Monthly Archives: August 2013

Emergent Christianity: That Huge Threat to Republican Jesus.

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Have you seen this in the news lately? A bunch of conservative Christians have decided that the three biggest threats to America are these: Communism, Islam, and emergent Christianity. If you just went “wait, what?” then you’re not toxic enough. … Continue reading →

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Losing the Plot (and Plotting the Loss).

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

You know, every so often right when I think that toxic Christians are starting to catch on to how obvious it is to outsiders that they want to control all the rest of us, they top themselves with a new … Continue reading →

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The Christian’s Guide to Ex-Christians: (You’re All) Genuine Christians. (Okay?)

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Fred Phelps thinks he’s one. So does Brother Jed, the Pope, Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer, and Eddie Long. So did Biff. So did I. So does every Christian. If you just said “I’ll take ‘TRUE CHRISTIAN’ for $200,” you already … Continue reading →

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The Cult of “Before” Stories Got a New Member Last Month.

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

One of my earliest blog entries, A Cult of “Before” Stories, remains one of the most-often-viewed pages on the entire blog (thanks, RationalWiki readers!). It was about how my preacher ex-husband Biff, as well as other Christians including the very … Continue reading →

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Prayer Warriors for Jesus.

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Most people who got involved in the Pentecostal denomination I was in weren’t the clean-cut proper men and women the church liked to pretend dominated their demographic. After Biff and I got married and he began doing some preaching around the … Continue reading →

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Redefining Words: Tolerance.

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

tol·er·ance noun 1. a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry. 2. a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s … Continue reading →

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Redefining Words: Faith.

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. . . Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is … Continue reading →

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Ala-Kalam! (Or, “Therefore, Jesus.”)

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Last night I was talking to someone about advanced theological concepts while he was trying to kill zombies in Borderlands 2. What can I say? I’m a glutton for punishment. But there was one point at which he paused the … Continue reading →

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Failed Ambassadors.

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Ephesians 6 makes a startling declaration for Christians, and one that most of them totally ignore. We’re going to talk briefly today about what it means to be an ambassador. In this chapter, the author (believed by most–but hardly by … Continue reading →

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Amazing Pulpit Stories #643 (Starring Apostate-Girl)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Captain Cassidy

Settle in and get the popcorn out for this very special episode of Amazing Pulpit Stories! I guess it was about 1990 or 1991. There we were on a Missions Night, me and Biff, sitting in the way front-left section … Continue reading →

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