Episode 239 Steve Hilliker of "Voices of Deconversion" Podcast

Cass and Marie chat with Steve Hilliker, host of Voices of Deconversion Podcast. We discuss the complexities of raising children in a secular way, absent the prescription believers are raised by. We talk about how to cope with our impending deaths, now, as atheists, and how to die. We touch on the common theme of how to create our own purpose and meaning in life (Steve proposes leaving a legacy of love in those you love, as you reflect on the legacy of love that brought you into the world, too).

Steve Hilliker is an ex-conservative Christian living near Seattle with his wife and teenage sons.

Steve deconverted from Christianity in 2005 while earning his Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and planning to be a pastor. What followed was a major crisis. Steve’s career path was gone and his wife still a Christian. He worried about how they would raise their kids. He couldn't find resources or community and struggled greatly with depression.

Years later, Steve realized the importance for himself and others in discussing these experiences. In 2017, Steve started the Voices of Deconversion podcast to encourage ex-christian atheists & agnostics.

Steve loves listening to podcasts, becoming engrossed in a good Netflix show and watching March Madness each year with his friends.

We taped this conversation on March 3, 2019. Thanks for listening and "Be a Yes-Sayer to What Is".

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