Advice

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Dear Richard, I came out as an atheist to my ultra-Catholic parents about a year...

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Note: When letter writers sign with their first names instead of a pseudonym or nickname,...

Note: When letter writers sign with their first names instead of a pseudonym or nickname,...

Note: When letter writers sign with their first names instead of a pseudonym or nickname,...

I received two letters dealing with a similar holiday time quandary, going to Christmas Mass...

Note: When letter writers sign with their first name instead of a pseudonym, I randomly...

Note: When a letter writer signs with their first name instead of a pseudonym, I...

Note: When letter writers sign with their first names instead of a pseudonym or nickname,...

Dear Richard, I am a great admirer of the eloquent yet simple advice you give...

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Richard, I will try to make this succinct. I am 28 years old. In the...

I received an email from an "atheist in a foxhole" recently. He's a teacher in...

Hi Richard, This is something that i've been wracking my brain about lately. I live...

Bill wrote a long letter that I have edited for space reasons. My paraphrasing is...

Dear Richard, My girlfriend recently asked me to come to church with her. She's from...

Hello and thank you for your time. I grew up a christian and was raised...

Dr. Richard Beck is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Abilene Christian University. He has...

Good morning Richard. In the past week both an employee of the company I work...

I received two letters from non-believers considering baptizing their kids. Both are wondering about the...

Dear Richard, I've been dating my girlfriend for a year and, even though she is...

Hi Richard, I have recently organized for my body to be donated to science when...

Dear Richard, I am a senior in high school and I am preparing to start...

Hi Richard, I'm on the state board of a high school student organization. As a...

Update: The letter writer has written a follow-up letter four years later. Dear Richard, I'm...

Dear Richard A while back I was waiting for a lecture to start with a...

A reader sent in this dilemma: I was raised as a full-on, tongue-speaking, fundy Christian....

Don wrote a very long and candid letter which I have edited here for space...