This story is actually quite common in the world of conservative religious debate.What they miss is that the ark was never supposed to be carried in a cart to begin with, and they had been doing it for awhile, so the…Jan 4Jan 4
The Four Axes of the RightThe issues that drive the rhetorical battles on race and cultureDec 23, 20243Dec 23, 20243
Published inBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOOBehind Christian “Intolerance”Understanding why some believe “meanness” is good, and a better way to respondDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Published inBackyard ChurchFor the Love of GodTrying to square away “faith” and “feelings”Oct 29, 20241Oct 29, 20241
It's not about rewriting the past, but rather the opposite.As far as Venezuela, the Right constantly points to that country as the epitome of the failure of the Left, but will never place any blame…Oct 20, 2024Oct 20, 2024
Published inBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOOWhen the Moral Table is TurnedWhat really needs to be said as to why the “world” throws the sins of Christians back at themOct 4, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Preachers and independent ministry leaders often list "I've spoken in xx countries around the…Sep 13, 2024Sep 13, 2024
Making everything much harder, is that the conservative Church's answer has been to blame "sin".More reasonably, what makes life so hard is that we are in a universe of constantly shifting energy with many forces that shape and reshape…Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 2024
The Prevalence of Right Wing Racial Talking Points on CrimeConfirmation bias disguised as “fact”Jun 24, 2024Jun 24, 2024
The Role of InstinctsWe have natural drives that are not “fallen” in themselves, but do cause problems when they clashJun 17, 2024Jun 17, 2024
40Years Ago: The Digital Music RevolutionThe sudden change in sound of popular musicJun 9, 2024Jun 9, 2024
Even though laws were passed enforcing equality, this did not change the people's minds.This is why the problem persists. Conservatives actually claim they are the ones with the "facts", and until fairly recently, progressives…Jun 9, 2024Jun 9, 2024
“Deceivers” and other Christian catch-phrasesTrying to maintain “order” through “scriptural” name-callingMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 2024
Southern Strategy Still Being DeniedConservatives really do think we’re all stupid with their flimsy argument!Mar 17, 2024Mar 17, 2024
And someone's response to that: we're just "telling ourselves we are are victims" enough to start…So this is their response to our experiences. If these "interactions" where we are discriminated against, or even die, are just "normal"…Mar 10, 2024Mar 10, 2024
(@arturo) On one hand, what you're saying would imply things the way they are are working as they…Thing is, it often doesn't seem to be working out right, as everyone is unhappy; not just the “poor”, or “liberals”, but even the…Jan 10, 2024Jan 10, 2024
"Cult" originally is basically a small group that is controlling of its members, and usually with…Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
The Difficulty of “Faith” in a World of Conflicting Voices and Ambiguous EvidenceThe only things certain are the many authoritative argumentsOct 23, 20231Oct 23, 20231