Benjamin L. Corey's Blog, page 3
December 28, 2017
Core Values the Religious Right Taught Me, But Abandoned in the Age of Trump
I was a child of the Religious Right. From my 777 “To Hell With The Devil” t-shirt, to reading Like Lambs to the Slaughter so I could explain to my English teacher how her guided “relaxation” technique was demonic, I was programmed well. I grew up and eventually became an adult in the Religious Right. I […]
December 14, 2017
5 Steps Toward Better Holidays, When Your Insides Feel Completely Blue
They say that Christmas is the “most wonderful time of the year,” but in reality that isn’t true for everyone.
November 30, 2017
10 Reasons Why People Leave Church
Whether you've always known what e-mail was, rode your big-wheel in the street without a helmet, can remember seeing ET in the theater, or did time in 'Nam, here are the 10 reasons why people from all generations leave church.
November 28, 2017
When Someone Far Away Loves You, Too (#Giving Tuesday)
When we first think about poverty in other countries around the world, some of the first images that come to mind tend to be mental images of poverty in warm climates such as Africa or India. However, cold-weather poverty is a unique reality in the world and presents its own set of challenges. While I […]
November 13, 2017
How Ken Ham’s Religion Pushes Our Children Towards Atheism
Ken Ham and his followers may think they’re defending Christianity and ensuring that our faith will be passed along to future generations, but the reality is they’re putting our children and grandchildren at risk of rejecting the faith entirely. I think what’s particularly tragic is that it doesn’t have to be this way; what Ken […]
November 7, 2017
Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith is Here Now!
From following my blog here on Patheos you know that I don’t shy away from critiquing the parts of American Christianity that I find problematic. I’m comfortable with controversy, but I don’t speak out simply for the sake of debate. I care deeply about the legacy of our Christian faith. I care about you and […]
Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith is On Sale Now!
From following my blog here on Patheos you know that I don’t shy away from critiquing the parts of American Christianity that I find problematic. I’m comfortable with controversy, but I don’t speak out simply for the sake of debate. I care deeply about the legacy of our Christian faith. I care about you and […]
November 1, 2017
Sometimes, We’ve Got to Put the Theological Gas Cans Down.
I make no apologies for being a theological bridge-burner and for the years I’ve spent both personally and publicly deconstructing my old faith structure. As a post-evangelical who, like countless others, has been in a slow process of untangling many of the beliefs of my youth, my faith has been in a long season of […]
October 27, 2017
Ever Had a Vulnerability Hangover? I Feel a Big One Looming In 11 Days.
This morning I woke up from a massive migraine before the sun had even cracked the horizon– it felt what I remember hangovers feeling like years ago, but multiplied by ten. As the day goes on I realize I’m on the verge of a different kind of hangover: a vulnerability hangover. I didn’t know what one […]
October 25, 2017
No, God Isn’t Like Some Stephen King Character We’re Supposed to Fear
No, we shouldn't fear God-- God is not some violent clown.
