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2026-08-06T07:29:33-05:00

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Do UAPs/UFOs Undermine Christian Theology?

Last updated on: August 6, 2026 at 7:29 am By Larry Jordan

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Does Christian theology make sense in the modern world? What if Earth is NOT the center of the universe and human beings are NOT the only intelligent beings? Recently, I watched “The Age of Disclosure,” a 2025 documentary film about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). UAPs were once known popularly as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The film features current and former officials of the U.S, government. They include Marco Rubio, Kristin Gillibrand and Mike Rounds, as well as numerous... Read more

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2026-09-16T06:55:02-05:00

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Reflections on My Spiritual Reconstruction

Last updated on: September 16, 2026 at 6:55 am By Larry Jordan

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My reconstruction was transformative. Recently, I had the opportunity to share at the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality (CNRS) Sunday Morning Community Hour. Jim Palmer, who wrote the foreword to The Way, founded CNRS. This is the second in a two-part series. I wrote about my religious deconstruction here. My Reconstruction was Transformative Over the last 20 years, I traveled around the world, read over 1,000 books about spirituality, and had some powerful experiences in several spiritual traditions, including... Read more

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2026-07-29T11:55:03-05:00

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I Lost My Anger When I Stopped Taking My “Self” So Seriously

Last updated on: July 29, 2026 at 11:55 am By Larry Jordan

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We act with compassion when we depersonalize things. What I call my “self” is an impersonation of myself, a construct arising from chemistry, conditioning and connections. I wrote about anger here. I wrote that Christianity has become the religion of empire. Many people who taught us their beliefs did NOT do the homework. Some of us stayed in church too long. Speculative beliefs, supernatural doctrine, and unkind practices took their toll. For many of us, 21st-century Christianity does NOT look... Read more

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2026-08-26T09:36:32-05:00

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Anger is a Common, But Difficult, Aspect of Deconstruction

Last updated on: August 26, 2026 at 9:36 am By Larry Jordan

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Anger often accompanies faith deconstruction. Some people who think that “God is on my side,” citing their scriptures or traditions, can become angry and unkind, and they often will express it. Almost everyone who deconstructs their faith has received angry responses from family, friends and strangers. And some people who deconstruct their faith can become angry and unkind, too. Christianity Lost Touch with its Countercultural Roots Why would anyone deconstructing their faith become angry? Sadly, a religion that... Read more

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2026-07-20T15:38:54-05:00

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We Are All Atheists. We Are All Agnostics.

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 3:38 pm By Larry Jordan

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Because there is no irrefutable evidence for the existence or the nonexistence of God, there are two types of people. Some people will admit that they can not know whether God exists or not, and other people will NOT admit that they can not know whether God exists or not. We think we “know” because we believe. All religion is cultural. All theology is speculation. The point of this article is that we do NOT “know” as much... Read more

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2026-07-08T05:10:29-05:00

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Atheist or Theist: Are There Only Two Choices?

Last updated on: July 8, 2026 at 5:10 am By Larry Jordan

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Binary thinking is usually simplistic thinking. Most attributes are NOT binary; they are arrayed on a spectrum. And many political and religious issues are NOT simple; they are complex. According to AI, the neurodivergent spectrum encompasses natural variations in how we all process information. This includes conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and many others. These traits are increasingly recognized simply as different ways of experiencing the world. There are a lot of neurodivergent people... Read more

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2026-07-05T12:10:53-05:00

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Does Individualism Promote the Greater Good?

Last updated on: July 5, 2026 at 12:10 pm By Larry Jordan

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In The Way, I wrote that theology has teeth. Can a politics of personal responsibility and a theology of personal salvation produce a society that works for all (not just some) of us? I wrote about communal and individual spirituality here: “We profess an explicitly capitalistic, competitive, dog-eat-dog, ‘every man for himself’ mentality in the West. This has NOT equipped us to avoid climate change, global pandemics or nuclear wars. Rather, our society has developed a defeatism (at least, a... Read more

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2026-06-28T12:06:46-05:00

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Is Our Spirituality Communal or Individual?

Last updated on: June 28, 2026 at 12:06 pm By Larry Jordan

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Here, I take swings at sacred cows. I suspect that more sacred cows were harmed in the writing of this article than in any other article. I write a lot about Christianity and the Western worldview, and they have become increasingly problematic for me. Also, I write a lot about Zen and the Eastern worldview, and they have NOT. Problems with the Western Worldview I had a Dark Night of the Soul. Then, I realized that the entire... Read more

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2026-06-19T07:47:28-05:00

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How Could Christianity be Different?

Last updated on: June 19, 2026 at 7:47 am By Larry Jordan

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Christians can no longer plead ignorance. And Christians’ reluctance to listen will only hasten the church’s decline. Those of us who left have been crystal clear about why we left. From the “Outside-Looking-In” I spent over 50 years as a Christian, first as a Roman Catholic and then as a Protestant. After that, I spent ten years exploring other religions, including pursuing a Zen practice for over five years. There are not many people who have as much... Read more

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2026-06-15T09:48:37-05:00

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Is Christianity Doctrinal, Exclusive and Evangelical?

Last updated on: June 15, 2026 at 9:48 am By Larry Jordan

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As a preface to my last article, I wrote that Christianity focuses more on beliefs than practices, compared to most traditions. I say this all of the time, but this time, readers responded to it. This post prompted some really interesting and insightful comments. Several readers thought that the most important consideration is NOT beliefs or practices, but how we show up for others. (The article, too, suggested that spiritual life is more than spiritual practice.) One reader... Read more

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