Ran across this perennial social-media favorite, on Facebook, about Christian voters: It’s a little unfair to describe them as “Christian voters,” though. Really, these are Christian nationalist voters. (Most progressive voters are also Christian. Don’t they count? Joe Biden is a Christain, for crying out loud, to the point that it annoys me.) The Christian… Continue reading Christian Nationalist Voters
Helen Reddy died yesterday. She was well known for her 1972 feminist anthem, “I Am Woman,” which first made her a star. The New York Times notes: Some male observers called the song — beginning with the words “I am woman/ Hear me roar/ In numbers/ Too big to ignore,” sung by a 5-foot-3 soprano… Continue reading Remembering Helen Reddy
Peaceful protesters were tear-gassed in Lafayette Park so that Donald Trump could have a photo-op with a Bible outside St. John’s Episcopal Church. Said Rev. Gini Gerbasi: “I was coughing with tear gas in my clergy collar, and my gray hair, and my old lady reading glasses, so that that man could stand there and… Continue reading Please Don’t Actually Follow the Bible
Here’s an example of the kind of story we might have told when I was a fundamentalist believer. We’re expecting up to 6 inches of snow to be dumped on us tonight. When I was a fundie, we might have counted that as a minor miracle, because people will be hunkered down in their homes… Continue reading Selecting Evidence for Minor Miracles
I saw this flag flying by a house along the road today: “Proud American Christian.” You might wonder why a Christian, a member of the most popular religion in the US, would need to display their pride. And the reason is that this has nothing to do with Christianity. Rather, it’s a dog whistle to… Continue reading “Proud American Christian”
Facebook reminded me of one of the seeds of my deconversion, 8 years ago today… I read today on a friend’s status: “A female law student goes to Congress to claim that she and other women at Georgetown University are having SO MUCH SEX that they can’t afford their birth control and therefore the government… Continue reading Is That Really True?
I ran across this in one of the former-fundie Facebook support groups. This is a description for an actual book, called Pots, Pans, & Prophecies. Okay… Explain to me again how this is not dehumanizing, manipulative, and abusive? What if the pots and pans in your kitchen were alive, living beings, each with their own… Continue reading Pots, Pans, & Prophecies
Cult mind control begins with “unfreezing,” which involves confusing and disorienting the victim, breaking down their sense of reality. This leaves them open to reprogramming. One way of accomplishing this is to bombard them with confusing, conflicting ideas that they can’t readily process. Their mind will shut down, leaving them open to new ideas that… Continue reading The Evangelical Dump
So sorry I missed the half-time show with Shakira and J Lo yesterday. One of my girlfriends was getting married, and I was in the wedding. #SoThroughWithTheReligiousRight Fortunately, I got to see it on YouTube today. Just… Wow… (The religious right don’t like pole dancing because clearly they’ve got one lodged in an uncomfortable place.… Continue reading The Super Bowl Halftime Show
I was just watching political commentators from yesterday talking about how they believe Trump’s defense is short-sighted. His legal team in the Senate trial claims that there was no quid pro quo and that everyone who talked directly to the president knew that. We of course already know that this is false. But additionally, they… Continue reading The Republican Fundamentalist Cult