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GOP: The Anti-Jesus Party

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Having Faith in Faith

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Letters to My Daughters #7: “What It Means to Be a Christian”

Your world so far has been pretty small. The people you see on a regular...

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You Forgot to Take Up Your Cross

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What Will Save Us from Our Own Subjectivity?

One thing that modern science and the Christian religion share is an appreciation for the...

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November 29, 2013

Sex and Christianity Make Strange Bedfellows

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

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Why God Cannot Forsake You

When I first “came out” to some of my closest friends and told them I...

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Why I’m Becoming More Antagonistic Toward Religion

My posture toward religion is slowly becoming more antagonistic, and I’d like to explain why....

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October 30, 2013

Letters to My Daughters #6: “On Science, Sexuality, and Social Justice”

I’m sure you have lots of questions about how I came to disbelieve the very...

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It’s Better to Give Than to Receive

Have you ever heard a preacher say "It's better to give than to receive" during...

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It’s a Religion Too, Not Just a Relationship

I spent 20 years devoting my life to the Christian faith, and during most of...

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Not a Fan of Jesus

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September 27, 2013

I Draw the Line at Canaan

I’d like to tell you about the last time I was able to stomach going...

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A Christian’s Plea for Civil Discourse

CNN's Belief Blog posted a short article yesterday by Rachel Held Evans calling for atheists...

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August 31, 2013

Absolving God from Hell

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August 27, 2013

Anti-intellectualism and the Bible

When I was a Christian, I worked very hard at maintaining the tension between faith...

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July 30, 2013

Letters to My Daughters #3: “Fighting Fear and Shame”

I can imagine that one of the first things you girls may feel upon learning...

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June 26, 2013

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