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September 2017

September 18, 2017

When Other People’s Fear of Hell Rubs Off on You

I seem to have a lot of friends who are in what we call "mixed...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

Yes, I Know, Your Christianity Is Better

Whenever people who never truly bought into the hype about Jesus cast their gaze upon...

August 03, 2017

Why Losing God Hits Some of Us Harder

I wasn’t active in the skeptic movement long before I discovered how different my perspective...

August 01, 2017

After God, Then What?

This summer I've been trying to work my way through outlining a book I've been...

June 2017

June 14, 2017

Why Christians Don’t Like Sharing Their Faith

A few weeks ago I attended my family's church because my oldest was being recognized...

June 05, 2017

Wonder Woman: When Gods Come of Age

What do Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Logan, and Captain America: The Winter...

May 2017

May 28, 2017

Finding Good Without God

This weekend after watching one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies with me, my daughter...

May 02, 2017

Parenting Children Who Still Believe

Most fathers enjoy the luxury of sharing their beliefs with their own children unguarded, without...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

FAQ: Do You Ever Still Worry About Hell?

A friend of mine who still identifies as a Christian wrote me to ask me whether...

April 18, 2017

Dear Church, You’re Weird

First of all, church, you need to know that the way you talk about Jesus...

April 07, 2017

Shame on You for Thinking Prayer Does Anything

In yesterday's post entitled "Our Biggest Mistake: We Did As We Were Told" I listed...

April 04, 2017

Our Biggest Mistake: We Did As We Were Told

Those of us who broke up with Jesus (he wouldn't return our calls) are accustomed to having...

March 2017

March 21, 2017

Can You Choose NOT to Believe?

I try not to get sucked into too many arguments about religion in my friends' social...

March 09, 2017

Is It Loving to Warn People About Hell?

Fritz is an odd fellow. Patriotism runs deep in his family but he takes it...

November 2016

November 27, 2016

Are We All Born Atheists?

During an interview last night for an upcoming documentary on atheism in America, I was...

October 2016

October 09, 2016

Five Times When Jesus Sounded Like a Humanist

I've said before that I'm not much of a fan of Jesus. If the reports of...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

When Neither Atheists Nor Christians Offer You a Safe Space

Despite what many atheists would say, a lot of problems within Christian and other religious...

September 18, 2016

Genesis Three and the Dangers of Thinking Too Much

I really meant it last week when I said that going quickly through the first...

September 08, 2016

When Your Christian Friends Give You Reconversion Homework

I have several well-meaning believers in my life. These people, for good or for ill,...

September 01, 2016

How Important Is the Pursuit of Happiness?

A friend who is similarly "post-Christian" wrote me this week to ask me what place...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

The Predatory Side of Religion

Those of us who used to be devout face a tricky challenge when we go through...

August 26, 2016

What Lies Beneath the Suit of Armor

Several months ago I was asked to contribute a few paragraphs for the new Atheos...

August 24, 2016

I’m Tired of Prayer

Our world is wracked with tragedy. Much of it could be avoided, much of it is the...

August 07, 2016

Why I Am (Still) Not an Anti-Theist

I've considered myself an atheist for nearly seven years now and have been openly writing...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

FAQ: Advice About “Coming Out” Atheist to My Spouse?

From time to time I receive emails from fellow skeptics who are going through that...

June 15, 2016

FAQ: What Do You Make of “Progressive Revelation?”

I spend a good deal of my time unpacking (and helping friends unpack) the ideas we...

June 14, 2016

I’m Not Going to Heaven, and I Don’t Care

Shortly after graduation, I went to visit my mother for a week. During this time,...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Why Does Apostasy Hurt Some More Than Others?

I've had this idea rolling around in my head for some time, and I'd like...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Are Human Beings Fundamentally Wicked?

This morning I saw a man on his morning jog stopping to pick up a...

April 05, 2016

Is Humanity Fundamentally “Broken?” (A Conversation)

Earlier this week I wrote a piece explaining how the Christian message teaches self-hatred because...