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September 2015

September 02, 2015

How Billy Graham prepared the country for Donald Trump

photo religion.blogs.cnn.com photo www.nydailynews.comhoto, Billy Graham, prepared the country for Donald Trump, as it were. What a...

August 2015

August 13, 2015

Watch out Democrats running for office in 2016. Don’t leave the denunciation of rape for God up to Fox News and the Tea Party haters

A tipping point is being inexorably reached. Sometimes reality trumps ideals. Take the nice liberal...

August 12, 2015

Jeb Bush You Are a Liar

(Photo AP) According to the Los Angeles Times, Jeb Bush just blamed President Obama and Hillary...

August 10, 2015

If You Care About Justice and the Future of Our World Stand Up to Saudi Terror and Promote, Read, Buy THIS BOOK!

Here is a message I just got on my Facebook Messages. If you care about...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Don’t Miss the 2 Best Pieces (By Camille Paglia) on Sexual Politics and American Society I Ever Read

Camille Paglia (Credit: Michael Lionstar) Camille Paglia takes on Jon Stewart, Trump, Sanders: “Liberals think of...

July 27, 2015

We Are a Hardhearted People– Jesus, the Planned Parenthood Videos, Politics and Guns

We are a hardhearted people. From southern racists flying confederate flags, notwithstanding the pain this...

July 23, 2015

Why Are Progressive Christians AND Right Wing American Fundamentalists Lying to Ourselves About the Islamic Destruction of Christianity in the Middle East?

The American evangelical right wing gave George W. Bush and the Republicans a pass for founding...

July 20, 2015

Why Is the Mainstream Media Running Away From Max Blumenthal’s New Book About Israel?

"Is it possible for right-wingers and AIPAC adherents to speak about his work without either...

July 18, 2015

U2 Becomes Cirque du Soleil Meets George Balanchine Rock as a Surgical Strike

Last week my granddaughter Amanda (22), and me watched U2 do their stuff in Boston...

July 17, 2015

What Is BAD (and Good) Sex & Art?

Bad art and bad sex matter for the same reason that bad religion matters. A...

July 14, 2015

Peggy Campolo, Brian McLaren, My Granddaughter Amanda, and Me Having a Wild Time at Wild Goose!

Here's Peggy Campolo, one of my most loved and favorite people with me at Wild...

July 06, 2015

The Truth About Christian ‘Sexual Purity’ — A Former Evangelical Speaks Out

The sexual purity "movement" is one of several to have deformed American politics as a...

July 03, 2015

WATCH President Obama interview David Attenborough on climate change, nature, beauty, education and so much more- DO NOT MISS THIS NEW AMAZING EVENT!!!

President Obama is a big fan of David Attenborough (I am too). Here the President interviews...

July 01, 2015

a 7-year-old first grader stands up to the religious right WATCH THIS CLIP

In this video clip Zea--a 7-year-old first grader--stands up to bully religious right. The argument...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

how evangelical Protestantism lost me

"This essay, which represents my first detailed public statement on how evangelical Protestantism lost me, is...

June 29, 2015

The Apologetics Lie my Daddy and Me Used to Tell

A Facebook friend sent me a note and a link to one of my...

June 27, 2015

Here’s Another (Visual) Reason to Keep the Republicans out of the White House

Here's another reason to keep the Republicans out of the White House ...they would not...

June 26, 2015

Google Proves that “Gun Control” is Hotter than “Gun Shops” — A Sign of Hope?

As Alexandra Ma notes in "Americans Are Googling 'Gun Control' Instead Of 'Gun Shop'" (Huffington Post) Google...

June 20, 2015

Only Stupid White Scum (and Cowards) Fly the Confederate Flag

A picture from the ‘Last Rhodesian’ website appears to show Charleston shooting suspect Scum, God-hating,...

June 18, 2015

Republican Lies About Obama Contributed to the Climate of Murder and Hate That Just Exploded in SC

The white supremacist gunman told his black victims "you rape our women and you're taking...

June 17, 2015

Please Join me at the Wild Goose Festival (get 30% off your ticket too!)

I’d like to thank you for being a part of my life and thus part...

June 14, 2015

Put it this way: church may be a son-of-a-bitch, but it’s my son-of-a-bitch!

Some of my secular (or lapsed ex-religious) friends don’t get why I “still” go to...

June 08, 2015

Notes To a Young Apostate

Frank Schaeffer Sent by Facebook Mentions Jun 1st, 12:36pm Thanks for keeping me posted, I'd...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

Is Porn Good, Bad or Some of Both– Depending on its Quality?

Is Porn Good, Bad or Some of Both-- Depending on its Quality? What do you...

May 28, 2015

Join Me At the Wild Goose Festival (again) my Favorite Yearly Event Let’s Have a Beer (or three) Together!

Will you join me (again) at the Wild Goose Festival (my favorite event!) July 9-12...

May 26, 2015

Recovering Grace provides a unique perspective in that it was founded and is operated by adults (and their spouses) who were raised as children in Bill Gothard’s Advanced Training Institute

Here is something good a group of evangelicals are doing. You should know about a...

May 24, 2015

Ireland to Roman Catholic Church “Get Lost!” R.I.P Catholic neocons! (And good riddance)

Conservative Roman Catholics hate Pope Francis because he loves Jesus more than power. And now...

May 16, 2015

Why Does God Hate Gay People? My Interview on the New Movie

At the End of the Day is a feature-length comedy written and directed by Kevin O’Brien....

May 15, 2015

Congratulations to My Friend Doug Pagitt for the Best Moment on FOX NEWS (Please watch a Brilliant 6 Minutes) I’ve Ever Seen, not to Mention His New Book

Fox News is not a good place to be... (been-there-done that) unless you are Doug...

May 14, 2015

Why I Am All For Drones (Hint: I can spy on my neighbor’s wife through her bathroom skylight!)

I’ve always wanted to spy on my neighbors. Now I can. When drones piloted...

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