This dude is cool.
Mike Aus was a Lutheran pastor in Texas who began having doubts about his faith. He eventually made the decision to leave it, which must’ve been incredibly difficult since as a pastor leaving his faith meant also leaving his job, his social network, and his sense of identity, and disappointing his peers, his congregation, and his family. He came out as an atheist in an interview on MSNBC in 2012. He writes an excellent blog, which I just discovered today. I’m enjoying catching up on his blog posts. His thoughts on prophets, faith, the Bible, and irreligious morality resonate with things I’ve written in Merrily Dancing Ape. As an ex-pastor trained in theology, he knows a ton about the Bible and has a fascinating perspective.
Check out the following talk he gave to the Humanists of Houston:
More stories about pastors transitioning from religion to free-thought can be found over at the Clergy Project.
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