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I went to an evangelical church for the first time in 20 years to say goodbye to an old friend
I suppose I am finally at the age where I say things like, “We used to be really close in high school, but we lost touch along the way.” Up to this…
Apr 28
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I went to an evangelical church for the first time in 20 years to say goodbye to an old friend
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A non-apology for the thing I didn’t say about Taylor Swift because I’m the problem; it’s me
I'm afraid we’ve already lost the lesson of the writer's strike. Last summer, Hollywood came to a screeching halt when first the writer's room and then…
Apr 20
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A non-apology for the thing I didn’t say about Taylor Swift because I’m the problem; it’s me
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A review of Cowboy Carter by a certified hillbilly son of the South from the streets of Nashville
I was driving back from my little sister’s wedding, where she had just married a Black man in a Celtic-style ceremony held in a small Southern town on…
Apr 8
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March 2024
For the first time, I didn’t go to church on Easter; I spent it with drag queens, sex workers, and rock stars instead
I’m going to be real honest with y’all: Holy Week is rough for me, and I was dreading Easter. Maybe one of the biggest lies I was told as a kid is that…
Mar 31
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For the first time, I didn’t go to church on Easter; I spent it with drag queens, sex workers, and rock stars instead
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It’s weird that the church keeps pretending Judas is the Joker to Jesus’ Batman, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
Evangelicals just make sh+t up all the time. Now, I know what you are thinking, “Nathan, the entire Bible is just a collection of made-up stories; what…
Mar 29
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It’s weird that the church keeps pretending Judas is the Joker to Jesus’ Batman, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
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What do I think of Trump hawking Bibles? I’m unsurprised because we’ve been here before
A lot of folks are asking my opinion on Trump hawking bibles. On the surface, I’m unsurprised by this while also being mildly amused at the shock of…
Mar 27
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February 2024
Unholy Sh+t (special edition): a response to Mark Driscoll’s claims about Judas going to Hell
Evangelicals just make sh+t up all the time. Now, I know what you are thinking, “Nathan, the entire Bible is just a collection of made-up stories; what…
Feb 15
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Millennials unloaded on Elmo, and Larry David couldn’t handle them stepping on his brand: complaining
Last week was a little unhinged. It began with a Muppet asking an innocuous question and ended with Larry David assaulting Elmo on live television. How…
Feb 7
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Millennials unloaded on Elmo, and Larry David couldn’t handle them stepping on his brand: complaining
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January 2024
What I learned about the art of necromancy from the fae of West Hollywood
Writing is a full-contact sport for me. It’s a painful exercise. Digging deep into the mines of my pain, sorrow, past trauma, and, most dangerous of…
Jan 26
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December 2023
Unholy Sh+t: Happy Birthday, Jesus, but your dragon-slaying mother is the real MVP today
Growing up in a Pentecostal church, we rarely ever talked about Mary. When the pastor did mention her, it was almost always in the context of condemning…
Dec 25, 2023
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Unholy Sh+t: Happy Birthday, Jesus, but your dragon-slaying mother is the real MVP today
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Unholy Sh+t: O little town in Palestine, the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight
I am nine years old, and the world is about to change. It is Christmas Eve 1993, and the snow is blowing; our driveway is covered in ice. The tree was…
Dec 25, 2023
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Unholy Sh+t: O little town in Palestine, the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight
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Unholy Sh+t: Merry Christmas, the Bible is not the Word of God
When I was little, my parents would send me and my brother down to Florida to visit my grandmother for a few weeks during the summer. Eventually…
Dec 18, 2023
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Unholy Sh+t: Merry Christmas, the Bible is not the Word of God
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