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Why I Still Talk to Jesus -- In Spite of Everything

Francis Schaeffer

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May 2017

May 13, 2017

As we watch Trump abuse and debase the office of president we see a spiritual problem unfolding: the loss of the American soul.

In Calvinism, the theological cult of an angry God in which I was raised, humans...

May 09, 2017

We Will Resist the Trump Clan of Con Artist Crooks and Win: Here’s Why (Hint, History Is on Our Side Don’t Give Up)

Please WATCH my 6 minute video commentary on just why we Americans will win against...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Trump and the ‘Left Behind’ Evangelicals: How They Were Prepared To Vote for a Fool and (Maybe) Destroy the World

  Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind series of sixteen nov­els represents everything that...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

There’s Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can of Trump Voters’ Perpetual Anger

  Put it this way: How does one talk someone mired in irrational beliefs into...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

The Disinherited: There is a reason that the white American underclass is so out of step with the rest of America: if you live in a pretend world for long enough you snap

(Photo YouTube) There is a reason that the white American underclass is so out of...

October 26, 2016

InterVarsity Follows the TRUMP-VERSION of “JESUS” and Gordon College’s in HARD Turn to the Homophobic anti-Gay (Trumpian GOP) Right

  InterVarsity is joining the ranks of what  might be called the Ralph Reed/Jerry Falwell...

October 17, 2016

#HopeAfterTrump

#HopeAfterTrump   `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` P.S. If you want to know a little more about where I'm...

October 10, 2016

My Video Rant on Donald Trump: Flag-Burning Woman-Molesting Fascist: This is the END (&BTW MY Family Knew Reagan and He’d have decked this SOB)

(Photo YouTube) Please WATCH my video rant on Trump Flag Burner... `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` P.S. If you...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Here’s a movie about my turning traitor to the evangelicals and the right wing– watch it all here for Free

WATCH Follow Frank on Twitter www.twitter.com/frankschaeffer See Frank’s paintings  Follow Frank on Facebook  Contact Frank at  amazon.com...

September 18, 2016

My 64 yr Take on the Inner Destruction of Evangelical “Faith” and Politics: WATCH the MOVIE “Let me be FRANK” for FREE NOW HERE TODAY

WATCH Follow Frank on Twitter www.twitter.com/frankschaeffer See Frank’s paintings Follow Frank on Facebook

September 06, 2016

Goodbye Evangelicals: “let me be FRANK” — here’s the trailer to the movie about my journey to truth from religious certainty addiction

Living the Questions, in association with Creatista Film and Photography, presents "let me be FRANK,"...

September 02, 2016

I’m Taking a Wrecking Ball to the Evangelical Swamp… “Let Me Be FRANK” A New Documentary About My Journey is (Almost) Here

Let Me Be Frank You may have never heard of Frank Schaeffer. He's not famous....

June 2016

June 08, 2016

My Video Endorsement of Hillary (It’s a Question of Good v. Evil)

Evil is what Hillary is up against in Trump. "Evil" is not a fashionable word....

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Samantha Bee and Frank Schaeffer on “Full Frontal” re anti-Abortion History and the Birth of the Religious Right

I got a call from Samantha Bee's office the other day: Could they interview me...

May 21, 2016

Dear Evangelical Establishment (and Christianity Today Editors) Here’s Why You ALL Seem SO F—–g! Dumb to Folks in the Real World Who Don’t Understand “Evangelical Speak”

 (C. Hitchens- Photo NPR.org) Open any issue of Christianity Today magazine and scan the article...

February 2016

February 21, 2016

An open letter to the Republican establishment leadership

photo en.wikipedia.org   Dear Republicans, I used to be one of you. When I was a...

February 11, 2016

Colbert Nails It On Just How Stupid Our Culture is About Nudity in ART– WATCH!

Here's Colbert at his best in the best and funniest clip I've ever seen on...

June 2015

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...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Is Mental Illness Caused By “Unrepentant Sin”? How Did Christians Help or Worsen Your Mental Health Problems?

Is mental illness caused by "Unrepentant Sin"? How did Christians help or worsen your mental...

December 04, 2014

Please Be the First to Buy my KINDLE 36 page: “MY VERY PERSONAL HAPPY CHRISTMAS STORY: The wonderful yet toxic combination of Mom’s evangelical goodness, Jesus’ inevitable birthday”

BUY this 36 page story NOW for only $2.99 Click HERE OR with Kindle Unlimited Deliver...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

There were two ANGRY MALES in our house, Dad and our Jewish/Christian “God.”

Unlike Jesus, my father tried to follow the Bible. So there were two ANGRY MALES...

November 21, 2014

Thanksgiving Message From “Christian” GOP to Hispanics “Go Home Border Ni—rs!”

  When Republican lawmakers slammed President Barack Obama for announcing Thursday that he would act...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Frank Schaeffer v. Texas (The Interview) “From Francis Schaeffer to Christopher Hitchens”

Luke Norsworthy Search SKIP TO CONTENT ABOUT LUKE NEWSWORTHY WITH NORSWORTHY PODCAST FRANK SCHAEFFER: WHY...

October 12, 2014

When I’m in a Shit Motel on Book Tour Missing my Wife and Grandchildren I (Sometimes) Wish My Dad Had Been a Thief like the Rest of the Big Time Evangelical Leadership

(A New Eden Oil on canvas 18 x 18 by Frank Schaeffer) Why couldn't my father Francis Schaeffer...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

Church and State: The Role of Spirituality in Politics, Watch Frank Schaeffer’s UCLA/Hammer Museum Talk

    How did the religious right ensnare my family? I explored this at UCLA...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

The Actual “Pro-Life” Conspiracy That Handed America to the Tea Party & Far Religious Right (An Insider’s Perspective)

According to the New York Times (“Conservatives Hone Script to Light a Fire Over Abortion,”...

July 28, 2014

To Understand the Public Relations Disaster that’s Engulfed Christianity Today Magazine, Gordon College & Wheaton College, You Need to Understand the Reconstructionist Movement

If the history of Christianity proves one thing, it’s that you can make the Bible...

July 11, 2014

Dear Evangelical Establishment, I know you don’t trust or like me and I don’t blame you! But instead of just writing me off as wicked, for once you’d better listen up…

(A 1984 satirical magazine cover depicting "Franky" Schaeffer as a "kid" throwing mud at Christianity Today Magazine and...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

My NPR/Terri Gross “Fresh Air” Interview on Abortion/Pro-Life/Politics

"My dad was shocked by the hatred in the religious right..." Here's my "Pro-Life —...

March 07, 2014

Religion is a neurological disorder only faith is the cure! Please Give Me 2:30 Min to Share My Video Story…

Please take 2 minutes to watch this video interview about what I'm trying to do...

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