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June 2021

June 30, 2021

The Empathy of Rats, Again

A lot of folks still don't realize that animals can do quite a few of...

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,...

April 2021

April 26, 2021

The Evolving Appeal of Cinderella (LSP #189)

As narratives go, Cinderella has alternated between capturing American women's imaginations to repelling them, then...

February 2021

February 24, 2021

Why Culture Warriors ALWAYS Flunk the ‘Greatest Commandment’

Hi and welcome back! Evangelicals' support of super-conservative politics and conspiracy theories has been getting...

January 2021

January 07, 2021

Matt Chandler Needs Everyone to Redefine Love His Way

Recently, an evangelical megachurch pastor and abuser-for-Jesus, Matt Chandler, whined to an evangelical audience that...

November 2020

November 25, 2020

‘Christian Love’ as a Tool for Gaslighting

Hi and welcome back! We've got a quick little segue ahead of us. A recent...

July 2020

July 19, 2020

Why White Evangelicals Are Freaking Out Lately

Of late, the news has been filled with stories of the most shocking and heartbreaking kinds regarding...

May 2020

May 10, 2020

Captain Cassidy and the Case of the Mother’s Day Geraniums

Whether those connections are bound to us by blood or by choice, they're what matter...

February 2020

February 22, 2020

The Lessons Authoritarians Learn

There are a lot of authoritarian groups out there. And they're far more alike than they are...

February 18, 2020

More Terrible Christian Marriage Advice in the Unequally Yoked Club

Years ago, I started a long blog series called The Unequally Yoked Club. It aimed to...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

Christian Peace vs. ‘The World’s Peace’

To start this section, today we'll be looking at how Christians try to make 'Christian...

July 2019

July 25, 2019

Respect: The Song And Dance That Makes Complementarians Content

Respect is such an important concept to understand when one discusses this ultra-authoritarian, misogynistic flavor...

May 2019

May 14, 2019

The Biggest Broken Promise Christians Make

Call it a sterling example of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon if you like, and to be...

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 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...

August 2018

August 06, 2018

The UYC: Spectacularly-Terrible Advice from The Gospel Coalition (LSP #54)

Lord Snow Presides over a very telling--and disastrous--list of suggestions from a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ culture...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

Lord Snow: Life, Death, Immortality, and What Matters Most (LSP #51)

Originally I'd intended this post to be a retrospective and celebration of Lord Snow, but...

July 10, 2018

The Thai Cave Rescue Is Inspirational Precisely Because It’s NOT Miraculous

A dramatic rescue unfolded in Thailand this past month. Now, with its successful conclusion, people...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

About That “Dear Facebook Friend” Image Going Around Lately

I'm not a fan of the open-letter format of social media posting or blog post....

December 2017

December 04, 2017

Lord Snow Presides… Over a “Love Quiz” that Mark Driscoll Fails Miserably. (#21)

I just can't stop laughing today over Mark Driscoll's current post. It's about a Love...

December 03, 2017

The Love/Life Seminar and the Politics of Fixing People

Last time we covered what the seminar's creators thought were the five levels of friendship...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

The Love/Life Principles Seminar: (Not) Making Friends and Influencing People

Today I'll show you what they mean by friendship itself: what a friend is and...

October 2017

October 05, 2017

Conditional Acceptance and Bigotry-for-Jesus

Christians use something called conditional acceptance to try to maintain control over a culture that...

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...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

Faith in Humanity: Restored in Time for Christmas.

You know that sinking feeling you get when you realize that a lot of hard...

November 2016

November 20, 2016

The Handbook: Intervention Conventions

We're fast approaching the holiday season, and as fun as holidays are supposed to be,...

November 11, 2016

We’re Already Seeing ‘Christian Love’ in the Wake of the Election

WWJD? Obviously he would insult those who are suffering; malign those who are hurting; laugh...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

Thom Rainer and the Impertence of Communicationizing

Thom Rainer's blog post "Seven Areas Where Pastors Have Failed at Reading Minds" is worth...

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 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...