confession: i lurk in christian-only communities online and when someone posts about doubting their faith or being in pain over what their faith requires them to do, i PM them sympathy and affirm their doubts
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It varies a lot, it depends on what they say. I usually try to validate their doubts and point out that commenters in the thread aren't really addressing it, and show alternative routes
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That sounds helpful. I grew up religious, but I didn't have a disruptive de-conversion.
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If this kind of thing pushes someone over an edge then they were going over it anyway.