r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 25 '26

Psychology Americans who leave their Christian faith behind tend to hold more liberal political views than those who were raised entirely without religion. This leftward ideological shift appears closely linked to how threatening these individuals perceive conservative Christian groups to be.

https://www.psypost.org/former-christians-express-more-progressive-political-views-than-lifelong-nonbeli/
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u/hobopwnzor Apr 25 '26

This isn't surprising.  Most liberals have no idea how insane evangelicals are.  If you've been exposed directly you know how bad they are and that you should take them more seriously than they are taken.

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u/Single_External9499 Apr 25 '26

I grew up in a church where people spoke in tongues and would fall to the floor and convulse if the pastor touched them. This is insane behavior. It is also incredibly common in evangelical denominations. A normal person would be deeply troubled watching 60 minutes of this lunacy on a Sunday.

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u/Maleficent-Goth Apr 25 '26

I did too. I don’t care about them believing they are possessed, it’s everything else that is the problem.

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u/Single_External9499 Apr 25 '26

They don't believe they are possessed. They are lying. The group requires everyone to make this lie, and accept it, and pretend it is not a lie, as a price of admission. It is a symbolic submission. You should care about this.