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December 2021

December 01, 2021

The ‘Christian Love’ Flows for Deconstruction

I recently ran across an opinion post about deconstruction. Her post was meant to be...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

Semantic Paraphasia: The Things We Can’t Help (LSP #220)

I often mis-say specific words. I know the word I want and I'm thinking of...

November 21, 2021

Intentional Ministries: When Congregations Are Pastors’ Worst Problem

Hi and welcome back! Lately, I've been thinking about this 2019 column by Ryan Burge....

November 19, 2021

The Endtimes Just Ain’t What It Used To Be

Today's story concerns a Christian refrain many of us encounter with increasing frequency (and intensity):...

November 12, 2021

Toxic Christians’ Substitutionary Atonement for Decency

Toxic Christians have a lot of similar methods of easing their consciences and keeping themselves feeling smugly...

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...

September 16, 2021

Toxic Christians Try Hard to Set Terms for Everyone Else

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about toxic Christians. These authoritarian zealots are destroying...

September 15, 2021

How Toxic Christians Are Destroying Christianity From the Inside

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I ran into a few different articles on Christian sites...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

The Empathy of Rats, Again

A lot of folks still don't realize that animals can do quite a few of...

June 06, 2021

Don’t Ever Believe the Hype: Authoritarian Christians and Their Beautiful Lies

Back in 2013, one of their major subgroups, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC),...

May 2021

May 14, 2021

Christian Parenting Advice: Deliberately Overflow Your Child’s Faith Pool

Hi and welcome back! As you likely know, Christians these days are quite distressed over how quickly...

April 2021

April 16, 2021

Deconversion: No, Actually, We Don’t Need to Try Every Flavor First

Today, let me show you the Christian salesman who insists we must try his product before...

April 15, 2021

Deconversion: Brett McCracken Gets It Completely Wrong

Sure, it might seem like Brett McCracken is just insulting his tribal enemies. And he...

April 11, 2021

How Christians Are (Not) Coping With the Rise in Churchless Believers

Recently, I showed you this new Gallup poll bearing yet more bad news for Christians...

April 03, 2021

Monty Python’s Life of Brian: The Best Easter Movie Ever

Hi and welcome back! Today being the day before Easter and all, I wanted to...

March 2021

March 28, 2021

Blame ≠ Evidence (More Cherished Christian Myths)

Today, let me show you how toxic Christians resort to blame games when they realize...

March 03, 2021

Ex-Christians and the Myth of the Virtuous Deconversion Excuse

Today, let me show you what a virtuous excuse is, and why you'll find none...

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 07, 2021

Cognitive Dissonance: Why It Matters

Today, let me show you what cognitive dissonance is, why it's such a big part...

October 2020

October 07, 2020

Why Toxic Christians Hate ‘Weak Christians’ So Much

Hi and welcome back! One recent topic of interest around here is the redefinition of love...

October 06, 2020

Long Ago, When Evangelicals Cared About Being ‘Stumbling Blocks’

Today, let me show you why evangelicals can't take health precautions and can't care about other people's health and...

September 2020

September 18, 2020

Why Hardcore Christians Hate ‘Build-a-Bear’ Christians

I'm long familiar with battles between the more-hardcore-than-thou adherents of a religion and what they...

September 14, 2020

Deconversion: Christian Parents Did NOTHING Wrong! (LSP #157)

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Lord Snow Presides! Lately, we've been...

September 13, 2020

Parents Beware: Toxic Christians Have Officially Targeted Your Children

Hi and welcome back! We've been talking lately about Christianese -- which abounds in Joe...

September 09, 2020

Joe Battaglia: Let’s All Jesus Harder to Fix America!

Yes, we've found ourselves yet another Christian who thinks he's figured out the way to...

September 03, 2020

The Tragic Downside of Bro-Dude Christianity

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we looked at one of the worst subcultures in Christianity: bro-dude...

September 02, 2020

An Introduction to Bro-Dude Christianity

Hello and welcome! A few months ago, we talked about evangelicals' reckoning with mental illness...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

The Truth About Christianity

Hi and welcome back! As many people do now, I feel disquiet and dread when...

August 29, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ and the Appeal to Consequences

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist Overreach....

August 27, 2020

Utility vs. Truthfulness in ‘Atheist Overreach’

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book, Atheist Overreach. In it,...