Closing some tabs and clearing out some bookmarks. Read more
Closing some tabs and clearing out some bookmarks. Read more
I don't think I really learned these stories in Sunday school either. Read more
Two recent posts over at the Anxious Bench are intimately, if accidentally, connected. The first of these is by Philip Jenkins, whose wide-ranging curiosity leads him in fascinating directions. He’s been retracing his steps, reviewing some of the disparate topics he has researched, studied, and published on throughout his career and the sometimes surprising connections among them. Jenkins’ latest post in this personal history — “To What Green Altar?” — covers his work researching the Satanic Panic of the 1980s... Read more
Take time to listen to John Washington, Atrios, Joey Cochran, Kristin Du Mez, Osita Nwavenu, two Florida newspapers, and Nadija Reiser. Read more
The 12 commandments mandated for Louisiana schools are not from the Bible. They're from a 1950s promotional campaign by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Read more
Our heroes watch the Rapture on television while our narrator assures us that all fetuses go to Heaven. Read more
I didn't realize the first two items here were connected until I read the third one. Read more
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
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
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
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