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May 07, 2012
Guest post: “A Good Week to Hate Christians”
I got this in today from reader Mike Moore: Hi John, As I'm sure you...
May 07, 2012
From gay-hating fundie to righteously angry lesbian. Now what?
Got this in: Hey John, I grew up in a Christian environment since I was...
May 06, 2012
In short: God’s no psycho.
If it's psychotic for Joe Blow to murder people who reject him, then it's psychotic...
May 06, 2012
“Pruning”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob
One day he and I were out on Sid’s backyard and Sid was doing some...
May 05, 2012
Straight, gay, good, bad: we’re all just people out here
So, you know what's weird for me, is this whole deal with me being "pro"...
May 04, 2012
Hodgepodge-o-Rama!
I put up too much stuff on my Facebook page (which, if you haven't yet,...
May 03, 2012
To Christians Who Still Believe That Homosexuality is a Sin
One December day, when I was seven years old, and alone in our house, I...
May 02, 2012
Pastor Harris’ words put to pictures
Reader Kevin Matthews has put my pictures of Pastor Harris to the words Harris used...
May 02, 2012
Photos show Pastor “Beat the Gay Away” was coddled as a child
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For these pictures, at least one...
April 2012
April 29, 2012
Dan Savage and the Truth
As you may already know, there is just now much controversy swirling around this video...
April 28, 2012
Prayer/love requests: A beloved battling cancer; a child, just out, sure to face bigotry
The woman who so graciously volunteered to translate my/our book UNFAIR: Why the "Christian" View...
April 26, 2012
Christians: Affirm that same-sex relationships are not inherently immoral
Anyone remember the Manhattan Declaration, that "call of Christian conscience" released in late 2009 by...
April 26, 2012
“Seven Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships” now in paperback
This book of mine is now available in paperback for $7.99. It's of course also...
April 25, 2012
A Change.org petition calling for Christians to affirm LGBTQ people
I've launched a petition on Change.org called Christians: Affirm that same-sex relationships are not inherently...
April 24, 2012
Old rule: you defend those who could use the help
This morning I received an email from a Christian asking why I write what I...
April 23, 2012
Pastor: “You deserve death for supporting gay relationships.”
Got this in: Dear John, I am a supporter of gay rights who is growing...
April 22, 2012
New book; new website where I’ll write it
Hey, guys. So the other day I published the opening of the new book I'm...
April 20, 2012
Any leftist pinko hippie gay-lovin’ churches in Brooklyn?
Got this in yesterday. Anyone? Hey John, Longtime reader here. Your blog has helped me...
April 18, 2012
Top 10 Things I WON’T Say To Rob Bell During Our Lunch Today
Later today I'll be having lunch with former mega-church founder and leader, best-selling author and...
April 17, 2012
A ray of light, and a new book I’ll be writing on my blog
We've been going through some pretty rough stuff here lately. So I thought I'd share...
April 16, 2012
An unbearably difficult update
[UPDATE: Tim has passed.] This just in from the writer of the letter I answered...
April 15, 2012
Is premarital sex okay?
So lately a few college-age people have written to ask what I think about premarital...
April 13, 2012
Christians apologizing a new campus craze?
Got this in last night from reader Jenni French: Hi John, I've been following on...
April 13, 2012
An interview with Ms. “I APoLogiZe for these Christians”
(Yesterday I received a short thank-you note from Chloe Bradley, the young woman who held...
April 11, 2012
Me, a Christian apologist?
The Christianity in which I believe is every bit as intellectually, theologically, and spiritually legitimate...
April 10, 2012
“I APoLogiZe for these “Christians”
[UPDATE: My interview with Chloe Bradley.] So I just got a Facebook message from reader...
April 09, 2012
Where do I get my confidence about God?
Lately I've received a few emails asking me in essence (or ... directly, actually) why,...
April 08, 2012
The Burning of the Resentments
The resentments sent me via my post Your Resentment, Up in Smoke were burned on...
April 08, 2012
“Grab the Feet of Jesus”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob
"I’ll never forget the time when one man who was fairly new to the congregation...
April 07, 2012
Out of body, as I write this
Right. So it's weird to type, "Shhh: it's Black Saturday," and then start typing. [Um....
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