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April 05, 2021
Groveling at the Feet of God
Editor’s Note: This post is very appropriate, given the recent Gallup poll showing that U.S....
April 01, 2021
Another COVID Easter and Springtime
By Linda LaScola, Editor Looking at my Easter music post from last year, I see...
March 2021
March 29, 2021
And You Want Me to Be Grateful?
Editor’s Note: Here we are in another Christian Holy Week filled with the usual observations...
March 25, 2021
The Persistence of Christian Crazy
Editor’s Note: Jeremiah Johnson, the pastor who got it wrong about Trump’s re-election, has already...
March 22, 2021
Jesus, Mary Magadalene, and … Sexual Innuendos?
Editor’s Note: The New Testament scholar and Clergy Project member certainly had no idea that...
March 18, 2021
Bruce, You Are an Atheist Writer For Money and Fame
Editor’s Note: Like all writers, atheist or otherwise, they write because they have something they...
March 15, 2021
No Longer Defending the Silence of God
Editor’s Note: This was originally part of a 2014 series on Fundamentalism. It’s by a...
March 11, 2021
I Don’t Believe That Either
Editor’s Note: Another blast from the past, the following post was reprinted with permission from...
March 08, 2021
Non-Believers – Who Are They and What Will Become of Them?
Editor’s Note: Here is a blast from the past – an essay first posted here...
March 04, 2021
Weird Event that Led to Research Scholar Career
Editor’s Note: I love this Clergy Project member’s post because it suggests the circuitous route...
March 01, 2021
Birds, Beetles, Bears and Beliefs
Editor’s Note: This piece resonates with me in a way it would not have if...
February 2021
February 25, 2021
How NOT to Convince Us About God
Editor’s Note: Have you ever noticed how many crazed people think they are in direct...
February 22, 2021
Retired At Last!
Editor’s Note: “Andy” has been waiting for this moment for years. I’ve been waiting since...
February 18, 2021
Do Pastors Receive Special Treatment?
Editor’s Note: The author of this piece hits a lot of themes I heard when...
February 15, 2021
Ashes: An Awkward Imposition
Editor’s Note: It’s that time of year again – another Trump impeachment, which ended last...
February 11, 2021
My Materialistic View of the World
Editor’s Note: What I find most appealing about this essay, is the writer’s easy acceptance...
February 08, 2021
How (and Why) Americans were Taught to Hate Atheists
Editor’s Note: Here is an excellent look back at how hate for atheists grew –...
February 04, 2021
Jesus & the Capitol Insurrection
Editor’s Note: QAnon again! As more is known about QAnon and specifically about the its...
February 01, 2021
QAnon vs. Religion
Editor’s Note: The author, a long-term Clergy Project member, has an intriguing view of Q-Anon. ...
January 2021
January 28, 2021
Hatred in the Name of Religion
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, hatred in the name of religion is a recurring theme, recently heard...
January 25, 2021
Hey a-nonny, a-nonny: Q-anon, the Q Continuum and Quackery
Editor’s Note: While aware of Q-Anon, it's only since the Capitol insurrection that I took...
January 21, 2021
A Liberal Christian Reacts to the Capitol Debacle
Editor’s Note: Not surprisingly, this formerly fundamentalist, turned liberal Christian minister, turned atheist and Clergy...
January 18, 2021
A Tsunami of Christian Hate
By David Madison Editor’s Note: There has been a tsunami of articles about screwed up religious...
January 14, 2021
Is Suffering a Problem for Those Who Suffer?
Editor’s Note: Good question, Bart, especially as Americans are suffering one way or another from...
January 11, 2021
Former Evangelical Pastor on Trump and the Insurrection
Editor’s Note: While there are many accounts of the recent horrible events at the US...
January 07, 2021
Insurrection!
By Linda LaScola, Editor Were you glued to the tube yesterday? I was. It...
January 04, 2021
Emmanuel or E-Manual: Faith by the Book
Editor’s Note: Even those who haven’t recently attended holiday services (virtual or in-person) may have...
January 01, 2021
“And a Happy New Year” Here’s to a Covid Free 2021!
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December 31, 2020
Good Riddance 2020
By Linda LaScola, Editor As this awful year draws to a close, I realized I...
December 26, 2020
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