Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
Love Ranks 13th in the Bible. I Counted.
What is the Bible actually about? Run every word through an SEO audit and love ranks 13th — behind fear, money, and judgment. Here's what really tops the list.
VBS Is Grooming
Conservatives call libraries and drag storytimes "grooming." By that same definition, argues a former church-staffer, so is Vacation Bible School.
The Church Keeps You in the Helicopter
A former pastor, river guide, and swiftwater rescuer on why we name the chaos, build certainty around the name, and end up drowning the people who try to loosen our grip.
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Your regular dose of satire, storytelling, and spiritual side-eye.
Who Gets to be a Christian? with Matt Distefano
Who Gets to be a Christian? with Matt Distefano
Church & Power with John Fugelsang
Church & Power with John Fugelsang
Do We Still Need Ritual? with Jeremy Steele
Do We Still Need Ritual? with Jeremy Steele
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Hard questions and honest takes on deconstruction, mental health, culture, and unlearning the nonsense.
71 - Compliance, Control, and Culture
71 - Compliance, Control, and Culture
71 — Compliance, Control, and Culture Wars
71 — Compliance, Control, and Culture Wars
70 — Copied Faith
70 — Copied Faith
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.