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Evangelical parents focus on keeping children in their fandom for life
It’s not a new book, but that’s okay. Its advice hasn’t gotten old yet.
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Why lying evangelicals claim atheists lie about disbelief
In the consumer internet’s early years, evangelical Creationists started a war against, um, reality itself—but they insisted that no, they were actually at war with atheists. In the ensuing 10-20 years, they haven’t changed much. They still think their #1 enemies are atheists. And they’re still pumping out the same Read more
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The drama continues over this Southern Baptist plum role
Recently, I showed you the drama around the selection of a Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leadership role: the President and CEO of their top-ranked Executive Committee (EC). Previous Chairman Jared Wellman had thrown his hat into the ring. But in a stunning upset, he failed to get enough votes from Read more
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Dismantling the beloved Christian myth of the servant leader
For centuries, Christians have loved to imagine that each leader in their religion is really a servant leader. That may be true of some, but it’s certainly not true of them all. In Christianity, the worst abuses come from leaders who do not deserve to wield their power. And those Read more
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Evangelicals and infertility: Where dogmatic rubber meets the reality road
Infertility is one of the deepest and most devastating rifts between evangelicals’ marketing press and the actual reality of how they actually behave.
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Could it be… SATAN? Why so many Christians blame Satan for their problems
Look, Satan just attacks, okay? It’s what he does! He attacks!
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Antiprocess in the wild: How evangelicals avoid unpleasant challenges
It must be an absolute hoot to have any kind of disagreement with Larry Dixon. And by ‘hoot,’ I mean it must be incredibly frustrating for the person with facts on their side.
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Antiprocess shields: How they work and why people use them
Antiprocess allows people to maintain their beliefs even in the face of overwhelming evidence that they don’t have the facts on their side.
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How evangelicals rationalize their predatory ‘friendship evangelism’
Most folks don’t like to take social risks. Evangelicals aren’t any exception to that rule. So they seek out ways to cushion those risks as much a they can.
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How diversity can break the back of white evangelicals’ Christian nationalism
Sure, they’ll simper and preen and claim it’s all being done cuz they just wuvvvvv heathens and want to be a goooood wiiiiitnesssss to us. But the damage to our rights, our liberties, and our democracy will look the same as if done by people who want total control over our lives because they despise us.