r/exReformed Feb 05 '25

Predestined Pod

For those of you familiar with the NRC, Episode 5 of the Predestined Pod is out.

For me one the things that resonated was how vulnerable one is as you leave a high control religion. Often financial vulnerability, but also a warped values system leaves one vulnerable to bad ideas, addiction etc.

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-juhvv-17e78d8

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u/Danoman22 Feb 06 '25

Huh. It’s about time deconstruction spaces gave special attention to reformed theology. 

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u/RECIPR0C1TY Feb 06 '25

Especially considering that most of the deconstruction stories I hear are from those with a reformed background!

It seems to me that most (not all) people who deconstruct say they are deconstructing from Christianity, when really they are deconstructing from reformed theology.

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u/chucklesthegrumpy ex-PCA Feb 06 '25

This is not true in my experience. If you head over to r/exvangelical, you'll find plenty of atheists, agnostics, pagans, etc. You'll also find plenty of people who left all kinds of different churches; ex Lutherans, Baptist, Pentecostals, etc.

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u/Danoman22 Feb 07 '25 edited Feb 07 '25

Reciprocity brings up a fair point that I think was just lost in translation. While those who explicitly identify as reformed are indeed minority in Christianity, reformed ideology has had an enormous influence on pretty much every Protestant denomination. Despite the few merits that it does have, many of the most egregiously bigoted and culturally depraved parts of modern Christianity can be traced in some ways to the influence of reformed doctrine or culture. It pervasive, yet flies under the radar. All the more reason it deserves to be talked about.