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March 2019

March 04, 2019

The Doctrinal Yardstick Illustrates A Serious Problem With Christianity (LSP #81)

The doctrinal yardstick illustrates one of the most profound and serious problems Christianity suffers. I know...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Lights, Camera, Crucifixion! (Part 3)

Equipped with editing software and sacrilegious tendencies, ssj rewrote Mel Gibson's brutal love letter to...

February 18, 2019

Where Mark Driscoll’s Been Lately (LSP #80)

From the beginning, I figured Mark Driscoll began blogging to help bury his disgrace. When...

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...

February 11, 2019

Thom Rainer’s Defense of LifeWay’s Failure (LSP #79)

Come join me for a weird ride through Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) politics, infighting, and...

February 04, 2019

Lights, Camera, Crucifixion! (Part 2)

The mockery of The Passion of the Christ continues. Jesus dodges questions (and a few...

January 2019

January 28, 2019

How the Great Pan Died: Book Discussion (LSP #78)

Last year, we began talking about a book called How the Great Pan Died. Some of...

January 22, 2019

Lights, Camera, Crucifixion!

When Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ splattered across movie screens in 2004, Christians...

January 21, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve: Gaming Super Special! (#5)

In these off-topic specials, I curate some oldies-but-goodies together on a theme. Today's theme is...

January 14, 2019

52 Reasons to Dread Invitations to Church (LSP #77)

This awful list shows us some important things about the people who made the list,...

January 07, 2019

A God’s Eternal Standards Shift–Again–Sort Of (LSP #76)

A bunch of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) folks have changed their opinion about one of...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

The Founder of LuLaRoe Releases the Hounds (LSP #75)

LuLaRoe's founder, DeAnne Stidham, continues to lash out regarding her multi-level marketing (MLM) empire's implosion.

December 25, 2018

Roll to Disbelieve Winter Super Special! (#3)

Whether you're excited, a little tuckered out from all that winter cheer, or feeling distinctly...

December 24, 2018

‘Tis the Season–for More Christian Infighting (LSP #74)

Nothing brings out the Christian love quite like Christmas. It's that wonderful time of year when...

December 17, 2018

When Teen Cas Innocently Suggested Testing a Miracle (LSP #73)

I took my religion's claims seriously. In other words, I expected our claims to stand...

December 10, 2018

Leaving A God on Read (LSP #72)

Christians now have a whole new bad idea to torment people with. See, their god's totally...

December 03, 2018

Yes, MLMs Are A Cult (LSP #71)

I saw a video lately about multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) and their similarity to classic...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Real Estate in the Age of Christianity’s Decline (LSP #70)

One of the most visible signs of Christianity's decline is its rash of abandoned churches....

November 22, 2018

Roll to Disbelieve Thanksgiving Super Special! (#2)

If you're totally losing patience with some of the people you're around this weekend, then...

November 19, 2018

Ed Stetzer Wants Christians To Be Super-Creepy This Holiday Season (LSP #69)

We've been talking this year about Christians' push for increased evangelism. In that vein, today I...

November 12, 2018

Foot Washing: A Primer (LSP #68)

Christians do a lot of things that don't make any sense at all to non-Christians....

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Roll to Disbelieve Super Special #1: Halloween!

Need some extra reading material? Stuck waiting at home for the trick-or-treaters to ring the doorbell?...

October 22, 2018

Christian Opportunists Love Strange Days (LSP #65)

Halloween comes at us fast. And we all know what that means! Costumes, candy, parties, and--for...

October 15, 2018

The LuLaRoe Train May Finally Be Wrecking (LSP #64)

Just six short months ago, the train began to derail for a business that once...

October 08, 2018

FULL KITTEN UPDATE (LSP #63)

It's been a while since we had a proper FULL KITTEN UPDATE. So: Back by...

October 01, 2018

Miracles for Sale (LSP #62)

Every time I think I've seen the lowest that opportunists can go, they reach a...

September 2018

September 24, 2018

Mark Driscoll’s Miracle, His ZOMG MEERKUL YAWL (LSP #61)

Mark Driscoll's been a busy boy lately. Not on his blog. That's gone almost two...

September 17, 2018

A Remedial Course at Fundagelical U (LSP #60)

It never fails to astonish me, how often TRUE CHRISTIANS™ need remedial educations in how...

September 03, 2018

The Catholic Church Is a Business–and Cardinal Wuerl Shows It (LSP #58)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over a much-needed protest that may not help much because Catholics...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Book Review: Women v. Religion (LSP #57)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over a book that gives voices to the growing and increasingly-vocal...