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Stories by Frank Schaeffer

Frank Schaeffer is a writer and author of Crazy for God: How I Grew Up As One Of The Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, And Lived To Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back.

Christian Cowards: Why Don't Evangelical Leaders Condemn the Hate Spouted by Right-Wingers?

Since when does loving Jesus mean you have to hate our President? Prominent Christians should denounce the violently aggressive language right-wingers use to tear down Obama.
Posted on Dec 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Are the "New Atheists" As Bad as Christian Fundamentalists?

The most aggressive members of the "New Atheism" movement have quite a bit in common with religious extremists like Pat Robertson and Ted Haggard.
Posted on Nov 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Tea Party Movement Returns, This Time with Much More Dangerous and Explicit Rhetoric

It's not too hard to guess where talk of 'Judgement Day' can lead to in the context of a right-wing, gun-loving movement.
Posted on Oct 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why Republicans Are in the Grip of an Apocalyptic Rapture Cult Centered on Revenge and Vindication

An excerpt from Schaeffer's soon-to-be released book, "Patience with God," gets to the root of why millions are praying for End Times.
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: Da Capo Press

Right-Wing Hatemongering Fueled by Christianity?

The ugly side of Evangelical Christianity is very much to blame for the anti-Obama hyperventilating.
Posted on Sep 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The Threat Is Real: Why Right-Wing Rage at Townhall Meetings Could Quickly Turn Deadly

The insurance industry has agitated the far right to prevent health reform, but they don't know whom they're messing with.
Posted on Aug 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Right-Wing Turncoat Gives the Inside Scoop on Why Conservatives Are Rampaging Town Halls

The GOP is willing to disrupt the health care debate if they can't win it. Yesterday in Tampa, a mob of Glenn Beck supporters nearly caused a riot.
Posted on Aug 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

'I Quit the Evangelical Movement in Disgust': Former Evangelist Fears Right-Wing Lunacy Will Lead to More Murder

Conservative pundits and GOP lawmakers must try to cure the sickness of their right-wing followers -- before it explodes again. Or don't they care?
Posted on Jul 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet