Episode notes
What if questioning the church is not what destroyed your faith?
What if questioning the church is what finally saved it?
Many believers have been taught that asking hard questions is rebellion, doubt is dangerous, and challenging a pastor or church tradition means challenging God. But the church is not God. A denomination is not God. Your pastor is not God. And inherited doctrine should never be protected from honest biblical examination.
In this episode of Escaping Religion, Denise exposes why unquestioned religious authority creates fragile faith, spiritual fear, and church hurt. We unpack the difference between questioning God and questioning what people have taught you about God. We also examine how words like heresy, rebellion, deception, and backsliding are often used to silence believer ...