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February 2015

February 06, 2015

Attack of the Mini-Jesuses

I was thinking today about the various ways in which Christians keep trying to do...

February 01, 2015

When It’s Not Funny

Last time we talked, we covered a straw man essay written by a Baptist pastor,...

January 2015

January 11, 2015

The Handbook: Circular Arguments

I've compared the efforts of Christian apologists to watching a Roomba repeatedly hit a wall,...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Joyce Meyer and The Double Standards of Christian Derpitude.

We've talked about Joyce Meyer before in this space. She's an easy target, low-hanging fruit,...

December 21, 2014

Moral Failings

Way too many Christians talk a very big game about having a monopoly on morality....

November 2014

November 09, 2014

Jesus, Jesus, Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink.

One of the most startling things to happen after I deconverted was the foretold coming...

October 2014

October 26, 2014

The One Thing Christian Parents Aren’t Doing

Given the demonization done of ex-Christians and atheists, given how little most folks--especially fundagelical parents--know...

October 04, 2014

Shane Hayes’ Questions We Can’t Escape

Today, we return to Shane Hayes' new apologetics book, The End of Unbelief. Here, we...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Shane Hayes, Part 7: All Things Being Unequal.

Welcome back. We're discussing Shane Hayes, who wrote the new apologetics book The End of...

September 28, 2014

Shane Hayes, Part 6: His Actual Argument.

Hi folks! Hope your weekend is going swimmingly so far. We've been looking at a...

September 26, 2014

Shane Hayes, Part 5: A Short Definition of Apologetics and, Apparently, Theism.

Hi again! We've been discussing a new apologetics book by Shane Hayes and today we'll...

September 24, 2014

Shane Hayes, Part 4: Will You Stay Or Will You Go Now?

Hey, y'all! We've been talking this week about newly-published author Shane Hayes' new apologetics masterpiece,...

September 22, 2014

Shane Hayes, Part 3: The Pursuit of Happyness.

Hi and thanks for joining me! We've been talking lately about Shane Hayes' new apologetics...

September 20, 2014

Shane Hayes, Part 2: Dorkness and Lies

Last time we talked about the author Shane Hayes and his new book, The End...

March 2014

March 09, 2014

The Four Facts of the Resurrection (Aren’t)

I was shocked to see it worded like that, like it was some kind of...

March 08, 2014

I’ve Got 65 Problems, But Natasha Crain’s Apologetics Ain’t One

Today we're going to talk about how older Christians are dealing with the growing tide...

February 2014

February 08, 2014

The Great Debate (Wasn’t So Great After All)

Ken Ham and Bill Nye had a big debate recently. I was of two minds...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Christianity’s “Duh Mode”

Even if it's totally contradictory, people will believe anything--if the person talking about it sounds...

December 09, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: The Atrocity Apologetics Act Needs To Stop. Now. (I’m Not Kidding)

If you've ever had a friend who was dating an extraordinarily bad person, you know...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

Ala-Kalam! (Or, “Therefore, Jesus.”)

Last night I was talking to someone about advanced theological concepts while he was trying...

June 2013

June 07, 2013

Okay, So Sure, Let’s Talk About the Historical Jesus

Yeah, we're going there. Strap in. Ask almost any Christian if Jesus really existed, and...

May 2013

May 20, 2013

Evidence: What It Looks Like

I wanted to mention here that I'm going to be talking about evidence in a...