The Role of the Ex-Christian in the Church
Despite my moniker to the contrary I actually try to be the voice of calm reason when I talk to believers; and trust me when I say it, I talk…
Why Chick-Fil-A’s stance against GLBT equality, and our response to it matters
It may seem as if I’m coming into this discussion a bit late, in fact – I’m not – I’ve been participating in the boycott against Chick-fil-A for nearly 3…
An Aversion to Labels
I frequently encourage people to define themselves – to state who they are with some sort of adjective that describes their position on any given subject; atheist, theist, Christian, Muslim,…
An Insurance Policy against Doubt
The Bible and the Qur’an are similar books, I’ve been clear on that before. One of the many similarities is a certain tendency to provide an insurance policy against the…
Facing the Reality of Death
Death, for believers from many different faiths, is a new beginning. Death is the point in which your deeds and dedication to your god begin to be rewarded and for…
(Another) Former Atheist Embraces Faith
The world of Christian news has been buzzing lately with news that Rich Suplita, Professor of Psychology for University of Georgia and former sponsor for the campus’ atheist club UGAtheists,…
Bad Reasons for Rejecting Christianity
I make it a habit to read any book that a Christian is willing to purchase and send to me, or at least to give it a shot. A few…
Appropriate Conduct for Christians
Twice in the last three weeks I’ve been witness to two different Christians in group settings openly ridiculing atheists and science. I’ve also in the past seen believers ridicule other…
Who Hijacked Your Faith?
I’m going to start a new series of posts called “Dear Church” , this will be where I’ll put all my frustrated rants and pleadings with the members of the…
Book Review: God No! by Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette, of Penn and Teller fame, recently release his new book entitled God No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales that I believe to be…