Updates on my life:
I graduated college two years ago with a computer science degree.
I make a living off of building websites and apps.
I currently teach a weekly Bible study for high school students at my church, focusing on hermeneutics and Old Testament cultural context.
Updates on my beliefs:
Evolution is the most comprehensive, most consistent, and most plausible theory for why life is the way it is today.
The age of Earth/the Universe is billions of years old.
MAGA Christianity and Christian nationalism is a stain on Christianity and on America. Christian nationalists are the closest thing we have to the Pharisees presented in the Bible.
The Bible is the infallible Word of God. Its inerrancy is up to interpretation, but at the very least, the resources about the Bible that we have today are sufficient for understanding the living God’s character and will.
The 2014 movie, God’s Not Dead, and similar movies within its genre are garbage echo chamber material.
The concept of the rapture we have today is a modern American invention.
Penal substitution atonement theory is not supported by the Scriptures.
Calvinist theology is deeply flawed.
I wanted to give a longer, more reflective summary of the transformation of my faith over the years, but i lowkey dont have the time or energy.
Nevertheless, I hope this short breakdown will suffice to encourage y’all and give you a sense of victory, because truth does prevail — even if it doesn’t seem like it in the short term. I want to thank all of my debate opponents on this website for standing up for truth and integrity, especially in arguments where religious fundamentalism and dogmatism are the most stubborn. Thank you also for giving me the space to be wrong and for not being overly judgmental about my beliefs. I can confidently say that these debates have been primary inciting factors in my deconstruction and reconstruction.
