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February 2020

February 05, 2020

Willow Creek: Missing ALL the Red Flags

Last week, yet another sex scandal broke out in right-wing Christianity. But this one erupted...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

The Lasting Legacy of the Toronto Blessing

Though it began in 1994 and ended quite some time ago, the Toronto Blessing left...

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...

January 26, 2020

Booting Their Boomers: How One Church Plans to Become Popular at Last

Recently, I noticed something coming up a lot in the commentariat and elsewhere: this news...

January 25, 2020

Power and Control: A Fitting Epilogue to the Toronto Blessing

For a while now, we've been talking about the Toronto Blessing (TTB). That's a huge...

January 23, 2020

The Toronto Blessing: A Leek’s-Eye View of the UK Takeover

Hello and welcome back to our conclusion to the Toronto Blessing series! Today, we enjoy...

January 21, 2020

How The Toronto Blessing Invaded the United Kingdom

Hello and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about the Toronto Blessing (TTB). This was...

January 18, 2020

The Christian Slapfight Over the Toronto Blessing Reveals a Dealbreaker Problem

This whole thing happened decades ago, but they're still not ready to make nice--even at...

January 16, 2020

How the Toronto Blessing’s Influences Created Chaos

Most folks know well that evangelicals live in a haze of alternative facts. Several times...

January 13, 2020

A Repulsive Urban Legend Retold in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #125, Ch. 14)

Hello and welcome back to our off-topic chat series, Lord Snow Presides! Today, we return...

January 09, 2020

The Muddle of Influences That Created the Toronto Blessing

Today, I'll show you both the obvious influences and the undercurrents that went into the...

January 07, 2020

Todd Bentley Gets By With A Little Help From His Friends

Last time we met up, I showed you a recent development in the evangelical world:...

January 02, 2020

Christian Lies: We’re So BRAVE For Being Christian!

Oh my gosh, y'all, who in the world are these brave warriors? Who are these...

December 2019

December 31, 2019

A Complementarian Pastor’s ‘Simple Question’ (Has An Answer He Won’t Like)

As I read his disingenuous post, I got one of those surges of helpfulness that...

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 26, 2019

Christian Lies: ‘Absolutely Everybody Needs Our Product!’

By now, Christians consider axiomatic the notion that literally everyone on the planet needs their...

December 17, 2019

Christian Lies: ‘We’d Still Be Christian Even If We Didn’t Believe Anymore!’

Today's particular bit of dishonesty pinged my radar a very long time ago. And even...

December 16, 2019

The Angel in the Back Pew in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #121, Ch. 13)

In today's installment, we discover a popular Christian urban legend when a literal angel shows...

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...

December 12, 2019

Of Awakenings, Revivals, and Other Christian Lies

One popular Christian lie centers on what they call revivals and the importance of these things...

December 10, 2019

Magic Christians Seek the Perfect Sales Pitch in ‘Only God Can’

Today, let me show you what the Perfect Sales Pitch looks like--and why Magic Christians...

December 09, 2019

Meet the Remnant in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #120, Ch. 12)

In this installment, we encounter the term remnant, meet a Lucky Charms angel, and explore some...

December 05, 2019

Chick-Fil-A Meltdown: Evangelicals Are Giving Us the Most Glorious Meltdown EVER!

Before, I thought Mike Huckabee's 2015 tantrum over rainbow Doritos was the most awesomely funny...

December 03, 2019

The Crybullies of Christianity (Don’t Understand Themselves)

Last time we met up, I showed you a survey that revealed what evangelicals believe...

November 2019

November 30, 2019

Evangelicals: The Narcissism That Passes All Understanding

Yes, nobody loves evangelicals quite like they themselves do. And I do mean that assertion...

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,...

November 26, 2019

I Was a Purple Christian People Pleaser

Maybe it's so easy to switch flavors of Christianity because at heart, most of them...

November 23, 2019

The Jesus Beatings Shall Continue Until Salvation Improves (Only God Can)

Lately we've been talking about the horrible Christian movie Only God Can. In it, we encounter...

November 21, 2019

The Poor Widdle Heathens in ‘Only God Can’

Hi and welcome back! We saw a movie recently, Only God Can, that covered quite...

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...