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Bespoke spirituality: Another try at ‘Last Ideology Standing’

This past week, we had a really good time examining Brett McCracken’s post on The Gospel Coalition (TGC) (archive link). In it, he accidentally demonstrated how very little he understands of deconversion. He also offered up what might be the three most ridiculous reasons ever concocted to stick with Christianity. We covered the first and second of those already. Today, we’ll tackle his third reason: ‘bespoke spirituality’s loneliness.’ Gosh, ya’ll, the suspense is killing me! Will a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ finally manage to win his tribe’s beloved game of Last Ideology Standing? We’ll find out today.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years04/19/2021 ago

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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 he’ll even come close to considering our deconversion valid — and why we do not actually need to try every flavor of Christianity first before deciding it’s not for us.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years04/17/2021 ago

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Deconversion: Brett McCracken gets it completely wrong

Sure, it might seem like Brett McCracken is just insulting his tribal enemies. And he is. But he’s actually not talking to us, not really. Let me show you what Brett McCracken is telling his tribemates under his breath, and what he accidentally reveals about his entire belief system.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years04/16/2021 ago

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Matt Gaetz: The principles of power in broken systems

One thing I noticed quickly was that nobody on Capitol Hill really seemed all that surprised that his time in the sun finally got here. Nobody should be surprised at all about this whole thing. After all, Matt Gaetz is an evangelical in a deeply dysfunctional religio-political tribe. Thus, he speaks the language of power in broken systems. Today, let me decode that language to show you how absolutely unsurprising his behavior really is.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years04/08/2021 ago

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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.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years03/29/2021 ago

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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

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years03/28/2021 ago

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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.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years03/26/2021 ago