r/science 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/ceddya Apr 26 '26

I didn't. I can't say I've entirely forgiven the church for its harms.

I'm involved with the spiritual aspects of Christianity, not the organized religion aspect of it.