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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...

September 2021

September 15, 2021

How Toxic Christians Are Destroying Christianity From the Inside

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I ran into a few different articles on Christian sites...

May 2021

May 14, 2021

Christian Parenting Advice: Deliberately Overflow Your Child’s Faith Pool

Hi and welcome back! As you likely know, Christians these days are quite distressed over how quickly...

May 12, 2021

Gaslighting: How Dare We Expect Evangelicals to Fulfill Their Promises!

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I alluded to the mistreatment evangelicals heap upon people who...

May 03, 2021

Grab Your Dicebag: It’s the 8th Birthday of Roll to Disbelieve! (LSP #190)

In a few days, Roll to Disbelieve will be 8 years old. What a rush,...

April 2021

April 22, 2021

Gospelbound Talks (Ineptly) About Deconversion

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we covered a post by Brett McCracken on The Gospel...

April 20, 2021

Last Ideology Standing: The Worst Reason to Slam ‘Bespoke Spirituality’

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about a dumb post that Brett McCracken...

April 18, 2021

Bespoke Spirituality: Another Try at ‘Last Ideology Standing’

This past week, we had a really good time examining Brett McCracken's post on The...

April 16, 2021

Deconversion: No, Actually, We Don’t Need to Try Every Flavor First

Today, let me show you the Christian salesman who insists we must try his product before...

April 15, 2021

Deconversion: Brett McCracken Gets It Completely Wrong

Sure, it might seem like Brett McCracken is just insulting his tribal enemies. And he...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

Correct Beliefs ≠ Lifelong Faith (The Myth of Safety Through Correct Jesus-ing)

Quite a few Christians think that if someone holds correct beliefs, then they won't ever...

March 03, 2021

Ex-Christians and the Myth of the Virtuous Deconversion Excuse

Today, let me show you what a virtuous excuse is, and why you'll find none...

February 2021

February 26, 2021

Christians’ Narrative Around Deconversion Isn’t Helping Them

I recently caught an interesting YouTube video by Seth Andrews ('The Thinking Atheist'). It shows...

October 2020

October 18, 2020

The Fantasy Youth Evangelists Sell Pastors (Doesn’t Ever Happen)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about an evangelist named Greg Stier. Like...

September 2020

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...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Unchurched: My Actual ‘Sticking Points’ Don’t Look Like These

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Lee Strobel's 1993 Christian book, Inside the...

March 2020

March 22, 2020

Nobody Signs Up For the UYC (Chat Post #3)

Let me tell you about the very night that my then-husband Biff realized that yes,...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

Reconciling Christian Experiences With Deconversion

When people realize that Christianity's claims aren't true, often they reassess a lot of their...

November 2019

November 28, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve Turkey Day Super Special! (#14)

Today's that happy day when Americans celebrate fun, family, and delicious food. Well, theoretically that's what happens,...

October 2019

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....

August 2019

August 22, 2019

The False Peace I Found in Christianity (Hurt Me)

The promise of peace is nothing but yet another false promise that leads to yet another bait...

August 20, 2019

Know Jesus, Know Peace/No Jesus, No Peace: That Wasn’t True Either

Christians love to claim that their religion brings believers a state of peace--and not only...

August 15, 2019

Why So Many Christians Act Mystified About Their Religion’s False Claims

In the settling dust of apostasy, a few common Christian responses swam into focus. One...

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 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...

April 2019

April 27, 2019

The Argument from “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”

I can see why so many Christian leaders dislike this line of thinking. Feelings--the feelings...

January 2019

January 08, 2019

Evangelicals Know Exactly How to Persuade Atheists: A Nice NDE!

Today, let me show you one of the most pernicious myths evangelicals believe about atheists:...

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...

January 03, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve’s Top Ten Posts of 2018! (Super Special #4)

Happy New Year, everyone! Today, I thought it'd be fun to show you the Top...