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February 2016

February 18, 2016

So let the time keep rolling on

Men get more prestige for having less knowledge. That can lead to them thinking they...

February 17, 2016

Kids these days

I'm not here to criticize this very common type of article. I just want to...

February 17, 2016

I’m not that good at breathing in

Donald Trump said something that was actually true. Plus: The blessed freaks; the Curse of...

February 16, 2016

Feigning disinterest in the difference between accuracy and inaccuracy is not ‘objective’ journalism: A case study

"Ted Nugent’s Facebook post on guns and Jews draws charges of anti-Semitism," says the RNS...

February 15, 2016

Scalia

When a great comedian dies, we tell jokes because it would be inappropriate and disrespectful...

February 14, 2016

Sunday favorites

"For the fate of humans and the fate of animals is the same; as one...

February 13, 2016

Life is a maze and love is a riddle

OK, I finally figured out what song that creepy "Always Submit to the Church Administration"...

February 12, 2016

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 68: ‘A Grief Denied’

The vengeful demiurge of Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins seems like a cruel god. Both...

February 10, 2016

It hurts down here on Earth, Lord

Eliel Cruz's "Faithfully LGBT" project shows us the beautiful faces of the real people often...

February 07, 2016

Sunday favorites

"Wealth is treacherous; the arrogant do not endure. ... Shall not everyone taunt such people...

February 05, 2016

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 67: ‘Selective literalism’

The point of all three of Jesus' stories, of course, is that the kingdom of...

February 04, 2016

Could you be my little movie star?

Now that evangelical colleges like Oral Roberts are cool with requiring students to wear Fitbits,...

February 03, 2016

When white supremacy is ‘conservative’ (and vice versa)

The problem, apparently, is that Russell Moore may be a staunch opponent of abortion and...

February 02, 2016

The 15th anniversary of Cam-Cam

In 1994, John Birch Society fantasies were not welcome in Republican politics. Then, over the...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

Sunday favorites

"In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In...

January 29, 2016

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 66: ‘Leap of proof’

"My logic has been stretched to the breaking point," Rayford Steele tells his daughter. The...

January 25, 2016

‘Do it to Julia!’ is not a prayer of salvation

"She read it and accepted Christ. Then she gave it to her brother and he...

January 24, 2016

Walking distance to church

My friend walked to church despite the blizzard, only to find that services were cancelled...

January 24, 2016

Sunday favorites

"For to the snow God says, 'Fall on the earth.' ... Then the animals go...

January 22, 2016

The workers are going home

Winter storm Jonas is heading this way, giving us fewer musical options than we had...

January 22, 2016

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 65: ‘Suspicious phone call’

Originally posted September 30, 2005. You can read this entire series, for free, via the...

January 21, 2016

Patreon page is live (and still under construction)

Big, huge, heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed so generously to my fundraising appeal here...

January 21, 2016

Smart people saying smart things (1.21)

Ursula K. LeGuin reminds her local paper that public land belongs to the public. Maria...

January 19, 2016

She’ll beat you if she’s a bull

Paid sick days keep us all a lot healthier, but many employees don't get sick...

January 18, 2016

Wheaton College and creationism

Wheaton College's Statement of Faith requires that its scientists maintain a pretense of official uncertainty...

January 17, 2016

Sunday favorites

"Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Why then are...

January 15, 2016

The straight poop: A community word puzzle

It's a display for adhesive letters and numbers for mailboxes. It's also an invitation for...

January 15, 2016

Welcome J.R. Daniel Kirk to Patheos

Theologian J.R. Daniel Kirk's terrific Storied Theology blog is now part of the line-up on...

January 15, 2016

Left Behind Classic Fridays, No. 64: ‘The Blair Witch Video’

This is, after all, a video recording of a dead man, the instructions for which...

January 14, 2016

By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan …

RIP Alan Rickman. Now I will never get my wish that he would one day...