In the last couple of years, some very high profile people have publicly walked away from their Christian faith. These “walk aways” have been highly publicized in the press and have generated a LOT of discussion.
Josh Harris, the author of the controversial Christian bestseller I Kissed Dating Goodbye, announced that he was ending his marriage with his wife, and along with that said, “I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. … By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian.”
Then there is Jon Steingard. He was the lead vocalist of the Canadian Christian rock band, Hawk Nelson. He took to social media and declared that he no longer believes in God.
Another musician, Hillsong worship leader Marty Sampson, came out with a similar declaration. He stated that he is “genuinely losing his faith.”
Most recently, two prominent Youtubers, Rhet and Link, have declared their faith “deconstruction” (a fancy expression for falling away from the faith). They were very funny, and developed a huge following on YouTube. While they both worked in secular jobs, they were unashamedly Christian, and, for a time, even did comedy sketches for CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ).
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