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February 2010

February 18, 2010

Religious Tolerance: Lack of Conviction, or World’s Only Hope?

In the course of the (really interesting) reader responses to yesterday's Does God REALLY Answer...

January 2010

January 31, 2010

The Christian Sexual Animal?

Maybe it's time (we) Christians quit pretending like we're so filled with the Holy Spirit...

January 29, 2010

The myth of the Christian eunuch

Show me a man who says he doesn't look lustfully at women ALL THE TIME...

January 26, 2010

Conservative and Liberal Christians: Winning! Losing!

I’d say the Christians I know are pretty evenly split between conservative and liberal. One...

January 12, 2010

How Will the Coming Legalization of Gay Marriage Affect Your Love For America?

Right now, in a federal courtroom in San Francisco, a judge presiding over a nonjury...

January 06, 2010

Why Won’t Non-Christians Let Us Have World Peace?

I join with many past and future Miss America wannabes in declaring that I, too,...

December 2009

December 03, 2009

My Answer to Christians Denouncing R. Crumb’s “Genesis Illustrated”

Yesterday I wrote that I fail to understand how any Christian could not welcome R....

December 02, 2009

R. Crumb’s Monumental “The Book of Genesis Illustrated”

I fail to see how any Christian could not welcome R. Crumb's monumental "Book of...

October 2009

October 21, 2009

FOX News ISN’T News; It’s So Much More

Of course Fox News isn't news. It's not supposed to be.

October 19, 2009

There’s Nothing Natural About “Natural” Evil

Here's the big, hairy Christian theodicy (the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and...

October 14, 2009

What Christians and Darwinists Agree On–And Are Both Wrong About

Christians and Darwinists agree that, at core, men are promiscuous dogs. Wrong again.

October 04, 2009

Why Must Mary Die a Virgin?

How is insistence on the perpetual virginity of Mary not misogyny?

September 2009

September 25, 2009

Conservative Christians: Quit Screaming. Liberal Christians: Quit Drinking So Much Wine.

I just put up a sweet Tweet: "Too many conservative Christians' lives are too limited;...

September 16, 2009

Helping Christians be Bored by Homosexuality Since 2007

A conservative Christian emailed me yesterday to share his idea that I should "back off...

September 12, 2009

Nothing Says Lovin’ Like a Lesbian Minister With an Oven

Speaking generally there are two kinds of Christians: Those who believe homosexuality is an affront...

August 2009

August 25, 2009

“If the Holy Spirit Is Within Us, Why is Church Necessary?”

Can you believe that yesterday I overheard another conversation about Christianity? Amazing! This one was...

July 2009

July 15, 2009

“Away, Gay Christians! But About That Charitable Work You Do …”

As reported in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and elsewhere, the American...

April 2009

April 29, 2009

Devout Gay Christians I’ve Known and Loved

An email reminds me of the fact that some of the most devout, biblically knowledgeable...

April 03, 2009

Zealous, Zealot, Fanatic

Below, listed in order of General Intensity, are some words one might use to describe...

March 2009

March 16, 2009

Christian Leaders: For God’s Sake, Stop Empowering Wife Abusers

Pastors, church, and ministry leaders: Please refrain from ever using the Bible as a means...

March 08, 2009

Must God be a He-Man?

"Christians go crazy if you in any way suggest that God isn't a man," said...

January 2009

January 28, 2009

Agnosticism: The Perfect Answer That Never Delivers

Based on the enduring lack of conclusive, objectively verifiable, purely empirical evidence, agnostics claim to...

January 26, 2009

If “Submit” Isn’t the Right Word for Christian Wives, What Is?

This past Sunday I went to a meeting of a church men's group. The group...

January 10, 2009

The Laughable Egoism of Being “Elected” by God

In today's New York Times there's a huge article about Mark Driscoll, head of the...

December 2008

December 07, 2008

Let Your Christian Leader Loosen Up–Before It’s Too Late!

In Pastors and Other Christian Leaders: Loosen Up, Before It's Too Late!, I talked about...

December 04, 2008

Pastors and Other Christian Leaders: Loosen Up, Before It’s Too Late!

I hate criticizing people. Actually, I like criticizing people, but over the years have found...

October 2008

October 20, 2008

Beyond the Christianization of Abortion

With all of my heart, I wish everyone was Christian. I wish divorce, drug abuse,...

October 08, 2008

Our Church: “Sign This Anti-Gay Statement, or Leave”

After my wife Cat and I had spent six years as members of our very...

October 02, 2008

Sex is God’s Way of Humbling Us

Wanna think about God? Then think about sex. Because what happens when you think about...

October 01, 2008

Evangelist or Ego-Driven Meddler?

If you're a Christian driven to evangelize, beware of the devilishly smooth transition between glorifying...