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Where the Denisovans are 2021
Today, Lord Snow Presides over the way one ancient human species, the Denisovans, reached the present day through our DNA.
History and Science
COVID Denialists Are Humanity’s Griefers
One of her biggest mistakes might be how she views COVID denialists themselves. They are, in essence, griefers. And ignoring griefers does not make them go away.
History and Science
The Increasing Numbers of COVID Denialists Dying of COVID
Hi and welcome back! My mind was blown by this opinion piece in Religion News recently. In it, a Duke University ethics professor tells us she wants us to stop talking about COVID deniers getting COVID and dying. Instead, she Read more
Codex Disbelievium
Thallus: Spinning Straw into Gold (1st-Century Fridays #9)
Today, let’s look at what Thallus wrote — or rather, at what later Christians said Thallus wrote, and why it’s just not convincing as a source.
Analyzing Christianity
Christianese 101: Translating Evangelists’ Success Stories
Hi and welcome back! Sometimes, it’s fun to reveal the real meaning of all the Christianese that evangelicals use. Because oh, they use a lot of it. And the more Christianese you see in use, the less the Christians involved have to Read more
Analyzing Christianity
Bitter: How Evangelical Women Cope With Their Seething Anger
Hi and welcome back! Last week, we talked about anger. Then, a few days ago, we touched on how evangelicals treat women’s anger completely differently. Indeed, evangelicals have a whole word that pertains almost solely to the anger of women: Read more
Analyzing Christianity
Belief Has ‘Vanished’ in Ireland — and an Archbishop Reveals Why
Yes yes, Jesus is all great and fun and all, but he won’t stop a predator from joining the youth ministry. The Happy Pretendy Fun Time Game must pause briefly while the GM — er, the pastor does a quick RL background check.
History and Science
A pelican finds his freedom, again (LSP #205)
Recently, a Great White Pelican in Ireland found his freedom — again (archive). I loved this story. Who couldn’t empathize with him? Indeed, his attempts to gain freedom seem to have stirred something in his captors, who don’t seem to be in a huge rush to recapture him. Today, Lord Snow Presides over all of us large birds who would rather fly free than stay captured.
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The Anger of Evangelical Women
If a woman’s anger gets too close to a man’s comfort in that culture, men label her as hysterical or — that evangelical favorite — bitter. Once they lay down this judgment, they can ignore anything else she has to say.
Analyzing Christianity
Evangelical Men’s Anger: The Visualization Process That Can’t Heal It
Last week, we touched on the anger of white evangelical men. There sure does seem to be a lot of anger there, and it’s only getting worse as white evangelicals’ cultural dominance dissipates. Their leaders’ conventional wisdom for dealing with anger is worse than useless, however. It’s not just because there’s no god in the middle of things making prayers work and whatnot. Rather, it’s because their vaguely-worded, folksy processes can’t actually help with anything real that’s gone seriously wrong. And today, I’ll show you this inadequate tool that white evangelical men have to help with their vast anger.