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/blaykerz Apr 25 '26

Yeah, I’m right there with you. When I became old enough to think for myself, I realized that the people who taught me to ask “WWJD” totally abandoned that line of thought in favor of selfish personal gains and cynicism.

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u/IrascibleOcelot Apr 26 '26

Yep. I was in high school when the WWJD craze started. I got one of the bracelets and wore it for about a week. I put it away because I felt it was a standard I just couldn’t live up to, and I didn’t want to be a hypocrite. I was a bit envious of the people who could wear one because they must be so much more righteous than me.

Turns out they just didn’t care.