Couple Who Quit Being Christians Share Their Observations: "Leaving Christianity Saved our Marriage"
- An interracial couple has opened up publicly about their decision to deconstruct and abandon the Christian religion
- According to the couple, who are now atheists, leaving Christianity was what saved their marriage
- Apart from saving their marriage, the couple also highlighted certain positives they have observed in their lives since leaving the faith
An interracial couple has disclosed on TikTok that leaving Christianity saved their marriage.
The couple noted that they found everything religion promised them when they left it.
Source: TikTok
Couple shares observations since leaving Christianity
In a post on their TikTok page, @lifebeyondbelief, the couple pointed out that leaving Christianity saved their lives as well.
They added that they finally found freedom, joy and peace after dumping the religion. The couple's TikTok post caption read:
"Leaving Christianity saved our marriage. Leaving Christianity saved our lives. Freedom. Joy. Peace. Finally ours."
In the comment section, they disclosed that they got married as Christians but became irreligious shortly after becoming parents.
"We actually got together when we were religious and deconstructed shortly after becoming parents."
Ex-Christian speaks of challenges with changing religions
Legit.ng asked Genesis Eririoma, a former pastor and ex-Christian, about the challenges people face when they begin questioning and leaving their former religion, and he explained, using himself as a case study.
In his words:
"What I faced, and people who begin questioning or leaving their religion include:
"1. Social pressure and stigma, since Nigerian society strongly equates morality with religion.
"2. Fear of isolation or rejection from family and close friends.
"3. Internal conflict, as they struggle with doctrines ingrained since childhood.
"4. Guilt and anxiety, especially from teachings that frame doubt as sin or rebellion, which one outgrows as one consistently gains knowledge.
"5. Practical consequences, such as strained marriages, community exclusion, or being misunderstood. The psychological transition can be difficult but not impossible. The difficulty is in rebuilding your worldview from the ground up, often without support."
Source: TikTok
See the couple's post below:
Couple's post about leaving Christianity stirs reactions
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the couple's post below:
✨Mirage✨ said:
"Christianity was never about an easy life, the scriptures literally make that clear through many tribulations you will enter the kingdom of God. If it’s a better life you want then you made the right choice however you must know God will honour that even in eternity he will allow you face eternity without him since you did not want live this life with him because love will never force you to do what is not your heart’s desire. Eternity without God is eternity without anything good because everything good comes from God inc fellowship, enjoyment, peace, love, hope etc all you will have is the opposite so count the cost so you know what you signed up for."
Maoh🌸🕷 said:
"The best thing to ever happen to an atheist is finding a partner who is also an atheist. congratulations."
Lanee Wallace said:
"I deconstructed first. My husband followed and support my new beliefs. We plan to raise our family out of religion. I feel so bleesed since most relationships end over theology."
gracious said:
"I feel the same way 🩷🩷 Spiritual clarity and a good moral framework for my life were things I only found after I left."
Hadiza said:
"Deconstructed fully about a year and met my atheist partner it’s been the best years of my life😊never felt so much peace from myself tilll I left religion 😊 my partner was born atheist from atheist parents so he grew up not going through the trauma of religion like I did 😢glad I have him and his family helping me heal from religious trauma they have been so supportive."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a plus-size lady had narrated how her physique made her quit being a Christian.
Lady who quit Christianity speaks
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a lady who dumped Christianity had shared what she noticed whenever she fasted.
In a video shared on TikTok, she disclosed that she was once a devoted Christian who attended church regularly, prayed, fasted and read the Bible, until she made certain observations.
The young lady said she realised that the activities she devoted her time to as a Christian were irrelevant. She further noticed that whenever she fasted, the issue she fasted for would go wrong or have a negative outcome. It was then she realised that religion was invented to control people.
Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
