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April 08, 2019
Dennett and “Mann” Meet on Darwin Day
Editor’s Note: Dennett/LaScola study participant “Adam Mann” has come a long way since he and...
April 04, 2019
Stephen Law’s 5 Morals To Guide Atheists & Believers In Debates
Editor’s Note: I’m thrilled that John Loftus, editor of the Debunking Christianity blog, where TCP...
April 01, 2019
Dangerous Illusions – Read This, Save Time
Editor’s Note: We’ll take a short break from hearing dissenting views on atheism/humanism, to check out...
March 2019
March 28, 2019
The Value of In-Your-Face Atheism
Editor’s Note: Here, as promised, is the response by a fellow Clergy Project member to...
March 25, 2019
Is there an “Orthodox Atheism”?
Editor’s Note: Hang on to your hats as this Clergy Project member and “secular chaplain”...
March 21, 2019
Another Former Methodist Minister Sounds Off
Editor’s Note: Another TCP member who was once a Methodist minister speaks out against that church’s recent...
March 18, 2019
Emergency! Can Faithers and Freethinkers Respond Together?
Editor’s Note: Talk about timely! This post was sent to me unsolicited and just BEFORE the...
March 14, 2019
Christianity and the Witch-Hunt Mentality
Editor’s Note: Get ready -- this Clergy Project member is really worked up and he’s...
March 11, 2019
Mere Morality, By Barker, via Record
Editor’s Note: Dan Barker has written yet another book! Alexis Record writes yet another lively...
March 07, 2019
Trusting the Evidence, Following the Questions and Finding Your Own Way
Editor’s Note: I’m so glad to hear from this former Methodist Clergy Project member. He...
March 04, 2019
How My Relationships With Women Have Changed Post-Jesus
Editor’s Note: This is a new one on me! I didn’t realize that fundamentalist Christian...
February 2019
February 28, 2019
Free Will Explained – By Barker via Record
Editor’s Note: Our resident book reviewer brings a light touch to the weighty topic of...
February 25, 2019
Fundamentalist Arguments Ad Absurdum about the “Original” Text of the NT
Editor’s Note: Fundamentalist Christian thinking gets bashed again in this post written by a Clergy...
February 21, 2019
The Lure of the Secular Jesus
Editor’s Note: We continue looking at former Christians’ various views of Christianity by considering the...
February 18, 2019
What In the World is Liberal Religion?
Editor’s Note: I asked “Andy,” an active United Church of Christ minister and Clergy Project...
February 14, 2019
Why I’m Not an Angry Evangelical Atheist, Part II
Editor’s Note: I’m not at all surprised that Part I of this series riled up...
February 11, 2019
Why I’m Not an Angry Evangelical Atheist, Part 1
Editor’s Note: The mild humanist chaplain we’ve come to know gets a little edgy. In...
February 07, 2019
Wow! I’m in the New York Times.
Editor’s Note: This Clergy Project member has been through a lot since she first called...
February 04, 2019
Reactions
Editor’s Note: Now here is an example of yet another type of former non-believing clergy....
January 2019
January 31, 2019
The Ultimate Prayer Challenge to PROVE God
Editor’s Note: OK, so this post, written by a professional writer and Clergy Project member, does...
January 28, 2019
Forums on Faith and Freethought!
Editor’s Note: Do you want to feel better about whatever you believe? Want to get educated...
January 24, 2019
Is It Ever Okay To Lie?
Editor’s Note: I’ve learned that non-believing clergy are very good at lying. They lie to...
January 21, 2019
Religion can be a Mental Illness
Editor’s Note: Luckily, this Clergy Project Member is now far removed from the agony he...
January 17, 2019
Why America Was Taught To Hate Atheists
Editor’s Note: There is some very interesting history here, especially for people who did not...
January 14, 2019
How Changing My Views Affected My Relationships
Editor’s Note: This bestselling author, New Testament scholar and Clergy Project member has written quite...
January 10, 2019
Checkers and Chess
Editor’s Note: Here’s another of the former Reverend Mercer’s blog posts written before he left the...
January 07, 2019
Christian Dark Ages —Then and Now
Editor’s Note: Hopefully our current political dark ages won’t last so long or do so...
January 03, 2019
Becoming Human (Inspired by being on HBO)
Editor’s Note: Wow! This Clergy Project member and two others – John Compere and Gretta...
January 01, 2019
Happy New Year 2019, from Rational Doubt!
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