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October 2020

October 25, 2020

John Ramirez: A Star Might Be Fading

He's carved out a small career for himself by trying to resurrect the old Satanic...

October 12, 2020

The Redemption of Johnny Lawrence (LSP #161)

Hi and welcome back! Last week, we had a really good time mocking evangelist Greg...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Weaponized Pet Names: Recognize This Control-Grab

Hi and welcome back! I find inspiration in the strangest places sometimes. Case in point:...

August 2020

August 18, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ Explains Atheological Metaphysics

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been reading and discussing Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist...

April 2020

April 11, 2020

How Religion Hijacks the Weirdness of Liminal Spaces (Pre-Easter Post)

I want to dive into the way that liminal spaces affect us--and how they've impacted humanity's view...

March 2020

March 09, 2020

Briefly Escaping a Hotel Gala in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #132, Ch. 18)

In this installment, the bad guy's closest servant turns out to be a whistleblower, while...

August 2019

August 26, 2019

Evil Ecumenism in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #105, Ch.7)

In this installment, we get our first real look at one of the other villains...

August 01, 2019

Jesus Told This Complementarian Dude To Marry Me

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been focusing on a doctrine in authoritarian Christianity called complementarianism....

May 2019

May 27, 2019

The Persecution Fantasies in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #92)

This poorly-written book helped elevate the Satanic Panic in Christian imaginations--and shaped their conceptualization of spiritual...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

If Christianity’s Worldview Actually Matched Reality

Many Christian soulwinners ask their targets to perform rituals like prayer in the hopes that...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Book-Burning: As Christian As It Gets

Really, book burnings are as Christian as crusades, misogyny, and pseudoscience--which is to say, as...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

“Dirty Dancing” and the Best. Sportsball. Commercial. Ever. (LSP #28)

These commercials are like leading indicators for where Americans are as a culture; they are...

December 2017

December 10, 2017

But But But You Guys! Biff DID THE RESEARCH! We’re Boned!

It's quite a popular phrase encapsulating quite a popular trope in Christian testimonies, and it's...

December 03, 2017

The Love/Life Seminar and the Politics of Fixing People

Last time we covered what the seminar's creators thought were the five levels of friendship...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

The Love/Life Principles Seminar: (Not) Making Friends and Influencing People

Today I'll show you what they mean by friendship itself: what a friend is and...

November 29, 2017

The Love/Life Principles Seminar and the Horrendous Friendship Kablooie.

If anything, we discover that the more extremist the flavor of Christianity is, the less...

November 26, 2017

That Time My Boyfriend Pulled a Sword on My Best Friend During the Christmas Pageant

I wanted to give you the best Christmas present I could--and it's one I've kept...

November 07, 2017

The Second Glance Pre-Review Kickoff!

We're gonna be firing off the Christian movie Second Glance soon, so I wanted to...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

Satanic Panic: By Far the Most Excruciating Talk My Mom Ever Gave Me

The reason I talk about the Satanic Panic is to remind people of what happens...

August 2016

August 15, 2016

Hallelujah! Pat Robertson Has Heard from Jesus About Another Election!

For a group of people who really hate evolution, fundagelicals sure have evolved on their...

August 08, 2014

Rapture Night: Party Over, Oops, Out of Time

I've written about the 1988 Rapture scare that I went through as a teenager, the...