Derek Beres

Derek Beres

Derek Beres is a freelance writer. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracies Became a Health Threat.

Forensic anthropologist Richard Neave has given us the most accurate portrayal of Jesus to date. This still will not change the ways we misrepresent his identity. 
A big part of our current mess has to do with how little about religion we actually know.
Religion is part of the problem. But the bigger picture is much larger than any one book. 
Robert Dear's murders at a Planned Parenthood are only the latest in a long string of terrorist attacks by Americans. 
The author of The Purpose Driven Life has a theory about why Paris happened: We haven't accepted Jesus. 
Is religion the problem? Sometimes. Is religion the solution? Sometimes. The real problem begins when you emphatically respond "yes" to either of these questions.
When a trophy just for showing up does more damage than good.