I can’t prove this, but I think that any person who remains a “professional Christian” in the evangelical/fundamentalist world for a lifetime, especially any pastor, risks becoming an atheist and/or a liar. Such individuals put on an act of certainty. Sooner or later they become flakes faking it, or quit. Worse yet, some just stop asking questions. The very fact that a preacher can fool others when he or she has so many doubts makes the self-appointed mediator of faith the deepest cynic of all if, that is, he or she doesn’t embrace paradox.
You can find the context of it here. I couldn't say it any better myself. The world is not the black and white, flat world that many evangelicals paint it to be. It's complex, grey, and multi-textured. Either you find a way to live in tension with paradoxes and things that don't make sense, or you end up faking it and living a sham.
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