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May 24, 2013
Homosexuality? Hell? You be the judge.
The rational Christian must admit that no one actually, in an objective sense, knows if...
May 22, 2013
Can this wife abuser change?
Got this in: Hello John, I am an abusive man. I have found many books...
May 20, 2013
The rational genius of Christianity
I have zero interest in converting anyone to Christianity, be it "my" version of the...
May 16, 2013
Unfundamentalist Christians
A while back I responded to repeated requests that I articulate my personal theology by...
May 14, 2013
How can I believe in God, when so many innocent people suffer?
The question people most often ask me is, "How can I believe in God, when...
May 11, 2013
Mother’s Day: Raised Too Alone (by John Shore)
If your mother's unhappiness—her pain, her dysfunction, her drama—was more precious to her than you...
May 10, 2013
A Methodist to Their Madness
I’ll never forget October 15, 2011. That’s the day I received in my email this...
May 07, 2013
What would Jesus do if invited to a gay wedding?
What would Jesus do if invited to a gay wedding? The answer is as close...
May 06, 2013
How to make a Christian grumpy
Coffee cup fresh in hand, this morning I settled in to start reading Treatise on...
May 03, 2013
Love: Like a teacup on the Titanic
Got this in: Hello, Sir! I've read through your work, and especially liked your 2+2=5 post....
May 02, 2013
So embarrassed at the gym two days ago I literally couldn’t move
I'm just now settling in to write John's Monthly Newsletter. If you don't know, I do...
May 01, 2013
Thumbs up to the evolutionists
If you're just joining us, this past Friday I published True or False: Dinosaurs Lived...
April 2013
April 28, 2013
A creationist fights back
A believer in creationism did not at all appreciate my post True or False: Dinosaurs...
April 26, 2013
True or False: Dinosaurs Lived with People
You may have already seen on the Internet this "science" test, which was given to...
April 25, 2013
World War Gay is Over!
Unaware that their cause had been lost, a small number of Japanese soldiers deep in...
April 23, 2013
Can a man act too effeminate?
Hi John, I'm an extremely effeminate (not to the point of transgenderism), homosexual man, and...
April 22, 2013
Anti-Gay Christians: What’s in Your Wallet?
The reason conservative Christians invariably give for asserting that homosexuality is an egregious sin against...
April 18, 2013
An Open Apology From Christians to Gay People
[This post originally appeared on my old blog at JohnShore.com, from where it was shared...
April 17, 2013
Kicked out of our church: How I learned the “Christian” view of gays (and what my wife did with that information)
After my wife Catherine and I had spent six years as members of the very...
April 16, 2013
What today’s evangelicals are (still) telling gay people
Once upon a time the evangelical Christian's typical response to homosexuality was that gay people...
April 15, 2013
Our Devastated Mountaintop (sweatshop edition)
[You guys killed it last time we did this. Just amazing work, all of it....
April 14, 2013
Do this easy thing or stop complaining about gun violence
The White House wants Americans to read this, which they sent out Thursday: Hello, all—...
April 11, 2013
Letter from a sincere would-be polyamorous guy, or a fundy troll faking it?
If you read or skimmed the reader comments to Christian Polyamory and/or One Man. Two Fiancees. One...
April 09, 2013
One Man. Two fiancees. One prenup-nup?
In this morning: Hi John, We are three professionals, myself and two women that are...
April 08, 2013
An Angel Learns to Judge
Professor Malachi, Dean of Discernment and Judgment at The University of Heaven, tapped a file...
April 04, 2013
Belief in Jesus brings her mainly self-condemnation and stress
Dear John! I've been reading some of your texts, searching for information and help, but...
April 02, 2013
Christian Polyamory?
The other day I got in this email, with the subject line Christian Polyamory? Hi...
April 01, 2013
April’s newsletter giveaway: Altec Lansing portable player for iPhone and iPad
With each edition of my monthly newsletter I do a giveaway. For April's newsletter (which I'll...
March 2013
March 31, 2013
Burning of the Resentments, Easter Vigil 2013
The one hundred and fifty or so resentments sent me in response to my post...
March 27, 2013
Send your resentments up in smoke for Easter 2013
[UPDATE: It's done. Pictures are up.] Last year for Easter over two hundred people sent...
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