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October 2021

October 04, 2021

Sir Archibald Explores the Hell of ‘The Great Divorce’ (LSP #212)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the strange way that Hell in The Great Divorce encourages humans...

September 2021

September 26, 2021

How C.S. Lewis Finished the Hell Puzzle (Journey Into Hell #14)

Today, let's see how C.S. Lewis finished the puzzle of Hell -- and how today's...

September 25, 2021

‘The Great Divorce’ Horrified Me (Review)

Today, let's review The Great Divorce -- and get an idea of how its ideas have...

July 2021

July 13, 2021

How John Milton Changed Hell — Again (Journey Into Hell #13)

Hi and welcome back! During our Journey Into Hell series, we've sure seen the Christian...

June 2021

June 24, 2021

How Dante Revolutionized Hell Beliefs (Journey Into Hell #12)

Out of every Christian I can think of (yes, even including John Milton), Dante may...

June 22, 2021

Refining Hell in the Middle Ages (Journey Into Hell #11)

Today, let's check out how early medieval philosophers and theologians further developed the concepts involved...

June 19, 2021

How Augustine Changed the Hell Game (Journey Into Hell #10)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about how the idea of Hell began...

June 17, 2021

Hell in the 4th Century: Things Get Unreal (Journey Into Hell #9)

Hi and welcome back! Last time we visited Hell, we checked out what the second...

June 15, 2021

How Hell Evolved in 2nd-4th Century Christianity (Journey Into Hell #8)

We tracked the prehistory of Hell already, so today, let's look at what 2nd-4th century...

June 04, 2021

How Hell Developed in Early Christian Writings (Journey Into Hell #7)

Yesterday, we talked briefly about how Hell developed as an idea before Christianity's creation --...

June 03, 2021

A Brief Prehistory of Hell (Journey Into Hell #6)

Today, let's talk about the prehistory of the Christian notion of Hell.

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...

June 01, 2021

Fear: Why Hell Succeeds as a Christian Threat (Journey Into Hell #4)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Hell -- as a concept, yes,...

May 2021

May 30, 2021

We’re Made Out of Meat (Journey Into Hell #3)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Hell -- as a concept, yes,...

May 29, 2021

Why Hell Fails as a Christian Threat (Journey Into Hell #2)

Hi and welcome back! Last week, we dove right into Hell. That post pointed out...

May 25, 2021

Yes, But WHICH Hell Shall We Fear? (Journey Into Hell #1)

Hi and welcome back! After I ran that post about how my fear of Hell...

May 16, 2021

The Night My Fear of Hell Died

Today, I'll tell you what happened the night I finally lost my fear of Hell.

February 2021

February 16, 2021

“Million Souls” and Lying for Jesus

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we talked about a threat that Ravi Zacharias made to...

December 2020

December 02, 2020

The Bait and Switch of ‘Fire Insurance’ Evangelism

Evangelists sure like to threaten their marks with eternal torture! They do it to score...

October 2020

October 22, 2020

The Magical Powers of the Gospel

Today, let me show you what evangelicals think the gospel accomplishes -- and how that belief works...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

How Hell-Belief Inevitably Leads to Hypocrisy (The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience)

As long as evangelical leaders like Ronald J. Sider push Hell-belief, there's no way believers...

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...

June 2019

June 04, 2019

Questions About Hell I Never Thought to Ask When I Was Christian

Deconversion opened up a whole new capacity to make observations and ask questions that I'd...

May 2019

May 06, 2019

This Week in Christian Church Marketing (LSP #89)

I normally get one or two door hangers or postcards inviting me to local churches...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

If Only He Knew (How to Prioritize His Wife)

We return now to Gary Smalley's terrible Christian marriage-advice book If Only He Knew. This time, we...

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...

October 2018

October 27, 2018

Can Christians Restart the Satanic Panic?

Last time, we looked at the dishonest testimony of a totally-for-realsies ex-Satanist turned evangelist, John...

July 2018

July 19, 2018

You Must Be Born Again (And Again, And Again, And Again…)

Most people have likely heard of the Bible verse advising that people must be born again...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

“Come Sunday” – A Review (LSP #41)

Today, Lord Snow presides over a movie that might be about Christians and tackle a...

August 2017

August 17, 2017

Various Christian Threats, Deciphered and Decoded

Threats are a constant and deeply-woven part of Christian culture. Even the really nice parts...