Trump’s Christian ‘Prophet’: If Democrats Aren’t Arrested ‘Patriots’ Will Start ‘Civil War’
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Incitement To Violence: Trump’s Christian “prophet” Mark Taylor warns that if Trump doesn’t start arresting Democrats “patriots will take matters into their own hands”…
Church Court Punishes Priest Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse With… Prayer
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 A Catholic priest who was found guilty of sexually abusing a child was sentenced to a lifetime of… prayer. That’s the takeaway. The reality…
I’m a Journalist and I’m Sorry for Interviewing a Nazi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY DAVID G. MCAFEE Here’s something no one wants to talk about: journalists make mistakes. Just like all humans, we can make errors. And not just typos…
When “Christian” Means “White People”
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY LIBBY ANNE Last week, televangelist Pat Robertson had this to say of the Black Lives Matter movement: “They’re talking about Marxist communism. They’re talking about destroying…
Monumental stupidity: An Eternal Wall of Answered Prayers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 BY BARRY DUKE GOD has allegedly been answering the prayers of millions ‘throughout Britain’s history,’ so some Christian numpty thought the time had come to to build…
Beauty Beyond the Binary: Gratitude to My Transgender Friends
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 BY PATRICK L GREEN I’m grateful to my Transgender child! We have been on this road together for six years now and I’ve discovered beauty beyond the…
Watching Religion Die
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY ADAM LEE By James A. Haught Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other nation, according to a forthcoming research book.…
Michael Passons: I Was Kicked Out of the Christian Band I Founded for Being Gay
BY BETH STONEBURNER SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 In 1995, Michael Passons became a founding member of the Christian band Avalon until he left in 2003. In that time, the band released…
A Biblical Worldview: Toxic Christians’ Self-Serving Definition
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 BY CAPTAIN CASSIDY Hi and welcome back! Earlier, we talked about Joe Battaglia’s book Make America Good Again. As we discovered, it’s chock-full of culture-war talking points…
TN Pastor Who Resigned Over “Inappropriate Relationships” Launches New Church
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 Just over a year ago, Sam Boyd resigned as senior pastor of Forest Hills Baptist Church. In a letter to the congregation, he described…
Minnesota priest parrots crazy COVID-19 conspiracy theories
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 BY BARRY DUKE LAST Sunday Rev Robert Altier, above, of the Church of St Raphael in Crystal, Minnesota, claimed that people were ‘being lied to’ regarding COVID-19…
Report: Mass Hysterectomies Being Performed At ICE Detention Center
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Crimes Against Humanity: A startling new whistleblower complaint details how mass hysterectomies are being performed on immigrant women being held at an ICE (Immigration…
A Mom is Irrationally Mad About a Bible Reading in Her Daughter’s English Class
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Should the book of Genesis be part of a high school English class? An Indiana parent is complaining about it, and the lack of…
Missouri GOP Governor Candidate Claims Wearing Mask Is ‘Demonic Ritual’
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Satanic Panic: Former Missouri GOP Governor candidate and “warrior for Christ” Saundra McDowel claims that wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19 is really…
Why Black Lives Matter and Christianity Are Totally Incompatible
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY JACK LEE I have debated on writing this article for several months for fear of a backlash. In fact, I would not be surprised if, in…
Qanon vs. Christianity
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BY CLINT SCHNEKLOTH “The matter is quite simple. The bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to…
Missouri GOP Candidate Rejects “Demonic Ritual” of Wearing Masks During Pandemic
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Saundra McDowell recently ran for governor of Missouri, only to get blown out in last month’s Republican primary. The MAGA cultist earned 12% of…
While We Worried About Imaginary Children
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 BY MARY PEZZULO Over the weekend, it’s been revealed that our nation has expelled 8,800 unaccompanied minors back into Mexico without a hearing. This is due to…
The Futility of Coercing or Punishing Belief
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 BY GENE VEITH Historically, religions have sometimes used force to compel people to accept their teachings and to punish those who did not. This has been an…
The Necessity of Forgiveness – and Accountability: Matthew 18:21-35
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 BY LEAH D. SCHADE The parable about the Unforgiving Servant shows us that forgiveness is essential – but so is accountability. My friend and faculty colleague, Emily…