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November 2021

November 22, 2021

Have YOU Seen This Missing 100-Ton Recycling Plant? (LSP #219)

Today's story involves a big cash reward, so listen up! Maybe you will solve the mystery....

November 04, 2021

What Evangelicals Do (and Don’t) Understand About CRT

I saw a meme today about Critical Race Theory (CRT) that got my thinker thinkin',...

September 2021

September 21, 2021

How a Wingnut Perceives the Loss of Dominance

If wingnuts get their way in a squabble, then they have gained or held their...

September 19, 2021

Toxic Christians’ Rationalizations for Dishonesty

Strangely, Christians all know that they're not supposed to be dishonest. And yet here we are,...

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...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

Belief Has ‘Vanished’ in Ireland — and an Archbishop Reveals Why

Yes yes, Jesus is all great and fun and all, but he won't stop a...

August 01, 2021

QAnon Lies, and People Die

Hi and welcome back! News of the COVID-19 surge has been unrelentingly awful. One theme...

July 2021

July 10, 2021

PRRI Survey Says: Mainline Christians Now Outnumber Evangelicals

Recently, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released a huge, absolutely groundbreaking survey of Americans....

June 2021

June 02, 2021

How Hell-Believers Deal With Hell-Disbelievers (Journey Into Hell #5)

Today, let's look at how Hell-believers deal with this very potent conflict with their Happy...

May 2021

May 13, 2021

‘Political Privilege’ Might Backfire Hard on Evangelicals, Says New Study

For a long time now, I've noted the increasing political activity and polarization of America's...

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...

April 2021

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 23, 2021

The Caste System of Calvinism: Treating People Like Things

Recently, a young and fervent Calvinist, Robert Aaron Long, decided that the best way to...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Michael Brown: Evangelicals Need to Hate More Nicely

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about culture warriors -- those extremist, authoritarian Christians...

February 17, 2021

‘Million Souls:’ Silencing Dissenters at ALL COSTS

Recently, we talked about a threat Ravi Zacharias used on one of his many victims:...

February 14, 2021

‘Millions of Souls’: the Manipulation Tactic Christian Predators Love

Hi and welcome back! Happy Chocolate Day! We are still snowbound here at Casa Cas....

January 2021

January 17, 2021

Narcissistic Rage: Of Game Admins and Presidents (LSP #175)

To borrow a phrase and wreck its meter: 'the time has come,' the walrus said, 'to...

January 10, 2021

It’s a Little Too Little and a Little Too Late for Evangelicals’ Credibility

Yes, I've seen some evangelical leaders wringing their hands about evangelicals' supposedly-lost credibility. But as...

January 09, 2021

The Christian Infighting Over the Capitol Attack Has Begun

Hi and welcome back! In recent days, we've been discussing the shocking insurrection attempt that...

December 2020

December 07, 2020

The Seekers: What Sold-Out Christianity Really Means (LSP #169)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the most sold-out Christians of them all, and how they...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

Why Evangelicals Can’t Follow Their Own Rules About Sex

Today, let's wonder together why evangelicals' sex rules give believers so much trouble.

October 2020

October 28, 2020

How the Satanic Panic Led Straight to QAnon

After a couple of years of ignoring the whole thing, evangelical leaders have finally noticed...

October 26, 2020

Spiritual Warfare: Translating the Christianese (LSP #163)

With their grandiose language, spiritual warriors certainly sound impressive. Ah, but if you lift the...

October 11, 2020

How Greg Stier Thinks Teens Will Save Christianity

Today, let's examine Greg Stier's first piece of advice to the tribe -- and see...

September 2020

September 24, 2020

Christian Games, Incomplete Participation, and Suspension of Disbelief

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about authoritarian Christians in terms of roleplaying games....

September 23, 2020

How Gaming Griefers Reveal Broken Systems

Hi and welcome back! Over the years, I've played and administered a whole bunch of...

September 18, 2020

Why Hardcore Christians Hate ‘Build-a-Bear’ Christians

I'm long familiar with battles between the more-hardcore-than-thou adherents of a religion and what they...

September 17, 2020

Heresy! This Priest’s Magic Baptism Spell Was Worded ALL WRONG!

Today, we see what happens when these rituals don't get done exactly right. See, a...

September 03, 2020

The Tragic Downside of Bro-Dude Christianity

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we looked at one of the worst subcultures in Christianity: bro-dude...

August 2020

August 29, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ and the Appeal to Consequences

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist Overreach....