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May 2014

May 11, 2014

One Reason Atheism Doesn’t Really Answer Anything

Most people don’t really want to live only according to narrowly defined material facts. Most...

May 05, 2014

Happy 5th! Patheos Just Ask Alicia Keys How You Changed My Life

The other day I checked my Twitter followers. I did that because Alicia Keys -- ...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

It Never is About Church– It’s Always About Character

Detail from my painting, "Seeing Love Clearly." Where we go to church, or whether...

April 16, 2014

Love Through the Eyes of Christ — Easter

I was shuffling forward in the communion line, with my five year old granddaughter...

March 2014

March 21, 2014

This Nun Made Me Cry: WATCH THIS!

"Sister sister! You've never seen a nun shut it down like this one," As noted...

March 21, 2014

Please email me now for your FREE file of my new book “WHY I’M AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD” email me at [email protected]

I'm looking for people who will read "WHY I’M AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD" and...

March 20, 2014

Does the Jacket Copy of my New Book Work For You? WHY I’M AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD

I have a book about to come out this spring--May 15. Here's the back cover...

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...

March 07, 2014

“Crown Of Thorns”

As a painter I think visually. What happened to the crown of thorns after it...

February 2014

February 06, 2014

There Are No “Absolutes” So Honor the Ethical Evolution of Our Species by Changing Your Religion

When I began to go to an Orthodox church in 1989 I wanted to find...

February 06, 2014

My NEW Art Website Is Up & Working Nicely Many Thanks for Checking it Out!

From: Frank Schaeffer-- Please check out my paintings on my new art Website Frankschaefferart.com...

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...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

The Mystery Beyond Death: The Meaning of Christmas

(A painting by me, "Joy in July" c Frank Schaeffer 2013) What should we pass...

December 02, 2013

I Loved Christmas but Hated God for Screwing It Up

Edith and Francis Schaeffer AKA Mom and Dad Christmas for me will always be toxic...

November 2013

November 16, 2013

With “Citizens” Like the Evangelicals Rooting for Armageddon, America Needs no Traitors

As I explain in my book And God Said, "Billy!", exclusionary religion -- in other...

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 12, 2013

What my Parents Never Seemed to Have Done is Consider that the Bible Contains a Paradox

When my busy dad Francis Schaeffer and I spent time alone together, I discovered a...

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...

October 2013

October 06, 2013

House Republicans Tell Jesus “Go #—! Yourself!” and Then Rewrite the Beatitudes

Republican Congressional Family Values Committee Preparing to Rewrite the Beatitudes Blessed are the...

October 02, 2013

Send the Bill For the Shutdown to the Evangelicals

Don't like the shutdown? Send the bill to the evangelicals. People schooled to live in...

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 20, 2013

NEWSFLASH! The POPE is SANE!

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

September 15, 2013

Is Ricky Gervais Jesus?

In Derek, Ricky Gervais re-preaches the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus pitched a show...

September 04, 2013

Over One Thousand Years Ago There Was A Monk… Frank Schaeffer Reads CLIP TEN “And God Said. “Billy!”

Here is CLIP TEN of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

September 03, 2013

Another Name For Uncertainty is Humility — Frank Schaeffer Reads CLIP NINE “And God Said, “Billy!”

Here is CLIP NINE of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

September 02, 2013

Light Fills My Spiritual Being– CLIP EIGHT Frank Schaeffer Reads “And God Said, “Billy!”

Here is CLIP EIGHT of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

September 01, 2013

“God Was Only Joking When He Called Me A Little Shit”– Frank Schaeffer Reads CLIP SEVEN

Here is CLIP SEVEN of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Pat Robertson’s Cheerful Chuckle — Frank Schaeffer Reads CLIP SIX “And God Said, “Billy!”

Here is CLIP SIX of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

August 30, 2013

Falling Into Doubt — CLIP FIVE “And God Said, “Billy!”

Here is CLIP FIVE of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

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