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A Bunch of Satanists Have Adopted a Two-Mile Stretch of Road in Arizona

Not Liberal, Just Literate

Hemant Mehta drew attention to an article in the Star Tribune about meteorologist Paul Douglas, who is an Evangelical Christian and wants to persuade his fellow Christians to accept the evidence for climate change. The quote in the meme comes via the article, but is originally from his recent book,...
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It’s Called Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome, and Yes It’s Real

By Reba Riley If there’s one thing I know the power of, it’s a name. For the better part of a decade I suffered from a chronic mystery illness that was attacking me from the inside out. Countless doctors and specialists couldn’t diagnose me, couldn’t give me a name for what was happening. Th...
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What does God say?

Please stop. Seriously, just stop saying that.
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What I Can Do For You as a Priest, and What I Can’t

Perhaps your Pagan tradition doesn’t need priests. Most do, including mine. But being a priest doesn’t mean I have all the authority, and it certainly doesn’t mean I have all the answers. As a priest there are some things I can do, and some things I can’t.
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What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?

Abortion has become a polarizing political issue where we’ve bought into the myth that we must decide between respecting women or respecting life. It’s a fallacious argument. As a pastor, I’ve seen that abortion has a devastating impact on all those involved. The politicians and abortion pr....
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The Christian Right Cares About Power, Not Morality

If there’s one thing that the Christian right’s adamant support for Donald Trump proves, it’s that all that talk about morality and sin being the root of our problems was a lie. All they really cared about was getting political power and influence, by whatever means necessary. Help me out here...
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Medical reasons against having an abortion.

Abortion is such a hot button issue that the so-called "Women's March" would not allow pro-life women to participate. Feminists frequently accuse conservative Christians of being anti-science, but here are eight medical - not moral - reasons why you should...
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Is Donald Trump part of Bible Prophecy?

Many End Times preachers are saying that the rise of Donald Trump was prophesied in the Bible as a herald that the last days are upon us. He's not the anti-christ. He is "the last trump."
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Docsology Announces 2017 Best Documentary Film Awards, Partnership With Patheos and Others

Aspiration Entertainment, online spirituality destination Patheos, and innovative storytelling group Sword & Spoon announce the creation of DOCS/OLOGY, a platform that will promote documentary films that authentically and thoughtfully explore the truth about the human condition with excellence, arti...
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John Piper and His Practice of Pride

Yesterday, as John Piper released a blog post that explained why women should not have teaching positions in seminary, I sat in a classroom in Los Angeles, learning from process theologian Monica Coleman. For a seminary class. With other women. Who’s John Piper again? Oh right. He’s this g.....
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Technology, Sex, & Totalitarianism

The prescient Italian thinker Augusto Del Noce draws the connections between technology, the sexual revolution, and totalitarianism.
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“How’s Your 401(k) Doing?” (1 Timothy 6:10)

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:10 That verse has apparently become lost among the most conservative of Christians who continue to proclaim President Trump’s first ...
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A Muslim Sexual Abuse Survivor Speaks Out

Regardless of these ongoing battles of community shaming, I am not defeated. I will not stop speaking out about my being a survivor of sexual abuse. I will break these barriers and keep the conversation going. I will share my story and fight.
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Androphobia is a real thing: and many pastors suffer from it.

Do you suffer from Androphobia? Are you afraid of your plumber?
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Stop Using Me in Your Anti-“Take a Knee” Argument

I served. I sacrificed. And I'm not offended when people take a knee.
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