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February 25, 2018
Samson: An Evangelical Hero in the Era of Trump
If you've never heard of Pure Flix Entertainment then you're really missing out. It's the...
February 24, 2018
If You Could Change One Thing about Atheism…
A Christian friend taking a religion class wrote me and asked a question that I'd...
February 22, 2018
On Killing Your Heroes
I remember when I first left my Christian faith and became an atheist. It was...
February 18, 2018
None of This Really Happened
It's difficult to know where to begin when talking to people who live in an...
February 05, 2018
Yoga to Be Kidding Me
My problem with writing about people who crave attention is that I hate feeding their...
January 2018
January 31, 2018
The Real Reason Trump Was Elected
If you're like me, over the last few months you overdosed on political discussions, opting instead...
January 15, 2018
Christmas in Dixie: Reflections and Resolutions
[Today's post is a guest post by "Mortgage Hill Musings," a fellow deconvert who is...
January 09, 2018
How Hell Became the Opposite of What It Was Meant to Be
Have you ever attended a Christian funeral for someone who died an atheist? I did once, and it...
January 06, 2018
The Last Jedi and Losing Your Religion
The Last Jedi is a bold move to create a more grown-up Star Wars universe...
December 2017
December 31, 2017
The Best of Godless in Dixie in 2017
Here on the last day of the calendar year, the time has come for me...
December 15, 2017
God As a Terrible Parent
Like most Southerners, I get roped into going to church from time to time for...
November 2017
November 29, 2017
Giving to Help the Smith Family
Earlier this week, the virtual community to which I belong was devastated to learn that one...
November 25, 2017
How the Bible Helped Me Become an Atheist
Christianity immortalized the seeds of its own deconstruction by putting them in the mouth of its...
November 18, 2017
Does It Take Faith to Be an Atheist?
"I don't have enough faith to be an atheist." I know it must be gratifying...
November 11, 2017
FAQ: Should I “Come Out” as an Atheist?
A religion editor for a national publication wrote me recently with a couple of questions...
October 2017
October 26, 2017
7 Reasons to Stop Believing in Hell
I receive a good many emails and private messages from friends who still struggle with...
October 24, 2017
When Things Don’t Have to Make Sense
I think one of the most detrimental things my faith did to me, and to...
September 2017
September 29, 2017
The Sociology of Belief
When I was still a Christian, I would bristle whenever someone tried to analyze my faith...
September 18, 2017
When Other People’s Fear of Hell Rubs Off on You
I seem to have a lot of friends who are in what we call "mixed...
September 11, 2017
September 11 and the Birth of New Atheism
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the day a group of radicalized Islamic extremists attacked...
September 06, 2017
What Praising God in the Storm Reveals About Faith
Nothing puts the cognitive dissonance of faith on display like a destructive storm system ripping...
September 02, 2017
How Do You Deal with Your Own Fear of Death?
A friend wrote me a couple of days ago and posed a question every formerly religious...
August 2017
August 28, 2017
Yes, I Know, Your Christianity Is Better
Whenever people who never truly bought into the hype about Jesus cast their gaze upon...
August 20, 2017
Being an Atheist Doesn’t Make You a Better Person
In case you weren't aware, there is a thing called the "atheist movement," and it...
August 03, 2017
Why Losing God Hits Some of Us Harder
I wasn’t active in the skeptic movement long before I discovered how different my perspective...
August 01, 2017
After God, Then What?
This summer I've been trying to work my way through outlining a book I've been...
July 2017
July 10, 2017
Maybe Belief Is a Matter of Choice for Some
I've gotten into more than my fair share of interchanges with people on the internet...
July 02, 2017
Help! My Grandchildren Are Becoming Calvinists
A retired friend of mine who now considers himself an agnostic has been struggling for...
June 2017
June 23, 2017
What’s Godless In Dixie Doing This Summer?
Followers of this blog have noticed a dropoff in posts over the last few weeks,...
June 18, 2017
What Bowling Can Teach Us About Prayer
I suppose I started celebrating Father's Day a day early when I took my nine-year-old...
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