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The Oddness of Belief and Ritual - Sunday
I was just lying here, reading Bukoswki as my two pugs snored beside me, thinking about the Sabbath Day. I skimmed through the television early this morning and spent some time listening to all of the...
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Rick Perry and the Power of the Internet in the Marketplace of Ideas
Rick Perry's latest campaign video has gone viral. Over the last week or so it has generated an astonishing six million views. However, I'm not so sure his marketing team anticipated the negative...
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President Clint
I was going through some old boxes and I found a photo album that my mom made for me and gave me as a gift a few years ago. It's a bunch of pictures of me growing up and all of the pictures are of...
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Clint Talks Horror Part 1: Top 5 Ways to Survive In a Horror Movie
I've been watching horror movies since before I can remember. No, really. Before my late grandmother passed away she was fond of telling me stories about how afternoons at her house would pass by in...
View ArticleWhat's the Point?: Thoughts on Easter and Religious Criticism
This morning I woke up with my fiance as she was preparing to go to work around eight o'clock. I sent my younger brother a birthday text message and idly pondered the coincidence of his birthday shared...
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What Do I Believe? Confessions of an Atheist
Just a few hours ago a young couple knocked on my door here in East Nashville. They both shook my hand and seemed nice. The young girl handed me a book and told me that it was all about the "journey of...
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Chick-Fil-A and Moral Responsibility
The Controversy and Why It MattersUnless you've been living at the bottom of the ocean for the last several weeks you're no doubt familiar with the national controversy centered around the south's very...
View ArticleMy Friend Steve Malone
My friend Steve Malone passed away this morning.A few months ago, right after I moved to Nashville, I got a call from Steve. I wasn't able to take it for whatever reason and I got a voice message...
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Christians Say Interesting Things Part Two: "Pray For Me"
I've been thinking about this prayer thing for years now. I've even written two essays (linked below) using reason and logic to explore the irrationality and ineffectiveness of prayer.Over the last few...
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Morality Part One: The Burden of Proof
Does morality come from gods? Of course it doesn't. Have you read the holy books recently? Aside from being utterly repugnant and morally retarded, they're actually quite hilarious. For the sake of my...
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Homosexuality, Equality and Secular Humanism
This weekend New York passed the Marriage Equality Act which allows gender neutral marriages for same sex/opposite sex couples as well as protects religious organizations from penalty for refusing to...
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New Pedalboard
Hey folks. Thought I'd take a few minutes to talk about some new sounds I'm creating and show you the new board I've made. Lot's of cool new stuff going on. Hope you enjoy it.First thing to mention is...
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Bread of the World and Thoughts About (Not) Hymn Writing
Greetings hymn nerds. Today Bruce Benedict of Cardiphonia released a new album of hymn re-writes inspired by the Lord’s Supper. Along with several other musicians around the country I was invited to...
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Books. Music. Movies. 2012. Let's Do This Shit
1. Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue by Marquis de SadeThis book was written by the late eighteenth century libertine, Marquis de Sade. I'll not go into too much detail except to say that Napoleon...
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Religious Logic and Child Sacrifice
This week a woman in Illinois was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for stabbing her six year old daughter to death. When the authorities showed up they found the body in a room with a butcher...
View ArticleClint Wells Hymns
Hey everyone. I've built a complete resource page for the work I've done with hymn renovation. I'm still writing quite a bit and will be updating the page frequently with new demos and any information...
View ArticleChristians Say Interesting Things Part One: Epistemology and Reality
I was recently followed on twitter by a preacher who runs a twenty-something ministry I won't name here. His website/blog advertises itself as "intellectual/spiritual wanderings from a reform(ing)ed,...
View ArticleBob Schneider Tour
Hey folks. Dropping a quick line to let you know that I'll be doing a run with Bob Schneider the next several weeks. Below are the dates. If any of you live in these towns and want to come to a show...
View ArticleAmerica: Land of the (sorta-kinda) Free!
I was once told to "quit yer bitchin' or get out of here" by a person obviously offended by my criticisms about America. You see, I apparently didn't get the memo that we are now a totalitarian state...
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Podcast Interview
Hi, folks. I had the pleasure of chatting with Johnny Goudie for his super cool, Austin-based music podcast a few weeks ago before leaving for the fall Bob Schneider Tour. We talked about how I got...
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