ramblin_ag02 said:
Might be my own bias or limited experience, but I find converts of all stripes to be orders of magnitude more educated and informed about their faith than lifers. Doesn't matter if someone converts to atheism, another denomination, or another religion. You can find lifers that have really committed themselves to learning about their own faith, but it's a much smaller percentage than converts
Ya that seems to be the case with some former atheists at my parish. I'm not saying it's a requirement for Christians in general but if you start getting technical then ya you need to know history, philosophy, theology, worldviews, because without that you're pretty much clueless.
Imagine going to Baylor for theology and you learn almost nothing about the east outside of St. Basil's preaching style and a few historical events. You really start to understand that many people in positions of power here lack an immense amount of knowledge.