'You're Deceived By Satan' | Ex Christian Responds

Have you ever been told that your unbelief in god is due to satan's grip on your life? Christians often tell me I'm deceived by the enemy, and that they are praying for me to gain understanding before it's too late.

But is being deceived a moral shortcoming? Is it a crime to be tricked into believing something that isn't true? In this video I'll unpack the common accusation thrown at ex-christians and unbelievers and make the case for why I don't think god-if he exists- would ever punish you for being deceived.

*Please keep in mind that all everything I say here is my subjective opinion, and is intended to deconstruct fundamentalist/evangelical/conservative Christian ideologies from an ex christian perspective*

Outro Music | "Pixels" by Jeff Kaale

tags | Ex christian, deconstructing christianity, exvangelical, former fundie, leaving christianity, gospels, jesus, bible, god, christian, evangelism, apologist, atheist vs christian, agnostic, recovering from religion

[irinaatanasova]

This is called gaslighting... 👌 I am glad I learned about these abusive tactics and now I recognize them.

[therhapsodist]

It's absolutely remarkable how illogical religious thinking clearly is once we begin to ask questions.

[randomgrannie]

I'm Agnostic. I come from generations of pastors, ministers, etc. on both sides of my family. I am outnumbered. They are convinced the devil has feasted upon my soul and now lives within my skin & bone. I call such statements "church-speak". They tell me there is no room for science in belief and I should just have faith. More church-speak. Organized religion is there for control, mind control. I love what you're doing. It's necessary.

[undrwatropium]

I've always wondered why we would be eternally cursed for Eve being deceived. It wasn't her fault

[SofieLove]

I’ve been duped for 47 years. This content is very helpful.

[jimmychaconas]

My boss tried telling me yesterday that "god knows all paths but doesn't know which path ur gonna chose" to which I replied, "how could he be all knowing but not know which path I'm going to chose? U don't see the hypocrisy?" He doesn't see...

[jasminejackson]

I remember I was going to extreme lengths to justify the things god allowed and did according to the Bible. I was saying things like “Well he’s god so he can do it if he wants to” “there are spiritual implications to our actions and they can’t go unpunished” “it needed to happen because of gods plan” etc.
Now I am able to take a step back and realized how insane I sounded. It was very clear I was desperately trying to suppress the cognitive dissonance I was experiencing.

[RankinImagery]

It is so refreshing to see such a young person be so clear-minded and so well-reasoned. I am 65 and am surrounded by young and younger people whose minds are totally consumed by dogmatic religious rhetoric. I wish you the best!

[Sean-oyxm]

When you start to deconstruct, it ALL comes crashing down. Thank you.

[EugeneRossi]

Excellent response! I left Christianity 4 years ago and I had developed a lot of similar arguments, but never articulated them so concisely. I’m subscribing - nice work, and keep up the fight for freedom!

[ciri]

If Satan deceived me, that would mean he's more powerful than God.

[embersofwolfenflame]

Ex christian, now pagan i really appreciate your breakdown of this false teaching. More people need to think for themselves. I applaud you for your free thinking!

[aawschannel]

I am so glad you have helped me deconstruct so much! Thank you for making me realize I can still be a good person even without religion. ❤️

[Geraldcofer]

I’m so proud of you, and I’m glad that I’ve had the opportunity to watch your journey unfold.

[dmwallacenz]

Now I think I've seriously become addicted to your content. You have a beautiful way of making your point - as simple and eloquent as possible and no simpler. If a Christian has no argument for your points other than "you've been deceived", then they have no intellectual right to be sure of their own footing.

Please keep making these wonderful and thought-provoking videos.

[katieroberson]

The way you articulate all this is phenomenal .I applaud you on so many levels !! You and me share a similar deconstruction phase .I married a Calvinist christian, and I grew up very southern Baptist from birth and the Calvinist doctrine really started my deconstruction journey.I was like, how can a god that is so "Loving" go "iny miny miny mow pick a human by the toe" for all eternity ... doesn't makes sense and is surely not worthy of worship !!

[VirbeeBegay-jelw]

I was always angry at God yelling " WHY MAKE ME & PUT ME HERE JUST FOR YOU TO WATCH ME SUFFER AND IN PAIN, I DIDN'T ASK TO BE CREATED TO BE HERE !!" ....then i found YOU !! I turned away from church and more and more answers are coming to me . THE VERY ONES I NEEDED ANSWERS TO ... THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH ❤😊❤

[michaelwedding]

I believe this life is to be lived without guilt or shame. (Responsibility and accountability, yes! But not guilt or shame). Thank you for your posts, this helps me much. I stepped away from the Catholic Church but still suffer the guilt and shame part that I mentioned. It’s good to hear someone validate my feelings about questioning the beliefs I held for so many years.

[louelmo]

Religion is the greatest con every conceived by man.

[ArthurShedsJackson]

Everything you said is exact to my experience, you are absolutely spot-on and honest. Love how you break it down and make it easy to understand. Thank you so much for what you do. Hopefully your video's will help others break from their chains of religion.