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Epic Day at Hot Creek- And Did Those Old Guys Call the Police on Us?

This past week was the best week of fishing at Hot Creek in my life. I've always heard about the 30-fish days, but the most we've ever...

The Road Taken- Sex and Waffles Triumph Over Church

As with many ex evangelicals, my journey out of faith took me on a path down the left-hand side of the religious spectrum. I was raised...

The Last Census Post...Forever

After finishing part 3 of the Census ordeal, I was surprised at how stressed I felt as I relived the experience. After I came home from...

It Was You, Jesus- It's Time to Let Christianity Go

We sometimes refer to a moment of reckoning as a “come to Jesus” moment, as if returning to Jesus is akin to submitting to some kind of...

My Census Story- Why I Hate Most of the World- Part 3

I looked up the weather forecast for the next week in Bakersfield. 110 degrees every single day. Fuck it. I was in. Work was pretty much...

My Census Story- Why I Hate Most of the World, Part 2

One of the reasons I kept working as a census enumerator, outside of the hopes of a new guitar, was the fact that the count for each...

My Census Story: Why I Hate Most of the World- Part One

When I think back on the five total weeks I spent as a census worker, I remember an endless string of angry, mean, suspicious and scared...

Dumb: The Evangelical Worldview (A mature and sensible argument)

My parents are conservative evangelical Christians. In most ways, they are what you’d think they are. They identify as republican and...

Thank you, Neil Peart

Like many angst-ridden kids, I found an identity in rock music. As an Asian kid in a predominantly white suburb of early 80’s Los...

Let's Make Christmas Illegal: A Rational View

This was my first "popular" post on Facebook ten years ago. I have updated it for today. Bah Humbug. Conservatives are always...

I Don't Miss Worship Services: Great Music Helped Me Ditch My Faith

Given the daily and sometimes hourly apocalyptic news happening (fall, 2019) these days, it’s almost comforting to think back to simpler...

It’s Everyone’s Problem (but it’s mostly white peoples’ responsibility)

When I was in college, a white friend and I were talking about our families, telling stories and sharing insights into the things that...

Forget Josh Harris for a Minute: We Exvangelicals share in the guilt of our pasts

Prominent evangelical leaders and celebrities seem to be raining down from the heavens, announcing they are no longer Christians. ...

A Mad Dad's Manifesto- Episode One

Preface If we’re honest with ourselves, there are countless reasons for a parent to be mad in every sense of the word. Whether due to...

I Was Once a Christian Like Mike (And it wasn't fake)

There’s a scene at the end of the movie, A Beautiful Mind, where John Nash, having found a way to deal with the people his mind has...

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Epic Day at Hot Creek- And Did Those Old Guys Call the Police on Us?

The Road Taken- Sex and Waffles Triumph Over Church

The Last Census Post...Forever

It Was You, Jesus- It's Time to Let Christianity Go

My Census Story- Why I Hate Most of the World- Part 3

My Census Story- Why I Hate Most of the World, Part 2

My Census Story: Why I Hate Most of the World- Part One

Dumb: The Evangelical Worldview (A mature and sensible argument)

Thank you, Neil Peart

Let's Make Christmas Illegal: A Rational View

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R Scott okamoto

JA. Musician. writer. fly fisher. Ex-christian. husband. dad....

Epic Day at Hot Creek- And Did Those Old Guys Call the Police on Us?

The Road Taken- Sex and Waffles Triumph Over Church

The Last Census Post...Forever

It Was You, Jesus- It's Time to Let Christianity Go

My Census Story- Why I Hate Most of the World- Part 3

My Census Story- Why I Hate Most of the World, Part 2

My Census Story: Why I Hate Most of the World- Part One

Dumb: The Evangelical Worldview (A mature and sensible argument)

Thank you, Neil Peart

Let's Make Christmas Illegal: A Rational View

I Don't Miss Worship Services: Great Music Helped Me Ditch My Faith

It’s Everyone’s Problem (but it’s mostly white peoples’ responsibility)

Forget Josh Harris for a Minute: We Exvangelicals share in the guilt of our pasts

A Mad Dad's Manifesto- Episode One

I Was Once a Christian Like Mike (And it wasn't fake)

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