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Religion was designed to conduct itself as a hate group: "A hate group is a social group that advocates and practices hatred, hostility, or violence towards members of a race, ethnicity, nation, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other designated sector of society...

"1. Don’t Only Make Sex About Reproduction

Most of the ways in which we talk about sex with children is in reproductive terms. From answering the “Where do babies come from?” question to having a conversation about puberty, the link between sexuality and procreation is a constant one.

But for almost all children, and for most teens, this is not the most salient aspect of sex.

Yet separating sex from reproduction can be hard to do...

"Will the real Paul stand up?

Ehrman reserves most of his scrutiny for the writings of Paul, which make up the bulk of the New Testament. He says that only about half of the New Testament letters attributed to Paul - 7 of 13 - were actually written by him.

Paul's remaining books are forgeries, Ehrman says. His proof: inconsistencies in the language, choice of words and blatant contradiction in doctrine...

"1. It Objectifies Women

The idea that women attain control by eliciting men’s desires plays into the age-old notion that women’s worth lies in their ability to produce erections.

“One of the greatest powers a woman has is the power of her sex,” author and speaker Rick Johnson writes in Patheos.

By making looks paramount to women’s empowerment, this attitude reduces them to objects...

"Bad tribalism”

We are built to be tribal. But sometimes that tribalism goes too far. The worst type of tribalism is groups aligned to destroy other groups, such as through ethnic cleansing and genocide. We have heard the word tribalism used a lot today in reference to our politics. Today in our political world, we have “bad tribalism.” Bad tribalism is a group identity that fosters the bullying and scapegoating of others not like you...

"We know that the Bible is mostly fiction, but did you ever wonder how some of the incredible stories got into the book? As a child, the story of Noah made no sense to me...

"We are in the Christian season of Lent, a good time to talk about Jesus. My sermon title, “How Buddhism Saves Jesus,” is meant to be both serious and somewhat provocative.

I know some people who would immediately react, “Jesus doesn’t need saving; Jesus is the one who saves us all.” Many Christians believe that Jesus, by dying on the cross, saves those who believe, so we might go to heaven and avoid hell. But that’s not what I’m talking about...

"Sign #1. Fake Humility.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.

Philippians 2:3 tells us, “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Narcissists are by definition self-absorbed, but they know that it’s not Christ like nor socially acceptable to be selfish, so many will mimic fake humility, perhaps even going so far as to put themselves down...