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The Gospel of Zip
YouTube video by Frank Schaeffer
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Zip’s Story is Out Now!
I’m giving The Gospel of Zip away freely because I believe its message belongs to everyone. What unites us is more important: our shared humanity, our longing for love, our need for friendship.
Please watch at youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
I’m giving The Gospel of Zip away freely because I believe its message belongs to everyone. What unites us is more important: our shared humanity, our longing for love, our need for friendship.
Please watch at youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
Apocalypse in the Tropics: How Evangelicals, Bolsonaro, and Trump Nearly Burned Democracy Down
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787?i=1000743659620
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787?i=1000743659620
Apocalypse in the Tropics: Faith, Power, and the Fall of Democracy
Podcast Episode · In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer · 01/04/2026 · 1h 17m
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January 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Apocalypse in the Tropics: How Evangelicals, Bolsonaro, and Trump Nearly Burned Democracy Down
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787?i=1000743659620
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787?i=1000743659620
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Oscar-shortlisted filmmakers Petra Costa and Alessandra Orofino join me to dissect Apocalypse in the Tropics, a chilling documentary that reveals how evangelical movements helped fuel authoritarian politics in Brazil - and here at home.
https://youtu.be/XETls_y8Rw8
https://youtu.be/XETls_y8Rw8
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Oscar-shortlisted filmmakers Petra Costa and Alessandra Orofino join me to dissect Apocalypse in the Tropics, a chilling documentary that reveals how evangelical movements helped fuel authoritarian politics in Brazil - and here at home.
https://youtu.be/XETls_y8Rw8
https://youtu.be/XETls_y8Rw8
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Duty to Warn: JD Vance's Treason Against Decency.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/duty-to-warn-jd-vances-treason-against?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/duty-to-warn-jd-vances-treason-against?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Duty to Warn: JD Vance's Treason Against Decency.
Billionaires, AI porn, and the moral collapse behind MAGA’s next anointed leader
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January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Duty to Warn: JD Vance's Treason Against Decency.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/duty-to-warn-jd-vances-treason-against?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/duty-to-warn-jd-vances-treason-against?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Wag the Dog 2026
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Wag the Dog 2026
Just like me, Dad, and Dr. C. Everett Koop predicted.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/genetically-engineered-babies-tech-billionaires-6779efc8?st=RWooJV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/genetically-engineered-babies-tech-billionaires-6779efc8?st=RWooJV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just like me, Dad, and Dr. C. Everett Koop predicted.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/genetically-engineered-babies-tech-billionaires-6779efc8?st=RWooJV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/genetically-engineered-babies-tech-billionaires-6779efc8?st=RWooJV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Thank you for 2 million views on my YouTube videos this year!!!
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube
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Bestselling author Frank Schaeffer offers a passionate political, social, and lifestyle “blueprint” for changes millions of us know are needed to rebalance our work lives with thriving relationships: Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Even before everything was disrupted by COVID-19 (not to mention by Trump), millions of Americans were already questioning capitalism’s “values.” We were already challenging the idea that your job defines you. We already knew something was wrong. Loneliness, frustration, and alienation were already on the rise. Even the most...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thank you for 2 million views on my YouTube videos this year!!!
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
721 Days, 3 Hours, and 33 Minutes.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/721-days-3-hours-and-33-minutes?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/721-days-3-hours-and-33-minutes?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
721 Days, 3 Hours, and 33 Minutes.
These are my top It Has to Be Said. posts of the year.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The Disaster of the Sexual Revolution.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/the-disaster-of-the-sexual-revolution?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/the-disaster-of-the-sexual-revolution?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The Disaster of the Sexual Revolution.
The sexual revolution didn’t liberate us — it shattered intimacy, normalized predation, and helped produce the political and cultural crisis we’re living through now.
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Disaster of the Sexual Revolution.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/the-disaster-of-the-sexual-revolution?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/the-disaster-of-the-sexual-revolution?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
December 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I hope you had a beautiful day, friends.
Merry Christmas, Love Frank and Zip.
Merry Christmas, Love Frank and Zip.
December 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I hope you had a beautiful day, friends.
Merry Christmas, Love Frank and Zip.
Merry Christmas, Love Frank and Zip.
Google “Trump Lake Michigan” and it explains his callousness over Rob Reiner’s tragedy. He simply does not have a soul.
