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Savor Life, A Man Named Rob

I met a person this year, only once, but he changed my life. His name was Rob. He came to a New Years eve party at our home with a friend from my post religion phase in life. The number one thing I...

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Counting the Hits, Ignoring the Misses

Two things tonight hit my news feed at nearly the same time. The juxtaposition of them was clearly a sign of the Fridge. When these signs appear I know the tall cool one is whispering truths into my...

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A Quiver-full of Misery

My Facebook feed has been inundated of late with commentary about the Duggar family.1 Their fame has rubbed me the wrong way since the moment I first heard about them, and I have never watched an...

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What Jesus Said

If you follow my blog, you know that I often am inspired by a certain Mr. Trimble to respond to the stuff he posts. “Why?” You ask. Because I know for a fact my parents and many members of my previous...

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Remember To Have Tolerance And Love For Our Mormon Neighbors

I just read this announcement from the LDS church in regards to the gay marriage stuff. I’d been thinking about an appropriate response when I stumbled onto this nearly perfectly made point on social...

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Trust Your Feelings

I still remember it, the summer of 1977. As Luke’s x-wing sped toward destiny, Obi-Wan’s voice reminds him to ‘trust your feelings’ and to ‘use the force.’ That hit eight-year-old me pretty hard. As a...

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Naked Shoulders And Sex In Heaven

“Today is the first day I’ve worn a tank top and not had my mother’s words in my head telling me I look like a “whore” or a “bitch in heat.” Actually, I feel kind of cute! Which is good, because I’m...

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The Path of Cool

More than once in a debate where I have pointed out the false position of the believer the comeback has been something along the lines of “What have you got to offer??” Meaning I think, what does your...

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Written In Stone, Why Many Will Still Believe

So the chocolate rock that started the faith I once believed in wholeheartedly finally made the news. Most post-Mormons already knew about it, and even a few devout members do too. The LDS church, in...

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Stealing Your Self Worth, The Psychology Of Obedience

So this morning I was talking to my wife about religious beliefs, the conversation started because I asked her if she felt persecuted because I make fun of religion and religious beliefs and even...

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The Secret of Happiness: The Search

If you know me, you know that I’m generally a pretty positive guy. Over the last few years though as I have dissected and exposed the inner dilemmas and even the downright dishonesty that religions...

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Rowe Rowe Rowe Your Boat

So I’ve been kind of watching this Julie Rowe stuff unfold. It is facinating when you think about it.  Here is a person that wrote a book to share a message she got from talking to God…hmm, now why...

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Banana-pologist

When you spend way too much time on the internet studying the case both for and against religion like I do, sooner or later you are gonna run into this video. There you have it. The banana is proof of...

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Confidence Man

Just a bit ago, I had someone tell me that people just didn’t con the people back in the 1800s, that is why I shouldn’t be skeptical of Joe Smith when he started a fraudulent bank or charged people for...

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Word Twisting and Wet Paint

I remember general conference the first year after realizing my religion wasn’t true. It was the birth of the famous doubt your doubts meme by Elder Ucthdorf. You remember it right? In fact it was a...

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Mission Impossible, why so many need to believe

One of my favorite lines in a movie: ‘Mission Commander Swanbeck: Mr. Hunt, this isn’t mission difficult, it’s mission impossible. “Difficult” should be a walk in the park for you.’ Better yet, watch...

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If I Meet God

One question that every atheist has gotten when an a-athiest (think about the double negative!) discovers their disbelief goes something like this. What if you’re wrong? What will you say to God when...

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Transporter Magic

I’m a nerd, particularly a scifi nerd. I think that is one reason the Mormon… The post Transporter Magic appeared first on The Church of the Fridge.

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Oh My God, I’m So Offended!

One of the fundamental flaws of religion is it replaces a persons innate sense of… The post Oh My God, I’m So Offended! appeared first on The Church of the Fridge.

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If Polygamy Was Normal, Why Lie About It?

One apologetic response you are guaranteed to get if you bring up Joseph Smith’s polygamy… The post If Polygamy Was Normal, Why Lie About It? appeared first on The Church of the Fridge.

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