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November 2014

November 14, 2014

Why I Am an Anti-fundamentalist (and not an Anti-theist)

Sometimes my approach to writing about religion rubs other atheists the wrong way. They want...

November 12, 2014

Games Christians Play: Making Your Faith Impossible to Disprove

My last post, entitled “Why I Broke Up with Jesus,” inspired a predictable set of...

November 10, 2014

Why I Broke Up with Jesus

About five years ago, I broke up with Jesus. Recently someone asked me why. There...

November 08, 2014

Am I Raising My Kids to Be Atheists?

We’ve had a fun intramural spat here on The Heathen Channel at Patheos over whether...

November 03, 2014

Anti-humanism: How Evangelicalism Taught Me the Art of Self-Loathing

I have a confession to make. I still struggle with a deep self-hatred which I...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

How to Love an Atheist (If You’re Very Religious)

A friend of mine who is an Evangelical Christian noted that on more than one...

October 28, 2014

It Gets Better: A Letter to Doubters

[Today's guest post is written by Matt Oxley of Eastman, GA] I remember thinking – knowing really,...

October 24, 2014

God Does Exist

A couple of summers ago I spent entirely too much time in online discussion groups...

October 15, 2014

Your Love Is Toxic

Today I take off my gloves and shed my ordinary diplomacy to offer a stern...

October 12, 2014

Apologetics Isn’t for the Lost, It’s for the Saved

This weekend preachers, evangelists, and hobby apologists from all over congregated to participate in the...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Letters to My Daughters

Ordinarily a father can speak freely with his children about his own faith (or lack...

September 09, 2014

Why Even Nice Atheists Are Offensive to the Faithful

Have you discovered yet that even if you are the nicest person in the world,...

September 06, 2014

Parables of Belief: A Beautiful Mind, Watchmen, and Castaway

Just because I self-identify as an atheist doesn't mean I consider opposing all forms of religion...

September 03, 2014

Changing the Subject

Have you ever considered why Batman has to wear protective armor but Superman doesn't? The...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

You Were Never Really One of Us

The mind is an amazing thing. With it, we are capable of solving such complex...

August 27, 2014

Beyond Argumentation: A Call for Art and Activism

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on Religious Trends. Read...

August 20, 2014

New Christian Movie Based on the Life of King Solomon Champions Monogamy

If you were wondering when the influx of Christian-themed movies is going to die down,...

August 13, 2014

How Toy Story Illustrates When I Lost My Faith

People who know me well know that I think in movie clips. Growing up, movies...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Oh Great, Yet Another Atheist Blog

Just what the world needed, right? I feel ya. I promise I do. To be...

July 26, 2014

Abandoning My Faith: One Man’s Deconversion Story (Video)

Today, instead of reading something from me, I would much rather you set aside 15...

July 18, 2014

Becoming Human

I’ve lately come to a startling realization that I’d like to try to put into...

July 16, 2014

Men Who Stare at Facts

A few nights ago I had dinner with a friend who encouraged me to reconsider...

July 12, 2014

Why I Quit Believing (Revised)

The other day a close family member asked me to explain to her why I...

July 08, 2014

Learning to Care Less about the Disapproval of Others

Few things upset me like being misunderstood, and here lately that’s been happening a lot. ...

June 2014

June 28, 2014

When Personality Flaws Hide Behind Religion

I asked Deanna to share her thoughts about narcissism over the last few days because...

June 22, 2014

Please Don’t Hold Me at Arm’s Length

Dear (family member), I’d like to talk to you for a minute about this…thing…that’s come...

June 12, 2014

Is It Loving to Warn People about Hell?

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

June 06, 2014

Should Atheists Attend Church Functions to Please Family and Friends?

This morning I'm writing surrounded by the clamor of a hundred separate groups of kids...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Debate Night in Memphis

Got a quiz question for you: What do each of these folks have in common?...

May 22, 2014

Games Christians Play: Three Common Examples of Confirmation Bias

People often ask me why I left my faith. There are no good short answers...