Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
Poe’s Law, but Make It Biblical
Poe’s Law explains why Christians miss the Bible’s sarcasm, satire, and irony. From Elijah mocking Baal’s bathroom break to Jonah’s tantrum, scripture winks—but literalists bulldoze the joke.
The Heated Rivalry of David and Jonathan
Was David and Jonathan’s relationship really just friendship? A look at the Bible’s most unusual “rivalry” and why modern Christians rush to explain it away.
Megatron Is a Gun (And That’s the First Clue)
Why Megatron being a gun—and the Christian Trinity—only make sense as plot devices. A look at how theology, like storytelling, patches problems to preserve power.
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The Tribulation Survival Guide
A deadpan field manual for the end times we actually live in.