Apr 9th 2012, 16:01:24
The link i posted upthread is to a podcast from Seth Andrews, a former christian broadcaster now producing video and internet radio content as youtube user TheThinkingAtheist. In that particular 90 minute podcast he talks with Dan Barker, former evangelical preacher and christian musician who, after deconversion, founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
They speak of The Clergy Project. The podcast provides a thoughtful discussion of the issues facing religious leaders that have, over time, come to dismiss their supernatural beliefs. Before judging active clergy in this very difficult situation you should hear the other side of the story. Again, the link to that podcast:
http://youtu.be/rYMxSLuO6YY
Relevant links:
http://clergyproject.org
http://ffrf.org
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com
btw I know many (perhaps all) of you will not make time to listen to that 90 minute podcast. Sadly the entire story cannot be told in a 3 minute sound bite. So I submit a sampling of 3 to 5 minute videos by Seth Andrews found at his youtube channel:
http://youtu.be/N0Ii_D3uDDY
http://youtu.be/1Rwioe1SGkQ
http://youtu.be/4zZytbe1a9s
http://youtu.be/_J4ZuHEYXkk