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May 2015

May 31, 2015

It’s Heresy Sunday — don’t fall for the trap

The doctrine of the Trinity is a mystery. Or, more specifically, it's an attempt at...

May 31, 2015

Sunday WTF?

"I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the...

May 30, 2015

Walmart.indricotherium

Some 50 million years ago, the ancestors of the rhinoceros ruled the world. But they've...

May 29, 2015

The ‘CharlieCharlieChallenge’ doesn’t lead to demonic possession — but it can nurture credulity and willful ignorance, which is worse

The "CharlieCharlieChallenge," like Ouija boards, is pretty dumb. But neither of those is as bad...

May 29, 2015

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 35: ‘Nice people finish last’

Fear of a doctrine of "works righteousness" -- salvation through good works -- has led...

May 28, 2015

The Duggar Family Scandal: A reader

Here's a round-up of some insightful commentary and reflection in response to the Josh Duggar...

May 28, 2015

Back to the ’80s, because we never left them (part 2)

Any skeptical questions about the reality of these alleged horrors was reinterpreted -- and fiercely...

May 28, 2015

Back to the ’80s, because we never left them

The D&D backlash of the 1980s wasn't sustainable because the unreality of the imagined threat...

May 27, 2015

Consent is a necessary prerequisite for any sexual ethic

To put this all another way, for social conservatives, marriage is necessary and sufficient for...

May 25, 2015

Walmart.moose

In praise of "tough nuts." Plus: the Pledge of Allegiance is idolatrous (and really creepy);...

May 24, 2015

Culture warriors vs. the common good

"I would hate for people to vote no for bad reasons, for sort of bigoted...

May 24, 2015

Sunday WTF?

"Then Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines.' He strained with all his might;...

May 23, 2015

Nationals’ reliever shows us how to organize GOP presidential debates

So here's my plan: Invite all two dozen of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates to...

May 23, 2015

Ireland: ‘We are a generous, compassionate, bold and joyful people who say yes’

"Ireland has voted by a huge majority to legalise same-sex marriage, becoming the first country...

May 22, 2015

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 34: ‘Dr. Dives is bored’

The authors, like all of their characters, seem to have forgotten entirely about the scene...

May 21, 2015

Walmart.sheep

I don't think Walmart's lawyers can argue that Walmart.sheep is anti-Walmart. But I think we...

May 21, 2015

‘Erotic liberty’ — Al Mohler’s new slur is really a sad confession

The phrase "erotic liberty," as Al Mohler is trying to use it, only makes sense...

May 20, 2015

Walmart.cow

As far as I know, Walmart has not yet launched its army of lawyers to...

May 19, 2015

First contact and ‘the great disillusionment’

We humans from earth have been looking up at the stars and thinking about the...

May 19, 2015

‘I’m just here so I don’t get fined’

Some appalling new offerings from TLC; the lies that launched the US-led invasion of Iraq...

May 17, 2015

Sunday WTF?

"So Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took some torches; and he turned...

May 16, 2015

There must be a better world somewhere

No, Texas: Accurately noticing that many Christians do not give as much as they can...

May 15, 2015

‘We must be careful about what we pretend to be’: How tribal cheerleading creates new tribal dogma and changes the tribe to conform to it

Over time, these kinds of tribal-cheerleading responses to pollsters and other catechists eventually become required...

May 15, 2015

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 33: ‘The Final Frontier’

Despite Left Behind's intended "Bible-prophecy" premise, I still haven't ruled out the space-alien theory. I'm...

May 14, 2015

It’s hard to believe it’s been 505 years since 1607

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stumbles on history, and arithmetic. No wonder he wants to cut...

May 13, 2015

Harriet Tubman stole from the rich and gave to the poor

Harriet Tubman was Robin Hood. Later in her life, after the law had been changed...

May 13, 2015

When you’re chewing on life’s gristle

Cheer up, Huck. Some things in life are bad. They can really make you mad....

May 12, 2015

White privilege: An illustration

For those keeping score at home, if you're white, you can apparently refuse to take...

May 12, 2015

Smart people saying smart things (5.12)

Candida Moss on the pedagogy of Hell. Libby Anne on "Orgies, Bisexuality, James Dobson, and...

May 12, 2015

James Dobson cannot really believe what he says about legal abortion and the Holocaust

James Dobson isn't alone in making this claim. The legal-abortion-is-worse-than-the-Holocaust line is so frequently repeated...