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September 2015

September 29, 2015

The Bait and Switch of the “Bad Christians” Accusation.

It's hard to generalize much about Christianity, which is only to be expected for a...

June 2015

June 01, 2015

Robby Dawkins’ Faith Healing Was Faked, and We Can All Be Grateful For That.

Frankly, I'm thankful that these miracles are fake. I'm actually glad that we're on our...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Why Patriarchal Christianity Was Doomed from the Start.

Patriarchy's conceptualization of family and church life is about ownership--about who owns who and who...

May 22, 2015

Group Identity, Priorities, and the Josh Duggar Scandal.

Now that Josh Duggar has turned out to be a child molester, what does that...

May 13, 2015

The Blame Game.

I thought this survey was so straightforward that even the most dedicated ostriches in the...

April 2015

April 08, 2015

The Coin We Recognize.

A long time ago I ran across a metaphor that changed the entire landscape for...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Phil Robertson: Let’s Use Cousin Phil to Our Advantage

"We can’t win an argument with Phil Robertson because there’s no curing stupid." About Duck...

March 25, 2015

Phil Robertson’s Shocking “Bet” Has a Simple Answer.

(Content note: Rape, Duck Dynasty nastiness.) I keep wondering when right-wing conservative Christians will finally...

March 23, 2015

Pick a Gear: Love or Terror.

Christians still use the lovey-dovey stuff... until it is clear that it isn't working. Just...

February 2015

February 02, 2015

Bad Christians (Are Not The Problem).

Now that I'm out of the religion, yes, I do regard the behavior of Christians...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

Disqualified.

All those apologetics, which I was slowly starting to debunk and unravel? To go by...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

Promises, Promises.

When I deconverted, one of the first things my then-husband Biff did when he realized...