Ex-Fundie Diaries | My Faith Deconstruction | Why I'm No Longer a Christian @ExFundieDiaries | Uploaded October 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
This video is about why I'm no longer a Christian. I share some experiences growing up in an evangelical fundamentalist homeschool family, my faith deconstruction, and the religious trauma that I am still processing. Thanks so much for watching, and please subscribe for more!
[Terms Mentioned]
Evangelicalism: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism
Christian Fundamentalism: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism
Faith Deconstruction: thegravityofguilt.com/christianity/what-do-the-terms-deconstruction-and-reconstruction-mean
The Sinner’s Prayer: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinner%27s_prayer
Religious Trauma: google.com/amp/s/nytimes.com/2019/02/05/well/mind/religion-trauma-lgbt-gay-depression-anxiety.amp.html
Progressive Christianity: progressivechristianity.org/the-8-points
Christian Universalism: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_universalism
Faith Crisis: theartofsimple.net/faithcrisis
[Resources Mentioned]
"Exvangelical" by Blake Chastain: exvangelicalpodcast.com
"White Homework" by Tori Williams Douglass: toriglass.com/white-homework
"You are Your Own" by Jamie Lee Finch: jamieleefinch.com/you-are-your-own
[Timestamps]
00:00 - Being born into christian fundamentalism
01:40 - Growing up homeschooled and isolated
03:07 - My cultish family and my abusive "prophet" dad
04:10 - Religious trauma, therapy, and PTSD
04:40 - How my faith deconstruction started
05:03 - Progressive christian blogs and new values
07:40 - My first faith crisis: is god even real?
09:57 - Rejecting the doctrine of hell
10:56 - Trying (and failing) to hold onto my faith
12:47 - The pain of losing my belief in Jesus
14:45 - Refusing to believe out of fear
16:21 - Listening to stories and joining the conversation
[Background Music]
Title: By the Riverside
hooksounds.com
Image description: Elly is white with brown eyes and straight, shoulder-length brown hair. She is wearing a gray shirt with little white hearts on it. Sitting on the floor in a bedroom, she looks into the camera as she talks.
#Exvangelical #FaithDeconstruction #ReligiousTrauma
This video is about why I'm no longer a Christian. I share some experiences growing up in an evangelical fundamentalist homeschool family, my faith deconstruction, and the religious trauma that I am still processing. Thanks so much for watching, and please subscribe for more!
[Terms Mentioned]
Evangelicalism: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism
Christian Fundamentalism: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism
Faith Deconstruction: thegravityofguilt.com/christianity/what-do-the-terms-deconstruction-and-reconstruction-mean
The Sinner’s Prayer: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinner%27s_prayer
Religious Trauma: google.com/amp/s/nytimes.com/2019/02/05/well/mind/religion-trauma-lgbt-gay-depression-anxiety.amp.html
Progressive Christianity: progressivechristianity.org/the-8-points
Christian Universalism: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_universalism
Faith Crisis: theartofsimple.net/faithcrisis
[Resources Mentioned]
"Exvangelical" by Blake Chastain: exvangelicalpodcast.com
"White Homework" by Tori Williams Douglass: toriglass.com/white-homework
"You are Your Own" by Jamie Lee Finch: jamieleefinch.com/you-are-your-own
[Timestamps]
00:00 - Being born into christian fundamentalism
01:40 - Growing up homeschooled and isolated
03:07 - My cultish family and my abusive "prophet" dad
04:10 - Religious trauma, therapy, and PTSD
04:40 - How my faith deconstruction started
05:03 - Progressive christian blogs and new values
07:40 - My first faith crisis: is god even real?
09:57 - Rejecting the doctrine of hell
10:56 - Trying (and failing) to hold onto my faith
12:47 - The pain of losing my belief in Jesus
14:45 - Refusing to believe out of fear
16:21 - Listening to stories and joining the conversation
[Background Music]
Title: By the Riverside
hooksounds.com
Image description: Elly is white with brown eyes and straight, shoulder-length brown hair. She is wearing a gray shirt with little white hearts on it. Sitting on the floor in a bedroom, she looks into the camera as she talks.
#Exvangelical #FaithDeconstruction #ReligiousTrauma
