xpastor, an infrequent member here, can give personal insight.
As if giving up long held beliefs wasn't struggle enough, I empathize with those that then must struggle with how to step away. In addition to the impact to personal relationships I have to imagine most, if not all, have a significant emotional investment in their congregations that doesn't simply disappear because of their new found atheism.
As if giving up long held beliefs wasn't struggle enough, I empathize with those that then must struggle with how to step away. In addition to the impact to personal relationships I have to imagine most, if not all, have a significant emotional investment in their congregations that doesn't simply disappear because of their new found atheism.
