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July 18, 2019
The Clothes I Wear
Editor’s Note: This Clergy Project member reminds us of how a mere change of clothes...
July 15, 2019
Why Was the World Created in 4004 BC?
Editor’s Note: It’s not just part of the US electorate that wonders why the other...
July 11, 2019
The Jesus Nobody Wants
Editor’s Note: Yes, David, there are “normal” Christians; they just don’t pay much attention to...
July 08, 2019
Clergy Disbelief Confessions Come to Life
Editor’s Note: I’m so happy to reprint this article (with permission) from the current edition of FreeThought...
July 04, 2019
Happy Independence Day!
Hello, everyone. Here I am in hot, muggy Washington, DC, ready for another hot, muggy...
July 01, 2019
A Date Gone Bad
Editor’s Note: Going out on a date with a new person can be rough under...
June 2019
June 27, 2019
Why I am Not Interested in a Nicer, Friendlier Christianity
Editor’s Note: Not all Evangelical Christians are extremists. At least that’s what they will tell...
June 24, 2019
Positano and My Life
Editor’s Note: This post is a lot more than a walk in the park in...
June 20, 2019
A Place at the Table
Editor’s Note: Even though this Clergy Project member writes very well, it’s sometimes hard for...
June 17, 2019
How Do Theologians Learn to Talk Like This?
Editor’s Note: I am so glad to find this critique of The NY Times op-ed...
June 13, 2019
My Baptist Salvation Experience
Editor’s Note: Although we’ve gratefully heard a lot from this Clergy Project member on the...
June 10, 2019
My New Life as an “Atheist Preacher” & Hope for the Future
Editor’s Note: What a joy it has been to follow this young man’s career...
June 06, 2019
Show Me the Money! A Reflection on the Power of Religious Marketing
Editor’s Note: Here’s a fascinating look at church marketing from the inside – as told...
June 03, 2019
THE RISE OF THE NONES
Editor’s Note: There’s no denying it: the numbers of non-believing clergy, lay atheists and other...
May 2019
May 30, 2019
My Very First Post: Do Textual Variants Matter??
Editor’s Note: And the first shall be last! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) This is the...
May 27, 2019
Pilate Released Barabbas. Really??
Editor’s Note: This is number 7 and next to the last of the Bart Ehrman...
May 23, 2019
Non-Christian Sources for Jesus: An Interview with History.com
Non-Christian Sources for Jesus: An Interview with History.com Editor’s Note: Welcome to Number 6 in...
May 20, 2019
Homosexuality and the New Testament -Guest Post by Jeff Siker
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of the post on biblical homosexuality published here on...
May 16, 2019
Pontius Pilate: A Sensitive Guy….
Editor’s Note: Welcome to number 4 in the Bart Ehrman series. /Linda LaScola, Editor ========================= By...
May 13, 2019
Joel Marcus on His New Book on the John the Baptist
Editor’s Note: Number 3 in the Bart Erhman series /Linda LaScola, Editor ========================= By Bart...
May 09, 2019
Did Paul Believe that the Fleshly Body Would be Resurrected
Editor’s Note: Number 2 in the Bart Ehrman series. /Linda LaScola, Editor ========================= By Bart...
May 06, 2019
Homosexuality in the Bible (and the Christian Church)
Editor’s Note: The rest of May will be “Bart Ehrman” month. Every blog post will come...
May 02, 2019
When the Roof Forest Burns (a photographic essay)
By Chris Highland Editor’s Note: Our naturalist, freethinking TCP member and frequent Rational Doubt blog...
April 2019
April 29, 2019
Jesus and Mo – Banned in England
Editor’s Note: The “real” Jesus and Mohammed are alive and well in the minds of their...
April 25, 2019
Book Review: Lost Connections, by Johann Hari
Editor’s Note: This is an excellent review of what sounds like an excellent book –...
April 22, 2019
The Triple Tragedy of a Human Sacrifice
Editor’s Note: With this post, Easter is finally over, here on the Rational Doubt blog. ...
April 19, 2019
A Freethinker Climbs the Cross
Editor’s Note: Now for a more traditional look at Holy Week – traditional for non-believers, that...
April 18, 2019
Easter Break – Everyone is Invited — Again
Editor’s Note: I recall clergy in the interviews I conducted ten years ago now, saying how...
April 15, 2019
Taking The Next Step, Post-Religion
Editor’s Note: I was so happy when this post from Luke Douglas popped up in...
April 11, 2019
Why I Hate Jesus
Editor’s Note: If you didn’t already know this Clergy Project member’s feelings about Jesus, you...
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