Asking anybody to "pledge allegiance" is creepy. Full stop. Also: "There is no The Media," and Nazi crank magnetism. Read more
Asking anybody to "pledge allegiance" is creepy. Full stop. Also: "There is no The Media," and Nazi crank magnetism. Read more
One of the creepiest things about Left Behind is realizing the authors wanted us to like and admire Rayford Steele. Read more
John was a sponsor. I'm not sure how I learned that, but you could just kind of tell -- even if, like me, you had no direct experience in the world of 12-step programs. Read more
Revisiting the 1981 white evangelical manifesto on "Christianity and Democracy" that never mentions abortion, "the family" or Teh Gay. Read more
Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Read more
I'm feelin' thankful for the small things today. Read more
(Originally posted in June, 2004.) Left Behind, pp. 48-49 Rayford Steele finally reaches a pay phone and places a call to his home. He’s already read the plot summary on the back of the book and, realizing that he’s in a novel about the “Rapture,” knows that his born-again wife Irene won’t be there to answer his call: His answering machine at home picked up immediately, and he was pierced to hear the cheerful voice of his wife. “Your call is... Read more
Since we were just discussing the Satanic Panic of the 1980s as a parallel expression of abortion-is-murder politics, here's a look back at one of the first times I explored that subject. Read more
With white pastors calling for an "American Caesar" and a "Protestant Franco," the word "antichrist" seems urgently relevant, even if many are still confused about what it means. Read more
White evangelicals are sure they can worship Donald Trump without adopting his ethos of fraudulent finance and predatory sex. How's that working out for them? Read more
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