Secular Student Alliance Features Katherine Stewart on the Threat Religious Nationalism Poses to Democracy

At the recent Secular Student Alliance National Conference the event ended with Katherine Stewart talking about religious nationalism and the threat it poses to democracy. This is a good listen that is about an hour long that deals with her most recent book form this accomplished journalist. 

A John Hopkins Professor Admits Error and the Beauty of the Skeptical Mind Which Evangelical Christians Can Learn From

In the spirit of science amidst a discussion about the COVID-19 vaccine a John Hopkins professor falls back on science and admits error when corrected. Its a beautiful example of what happens with a person when a mind is grounded in science. This blog posts compares this example with evangelical culture with how evangelicals just double down amidst conspiracy theories and how they dismiss facts they don’t like. 

An Evangelical Christian and an Atheist Write the Los Angeles Times on COVID-19

A Los Angeles Times story about evangelicals worshiping during lockdown elicits a response. An Evangelical Christian and an atheist write a letter to the editor that is quite revealing. Those letters are preserved in this post. 

Recommended Read: Jon Steingard Tells Esquire Magazine Why He No Longer Believes in God

From Christian rock artist Jon Steingard who de-converted from Christianity gave an interesting interview with Esquire magazine. In the interview he discusses his de-conversion and the problems with faith and the Christian music industry. 

#LettersToMe The Genetically Modified Skeptic Writes Letters to His Former Christian Self, and How I Did Something Similar in 2019

Drew McCoy who has the Genetically Modified Skeptic wrote a letter to his earlier Christian self. And encouraged others to do so as well. Back in 2019 I wrote an open letter to myself to warn myself about the problems of religion and fundamentalism. Such letters open the door to incredible journeys of finding yourself and what you are. 

Jon Steingard’s De-Conversion and a Frank Discussion on Doubt, Evangelical Culture and Pulling the Threads of Your Sweater

The lead singer for the Christian rock bank Hawk Nelson became an atheist. After reading his letter on Instagram this post looks at some of the issues raised in evangelical culture and wants to provide some commentary on doubt and evangelicalism.   

Christian Rock Artist Jon Steingard Has De-Converted From Christianity And No Longer Believes in God: Preserving His Letter Explaining His Journey

The lead singer of the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson came out and explained that he no longer believes in God. This is a brief post preserving Jon Steingard’s letter explaining what he doesn’t believe in God any more. 

When You Need to Sever Ties With Family Because of Religion. Good Read in the Guardian

The Guardian had an article the other day on how to let go of family. This is a brief post to encourage people to read the article. 

Hemant Mehta’s Ten Reasons Why People are Abandoning Christianity

Hemant Mehta published a video explaining why people are walking away from Christianity. Its a list of ten items that should come as no surprise. Many of these help explain why people have pushed back and walked away from faith. The one that should be on the list that is not is that Christianity does not provide a satisfactory answer to the problem of evil. 

Richard Wade at The Friendly Atheist Writes About how Atheists Meet Through Zoom During a Pandemic and Become Close

How a local atheist group reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic and embraced technology and bonded close. This story was told at The Friendly Atheist and I want to push this in writing about the current pandemic.