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August 2021

August 04, 2021

Why A Redemption Arc Mattered More Than Atrocity Apologetics

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about a romance novel by Karen Witemeyer, At...

August 03, 2021

Karen Witemeyer and the Fuss Over Her Romance Novel

Recently, a Christian romance novelist, Karen Witemeyer, wrote a book called At Love's Command. On...

July 2021

July 31, 2021

Why QAnon is Attacking Evangelical Leaders Lately

Hi and welcome back! In the past, we've discussed QAnon -- the new moral panic...

July 22, 2021

Beach Reach Training: How to Craft a Testimony (And Why)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Beach Reach. That's a short-term mission...

February 2021

February 26, 2021

Christians’ Narrative Around Deconversion Isn’t Helping Them

I recently caught an interesting YouTube video by Seth Andrews ('The Thinking Atheist'). It shows...

February 14, 2021

‘Millions of Souls’: the Manipulation Tactic Christian Predators Love

Hi and welcome back! Happy Chocolate Day! We are still snowbound here at Casa Cas....

November 2020

November 27, 2020

Madison Cawthorn: How Evangelism Success Claims Work

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I showed you an interview with a young Republican fundagelical...

June 2020

June 13, 2020

MLM Hunbots Have Discovered Trendy Testimonies

Here, a high-ranking hun offers her totally-used-to-be-an-antiMLMer-y'all testimony. And she does it for the same...

October 2019

October 05, 2019

Deconversion: Christian Leaders Throw Down Against Ex-timonies

In the wake of some high-profile deconversions, toxic Christians have begun to notice ex-timonies again....

August 2019

August 27, 2019

How ‘Christian Peace’ Becomes a Marketing Tactic

Today, let me show you the dark side of the false promise of Christian peace:...

April 2019

April 27, 2019

The Argument from “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”

I can see why so many Christian leaders dislike this line of thinking. Feelings--the feelings...

February 2019

February 19, 2019

Before the Cult of “Before” Stories: Tricking Authoritarians

I came face-to-face with two completely untrue beliefs I held: that my god transformed people...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

THROWDOWN: Ex-Atheist Testimonies vs. Ex-Satanist Testimonies

Today, I'll show you the shared features of these two popular testimony styles, and which...

October 2018

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...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

What Ed Stetzer Thinks He Knows About Platforms (Is Wrong, As Usual)

Today, we look at yet another Christian who shows us exactly why his religion is...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

The No True Scotsman and Christians’ Version of Atheism

I'll show you what this fallacy is, why and how Christians use it, and why...

June 28, 2018

Trendy Testimonies: Why Christians Keep Saying They’re Ex-Atheists

Christians might want to help ease or (in their wildest dreams) reverse their decade-long decline,...

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...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

How One Christian Apologist Justifies a Failing Evangelism Strategy

A funny thing happens when Christians learn that their favorite tactics backfire hard when trotted...

April 06, 2018

Miracle Maxin’: The Ongoing Problems With Miracles

Today, almost five years after Miracle Maxin' debuted, we look back at why miracles are...

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...

February 2018

February 11, 2018

The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: Ex-timonies and Testimonies

As usual, Christians have totally gotten the whole matter wrong about these stories--and they've revealed...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

The Weird Alternate Reality That Is Christian Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience has been a serious part of Christianity ever since Christianity was, well, Christianity. And...

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...

October 10, 2017

Dissection of a Soulwinner

One of the funniest Christian screeds I've ever seen was one that I ran across...

August 2017

August 11, 2017

“I’m Not Ashamed” Really Should Be. (Pre-Review Bugaloo)

We're going to be reviewing the movie I'm Not Ashamed shortly, so this is our...

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...