Dear Frank Schaeffer’s Open Letters: Hi, I’m Caleb Howe’s blog entries (hereafter referred to as “a blog”). Thanks for listening. I used to be an open letter (hereafter referred to as “the hacky crutch”) much like you. Eventually I had to change. Too many ba...

Recently, I posted a piece on Frank Schaeffer's recent book, "Crazy for God". It was interesting to talk to a number of friends who challenged my decision to highlight a man, who many of my evangelical friends now refer to as a traitor to the right wing causes; causes which were oringinally birthed ...

Have you ever heard of Ted Haggard? If you ever read blogs you have. He’s a recurring joke online, an underline to a meme. He’s a favorite bogeyman, a name trotted out to point at religious conservatives … J’accuse! Haggard cleans up in internet searches. His name is in light...

"You can be the world's biggest hypocrite and still feel good about yourself," begins Frank Schaeffer in his memoir Crazy for God ....

Frank Schaeffer: Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back Crazy for God is a memoir by Frank Schaeffer, the son of Francis Schaeffer, a major figure in 20th Century Evangelical culture and politics. It is a p...

This story from OpEdNews. Headlined on 3/23/08: Obama's Minister "Hates America" But When My Father Said the Same Sort of Things He Became a Hero To The Republicans by Frank Schaeffer When Senator Obama's preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association. But when my ...

In my previous post, PastorM comments on an interview that Frank Schaeffer gave to John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute. For me it was a fascinating trip back to my youth when I was a big follower of Schaeffer's father, Francis, evangelical philosopher guru and counter-cultural interpreter. Hi...