R Scott OkamotoJan 9, 20215 min readIt Was You, Jesus- It's Time to Let Christianity GoOriginally posted 1/9/2021 We sometimes refer to a moment of reckoning as a “come to Jesus” moment, as if returning to Jesus is akin to...
R Scott OkamotoApr 7, 20208 min readDumb: 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...
R. Scott OkamotoSep 10, 20195 min readIt’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...
R. Scott OkamotoSep 3, 20196 min readForget Josh Harris for a Minute: We Exvangelicals share in the guilt of our pastsProminent evangelical leaders and celebrities seem to be raining down from the heavens, announcing they are no longer Christians. ...
R Scott OkamotoJul 23, 20195 min readI 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...
R Scott OkamotoJun 8, 20174 min readThank God for Trump. No, really. It's his fault.To a lot of rational, sensible people, the rise of the Tea Party, the Alt Right, and the Trump thing baffles the mind. How the hell can...