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We’re throwing a fun (and free) party Tuesday (March 31) at Lucca Cafe in Irvine — for no reason but to say thanks for people who have supported me during the writing/publication of “Losing My Religion.” If you’re in the area, please stop by for some free food, drink and great conversation. The party starts [...]

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Hey, folks. Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve been in tour, and have no time for my usual thoughtful, insightful insights. All is good. More later.

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OK, I finally figured out how to upload a recording of the news report about me on the “Howard Stern Show.”
Here it is: Lobdell on the “Howard Stern Show.”
And here’s Howard Stern, after the weekend, telling me “props”: Howard Stern giving “props” to Lobdell.
Here’s an excerpt of what I wrote about Stern in my [...]

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According to a new study, Christians in the final stages of life are three times more likely to hang on to the bitter end than others. Question: Why, if heaven awaits? An excerpt from the USA Today article:
These [Christian] patients were three times more likely than others to receive intensive, invasive medical procedures — such [...]

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Here’s the schedule for the next week or so. You can find the whole calendar here.
March 20, Friday
1 p.m. Interview with Patt Morrison on NPR’s KPCC in Pasadena (60 min.)
4:45 p.m. Interview with Journey Home on Santa Fe Public Radio-NM. (15 min.)
7 p.m. Talk and book signing at Pastor Barry Minkow’s Community Bible Church of [...]

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This e-mail is from a dear friend who I don’t see enough. She also happens to be my favorite writer in America, which you’ll be able to see from her e-mail. She’s a major league talent. I know this is self-serving, and my dad instilled in me the notion of humility, but I can’t help [...]

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Can any Catholic out there defend this?

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You can buy “Losing My Religion” now on the Kindle.

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I’m having a great time on the book tour, meeting many wonderful people — both believers and freethinkers. I had my third SRO/sold out book signing, this time in Raleigh, the buckle of the Bible Belt. I also spoke a Elon University, one of the world’s loveliest campuses in the middle of North Carolina. Great [...]

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The book tour is going well. Friday evening (not the best night for book signings), we had a standing-room-only crowd at world-famous Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena. And Sunday afternoon, we packed Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina and sold out copies of “Losing My Religion.” Not bad for being in the buckle of the [...]

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