Here’s why right-wing Christians think they are America’s most persecuted
Long before the Catholic Church made saints out of martyrs, a myriad of texts encouraged believers to embrace suffering or persecution.
6 Ways Religion Does More Bad Than Good
Harming society may actually be part of religion’s survival strategy. When people feel prosperous and secure, the hold of religion weakens.
Why does the Judeo-Christian God have such a bad temper?
You might think that if someone is omnipotent, then anger would be unnecessary. The force that created the universe has no need of it.
The Bible Story and Ancient Sexual Script Behind the Handmaid’s Tale
Atwood's The Handmaid’s Tale is grounded in gender scripts that pervade Abrahamic scriptures. One biblical story brings the pieces together.
If “Nothing Fails Like Prayer,” Why Do People Keep at It?
Ask and ye shall receive? Not unless the implacable laws of physics and biology are already trending in your favour.
Evidence About Jesus is Weaker than You Might Think
As antiquities scholarship improves, it becomes increasingly clear that the origins of Christianity are convoluted, and not very coherent.
Great Quotes from the Bible for Pro-Choice Demonstrators
It’s time to turn the Bible and Christianity’s highest values back on the Religious Right, with language they understand.
Christianity’s own ‘War on Christmas’
Guess who has been calling Christmas a pagan holiday for the last 500 years? Christians.
Peeling Back the Polished Pro-Woman Surface of Prolife™ Rhetoric
For years now, the professional class of abortion foes has been working to polish the Prolife brand, claiming they are protectors of women.
Psychological Harms of Bible-Believing Christianity
In Bible-believing Christianity, psychological mind-control mechanisms are coupled with beliefs from the Iron Age.
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