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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...

September 02, 2015

Saudi Arabia’s export of Wahhabi puritanical Islam has been one of the worst things to happen to Muslim World

"Nothing has been more corrosive to the stability and modernization of the Arab world, and...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian

LOUISVILLE, KY—At first glance, high school senior Lucas Faber, 18, seems like any ordinary gay...

August 25, 2015

Meet David Barton — the Evangelical Quack “Historian” Exposed as the Fake He Is

David Barton is a dangerous fabricator of "facts" now used by the far right GOP

August 19, 2015

My GOOGLE “Talks at GOOGLE” Talk (Please Watch)

Two weeks ago I had the honor and pleasure of being invited to give a...

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 11, 2015

Guess What Happened When Heavily Armed White Men Roamed the Streets of Ferguson

Now this NEWS ITEM from Daily Kos: Late Monday night/early Tuesday morning, a group of heavily...

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 05, 2015

If there were no “holy books” how much easier it would be to believe in God!

(The "Last Judgement" by Michelangelo, Courtesy the Vatican archive) If there were no “holy books”...

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 03, 2015

I’m So Grateful That I Sold These 2 Paintings Including 1 From My New Summer Show

Here are 2 paintings that just sold from my art site. Thank you! ...

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

More “Proof” President Obama is a Muslim and Hates Jesus Right? NO here is the Christian humanistic and loving leader of America in action, WATCH this video and deal with it you bigots!

PLEASE watch this! Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book --WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES...

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 16, 2015

Watch! Enjoy! I’ve been singing this all day!

Here is a video composed and sung by my nephew Ranald Macaulay's children. They live...

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