This was an IAP event that I co-hosted with MIT’s Secular Society. I’ve heard too many stories from people who have been mistreated and traumatized for being honest with themselves and engaging in a sincere search for what’s good and true and helpful. We’ve lost sight of the fact that many people have very good, legitimate reasons for wanting to put distance between themselves and church/Christianity/God.

Here’s a recording of the introduction that I gave at this event.

It was followed by some really powerful and heartbreaking stories of what people experienced as they deconverted. The hope was to provide a space that could provide both catharsis for healing and catalyst for productive dialog.