My man looks like a televangelist who's patiently explaining the scriptural justification *for* adultery
September 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
My man looks like a televangelist who's patiently explaining the scriptural justification *for* adultery
Funny how the US has basically the government of Iran now: Supreme Leader who rules by decree, priestly council with token opposition that decides whether the decisions are okay or not on arcane scriptural grounds, and completely ceremonial legislature
June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Funny how the US has basically the government of Iran now: Supreme Leader who rules by decree, priestly council with token opposition that decides whether the decisions are okay or not on arcane scriptural grounds, and completely ceremonial legislature
Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson, who has argued that women should be denied the right to vote and Christian slaveowners were on “firm scriptural ground,” led a worship service at the Pentagon at the invitation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian slaveowners were on “firm scriptural ground.”
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February 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson, who has argued that women should be denied the right to vote and Christian slaveowners were on “firm scriptural ground,” led a worship service at the Pentagon at the invitation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
the table of authorities is 4 US cases, 1 english common law case, 11 scriptural cites, and a bajillion popes
February 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
the table of authorities is 4 US cases, 1 english common law case, 11 scriptural cites, and a bajillion popes
regaling my stepchildren with the scriptural tale of Jesus's pet goat Chompers
May 8, 2024 at 11:52 PM
regaling my stepchildren with the scriptural tale of Jesus's pet goat Chompers
writing debauched erotica in a really florid, elevated, scriptural register truly is very fun
January 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
writing debauched erotica in a really florid, elevated, scriptural register truly is very fun
240 Tennessee Christian faith leaders wrote an open letter to the Tennessee Legislature denouncing their plan to deny public education to undocumented children...
They cited scriptural reference as well as SCOTUS rulings & morality...
They cited scriptural reference as well as SCOTUS rulings & morality...
April 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
240 Tennessee Christian faith leaders wrote an open letter to the Tennessee Legislature denouncing their plan to deny public education to undocumented children...
They cited scriptural reference as well as SCOTUS rulings & morality...
They cited scriptural reference as well as SCOTUS rulings & morality...
Relevant 'in spirit' Buddhist quote. Can't point to its scriptural origin, though - anyone?
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Relevant 'in spirit' Buddhist quote. Can't point to its scriptural origin, though - anyone?
An analogue I’ve noticed between fundamentalist scriptural exegesis and jurispudential originalism as actually practiced in the wild: Both enable a kind of ventriloquism by assuming univocality in the texts they purport to interpret.
December 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
An analogue I’ve noticed between fundamentalist scriptural exegesis and jurispudential originalism as actually practiced in the wild: Both enable a kind of ventriloquism by assuming univocality in the texts they purport to interpret.
And I was thinking that, even in this scriptural source, concepts of due process and citizenship in the early empire—Tiberius’s reign—are represented as stronger than they are in America today.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
And I was thinking that, even in this scriptural source, concepts of due process and citizenship in the early empire—Tiberius’s reign—are represented as stronger than they are in America today.
My favourite scriptural story is the one teaching us that thick thighs save lives.
September 4, 2024 at 3:06 AM
My favourite scriptural story is the one teaching us that thick thighs save lives.
I'm not offended when Trump supporters try to assert I'm not a Christian. I just feel sad for them. Imagine believing that God's love is so finite and Christ's teachings are so qualified--against all scriptural evidence--that you completely miss the point of what God is and always has been: LOVE.
July 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I'm not offended when Trump supporters try to assert I'm not a Christian. I just feel sad for them. Imagine believing that God's love is so finite and Christ's teachings are so qualified--against all scriptural evidence--that you completely miss the point of what God is and always has been: LOVE.
