Recently, Ball State University came into the spotlight when their administration had to rein in an associate professor who decided to teach Intelligent Design in a class called “The Boundaries of Science,” and in coming into the spotlight, BSU has Read more
I’ve got to admit, one word that really bothers me to see misused by toxic Christians is the word “fact.” I feel like giving them my best Inigo Montoya glare and telling them, “You keep using that word. I do Read more
The argument is very simple: If you’re not a Christian, then–GASP!–where on earth do you get your morality from? Aside from being a downright insulting insinuation about my moral integrity, the question is also a clutch-the-pearls gasp of horror about Read more
Recently, a Christian blogger wrote a piece for CNN about why young people seem to be fleeing Christianity. Her conclusion: “What millennials really want from the church is not a change in style but a change in substance.” She thinks Read more
One of the more aggravating redefinitions toxic Christians regularly pull involves the word “convenience.” Like their other redefined words, this one’s been so stretched and warped it barely looks like its dictionary definition or common usage. Of course, not just Read more
What’s it like leaving Christianity? It’s like discovering you don’t need fixing–that you have value and worth as a person just because you breathe. It’s like finding out that you were scared all this time of a big cardboard cut-out Read more
The leader of the largest organized ring of child molesters on the planet, Pope Francis, says he’s not going to judge gay priests just for being gay. Yep. You heard him. Ain’t that nice of him? Let’s just see how Read more
Christianity’s been quietly redefining the word “love” to the point where I can’t really be sure that any Christian I talk to who uses that word is actually using it in a way that I would ever recognize.
I think it’s time we started a new direction here, and by happy chance, the direction actually landed on my lap not long ago. I ended up in a Facebook discussion regarding whether or not a Christian might feel deceived, Read more
I’ve been thinking lately about exactly why I reject Christianity and what I would consider validity with regard to its various claims. My answers are not what Christians might imagine!