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January 2014

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...

November 2013

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...

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 28, 2013

Who Will Preach the Gospel to the Jesus-Hating Evangelical White Tribe?

How can the Jesus-deniers like Franklin Graham and the other evangelical leaders be reached...

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 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...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

Jesus On Acid is Really Stupid Just Ask Chuck Hagel

Chuck Hagel, meet Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind series. It represents everything that...

November 2012

November 13, 2012

Why Evangelical Bible Idolatry Sucks and Why I Go to a Greek Orthodox Church Even Though It’s A Mess Too

Having elevated the Bible -- or at least the nicer bits that they like...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

Does Being A WHITE Evangelical Make You Politically Stupid or Is It That Only Stupid People Become WHITE Evangelicals 73 Percent of the Time?

According to polls 73 percent of WHITE evangelicals will be voting for Mitt Romney. If...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Burning Babies For Jesus

Listening to the BBC Radio 4 program In Our Time, hosted by the always wonderful...

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