Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
The Cat Is Alive. Please Stop Asking Questions.
Churches say they welcome questions, but the answers were settled before the search began. On faith that runs on constant maintenance, and what happens when you stop paying for the repairs.
Were the Biblical Prophets Antisemitic?
If criticizing Israel is automatically antisemitic, Christian Zionism has a problem: the biblical prophets spent plenty of time criticizing Israel.
Solomon’s Paradox: Everyone’s Deceived but Us
Solomon's Paradox says we judge others more wisely than ourselves. Evangelicalism turned it into a discipline, and Mark Driscoll's comeback proves it.
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The Tribulation Survival Guide
A deadpan field manual for the end times we actually live in.