Dave Bruemmer of Cal State Fullerton wrote a couple articles regarding his de-conversion from Christianity in the school’s newspaper, The Daily Titan. In the first article, he talks about the time he finally decided to become “Bible literate”: Had I kept my studies narrowed to evangelical interpretations and listened to only a specific genre of Christians, I doubt that I ever would have changed my mind or questioned things. It was when I opened my mind up to outside ideas,… Read more
Mike Jones, the male escort who outed evangelical leader Ted Haggard, is back in the news. Jones was doing some research for his forthcoming book (published by Seven Stories Press) and visited New Life Church to get a first-hand account of what it’s like in there. He said of his visit: “It wasn’t to rub anyone’s face in it by any means. I was wanting to get some perspective, to see where they are coming from, what the magnet is.”… Read more
There were a few follow-up questions after my interview with Dale McGowan, author of Parenting Beyond Belief. Will this book have any resources listed in the back? Like websites, organizations, etc.? Dale’s response: Oh you betcha. I spent a full year compiling a list of the best additional resources (imho) — books, videos, and websites. They are divided by topic and listed at the back of each chapter. Some include brief synopses and/or reviews. I think we have over ninety… Read more
As stated earlier, members of the Rational Response Squad will be appearing on Nightline tomorrow (Tuesday) night to discuss the Blasphemy Challenge. You can see a preview of the episode here. (Watch from 35 to 58 seconds) And if you’re free tomorrow night, watch the segment live with Brian Sapient and other RRS members in their webcam room tomorrow night at 11:30 pm EST. [tags]Rational Response Squad, Nightline, Blasphemy Challenge, Brian Sapient, atheist, atheism, Christianity[/tags] Read more
Wow. John Kasich of Fox News is really frightened about the Blasphemy Challenge. Co-Founder of the Challenge, Brian Flemming, sat with him for an interview last night. It’s intense. (Incidentally, the other co-founder was Brian Sapient, who I spoke to a couple weeks ago.) [tags]John Kasich, Fox News, Blasphemy Challenge, Brian Flemming, Brian Sapient, atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
