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August 2021

August 17, 2021

Belief Has ‘Vanished’ in Ireland — and an Archbishop Reveals Why

Yes yes, Jesus is all great and fun and all, but he won't stop a...

April 2021

April 17, 2021

Unsurprisingly, ‘New Catholic Movements’ Turn Out to Be Hotbeds of Abuse

File this one under News That'll Surprise Nobody Who Hangs Out Here: a Catholic lady...

February 2021

February 20, 2021

Sofia Carozza and Her Argument from Cognitive Dissonance

Today, let me show you a post by Catholic Sofia Carozza that riffs on a...

September 2020

September 17, 2020

Heresy! This Priest’s Magic Baptism Spell Was Worded ALL WRONG!

Today, we see what happens when these rituals don't get done exactly right. See, a...

September 01, 2020

The Actual Product Sold By Christian Smith in ‘Atheist Overreach’

Hi and welcome back, y'all! We recently reviewed a 2019 book by Christian Smith, Atheist Overreach....

August 2020

August 30, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ Thinks Secularization Will Fail

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist Overreach....

August 29, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ and the Appeal to Consequences

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist Overreach....

August 27, 2020

Utility vs. Truthfulness in ‘Atheist Overreach’

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book, Atheist Overreach. In it,...

August 26, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ and Being Good Without Gods

In this book, the author expresses great concern over "how human societies might best be...

August 14, 2020

Avoiding the Burden of Proof in ‘Atheist Overreach’

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been reviewing Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist Overreach. In it,...

August 09, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ Blames the Wrong People

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we checked out the 2019 book Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't...

August 08, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ and the Law of Conservation of Worship

Hello and welcome back! Recently, I got a little book with a title I'd consider...

August 03, 2020

American Gospel: Christ Alone (Red-Hot Mega-Review!)

Yesterday, we watched American Gospel: Christ Alone. In this 2018 documentary, Christians bicker and argue about...

June 2020

June 10, 2020

The VelociPastor: 1.21 Gigawatt Review!

HI and welcome back! Last post, I put up the pre-movie chatter post. Today, let's...

May 2020

May 11, 2020

The Wrong Kind of Christian in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #141, Ch. 22)

In this installment, we discover what happens when someone chooses the wrong flavor of Christianity...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

What in the World is a ‘Spiritual Director?’

Today, let's find out what a spiritual director is, how to become one, and why...

November 2019

November 02, 2019

Catholic Leaders: Totally Corrupt Financially, Too!

As if one huge, long-running, top-level scandal wasn't enough for Catholics, they've now got a...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Lights, Camera, Crucifixion! (Part 3)

Equipped with editing software and sacrilegious tendencies, ssj rewrote Mel Gibson's brutal love letter to...

January 2019

January 05, 2019

Two Different Christians With One Problem: KIDS TODAY

Our lovely commentariat has found two completely different posts by two completely different Christians about...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Do You Wanna Build an Exorcist? (LSP #66, The Cutoffs of the Beast)

In honor of Spooky Week, we're looking at the Christians wetting their pants over Halloween....

August 2018

August 23, 2018

The Broken System: Change From Within (Is Impossible)

Through members' own effort, goes the logic, they can return the system to its original...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

Dan Foreman of Idaho Shows Us the Real Face of “Christian Love”

Here's what Christian love really looks like--and why stone-cold hypocrite Dan Foreman is reacting like he...

February 13, 2018

Captain Cassidy’s (Big Ol’ Huge) Deconversion.

In this blog's first year, I spent a few months outlining all the different elements...

February 07, 2018

Angelo Stagnaro: Another Creationist Who’s Gotten It Backwards.

We're going to look at Angelo Stagnaro, who wrote a post for a big Catholic...

January 2018

January 17, 2018

The Cult of “Before” Stories: A Mega-Review of Zachary King’s Testimony

Zachary King gave an extensive XM radio interview a couple of years just after becoming...

September 2017

September 12, 2017

The Enneagram: Christianity’s Newest Astrology Fad.

I just noticed this hilarious new astrology system that's showed up in Christianity: the Sacred...

July 2017

July 19, 2017

Where the Blame Roosts: Gay Catholic Orgies Edition.

The response of Christians to this news isn't surprising, but it is very telling. In...

July 08, 2017

Coercion and the Global Marketplace of Ideas

The religion's leaders 100% believe that there's some magical way to return Christianity to its...

July 06, 2017

No No, Gang, THIS Christian Is Totally Going to Fix Catholicism!

I'll pick apart his speech today, and then show you--for good measure, since I'm helpful...

April 2017

April 06, 2017

Prepare Yourself: The Easter Christian Torture Porn is Coming

Easter is here! 'Tis the Season--for Christian torture porn, that is! Are you ready?