▁those ▁who ▁call ▁is ▁comp ass ion ▁without ▁jud g ement . ▁Each ▁person ▁must ▁walk ▁their ▁own ▁path , ▁we ▁just ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁' should er ▁to ▁lean ▁on ' ▁when ▁needed ." ▁remarked ▁M s . ▁Mac B ain ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁Gate way ▁to ▁Re ason ▁Conference . ▁This ▁service ▁is ▁a ▁free ▁ 2 4 / 7 ▁service ▁run ▁by ▁volunte ers . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hot line ▁Project ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁volume ▁of ▁calls ▁and ▁e - mail s ▁that ▁R f R ▁receives ▁daily ▁from ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁seeking ▁help ▁and ▁support ▁in ▁their ▁time ▁of ▁doubt , ▁and ▁want ▁to ▁leave ▁religion , ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁whom ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁or ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁next . ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁provided ▁by ▁this ▁hot line ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁lead ▁call ers ▁away ▁from ▁religion , ▁but ▁to ▁provide ▁advice ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁struggle ▁with ▁their ▁doub ts . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Christian ▁Post , ▁Sarah ▁More head ▁said : ▁" It ' s ▁not ▁our ▁place ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁but ▁encou rage ▁expl oration ▁and ▁discovery , ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁solid ▁support ▁structure ▁as ▁people ▁re cons ider ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁their ▁lives ". ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁updated ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁offering ▁more ▁stream - lined ▁technology ▁and ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Hel pl ine ▁Project , ▁offering ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁call ▁line ▁and ▁chat line