Minister who ran Canada’s largest Protestant church comes out as atheist

[Silent3]

“This was not an overnight decision,” Rev. Bob Ripley wrote in his latest syndicated column. “I didn’t go to bed one night this week a believer and wake up an unbeliever. I wasn’t blinded on Tuesday by the light of reason that led to a deconversion. I began this journey more than seven years ago. It led initially to me taking early retirement from ministry and has continued over the ensuing five years.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/minister-who-ran-canadas-largest-protestant-church-comes-out-as-atheist/

[Louisiana1976]

1. Living in Canada will do that to you. The long cold winters will erase any belief in a benevolent

God.

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2. Ha ha, northern Michigan too.

[trotsky]

3. His story is familiar to many of us who are former believers.

I'm just thankful I didn't base my career on belief. Gotta be tough for ministers to have real doubts.

[cbayer]

4. Good for him. Declaring where you are can often be a very brave thing to do.

I hope he provides a model for others like him.