Excerpted from “Demonic.”
https://youtu.be/trM95fkboM0
Excerpted from “Demonic.”
https://youtu.be/trM95fkboM0
Demonic.
It’s the word evangelicals use for everything they fear. It's no coincidence then that they’ve gone strangely quiet about the absolute damnable, demonic crue...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Google “Trump Lake Michigan” and it explains his callousness over Rob Reiner’s tragedy. He simply does not have a soul.
Excerpted from “Demonic.”
https://youtu.be/trM95fkboM0
Excerpted from “Demonic.”
https://youtu.be/trM95fkboM0
And if you want to buy a copy for yourself and a friend, that's ok too! ♥️
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47SS67W
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47SS67W
THE GOSPEL OF ZIP: A Canine-Human Love Story Exploring Why Most Dogs (and a Few Humans) Live Joyful Lives
In our post-love age, in our post-child world, in our “hi-IQ designer baby” eugenic cold selfish breeding universe, can you still find love, experience bonding, dare marriage and parenthood, and experience sexual joy? Yes, you can.
In our moment of environmental apocalypse, a world threatened b...
www.amazon.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And if you want to buy a copy for yourself and a friend, that's ok too! ♥️
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47SS67W
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47SS67W
I recorded my new book, The Gospel of Zip, for you to watch and listen to for free because I want you to be happy. I hope you will accept this gift and share it with someone you love.
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
The Gospel of Zip
Why am I giving my book away for free?I’ve been a writer my whole life, but this book—The Gospel of Zip—is different. It’s about my dog, Zip. It’s about my f...
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I recorded my new book, The Gospel of Zip, for you to watch and listen to for free because I want you to be happy. I hope you will accept this gift and share it with someone you love.
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
I want to share a book by my friend Michelle Moffitt.
In Cracked Open, Michelle writes about changing her mind after being a part of a high-control religious environment and learning to find her voice
It is currently available on Amazon Kindle for $2.99 for a limited time!
https://a.co/d/1SJx7p7
In Cracked Open, Michelle writes about changing her mind after being a part of a high-control religious environment and learning to find her voice
It is currently available on Amazon Kindle for $2.99 for a limited time!
https://a.co/d/1SJx7p7
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I want to share a book by my friend Michelle Moffitt.
In Cracked Open, Michelle writes about changing her mind after being a part of a high-control religious environment and learning to find her voice
It is currently available on Amazon Kindle for $2.99 for a limited time!
https://a.co/d/1SJx7p7
In Cracked Open, Michelle writes about changing her mind after being a part of a high-control religious environment and learning to find her voice
It is currently available on Amazon Kindle for $2.99 for a limited time!
https://a.co/d/1SJx7p7
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Apropos of Donald Trump's vulgar act of affixing his own name to the Memorial of a beloved fallen president.
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/rotten?r=1uznkl
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/rotten?r=1uznkl
Rotten.
He is simply too morbidly self-centered to care about anyone but Trump.
frankschaeffer.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Apropos of Donald Trump's vulgar act of affixing his own name to the Memorial of a beloved fallen president.
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/rotten?r=1uznkl
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/rotten?r=1uznkl
Prepare for the time after him.
Make space for love and beauty now.
This is my reason for being.
What’s yours?
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
Make space for love and beauty now.
This is my reason for being.
What’s yours?
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
The Gospel of Zip
Why am I giving my book away for free?I’ve been a writer my whole life, but this book—The Gospel of Zip—is different. It’s about my dog, Zip. It’s about my f...
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Prepare for the time after him.
Make space for love and beauty now.
This is my reason for being.
What’s yours?
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
Make space for love and beauty now.
This is my reason for being.
What’s yours?
https://youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
His legacy will be lies, personality disorders, and crimes.
Nothing more.
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Nothing more.
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Rotten.
He is simply too morbidly self-centered to care about anyone but Trump.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
His legacy will be lies, personality disorders, and crimes.
Nothing more.
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Nothing more.
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
He knows that the end will be met not with cries of mourning but with sighs of relief.
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Rotten.
He is simply too morbidly self-centered to care about anyone but Trump.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
He knows that the end will be met not with cries of mourning but with sighs of relief.
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Rotten.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/rotten?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web