Daily Archives: Friday, April 21, 2017 @ 14:27

Who-saw-this-coming? department, — OR —
Dismal theology-related headline for the day

Worshippers fill up PE court in support of pastor accused of sexual assault Always, inevitably, invariably, the flock rallies to its shepherd, even if he does now and then rape somebody. Kind of makes you wonder why they get so … Continue reading

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Myth-making for Jesus

The make-believe tale of Cassie Bernall’s “martyrdom” at Columbine has exerted a powerful grip on the imagination of Christian teenagers. After Columbine, martyrdom became a powerful fantasy for Christian teenagers [ … ] But if you were a Christian teenager … Continue reading

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A concentration of loonies

What do you know? A new survey upholds exactly what I’ve said for years: The “cultural Christians” are leaving church altogether, and the loonies are increasingly concentrated in backward-looking redoubts. Of those who said they had attended a house of … Continue reading

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