CEF’s 5-Day Clubs Are a Mix of Sports, Art, and Eternal Damnation — Coming to a town near you, Child Evangelism Fellowship’s 5-Day Clubs are attracting parents with a “free” weeklong camp that will intermingle “dynamic Bible lessons, creative learning activities, inspiring missionary stories, meaningful songs, and life-changing Scripture memorization.” While we’re all aware there’s no such thing as a free lunch, we…

You may be recovering from religion, but for so many more, the trauma of indoctrination has yet to take hold. What can we do to stop it? About 4 million children are born in the US each year. And of those, the vast majority will be raised in religious families…

Celebrating the death of political opponents is uncalled for and abhorrent Today, several news agencies are reporting the death of US Representative Ron Wright of Texas. Wright was 67 and was diagnosed with COVID-19 two weeks ago. In the recent past, Wright battled other heath issues including receiving treatment for…

Administrators say they were following the student handbook An 8-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma girl has been kicked out of her school after telling another girl she had a crush on her. That’s quite an extreme reaction. Chloe, a second grader at Rejoice Christian School in Owasso, had a sit-down with a…

Recently, a new survey by Lifeway, focused on US Protestant pastors, was published in which about half of responding clergy reported overhearing church members sharing conspiracy theories. Shocker, right? Considering how many Jesus banners, QAnon references, and voter fraud insinuations accompanied the masses who stormed the Capitol building on January…

A priest in Wisconsin has left his diocese after performing unapproved exorcisms intended to root out alleged voter fraud Rev. John Zuhlsdorf of Wisconsin left the Diocese of Madison after a “mutual decision” to part ways after he was cited for performing exorcisms that the bishop did not approve. …

After leaving Patheos and taking some time off, I’m ready to dig in again Some readers may remember me from the SecularVoices column on Patheos, while others may know me from my book, Understanding an Atheist, or from Young Skeptics (the first national Good News Club alternative), or from various…

I’m honestly asking this question because I’m afraid for the future of the US. In Donald Trump’s America, we’re surrounded by those who hold disdain for intelligent people. We’re surrounded by those who celebrate ignorance. We’re surrounded by those who denigrate the knowledgeable and ignore facts. …

This week, Lifesitenews, an anti-LGBTQ and anti-choice Christian website, posted a warning to parents of school-aged kids titled, “10 ways to take control of your kid’s education and stop leftist indoctrination.” I’m sorry, what? That’s right, a website run by people who rely on childhood indoctrination to advance their causes…