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March 10, 2015
When Beliefs Are “Too Big To Fail”
Have you ever heard of a bank or other financial institution being “too big to...
March 06, 2015
Ten Things Christians Accidentally Tell Me About Themselves
Say what you want about Sigmund Freud, but bizarre obsessions aside, the man came up...
March 03, 2015
Critiquing Religion without Being a Jerk
From time to time I find I have to clarify where I locate myself in...
February 2015
February 27, 2015
Announcing the Launch of the Secular Hotline Project!
At long last, the Recovering from Religion Hotline Project is up and running! It has been years...
February 27, 2015
Announcing the Launch of the Secular Hotline Project!
At long last, the Recovering from Religion Hotline Project is up and running! It has...
February 26, 2015
How the Wizard of Oz Illustrates Leaving Your Faith
A friend once expressed surprise that I would leave the Christian faith if my experience of...
February 22, 2015
What Can Humanism Learn from Christianity?
I have always felt compelled to maintain a critical eye toward the things I believe. In fact, for...
February 18, 2015
My Response to the Question “Why Don’t You Move On?”
Yesterday I chatted via email with a reader who wanted to know why I keep...
February 17, 2015
How Can Atheists Have Morals? (part two)
For those who would genuinely like to know how atheists can have morals, I’d like...
February 16, 2015
How Can Atheists Have Morals? (part one)
When someone asks me "How can atheists have morals?" he is typically doing one of two things: 1) He may...
February 15, 2015
Chocolat and the Impotence of Religion
If people behave well because they fear punishment, is it really accurate to say they...
February 14, 2015
Why We Need a Darwin Day Whether I Like It or Not
Yesterday in celebration of Darwin Day I went to hear Jerry Coyne speak about evolution and...
February 12, 2015
Mere Atheism Isn’t Enough
About twenty years ago a former Presbyterian minister who graduated from the same seminary from...
February 10, 2015
What’s Wrong with Telling an Atheist You’ll Pray for Her?
I know you mean well, I do. I know that “I’ll pray for you” is...
February 08, 2015
The No True Prayer Fallacy
I didn't quit believing in God because my prayers didn't get answered, so let's get...
February 07, 2015
A Few Posts You May Have Missed
If you're a regular reader of Godless in Dixie, you may still be missing a...
February 05, 2015
Quoting the Bible Doesn’t Work Like a Jedi Mind Trick
Don’t you love it when Christians quote the Bible to atheists? It happens a lot,...
February 04, 2015
Sorry Apologetics: What’s Wrong with the Presuppositional Approach
Have you ever heard of the presuppositionalist apologetic method? What about the Transcendental Argument for the...
February 01, 2015
Does the Christian Faith Make People More Loving?
I grew up Christian and I still live in a culture that is Jesus-soaked---or perhaps...
January 2015
January 27, 2015
Groundhog Day: Finding Purpose Even If There’s No Tomorrow
Given that large numbers of people in New England this morning are digging themselves out from under a...
January 25, 2015
Sex and Christianity Make Strange Bedfellows
In case you haven’t noticed, Christianity becomes exceedingly awkward around the subject of sex. For much...
January 22, 2015
Baptists Should Know Better Than to Declare the Bible the Official State Book
Earlier this month, state representatives in my home state of Mississippi proposed two separate bills...
January 21, 2015
Freethought Groups Across the Deep South Need Your Help
Thanks to the support of readers like you, I've been able to reach the first...
January 20, 2015
Rumors of the Bible’s Validation Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
It’s amazing how the same thing can look completely different when viewed from a different...
January 20, 2015
What Will Save Us from Our Own Subjectivity?
One thing that modern science and the Christian religion share is an appreciation for the...
January 18, 2015
You Keep Forgetting to Take Up Your Cross
Recently a reader expressed indignation because once again I compared my leaving the Christian faith...
January 15, 2015
Your Religion May Be Harmful If…
People who read this blog often find it difficult to decide where to put me on...
January 13, 2015
Who Is Jesus Galt?
By now you may have heard that later this month, two climate science denying senators...
January 11, 2015
Nim’s Island and the Reason For God
This weekend my girls and I watched Nim's Island, and I was struck by something....
January 10, 2015
Everyone’s Agnostic Podcast
In case you haven't read it yet, you should be sure to read yesterday's guest post...
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