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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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January 2024

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…
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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…
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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…
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Unholy Sh+t: the time the gospel writers participate in a little timeline variant cleanup to prepare the way of the Lord
I had just finished the manuscript of one of my novels. I had meticulously combed through the book to make sure everything was perfect. Each name I…
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