<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"&gt;Wonderful conversation with my old friend Isaac Deitz who shares his personal religious journey. After decades of being a Christian, he no longer identifies with that label.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"&gt;In my opinion, that's only because "Christian" is a terrible term nowadays. By some metrics, Isaac is a raging Christian. By others, he is a heretic. In that respect, I am coming to many of the same ideas about religion and truth--spiritual truth is often at odds with religious dogma. Better to give up a label than give up the pursuit of truth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"&gt;Isaac's website:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlaMGtHRlJYNHhFMXo5ZDhzTnJJOWtYbDFHd3xBQ3Jtc0tram1TSFNEbl8zOHQ4dm4ybTNwWVd4RjNDei1tRXRCQm1CU1VJSVlNZkpBTWNHbXVZYjBfZWIyemFiRlU5dTFGdnBWNEwyX2owVG5LVlJSRFNFUmVaWmM1YVc4RjFLZkVvRHlUWENmWDZDNWNNbGNqRQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isaacdeitz.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://www.isaacdeitz.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack  at &lt;a href="https://stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Patterson in Pursuit

Steve Patterson

Ep. 104 - "No Longer a Christian" | Isaac Deitz

NOV 26, 2021111 MIN
Patterson in Pursuit

Ep. 104 - "No Longer a Christian" | Isaac Deitz

NOV 26, 2021111 MIN

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<p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Wonderful conversation with my old friend Isaac Deitz who shares his personal religious journey. After decades of being a Christian, he no longer identifies with that label.</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">In my opinion, that's only because "Christian" is a terrible term nowadays. By some metrics, Isaac is a raging Christian. By others, he is a heretic. In that respect, I am coming to many of the same ideas about religion and truth--spiritual truth is often at odds with religious dogma. Better to give up a label than give up the pursuit of truth.</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Isaac's website:</span> <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlaMGtHRlJYNHhFMXo5ZDhzTnJJOWtYbDFHd3xBQ3Jtc0tram1TSFNEbl8zOHQ4dm4ybTNwWVd4RjNDei1tRXRCQm1CU1VJSVlNZkpBTWNHbXVZYjBfZWIyemFiRlU5dTFGdnBWNEwyX2owVG5LVlJSRFNFUmVaWmM1YVc4RjFLZkVvRHlUWENmWDZDNWNNbGNqRQ&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isaacdeitz.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.isaacdeitz.com/</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at <a href="https://stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe</a>