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Stories from ex-believers, doubters, and those recovering from religion.
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The Relationship Delusion
The Relationship Delusion
Why Christianity’s “personal Jesus” isn’t that special
Edgar Rooke
Jun 15
10 Movies for People Leaving Religion
10 Movies for People Leaving Religion
Stories that explore deconstruction and generate empathy
Jeshua Hayden
Jun 13
Fifteen Things that a Good and All-Knowing God Would Never Do
Fifteen Things that a Good and All-Knowing God Would Never Do
Yet, the Bible declares that He did all of them
Tim Zeak
Jun 6
Rethinking the Rainbow
Rethinking the Rainbow
What I learned about queer pride by leaving Christianity
Jeshua Hayden
Jun 4
Why Does the Church Insist on Trying to Scare People into Believing?
Why Does the Church Insist on Trying to Scare People into Believing?
It is a sales tactic as old as time, but whenever it is used, it is deeply misleading and an act of desperation.
Mark Palmer
May 19
The American Miracle (2025) Review: Founders, and Faith-Based Fan Fiction
The American Miracle (2025) Review: Founders, and Faith-Based Fan Fiction
Johanna Browne
May 17
Liberation for Whom? Queer Africans Left Behind in Burkina Faso’s Revolution
Liberation for Whom? Queer Africans Left Behind in Burkina Faso’s Revolution
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Kyria Santa
May 8
Malcolm X’s Theological Blind Spot: A Critical Examination of His Unquestioning Embrace of Islam
Malcolm X’s Theological Blind Spot: A Critical Examination of His Unquestioning Embrace of Islam
The God that Failed el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
Kyria Santa
May 6
C.S. Lewis’ Greatest Mistake
C.S. Lewis’ Greatest Mistake
Debunking the Christian argument from desire
Jeshua Hayden
May 6
A Divine Hiddenness Problem, in Two People
A Divine Hiddenness Problem, in Two People
Part 2 of my Divine Hiddenness series
Andy Hyun
Apr 22
Is the World Hopeless? Ask A.I.
Is the World Hopeless? Ask A.I.
A very unexpected conversation
Tim Zeak
Apr 21
My Journey of Deconversion from Christianity to Non-Belief: A Story of a Domestic Violence…
My Journey of Deconversion from Christianity to Non-Belief: A Story of a Domestic Violence…
Written by: Sharon T. Chen
Recovering from Religion
Apr 20
What is Female Virtue?
What is Female Virtue?
Is it as defined in the Bible?
Dr. Bruce
Apr 16
What Is Sacred?
What Is Sacred?
A simple answer
Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 16
The Christian Dogma of Male Virtue
The Christian Dogma of Male Virtue
Why does Christianity misunderstand it?
Dr. Bruce
Mar 15
The Christian God is a Manipulator
The Christian God is a Manipulator
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Virag Hars
Mar 13
It’s Time to Retire the “Moral Argument”
It’s Time to Retire the “Moral Argument”
Why the Argument Does Not Establish a God
Andy Hyun
Mar 12
Getting by Without Religion or God
Getting by Without Religion or God
How do atheists handle fear?
Wm Raff
Mar 11
An Atheist’s Tribute to Tony Campolo
An Atheist’s Tribute to Tony Campolo
An indictment of Christian hypocrisy
Tim Zeak
Mar 10
A Socratic Dialogue about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
A Socratic Dialogue about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Socrates and Theophilus discuss the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.
Edgar Rooke
Feb 18
If You Just Can’t Perceive God, That’s Not On You
If You Just Can’t Perceive God, That’s Not On You
The Hiddenness is Real
Andy Hyun
Feb 11
Beyond Queerness: Why I’d Still Be an Atheist Even if Religion Loved Me
Beyond Queerness: Why I’d Still Be an Atheist Even if Religion Loved Me
Kyria Santa
Feb 4
Should we forgive?
Should we forgive?
What about when someone’s guilty, but with an explanation?
Dr. Bruce
Jan 22
The Invisibility Game: How religion works by hiding from reality
The Invisibility Game: How religion works by hiding from reality
Explaining religion with a simple analogy.
Edgar Rooke
Jan 9
The Flawed Logic of C.S. Lewis’ “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord” Trilemma
The Flawed Logic of C.S. Lewis’ “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord” Trilemma
Challenging simplistic views of Jesus in Christian apologetics
Edgar Rooke
Dec 16, 2024
Thomas Jefferson’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Refusal
Thomas Jefferson’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Refusal
A Stance on Separation of Church and State
Shadow Puppets
Nov 28, 2024
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