Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle.
Real Christians are going to disappear abruptly someday soon. The world is going to [...]
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End Times: A Set of Prophecies or a Set of Hallucinations?
Christian belief through the lens of cognitive science, part 1 of 6
Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle.
My father died in a climbing accident when he was 59, and I was in [...]
Christians don’t “own” anything, be it holidays, days, or anything else
We’ve already addressed the holiday issue here (about how the Christmas holiday has pagan roots, and has been appropriated by the Christian newcomers).
Now, I’m going to show how the days of the week are based in ancient mythology and paganism. So, when you mention the days of the week, remember that you are invoking an [...]