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Bruno tried to make fun of Christians, but he didn’t score many points. Score this one for Christians.

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I love this post. It involves a governor, an Argentinian mistress and God. How can you lose?

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My editor at HarperCollins sent me an e-mail telling me that my memoir, “Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America–and Found Unexpected Peace,” is now in its fourth printing.
Boo-yah!

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In my opinion, most of these pastors should be put in jail. Or at least banished to an eternity in hell.

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My friend, ex-evangelical Christian Daniel Florien, has a Father’s Day provocative post on his site, unreasonablefaith.com. It’s titled “The Worst Father Ever Imagined.” Some excerpts:
I had a pretty terrible father growing up. He was a violent drunk who treated my mom badly and made me feel miserable.
I hated him.
Some people have worse fathers. But none of [...]

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I’m guessing an evangelical Christian group from Anaheim that has filed suit in federal court, demanding that its members be allowed to work the sidewalks and distribute pamphlets during an upcoming Arab festival, will win its case. Story here.
The group, Arabic Christian Perspectives, says police are violating its free-speech rights by attempting to confine its [...]

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A new-found friend left this comment about my original post on why does God hate amputees?
I’ve grappled with this question on a fairly personal level, being an amputee myself. You can find her personal story here.
My amputation was due to bone cancer. At the time I was Mormon and received several blessings saying that I [...]

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This courtesy cartoon of my friend, the Friendly Atheist. It harkens back to a website that haunted me as a believer: Why Won’t God Heal Amputees? I think it’s a simple but unanswerable question.

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There’s an interesting article on The Politico website today about atheists’ reaction to President Obama. An excerpt:
While the atheist community appreciates the shout-outs, George W. Bush offered similar acknowledgements of nonbelievers during his presidency. And like Bush, Obama has repeatedly invoked religion in his speeches. The latest dose came Thursday in Cairo, in his speech [...]

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Say it ain’t so!

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