{"id":3506,"date":"2024-07-29T02:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T02:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theglobalhumanist.com\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2025-04-08T04:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:49:48","slug":"losing-my-religion-how-i-lost-my-faith-reporting-on-religion-in-america-and-found-unexpected-peace-by-william-lobdell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theglobalhumanist.com\/en\/losing-my-religion-how-i-lost-my-faith-reporting-on-religion-in-america-and-found-unexpected-peace-by-william-lobdell\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America\u2014and Found Unexpected Peace by William Lobdell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America\u2014and Found Unexpected Peace”<\/strong> by William Lobdell chronicles the author’s journey from devout Christian to atheist. As a journalist covering religion, Lobdell experienced disillusionment with the faith due to witnessing hypocrisy, corruption, and abuse within religious institutions. The book details his struggles with faith, the challenges of deconversion, and the unexpected peace he found in embracing secularism and rationality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Deconversion Journey<\/strong>: Chronicles Lobdell’s transition from faith to atheism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Religious Hypocrisy<\/strong>: Examines corruption and abuse in religious institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Journalistic Insights<\/strong>: Reflects on his experiences reporting on religion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Personal Struggle<\/strong>: Discusses the emotional challenges of losing faith.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Secular Peace<\/strong>: Describes the peace found in embracing secularism and rationality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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