The Hyperreal Kimmy Schmidt
Why ridiculous fake religion makes for such great binge-watching.
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“This is a Homosexual Bar, Jesus”: Malcolm Boyd, 1924-2015
Remembering a church leader who had the courage to out himself just in time for the rise of the Moral Majority
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Evangelicals Looking for Walker to “Do Nothing” in 2016 Election
When speaking to religious audiences, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker likes to remind people that he…
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‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood
With bonus: 12 Quotes from the Underwood Bible
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Bill O’Reilly’s Biblical Misremembering
The Bible is full of mistakes.
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The World is (Always) About to End, No Zombies Required
This week, researchers at Cornell spent presumably valuable time determining the safest places to be…
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Freezing Our Way to a Fiery Hell?
Psalms of lament are being sent heavenward this winter. Like a kid, I’m hoping for…
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God is a Terrifying Monster, and Other Takeaways from the Study of Vampires in Pop Culture
A Q&A with Jess Peacock, author of Such a Dark Thing.
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Why Does the Pope Love This Trippy Dystopian Novel from 1907?
The 2013 election of Pope Francis marked a number of firsts for the Catholic Church:…
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ISIS is the Islamic “Reformation”
On August 10th 1566 an enraged crowd of Huguenots burst into the Chapel of St….
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