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November 2021

November 17, 2021

The Cooperative Election Study Won’t Save Christianity

One evangelical researcher, Ryan Burge, is super-psyched about the Cooperative Election Study. But I don't...

September 2021

September 21, 2021

How a Wingnut Perceives the Loss of Dominance

If wingnuts get their way in a squabble, then they have gained or held their...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

How (and Why) Evangelicals Blow Their Witness With Single Moms

On Mother's Day, I showed you a major evangelical news site that somehow missed an...

May 08, 2021

Evangelicals’ Birthrate Strategies Reveal Very Dark Covert Goals

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we checked out some evangelicals' reactions to the pandemic-related declines...

December 2020

December 08, 2020

Mark Wingfield Wants Evangelicals to Jesus Harder, Darn It

Today, let's check out an evangelical who wants his tribe to totally change to be...

September 2020

September 05, 2020

Study About Disagreeable People Says: Nice Guys DON’T Finish Last

Hi and welcome back! Today also represents a palate cleanser. A new paper has come...

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...

July 2020

July 28, 2020

The Dark Triad and Virtue Signaling

Hi and welcome back! Recently, a study came out regarding something of great interest to...

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...

July 15, 2020

Church Consultants: How (Not) to Fix Dying Churches

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we touched on the topic of church consultants. For the past...

May 2020

May 12, 2020

Pastoral Suicide: A Sad Dealbreaker for Evangelicals

Recently, I learned of very sad news: Darrin Patrick, an evangelical pastor, has apparently died...

May 06, 2020

Why Science- and History-Based Apologetics Fails So Dramatically

Apologists -- especially in evangelicalism -- love to lean hard on arguments based on science...

March 2020

March 18, 2020

The 1973 Toilet Paper Panic of Honolulu (Chat Post #1)

I was just a wee little toddler back in 1973. And I remember going through...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

Why Christians Can’t Have Authoritarianism Without Scandals

Authoritarianism leads to scandals. That's just the way it is. Authoritarian Christianity, in particular, leads...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

Christian Lies: ‘We’d Still Be Christian Even If We Didn’t Believe Anymore!’

Today's particular bit of dishonesty pinged my radar a very long time ago. And even...

November 2019

November 30, 2019

Evangelicals: The Narcissism That Passes All Understanding

Yes, nobody loves evangelicals quite like they themselves do. And I do mean that assertion...

November 26, 2019

I Was a Purple Christian People Pleaser

Maybe it's so easy to switch flavors of Christianity because at heart, most of them...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

HumanGate: Selfishness, Al Mohler’s Big Gun

Intentionality only carries women so far. To make the distance, to become even conditionally human in...

September 07, 2019

Al Mohler Objectified Women As Usual, But This Time He Faced Backlash

Last week, Al Mohler did something he usually does: he objectified and literally dehumanized women....

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...

August 17, 2019

The Most Important Christian Claims (Fail Too)

Last time, we talked about the Christians who act all mystified about how their claims...

May 2019

May 23, 2019

What Thom Rainer Teaches Pastors About Anonymous Complaints

Today, I offer up a recent blog post from none other than Thom Rainer, one...

April 2019

April 08, 2019

D&D Gains Popularity–Again (LSP #85)

As it turns out, folks might be gravitating to this old-school pursuit for some remarkably...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

A Pastor Cries Out for an End to a Favorite Christian Listicle (LSP #83)

I'll show you what this listicle entails, and why one Christian has cried out for...

March 02, 2019

Christian Advice: From Useless to Disastrous, For a Reason

Much of the advice that these authoritarian Christian leaders offer their flocks sounds absolutely useless--that...

January 2019

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...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

What That “Angry at God” Accusation Really Means

Out of every accusation belligerent Christians fling at those who reject their sales pitches, the...

November 06, 2018

Captain Cassidy’s Help for Hurting Christian Hearts

Not long ago, I noticed that post had received triple the amount of social media...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Racists, and the Consequences They Never Expected

Lately, Artor brought up a racist Southern dude who may have lost his business thanks to a...

July 23, 2018

Lord Snow Presides Over A Sign of the Christian Times (LSP #52)

Christianity continues to decline with a loud, wet FLUMP. As it does, Christians leap on...