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The word "Atheist" has a bad connotation. But many people do not realize that they...
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This Sword Has Two Edges
One of the things I enjoy about where I am in life is that I...
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We Are All Recovering on Different Paths and Points
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In Defense of Bad Expressions: A Banned Books Week Meditation
For five years, I taught high school English in a small rural district in Illinois....
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Cassidy's last post is a great demonstration of one of the quite common experiences of the ex-religious:...
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Trust the Terrain: Why Reality Trumps Revelation
When the map and the terrain differ, trust the terrain. - Swiss army proverb If...
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On the Dishonest Resolution of Doubt.
When Christians begin to seriously doubt, the reactions of the people around them are predictable....
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The Algebra of Post-Deconversion Relationships
One of the inexplicable side effects - or maybe not, I don't know - of doing...
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On the Dishonest Engagement of Doubt.
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