Please Do Me a HUGE Favor

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Please Do Me a HUGE FavorGo to your local Barnes&Noble and buy my new book “Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God.” It won’t have a long shelf life unless it moves right now in November. Please do your Christmas shopping early, support bookstores and help me spread the word that there is hope after fundamentalism. … or buy from B&N online. Thank you so very much. Best, Frank http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/why-i-am-an-atheist-who-believes-in-god-frank-schaeffer/1119463655?ean=9781928653998 Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in GOD:... Read more

My “Morning Edition” NPR Interview ( Please take the short 9 minutes this interview takes and join me as I explain my book)

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Here’s my new NPR interview about my new book. Please take the short 9 minutes this interview takes and join me as I explain my book to Michael Lyon Anchor of “Morning Edition” on KIOS-FM, Omaha Public Radio. Thank you. You may LISTEN HERE on my FACEBOOK PAGE Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book —WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give love, create beauty and find peace Available now on Amazon Follow Frank on Twitter www.twitter.com/frank_schaeffer See Frank’s paintings http://www.frankschaefferart.com/ Follow Frank... Read more

Just How Stupid Has FOX News Made White (mostly male evangelical) American Voters?

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Are white working class evangelical males born stupid, or did Fox News make them that way? Why do they vote against their own interests? Are they so racist that they just vote against the black man in the White House no matter what? Or did Fox News break their brains? As Thomas B Edsall notes in the New York Times, (The Demise of the White Democratic Voter 11/12/2014) “It has not escaped the notice of political analysts that 72 percent... Read more

New Atheist Author Daniel Dennett Responds via Twitter to my latest Article:

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Daniel Dennett Responds via Twitter to my latest Article/excerpt from my new book WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give love, create beauty and find peace Frank Schaeffer@Frank_Schaeffer my latest question for atheists on HuffPo huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffe… – 10 Nov Daniel Dennett@danieldennett Follow @Frank_Schaeffer We’re each precious beyond words.My goal is to show people that their glory doesn’t at all depend on being God’s playthings. Here’s what I answered: Frank Schaeffer ‏@Frank_Schaeffer 7m7 minutes ago @danieldennett Hi, good point, and I’ll write something... Read more

The Days of the Bigots at Christianity Today Magazine, Who’s Editor Wrote to President Obama demanding the “religious liberty right” to Discriminate Against Gay Men and Women, are Numbered: WATCH This Clip

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Please pay attention to my friend Brandon Robertson–and pray that this young evangelical leader is the future of American religion. Watch him defend gay rights on this MSNBC clip. The days of the bigots at Christianity Today magazine, who’s editor wrote to President Obama demanding the “religious liberty right” to discriminate against gay men and women, are numbered. The future is with the young evangelicals who are actually following Jesus, not the bigots. Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book —WHY I AM... Read more

I have a nagging question for my atheist friends: if we’re nothing, why bother to convince us of our nothingness? Who cares?

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Today’s secular science of human insignificance inspires its own theology. This secular theology assigns us a contradictory groveling insignificant, significance. We have evolved to a high enough level of ethical consciousness to understand that we’re guilty as charged, and are merely insignificant and yet, morally culpable destroyers of life. We may not be saying “Lord have mercy” so often these days, but we’re still muttering “I’m unworthy!” As with past theology, a vast oeuvre of secular iconic art is... Read more

Republican Victory Proves That Lies Work With White Evangelicals

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

The Republican Party base is white evangelicals. So no wonder the GOP lies about the country, the economy and the president worked. The folks who base their lives on religious mythology have spent lifetimes being trained to believe lies. And if you point that out then they kick into victim mode and denounce people who question them as persecutors. Last night they won. Lies won. As the New York Times noted: “Republican candidates campaigned on only one thing: what... Read more

Will 7 years of GOP racist attacks on Obama pay off? That’s all this election is about. GOP “win” = a win for bigots.

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Will 7 years of GOP racist attacks on Obama pay off? That’s all this election is about. GOP “win” = a win for bigots. Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book —WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give love, create beauty and find peace Available now on Amazon Follow Frank on Twitter www.twitter.com/frank_schaeffer See Frank’s paintings http://www.frankschaefferart.com/ Follow Frank on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16 Contact Frank at http://www.frankschaeffer.com/ Read more

Is Christianity a Mental Illness?

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

“I just finished reading your article “Religious Trauma Syndrome” and it brought back memories of my jettisoning Christianity (some 30 years ago). I came to the conclusion then that Christianity was a mental illness…” Here’s a letter from one of my readers… What do you think? From: Craig Royce To: Frank Schaeffer Sent: Sat, Nov 1, 2014 10:36 pmSubject: Christianity As An Illness Frank, I just finished reading your article “Religious Trauma Syndrome” and it brought back memories of my jettisoning Christianity (some 30... Read more

Religious Trauma Syndrome and/or How Dr. Dobson, Billy Graham, Bob Jones, Christianity Today, Wheaton College et al, Do More Harm than Good

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Frank Schaeffer

In my book WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give love, create beauty and find peace I say “Religion is a neurological disorder, faith is the only cure.” It’s nice to be proved right. I also talk about “certainty addiction.” Again, the article here proves maybe I’m on to something… An important new book–Christianity is Not Great: How Faith Fails—makes my point about the fact that religion actually breaks brains, that people like Billy Graham did... Read more