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8 Ways Christian Fundamentalists Make People Convert -- to Agnosticism or Atheism

Valerie Tarico, AlterNet. May 27, 2012.

Here are some top ways Christians push people out the church door or shove secret skeptics out of the closet.

How the Christian Right's Homophobia Scares Away Religious Young People

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. May 16, 2012.

The Christian right is increasingly out of step with how Americans feel about gay rights. This issue might be the one that destroys them in the end.

Sex-Loving Evangelicals: A Ploy to Fill the Pews?

Nicole Greenfield, Religion Dispatches. May 7, 2012.

More direct sex talk is a growing trend even among traditional evangelicals, and for several headline-grabbing pastors, it's the focus of their ministries.

11 Strange, Horrific, or Just Plain Weird Ways Societies Have Policed Sex Throughout History

Eric Berkowitz, Huffington Post. May 4, 2012.

Lawmakers have always set limits on how people take their sexual pleasures, and they have doled out a range of controls and punishments to enforce them.

Should Atheists Slam Religion or Show Respect?

Valerie Tarico, AlterNet. May 4, 2012.

As the atheist movement expands, we need to consider whether non-belief will gain more traction if prominent atheists are more respectful of religion.

The Wild Hypocrisy of America's Conservative Christians

David Sirota, AlterNet. April 20, 2012.

In Britain, the devout tend to be economic progressives. Why have American Christians embraced social Darwinism?

Why Support a Religion That Shames You? Pro-Choice Religious Group Offers Alternative

Carole Joffe, RH Reality Check. April 18, 2012.

Religious faith should give us strength and confidence, not guilt and shame.

How Do I Tell My Daughter I Don't Believe in God?

Sue Sanders, Salon. April 15, 2012.

There are chunks of society saying if you don’t believe in God you’re a bad person. Will Lizzie intuit that she’s bad if she doesn’t believe — or that her mother is?

Christians Giving Up Carbon For Lent

Catherine Woodiwiss, Climate Progress. March 14, 2012.

Can reducing your carbon footprint be a spiritual quest? Catholics and Protestants join in observing a six-week carbon fast.

How the Fundamentalist Mind Compels Conservative Christians to Force Their Beliefs on You

Valerie Tarico, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

Good people are willing to subvert the U.S. Constitution and even violate human decency in their quest for converts.

How Deep Is the Republican Christian Right's Connection to the Anti-Gay Bills Sweeping Sub-Saharan Africa?

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

As the horrific "kill-the-gays" bill resurfaces in Uganda, Republican politicians deny connections, but their rhetoric is frighteningly similar.

3 Ways Conservative Christianity's Obsessions Promote Abortions

Valerie Tarico, Away Point. January 24, 2012.

One of the great ironies of American society is that most abortions in the U.S. are caused by conservative Christians.

What I Learned from Christian Sex Guides (Hint: Bigotry)

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. January 19, 2012.

Two religious sex advice books being hyped as edgy and sexy are actually outdated and bigoted – surprise!

Should People and Governments Shun the Totalitarian Catholic Church?

David Morris, Defending the Public Good. January 5, 2012.

When a totalitarian regime aids and abets the rape of tens of thousands of children one would expect it to be shunned by governments and citizens alike.

How Christian Right-Wing Voters in Iowa Make Abortion a Central Issue in the Caucuses

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. January 2, 2012.

To really understand Iowa, you need to understand the primacy of abortion as an issue to the Christian right.

"I Cannot Eat Your Prayers": How Student Debt Changed One Woman's Mind on "Christian Charity"

Kristin Rawls, Killing the Buddha. December 19, 2011.

From an evangelical home to over $100,000 in student loans and healthcare debt, one writer faces the ways in which even progressive Christianity comes up short.

5 Reasons the Religious Right Should Stop Whining About Being Persecuted

Rob Boston, AlterNet. November 24, 2011.

For decades Christian conservatives have claimed persecution. Their powerful hold on Washington tells a different story.

Right-Wing End-Times Theology and the Politics of the Antichrist Smear

Sarah Posner, Comment Is Free. November 20, 2011.

Alleged would-be presidential assassin Ortega-Hernandez reportedly called Obama 'the Antichrist.' So who put that idea in his head?

The War on Halloween: A Mixed Message from Fox News and the Right

Leslie Savan, The Nation. October 30, 2011.

Conservatives can't make up their mind: is Halloween Satanic or an all-American tradition being sabotaged by immigrants?

5 Signs That America Is Moving Away from Religion

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. September 28, 2011.

If you look closely there are promising signs that American attitudes are changing in a way that may blunt the impact of religion on politics and culture.

How the Modern GOP Is Like a Death Cult

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. September 18, 2011.

Contemporary conservatism has surrendered to a virulent, dystopian, and pathologically hyper-individualist state of nature.

Inside the Christian Right Dominionist Movement That's Undermining Democracy

Chip Berlet, Public Eye. September 1, 2011.

Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have all flirted with Christian Right Dominionism, but there's lots of misinformation about just what that means.

Texas Legislators and Christian Groups Fight to Insert God Into Vets' Funerals -- Against Families' Wishes

Alex DiBranco, AlterNet. August 23, 2011.

Christian military groups are suing the VA to force families to include prayer during the burial services of veterans.

New Exposé Reveals Rick Perry's Close Ties to Radical Evangelicals and Self-Proclaimed Prophets

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 12, 2011.

A group of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets from a little-known movement called the New Apostolic Reformation have been quietly pushing for Perry.

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

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. August 9, 2011.

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

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