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It’s All in How You Ask the Questions: Christian Polls
How questioners phrase their questions really matters — and quite a few Christians very obviously do not want to gather accurate information.
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That Gallup Church-Membership Survey: More Devastating Than It Seems
Hi and welcome back! Recently, Gallup released a new survey they did. In it, they asked Americans about their religious affiliations. And oh dear, Gallup got back some bad news for Christians! For the first time ever, fewer than 50% of Americans claimed membership in any churches! Today, let me Read more
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Grading the Real Evidence Christians Offer (With Jessica Walter’s Help)
I can see why they worry at those three bits of pseudo-evidence like activated terriers. What they actually do have, they very logically never want to discuss with non-believers. Today, let me show you the real evidence Christians actually have — and how that works out for them.
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Grading Evangelists’ Evidence (With Jessica Walter GIFs)
Hi and welcome back! The never-ending fever-dream of 2021 continues apace. This past week, the world lost a comic genius when Jessica Walter passed away at 80 years of age. The actress long ago embedded herself in America’s consciousness with her iconic turns in Arrested Development and the animated series Archer — playing Read more
History and Science
The Transcendent Non-Theology of Black Holes (LSP #185)
Hi and welcome back! The science world took a long, long time go generate the first picture humans have ever made of black holes. But just a couple years later, we’ve made an even better one — and this one tells us a lot about how things work in the Read more
Analyzing Christianity
Blame ≠ Evidence (A cherished Christian myth)
Today, let me show you how toxic Christians resort to blame games when they realize they’ve backed themselves into a corner for lack of evidence.
Analyzing Christianity
The Entire Goal of Authoritarianism: Oppression of the Powerless
Yesterday (and the day before, really), we touched on a post by evangelical Josh Buice, who appears to be a very fervent Calvinist. At one point, he tries hard to assert that his brand of Jesus-flavored authoritarian misogyny (JFAM) does not represent oppression of women at all. I disagree in the strongest Read more
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Losing Slower ≠ WINNING (The New Moved Goalpost for Evangelicals)
For a group as obsessed with winning as evangelicals are, their quirky new redefinition of success seems like a downright striking bit of compensatory fantasizing.
Analyzing Christianity
Correct Beliefs ≠ Lifelong Faith (Cherished Christian Myths)
Quite a few Christians think that if someone holds correct beliefs, then they won’t ever deconvert. That is simply not true. It doesn’t matter what flavor of Christianity one follows. People leave Christianity regardless. Today, I’ll show you this myth — and we’ll talk about why Christians love it so much.
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Purity Culture in Calvinism: Creepiness in Overdrive
Today, let me show you the extreme emphasis of Calvinism on sexual purity — and how young Calvinists are especially vulnerable to this siren call of wingnuttery.