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February 2021

February 09, 2021

Todd Bentley: What a Friend He Has–er, HAD in Rick Joyner!

One thing you can absolutely count on with evangelical leaders: their insular Good Ole Boys...

August 2020

August 06, 2020

‘American Gospel’ Accused of Being Calvinist Propaganda

Hi and welcome back! Last weekend, we watched American Gospel: Christ Alone. It's a documentary about...

August 05, 2020

‘American Gospel’ As Evangelism: Nope, Probably Not

Today, I'll show you why American Gospel actually presents us unwashed heathens with two great reasons to reject Christianity.

August 03, 2020

American Gospel: Christ Alone (Red-Hot Mega-Review!)

Yesterday, we watched American Gospel: Christ Alone. In this 2018 documentary, Christians bicker and argue about...

August 02, 2020

American Gospel: Pre-Review Warmup!

Today, we prepare to watch a 2018 documentary called American Gospel: Christ Alone. It's a critical...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

Here’s Why Rodney Howard-Browne Felt Obligated To Defy Virus Isolation Orders

Hi and welcome back! Recently, megachurch pastor Rodney Howard-Browne got himself in legal trouble for...

March 27, 2020

Kenneth Copeland: Why Grifters Gotta Grift (Chat Post #5)

Kenneth Copeland has been making waves with his newest money-making scheme. His involvement in the...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

The Price of the Shining Wire: Evangelicals’ False Promise of Safety

When we believed, we pretended to live in perfect safety, like we curled up in...

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...

January 2019

January 13, 2019

Authoritarians, THE ANGLE, and Evangelism Apps

Hi and welcome to our new series on authoritarians! Last time we met up, we...

December 2018

December 04, 2018

Prosperity Gospel and (the Decline of) Modern Christianity

A whole bunch of Christian leaders love the whole idea of prosperity gospel. Today, let me...

November 2018

November 03, 2018

That Time Biff Tried to Become a Radio Show Host (Just Like Bob Larson)

At the height of the Satanic Panic, my ultra-Christian first husband, Biff, concocted a plan....

January 2018

January 09, 2018

Lord Snow Presides… Over More MLM Deception in Christianity. (#25)

We look at a very, very curious list of traits that should sound very, very...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

Evangelical Churn: The Real Goal vs. the Stated Goal

In Christianity, we're seeing this situation come into clearer and clearer focus regarding their stated...

September 2017

September 10, 2017

A Celestial Extortionist and His Sycophants

Even I couldn't have predicted the extent of that opportunism, however--though I could easily have...

May 2017

May 02, 2017

The Root of All Evil in the Broken System

One verse most fundagelicals know well is 1 Timothy 6:10: the line about how money...

January 2017

January 22, 2017

News from the World of Gozer. (Update Time!)

I've been reading a lot lately about the strange shift in right-wing Christians' morality over...

December 2016

December 25, 2016

A Christianity Without Coercion Isn’t Much of a Christianity At All.

What would happen if Christians suddenly understood that the entire mythology of their religion is...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Why Christians Are Cruel to Non-Believers

People have always left Christianity and to some degree have spoken out against it, but...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

Something for Nothing: the Greed at the Heart of Christianity

Prosperity gospel preacher Creflo Dollar recently asked his followers to give him a USD$65 million...

July 2014

July 12, 2014

A Legend In Their Own Minds

When someone desperately wants to have status, there are really only a couple of ways...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

When Christians Do the Right Things for the Wrong Reasons

I've written before about Christians I think who are kinda getting that whole "love your...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Joyce Meyer: Prosperity Gospel for Women (Is A Crock)

UPDATE: Hi! I get a lot of drive-by commenters on this particular piece so I...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

Redefinitions: Words (Have Power)

I think it's time we started a new direction here, and by happy chance, the...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Miracle Maxin’

Christians move through a world filled with all sorts of divine interventions by their god--to...