May 10, 2024

Left Behind's characters -- and authors, and fans -- don't want to see other people "get saved." They want to watch as those sinners get punished and sent to Hell. Read more

May 9, 2024

If you want to know what Trump's "Project 2025" will mean for America, read the latest story about the abrupt firing of a Christian college professor. Read more

May 8, 2024

How did all the marsupials walk from Turkey to Australia? They didn't. Even though you're not allowed to say that at some evangelical colleges. Read more

May 6, 2024

Today is my mother’s birthday, which seems like a good excuse to re-post this on one of the things she un-taught me about God. Mom gets the last word My mother’s tombstone, near the top of Dexter Hill, reads “GOD IS GOOD.” Mom chose those words herself. It was something my mom said a lot, waiting for the words we knew to reply with: “All the time.” I’m not sure where Mom picked that up. That informal bit of liturgy... Read more

May 3, 2024

In which the "heroes" of Left Behind establish their heroism by threading their way past injured crash victims, heroically avoiding helping any of them. Read more

May 2, 2024

What all worship songs start to sound like after a while. Plus: the closest we came to dancing at my church, and tacos so good you'll hope the good Lord tarries long enough for you to eat them twice. Read more

April 30, 2024

A police officer in riot gear looks as reasonable and cool as a guy walking down the sidewalk in a wet-suit and football helmet. Plus: Two botched predictions from this blog in 2016. Read more

April 29, 2024

A Texas pastor would've been better off retelling "The Aristocrats!" from the pulpit instead of the gross joke he actually told. Read more

April 26, 2024

Take time to listen to Raffi, Rabbi Danya Rutenberg, Dahlie Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern, Andrea Dworkin, and Raffi. Yes, Raffi. Read more

April 26, 2024

Imagine it's the End of the World. People vanish. Every child on Earth is gone. Planes fall from the sky. So how would you get your checked baggage? Read more


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