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November 2021

November 08, 2021

Seeking the Trans People of the Past (LSP #217)

Hi and welcome back! I've had this topic on my mind for a while now....

December 2019

December 24, 2019

Biff vs. the Dianic Separatist Lesbians: A Heartwarming Christmas Tale

There exists no universe in which Biff did not make a beeline straight for the...

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...

February 2019

February 14, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve: The LOVE Super Special (#6)

If you celebrate it or like it, then may it be a fun one for...

September 2018

September 22, 2018

Promises, False and Discovered

Now, you'd think that sensible salespeople would want to avoid making promises they can't possibly...

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...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

False Persecution and Dogwhistles: Mike Huckabee Gives Away the Game

Mike Huckabee's latest attempt was a few days ago, when he was appointed to--and then...

December 2017

December 17, 2017

Things Christians Love: The Meaningless Apology.

We've talked before about the not-pology, that kind of apology that isn't actually a real...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Preston Sprinkle Still Doesn’t Get It

So Preston Sprinkle went into the overflowing hopper of Christians Who Think They're Saying Something...

January 2017

January 12, 2017

Love in the Time of Culture Wars

Sometimes it's downright painful to see a Christian skate right up to the edge of...

January 04, 2017

Kim Burrell’s Homophobia

Kim Burrell is a gospel singer and minister who wants us all to know that...

November 2016

November 05, 2016

Evangelicals are Rearranging Their Ship’s Deck Chairs Again (‘Lighting Wars’)

Some readers tipped me off to the latest tempest-in-a-teapot going on in the fundagelical world...

October 2016

October 18, 2016

Dueling Decals Reveal Why Forgiveness Fails.

If you hang out on Twitter, you might have seen a peculiar decal making the...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Elevating the Meaningless Blather–I Mean, the Dialogue

Christians' bigotry has cost them countless adherents as well--adherents who take with them when they...

July 24, 2016

A Match Made in Hell for People to Be “Loved.”

Preston Sprinkle, in his book People to Be Loved, expresses some truly atrocious ideas. Arguably...

July 16, 2016

Praying Away the Gay for People to Be “Loved”

In his book People to Be Loved, Preston Sprinkle presents two-and-a-half options for gay people....

July 13, 2016

The Reframing Game in “People to Be Loved”

Using very positive language to describe a very negative situation or feeling is a tactic...

July 10, 2016

Having No Ears to Hear the People to Be “Loved”

There's a huge, huge difference between listening to someone and really hearing them. Today I'll...

July 06, 2016

Trading Passion for Glory: Good News in the Trenches of the Christian Culture War

I'm not sure it's ever a great week to be a fundagelical bigot-for-Jesus lately, but...

July 03, 2016

A Cold First Option for People to Be “Loved”

We've been talking for a while now about right-wing Christians' culture war against LGBTQ people,...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

The Really Scandalous Part of “People to Be Loved”

That's quite a lot of deception both in and out of one person, but it's...

June 26, 2016

The Three Deceptions Found in “People to Be Loved”

Preston Sprinkle's book People to Be Loved outlines the right-wing Christian case for opposing same-sex...

June 23, 2016

A Coffee Date with People to Be “Loved”

Preston Sprinkle is trying to find the same have-it-both-ways middle ground between bigotry and acceptance...

June 22, 2016

The False Third Way of People to Be “Loved”

Preston Sprinkle is clearly trying to find a way to square himself with his tribe's...

June 19, 2016

Listening But Not Really to People to Be “Loved”

The book is meant to be a tightrope walk between the evangelical tribe's current antipathy...

June 17, 2016

People to Be “Loved” and the Failure of Literalism

Preston Sprinkle brings a full set of assumptions to the party and refuses to let...

June 14, 2016

Starting from Wrong Assumptions: People to Be “Loved”

As we discussed last time, Christians' condemnation of gay people is not only quickly becoming...

June 11, 2016

Rescuing a Sinking Ship: People to Be “Loved”

If it wasn't resulting in endless abuse and cruelty against innocent people worldwide, there'd be...

May 2016

May 29, 2016

HB2: An Angry Christian Shows Us What the Real Problem Is Here

Christians these days sure do sound angry. The more right-wing the Christian, the angrier they...

May 15, 2016

Why Right-Wing Christians Are Shocked About Losing

When we look at the balance of news coming out about Christianity, one fact seems...