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June 2015

June 15, 2015

There is only one defense against the rising, worldwide, fear-filled fundamentalist tide engulfing all religions

My way of trying to encounter God within a church community may well be poison...

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...

June 05, 2015

Laura Hillenbrand did it, so just quit whining and write!

Someday I’ll show the movie Seabiscuit to my grandchildren Jack (4) and Lucy (6). On...

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 24, 2015

Here’s the quirkiest funny movie I’ve seen in years

Here's the quirkiest funny movie I've seen in years. (If you missed it in the...

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 11, 2015

Richard Rohr is in High Gear!

Fr. Richard is in high gear! I hope you see his 'Meditations' regularly (I do via...

May 10, 2015

The Real Meaning of “Mother’s Day” (Yes, I’m a male 62-year-old MOM)

"Our shared experience of vulnerability erases the age and gender differences between the young...

May 10, 2015

Now over 3000 FREE downloads of my book Hurry Offer ENDS in 21 hours! Please tell your friends! Help me get to 10,000

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May 09, 2015

NEW BOOK FREE TODAY “Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to give love, create beauty and find peace”

FREE BOOK for 48 Hours Starting Today MAY 9-11 Free Kindle Reading App Anybody can...

May 07, 2015

The Bible is Weirder than You Think: According to Scripture Jesus Was Bisexual since Both Men and Women Are the “Bride of Christ”

According to nice evangelical standards, the Bible is odd. Sorry but it is. Or maybe the Bible...

May 06, 2015

Dear Frank, I was expecting a hollow, militant atheistic rant …

From: Wright Nat (NHS LEEDS WEST CCG) To: frankaschaeffer Sent: Tue, May 5, 2015 2:46...

May 05, 2015

Here’s the Background on Huckabee I’ll be talking about Tonight on MSNBC

I'll be on MSNBC tonight at 6:30 EST talking about Mike Huckabee and the evangelical...

May 05, 2015

Jesus rejects tribalism, literalism, group identity, specific religions, and gatekeepers as well as his Jewish identity

"As an ultimate fuck you to rule-keeping scripture zealots everywhere, Jesus hung out with whores......

May 04, 2015

NOTE! FREE OFFER on my NEW BOOK May 9 to 11 on KINDLE

NOTE! FREE OFFER on my NEW BOOK May 9 to 11 on KINDLE Why I...

May 01, 2015

Hey Atheists and Christians: Stop Wasting Your Lives Worrying About God!

If God is the problem why are so many atheists I know small minded jerks?...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

With each new murder of a black man, woman or child the police come closer to becoming the enemy of ALL Americans. Reform policing NOW!

ENOUGH! Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book --WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN...

April 27, 2015

Is Bill Maher a Bigot? The Answer is in His Movie “Religulous”

In the last few months there have been a chorus of anti-Bill Maher articles...

April 25, 2015

If God Created Women to Make Babies Why Does the Female Orgasm Have Nothing to do With Procreation?

If you believe that God created women then you have to believe that sex is...

April 22, 2015

Was Jesus “Christlike?” — The Christian God has been twisted into something not unlike that of radical Islam

"The Christian God has been twisted into something not unlike that of radical Islam." So...

April 19, 2015

So who will Rubio and Cruz take America back from?

Rubio stands out for his religion-broken brain. He converted from Roman Catholicism to Mormonism...

April 08, 2015

Why This Atheist Who Believes in God — Says the Nicene Creed and Sort of Means It

I say the Nicene Creed. I say the words “I believe” this and that. I...

April 02, 2015

“religious freedom” garbage, it’s time to call the religious right’s trash what it really is

"Any time right-wing conservatives declare that they are trying to restore or reclaim something, we...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Why Do Right Wing Christian Families Think They “Own” Their Children?

"In the Iron Age mindset of the Bible writers, children are not individual persons who...

March 27, 2015

Will California face a backlash for its homophobic legislation like Uganda Did?

"So will the State of California face the threat of similar federal sanctions for its own proposed...

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