Monthly Archives: February 2018

Published in England last year, Catherine Nixey’s The Darkening Age is likely to be greeted when it is published in the United States in April as Candida Moss’ The Myth of Persecution was: Rage from the pews, whose occupants know … Continue reading →

Wayne LaPierre’s unhinged speech at this year’s CPAC gathering, followed the next day by a Trump speech only slightly more grounded in reality, appears to have been a sort of tipping point for those Republicans who hoped the GOP could … Continue reading →

I found out years ago that the problem of sex abuse in church is an endless stream of sewage, so I rarely link nowadays to stories about it. But this story drives home a point that I’ve made often through … Continue reading →

Italy is still struggling with a shortage of exorcists, so people with a knack for spewing nonsense with an air of gravitas might want to look into it. The Vatican has had to set up exorcism training courses to cope … Continue reading →

I wonder whether Pastor Panzer recognizes the irony of trusting police, rather than Our Invisible Friend, to assure that the blessing ceremony is safe? A church in northeast Pennsylvania is telling couples to bring their semi-automatic rifles to a blessing … Continue reading →