How Hell Has Shaped America
What inspired you to write Damned Nation? When I was an undergraduate, I was stunned…
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What Robot Theology Can Tell Us About Ourselves
There are places you never expect to be in life. For me, this was certainly one of them…
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“Muscular Christianity” Not to Blame For Driscoll: A Response
When I began attending Mars Hill Church in 2006, its main facility in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood…
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Calvary is Bleak, But Can it Kick?
Calvary posits that faith is mostly a fear of death, but in reality, like Gleeson’s performance, faith is a living, changing, malleable thing. His Father James helps us understand why people still need religion.
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Magic In the Daylight
Woody Allen’s new movie, Magic in the Moonlight, is loosely based on a story that’s…
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Godly Game or Godless Satire? Countering Biblical Ignorance with Heretical Humor
“We love the Bible,” the game’s creators claim, “we just have a funny way of showing it.”
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When Religion Becomes a Trap Rather Than a Safety Net
“My situation isn’t isolated to Mormonism. But to suggest that it doesn’t exist in Mormonism is just bullshit. Abuse of power happens in every religion.”
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This past weekend creationist Ken Ham, best known to most for his highly publicized debate…
Read MoreRomanian Exorcist Released from Prison, Becomes New Folk Devil
In 2005, world news reported on an exorcism in Tanacu, Romania, in which Irina Cornici,…
Read MoreThe Paranormal to Pop Culture Pipeline
Last week, Raw Story featured an unusual summer travel spot—The Occult Museum of Ed and…
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