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March 2020

March 07, 2020

When Optimism Becomes Toxic Positivity

Lately, we've been talking about where positive thinking goes bad. Multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) sparked...

December 2019

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...

February 2019

February 23, 2019

The Sales Pitch of Family Happiness

Today, we begin with how Christian salespeople utilize the Cult of Family as a sales...

November 2017

November 18, 2017

How Christians Lied to Me About Life Without Christianity

I can see why Christians have all sorts of untrue notions about life outside their...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

A Little Bit Like Mourning: So Much For Your Happy Ending

Losing one's faith can feel a lot like mourning the passing of a loved one....

March 2016

March 29, 2016

The False Promise of Rebirth

Today I'll show you why the Christian narrative of rebirth is a false promise, one...

March 21, 2016

The Happiness Hucksters

We've been talking about happiness lately: what it is and isn't, and why Christians seem...

March 18, 2016

The Happy Christian Illusion (Isn’t Real)

Many Christians buy into a narrative that their religion offers about happiness, not realizing that...

March 16, 2016

Happiness: In That Moment, They Were Euphoric

They Had That Euphoria-Euphoria-Euphoria-Euphoria Down In Their Hearts.

March 07, 2016

Captain Cassidy’s Quest for Happiness: Where It Wasn’t

One of the big threats Christian leaders make to their flocks about deconversion is that...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Life: A Limited Time Offer

It astonishes me that Christians can say that our finite human lifetimes don't matter--that they...