to believe in him or they will be punished eternally