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December 2021

December 01, 2021

The ‘Christian Love’ Flows for Deconstruction

I recently ran across an opinion post about deconstruction. Her post was meant to be...

October 2021

October 22, 2021

Mike Stone and the Red Flag of Hypocrisy

Hi and welcome back! A few days ago while recuperating, I tippy-tapped out some thoughts...

September 2021

September 05, 2021

Big News: Evangelicals Drop Their War Against Abortion! [Satire]

Recently, evangelicals made some stunning concessions regarding their ongoing war against human rights. Yes, they...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

Ed Litton Just Became the New President of the SBC

Today, let's look at the SBC meeting, the election of Ed Litton, and just the...

March 2021

March 13, 2021

Christian Love: Beth Moore Finally Left the SBC

Hi and welcome back! If you want to see what a group is really all about...

March 12, 2021

All About That So-Called “Christian Love”

Today, let me show you how 'Christian love' works and why so many Christians reach...

March 05, 2021

Charlie Shepherd and the Idaho Republicans Seeking Their Republic of Gilead

Hi and welcome back! This past week, an Idaho House Republican, Charlie Shepherd (R-Pollock), offered Idahoans...

March 02, 2021

Stewart-Allen Clark and the Double Message Evangelical Men Send to Women

Today, let me show you the double message that evangelical men send the women in...

February 2021

February 24, 2021

Why Culture Warriors ALWAYS Flunk the ‘Greatest Commandment’

Hi and welcome back! Evangelicals' support of super-conservative politics and conspiracy theories has been getting...

December 2020

December 27, 2020

What ‘Christ’ Really Adds to Christmas

They're 1000% certain that we're missing out on the full meaning of Christmas because we...

September 2020

September 18, 2020

Why Hardcore Christians Hate ‘Build-a-Bear’ Christians

I'm long familiar with battles between the more-hardcore-than-thou adherents of a religion and what they...

September 14, 2020

Deconversion: Christian Parents Did NOTHING Wrong! (LSP #157)

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Lord Snow Presides! Lately, we've been...

December 2019

December 28, 2019

Mark Galli’s Editorial: Trying To Have His Cake and Eat It Too

Evangelicals think they can have a culture-warrior focus without also getting all the scandals and...

December 22, 2019

Christian Lies: ‘Christianity Is Totally Unique Among Religions!’

It was painful to recognize the truth--and embarrassing to accept it. No, Christianity isn't unique at...

December 14, 2019

More Lies: ‘We Welcome Everyone (Except Not Really)’

Evangelicals love to think of themselves as welcoming. But that's just another one of the...

November 2019

November 16, 2019

Evangelicals, Their Witness, and Why It’s Falling Apart Lately

Hi and welcome back! Off and on, I've mentioned a bit of Christianese that's key...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

The Price of the Shining Wire: Evangelicals’ False Promise of Safety

When we believed, we pretended to live in perfect safety, like we curled up in...

October 08, 2019

Russell Moore Tells Us How to Fool a Monster

Monsters dwell here. One band of them might have a silly-sounding name--eh-van-jellicles. I see you...

October 05, 2019

Deconversion: Christian Leaders Throw Down Against Ex-timonies

In the wake of some high-profile deconversions, toxic Christians have begun to notice ex-timonies again....

October 03, 2019

The Question Christians Vastly Prefer (to Ask)

Recently, we discussed a question Christians really don't like. Today, I'll show you one they...

September 2019

September 14, 2019

HumanGate: Al Mohler’s Dishonest Game

Al Mohler helped set parenting up as a game his people can't win anymore. And...

September 03, 2019

How Christians Use Promises of Peace To Dehumanize

But peace is way more than a nice feeling that most Christians don't really understand....

August 2019

August 17, 2019

The Most Important Christian Claims (Fail Too)

Last time, we talked about the Christians who act all mystified about how their claims...

August 10, 2019

Hillsong Songwriter Marty Sampson Has Left the Jesus Building

Marty Sampson, a songwriter for the Christian band Hillsong, recently announced his deconversion on his...

August 08, 2019

Lost Coercion: The Center of Christianity’s Current Decline

That cultural change was and is a loss of Christians' onetime powers of coercion. Today,...

August 06, 2019

Joshua Harris and the TRUE CHRISTIANS™

Don't know who TRUE CHRISTIANS™ are? Just ask them. They'll tell you! And as certain...

August 03, 2019

Why the ‘Christian Love’ Flows After Joshua Harris’ Announcement

Evangelicals' reaction came swiftly and inevitably in the form of their usual 'Christian love.' This...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

The Time We Have Is Now (LSP #100!)

I find my thoughts turning to another subject: one of love, grief, and ultimately hope. Today,...

June 2019

June 03, 2019

The Magical Christian Jesus Powers in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #93, Ch.3)

In this installment, we discover Magical Christian Jesus Powers that only TRUE CHRISTIANS™ can possess--and...

May 2019

May 23, 2019

What Thom Rainer Teaches Pastors About Anonymous Complaints

Today, I offer up a recent blog post from none other than Thom Rainer, one...