As a part of her “Ask A . . . Series”, I was recently interviewed on Rachel Held Evans’ blog. To be honest, I always assumed that if I were ever asked to be a part of the series it would be more along the lines of Ask a Narcissist, or Ask A Mennonite Devil-Seeker, or […]
I’ve found that one of the more interesting theological claims made by historical Christianity is in relation to the so-called problem of evil. Traditionally speaking, evil is not a significant problem in classical Christian thought because evil does not exist. In short, as I am sure you are well aware, the claim is that evil […]
W. Scott Poole, PhD, is Associate Professor of History at the College of Charleston and likes to spend his time researching our fascination with things that go bump (or ‘bomp bah bomp bah bomp’) in the night. Unlike most academicians, Scott’s the kind of guy you actually want to hang out with outside of class. […]
Kirk Cameron is at it again. America’s leading . . . um . . . uh . . . wait, what . . . what has he done, again? What are his credentials? His area of expertise? Surely, there is a reason why his voice is being privileged over other human beings who are actually […]
The recent documentary If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, directed/produced/written/edited by Marshall Curry is destined to not garner the kind of attention it deserves. Groups like the ALF (Animal Liberation Front) and ELF are labelled terrorist organizations due to their destruction of private property, via arson and explosives, in an […]
In this adapted excerpt from his part memoir and part theological treatise, The Devil Wears Nada, Tripp York seeks out the Prince of Darkness by confronting a neo-druid and some Satanists.
Religion in the news this past week? Here are the highlights: *Amish guilty of investment fraud. (Thanks Amish. The dream is over.) *Cheerleader/bodybuilder probably the next Perpetua because she didn’t take steroids. (Apparently, she has “sculpted arms and legs . . . [that] most men would envy”–don’t worry, she is praying that “the Lord” will […]
Arrrghhh . . . I miss everything! Had I been privy to this devilish bit of goodness it surely would have made an appearance in The Devil Wears Nada. (If you hate shameless plugs, you’re in the wrong place. Speaking of which: Hey Jeff, I hope you caught this before the ink dried on your […]
From a tree stump in New Jersey to a tree stump in Houston: it’s enough to give the person the idea that Mary could be an environmentalist. Good for her, I guess, but not so much for me. I want to see the Virgin of Guadalupe! Is that too much to ask? Apparently, she has […]