‘Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; ‘
1 Timothy 4:1-2
After several prominent Christians recently renounced or reimagined their faith, an author and seminary professor says he has found a pattern in what he calls the “deconversion playbook.”
Christian speaker and author Jen Hatmaker may have been the first person in recent memory to turn heads when announcing she no longer believed in a biblical sexual ethic.
In a defiant Facebook post in 2018, Hatmaker seemingly hit every hot-button political and cultural issue — affirming women’s rights during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, and fighting “white supremacy” and the “dehumanization” of “immigrants” and refugees, until declaring at the end that she “affirms the LGBTQ community, defends their rights and cherishes their humanity.” An in-depth article about Hatmaker’s far-left beliefs, posted on the Pulpit and Pen website, can be read here.
In more recent days, author-turned-pastor Joshua Harris of I Kissed Dating Goodbye fame kissed his entire Christian faith, and his marriage, goodbye.
Both prominent figures have expressed deep grief — not at the parting from their faith —but to the LGBT community for their now-former orthodox beliefs.
Michael Kruger, an author and New Testament professor, told American Family Radio that Hatmaker and Harris might be slinking away from Christianity but are not doing so quietly.
“They haven’t gone quietly into the night, so to speak,” he said. “But they feel obligated to share their ‘deconversion’ story, if we can use that phrase, and try to persuade as many people as they can to join them in their newfound direction.”
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