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A pioneer of the "exvangelical" movement examines how toxic right-wing beliefs took over American Christianity - and why people are leaving the church and speaking out against it. With the rise of Trumpism, the American evangelical movement has more political influence than ever - yet at the same time, people are leaving Christianity in record numbers. Why are so many people walking away from the right-wing religion they were raised in, and what are they doing to overcome the past?. Writer and podcaster Blake Chastain is uniquely positioned to understand this phenomenon. Raised evangelical, he went to a Christian college intending to become a pastor - until he found himself unable to reconcile his faith with the prejudice and even abuse he saw being done in God's name.