Reading Time: 11 minutes Recent stories indicate that the evangelical-backed He Gets Us campaign is still going strong. But the evangelicals responding to it have missed an important point that destroys whatever goodwill they might be fostering through their endless billboards and carefully-placed ads: their god does not have a brand, but his followers certainly do—and this tragically misguided […]
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Belief Has ‘Vanished’ in Ireland — and an Archbishop Reveals Why
Reading Time: 7 minutes 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.
Parents Beware: Toxic Christians Have Officially Targeted Your Children
Reading Time: 10 minutes Hi and welcome back! We’ve been talking lately about Christianese — which abounds in Joe Battaglia’s book Make America Good Again. The past week has been leading us to this exact place. Now, we’re ready to look at exactly how toxic Christians (like Joe Battaglia) plan to regain their former dominance over America. They seek nothing less […]
Christian Lies: ‘Christianity Is Totally Unique Among Religions!’
Reading Time: 12 minutes It was painful to recognize the truth–and embarrassing to accept it. No, Christianity isn’t unique at all among religions. Today, I’ll show you why.
Evangelical Self-Interest: Why This Shoulder Angel Always Wins
Reading Time: 11 minutes Last time we met up, I showed you yet more bad news for Christian leaders: their troops seem singularly unwilling to obey their demands. Today, I’ll show you why they balk so much, and how this scandalous state of affairs affects their religion’s chances of regaining dominance.
How Christians Use Peace of Mind as a Control Tactic
Reading Time: 9 minutes only a small part of Christian evangelists’ goal involves persuasion and recruitment. The major part of the magic of this campaign happens inside the heads of the salespeople themselves. Today, let me show you how this Christian advertisement works best: on the salespeople using it.
How Would-Be Christian Evangelists Are Set Up To Fail (And Why)
Reading Time: 10 minutes If a Christian wants to successfully recruit new people to join Christianity, they quickly discover how difficult that task can be! And there was a time when an utterly-failed system setup didn’t matter so much. But now their system’s inability to deliver on its stated goals for recruitment has begun to matter. I’ll show you why today.
Why I Rejected Christianity (Then and Now).
Reading Time: 11 minutes Over the years I’ve evolved in my understanding of religion generally and Christianity specifically. My reasons for continuing to reject Christianity have changed as well. Here are the reasons why I rejected it back then–and why I continue to reject it today.
Why I Rejected Christianity (Then and Now)
Reading Time: 11 minutes Over the years I’ve evolved in my understanding of religion generally and Christianity specifically. My reasons for continuing to reject Christianity have changed as well. Here are the reasons why I rejected it back then–and why I continue to reject it today.
“Dirty Dancing” and the Best. Sportsball. Commercial. Ever. (LSP #28)
Reading Time: 6 minutes These commercials are like leading indicators for where Americans are as a culture; they are a statement about what is important to us right now. Today Lord Snow plays couch potato to marvel at one of my favorites: an ad that brings back to life one of the most important 80s movies I ever saw.