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The human body is a marvel of design and engineering. A variety of elements come...

Everyone loves a superhero story. The world is in imminent danger of either being destroyed...

It’s Good Friday (observed). This means it’s time for religion to trot out “The Great...

I haven’t written anything in awhile. To be perfectly honest, I haven’t been inspired. The...

The song, “The Greatest Love of All” actually had it right. When religion was the...

When I was a kid growing up in Detroit, one of my greatest joys was...

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike...

Last week was tough for me. My Dad was in the hospital and all the...

I’m grateful! As I navigated the uncertain waters of my deconstruction from religion, I went...

“Hi, I’m Derrick. I’m a recovering churchaholic.” “Hiiiiiiiii Derrrrrrick!” Once upon a time, I was...

Salvation. What comes to mind when you hear this word. If you’re a christian, you...

I’m rarely geographically lost. When I was a child, my Mom used to take me...

Once again, I am in the unenviable position of having to have “the talk” with...

This week's installment is an excerpt from my upcoming book, "Love|Forward - Moving Forward at...

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to belief, lately. Not so much what I...

Given a sufficiently long timeline, everyone experiences death. Death comes to family members and friends;...

In my last installment, I explained why I am no longer a bible/scripture literalist. In...

One of the great things about achieving escape velocity from the black hole of religion...

I’m neither given to writing on current events nor am I a purveyor of bad...

One of the things I discovered on my road to Deconstructing Religion is that theology...

Allow me to gloat. This week, I’m on an expenses-paid business trip to London, England....

If you’re looking for “Slim Shady,” I think you tuned into the wrong channel. Although...