Seth Andrews
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Andrews at Apostacon, 2014
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| Born |
April 12, 1968 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Author, podcaster, speaker |
| Subject | Agnosticism, atheism, religion |
Seth Andrews (born April 12, 1968) is an author and speaker on the subject of atheism. He is the creator and host of The Thinking Atheist online community, podcast, and YouTube channel, and the author of the self-published books Deconverted and Sacred Cows. Prior to his atheist activism, he was a fundamentalist Christian and had a ten-year career as a Christian radio host.
Andrews was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a Christian family with parents who studied theology, and he was baptized at the Eastwood Baptist Church. When his public-school education conflicted with the religious teachings he had received at home, his parents transferred him to the small, church-owned Temple Christian School, and later to the Eastwood Baptist School. As a student leader, he eagerly participated in school functions and religious activities, including weekly church services, the student council, and the local branch of Youth for Christ, for which he was a spokesman.
Andrews was a big fan of contemporary Christian music, and in 1990 landed a job with Christian radio station KXOJ-FM, where he hosted the Morning Show. He worked at the station until 2000.
The 1997 death of Rich Mullins planted the first seed of doubt in his mind. The premature death of the talented Christian songwriter was hard to reconcile with Andrews' understanding of the principles of Christianity. He later commented, "As I spoke words of comfort to our listeners and callers, I struggled to reconcile the notion that the God of Matthew 10, the one who considered us worth 'more than many sparrows,' would design or abide the taking of Mullins’ earthly life in such a pointless, gruesome manner." This event was a turning point for him, and he began the long, slow journey to apostasy. The events of September 11, 2001 also played a crucial role in strengthening his doubts about religion.
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