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October 06, 2016
Freedom Without Jesus
Editor’s Note: Just a day before “Adam “Mann” finds his personal freedom from religion at...
October 03, 2016
The Gospel Goes Downhill
Editor’s Note: Here is another fascinating excerpt from Clergy Project member David Madison’s book, 10...
September 2016
September 29, 2016
“A Pastor’s Secret” Soon to Be Revealed!
Editor’s Note: I remember how excited and nervous Dan Dennett and I were back in...
September 26, 2016
Women in Secularism Conference – With Voices from Women Clergy
This past weekend, I was in Arlington VA, speaking at and attending the fourth Women...
September 22, 2016
Women Beyond Belief – A Book Review
Editor’s Note: Here’s another excellent review by Alexis Record, who keeps up with secular literature...
September 19, 2016
Beyond the Trumpery: A True, Progressive, Freethought Candidate
Editor’s Note: Many thanks to frequent contributor, Chris Highland, for bringing both levity and gravity...
September 15, 2016
Is Religious Humility Possible?
Editor’s Note: We’ve all heard claims of religious humility and maybe even seen examples of...
September 12, 2016
How I Answer Theistic Arguments For the Existence of a God
Editor’s Note: Sounds like this Clergy Project writer has no problem with people in the...
September 10, 2016
Where are Gretta Vosper’s Clergy Defenders?
As you may have heard by now, Clergy Project member, Rational Doubt contributor and United...
September 08, 2016
Review: Ten Tough Problems in Christian Thought and Belief
Editor’s Note: Here is the promised review of Clergy Project member David Madison’s new book,...
September 05, 2016
Living Between Belief and Unbelief
Editor’s Note: Elizabeth gamely takes on what it means to her to dwell somewhere between...
September 01, 2016
Brian, Like Christ, Has Eternal Life
Editor’s Note: Now, for a little levity, we turn to “The Life of Brian” -...
August 2016
August 29, 2016
The God Who Takes His Own Sweet Time
Editor’s Note: As we head into the more serious pursuits of autumn, we’re taking a...
August 25, 2016
Final Lesson in VBS: Biblical Inspiration? Not So Much
Editor’s Note: Summer’s almost over, kids. Those lazy, crazy, hazy days are coming to an...
August 22, 2016
VBS #3 – Tweaking the Translation Alters the Meaning
Editor’s Note: paganpreacher/Mike Aus continues dissecting the Bible, showing how differences in translation can hugely...
August 18, 2016
Vacation Bible School #2: Dishonest Bible Translations
Editor’s Note: In this lesson, the “paganpreacher” is not as kind with the Bible, using...
August 15, 2016
Welcome to Vacation Bible School: Good Reasons to Read the Bible
Editor’s Note: It’s that time of year again. And because the Bible never changes and...
August 11, 2016
Donald Trump – as seen from the Great White North
Editor’s Note: I just can’t stop thinking about Donald Trump and apparently neither can this...
August 08, 2016
What Trump Supporters & Fundamentalists Have in Common: Facts Don’t Matter
I knew there was a religious angle to Donald Trump's candidacy, but I couldn’t figure...
August 04, 2016
God Kills Man and Leaves Three Girls Fatherless
Editor’s Note: Here’s a reminder that some things just don’t make sense and that it’s...
August 01, 2016
Houdini and Atheist Clergy – Professional Tricksters
Editor’s Note: Read this fascinating discussion of the similarities between magic tricks and religion, as...
July 2016
July 28, 2016
Clergy Project Founders – Together at Last at FFRF Conference
I have exciting news for anyone who knows about The Clergy Project or who has...
July 25, 2016
Nastiness Dressed Up As Patriotism
Editor’s Note: I was thinking that as a Canadian, our current writer is somewhat removed...
July 21, 2016
Donald Trump’s “Good News” for Atheists
Editor’s Note: When frequent contributor “RJ Twain” asked me what I’d like him to write...
July 18, 2016
The “Devil of the Gaps” Lives – And He Speaks Latin!
On July 1st, The Washington Post, published an article by Richard Gallagher titled, “As a...
July 14, 2016
Eraser In Someone Else’s Hand
Editor’s Note: In the final essay of the “Eraser” series, we are asked to think...
July 11, 2016
ERASER IN OUR HANDS
Editor’s Note: Part II of the “Eraser” series explores the idea of wiping ourselves clean...
July 07, 2016
The Big Eraser
Editor’s Note: Have you ever wished you could just get an eraser and rub out...
July 04, 2016
Celebrating Independence – Religious Leaders Freed From Belief
There is more than one kind of Independence. As I look back over the last...
June 2016
June 30, 2016
How Many Pastors Have Been Forced to Marry Same-Sex Couples?
Editor’s Note: Here is a well-documented, scathing and even humorous look at certain Christians’ attempts to...
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