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April 2016

April 23, 2016

Possibly the Worst Reaction Christians Could Have to the Churn in Their Churches

Christianity is a business, and like most businesses nowadays, its leaders are concerned about the...

April 11, 2016

Evangelical Churn: Accusations, Power Grabs, and Overreach

This idea is becoming one of Christians' favorite excuses for why people leave their religion...

April 08, 2016

Churn Rate: When They Are Grown, Apparently They DO Depart From It

Back when I was Christian, there was one Bible verse considered to be the ultimate...

September 2015

September 12, 2015

Condoning Sin: The New Way to Judge Without Sounding Judgey

The drumbeat of hypocritical defenses of bigots-for-Jesus for their fellow bigots-for-Jesus continues as Christians continue...

August 2015

August 08, 2015

How Non-Christians’ Marriages Work (Um, Right?)

Considering the overweening and galactic-level hubris they're displaying by daring to offer serious advice to...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

The Cult of Before Stories: Heather Barwick, Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth

I wish it could shock me anymore, seeing a family ripped apart by religion. It...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Alex Malarkey and a Shocking Twist in the Old Story of Lying for Jesus (Heavenly Tourism)

You've probably heard of that genre of books called heavenly tourism. In these books, a Christian...

January 16, 2015

The Handbook: Recognizing When the Gas Lights Have Dimmed (Gaslighting)

Do you know what gaslighting is? Here is how to identify this common religious-abuse tactic...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

Moral Failings

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

December 09, 2014

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers’ Abuse–er, Love.

You'll never, ever see Christian love like you will when his most fervent adherents discover...

November 2014

November 07, 2014

What Christians Are Saying When They Dictate My Experiences To Me

Today I was reading this online article about what cis people are really saying to...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

A Choose Your Own Adventure About What “Free Speech” Actually Means.

Free speech is the new favorite rallying cry used by Christians whenever they are not...

October 22, 2014

The Most Misunderstood Word (Isn’t Kingdom, Sorry)

Christians like to talk about misunderstood words in their religion. But they tend to be...

April 2014

April 02, 2014

The Unequally Yoked Club: When Love Becomes Contempt

The opposite of love might not be hate, but contempt. I once heard a marriage...

March 2014

March 18, 2014

Love Is As Love Does

Today I want to talk about love. I know we've talked before about how many...

February 2014

February 03, 2014

A Thought About Love and Feedback

I realized something yesterday: It is not the person performing a loving deed who gets...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

Leaving Church–Forever–And What Happened Afterward

Today we're going to talk about leaving religion--and what happened to me after I made...

January 02, 2014

The Unequally Yoked Club: It’s My House Too

One thing that seems to crop up in the news over and over again are...

October 2013

October 26, 2013

The Unequally Yoked Club: How Many Soulmates Can One Cavern Hold?

I know I've touched on the topic of soulmates before, but I ran across a...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

When A Person is a Better God Than “God”

The Sims 3 (TS3) is dying. Long live the Sims! If you play simulation games,...

September 16, 2013

Changing Faces (On the Editing of Published Blog Posts)

I saw something that really bugged me yesterday. Remember that Kim Hall "FYI" thing I...

September 03, 2013

Bigoted Bakers: Can She Bake a Cherry (Picked) Cake, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?

I'm still working on my fun post-DragonCon post but had to drop this in here....

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Redefining Words: Love

Christianity's been quietly redefining the word "love" to the point where I can't really be...