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Biff’s Freakout Over ‘Forrest Gump’ (Helped Me Deconvert)
Today, let me tell you about the time Biff fanboyed all over the movie Forrest Gump — and how his freakout helped me along the path to apostasy.
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False accusations in Jesus-Land in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #150, Ch. 30)
Hi and welcome back! It being Monday, we turn our attention to Frank Peretti’s cringefest 1986 novel, This Present Darkness. In this installment, we discover the literal only reason that anybody ever accuses TRUE CHRISTIANS™ of serious crimes. Today, Lord Snow Presides over the theology of false accusations in toxic Christianity—and Read more
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The dramatic sorta-rescue of Susan Jacobson in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #149, Ch. 28-29)
In this installment, we witness a super-dramatic rescue! Moreover, it’s one that could have come straight out of the Bible itself: angels swoop in to aid Susan Jacobson, a character in mortal peril. Today, Lord Snow Presides over reminders nobody needed that nothing divine rescues anybody in the real world.
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J.K. Rowling and the Measuring of a Woman
Lately, a huge controversy hit social media when J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, offered a series of her own hot takes on transgender people. Some of what she said sounded very much like the stuff we see out of toxic Christians, so today I wanted to talk about the measure of a woman. What goes into womanhood? Who gets to decide? And who gets excluded by these lists of requirements?
Analyzing Christianity
When Lee Strobel accidentally illustrated the nonexistent power of prayer
Happy Fourth of July! Today, I want to offer a funny palate cleanser for our holiday, something I noticed while researching the Unchurched series. In this little tidbit, you see, Lee Strobel accidentally illustrated the completely nonexistent power of prayer. I wonder if anybody in his audience even noticed? But I sure noticed, Read more
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A Portrait of the Captain in That Lee Strobel List (#1-4)
With his book, Lee Strobel sought to teach evangelicals all about unchurched people — so they could more effectively pitch their product to these strange, alien creatures. Well, I deconverted right around 1994! So today, I want to look at his list in light of what I was like in 1993 and about to walk away from Christianity forever.
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The Destruction of Ted Harmel in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #143, Ch. 24)
In this installment, Marshall Hogan rushes off to rescue Ted Harmel, the previous owner of his newspaper, from whatever’s terrifying him so much. Today, Lord Snow Presides over evangelicals’ conceptualization of demonic attacks in This Present Darkness.
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Ending the lull before the storm in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #142, Ch. 23)
In this installment, we finally get some action (sort of) after a long lull in the story. While we’re at it, we’ll also see some Real Live Magyckal Powahs from a Real Live Satanic Witch! Whoa! So today, Lord Snow Presides over evangelicals’ conceptualization of angels and demons.
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The wrong kind of Christian in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #141, Ch. 22)
In this installment, we discover what happens when someone chooses the wrong flavor of Christianity — and it is a dire warning indeed, if a completely false one. Today, Lord Snow Presides over a contemporary denominational squabble that reveals all too much about its target audience.
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Captain Cassidy and the Case of the Mother’s Day Geraniums
Whether those connections are bound to us by blood or by choice, they’re what matter most. Today, we celebrate Mother’s Day — and the real love that the day represents.