Let me tell you about the very night that my then-husband Biff realized that yes, I had completely deconverted, making us unequally yoked. Along the way, I’ll show you why my deconversion proved to be such an insurmountable problem for us.
The creator of The Secret, Rhonda Byrne, taught woo enthusiasts they could think themselves rich, healthy, and happy. And she did so using some really reprehensible and sketchy science-based and historical claims. Today, let’s look at some of those false claims.
Hi and welcome back to our chat series! I couldn’t help myself — I had to share this with you. Last week, we discussed Jim Bakker’s attempt to con people with a miracle snake oil to cure coronavirus. After facing Read more
Rhonda Byrne tells people that her Secret will give them lives of comfort, joy, and ease. But the reality behind her creation looks very, very different from the mythology she pushes about it. Today, I’ll show you what I mean by outlining some of the lawsuits swirling around her and her creation.
I was just a wee little toddler back in 1973. And I remember going through the 1973 Toilet Paper Panic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Let me tell you about it!
One thing I noticed about the documentary caught my attention and never let it go: a stream of self-proclaimed experts selling this ideology to eager new customers. I wondered who they were. I’d only ever heard of one of them, as it turns out. So let’s go meet them!
In this installment, we witness an extended exposition dump in two scenes. Today, Lord Snow Presides over Frank Peretti’s total lack of understanding of journalism.
This is the full review of The Secret documentary. See the previous post–and the amazing comments on it from our wonderful community–for the warmup! In essence, it’s painfully obvious that The Secret documentary revolves around pseudoscience trash masquerading as self-help.
Lately, we’ve been talking about how the cult of positive thinking invaded and remade Christianity. And well, we couldn’t possibly explore the topic of positive thinking without also covering the pseudoscience snoozefest that is The Secret. Later tonight, I’ll be posting a review of this 2006 documentary. But first, as is our custom, I’m posting this pre-review warmup so we can chat in the comments! If you’re watching the doco with me, feel free to comment with your hot takes. And if you’re not, then enjoy our suffering vicariously!
For this Super Special, posts about rebirth, false promises, and things Christians clearly don’t know about ex-Christians.