Analyzing Christianity
James MacDonald Is Out of the Evangelical Crony Network
Today, let me show you what the evangelical crony network is saying (or rather, not saying) about the recent behavior of James MacDonald.
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The empathy of rats, again
A lot of folks still don’t realize that animals can do quite a few of the things we used to think only humans can do. Empathy is one trait I’ve heard those folks reach for as a human-only trait. Today, let me show you how they’re wrong: rats can, indeed, display the quality of empathy toward other rats.
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Just a Disqus Overflow Chat Post
This is just a bare-bones post so we can start a new Disqus discussion page.
History and Science
Dragon Man: We Found Another Ancient Neighbor (LSP #198)
Hi and welcome back! I love ancient history and archaeology, so I keep up with news about it. And this news is something special indeed. See, we’ve found yet another ancient pre-human species. And this one might be our closest neighbor of all. Today, Lord Snow Presides over the increasingly-crowded Read more
Analyzing Christianity
James MacDonald and His Breathtaking Misogyny
Could it be that what irks James MacDonald most about Julie Roys is that she identifies as a fervent evangelical culture-warrior but refuses to comply with his demands?
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Why Disgraced Pastor James MacDonald Keeps Gatekeeping Christianity
Today, let me show you how James MacDonald attacked one of his critics, Julie Roys, with the time-honored evangelical tactic of gatekeeping.
Codex Disbelievium
How my faith in biblical literalism died (1st-Century Fridays #1)
We’re about to start a new topic that I expect to last a while: 1st-century writers. First, though, let me show you why this topic is so important to me. See, these 1st-century writers’ utter silence about one particular subject rattled my faith in Christianity in a way that I would never recover.
Codex Disbelievium
How Dante Revolutionized Hell Beliefs (Journey Into Hell #12)
Out of every Christian I can think of (yes, even including John Milton), Dante may well represent the biggest influence on Christians’ Hell-beliefs.
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QAnon: Ed Litton Wants Southern Baptists to Stop Listening to ‘Fables’
Today, let’s explore Ed Litton and his strange opinion of QAnon, and then let’s see why he’s dead wrong.
Codex Disbelievium
Refining Hell in the Middle Ages (Journey Into Hell #11)
Early medieval philosophers and theologians continued to refine the concepts involved with Hell.