In a recent creepy Handmaid’s Tale-style address, Pope Francis warned his followers about social media-induced brain rot. But that should be nowhere near his biggest worry. Though he doesn’t appear to realize it, he actually advised Catholics to develop the exact mental skills that have freed millions of people already Read more
One of the world’s deadliest diseases, tuberculosis, is making a ferocious comeback in Kansas. But somehow, we only just learned about this situation. Kansas’ leaders seem dedicated to avoiding all mention of the outbreak. Today, let’s explore why tuberculosis is returning with such a vengeance—and why the masters of the Read more
Antiprocess fascinates me. Instead of helping us process new information, antiprocess helps us avoid doing that. And it does so to protect our egos from any challenges to dearly-held beliefs. One story that recently got a lot of attention illustrates how this works on not one but both sides of Read more
When I see today’s hardline right-wing Christians demanding more babies of their followers, it always makes me think of the old Quiverfull movement. Indeed, this movement contains a lot of similarities to today’s hardline crowd, the so-called Tradwife trend on social media, and more. As we will see today, trends Read more
Gateway Seminary is one of the six seminaries operated by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Located in godless, heathen California, this seminary recently made the news again. This fall, the school is relocating one of its regional campuses from Fremont to San Leandro. This school is important for several reasons, Read more
With most reasonable people worrying about overpopulation these days, it can be surprising to encounter right-wing Christians getting mad at women for not making babies. That, however, is exactly what they’re doing. For years now, right-wing Christians have blamed women for not having tons of kids. But they’re only looking Read more
Of late, the Anglican Church has been exposed in yet another sex abuse cover-up scandal. Nobody should even be surprised at it, either. Over here in Freedom Land, we’re used to evangelicals being disgusting hypocrites. When an evangelical leader lands in the news, we already have a good idea of Read more
Last time we met up, we talked about the recent death of Hal Lindsey, who wrote The Late Great Planet Earth. The book made Lindsey a mint and guaranteed him a lucrative career in evangelical prophecy. In 1978, eight years after the publishing of that book, its movie version came Read more
The famous—or perhaps more accurately infamous—Endtimes prophet Hal Lindsey recently died. His passing produced surprisingly little fuss outside of evangelicalism. Irony may have a sense of humor there, since Jimmy Carter also recently passed too, and almost everyone seems to be talking about him. It seems strange even to put Read more
Some years back, Christian bookstores made a mint with heavenly tourism books. These books claimed to offer not only PROOF YES PROOF of life after death, but also evidence for Christianity itself. For years, they made money. And then, the entire genre collapsed. Today, let’s talk about the rise and Read more