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October 2018

October 29, 2018

Do You Wanna Build an Exorcist? (LSP #66, The Cutoffs of the Beast)

In honor of Spooky Week, we're looking at the Christians wetting their pants over Halloween....

October 27, 2018

Can Christians Restart the Satanic Panic?

Last time, we looked at the dishonest testimony of a totally-for-realsies ex-Satanist turned evangelist, John...

October 25, 2018

John Ramirez Is Trying SO HARD to Bring Back the Satanic Panic

The other day, I ran across a mention of John Ramirez. He's trying his very...

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...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Book-Burning: As Christian As It Gets

Really, book burnings are as Christian as crusades, misogyny, and pseudoscience--which is to say, as...

May 2018

May 12, 2018

The Cult of “Before” Stories Welcomes Benedict Atkins!

A line's determined by two points, so I reckon we've found a new trend. His...

March 2018

March 04, 2018

The Cult of Before Stories: Glenn Hobbs, Totally An Ex-Satanist

I want to show you today how Glenn Hobbs' claims line up with our checklist...

January 2018

January 17, 2018

The Cult of “Before” Stories: A Mega-Review of Zachary King’s Testimony

Zachary King gave an extensive XM radio interview a couple of years just after becoming...

January 14, 2018

The Satanic Panic Meets the Anti-Abortion Crusade.

The Satanic Panic trickled to an undignified end years ago. But not long ago we...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

Halloween: It’s That Time Again

Halloween is that magical time of year when Christians can dial up to 11 their...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

Satanic Panic: By Far the Most Excruciating Talk My Mom Ever Gave Me

The reason I talk about the Satanic Panic is to remind people of what happens...

May 2017

May 17, 2017

Lord Snow Presides #8: Meet Texe Marrs.

I'm looking at end-of-the-world conspiracy theorists right now and ran across a name I hadn't...

December 2016

December 07, 2016

The Cult of Before Stories: Desperate for Relevance.

Bill Schnoebelen is one such storyteller. Once a popular figure in fundagelical Christianity, his narrative...

November 2016

November 01, 2016

Dark Dungeons: Mega-Review.

Saturday, we did a liveblog review of Dark Dungeons, a short indie movie based on...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Why Evangelicals Love Halloween.

For a group of people who genuinely believe that their god is the most powerful...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

Chick Tracts Are Awesome (for Non-Believers).

I ran into his tracts many years ago, when they were a lot more popular...

November 20, 2013

The Cult of “Before” Stories: From Witchcraft to Christ

Way back in the 1970s, a British Christian named Doreen Irvine wrote From Witchcraft to...