"Woe to you, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith." Read more
"Woe to you, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith." Read more
Wherein I discuss a bunch of decades-old Country songs and strain to make this relevant to our present-day situation. Read more
The point here is that the Poisoned Halloween Candy myth is something that has never, ever actually happened. I babble about a lot of other things too, but that's the main point. Read more
After 20 years at the salon, my wife just got fired. Over the phone. Because she's been sick. Read more
The difference between young segregationist firebrand Jesse Helms and elderly "pro-life" culture-warrior Sen. Jesse Helms is that there was never any difference. Read more
Black cats, spiders, Hallowmass in Denver, and two different stories about imaginary Satanic cults threatening children in Utah. Read more
Dan Foster writes about “Rapture Anxiety: The Real-Life Effects of End-Times Fear.” I’ve read a lot of articles about this subject, which is a real thing. Most of those articles dwell on the relatively minor aspects of what Foster calls “Rapture Anxiety” — like the momentary panic many Rapture-raised people later have when encountering an unexpectedly empty setting. (“Where is everybody? Wait … could it be?“) This piece, like most, avoids what I think is the most potentially damaging aspect... Read more
Witches and witch-hunters are in the news. And not just because it's October. Read more
Pepys' diary, a Maypole manifesto, a real-life Tom Buchanan, and the wild story of the mutinous nuns of Arlington, Texas. Read more
The saga of the anti-gay MAGA mayoral hopeful Gabrielle Hanson is the gift that keeps on giving. Read more
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