I’m one of those old guys who posts on TikTok. My content there has a lot of consonance with the content we publish on Faith on View. The other day, I posted about being received into the Episcopal Church. Now, I’m a little weird here in that despite now being an Episcopalian, after a lifetime of being a Baptist, I still consider myself an evangelical. But, another TikTok user, Dan Ferren, told me about a letter he had written breaking up with evangelicalism. He sent me the letter and while I may nuance some of it differently, it resonates strongly with me. Dan graciously allowed me to publish his letter. I hope you find it informative and meaningful.

Dear Evangelical Christianity,

I suppose the best thing to do is to come straight to the point. I’m breaking up with you. And it’s not me, it really is you. It’s probably only fair that I tell you why, so I’ll list the reasons.

In the first place, there are just too many inconsistencies and unanswered questions, and I realize I just can’t live the way you ask me to live with them anymore. And I’m not talking about questions like “Did Noah’s ark really exist?” I’m talking about deeper, theological questions. For instance, when I asked you, “If going to heaven requires confessing your sins and accepting Christ, what happened to all those millions of people throughout history who never heard the name of Jesus or understood the idea of sin and redemption?” The answer you gave me was heartfelt and well thought out. It even made me feel ok for awhile and quieted my doubts, but there was absolutely no Biblical foundation for it....