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March 2020

March 12, 2020

Roll to Disbelieve Early Lucky Day Super Special! (#16)

Gosh, where'd the time go? Here we are sitting on top of Easter, that season...

November 2018

November 06, 2018

Captain Cassidy’s Help for Hurting Christian Hearts

Not long ago, I noticed that post had received triple the amount of social media...

February 2018

February 11, 2018

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Ex-timonies and Testimonies

As usual, Christians have totally gotten the whole matter wrong about these stories--and they've revealed...

April 2016

April 01, 2016

Because It’s Funny and Sad: the TEN QUESTIONS.

I want to talk about who comes up with these questions and why, because I...

August 2014

August 16, 2014

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: The Things We Did Wrong

I've mentioned before the Pentecostal-yardstick act that erupted whenever I or someone from my church...

June 2014

June 14, 2014

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Engaging Me.

Welcome back! Last time we talked about how Christians share many qualities in common with...

June 12, 2014

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: When Nice Christians Aren’t Really Nice

Christianity's got a big image problem, and a lot of the reason for that problem...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Stop Defending Slavery

Seriously, folks, we're going to have to be really careful about how we present atrocities...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: You’ve Got to Quit This Tone Trolling.

Today I saw an article about Kevin Sorbo, who has clearly ridden the short bus...

January 2014

January 18, 2014

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Your Miracle Claims Don’t Work On Us.

"Miracle Maxin'" remains one of the most popular posts I've ever written, and I think...

December 2013

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...

December 05, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: When “Experts” Aren’t Really Very Expert.

Today we're going to be talking about Christians who claim to know stuff they really...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Dehumanizing the Enemy

Oprah Winfrey, who apparently didn't get the memo about labels, came out with this gem...

October 06, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: False Compromises

Last time we hung out, I touched briefly on why I don't feel that accommodation...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Please Quit Threatening People.

You'd think that the proselytization process for a "god of love" and a "prince of...

September 19, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Hoping We’re Wrong

Excellent dialogue earlier, folks, by the way, I want to say again. I mean this:...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: (You’re All) Genuine Christians. (Okay?)

Fred Phelps thinks he's one. So does Brother Jed, the Pope, Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer,...

July 2013

July 15, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: (Yes, They’re In Decline)

The sky is falling, but Christians are looking at the ground to find out why....

June 2013

June 19, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Your Testimonies Don’t Really Matter to Us

(Before we get started, a bit of housekeeping--one of those Breatharians I mentioned a few...

June 06, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Parables (Really Suck).

If I ever did a "Stuff Christians Like" entry, it would be about parables. Not...

June 05, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Miracle Maxin’

Christians move through a world filled with all sorts of divine interventions by their god--to...

May 2013

May 26, 2013

The Christian’s Field Guide to Ex-Christians: “Bad Christians”

I guess every single ex-Christian out there's heard this one: "You just left because some...