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June 2018

June 24, 2018

Evangelicals and the Whitewashing of Jesus

Nothing within white evangelical Christian theology explicitly says that people with brown skin are bad,...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

There Is No Fear In Love

“Where will you be when reality strikes?” Once upon a time, my "Papaw and Mamaw"...

May 13, 2018

What I Hear When You Say “Not All Christians”

Not too long ago I restated my critique of the standard Christian teaching that, while...

January 2018

January 09, 2018

How Hell Became the Opposite of What It Was Meant to Be

Have you ever attended a Christian funeral for someone who died an atheist? I did once, and it...

December 2017

December 15, 2017

God As a Terrible Parent

Like most Southerners, I get roped into going to church from time to time for...

November 2017

November 25, 2017

How the Bible Helped Me Become an Atheist

Christianity immortalized the seeds of its own deconstruction by putting them in the mouth of its...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

The Dark Side of Grace

People who are in abusive relationships learn to see themselves as "lucky" for having their abusers in their...

April 18, 2017

Dear Church, You’re Weird

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

April 16, 2017

Faith: Believing Without (Enough) Evidence

Nobody likes having their intelligence insulted, so it's not hard to see why Christians push...

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 01, 2017

Faith and the Power of a Magic Feather

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." --Philippians 4:13 Growing up evangelical,...

December 2016

December 11, 2016

The God Who Performs Party Tricks

The God of the Bible is not above performing party tricks. I feel this needs...

December 04, 2016

The Bible’s Attitude Toward the Life of the Mind

"Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Here...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

To the Man Handing Out Bibles at School This Week

To the nice old man who handed out Bibles this week at the school where...

November 06, 2016

Paul, the True Founder of Christianity

When I was in college I used to get so perturbed by my Bible professors...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower: Finding Common Ground

“If Jesus had a ‘sh*t list,’ you wouldn’t find people on it. You’d find attitudes...

October 16, 2016

Why Doesn’t “Sodomy” Refer to a Lack of Hospitality?

Last week I wrote a piece about the traces of nascent humanism in the teachings...

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 25, 2016

The Christmas That Wasn’t

Growing up, my favorite superhero was definitely Superman. Hands down, no one else captured my...

January 2016

January 10, 2016

The Most Fantastically Failed Prayer in History

Defenders of the Christian faith can't stop moving discussions about their religion from objective matters to...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Loving Jesus But Not the Bible

"I don't follow the Bible, I follow Jesus." When I was a Christian, I used...

July 14, 2015

Pastor: “Render Unto Caesar” Means Churches Should Surrender Illegal Immigrants

Ordinarily I wouldn't want to give more attention than is necessary to Robert Jeffress, pastor...

July 12, 2015

Cutting Off Your Family in the Name of Jesus

"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

The Greatest Story Never Told

Do you know how many people the Bible says were raised from the dead on...

January 2015

January 25, 2015

Sex and Christianity Make Strange Bedfellows

In case you haven’t noticed, Christianity becomes exceedingly awkward around the subject of sex. For much...

January 20, 2015

Rumors of the Bible’s Validation Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

It’s amazing how the same thing can look completely different when viewed from a different...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Dumbo’s Feather and the Power of Faith

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." --Philippians 4:13 Growing up evangelical,...

November 23, 2014

Why I Reject Hell and Why You Should, Too

I have lost my patience with this Hell business. Completely. Not too long ago, a...

November 10, 2014

Why I Broke Up with Jesus

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