Stories by Frank Schaeffer

Frank Schaeffer is the 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. subscribe to Frank Schaeffer's feed

Gun Control Agenda Is Launching White Paranoid Extremists to Prepare for Armed Revolution

Posted on: Jan 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Peel back the code word of "defending" America and you have a treasonous movement in the works.

America's White Male Problem

Posted on: Jan 4, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Our country is lurching from manufactured crisis to crisis and it isn't about politics; it's about pathology.

As America Mourned a Shooting Tragedy, Cynical Christian Right Leaders Tried to Cash in by Blaming Atheism

Posted on: Dec 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

What kind of Christianity is that?

1 Not-So-Simple, Pretty Funny Question for the 73% of White Evangelicals Who Will Apparently Be Voting for Romney

Posted on: Oct 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A question that deserves an answer before election day.

Neoconservative Jingoism Plus Mormon Delusion Equals Perpetual War

Posted on: Oct 19, 2012, Source: AlteNet

If he's elected let's pray Romney isn't a good Mormon! Let's hope he's faking it!

Beating Babies in the Name of Jesus? The Shady World of Right-Wing 'Discipline' Guides

Posted on: Nov 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

There is a brutal movement in America that legitimizes child abuse in the name of God.

How Christian Fundamentalism Helped Empower the Top 1% to Exploit the 99%

Posted on: Oct 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Deference to religion masquerading as politics must end.

Are Michele Bachmann's Views About 'Christian Submission' Even More Extreme Than She's Letting On?

Posted on: Aug 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The people, churches and groups that shaped Bachmann's thinking are far more anti-woman than most Americans fully comprehend.

Michele Bachmann Was Inspired By My Dad and His Christian Reconstructionist Friends -- Here's Why That's Terrifying

Posted on: Aug 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Bachmann's radical right-wing influences include the most extremist figures in the history of the religious right.

Christian Jihad? Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway's in the US

Posted on: Jul 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

There is a growing movement in America that equates godliness with hatred of our government -- in fact, hatred of our country.

Why Rupert Murdoch Love$ God: World's Biggest Sleaze Mogul Also Getting Rich from Christian Moralizers

Posted on: Jul 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rupert Murdoch is one of America’s number one publishers of evangelical and other religious books.

How Fundamentalist Religion Is Destroying the World

Posted on: Jul 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The deluded religious belief that any people or nation or church is a "chosen" people is the root of almost all our troubles.

Insider: "The Christian Right is Aiming to Destroy All Things Public"

Posted on: May 13, 2011, Source: De Capo Press

The Right has pushed for the state to hand over its public duties to private companies, including military operations, prisons, health care, public transport, and all the rest.

How Republicans and Their Big Business Allies Duped Tens of Millions of Evangelicals into Voting for a Corporate Agenda

Posted on: Nov 9, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The bible-thumping white underclass have given a big boost to the corporate bottom line.

Muslim 9/11 Debate Is off the Mark: The Real Problem Is Fundamentalism of Every Kind

Posted on: Aug 26, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Here's the real point: fundamentalist religion OF ALL KINDS - Muslim, Christian, Hindu, whatever, is the enemy of peace and progress.

McChrystal Scandal Shows Us the Military No Longer Protects America -- It Guards Empire

Posted on: Jun 24, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The military is no longer protecting America only -- it's also defending an empire that will lead to more and more loss of American lives for no reason.

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

Posted on: Nov 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet

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.

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

Posted on: Nov 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The most aggressive members of the "New Atheism" movement have quite a bit in common with religious extremists like Pat Robertson and Ted Haggard.

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

Posted on: Oct 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

It's not too hard to guess where talk of Judgment Day can lead to in the context of a right-wing, gun-loving movement.

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

Posted on: Oct 12, 2009, Source: Da Capo Press

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.

Right-Wing Hatemongering Fueled by Christianity?

Posted on: Sep 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The ugly side of Evangelical Christianity is very much to blame for the anti-Obama hyperventilating.

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

Posted on: Aug 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The insurance industry has agitated the far right to prevent health reform, but they don't know whom they're messing with.

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

Posted on: Aug 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

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.

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

Posted on: Jun 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet

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?