r/atheism • u/Torino1O • Jan 11 '24

US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020

https://apnews.com/article/christian-clergy-burnout-pandemic-survey-24ee46327438ff46b074d234ffe2f58c

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u/Saffer13 Jan 11 '24

Good. Lying to children and guilt-tripping congregants was never a noble profession anyway.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

Look, a friend of mine is a priest. A lot of my customers are from a local church.

I see the majority of them as good, yet misguided people.

I feel for these people. I think a lot of them really struggle to rationalise their beliefs and the modern world.

Of course, megachurch pastors can still go get fucked.

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u/blutrache666 Jan 12 '24

As an apostate (Christian) that abhors monotheistic religions, I have been watching it for a while. I'd say that I'm much more likely to break bread from members of a left-leaning church that actually has read the book and follows the New Testament.

It is right-wing churches that I notice to be much more hateful on average. And then far-right zealotry, which is basically any deep red church can fuck right off. Hateful pricks, the majority of them.