Famous Canadain Gospel singer, Jonathan Steingard has shaken the foundation of the Christian fraternity by renouncing God’s publicly, saying he no longer believes in any supreme being. In a lengthy IG post, Jonathan admitted his new stance will definitely shock everyone but he couldn’t live a lie and has to reveal it to the whole world.
“After growing up in a Christian home, being a pastor’s kid, playing and singing in a Christian band, and having the word ‘Christian’ in front of most of the things in my life — I am now finding that I no longer believe in God,” he wrote.
While he did not say outright that he was leaving the band, he made it clear he was leaving the religious rock movement. “I no longer fear losing my place in Christian music. I know this means giving it up voluntarily,” he said in the lengthy confessional. Steingard says he had long felt “uncomfortable” with parts of worship that “felt like some kind of weird performance art.”
But his “belief in God truly began to unravel” when he started challenging different versions of Bible stories, he said. “Once I found that I didn’t believe the Bible was the Perfect Word of God — it didn’t t ake long to realize that I was no longer sure he was there at all,” he wrote.
That realization left him in a “very dark place for a while” as he feared being shunned by his family and friends.
“I feel like I’ve mostly emerged from that dark place now — because I’ve discovered that life really does go on,” he said. “My family is showing me incredible love and support, even though I know this grieves them.”
He admitted being “terrified to post this” — and insisted he was “not looking for a debate.”“Just a chance to share my story in the hopes some good can come from it. I love you all,” he wrote.
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
