Constitutional typos; blasphemy laws are always blasphemous; the Panetta-Burns plan can't fix UPS's residential delivery problems; Aussie scientists love pina colada; "And alsth your spirit;" all nuns are sisters, but not all sisters are nuns; Bryan Fischer is still a racist; and more. Read more
Charlie Pierce on the purported Christians who deny rights for disabled people; Kirsten Gaylord on "Stuff Christian College Kids Don't Like;" Jason Kuznicki says give cash, not food; John L. McKenzie on apocalyptic rage; and Sarah Bessey on keeping secrets. Read more
My dear evangelical brothers and sisters, can we please stop lying for Jesus by saying that emergency contraception is “an abortifacient”? No matter how many times we repeat something that isn’t true, reality doesn’t change. And pretending something is evil just so we can bravely oppose it doesn’t actually make us brave. Or good. Or helpful. So let's cut the crap, OK? Read more
The superlative evil of the Antichrist creates a challenge for Bible prophecy storytellers. It Godwins the thread. If the Antichrist is to be the greatest monster ever in the history of the world, then he'll need to be obviously worse than any of the actual usual candidates for that title. It won't work to have your Antichrist wind up seeming almost as bad as Mao, or nearly as bad as Stalin, or merely "kind of Hitler-y." Read more
It's the Friday music game -- I'll show you mine and you show me yours. On this infamous day, a list of "War" songs. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Gideon. Read more
Some Thursday night links, including: a Chaucer Document; a heroic soldier, princess, and nun; the frightening marketing plans of Rice Krinkles; Scotusblog and Brian McLaren take the long view; an important concession from Rick Warren; the King of Geeks; and a map of your grocery store. Read more
Evangelicals led the fight to block the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. Because of abortion and the Antichrist. Did this treaty have anything at all to do with abortion or the Antichrist? No. Nothing at all to do with either of those, but American evangelicals aren't going to let a little thing like reality get in the way of some oh-so-enjoyable self-righteous masturbation. Read more
Aslan doesn't really work as a Jesus figure. The Pevensies may be the sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, but Aslan is not. Narnia, in other words, is an allegory that lacks incarnation. And you can't have a Christ figure without incarnation. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Jacob and Esau. Read more
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