A total departure from your previous oeuvre of delicate ruminations on scriptural themes
April 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM
A total departure from your previous oeuvre of delicate ruminations on scriptural themes
TIL that if I flub a scriptural citation I can get people to comb through texts qanon style looking to see what I mean. Excited to form a cult
January 2, 2024 at 3:21 PM
TIL that if I flub a scriptural citation I can get people to comb through texts qanon style looking to see what I mean. Excited to form a cult
The U.S. Government can’t accomplish much until we have honest conversations about the harm evangelical Christians are causing this country.
We need religious leaders aggressively condemning the callous hypocrisy & harmful scriptural interpretations adopted by fundamentalists like Mike Johnson.
We need religious leaders aggressively condemning the callous hypocrisy & harmful scriptural interpretations adopted by fundamentalists like Mike Johnson.
May 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The U.S. Government can’t accomplish much until we have honest conversations about the harm evangelical Christians are causing this country.
We need religious leaders aggressively condemning the callous hypocrisy & harmful scriptural interpretations adopted by fundamentalists like Mike Johnson.
We need religious leaders aggressively condemning the callous hypocrisy & harmful scriptural interpretations adopted by fundamentalists like Mike Johnson.
Rather than allowing humanists to contribute to Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the BBC's current format requires all speakers to frame political and current affairs commentary through a religious or scriptural lens. Yet half of the UK is non-religious so why not let us speak?
August 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Rather than allowing humanists to contribute to Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the BBC's current format requires all speakers to frame political and current affairs commentary through a religious or scriptural lens. Yet half of the UK is non-religious so why not let us speak?
What an advertisement, though
January 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What an advertisement, though
I would like to read a good take on the implications of this particular scriptural reference.
Can’t miss an opportunity for merch! TPUSA waited a whole 24 hours
September 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I would like to read a good take on the implications of this particular scriptural reference.
"Applied Theology 101: Doctrine Calibration and Scriptural Alignment for Large Language Messiahs"
May 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Applied Theology 101: Doctrine Calibration and Scriptural Alignment for Large Language Messiahs"
American evangelicalism is at this point a kind of aesthetic lifestyle adjunct to right-wing authoritarianism. It’s key identity markers have little or no plausible scriptural basis, and often only a tenuous link to postbiblical Christian tradition.
Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “These politicians want a Christian nation— unless it means providing health care to the sick. Or funding food assistance for the hungry. Or raising the minimum wage. It seems like they want to base our laws on the Bible… until they read the words of Jesus.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
American evangelicalism is at this point a kind of aesthetic lifestyle adjunct to right-wing authoritarianism. It’s key identity markers have little or no plausible scriptural basis, and often only a tenuous link to postbiblical Christian tradition.
Absolutely correct. You can see this just by reading the actual *content* of medieval antisemitism, which basically goes 'uh, well, they can't convert really' - something with zero scriptural basis!
September 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Absolutely correct. You can see this just by reading the actual *content* of medieval antisemitism, which basically goes 'uh, well, they can't convert really' - something with zero scriptural basis!
Tomlinson, a Catholic reactionary, appears to see the Pope as having "a scriptural blindspot" in also arguing that Christians and Muslims can co-exist in Europe
December 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Tomlinson, a Catholic reactionary, appears to see the Pope as having "a scriptural blindspot" in also arguing that Christians and Muslims can co-exist in Europe
DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt: We consulted theologians from multiple cultures to ensure this film's events are depicted respectfully.
Also DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt: We added a couple of minor villains with no scriptural basis and gave them the film's entire racism quota. They're gay also.
Also DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt: We added a couple of minor villains with no scriptural basis and gave them the film's entire racism quota. They're gay also.
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt: We consulted theologians from multiple cultures to ensure this film's events are depicted respectfully.
Also DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt: We added a couple of minor villains with no scriptural basis and gave them the film's entire racism quota. They're gay also.
Also DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt: We added a couple of minor villains with no scriptural basis and gave them the film's entire racism quota. They're gay also.
Ironically, "Christian Zionism" is a scriptural cover for plain old antisemitism.
February 13, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Ironically, "Christian Zionism" is a scriptural cover for plain old antisemitism.