Good Parents Tether Children
There’s a cartoon picturing a couple with halos over their heads holding a leash connected to a halo around their child’s neck. It is a perfect depiction of what Christian parenting is supposed to look like. The best parents restrain their children. Kids are prone to self destruction. They are impulsive, reckless, selfish little beasts […]
Making Disciples Is Different From Making Friends
Making disciples is different from making friends. I know you disagree. You’re convinced that a relationship with Jesus requires friendship with a Christian. Lost people can’t fall in love with Jesus unless they first fall in love with us. At the same time, you’re worried that I’m going to prevent one of those lost people […]
Don’t Accept Everything From Kids You Love
Instructions: Love and teach your child what things are unacceptable. I mean, without even furrowing my brow I can think of 10 things that I would never accept in my child: My kids weren’t born with any values. They were insufferable creatures who screamed, pooped, peed, and slept whenever they felt like it with zero […]
Sure To Be Misunderstood
It’s possible that this is the dumbest thing anyone has ever done in the effort to ‘protect women’s sports’ (I don’t know everything that’s being done). Listening to Caitlyn Jenner talk about the importance of separate women’s and men’s spaces is like hearing a grizzly bear lecture about marine life. It’s like a cup of […]
Every Criminal Wants A Better Life
I heard a guy talking about the border problem say, “These are just regular folks who come to our country looking for a better life!” And of course, this is true. The reason people enter the country illegally is because they want to improve their circumstances. It’s the same reason people rob banks, steal cars, […]
When You Expect Respect
Comedians are preachers. Their sermons are full of jokes so most people don’t realize a stand-up routine is a religious experience. Comedy is a form of indoctrination. The audience at a comedy show is not much different from a church congregation but since there is no formal mission statement, most of the flock thinks it’s […]
Every Pagan Should Aspire To This
I don’t think it’s ‘tragic,’ or ‘sad,’ when couples tell me they don’t want to be parents. I’m relieved bordering on joyful when egotistical humans announce they won’t be creating a legacy of self-indulgence. Any couple that decides not to have children has my full support. People fully committed to hedonism are terrible parents and […]
Why Should I Care That You’re Wrong?
There really are people who believe the Earth is flat, outer space is a hoax concocted by scientists, the light from the Moon makes things colder and, gravity doesn’t exist. As hard as that may be to believe, there’s a group of people claiming to be Christians who don’t think it matters; which tells me […]
Honor For Nothing
Do people still put bumper stickers on their cars telling all the strangers following them about the honor student in their family? I haven’t seen one for awhile. I assumed the practice ended years ago when people who haven’t accomplished anything whined about being harmed by the mention of accomplishments. There were a couple of […]
When Your Wife Marries A Chump
Whenever I hear a Christian husband say, “I really married up!” I know he’s trying to compliment his wife. Christian men are taught that building up their wives requires tearing themselves down. The following exchange plays out in my imagination whenever a Christian dude boasts about having a wife who, “Could have done better.” You: […]
