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January 2015

January 07, 2015

If hell is real, then love has no meaning

Show me a Christianity that insists upon hell being real, and I'll show you a...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

“It was terrifying for a young girl just beginning to realize that she was a lesbian.”

From hatred, hope.

December 04, 2014

The tragedy of Christian fundamentalism strikes again

His sister became a toxic fundamentalist Christian. Now what?

November 2014

November 29, 2014

A Pilgrim’s diary entry at the end of the first Thanksgiving Day

"One day the Indians will appreciate that we are their betters, and will bow down...

November 20, 2014

What? Megachurch Leader Rick Warren Left Behind?

"... Because I said the truth to Rick Warren, and he heard it."

November 18, 2014

How Christians arguing against homosexuality sound to me now

In the eight years I've been fighting against the Christian condemnation of homosexuality, I've received...

November 12, 2014

6 truths about “forgiving” sexual abuse

For anyone who's ever been pressured to forgive their abuser.

November 10, 2014

Going through hell to find the secret to life

After thinking about it long and hard, I realized that the answer to the question...

November 05, 2014

Fear not, Christians who believe in hell

In the blogosphere one rarely comes across a hell-believing Christian who isn't frothingly angry. I...

November 03, 2014

Attention: Republicans, Joel Osteen, FOX News, and Biblical literalists everywhere

If you're gonna be a literalist, be a literalist.

November 01, 2014

Proof that believing in hell is not Scriptural

There is solid scriptural support for the three radically differing traditional Christian models of hell...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Critiquing Southern Baptist leader Al Mohler’s critique of me

Al Mohler wants you to know what's wrong with my reasoning on hell. Here's what's...

October 30, 2014

Everything a Christian needs to know about hell

Anything more than this is a waste of time.

October 22, 2014

Conservative Christian couple wants to out their gay teen

It's great how much they care. Up to a point.

October 15, 2014

Why are so many Christians so obnoxious and mean-spirited?

Why talk to a middle-man when you can go right to the source? :-)

October 14, 2014

Leaving Christianity is going viral

Ouch.

October 10, 2014

Pastor torn between being an LGBT ally and being angry with a young father who suddenly wants to live as a woman

Here's a letter I got in yesterday from a pastor whom I know to be...

October 08, 2014

Pastor calls his Christian teenage son “disgraceful, demon-possessed poison.” Guess why.

I've been trying for hours to think of how to respond to the poor young...

October 06, 2014

New pastor refuses church membership to beloved church congregant with cancer. Guess why.

The pastor shifted positions in his chair, and said, "You're not going to like the...

October 03, 2014

Kid on trial today for … well, coming to Jesus, kind of.

Today an unnamed 14-year-old kid from Everett, Pennsylvania is being tried in PA's Bedford County Courthouse for (as...

October 01, 2014

A Christian mother on raising her gay teen

I wish this letter from the Christian mom of a gay teen could be read...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

When Christian parents of a gay teen disagree on homosexuality

The gay-affirming Christian mother of a gay teen writes to ask how I would advise...

September 22, 2014

“We’re Christians whose son-in-law has come out as transgender. What do we do?”

Her beloved son-in-law, the father of her granddaughter, has revealed that he is transgender and...

September 19, 2014

Calling Pope Francis to Lewistown, MT

Time for a teaching moment, Pope Francis.

September 17, 2014

Is there a pro-LGBT equivalent to “It’s in the Bible”?

If for some reason I find it incumbent upon me to boil down into one...

September 13, 2014

How it’s been

You can't please everyone—but you can please the right one.

September 10, 2014

Challenging the evil empire of anti-gay Christians, and the resurfacing of old fundie fears

How to I deal with Christians promoting hate; how do I quell my old fundie...

September 03, 2014

Pastor tells mom her lesbian teen can’t be a Christian

A pastor tells a concerned mother that her gay daughter can't be a Christian unless...

September 02, 2014

No hell for people who constantly sin? Really?

If there is no hell, then what happens to people who sin constantly and live...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Spencer Tracy’s awesome argument for gay marriage

"You can try to ignore those people, or you can feel sorry for them and...