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The lead singer of a Christian<\/a> rock band and the son of a pastor announced on Instagram that he no longer believes in God.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve been terrified to post this for a while– but it feels like it\u2019s time for me to be honest,” Jon Steingard, the frontman for the band Hawk Nelson, wrote in the caption of a lengthy note<\/a> on May 20.<\/p>\n

WELL-KNOWN CHRISTIAN AUTHOR, PURITY ADVOCATE, RENOUNCES HIS FAITH: \u2018I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“After growing up in a Christian home, being a pastor\u2019s kid, playing and singing in a Christian band, and having the word \u2018Christian\u2019 in front of most of the things in my life\u00a0\u2014 I am now finding that I no longer believe in God,” he said.<\/p>\n

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\n NASHVILLE, Tenn. – MAY 28: Jon Steingard of Hawk Nelson performs onstage at the 5th Annual KLOVE Fan Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on May 28, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis\/Getty Images for KLOVE)\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After Steingard switched from guitarist to lead vocalist in 2012, the band, formed in 2000 from Peterborough, Ontario,\u00a0shifted from fast-paced punk rock to more contemporary Christian music with songs like\u00a0“Drops in the Ocean,” which he\u00a0said he can “no longer sing” in good conscience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a post I ever thought that I would write, but now I feel like I really need to,\u201d\u00a0Steingard wrote, explaining\u00a0the loss of faith didn’t happen overnight and it came with questions about God, the Bible, and his upbringing in a Christian home.<\/p>\n

Steingard received an outpouring of support from fellow Christian singers.<\/p>\n

“Love you bro. Always will,” said Jeremy Camp, on whom the Christian film “I Still Believe” is based.<\/p>\n

RAVI ZACHARIAS TRIBUTES POUR IN FROM PENCE, CHRISTIAN LEADERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tenth Avenue North singer Mike Donehey wrote:\u00a0\u201cMan I love that you shared this. You know I\u2019m always around to talk about our belief in God or lack thereof. Love you and always will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former lead singer of Sanctus Real Matt Hammitt\u00a0added, \u201cTo echo so many others here, I have nothing but love in my heart for your old friend.”<\/p>\n

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Last year, the\u00a0author of the best-seller “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” Joshua Harris,\u00a0renounced<\/a> his faith in a shocking post on Instagram, writing, “I am not a Christian.”<\/p>\n

Steingard did add, “I’m open to the idea that God is there. I’d prefer if he was. I suspect if he is there, he is very different than what I was taught.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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