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‘Tis the Season–for More Christian Infighting (LSP #74)

Nothing brings out the Christian love quite like Christmas. It’s that wonderful time of year when Christians fight over the proper-and-correct way to celebrate their favorite holiday. Gaudy entertainment meets sanctimonious simplified displays meets complete secularization in a Battle Royale to the finish! Come sit in the gladiatorial arena and watch the spectacle! Today, Lord Snow Presides over a whole different kind of tradition beloved by way too many Christians.

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years12/25/2018 ago

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Meet the Christians who are curious about the god we don’t believe in

But one evangelism technique comes to us from both progressive and evangelical Christians. Today, let me show you show you the Christians who profess great curiosity about the god we’ve rejected. And then we’ll see how this tactic actually works for them.

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years12/21/2018 ago

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Evangelicals: Nope, still in denial over their decline

Recently, some irresponsible folks over at Newsweek let him and a pal blather at length about how they perceive the SBC’s decline. Come see these two ear-ticklers get set straight!

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years12/19/2018 ago

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When Teen Cas Innocently Suggested Testing a Miracle (LSP #73)

I took my religion’s claims seriously. In other words, I expected our claims to stand up to the same basic testing and investigation that any other claim would get. WOW, did that attitude not go over well! So today, Lord Snow Presides over how I got (gently) smacked down for daring to suggest a formal test of one of my church’s biggest miracle claims.

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years12/18/2018 ago

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Yes, MLMs Are A Cult (LSP #71)

I saw a video lately about multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) and their similarity to classic religious cults. I want to show you this idea in detail–and maybe offer some hope for those who love people who’ve gotten sucked into this predatory business model. Today, Lord Snow Presides over the weird similarity of cults and MLMs!

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years12/04/2018 ago

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The decline trainwreck continues: Christian responses to that 6,000-10,000 church closings figure

We’ve been talking lately about the rash of church closures in America. A figure of 6,000-10,000 closings a year began circulating online recently, and it’s got a lot of Christians in a tizzy! Well, today let’s see what their big grand plan is to reverse that trend. (Spoiler: What they’re suggesting won’t help, and I’ll show you why, too!)

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years12/02/2018 ago

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Church closures: Wait, HOW many churches close per year?

Recently, I mentioned a startling figure making the rounds in Christian-Land: this notion that 6000-10000 churches per year close in the United States. At the time, I couldn’t find the source for the figure. Today, though, I want to dive into it and see where it comes from, if I can, and figure out if it’s accurate. Then we’ll look at what it means.

By Captain Cassidy, 7 years11/30/2018 ago

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What That “Angry at God” Accusation Really Means

Out of every accusation belligerent Christians fling at those who reject their sales pitches, the one about us being angry at God has to be one of the most baffling and irritating. But Christians make this accusation for some very important reasons. Today, I’ll show you what those reasons are–and what this accusation really means.

By Captain Cassidy, 8 years11/16/2018 ago

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Cold Reading, and the Christians Who Told Me All the Things I NEVER Did

We’ve been talking lately about how Christians treat the people they’re trying to recruit. Sales-minded Christians often borrow strategies from the Bible, and this one is no exception: cold reading. I’ll show you what it is, why Christians like it, what they think is happening when they do it, and–of course–what’s really Read more

By Captain Cassidy, 8 years11/14/2018 ago

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Magic Christians: Gosh, If I’d Only Known!

We’ve been talking lately about the lamentably-common trope of Christians expressing great sadness over our non-belief. I’ve been noticing one outgrowth of that sentiment: the idea that ex-Christians would never have lost faith if we’d only encountered the best and most correct form of Christianity. And lucky for us, Magic Read more

By Captain Cassidy, 8 years11/11/2018 ago