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January 2014

January 16, 2014

Leaving Church–Forever–And What Happened Afterward

Today we're going to talk about leaving religion--and what happened to me after I made...

January 10, 2014

The Great Omission

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Abandoning All Hope

One of the greatest of all the benefits of Christianity is supposed to be hope....

December 13, 2013

Dancing Bears

Today I want to talk about something I call "dancing bears"--that strange phenomenon you see...

December 09, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: The Atrocity Apologetics Act Needs To Stop. Now. (I’m Not Kidding)

If you've ever had a friend who was dating an extraordinarily bad person, you know...

December 03, 2013

Taking It Back

The other day I ran across this blog entry about the links between super-duper-racist rednecks...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

Redefining Words: Sexism and “Agreeing to Disagree”

I saw this impassioned plea made by a Christian for people to agree to disagree...

November 23, 2013

When Your Position Depends Upon Lying

As a rule of thumb, if your position depends upon lying, then it's not the...

November 21, 2013

Joyce Meyer: Prosperity Gospel for Women (Is A Crock)

UPDATE: Hi! I get a lot of drive-by commenters on this particular piece so I...

November 19, 2013

Sowing Discord and Harvesting Love

I hope this story lifts your spirits as much as it did mine.

November 15, 2013

Things The Bible Doesn’t Talk About (Like PTSD)

It's been another of those weeks where this blog seems to have an embarrassment of...

November 15, 2013

More Matt Pitt Weirdness (And It is WEIRD!)

This needed attention and it needed it right now. It's about Matt Pitt, who continues...

November 04, 2013

The Unequally Yoked Club: He’s in Love with a Church Girl

Continuing the long tradition of evangelical urban legends and worn-out tropes in movies*, I'm in...

October 2013

October 26, 2013

The Unequally Yoked Club: How Many Soulmates Can One Cavern Hold?

I know I've touched on the topic of soulmates before, but I ran across a...

October 19, 2013

The Unequally Yoked Club: You Didn’t Sign Up For This

Before we can really get into the meat of this post, I need to say...

October 02, 2013

The (Conspiracy) Theory of Everything

When I was sixteen, I found myself in a Pentecostal church next to my friend...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Tipping Point

I heard today that some restaurants are ending the tipping practice in favor of paying...

September 17, 2013

Hey Christians, let’s make a deal — or not

Aren't atheists just the worst? Jeez, aren't non-Christians all just so totes over all this...

September 08, 2013

Youth Pastors: I Admit, I’m at a Loss for Words

The trend of using youth pastors to minister exclusively to high school kids began when...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

The Sky Has Fallen. Oh wait. Actually no it hasn’t. Well, maybe for some folks. And it’s about time!

One of the most interesting things to come out of the DOMA decision this week...

June 02, 2013

The Power of Prayer, Part Two.

I needed answers, and I needed them quickly.

May 2013

May 22, 2013

The Cloud Has Moved

Communities get these ideas sometimes to live together and re-enact their ideals. It's part of...

May 11, 2013

High and Low Christianity: Perspective Is (Almost) Everything

On that note, I perceive components of high Christianity and low Christianity in the religion. People tend to...