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January 2015

January 30, 2015

My FB Family Responded with 200+ Amazing Answers On What the Right, Left, Atheist and Religious Can ALL Agree On (The Results Are Refreshing, Hopeful and Kind)

"Wow Frank! This is freakin' awesome! I have been blown away by everything I've read...

January 08, 2015

We’d rather shop than live…

We’re living in an acquisitive capitalist society that is fundamentally anti-family and fundamentally uncomfortable with...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

The Only Hope for 2015– freeing us from the anguish of mortality

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

December 28, 2014

Does church help you to become the sort of person you’d pick to be stuck on a desert island with?

When I first joined the Greek Orthodox Church in 1990 I argued the finer points...

December 25, 2014

My Christmas Day Thank You (Written 9:52 AM Today)

Dear God, I hope you exist mostly because I am so grateful for life and...

December 20, 2014

Does Christmas Make You Sad?

Does Christmas Make You Sad? If so-- why? Me? Yes and No... I think that...

December 04, 2014

My Very Personal Happy Christmas Story: The wonderful yet toxic combination of Mom’s evangelical goodness, Jesus’ inevitable birthday

For me, as a child in the mission, Christmas meant feeling guilty because Mom did...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

You Are Not Alone Today Even IF No One is There For You come to my FB page and message me and we’ll talk.

You Are Not Alone Today Even IF No One is There For You come to...

November 26, 2014

This Thanksgiving I Give Thanks For Jessica Bennett’s Courage– She Survived Rape (and Awful “Purity” Theology) and Tells Her Story Here

"Frank, You asked for our stories on Facebook... In high school I was raped, not...

November 24, 2014

Give me 56 MIN and I’ll (Maybe) Give You Your Faith in Jesus Back (WATCH My new Talk)

Here's my new talk I just gave at the wonderful Colorado Springs Library. Will you...

November 24, 2014

This Christmas Give one of my Paintings

This Christmas Give one of my Paintings I'll ship to anyone anywhere contact me at:...

November 23, 2014

Let’s Stop Calling New Atheism, “Atheism,” and Start Calling it What it is: Anti-Theism

"Like religious fundamentalism, New Atheism is primarily a reactionary phenomenon, one that responds to religion...

November 22, 2014

The Best Talk I Gave

Here's the best talk I've ever given. Please share!!! TO WATCH CLICK on THIS...

November 20, 2014

“Here’s the Most Horrible Phrase in the English Language: ‘How have you grown in the Lord lately?'” Gay, Proud and Liberated A Reader of Mine Speaks Out

"Any sexual hangups I may have postponed were now thrown to the wind. I was...

November 17, 2014

Why Evangelicals Need Christian Dildos

"At My Beloved's Garden, we provide a safe non-pornographic place to shop for all your...

November 14, 2014

Many Evangelical Leaders Are Such SOB’s– What Are They Hiding?

Are Franklin Graham--and/or the 13 Evangelical leaders who wrote to Obama asking to be allowed to...

November 09, 2014

I have a nagging question for my atheist friends: if we’re nothing, why bother to convince us of our nothingness? Who cares?

Today’s secular science of human insignificance inspires its own theology. This secular theology assigns...

November 03, 2014

Is Christianity a Mental Illness?

"I just finished reading your article "Religious Trauma Syndrome" and it brought back memories of my jettisoning...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Religious Trauma Syndrome and/or How Dr. Dobson, Billy Graham, Bob Jones, Christianity Today, Wheaton College et al, Do More Harm than Good

In my book WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give...

October 15, 2014

So if you ever write about Delta Spirit again, keep that in mind, they are not only an amazing band– but they are hands down the friendliest band I’ve ever met

Nick Blazis Oct 11th, 5:39am Mr. Schaeffer,I just read your recent article about the Delta...

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...

October 11, 2014

Forbes Magazine Publishes 2 Articles on Bart Campolo and Me

"Frank Schaeffer" Daily update ⋅ October 11, 2014 NEWS Forbes How Frank Schaeffer Walked Away From Power To...

October 10, 2014

Delta Spirit Rock Band Meets J.S. Bach in my Head

(Frank S hanging out back stage with the band Delta Spirit, and with my pals...

October 08, 2014

“Dear Frank, Thanks to you, as a Jew I can say that I am a follower of Jesus”

Who knew I'd write a book that would help a Jew connect more deeply with...

October 06, 2014

Facebook and My Book “It was a ‘god-send’ so to speak, for me”

Here's an ongoing exchange with some of my Facebook friends. Frank Schaeffer The verdict is in...

October 04, 2014

My Parents Stayed Married Because my Father Tearfully Apologized for Hitting Mom and then Worked to Curb his Violent Male Dominant (Calvinist-Fed) Temper

My parents stayed married because my father tearfully apologized for hitting Mom and then worked...

October 03, 2014

Embracing paradox helped me discover that religion is a neurological disorder for which faith is the only cure

My kaleidoscopic beliefs are fickle and motivated by desire, wishful thinking, and wanting to fit...

October 01, 2014

To Some Atheists and Christians Alike the Phrase “I’m an atheist who believes in God” is ‘Illogical’ and ‘Impossible’ because they are Narrow-Minded Literalists

Why do you think so many atheists seem so evangelistic? They even sometimes speak of...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Barnes&Noble have placed a big order to be in the book stores from NOV 1 and will be promoted

Hi All, Great things have been happening for my new book "Why I Am an...

September 18, 2014

Banksy and Comic : Let’s Destroy the Advertisers– AMEN!

By By Gavin Aung Than / zenpencils.com Reprinted HERE from Films For Action Banksy is an...

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