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John Harris

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Backyard Church

I’m an Atheist. Here is What I Want Christians to Know About Me.

No, I don’t think I deserve Hell. And here’s why.

Apr 17

I’m an Atheist. Here is What I Want Christians to Know About Me.

Apr 17

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Backyard Church

When the World Is Always Ending, Nothing Matters

They raised me to expect the end. They forgot to teach me how to live.

Apr 15

When the World Is Always Ending, Nothing Matters

Apr 15

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Backyard Church

Why I Still Envy the Way Christians Talk About Suffering

Atheism Gave Me Clarity. Christianity Gave Me Comfort

Apr 7

Why I Still Envy the Way Christians Talk About Suffering

Apr 7

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Backyard Church

Why Christians Must Have Better Conversations Around Queerness

What My Father’s Secret Taught Me About Faith and Shame

Mar 4

Why Christians Must Have Better Conversations Around Queerness

Mar 4

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Backyard Church

My Father Chose Faith Over Medicine. It Cost Him His Life

A Tragic Lesson in the Dangers of Faith-Based Medical Neglect

Feb 20

My Father Chose Faith Over Medicine. It Cost Him His Life

Feb 20

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Backyard Church

I’m an Atheist, and Even I Want to Save Christianity from Donald Trump

An Outsider’s Plea to Christians: Take Back Your Faith

Feb 18

I’m an Atheist, and Even I Want to Save Christianity from Donald Trump

Feb 18

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Backyard Church

Why an Atheist Like Me Still Talks About the Love of Jesus

The Christians Who Didn’t Try to Save Me Changed Everything

Feb 4

Why an Atheist Like Me Still Talks About the Love of Jesus

Feb 4

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Deconstructing Christianity

I Really Want to be a Christian, But I Can’t Make Myself Believe

But is belief actually something one can choose?

Jan 31

I Really Want to be a Christian, But I Can’t Make Myself Believe

Jan 31

The One Thing Atheists Have So Wrong About Christianity

This encapsulates a critique that many atheists share: the idea that Christians don’t care about evidence or logical reasoning.

Jan 22

The One Thing Atheists Have So Wrong About Christianity

Jan 22

The Call of the Logos to an Atheist

At this stage in my life, I hesitate to utter the phrase “I will never,” though I am tempted to say I will never utter it again. There was…

Jan 11

The Call of the Logos to an Atheist

Jan 11

John Harris

John Harris

Writing under a pen name—not to hide, but to think freely. An ex-Christian questioning faith with an open mind, frustrated by bad arguments from both sides.

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