Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
When Certainty Needs Fear
Benjamin Franklin’s glass harmonica sparked fears of madness. The panic reveals how certainty, fear, and control still feed modern religious moral panics.
In the Beginning, Incest Was the Best
Who did Cain marry? Apparently, his sister. From perfect DNA to genetic entropy, biblical literalism needs a lot of extra theology to make Genesis work.
The First Proof-Texter in the Bible Was Satan
Quoting a Bible verse is not the same as making an argument. The first person in the New Testament to try it was Satan. A former pastor explains.
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