Don’t Read the Constitution like Literalists Read the Bible
OCTOBER 16, 2020 BY VANCEMORGAN Not long ago, I found myself involved behind the scenes in a squabble between the chair of my department and another department colleague. Their disagreement…
Such A Small Thing Made An Atheist?
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 BY J. H. MCKENNA, PH.D. Fifty years ago Becky pondered a preacher’s boasts about the ‘mercy’ of God. The following week Becky sat under a gnarled and…
Sweden’s Lutheran Church Becomes the World’s First Majority-Female Priesthood
BY VAL WILDE AUGUST 31, 2020 The Protestant Lutheran Church of Sweden made history last month when the numbers came in: For the first time in history, the scales have…
The Truth About Christianity
AUGUST 31, 2020 BY CAPTAIN CASSIDY Hi and welcome back! As many people do now, I feel disquiet and dread when I check out what Christians are doing lately. And…
When the Bible is Not the Word of God
AUGUST 19, 2020 BY VANCEMORGAN This month marks the eighth anniversary of this blog. It started on WordPress as an outlet for short essays that I had been writing for…
The One True God
If Christianity (or Islam) were true, the religion should’ve appeared in other areas around the world in complete cultural isolation from biblical locales. Such evidence would point toward a universal…
When Christianity Becomes an Angry and Fearful Faith
JUNE 3, 2019 BY VANCEMORGAN At its best, faith is the overflow of gratitude, the attempt to live as if we are loved, the fragile hope for something better on…
When Christians Treat God Like a Baby
JULY 11, 2020 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER My oldest granddaughter is now four years old, and I remember playing with her in her first year. I found myself treating her like…
Slaves, Sons, and Submission
JULY 8, 2020 BY AVELLINA BALESTRI There is a common claim made that the distinction between Muslim and Christian understandings of God are a stark difference between a distant, remote,…
From Epiphany to the Theophany at Jesus’ Baptism — God with Us
JANUARY 12, 2020 BY PAUL LOUIS METZGER Many Christians celebrated the Epiphany or manifestation of the Lord last week and remember Jesus’ Baptism today, though originally, they were celebrated together.…
Iran, Mike Pompeo, and the Total Depravity of The Other
JANUARY 6, 2020 BY MORGAN GUYTON Donald Trump may not be an evangelical Christian, but his administration is filled with evangelicals who have weekly Bible studies together. One such evangelical…
Christians: We Can End War In 2020
JANUARY 4, 2020 BY KEITH GILES There are over 2.3 Billion Christians in the world today, according to most polls. In the USA, approximately 65% of Americans identify as Christians,…
Is religious fanaticism actually Stockholm Syndrome with God as our captor?
Just look at the symptoms. What is the one thing that Religion wants to spread the most? They want us all to know that we are all sinners, the world…
Christian Prophet: If You Oppose Trump You Are Preventing ‘The Return Of Christ’
NOVEMBER 22, 2019 BY MICHAEL STONE If you oppose Trump, you oppose Christ: Frank Amedia, Trump’s “liaison for Christian policy,” claims that opposition to Trump is part of a demonic…
GOP Senator Joni Ernst Blocks Violence Against Women Act
Republican War on Women continues: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst blocks a key Senate vote on the reauthoriztion of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Ernst blocked the vote on VAWA…
What Caused Everything? | Kelly – Iran | Atheist Experience 23.34
The Atheist Experience 23.34 for August 18, 2019 with Matt Dillahunty & Don Baker.
Why God Reveals Himself to Some & Not Others | Tara – NJ | Atheist Experience 21.40
The Atheist Experience episode 21.40 for October 15, 2017 with Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker.