Former Christian Music Singer Jon Steingard: I No Longer Believe in God

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🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Jon Steingard was lead singer for the CCM band Hawk Nelson. On May 20, 2020, he posted on Instagram that he no longer believed in God, and his story went viral. Jon joins Seth Andrews for a candid conversation about his former faith, the word "atheist," the Christian Music industry, and the path forward.

VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/9spE4M5qe90
Jon's instagram post: https://bit.ly/2Dhi9Xq
Esquire article on Jon: https://bit.ly/3faEgvT
Hawk Nelson website: http://hawknelson.com

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, standby.
0:02.0	Three, two, one.
0:04.0	The thinking atheist, it's not a person.
0:08.0	It's a symbol, an idea.
0:10.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the roof.
0:14.0	Rejecting faith, pursuing knowledge,
0:17.0	challenging the sacred.
0:19.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.0	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish
0:25.0	and working together.
0:27.0	For a more rational world.
0:29.0	Take the risk of thinking, feel so.
0:31.0	Much more happiness, true fusion wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.0	Assume nothing.
0:37.0	Question everything.
0:39.0	And start thinking.
0:42.0	This is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by Seth Anders.
0:48.0	What happens when the lead singer of a Christian band changes his mind on the subject of God?
1:05.0	You spend all this time, you're worshiping God, you're believing in God,
1:09.0	you're writing songs about God, and then you come to this point where you think,
1:14.0	hey, wait a minute.
1:16.0	Well, that's what happened to John Steingard.
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