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February 2014

February 04, 2014

I Ended Up in the Greek Orthodox Church and Found I Was Just as Dumb as Before

(Tulips, Wind & Sun Oil on canvas 24 x 24 by Frank Schaeffer) In 1990...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Here Are My Paintings That Sold So Far in the Last 10 Days of My Online Art Show

My art website Frankschaefferart.com opened my first online art show a few days ago. Here's...

January 27, 2014

My Heart Broke When I Stopped Painting So I Could Sell My Right Wing Jesus (It’s Fixed Now!)

When I was 17 the first painting I sold was to Mrs. David Rockefeller at...

January 24, 2014

Religious Right Hero, DINESH D’SOUZA Charged with Violating the Federal Campaign Finance Laws– Surprised?

Dinesh D'Souza the religious right leader and former president of ultra-fundamentalist King's College, buddy of...

January 22, 2014

When Billy Graham Dies, What Circus Has Franklin Set Up to Profit, Given What He Did With His Mother’s Body?

Billy Graham is passing away. Too bad. And what will his son Franklin do with...

January 14, 2014

One Look at American Christians and I Figure Jesus Must Have Hated Women– Right?

My friend’s attitude pissed me off. I shouted, “Are you kidding me? Taking care of...

January 06, 2014

The Ten Things the GOP Won’t Thank President Obama For in 2014

Here's Ten Things the GOP Won’t Thank President Obama For in 2014... 1. Thank President...

December 2013

December 14, 2013

The Slow Motion Lynching of President Barack Obama

I’ve watched liberal and right wing commentators alike blame the president for being lynched. They...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Just How Stupid, Mean and Spiteful is the Evangelical-Controlled GOP/Tea Party South? Here’s How Stupid

"What we could see, 10 years from now, is a Mason-Dixon line of health care......

November 21, 2013

Jesus Ate a $95,000 Truffle: The Evangelical GOP Worships Wealth, So Kiss Jesus, Justice, Fairness and America Goodbye

Just how nuts has the wealth-to-middle class disparity has gotten? Read this while thinking about...

November 19, 2013

To Obama Haters: The Actual Evidence of Obama’s Achievements Shows You’re on the Wrong Side of History— Again

There are Obama haters aplenty, have been from Day One: Snooty left wingers have...

November 18, 2013

My NPR Interview on God, the Tea Party, Religion, my Books…

WBEZ's Worldview Frank Schaeffer: Christian religious extremism leading to persecution of LGBT people Posted...

November 14, 2013

A Road-map for Spiritual Ethics

Ethics can evolve along with every area of human discovery, for instance, beyond ugly biblical...

November 05, 2013

Dear Franklin Graham and Frank Schaeffer– An Open Letter To Two “Franks”

From: John of Berkley To: Franklin Graham and Frank Schaeffer Dear Franklin Graham and Frank...

November 03, 2013

Here’s A Reason Why I Bother Writing– “Frank, I need the rawness. I need the dirt. I need the profanity.”

I got this email from someone I'll call "Wounded Recovering Evangelical", who gave me permission...

November 02, 2013

My Ted Cruz/Tea Party Blast on MSNBC–We Don’t Have a Political Problem, But an Evangelical Problem

Here's my latest MSNBC interview from last night, in which I explain Ted and Rafael...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Evangelical Marriages Fail At Much Higher Rates Than Atheist’s Marriages

Surprise! Atheist marriages last longer than Christian ones. Yet conservative Christians see themselves as the...

October 22, 2013

“Tea Party Kills Billy Graham” — A True Headline You Won’t be Reading

Given his age -- and most regrettably because he’s a nice man -- you’ll soon...

October 20, 2013

Does Being Raised Evangelical Destroy Your Brain? Why The Tea Party-Evangelical Right Learned Nothing Post-Shutdown

Neuroscience has proved that the brain is malleable. Evangelicals raised on magical fact-free myths are...

October 17, 2013

My NPR Interview on the Shutdown, the Death of Evangelicalism, God and All That…

Here's my 1 hour interview with NPR host Geoffrey Riley on the now ended shutdown,...

October 15, 2013

The Shutdown Story the Media is Missing: Crazy Religion Makes for Crazy Politics

The media is talking about the shutdown in mostly secular terms. Big mistake. This is...

October 14, 2013

Frank Schaeffer MSNBC Interview: Religious Delusion, the Shutdown and Evangelical America-Haters

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Frank Schaeffer...

October 13, 2013

Do You Know Who Launched the Shutdown? Hint: He’s Southern, a Birther, White and an Ardent Evangelical Who Serves as an Elder in His Fundamentalist Church

Do you know who launched the shutdown? Hint: He's Southern, white and an ardent evangelical...

October 10, 2013

The End of American Christianity Itself, the World, the Universe and the Black Imposter in the White House, Praise Jesus!

This is How Christian Delusions Are Driving the GOP Insane "The press often...

October 09, 2013

Ted Cruz’ Father Is a Rabid Right-Wing Preacher– What More do You Need to Know About the “Why” of the Shutdown?

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (center) raises the hand of his right wing preacher father,...

October 08, 2013

Expose the Shutdown Clowns’ Jesus/Ayn Rand Religion

With the shutdown I'm tempted to say "I told you so." What did you...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

“AMERICAN JESUS” — The Wounded Subculture of American Religion

There is something extraordinarily dangerous and ugly at the heart of American life: literalistic religion....

September 27, 2013

I Blame God For the Shutdown

I understand the delusional thinking leading to the potential government shutdown. I understand it from...

September 20, 2013

NEWSFLASH! The POPE is SANE!

Pope Francis said in an interview published Thursday that the Roman Catholic Church must...

September 20, 2013

Jim Wallis, Sojourners & My New Book (The Mark Sandlin SOJO “BILLY!” Review)

Sojourners likes And God Said, "Billy!" I love and respect Jim Wallis. Seeing a rave...

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