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May 2021

May 10, 2021

Astrology Is Just So Hilariously Fake (LSP #191)

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I saw an astrology column that made me laugh. Somewhere...

May 03, 2021

Grab Your Dicebag: It’s the 8th Birthday of Roll to Disbelieve! (LSP #190)

In a few days, Roll to Disbelieve will be 8 years old. What a rush,...

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...

April 19, 2021

The Land of Lords and Ladies (LSP #188)

I ran into this story this past week and it made me smile. I hope...

April 12, 2021

Facial Reconstruction: Meeting the Faces of Our Past (LSP #187)

Hi and welcome back! One of the most potent ways historians connect people to our...

April 05, 2021

The Case of the Long-Lost Chocolate Bar (LSP #186)

Today, I was enjoying an interesting news story: someone found a 121-year-old chocolate bar in...

March 2021

March 29, 2021

The Transcendent Non-Theology of Black Holes (LSP #185)

Hi and welcome back! The science world took a long, long time go generate the...

March 22, 2021

We Are Stardust: A New Astronomy Discovery (LSP #184)

Hi and welcome back! I've always been interested in astronomy, and some of the news...

March 15, 2021

Animal Rights for the Isle of Man (LSP #183)

Hi and welcome back! Slowly, slowly humanity stumbles toward a brighter future. Legislators on the...

March 08, 2021

Wacky Snails: Life, Uh, Finds a Way (LSP #182)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, biologists have discovered some interesting adaptations in snail life that...

February 2021

February 22, 2021

The Perseverance Landing and the Shake in Her Voice (LSP #180)

And something has had me smiling all day today: the shake in the voice of...

February 15, 2021

Sovereign Citizens Ideology Has Infested New Zealand (LSP #179)

Hi and welcome back! Well, I suppose it was inevitable that wackadoodles in New Zealand...

February 01, 2021

These Students Are Definitely Learning ‘Christian Love’ (LSP #177)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over how well these Christian children have learned the lessons about...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

The Schadenfreude Files: Mar-a-Lago Mood is ‘Dispirited’ Lately, Y’all (LSP #176)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the 'dispirited' feel at the Mar-a-Lago resort, leading to its...

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 04, 2021

Dot and the Kangaroo, But in Real Life (LSP #173)

One of the animated movies I watched as a kid, 1977's Dot and the Kangaroo, might...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

Roll to Disbelieve’s Top 10 (And 2) Posts of 2020!

Today, let me offer up this past year's Top 10 posts -- plus a couple...

December 28, 2020

Hilaria Baldwin: Yet Another White Person Faking Her Ethnicity (LSP #172)

It's barely even news anymore, what happened with Hilaria Baldwin this past week. But it...

December 21, 2020

Unca Pat Robertson Tells Donald Trump to Take His L (LSP #171)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over Pat Robertson telling Donald Trump he just needs to accept...

December 14, 2020

No, Virginia, the Nativity Won’t Change Evangelicals (LSP #170)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over yet another evangelical trying -- and failing -- to get...

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 30, 2020

The Big Problem Here: Singleness Edition (LSP #168)

Seriously. How could I possibly resist the spectacle of an evangelical offering up The Big...

November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving: What Is Most Important

Captain Cassidy grew up fervently Catholic, converted to the SBC in her teens, and became...

November 23, 2020

When Your Position Depends on Lying: Geocentrism Edition (LSP #167)

Hi and welcome back! Years ago, I wrote about how culture warriors' message absolutely requires...

November 16, 2020

Why Gullible Christians Believe the Ouija Board’s Hype (LSP #166)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over yet another huckster creating -- and then coincidentally filling --...

November 09, 2020

‘I Don’t Work With Volunteers,’ Sniffs Evangelical Choosy Beggar (LSP #165)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over a guy who clearly does not understand that his religion...

November 06, 2020

2020 Election: Is It Over Yet Edition

Hi and welcome back! As the election counting continues, our hopes rise ever so slightly...

November 02, 2020

The New Mo-RAL Pa-NIC: Syncopation! (LSP #164)

Back in 2011, a Christian salesman tried his best, bless his cotton socks, to start...

October 2020

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 19, 2020

I Love Evangelicals’ Predictions About Evangelicalism’s Future (LSP #162)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over what evangelicals' predictions about the future reveal about themselves.