Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
The Bootstrap Paradox of Faith
Religion often survives by creating circular logic loops: the Bible is true because the Bible says so, leaders are right because they say they are, and questions become threats.
The Cloning Problem in Christianity
A new mouse cloning study offers a grim metaphor for modern Christianity: faith copied over and over again until it barely resembles the original. Borrowed certainty eventually breaks down.
Why Humans Need Stories That Don’t Pretend to Be God
Humans are wired for story, but religious myths often turn into systems of control. Ethical myth-making asks a different question: what if our stories helped people think instead of obey?
Latest Snarky Faith Podcasts
Your regular dose of satire, storytelling, and spiritual side-eye.
Quantum Theology and the Death of Certainty
Quantum Theology and the Death of Certainty
Living on the Edge of Faith with Jeremy Jernigan
Living on the Edge of Faith with Jeremy Jernigan
Jesus Isn’t the System with Chris Jones
Jesus Isn’t the System with Chris Jones
New from The Unlearning Curve Podcast
Hard questions and honest takes on deconstruction, mental health, culture, and unlearning the nonsense.
63 - JD Forehand - The Politics of Looking Away
63 - JD Forehand - The Politics of Looking Away
63 - JD Forehand - The Politics of Looking Away
63 - JD Forehand - The Politics of Looking Away
62 - Stuart Delony - The Suspension of Disbelief
62 - Stuart Delony - The Suspension of Disbelief
The Quollective
Weekly essays on faith, power, and the absurd—outside the church PR machine.
The Tribulation Survival Guide
A deadpan field manual for the end times we actually live in.