Analyzing Christianity
How a Wingnut Perceives the Loss of Dominance
Today, let’s meet the toxic Christians who consider their loss of dominance to be literally a fate worse than death.
History and Science
The Glory of Chocolate Ganache (LSP #210)
Hi and welcome back! Earlier, I saw a story in Science News about an advance in chocolate tempering that might really help candy makers in the future. It’s a cool story, don’t get me wrong. Just for my money, nothing beats the sheer glorious chemistry of one particular use of chocolate. Today, Lord Snow Presides over the perfect marriage of science and deliciousness: chocolate ganache.
The Games We Play
Toxic Christians’ Rationalizations for Dishonesty
Gosh, it seems like Christians universally understand that rationalizations are both destructive of their credibility and harmful to their very souls. So why do their toxic brethren still constantly rationalize their hypocrisy?
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Why Christian Dishonesty Matters
Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we covered the so-called Testimony of Josephus. Many Christians think that Josephus provides PROOF YES PROOF that their historical claims are true. However, we discovered that the entire Testimony was inserted centuries later by a Read more
History and Science
Josephus, and the Lies Christians Tell About Him (1st-Century Fridays #13)
I can easily see why 3rd-and-4th-century Christians felt an irresistible urge to edit Josephus’ work to better support their own claims. Around then, they were just starting to wonder why they lacked that kind of corroboration, and it bothered some of them a lot.
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Toxic Christians Try Hard to Set Terms for Everyone Else
role in their encounters with people outside their tribe. The more toxic the Christians, the harder they try.
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How Toxic Christians Are Destroying Christianity From the Inside
Hi and welcome back! Recently, I ran into a few different articles on Christian sites that all discussed a common problem. Namely, Christians themselves drastically influence their groups’ recruitment and retention rates. It made me laugh, though, because I know Read more
SBC Watching
Baptism Sunday: Evaluating Christian Claims
Today, let’s check out the SBC’s success claims regarding this most recent Baptism Sunday — and see what might be going on there in reality.
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Hard Rock Cat: Crowdsourcing a Rescue (LSP #209)
Hi and welcome back! Oh my gosh, today’s story blew my mind. I loved it. A cat at a sports game found himself in grave peril — and people rallied to rescue him. It reminded me of all the times Read more
SBC Watching
The SBC’s Big Plan: Sowing Division to Poach New Members
Yesterday, we talked about how strange Ronnie Floyd’s VISION 2025 initiative seems. He wants the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to put into place all this expanded room for more members, but doesn’t include any specific plans to get more members. I theorized at the time that maybe he planned to poach regressive evangelicals from other, more sensible denominations during this pandemic. Well, today we’ll see that this does indeed appear to be exactly what the SBC’s top leaders are counting on. They’re deliberately sowing division to bring vaccine denialists and QAnon- and Trump-addled Christians to their very regressive banner.