My Faith Deconstruction | Why I'm No Longer a Christian

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: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evang... Christian Fundamentalism: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris... Faith Deconstruction: https://www.thegravityofguilt.com/chr... The Sinner’s Prayer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinne... Religious Trauma: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyti... Progressive Christianity: https://progressivechristianity.org/t... Christian Universalism: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris... Faith Crisis: https://theartofsimple.net/faithcrisis/ [Resources Mentioned] "Exvangelical" by Blake Chastain: https://exvangelicalpodcast.com "White Homework" by Tori Williams Douglass: https://www.toriglass.com/white-homework "You are Your Own" by Jamie Lee Finch: https://jamieleefinch.com/you-are-you... [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 https://www.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