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March 2018

March 01, 2018

Jesus Didn’t Tell Caesar What To Do? The Religious Right’s Most Confusing Claim

“Jesus never told Caesar what to do” is the confusing new battle cry of some...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

Losing My Religion And Finding My Voice (From Cult To Coach)

(A guest post by Tracy Corey) Raised in a cult I heard, sensed, and observed things that...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Does The Discovery of Earth 2.0 Mark The End of Religion?

Yesterday NASA made the announcement that they finally discovered something many have pondered: the existence...

February 2015

February 04, 2015

Does Progressivism Have Its Own Version Of Fundamentalism? (That God Show EP18)

Does progressivism have its own form of fundamentalism? That's the question BLC and MPT are...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

And Here’s The Irony: We’re All Fundamentalists In The End

Lately I've been attempting to spark discussion around the internet on the use of Christian...

October 2014

October 06, 2014

What We Can Learn From The Failure Of The Religious Right (And Why They’re In A Panic)

The Religious Right has failed, and now they're panicking. They've been this way for quite...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Why Jesus Wants You To Stop Spanking Your Kids

When NFL player Adrian Peterson was recently arrested and temporarily suspended for child abuse (after...

September 06, 2014

Dear Fundamentalist Trolls: You’re Not Helping Anyone (and I say this in love)

Dear Fundamentalist Trolls of the Christian Internet, As much as it might shock the world...

September 03, 2014

10 Things Your Childhood Pastor Didn’t Tell You (But Should Have)

What things do you know now that you wish your childhood pastor would have told...

September 01, 2014

Here’s Exactly Why MacArthur’s Advice On Gay Children Is So Dangerous:

Not long ago, I publicly stood against John MacArthur's advice to parents of adult children...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

Frank Schaeffer Interviews Benjamin L. Corey: Undiluted

On Tuesday I once again had a chance to spend some time with my friend,...

July 2014

July 03, 2014

5 Reasons Why Fundamentalists Might Not Want To Go To Heaven

1. It would be way too crowded for them. One of the basic tenets of Christian...

July 01, 2014

Matthew Vines v. Michael Brown: The Gay Christian Debate

The other day Michael Brown agreed to debate Matthew Vines on the issue "can you...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

3 Key Reasons Why Religious Right Leaders Are So Angry

What's worse from their perspective, is the situation is more than just the fact these...

June 10, 2014

John MacArthur on Having Gay Children: Alienate Them & Turn Them Over to Satan

John MacArthur was recently asked by a reader how they should respond to an adult...

June 03, 2014

“I Don’t Love This Religion Anymore”: A Conversation With Zach Phelps-Roper

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Zach Phelps-Roper who recently left Westboro Baptist...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

Women Shouldn’t Say Amen in Church? (Putting the “Mental” in Fundamentalist)

Steven Anderson is at it again. If you don't know who he is, I rank...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Hey Bob Jones– Here’s A Crazy Idea: How About We Stop Covering Up Sexual Abuse In Our Institutions?

As Jesus followers, we’re called to stand up to oppression and violence wherever we see...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Atheists Have Their Kirk Camerons Too.

Even atheists have fundamentalists who desire to antagonize, not dialogue. My question is: why do...

January 14, 2014

Creationist Ken Ham vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Why I’m Forced To Root Against Creationism

On February 4th, the Creation Museum will host a sold-out debate that's generating a lot...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Fundamentalist: we’re all at risk of becoming one

It's easy to take a stand against Christian fundamentalism. Many of us have had previous...

October 01, 2013

When Belief is Questioned (why is anger a first response?)

Why is it that when our beliefs, theology, or long held doctrine is called into...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

Definition of Irony: why “end times” believers might actually trigger the end times

Like many of you, I grew up as an end-times believer. I mean pre-tribulation rapture,...

September 03, 2013

Wrestling with God: (Why am I still convinced God hates me?)

While I broke with fundamentalist religion somewhere around 2007, I still struggle. As any therapist...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

10 Ways We Water Down the Gospel (let’s admit, we all do it)

The accusation that some other group or person is "watering down the gospel" is an...

August 16, 2013

Standing With Israel: how bad theology duped us into supporting terrorism and oppression

Not many days go by without seeing some sort of "Stand with Israel" image pop...

August 12, 2013

Literal or Metaphoric? (or are we asking the wrong question entirely?)

While I love the debates on whether or not a particular passage in scripture is...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Real vs. Fake Christian Persecution: how you can spot the difference

One of my biggest pet peeves in this world, is when folks in my tribe...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Do you have Post Traumatic Church Syndrome?

Do you suffer from church related trauma? This is a post for those who do,...

June 21, 2013

10 Things You Can’t Do and Still Call Yourself “Pro-Life”

Being "pro-life" had always been something that was central to my identity. I learned early...

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